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Home My WebLink AboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1981-10-07, Page 3Lucl . w Sentinel Wedneday,. October .7, 1981—Pyle 2 hem page 1 "We have just learned that, at the advice of Mr. R. Egan, the board'sconsulting engineer, the board has awarded a contract for a new boiler in the Sea f orthDistrct.High School to a contractor who will supply: a boiler of foreign ufacture". stated a let- ter etter dated Sept. 25 rom Charles Smith, vice - President of Bell Industries to the board. The letter adds that the school is only a half mile from the company's plant. "Hobert .Bell. Industriespy id taxes this year into the Huron County School system in the amount of $2,457.05. If the tax paid by our employees is added to this it would easi- ly double the amount," stated Mr,, Smith's letter. T$ -stud- ;o►ns !from; page 1 with the placement of a student, there is. nothing they can ;do. Teachers would assist in thebeginning as the child's exceptional - ides were being identified, by doing assess - meats on the child. She told the teachers the appeal route involves tribunals at several levels, with the minister of education having the last word. During the conference, the ` teachers attended numerous workshops held at the Exeter Public School, with. Mrs. Howarth's presentation concluding the conference. onjroversy The committee's report states, "the representative of Bell Industries Limited, hi his letter to all, members of the board; seeks. preferential treatment because . his com- pany and his employees are Huron County taxpayers. We have been -.advised by the< of Education that the only y acknowledge is . the Canadian Co wn referential treatment the Ministry g Content policy;" The committee's report noted the Ministry's grant rate is approximately 80 per cent of approved costs based on the lowest bid, and in .thisease, adjusted bid. Theadjusted bid, used for comparison pur- poses only, is computed by using a formula developed by the Ministry of Industry and Tourism. In the adjusted ,`bids, the York Shipley boiler remains the lowest. "The local ratepayers will have to pay not. only the 20 per cent (approximately) not provided by the Province but also 100 per cent of the difference between the lowest ad- justed bid and the bid the Board accepts," stated the conunittee report. Trustee J. Jewitt, representing the Townships of Hullett and McKillop' and the Town of Seaforth, said in view of the large difference : in cost between the boilers, the Ward should go with the lowest bid. of the board Donald McDonald said it is a straight "dollars and cents ques- tion". In a question period at the end of the meeting, Mr. Smith asked the board if they had a written statennent of the. Canadian Content ; of the York -Shipley boiler. (The boiler is manufactured in the United States.) Chairman McDonald said the board ucknow Figure Skating Club Registration at the Lucknow Town Hall Saturday, October 10 10 a.m. Noce, 1- 4 p.m. ° and Saturday, October 17 1- 5 p.m. NEST Badge Levels (Beginners - Basic) Monday '15. Monday and Thursday *20. intermediate Level (Novice 1.- Preliminary Dance) Monday *25. Monday and Thursday *35. Senior Level (Junior Bronze and Up) Monday and Thursday *50. (All Registration Fees include '5.00 CFSA Registration) Private Lessons available Thursday nights did -have a letter listing the Canadian con- tent ofthe boiler. MT: Smith also asked if the consulting engineer gave reasons why the alternate boiler, in this case the Syncro Compac boiler, was not acceptable. Superintendent: of Education R. B. Allan w said no reasons were given except that the boiler was not equal to the base bid. The Bell Industries representative asked if; the board was aware of the paragraph in .the statement ;of: Canadian Content which states, "If the Canadian content information is found to be incorrect, the quotation -tender will be rejected, and the bidder may be dis- qualified from all future bidding". Chairman McDonald said the board is aware of this, Mr. Smith's final question to the board asked if the board is aware Bell Industries num amp can move its Huron County Board. of Educa- tion support to other areas. During a break in the meeting, Mr. Smith told reporters his next :step would be to ask the Ministry of Industry and Tourism for a verification of the Canadian Content of the York -Shipley boiler. He said he was "almost positive" the boiler in questionwould not meet. Canadian Content regulations, but it could be proven through duty documents. 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