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• coincide with the. same
percentage , as `operating
costs."
Subsequently, Lucknow
sent a memo to the rec
board stating that •West
Wawanosh's position was.
not satisfactory "and is' in
• strict violation of the..
=agreement."
• "West Wawanosh has
been trying to get the ,rec,
board to do something
about .this agreement for
sic inionths,." ' ,. 'said
Councillor Stuart'Alton, •at
the board meeting Tan. 22
"All we hear is it can't be
changed; it's binding. .... •
Our position is that we are
paying $6,000 to $7,000 a
year extra. We are definite- •
ly goingto cut '' that.
Council feels wages=.
' should never -have been in
capital'. : r •
Lucknow Councillor
Lillian Abbott: wanted to.
;know exactly what 'West
Wawanosh wanted. - "First
,1 you said you:would,opt out
if expenses were : not
Capped ' at $15,000' ' (for
West Wawanosh), We beat
ourselves over the head (to'
find ways to reduce costs):
The next propgsai is :that
the -agreement not i be ,
extended: Now you: want
wages into operate.";' '
"Would. West
,. 'Wawanosh be happy if OW:
• whole.thing ran at'
$15,000?'', asked
Ashfield"s Councillor Paul
Frayne. _ , 1 • „ .,
don°'t think = sd,"
replied Alton. "It's been a
bone of contention. We are
paying too much or more
u.rc-
than, o share' .in ' re re - ,
"You'have to o
nO
the
agreement, said Leo
Murray,' froml. • Kinloss
council.
"How can itbe valid if:
it's ;not signed," :asked'•
Alton.
"The agreement is 'still:
in force," 'replied, Murray.
• "Ithas to be unanimous to
scrap it, under the terms of
the agreement."
As the :.discussion
returned to a. user fee sys-
ten, Lucknow 'Councillor
Tom' • Pegg, said,
"Registrations don't take .•
into account the «bush
league or public skating:"
Then there is the people
who use the facility • for •
other programs and events,
such as Sparks, Scouts, fitfit-
ness programs etc.
. Ad argument , then
ensued about who really
benefits from all the recre-
ation programs' • and the
sports. complex. , •
Alton's view Was •'that
the sports complex bene-
fits
Liicknow;
"You can't tell me if our
percentages 1- (of users)
were your percentages that.
you, woiildnn't be complain-
ing," interjected. Ron
Snowden of West
Wawanosh: '' °
•
"But there has, to be
so e I give ,'4. and
take,"replied: Ashfeld's
Ben Van Diepenbeek. _
Pegg wanted ; to know
who was going tb. adminis-
ter • a user fee system.
"There's- a• lot, of . cost in
adipiny'stering . the pro-
grams now, " said Pegg.
Currently Lucknow han
dies the adininistration. of
all recreation programs. In ,•
• Lucknow's Dec' 13 letter::
the clerktreasurer wrote, •
"This has become a time •
cdnsumingFtask. The Joint ••
Recreation Board obvious- ,
ly has not` taken:, this into
consideration as a Mope -
ray value; Pm, ,to reduc-
tion in ' grants, we - may
have to consider' charging
for our administration
•,fee. : .
: I In': an' effortto calm*. . the
troubled waters - Frayne
said, We shouldn t cross
too many swords. "We've.
made good headway
less than a year; he said,
referring to theefforts. to .
redruce costs • (see' recre-: '
.ation briefs'story). .
Just as•. settling'the :dis
• sension I appeared to ::be`
going nowhere; Frayrie
said. . his municipality
would'. "ntove, a' little" . on
the:percentages for operates'
ing. ;"Wewould come•up a
bit.,►
"We're going to see this
to the end,"' replied Alton:
"But if Ashfield and
,Kinloss Went to. 25 perk ..
cent, and:Lucknow went. •,
up a bit, would that work?"
askedfrayne
"We're really pushing;
for a user basis," 'said.
Alton. ;
"Lucknow's paying too
much now,' .said - Pegg.,
This is a system that 'has .
provided damn: good .pro-
grams."
• Frayne " said Ashfield
Was not interested: in` a user
pay.
Yes,because, you. are
getting -a good • deal now,"
said Alton.
Altonwanted° to -know
why they couldn't lookat
the whole agreement; •.
