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Rod. McDonagh,Khismen Chairman of'fu ndraitan-�g and Ah omilton, 'Vice=ch
airman of the
fundraising committee for the proposed sports complex were inhand to ;present cheques to
thethree youngsters getting the most pledges for the annual i Kinsmen.Skate-e.-atop. From
left;to right are Dein .Ti inti -Chris Maize and Ed Courtneyig flames Friel photol
Skaters raise $1,500
On March ..10 the Lucknow and
District Kinsmen Club held their annual
snsmen• Skate-a-thon ' with nearly 50
Skaters taking part. This year all profits
are being given to the. Luckriow ;and
District . Sports Complex. When all
pledges ` are in, it is hoped that ,profits
will . be approximately $1,5.00.
-High ,pledge earner this year was
Chris Maize of RR 1 Dungannon who
brought in just over $325. This Was over
$200 more than the second place
winner.
Second- earner Was Edward Courtney
while Dean Tiffin came in third They.
received $25, $15 and $10 respectively
-frim the Lucknow . ,Kinsmen who
,sponsored the event. 'Honourable Men-
tions go out Warren
Danny Wylds, Adrian
Helm, and Warren Andraew for their
strong 'efforts as well.
Those; doing ther: excellent;: job of
skating and collecting .pledges were:
Robert Ireland, ' Stacey Hakkers, Beau
Riegling, Jay Riegling, Stuart Rintoul,
Scott Rintoul, Steven , Rintoul, Ian
Hakkers," .Chris Maize, Misti Humph-
rey, Jason Phelan, Erin Hickey, Brad
Rhody, Donnie Cuillerier, Amy Sykes,
Marshall Lebreton, Rosy Bergman,
Danny .` Wylds, Adrian Helm, Shari
Hutchison, Nicholas Mann, Edward
Courtney, Russell Sutton, Kerrie Skil-
len, Conor McDonagh, Kristen Owen,
Amy 'Blake, Rob Crich, Vanessa Alton,
Ruth. Anne Durnin, Melanie Wylds,
Mitchell Harris, Dwayne Harris,. War-
' :ren Andrew, Chris Montgomery, Jason
Humphrey, Chris Humphrey, Dennis
Park, Joe Brophy, Ben Brophy, Jarod
Brophy, Jason Brophy, Colin Humph-
rey; Matthew . Sykes, Deanna Humph-
rey, Rhonda Dixon, Dean Tiffin, and
body. Hackett.
a$y Alan Rivett •negah�te effyiet n tri"e
Although it was. April Fools 'Day; it was
all business:•for the Huront3' :.Coun� Board of -
Education' as the 1986 education. -budget
was. announced on'"April .1
The board �of, education `ap.,proted the
19get of $40.8 million, a,3'f'�per cent
=fr
orease° m the 198S�.:.,bif get ";of' $ 8::$ •
million at the special meeting of the board.
To the taxpayer with an. average assess
ment of: $3,110, ;the budget will. add an
extra $10 -to the tax bili fo this ear. This
translates: into the average :.taxpayer -•paying
$197.33, up from $196.17' in` :1985 for
• secondary education and $259.75. up, from
$242.21 for elementary education..
In setting. the budget, Director. of.
Education Robert Allan said, the budget
Was the culmination of a month's work by
the board and staff: He' said by setting
budgetary limits the board is 'eliminating
the possibility of having to cut expendi-
tures later. The board, however, passed
two special projects to be included in this
year's budget. •
"It is my view that placing large
amounts of additional costs into estimates •
and then cutting thein out publicly is little
more than windowdressing and has a very
o or
is much easter tQ live
hopes and "ect
eX ations*, "dasi
p p... ,,.,
rani;
vvnng
said
4• a ch board me .`ers.
All i
Allan n. a speech a e l: # he acrd xrt'b
The elementaryYbudget for: this year° is
$21::9 million whichis an increase of 4.1. per
cent from last year's estimate of $21
million. ,The ,elementary budget also takes
into account the costs, for,. the trainable
mentally :,,,,retarded and developmentally
handicapped students. '
Allan said the board was respionsib,
le ,for r
the developmentally handic FP d stu�ents
from September to December in 1985. This
year, the board is financially responsibleto
these students on a full-time basis. ,.
The secondary school portion " of the.
-bud et':an'ounts to $18,8' million, a 6.1 per
cent increase over the 1985,;rntilio , • a 6;1
per cent increase over the 19$5 'estimate of
$17.8 Million. Allan explained the .4Bliu.'
water Secondary School'is a new elrpeildx�`
ture for the board. However, the $483,520
slated in the budget for the secondary
school will be completely recovered by the
board 'through the province. Without
allowing for the Bluewater . Secondary
School, the increase is --3.3 per • cent.
The board voted to extend funding to two;°
special, projects including -family studies'
ict yri i r t
afd"rth i
ti'
choolt . in Code i
ie ,rs'e offer the:
t ..
grams with ,o xtsidedstudents bused to these '"
schools. The board also agreed to allocate
funds for additional ,secretary support''to
the smaller school.
The family studies and, industrial arts
programs` will be implemented " in the::•
northern county elementary schools in 1986
and the:southern county schools in:,1987':al-
in additional estimated cost of -$50,000 .in
the 1986budgetr• The ,additional.secretarial
house - would'cost. an additional "$10.000.
