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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1994-05-04, Page 12'Nage 12 - Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, May 4, 1994 r Huron -Perth Roman Catholic SS3 Will proceed with Catholic HS Cowan Printing & Advertising 20% FREE BIC Quality PENS' with your advertising imprint on every pen! 11 FHOM ONLY .56 EACH - BUY 500 0j V(13/0 C> AND GET AN EXTRA 100 FREE offer applies to all BIC products including BIC CLIC, Stick, Pencils,Lighters etc. Lucknow 528-2730 Fax 528-3348 - �14 Statement From Lucknow Feed Mill In the last month, many questions and rumors have come back to me regarding our situation and ,the status of Lucknow Feed Mill Inc. I want to state the only decision made by Lucknow Feed Mill Inc. to date has been to suspend its day to day operations. We have rented our office and equipment to Martin Mills Inc. on • a temporary basis to continue on with business in the Lucknow area. We have not sold our assets to Martin Mills Inc., nor have made any plans to do so at this time. The mill site will remain with the foundation and bins in place until a settlement is reached in our claim for loss with our insur- ers. We have explored many options on the future of the property if a'mill is not built, however, nothing has been finalized yet. I want to assure you that we will be in touch with council before any decision is made.' Our goal is to find, a useful purpose for the property, so to be of 'benefit to the town and this community. We appreciate those of you that have'decided to continue to support Martin.Mills Inc. in their effort to maintain a sales office in this area. Martin Mills Inc. has supported us well in the past and continue to do so by collecting accounts on our behalf. For those of you that are interested; all proceedings in this case , will be open to the public. In a democratic society such as ours; all citizens are free to attend court proceedings in civil matters such as this. My view in this is an important and fundamental right', as it helps .vs. to better understand the laws under which we live. This case will evolve around contractual law and how it sholuld he applied in matters of1insurance for propert4y damage. Ilbelieve these laws! will he explored in great detail. as every effort `is mode to determine what actually took place. so the lia- bility for loss can be properly accessed to all parties involved. If you are interested in attending any part of these proceedings, please feel Tee to contact me at any time for more details.. Mark Stever, President • Lucknow Feed Mill Inc. by Michele Greene A hostile ` minority of public taxpayers in Huron County convinced Catholic trustees to build a high school whether they have an agreement from the Huron County Board of Education or not. At its March 28 meeting, the Huron -Perth Roman Catholic Separate School board voted to proceed with a Catholic high school in Huron County subject to a suitable agreement with the Huron County Board of Education and to funding from the Ministry of Education and Training. The board intended to shale the Central Huron Secondary School, On Apr. 25, trustees agreed to • remove these two conditions and intend to proceed with the Catholic high school to open in 1995, without an agreement 'from the Huron board and without provincial funding if necessary. Wingham area Trustee Vince McInnes said the 'parents who called a meeting in Clinton last weekopposing the plan "scared us." It made trustees realize that if that feeling was shared by the Huron board; it might be' impossible to reach an agreement with the board. Then, the Catholic high . school might not become 'a reality. Dr. James Brown, director of education, said the parents at the meeting had hostile feelings toward the idea buthe doesn't believe they represent the majority of people in the county. This change in policy gives the board more freedom to explore other options. Dr. Brown said trustees can now look at sharing facilities with another school in the county or even building its own building. "Early estimates show that it may be more expensive to renovate the school• than to build our own," said Dr. Brown. The board would have to move gas and water lines in the Clinton school in order to renovate some of the regular classrooms into science labs. Also, if the school expanded, it would have buy surrounding property which already has buildings on it. Dr. Brown said it is less expensive to buy land with no buildings