•"Solveit now or mandate'
it,". he. said
"Why is it such -a big
issue when this could be
'our ,last year as We :are,"
said Frayne, referring . to
amalgamation' mandates
from the• province: "Why
don't we justTcootour jets.
and go on as we are"
`Pegg maintained "usage
'wouldn't •fly., The facility. •
(sports complex) is there
for everyone in Ashfield,'._
Lucknow,'. Kinloss. . and
West 'Wawangshto use.
"Everyone is - going ' td
user pay'.said' Alton: ,.
lancknow$$entinel, Wednesday. `anus. '• ,199 -- Page 3
Congratulations to ,the'
Lucknow Bantam, -Rep ,
team who won the Murray •
Gaunt • . Memorial
Tournament in Paisley this
past weekend
' 'The playoffs for the rep •
teams are set. The Novice
play Walkerton, the Atoms
and Pee Weis will play the
_winnerr between
Southampton and Wiarton,
Bantams ' the winner
between.Milverton and
Cli;nto , Midgets play
Mina . Lo an and . the'
w
Juveniles play Blyth • •
The Juvenile series. is
the ficialfor the WOAA
"C" division and also, the
quarter final series in the
OMHA. The best of seven
series. started Sunday in •
Blyth with the second
r
game being, here : on •
Saturday, Feb. l at 8 pm.
' The Juveniles won the
gamon Sunday by . a
score of 7 to 5 to take a
one game lead in the
series.,
•
• "'Yes, but : they ' don't,
have an agreement that:
works like ours," replied,'
Pegg.
"West Wawanosh • is riot
,reared •. to subsidize
recreation anymor ,"' said
Alton. •
Ashfield and Kinloss:
eventually agreed to put':
wages into operating; but
Lucknow wouldn't
"Lucknow's. • getting:
screwed," said Pegg.•
As .no solution, seemed',
imminent, ' Frayne Made
the motion- to hand the
problem over to; the reeves.
£e boards ausing;you,'
a Pa4d
When using a; keyboard,
move 'only ,.the fingers..
Always.•. maintain a
straight- wrist. position. if:
your keyboard has a 'pad
at the .bottom; .use it to
rest your wrists during
breaks. (A .helpful hint
from the "Canadian
Physio'the'rapy
Association)
Be fit to sit!
There is no one chair
which suits everyone;:
You should try; to adjust•
your sitting position to
the one that suits you
best: (A helpfulhinbfrom
the,r• . Canadian
physioth'.era',py.
New chairperson - Tom . Pegg, One. of
Lucknow's representatives• on the joint
recreation board, will act as .chairperson
of that committee for 1997. The position.
is a revolving one, and: this year is
Lucknow's turn. •'
Fundraising lottery ,� Representatives
of the rec. board and minor sports pro
grams are in the early stages: of investi-
gating, the feasibility of afundraising lot-
tery to help offset costs of programs.
Conservation efforts pay off
Implementing energy conservation
efforts : at the sports complex is paying
off. Facility manager' Pave Black :pro:
vided the recreation board with compare-
son figures for the last quarters of 1995
°and' 1996,.•showing 'a savings' of $3408
on hydro.
Minor Hockey., Schedule - The regular
season is almost over and playoffs will....
start soon: Unless teams are, in the
•OMHA' finals, the 'season. ends. March
31�. For any team making the finals, they
will get practice and game times for one
week longer •• -
Tournaments Black said five' tourna-
Ofl
•
ments' are booked for March.
Spring skating school Black was
authorized to negotiate with Daces'
Spring Skating .School to hold another
session at the sports corn-0ex''this year'
The request was for time in March; but
not knowing if any hockey teams would
be in OMHA final's m akes, it ,difficult to
schedule the time right now, Black will
see, if the -school' could be -held in April:.
There is. ;a potential for57hours to be.
booked at $80 per hour
Contracts - At the facility manger's
suggestion, the board will .review imple-
meeting new facility rental contracts at
the next Meeting.
"It's good "risk management and
insurance," said-Black."They: shouldbe.
updated."
The 'alcohol polcy,'in• the .building
will be.reviewed.loo - areas gueh as stag
and does,, number of people.allowed
the upstairs room, who runs bar, and the
time the building must be vacated.
Summer programs - Tentative 'registra-
: don date for ball and:.soceer.prograins' is
April.
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