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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1985-06-19, Page 1BEST ALL ROUND COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER IN CANADA (Circulation Class under 2200) C.C.N.A. Better Newspaper Competition 1985 Mrs. Carroll McKim presents Mrs. Bev Thompson with the Pin of Merit which she received,along with a certificate at a recent Girl Guide meeting in Palmerston. The award was given to her through the Ontario Council of Girl Guides for her 22 years of service and dedication to the Girl Guides. (Photo by Alan Rivett) Long time guid.ehonoured By Alan Rivett After 22 years of faithful service to the Girl Guides, Mrs. Bev Thompson, a resident of Lucknow, received some recognition for her work and devotion to the guiding movement and its ideals. At the district guide meeting in Palmerston last Monday evening, Mrs. Thompson was presented with a Certificate of Merit and a pin for good service to the Girl Guides of Canada. Making the presentation to her was Mrs. Carroll McKim, also a Lucknow resident and the International co-ordin- ator for the Mapleway area of the Girl Guides. "It was quite a surprise for me be- cause we were just going to have a dist- rict meeting," said Mrs. Thomson about receiving the award. In attendance at the meeting and the award presentation were representativ- es from Mapleway District, which takes ,in the area from Tobermory to Water- loo, and members of the Ontario Coun- cil of the Girl Guides as well as her hus- band, Don Thompson, and her three daughters, Susan, Nancy and Donalda. Lillian Seifried, public relations ad- visor for Beaver Division, which Mrs. "Thompson served as commissioner, presented her with a book entitled, Cel- ebration. The book was written as a Turn to page 3 Harsh words exchanged at meeting of council By Alan Rivett Harsh words were exchanged in a heated argument in(rolving Lucknow Reeve George Joynt and Councillor. Russell. Whit- by immediately after the close of the council meeting last Tuesday. Councillor Whitby, while council was discussing sending an alternate to the - Bruce County Planning Advisory Commit- tee, jumped up from the table and began shouting at Reeve Joynt. Before leaving the town'smuncipal office, he directed clerk Bertha W hiteroft to note that he was resigning. When contacted by the Sentinel, Coun- cillor W hitby said the argument with Reeve Joynt was of a personal nature. He says he won't ,resign from council but will wait until the November municipal elections before resigning. "It was just a personal problem," he said. "Later on I might (resign)..I might hangon until"Noveitbet:" " Reeve Joynt said he didn't wish to speculate on Councillor Whitby's outburst. He said, however, that members of council have been under a great deal of stress with the sewage , treatment plant issue. He doubts council will ask for Councillor Whitby's resignation because of the incident. He says he will not ask for an apology from him. ' "I have nothing against him and he's got nothing against me. He's done this kind of thing before but he's come back. I have nothing to say against him. Sure, he blew his top, but I don't think council will want him to resign," said Reeve. Joynt in an interview with the Sentinel. "Maybe something else was ' bugging him. I don't know what went on with him. I can't affordto say anything about it. It's not good business." Councillor Ab. Murray said his position on the matter is he won't ask for Councillor Whitby's resignation, but will not take"any steps to ask him to return to council meetings. "I don't think it was called for. He can have a difference of opinion, but I don't think it was called for," says Councillor Tom to page 5 'Lucknow insurance takes jump By Alan Rivett The village of Lucknow will be strapped with a Substantial hike in the cost of municipal insurance , with the premium increasing by 38 per cent over last year. Lucknow council voted to accept the bid of the Frank Cowan Company Ltd. for the municipalities insurance coverage at last Tuesday's meeting. The 38 per cent increase will see the village's insurance bill rise from $7,000 to $10,051. The company has been the, insurance agent for Lucknow since 1956. Mr. Wayne Erdelac, an agent for the insurance company who attended- last week's meeting, says the huge hike in the premium is due to the increased number of liability suits in which the company has had to pay claims. He says the company was forced to increase premiums an. average of 50 to 75 per cent for larger municipalities. Board refuses to hear union representatives By Sharon Dietz Union representatives for the 46 striking school secretaries and clerical staff with the Bruce County Board of Education were refused permission to appear before the ' board at its June 4 meeting. Arlene Tew, president of CUPE Local 2712, Beryl Cote, national representative and Lucie Nicholson, president of the Ontario Division of CUPE requested permission to make a presentation to the board. They were told the board has its negotiating committee to conduct negotia- tions with the CUPE Local and any meetings with the union must be held with the board's collective agreement oomMit- tee and should be arranged through the provincial mediator. The secretaries and clerical staff who are seeking parity with the board's custodians and school secretar- ial staff in nearby areas have been on strike since May 8. Mike Snobelen-,,, board • chairman, told Tew during the meeting she was denied a • request' to be placed on the agenda at his discretion. Following the meeting Snobel= en said he had that right but would have made an exception if a majority of the board members had indicated they wanted to hear the union presentation. Snobelen said he had a consensus from the board members prior to the meeting and then turned down the request from the union representatives. At least two of the board members who have been vocal iri their support of the striking secretaries said they were not consulted by Snobelen before he made his decision. Tew said unfortunately the board members had no idea what she was prepared to speak to them about. She said she did not intend to lobby for more money for the striking secretaries. She would have talked about the board's responsibility to the students of Bruce County and the example they are presenting to the students by placing the secretaries and clericals in a position where they must go on strike to get equalpay, for work of equal value. "There are male and female students in the county schools and the message this board is sending to these students is 'that Councillors ,inquired if the insurance rates would continue to rise for Lucknow. -Mr. Erdelac said there was another increase in the insurance rates expected for next year. He also said the hikes are not the fault of the company but rather the judges' who have awarded astronomical sums of money on liability claims which the company has to pay out. Reeve George Joynt says the insurance policy will prove to be sufficient for the village. "We're covered in every area," he said. The coverage will include all municipally owned vehicles, buildings and equipment as well as a liability clause which will give tucknow $10 million worth of coverage. Mr. Joynt says, however, that other neighbouring municipalities will share the costs of covering some of the buildings in Lucknow. There is a four way split of Turn to page 5 at meeting by birthright men have rights but women must stand (up and fight for them," she said. She said, the board does not recognize that equal pay for work of equal value is going to be legislated in this province. "The Tories are not going to be there (at Queen's Park as the government(," said. Two weeks previous to the June 4 board meeting union representatives were per- mitted to speak to the Peel Board of Education whose secretaries and clericals are also on strike. Tew said she was surprised she Was not permitted to speak to the Bruce Board. She was also surprised when the board returned to negotiations with the very Turn to page 3