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Home My WebLink AboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1998-10-14, Page 3• • Blue ate by .li?'at Halpin The vice -chair of the Bluewater District School' Board says closing schools is not on the board's agenda :right now.. ' At the board's Qct.' 6 meeting, Ron Motz said! Bruce McCall ies if .• not on enda the board is doing a boundtry study to make sure it's making best use of existing schools., One area of investigation will be attendance areas for schools near the bound- aries of the former county boards. Motz .said if.. any ehanges are recommend- ed, they will likely be implemented in the 1999- 2000 school year,. In the meantime, Motz said the board doesn't foresee the need for any school closures this year ac ia or next. Bruce McCann 77, of ..: James. Street, Brussels oard facing diad from: injuries sus - tabled in .a Sunday morn- ing accident in Brussels. Proposals for numerous school closings in Huron. Perth and Wellington, • counties have prompted huge rallies of parents opposed •to the plans. Recently, the Ontario Federation. of Agriculture also spoke out against the move. The OFA said many students • are already spending too Much time on buses, and noted that schools also .serve as adult egueation and cennlnunity meeting centres, . . Peter Terpstra, 18, of R.R. 3, . Brussels was • by Pat Halpin. so'uth'bound on Turnberry inaccurate predictions. Street in Brussels driving` •by the province have a 1998' Doge 'pick un given the ;Bluewater truck, year-end : District School,'Beard a McCall,: driving a 1992 yearend dilemma. , Cadillac, was eastbound Business superinten- on Mill_ Street. He failed to dent Gary Lewis. said the stop for a stop sign and province's formula calci- purled .out•in front of the : lated- that municipalities, pickup driven by Terpstra. would still contribute edu- After the colitsiQn, the , • " • • ' McCall, vehicle veered 'cation property.4 taxes away, leaving the road why ` wOrth half of last years and struck a building, level. That hasn't been the The Brussels Fire case, leavingthe board. Department was Galled to° with a 'serious' •cash -flow extricate McCall. He, was problem antou;nting,.,to, taken to Wingham hospital dollars, • in critical: condition and Lewis suggested the transferred to University hospital, London. Huron OPP report that" the. technical 'traffic col'lit <WOxnel'S $1stor r. stun investigator was M0 •t 1 CRUX called to the scene and helped in the investigation which is ongoing.:• dilemma p,rovtnce's-figures were off because of OM impact of property reassessment. Whatever the 'cause, he said the cash flow short- , fall'. for the stub year that ended August 31 has to be resolved. ''That has to be made ' art bya government grant, but we have to. make them aware of it," Lewis said; Right now, the board has covered the cash flow -,shortage with a loan from; its'banker., "Lewis said a provincial grant willhave to eover both the shortfall and the board's interest payments. When. did Canada first recognize Wornen'' ;; 'History Month? 1967, 1977, 1992, 1867. - . ' Answer: 1992. - (Status of Women Canada) • All Video Memberships Solt; in Effect" Hours. Mon. - Sat.• 9 -10 Son. 12.9 606: Campbell St., LUCKNOW 528-'2714 �.. ..,. e.,r»..,... .. ..� . .... •�;,n��+H-aawarn.a.p so- �Ck+c$`gaaxoui{aM JI t.uekuow Sentinel, Wednesday, October I4, 1998 Page 3 300 attend meet As1. for 'disaster 4eclaratiou' or parts of Bruce and ey ' Pat Halpin Forage' insurance usesarea-based rather The grey -and Bruce County Federations than a farm's actual; rainfall figurers'. { Because of this sutnnier's narrow -bands of scant rainfall, that resulted in inaccu- rate figures far many producers. Carl . Noble of Albemarle township, i r•exam- ple, said he fartns only a few miles .as the crow flies from the Marton airport, but .. got. none of the rain. that ,was recorded at the airport's weather station. • P,aecchwan said. another purpose Oahe meeting :was..to tet fanners know what - tools. are available to' help• them Manage of Agryculture have launched a survey to assess the[ damage from this summer's drought. SurYeys were., distributed at a meeting in Tara that attracted over 300 people. Results will be used to help get a drought disaster. declaration for parts of ,Bruce and Grey counties, but Bruce Federation president Gerald Poechman said the questionnaire looksat more than. iinmedi- ate loss of yield. "We're trying to help people calculate, . their farm operations and financial oblig- how much the loss may have been, 'and ations.,QMAFRA representatives. =pile:thinking. of same of those things they sized the importance of feed and' soil maty not have been thinking . of," analysis, taking feed inventory 'znmedi- Poeehman said, listing late breeding and ately, and:.realizing that next spring will calving, light calf weights, and lesser hay probably bring different conditions. The yields next year because of overgrazing audience was also reminded about the this year. • . . value of debt and strress. counselling. Qrganizers of the publie information "Stress tends to explode here and meeting said the standing -room only there, either in the family or at the turnout confirms their belief that the area b~inker's. desk. We're trying to help peo- is in the -midst of a droughtdisaster. pie: be a littlebit proactive and watch ant Bankers and municipal politicians were for the signs of stress, and make them among the audience. Mark Davis, a beef aware there's all kinds of help available farmer and Eiderslie township councillor, in whatever area is most appropriate for , said that's because the. drought Will affect theta," Poechman, said. main street businesses as farmers •have Requests. for: declaration: of a drought. less money to.spettd. '. , disaster in'partsofbruce county are X.ou give a farmer a dollar and he'll already being considered in Queen's spend. two, and he does' a;lot of it in the Park. local towns," Davis said. Brace MPP Barb Fisher laid the meet - That widespread financial impact is ing 'diet no decisidn has been. made, bat one reason townships are asking urban the province may be able to provide help municipalities for support in declaring a with • some „costs of the drought, such as , drought disaster area, • • drilling.• new wells orassisting with the "1't would, put us into the Ontario tris Bost of transpQrtiug, hay. aster relief program, which would Inoses "I believe:we'can heap quires a bit' at up some funding," Davis saidabout the the local level interms of all'of us work: - disaster declaration. `4i' think some other ing, together to, present the case," Fisher . 'thing . that could be accomplished. would, . said' "And 1 think there. are a few. issues by an improved crop insurance system " which will be able to be discussed and . Several., farmers at the meeting eriti- hopefully we can look foesoniething that Cized theforage crop,insurance Program, • can happen 'here,' corning = from ,the spying it is so .ftawed. that only one per 'province to help :out." aetttof producers buy the coverage..f. Bruce, Saugeen; Arran and Etderslie "We've had ten years of cotnplainr nd townships>.are circulating resolutions ask-' noxhitng's been done," said 'Sill Davis, ing for declaration of a drought disaster.. another. lders-lie township producer. qne help us celebrate our;:. Oct0be r 1; 5th -16th -1 7RAW-FQR $50:00 GIFT' CERTIFICATE iturd'ay Early Bird a AAMl 45% o pffoff' all Regu :00 . 9:00 AM 35% off -10:00 AM 30% off 1:00 AM - 25% 'off' 0, PM - 20% off` in store specials .(Jct. 15 & 10. ' Start your Christmas Shopping Early!! sOsh' Kosh'Bartana Split 'Limited Edition •Quartz, •Krioket 'Vol M k'Nan-Fiction 'Vetibec K'IdISL'S'hO. Cltthing From to,Teeiis7 590 Campbell' Street . 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