The Lucknow Sentinel, 1983-02-09, Page 2news
l admow Sentinel, Wednesday, February 9, 1983 --Pae 2
Education review affects few changes in Huron schools
By Stephanie Levesque
The Ontario Minister of Education's
to the Secondary Education Review
(SERP) will affect few changes in
Huron County.
"Secondary education in th iron County
has never deviated flaunt an emphasis on
basic skills," explains Robert McCall, Huron
County Board of lEducation supetintendant
of program.
While schools in larger populated areas
may have strayed from basic skulls to courses
that aren't always considered necessary,
that hasn't been the case in Huron, says
McCall.
Commenting on the Ontario Minister of
Education's response to the Secondary Edu-
cation Review Project (SERF), McCall
doesn't see the increase in credits needed
Federaion supports Canagrex
Canagres, the proposed federal agricul-
tural export agency, received strong support
this week from the Ontario Federation of
Agriculture (OFA)
Ralph Barrie, president of OFA, told a
Senate committee hearing on Canagrex that
Canadianfarmers need the agency to open
up new export markets for Canadian food.
Several other countries, including Australia,
Great Britain and France already have
agencies like Canagrex.
`Our farmers are very good at growing
high quality food," Barrie said, "But they
don't know very much about export regula-
tions and don't have the time to travel
around the world selling their products."
"Canaret could do that for them,"
To back up his argument, Barrie cited
several instances when Canadian fanners
missed export opportunities. In one case,
fanners learned that a foreign buyer needed
soft wheat. When the farmers mentioned
Ontario had a glut of soft wheat, the buyer
was amazed. He said he thought Canada
only grew hard wheat on the prairies.
"Unfortunately, the buyer had already
placed orders,' ` Barrie said. "Canagrex
could have identified that market,'►
Barrie added that Canagrex could reduce
government duplication by acting as an
umbrella organization for the various
provincial agencies now involved in export
sales. Canagrex could also barter on a
government -to -government level with com-
munist and third world countries. And
Canagrex would directly benefit farmers by
providing payment guarantees for exported
food.
Opponents of Canagrex, he said, were
misinformed and he has not heard them
provide an alternative that would be more
beneficial to the farming community.
"'Che opponents only harp on the slight
chance that Canagrex could become a power
unto itself •- a whirling dervish of a
bureaucracy that would engulf the family
farm and turn Canadian agriculture into a
giant collective."
Mr. Barrie dismissed these fears, pointing
out that the Canagrex legislation calls for
annual reviews by the Auditor General,
yearly approval of the budget by Parliament
and a live year sunset clause to review the
crown corporation in 1987.
Release review...
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As has been stated previously the number
of credits needed for the OSSI) is 30. This is
up front the previous 27 credits required for
a diploma after grade 12. The number of
compulstory credits has also been increased
from nine to 16.
The compulstory credits include five
Englishes, two maths, two sciences and one
each of French, Georgraphy, History, Social
Sciences, Physical and Health Education,
Arts and Business or Technological studies.
Corn producers...
*from page 1
plans to act as a spokesman for its members,
lobbying for government policies to help
corn producers. The association also has
plans to reduce the inconsistencies in
handling and drying charges at elevators;
develop grade standards; create a marketing
program; and develop new markets for
Ontario grain corn,
Ralph Barrie, president of the Ontario
Federation of Agriculture (OFA), said the
OFA fully supports the OCPA. "Any group
that makes one area of agriculture stronger
helps every farmer eventually," he said.
"Corn producers have needed an organiza-
tion like the OCPA for a long time."
County meetings are now being organized
across the province. Membership forms are
available at county OMAF offices, Member-
ship in the OCPA costs $25.
Plan home for bettered women...
page 1
The Family Crisis Centre hopes to open a
home for women in Huron County by April.
The committee was originally formed by
members from several Mennonite Churches
and as expanded to include other interested
community members. Family and Children's
Services is giving support and advice.
The women's network Women Today is
also actively supporting the efforts of the
committee and is studying the extent of the
problem in Huron.
The centre will need the help of many
volunteers when it opens later this -year.
Those interested in finding out more about
the problem or in combatting it are
encouraged to come hear Trudy Don speak
on Friday.
Bantams enter playoffs against Paisley
By George Gibson
Bantam activities this past
week have centred on a play
off series with Paisley.
Last Wednesday, the team
travelled to Paisley for the
first game of the series and
found themselves in a tough,
fast game. Although the local
lads wee able to control
most of the play, the Paisley
,goaltender blocked shot after
shot and the scoreboard re-
mained zeros until late in the
game.
At 9.14 of the third period,
Chris Irwin scored on a three
way play from Gilchrist and
Gibson. That goal looked big
but the Paisley team battled
back to tie the game two
minutes later, on one of
Lucknow's few defensive
mistakes, to send the game
into overtime.
In the overtime period, the
only goal was scored by Dan
Gilchrist with several players
assisting and the game end-
ed a 2 - 1 win.
The second game of the
series was played here Fri-
day night and the game
started as a carbon copy of
the first.
Lucknow had many scoring
chances early in the game
but could not put the puck in
the net. As the game pro-
gressed the Paisle\ tram
gained some measure of
control although a rather
porous defense gave Luck -
now shooters several chan-,
ces.
Paisley scored first, mid-
way through the second and
again early in the third
before Darren McKim broke
the ice on a pass from
Gilchrist. Paisley scored a
third goal, a power play
dribbler about the six minute
mark to finish their scoring.
Lucknow's best effort clos-
ed the gap on a late goal by
Dan Gilchrist from Irwin and
Grazier but the game ended
a 3 - 2 Toss.
Paisley's win tied the
series at 1 - 1 and sets the
stage for the deciding gainc
at home on Wcdnsdav at 7.00
p.111.
for a diploma as posing an "undue hardship
on students".
The superintendant of program backs this
statement by saying, "In our secondary
schools, the average number of credits
achieved per year has been 7.5", which after
four years results in 30 credits.
McCall emphasized the need for schools to
provide a 'basic education' but notes there is
some confusion about the specialization in a
particular trade or profession. For example,
he says, an Ontario Secondary School
diploma does not make a student a mach-
inist, mechanic or a mathematician.
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WESTERN
PARI' -TIME IT'S HARD TO BUT IT'S HARDER
STUDIES
SUMMER '83 NOT TOS
Have you considered bet/timing or returning to University studies this summer?
Representatives of The University of Western Ontario's Faculty of Part -'lime and
Continuing Mien will be conducting counselling and information sessions int
Port Elgin February 28
Owen Sound February 28
Walkerton March 1
Kincardine 1Vt+areh 1
4:00 - 6:00 pm. Saugeen D.S.S. Room 101
7:30 9:30 p.m. Holiday Inn, 950 6th St. E.
Room - Chatsworth East
4:30 - 6:30 p.m. Walkerton D.H.S. Room 106
7:15 - 8:15 p.m. Kincardine 'D.H.S.
Gahlance Office
Cous.es in a variety of select areas are planned for centras in Southwestern Onttario.
The one nearest you may be hosting a course that will help you begin or advance your
ttedvetraslty degree credits. Copies of the Summer Calendar will be available at the
counselling session or available from:
The Faculty of "1lme and Continuing EdYc7on
Stevenson -Lawson Building
The University of Western Ontari°
London, Ontario N6A 588 [5191 679-3631
firm are enable to attend a counselling session in person, you are invited to phone in
collect on Wednesday, Marsh 2 from 4:30.8:00 p.m, to ask questions you may have
about admissions, registration, program requirements and planning, or course
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