HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1990-10-31, Page 9Proposed 911 system may
be regional not county
The 911 emergency .-systera main quostlun$ for council, Kim
pruned by Bruce 'Cooney earlier 'dine Reeve Slit Mowry was quirk
this year now looks like it will be a to point out past experience that
regional instead of a minty -wide Aims when /3131‘V is ;°ti mgdei' it
system, is often also 'stuck with the ..
He is afraid pulite departments
solved in,' the system will order
egwp`pment with ",all the bells and'
i
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!lire coos make Me 55hiskie 7 he
said. Council was ioid there is no
provincial -funding for the 911 sys-
tem. A Bell Canada spokesman
would rutty say that errata depend
un gay and the equipment
chosen. A task force will look into
the prtposal and. report tocouncil
with cost and implementation date'
Brute County wanton 911
system to answer erre, i
ambulance emerges calla. A 911
system was recently set up in .the
Owen Sound area and is under
discussion in Kincardine. A
proposal put to cowl/411am Tuesday
adds Grey and Ovien Sound to a
system the Solicitor Oehl*a u
fled says 'could be "a' model" far
provincial •efforts to introduce 911
across Ontario. Cost and lluplicsttion
of existing dispatch services are the
aarm Sentinel, Wednesday, October 31, Mlles - Pane 1
Kin Clubs contribute communities
Yt wa winounahedtoday the tie garii1alions including:Operation Go
Association of Kilt Clubs, Kinsiticii Norrie, lite Shining Dight Child
and I'triettes, contributed Abuse Prevention Progiaimm, the
$27230.128 to their communities Multiple Sclerosis Society of
duffing the pest year. T'has represents '. Canada and Swiiiinitrig/Nataticon
' Canada, The Kinsmen Foundation
of Saskatchewan and the Kinsmen
Rehabilitation pounndatiion of British
Columbia, both of which serve the
etre this016Oth Annive needs: of disabled peoplein these
Year provinces, again had successful
and raising°ye'ars.
Maintaining this level of service
excellence will be at< formidable
challenge for newly elected nationatl`.
presidents, Cord Chadoworth and.
Cathine Newham both of Portage
la Prairie, Man. National Xiamen_
President = Cord .Charlesworth has
been a Kinsmen since 1975 and is
inuuea� corned ». the l C
communities that hive Kinsmen and
Kinette Clubs and directed back to
their, hometowns for use in a wide.
range of service projects..
of Kinsmen, the Association is
extremely proud that it contributed
a record $1.6 million to the
Cariadian Gystiu Fibrosis Foun-
dation
Koun-dation..bringing the 'total dollars
contributed to CF research, since
ICi'n support began in 1964, to over
$14 mullion, Kinsmen and Kinettes
also suppgrt many . other Of -
The look on Cathy MacKinnon's fate says if all - "Hey, I did it!"
Cathy recently completed her seMondary school education and
received her Ontario Secondary School Diploma, through the Adult
Education Correspondence Studies, at F.E. Madill in Wingham.
Cathy's advise for anyone contemplating the program - "Go for it!"
(Pat Livingston photo)
Area woman completes
education, obtains OSSG
It's been 10 months of hard work,
but for Cathy MacKinnon, every
ounce of effort expended since last
January was worth it. Cathy is now
the proud recipient of her Ontario •
Secondary School Diploma (OSSD)
and the first person to graduate
from ' the Adult Education Cor-
respondence Studies, offered by F.
E. Madill Secondary School.
Cathy quit school in 1973 after
completing grade 10. Although her
days were full with being a wife,
mother of two children and
working, she always had the desire
to obtain her OSSD. She also
realized that a lot of doors are
closed to those who 4o not have a
secondary school diploma.
Opportunity knocked last year
when she attended the grade nine
orientation night for her son Shane.
During the evening it was an:
nounced that FE. Madill Was of-
fering
ffering adult education classes and
Cathy jumped at the chance to
complete her education.
After Cathy's education and
work-related experiences were
evaluated she was informed she
needed four credits to obtain her
diploma. A 20 lesson English class
was compulsory. To pick up the
other three credits Cathy opted for
a full credit in math, a half credit in
a Journalism English and one and
one half credits from Personal Life
Management courses (Entrepreneu-
rship, Well Being, Nutrition, Paren-
ting, Aging and Law).
