The Lucknow Sentinel, 1997-01-22, Page 1VOt.124 WK.4,
WEDNESDAY, JUARY 22,1997
6so I11TCINDES
Mases
down.
area
A winter storm with
lots of snow, high winds:
and freezing tempera-
tures"blanketed this ° area
last : 'Thursday and
Friday. - ':.
Thousands of chil-
dren received two days
unscheduledd holidays,' as
over a 100 schools in
Bruce, Grey, Huron and
,,Perth counties closed
their doors. By ,Friday,
all roadsin the area
were -either officially
closed or in treacherous
conditions.• On Friday,
Bruce: county, pulled off.,
all plows in the south-
ern part of the county.
Several banks and..
businesses in surround-
ing tomn[untties closed
early on ThurSday and
Friday, and ,some didn't
manage to openon
'Friday. ;
Come Saturday, it,
was time to• start dig
ging out. Temperatures
were ..predicted to. "be at
plus •four ,by
Wednesday, with rain in
the forecast. •
,sem
helps. �. .
promote
special
alynpics-"
Sam Mayer,9a mem
bei- of the ..Lucknow;
Skating Club, .who, Will
compete in the Special
Olympic World Winter
Games in Toronto; in
Febniary, was the focus.
of attention again last
week when film crews
and producers from
CBC and SRC were in
Lucknow to take
footage'promoting . the
Special Olympics_
The weather cooperatedon:.Sunday for the St and take advantageof' the fine: c
Helen's Snowmobile Cluti's annual poker rally.' they enjoy. (Livingston photo)
Sledders were out in full force to register early
by Pat L vi igston
a in
�k t
, In'�'its, 25th '�: .year this 5 wYnTer ceacon, ' _the'
071 /1... .
Lucknow Skating Club is
enjoying 'a renewed .inter-`
Joan Chamney, . club
president, wonders if the
intCrest has been sparked
by the enormous' •amount ,
of television. Coverage of
probably correspond with
increased school enrol
meat"
Whatever the, reason,
the local club'. is a hive Of
*Cavity,' ' Katherine
Freemanis of ; Kincardine,
was added to. the profes - -
' sional coaching` staff of
John Barger, of Lucknow
and Yvonne Trapp,. of
Wingham. Bargeris a for
mer- member of the local,
luau to page 2
rs:
'amateur-and:professional
skating events.
Barb Rintoul, a skating
-mom involved with the
club for 10 years, ques
tions if•-it,'is •a' -baby boom
situation where "all of a
sudden we have. a large
group of kids; that would.
est by.locus skk'atc'
Enrolment increased 74
per cent, up "from 57
skaters to` : i "se
99this season
years ola�
with the largest increase ..
evident, in the beginner
and novice areas.
What has prompted this
resurgence?
retie
interest
Lucknow Council News
by Pat Livinviton
• Lucknow council is still :in the earl.y, es, of doin.
, �
the calculations, .but Councillor Rick McMurray says
they plan to have a:•bag tag system for garbage in place
for.. March 1.
McMurray said' council is looking at "zeroing out
costs of curb pickup, disposal and recycling. "Whatever
justifies averaging out that section of our budget for
garbage collection and recycling is what we hope to
make the cost of the tags." -
Currently,. of eight communities disposing of their
garbage at the Mid-Huttonlandfill site, Lucknow is the
only one. without. 'a bag tag -system ° in place. At the
December Meeting, council approved:: the 1997 draft
budget for the landfill site in the amount of $481,000,
representing a 25 per cent increase over Last year.
."It's time, we've got to do it," said McMurray.
"We're not beingenvironmentally accountable'if we
don't (implement bag tags). All the statistics say that if ,
you put a price on garbage going to the curb, it cuts the
garbage in half's
The household cost for recycling . will increase. by 30
per cent this year, from $10.73 per household to $13.95.
Greig. Archibald, of Bruce Area Solid Waste
Recycling. Association, explains that the "household,'
costs going up is revenue driven from the sale of the':.
commodities and is not: an increase in the cost to" recycle
in actual operating costs."
Last year, the budgeted revenue from the sale of the
commodities'collected came in' at ti{i percent of the dol
'ars budgeted on an increased, tonnage. "So what has
happened," said Archibald, "is the Commodities are not
worth what they used to be worth. For :1997; the com-
modity price was adjusted to reflect what hopefully the".
market,will.. bring. That ended up in the increase per
household." •
The actual expenses for 1996 came in, below budget
There is also 'a long-term :goal: to collect•cotrugated
cardboard at the curbside along with blue box'recy.-
clables. "Itis a very substantiachange, said Arhibrald,
"not only in collection, but in processing and markets. '
So it will take six to seven months forthe feasibility to;.,
be reviewed: What we're trying to do is give you the
most efficient service' for theleast cost and collect the.
most products "
McMurray and Archibald.will be makinga presenta-
tion to the Chamber of Commerce at;its Feb. 5 meeting
regarding4the bag tag systeni and recycling.
.:.,.. m»::. y....� .I, .00.4.6......y :.. a m.,
by Pat Halpin
Trustees' hands are tied
after the the province
ordered the Bruce and
Grey. County boards of
education to amalgamate.
But Bruce chair Jennifer
. Yenssen.`sai.d it's not' too
late for parents - and
• ratepayers who'oppose- the
move to make.their voices
heard:
Yenssen said the public
should be prepared. to
Lobby fecal MPF's and the
ministry with their views
00 forced' amalgamation
"I believe there's „noth
ing'•that::we as 'school -
boards can,'do about. thus
decision;" Yenssen •said_
"Howeever if the voters of •
,Ontario; the. taxpayers' of •
Ontario and the: parents of.
Ontario decide that they :
will not'acct pt the ,deci
sion; there's 'a -great deal
they could do." .
•
the -,Bruce Board' of
Education has issued a
statement saying i;t is
"committed to an orderly
transition, :. sensitive to'. the
needs of students,, staff
and parents" followuig'the
prr ivince's order` to amal
gamate• ;with; the Grey.
hoard. �But that.doesn't.
mean' the board agrees
with the province's stand.
".If they sway, 'w.e'..re
going .to, save::m
•cilney, I
guess .we're "going, to save
money. - I° can't see it
,myself," said trustee Don
Cass..
Yensscn said the board
is still not seeing numbers
-indicating:, any benefit
from amalgamation. At
the same time,,tnistecs;are
worried about the lack of
specific information on
.' grant- rates, how to 'equal-
•ize contracts for employ-
ees
mployees of•the two boar& and
whether there will be local
input on deciding how to
settle differences in pro-
grans now, offered in
Bruce and'Grry.
"My concern is we may
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