present. Dr. Brown said no option have been ruled out including the choice of putting the school in Clinton. "There appears to be a hostile climate among some people. If that continues, the board would have to decide if [Clinton is] the best place to build," he said. Although trustees were happy about dropping the requirement of an agreement with the Huron board, Trustee McInnes wanted to keep the clause which would make • the project ' subject to provincial funding. - "If the ratepayers thought that they would totally fund a high school without govemrnent funding, they would think twice," he said. Vice -chairperson Mike Miller, of the Zurich area, said many ratepayers in his area reported in a survey that they ,would send their children *to the school. "I know money is a big issue but. I think there is enough interest from people who will put their money where their mouth is," he said. McInnes said there are an awful lot more ratepayers than parents and they wouldn't. all favor completely „ funding a secondary school. Chairperson Louise Martin said she spoke to ratepayers who don't have children and they are most enthusiastic about the plan. Grant reduced by $400,000 by Michele Greene The grants to school boards are finally in and they aren't good news for the Huron -Perth Roman Catholic Separate School Board. Gerald Thuss, superintendent of business, said. the Catholic board learned Last week that its grant from the government is $400,000 less than last year's grant. Trustees Robson Greenhouse and Nursery RR#4 Kincardine 396-3501 OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK Weekdays till 8 pm, Saturday 6 pm, Sunday 5 pm Micah Hussey and Kelly Alexander rehearse for their parts of Sir Lancelot and Guinevere In the play Camelot, to be presented by the F.E. Madill students on May 12, 13 and 14. Tickets for the play are available locally at Your Favourite Things. (Jim Brown photo) l7 IT'S YOUR MONEY Before you buy any first quality carpet or no wax vinyl floor, shop around. Get the lowest price, then visit GREYFAIR and SEE the difference. UNITEDCAPPET REYFIIIIR We have the lowest prices in town • We Guarantee It! FiTniture 8 ( pet Ltd. J ; l- -: NA] OWEN SOUND 762 2nd Ave. E- 371.2151 The LARGEST Floor Covering Store in Grey & Bruce Counties BARRY W. REID B.A CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT 'Auditing 'Financial accounting •Personal & Corporate Tax Consultation 'Personal Financing Planning • •Manual & Computerized Bookkeeping •Mortgage & Amortization Schedules . • 306 Josephine St. Wingham, NOG 2W0 Office: 357-1522 expected to release its budget today (Wednesday). However, they decided to take an additional two weeks to access the impact of this shortfall before releasing the budget. • "For two years, this board has bad a zero budget increase. It has absorbed: the reduction of grants in. past years. Now, the question is can. we still do this?" he said. Trustees will look at all their revenue and expenses and . make cuts anywhere they can to avoid an increase, said Thuss_ No specific areas, have been targeted for cuts, he said explaining that any cuts will: be spread across the system. Thuss said the grants from the government have been, getting later and later each year. Normally, they should be available by February or March. Municipalities are frustrated with. school boards because they haven't 'set their levy. Until 'the board determines their •levies, the municipalities can't set their mill rates. • • "Municipalities are looking to set. their mill rates but we haven't had' the information. When we only receive the information a week ago, it's difficult to put it all. together," he sail. He `added that the board would prefer setting its levy sooner and .sympathizes with the position in which the 'delay places the municipalities. BIRTHS Bonnett - Ivan and Nancy of R.R. 3 , Wingham, are pleased to an- nounce the birth of ttieir son. Bren- den Thomas Willys, on •Apr. 23 1994, at the Wingham and District Hospital, weighing 6 lbs. 15 oz. He is, a wee brother for Nicole. Handsor - Harvey and Susan (nee Irvin), of Wallaceburg,' are thrilled to announce the safe arrival of their beautiful daughter,, Paige Lillian, on Apr. 29, .1994, weighing 6 lbs. S oz.; it St. JosepTi's Hospital,, Lon- don. Proud grandparents are Lillian Irvin of R.R. 7, Lucknow and Shit-. ley Handsor of Wallaceburg. MS FACT #5 NIS Is the most k:tnnmOf neurological, disease affecting young adults in Canada. Multiple Sclerosis SOCIETY OF CANADA 1-800-268-7582