For Cathy the 'challenge of "hi-
tting
the books" was invigorating,
although in the beginning it was
difficult to get into the routine. She
tried to spend two to three hours on
study each night and would even
get up at 5 a.m. to work on as-
siknments, before going to , her
fulltime job. During breaks at work
she woud often take her homework
to the car.
Working and studying took up
most of Cathy's time and she said,
"I had to put my house on hold, for
the time being." She gives a lot of
credit to her husband, Dave and
children, . Jennifer and Shane, for
helping her get through the
completion of her education. "They
never once complained."
The majority of Cathy's studying
and work was done at home,
however each Thursday she at-
tended
ttended F.E. Madill from 9 a.m. to
3:20 p.m., when she worked on
assignments in class and had her
work marked. During this time, the
coordinator of the program, Bob
Damsma, was available for Cathy
to ask questions of and obtain assis-
tance in areas where she was
having difficulty. Mr. Damsma
taught Cathy when she was a young
student and she was very happy to
have the association renewed. For
Cathy he was an A-1 teacher.
When she entered the program.
Cathy made a promise to herself,
that no matter what, she was deter-
mined to get • that OSSD - she
wouldn't quit! Some areas of the
math course she struggled with, but
she liked the challenge and com-
bined with her stubbornness, she
beat it.
For Cathy obtaining her OSSD
was the best thing she has ever
done for herself. She had always
envied others who had their
diplomas and said she quite often
felt inferior. Her feeling of ac-
complishment has been a great
boost to her self confidence.
When asked if she had any advice
for other adults contemplating the
adult education program , she
wrapped it up in three small words
- "Go for it!"
Congratulations Cathy, you're
family and friends are all proud of
the commitment and self-motivation
you have shown while working
towards and receiving your OSSD!
LIFE IS A BUILDING-
COUNTY OF BRUCE
employed
employed as a special education
teacher for the Province of
Manitoba, M tion's first
National Kinette President
Catherine Newham joined Kinenes
in W7$ and is currently a member
of the I(inette Club of rage 1*
Prairie.
The Association of Kin. Clubs is
art.. all -Canadian organization
founded in Ilamilton, Ontario. The.
JCin National Readgtmrte 's xs
located in Cambridge, Onto, ad-
jacent to Highway 401. The As
sociation ha.s a total membership of
more than 16,500 young men and
women between the ages of 21 and
45 lir more than 1,000 cabs aeros,c.
Canada.
Committee of Council
Dealing with
Planning Matters
• Ir„ ,tee
Property Owners Q1 id Interested Parties
to attend a
PUBLIC MEETING
to discuss
A Proposed Official Plan Amendment
-Under Sections 17.and'21 of the Planning Act
The purpose<of the proposed Official Pian' Amendment #90 (WAYNE COUTURE) is to change the
designation of certain lands from 'Rural' to 'Residential' in order to allow the development of
approximately 6 residential Tots by consent on the subject'lands. The lands affected by the pro-
posed amendment are located on Part of Lot 52, •Cona;ession 'A', in the Township. of Huron. A 'Key
Map' showing the general location of the subject lands has been provided on the reverse of this
Notice.
The Public Meeting will be held THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1990 at 10:45 A.M. IN THE TOWN OF
PORT ELGIN COUNCIL CHAMBERS, MAPLE SQUARE MALL, PORT ELGIN, ONTARIO.
Any person may attend, the Public Meeting and make written and/or verbal representation either in
support of, or in, opposition to, the Proposed' Amendment.
Additional information relating to the proposed amendment may be obtained from the Bruce county
Planning Department, 30 Park Street, Walkerton, Ontario, NOG 2V0 (519-881-1782.)
•Milinimiuminam2at
SCALE 1:19,200
KEY MAP
- Every experience puts a brick into
the wall. ,
Every kindness plants a flower in
the garden.
SCHEDULE 'A'
TO AMENDMENT No. 90
TO THE
BRUCE COUNTY SOUTH
OFFICIAL PLAN
PART OF LOT 52
CONCESSION A
HURON TOWNSHIP
COUNTY OF BRUCE
Loy 91
LOT „
LOT 51
t,uu,zv DOOPOOv.
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