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However, the extendin. of ,the' two ��o-
g, pr
grams throughout. the ` elementary school
system was not without its . opponents
John Elliott, the trustee. for Blyth, Morris
and
.East4,Wawanklali Tow ship
,
niotioned bord not proeeoer' dip�inia"ll..Y.
With
funding and recommended the board study
the feasibility of continuing industrial arts
and, ;.family studies ,in P the elementary
:system: U
Elliott's. main, argument for halting the
services wasxthe travel time Outside of the
school When students are moving from one
school to another • for ',these classes, •
ere•
;
00
fl ra�cif time sp9 itoutside of
the'scwe;desigii { a pro "`
gt'a,m
(within tlie Om .school) that .wou
d Vie,as
:bene ficial 'to them withoutti
. fi a mvvas Yngtime on.
the ',bus? H '. `any bodIoo ,eat this?" � as , Y Y kd said
Elliott. .
resprnse,.:. euca.
dton director Robert
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Allan said the students
tudents are bused attimes
mes
which.wo>xldao conflict.wth their regular
casses such as:
before .:the start'' ofs
., chool :or
during the noon hotlrr
Tony McQuai , truistee for; Nest Wawa -
nosh and Ashfield Townships, in an
O f.
. a
mend*the theori 'incl motao'�t stated.xf
the ,.board -is trot prepared= to extend the
programs throughout the ;county; ;' -the in-,
dustrial arts and. family :studies programs
should be abolished.
"f' m not uI' m in total:�s
sureyxnpathyzw;lth
the original motion, but if we're not going
to erxtend industrial arts arid family studies
then we should make a decision, If we're
notgoing extend it then we should phase
it out," said McQuail.
Both motions, however, were overturned
by a.large majority in a recorded vote to the
board,
Tft speaking to the value of the two
-programs, Colborne and Goderich Town-
e td poop, 4
truce
Bruce County Council has approved a
19.86 budget increase of 5.56 percent in
each municipality's county levy over
1985.This
compares, to an increase of
9.48 last• .ici., s •
year: The'�31 municipalities in
theo
county will be contributing an
estimated $4,025.414, to the of 1 .
. t a county: `..
budget of $10,765,04t, #.,
The rest s of the
budget -Mil be raised'.
through provincial :grants, the biggest"
portions going to county highways and
'social services-..
Th
hi h st Fnd et increase goes to Ma
tourism and,Wooer, ''�" is� ' arttsn
h .,..,dap ., ant
y
has been allotted $.12.8,6.14 a.:35.06
per
cent increase
Over 1985
The night.* reason for
r .,.this hr
gh ..
budget increase is a $26,450 <gra.nt, con-
tribution to the Lakeshore Development
CorporatiOn, The coupty"s par i ipa,. tIn g
in five
ear program deal' with the
effects oworkforce n the .aa.•,resiiltof a;;:
in m to °the h ,
decline:
�ep y nt at , the Bruce
Nuclear Power Develo tent: AIsot :'the4'
o my cont �' o `
c u c h i tt to. the Care wl8ruse::
,bin u
• Tourist Associations will increase - 10,
cents.:per capita from 60 . to 70 , cents`
The:..unt
Con Museum T?e riiaeznt •
Ypa
actually:.l
�ce v
as. de ros
ea
,,budget of.05:,per cent to: '$111,106;
'I'fic,
Museum 'Committee had asked for
out the -same :ahouritaslast "year
allay
lainybecause of the decision to delay
ie hiring of . an -additional ernplyee:
ntil later °in theyear. The, count: is
county
akin available. $5000 o he->ua d in''.
g , , n ,.� t e
Plying ecial in'fu d n
g
• The B u. re ,Co
r C rin ' Health Unit `has
[2.27 per cent increase over last year for
a budget of $252,600. "The health
has reduced its request to the absolute
•iriiitimum and still. maintain `servi•ces ;at
. an acceptable stalndard," accordin
;tince-voninnitteesrepo
rt.
The ar
rcrt
budgeted percentageincreases ,
over lastyeas for .the count depart-
�, i Y ,
m n
e, ts, .�gricultiire; '$28.00, :18,08
per cent,. Brinoe County, , Horses,
S200,000, ;up 11.' 9 per cent `Children's'
Aid Society,• $182,606, up ',10,31; pear
cents Cot ,ty.Higwa s $1,702,745, it
3' per court, `vunty Library, $481';685, up
882 : r
I pe cent,.. ' Coun = Mu�eutaia.`
$111,106 "down ,.05 ' er cent Corr
Platnniing,, S 98,619, tap 4,7 ;per Cent,
ent
e'ahh` Unit, $252,600, up 12.27 Lper
cent; social services, $677,885, up 8:05
per cent; . Tourism and Industrial,
8,614, .up 5.66;per5.06 cent and Refor-
estation,$0,000, down 1 °64 per, cent.
In 1985, : the general account. recover-
ed, the 1,984 deficit and ... established a
surplus 'of $9,8,216, Asa way of building'
tip reserves' .for working purposes, the
county will `add '$65,600 to the county
,'reserve for. Working funds, Made up of 4
part surplus and part requisition;.
'T0,1'4:114104) considerationl'the. enera1
8:,
account, ,highway account and planning
aceorint, the total Operating :' deficit for
1985 'was $99,643; Allowances for this
deficit have been included in the 1986
budget•
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