HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1997-10-15, Page 1VOL. 131 WK. 42
Munieaal Ele�an Bag
Off to the polls
for voters Nov. 10
by Pat .Livingston
Residents in four of the .five 'municipalities' in the
Sentinel's coverage area are looking at going to the.
polls on Nov. 10. However, anyone who had filed
papers, by 5 p.m. Friday, had the option of withdrawing
their :papers on Tuesday up until 5 pin.. Because the.
Sentinel goes to press on Tuesday Morning, the follow-
ing lists are, as of 5 p.m. Friday. Watch next week for an,
update and the candidates running for school trustees.
Lucknow
Reeve: Stuart Reavie; incumbent.
Councillors (four seats): Lillian Abbott, Tom, Pegg,
Paul Zinn, incumbents.
Because there is one vacancy; nominations 'for the
fourth councillor will be acceptedon. Wednesday
•(today) until 5 p.m. Should more than one person file
papers for this one council seat, there Wouldbe an elec-
Kinloss Township
Reeve: Jim Boyle -(incumttbent), Brian Wolfe, a current
councillor, and Erlma'Jean: Raldenby.a former member
of Council.
'Deputy Reeve: Leo Murray,.' incumbent:
Councillors (three seats); Gerald D'oelinan and Gerald'.
Mowbray, both incumbents, and -'John Dusk a , former
councillor
• tion only for thatone vacancy:
Huron Township
Reeve: Murray Thompson (incumbent);'Gord Schantz.
Deputy Reeve. Cecil Sutton (incumbent), Keith
Vander}loek.
Councillors (three 'seats);: Elmer Smellier . and Bruce.
TannernumbentsWilfred oCas Brian, ;
Dewar, Jan:Johnstone4 Lynn Courtney. and Bert El'ltott:.
Ripley PUC - John :D., McKay and Wallace Pollock:
Ashfield Township
Reeve Ben, Van Tepenbeek, current councillor.
.Deputy -Reeve: Art'Simpson, 'incumbent
Councillors (three seats): Marilyn Miltenburg, ,Connie
Black, Phil McCann (incumbent'), .Tilman Behrens, and
Dave. McKeon
West awanosh Township
'Reeve: ''Bob Ha11a , incumbent Doug Miller, current
councillor, Gordon H. Brindley (former councillor).
Deputy Reeve: Walter Elliott, tortner councillor;_ Gord
Hunt,. current councillor.
Councillors .(three seats): Cecil Cranston,'former coun '
cillor and reeve; Neil Rintoul, Kevin Shiels, and Stuart
Alton, current councillor, .
Oar readers write
Better beef
Exchange student
Commencement
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WEDNESDAY,
CTOBER 15, 1997
65" INCLUDES G.S.T.
Riley Ihici :s�ud�nts
demonstrate Bill i16.
by Pat Livingston
About 90 students at
the senior campus of the.
Ripley. Huron Community
School took to the streets
during their lunch hour
last Thursday to demon.
strafe their disapproval of
the provincial governmen-
t's proposed Bill 160.
The . senior campus
includes` about 165 Grade
6, 7 and 8 children.
Students' council presi-
dent Jennifer Pollard said*
she. 'organized the 30
minute demonstration:
Students had to : have per
mission slips from par-
, ,ents/guardians before they
could participate.
„ "Students don't have •
the 'right to say what they
Want.", said 'Pollard. "Bill
:160 is.not .;a. good idea.
-We're: busy :enough .from 9
to 3. Longer hours'willnot
give :us: enough,,timee ,to do
' homework," said the
Grade'8 student:
"We 'vc%ant people to
know it (Bull: 160) hurts,
everyone," said Alex
Johnstone, school publi-
cist. "We Care_'about"our:
future:
B<il1 160 is to be sent
out .for' eight days of pub •
lie hearings. later this
month. It will extendthe
time teachers and students
spend in the classroom,
allow Queen's' Park to
limit class sizes and put
.the province -- not school
boards — in charge of set-
ting education property tax
rates. .
It will also expand the
• use of" non -certified
instructors, provide for,
equal funding of public,
and 'separate school stu-
dents and cut preparation
time for high school teach-
ers.
Union leaders for the
teachers say the -bill is:
simply a front for the gov-
ernment to take another $;l
billion oat, of the system,
•: Last week, Premier
Mike Harris questioned
why the province's school
boards and trustees were
not. doing more to •try,'to
>ead'off an ,illegal strike
by teachers
On., Friday;, Harris shuf-
fled the cabinet replacing
outgoing education. minis-
ter John Snobe(en with
Dave Johnson
'Representatives •'`of
teachers' .associations • are
Eloping Johnston's. appoint
merit is at opportunity' for
a fresh start in an attempt
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"Kill-the
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"KIItthe Bill (160)" was the message senior
campus , students at Ripley Huron ' Community
School took to the streets with when they
demonstrated' .la;st ThUrsday afternoon.
(Livingston photo)
to head off the :'strike` lion students out Of glass-
which would keep 2 1 mil- rooms. •
l nU
down
«pn
reques
for
moratorium
iby Par Livingston
Ashfield Township council has ,turned
thumb down on a one-year moratorium
on all '.building permits that would allow,
an existing operation or a
«� new, operation..,bey,ond
.t F. 'L t 100 livestock .units: The
decision was announced
. `
at council's Oct.` 7 meet-
ing°after receiving input
from the municipality's solicitor and a
report from the. Huron County 'planning
and development department.
Atter, reviewing the "planning ratio-,
vale 'of !an •`i,nteriin' control bylaws related
to manure management issues,‘" the
•department'concluled.it to he inappropri+
ate, because;
(,a) such a bylaw "would susp•
end cer=
•: fain) agricultural activity-in'the township
while studying its environmental.etfects,"
and therefore •"would not conform with
the Huron County official plan and the.
Ashfield Township secondary plan, and is'
not consistent` with the community direc=
• ti.pit in the; draft new county otfic:ial
Plan" (currently circulating).
•see 'Planning' page 3
Fra,
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d stances;
himself'
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council s
Page 15 • o.a.. a a
inaction
by Pat'Livingston
An Ashfield Township councillor. is
attempting to "disassociate" himself. from,
what he calls "inaction" by the council
,"with respect to dealing.
with its bylaw to regulate
nianure.pits and manure
management" in' the
township.
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At the Oct, 7 meeting,
the reeve, deputy, reeve and two council-,
tors concurred with.the Huron County
planning departriient's opinion that the
bylaw: would be . inappropriate (see
'accompanying story).
Paul Frayrje requested that.,his pre-
pared ,statement be: part of the minutes •
and public,. record: Part of that statement:;
reads' " I. disassociate myself from any
responsibility for loss of life. personal ., p
injury, loss,of property value,' or any
other damages that may result from this.
. inaction. In the event.ot any future litiga-
tion that arises as a result:of this council's
inaction, 1 wish to record that I ani'totally
opposed to this councii's'position."
• °see 'No' page 3