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County council sticks by Huronviewplan
Despite warnings that the pro
vincial government may not look
kindly on its plans, Huron county
council Wednesday voted to submit
its proposal for a new Huronview
with three smaller units to the
government for approval.
Linda Girard, representing the
Ministry of Community and Social
Services had warned councillors
that the original plan for a new
100-bed facility at the current
Huronview site at Clinton, followed
by a 60 bed unit in the north and a
60-bed unit in the south might not
meet the approval of the minister.
The problem, she indicated, was
with the provision for a southern
unit. The province already funds
the Bluewater Rest Home in Zurich
(a non-profit rest home) she said,
and the ministry didn't see how it
could fund four rest homes in
the county.
She had earlier explained the
situation to the Committee of
Management for Huronview
prompting a motion from the
committee to county council which
said that while committee members
still supported the original plan,
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Missing Morris
man found dead
The decomposed body of a
Brussels area man was discovered
Sunday afternoon by two Wingham
teenagers.
Thirty year old Murray David
McKinley James of Lot 16, Con
cession 4 in Morris Township was
last seen December 3, 1988 at 1
a.m. walking south on Josephine
Street in Wingham. His family
informed police of his disappear
ance on December 15.
The two boys discovered the
body at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, April
3, 1989 at the base of the west
embankment of the Maitland River
MURRAY DAVID McKINLEY
JAMES
Bridge on Highway 4, approxi
mately one-half mile south of
Highway 86.
Wingham OPP speculate that the
body has been there since James’
disappearance. Due to the snow
and ice that covered the body it
remained hidden until the spring
thaw.
The cause of death is presently
unknown. Wingham Coroner, Dr.
J.K. MacGregor ordered a post
mortem examination that was done
on April 3 at St. Mary’s Hospital in
Kitchener. There are no results as
yet and the investigation is contin
uing.
VOL. 5 NO. 14
Serving Brussels, Blyth, Auburn, Belgrave, Ethel,
Londesborough, Walton and surrounding townships.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5, 1989.
Don Hill, representing the “Yes” vote in the upcoming vote on an Ontario
Beef Cattie Marketing Commission, speaks to some of the more than 500
cattle producers who crowded into Brussels, Morris and Grey Community
Centre Monday night to heard a debate between the Beef Producers for
Change, in favour of the commission and Bob Kerr from the Ontario
Cattiemen's Association which opposes the commission, [story on page 18].
Bd. unmoved by student's speech
Despite the efforts of student
council representatives from Cen
tral Huron District Secondary
School at the Huron County Board
of Education meeting on April 3,
the Board held firm in its decision
to transfer CHSS principal, Joe
Wooden to South Huron in Exeter.
In his presentation to the Board,
Student Council President, Greg
Lobb, stated that nothing has so
“touched and united the students’’
as this transfer. He described this
as an emotional issue but suggest
ed setting aside the emotions to
consider the rationale presented in
the move.
Mr. Lobb pointed out that when
Mr. Wooden became principal the
policy of transferring principals
was not in effect. Thus the students
feel it should not apply to Mr.
Wooden as it would to others. “We
reject the idea that policy is more
important that people,’’ stated Mr.
Lobb. He also mentioned that after
researching the situation the stu
dents discovered that the policy
had only been exercised once
before.
policy is better suited to metropoli
tan areas where the administrator
is more impersonal and the system
more complex. Here the parents of
the students know the principal on
a first name basis and appreciate
the way Mr. Wooden relates to the
community. Mr. Lobb asks, “has
the system within this county
become so large that it no longer
considers the desires of a particular
area?’’
Students also felt that change is
not always necessary for the better
ment of the system. They feel that
Mr. Wooden has continued to
initiate new ideas and has been
progressive in education.
According to Mr. Lobb, it is the
understanding of the students that
the Secretary of the Board has
received 209 letters of protest from
taxpayers who in effect, Mr. Lobb
states, are the people who pay Mr.
Wooden’s salary. “Clearly money
and salary are not the issues here,’’
he said.
Mr. Lobb also said that Mr.
Wooden was willing to sign a letter
of intent to legally bind him to
retire in two years, as he has said
rather than in the late 1990’s when
he will be required to do so.
The students, said Mr. Lobb,
believe that the Board’s decision is,
“bureaucratic and callous” as it is
ignoring the dedication and feel
ings of “a very decent man.”
Mr. Lobb remembered a pre
vious visit to the Board when the
students took part in a mock Board
meeting. They gained respect for
the position and an understanding
of the difficult decisions. He said,
“you taught us the importance of
communication, of understanding
the issues, of careful deliberation,
of responding to the needs of the
people in a community, and of
eventually following the dictates of
our conscience”. He then said that
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today they would be shown the
finer qualities of the public body
and asked whether they would be
disillusioned or disappointed by the
signal that perhaps students count
only when the issues aren’t real.
In closing Mr. Lobb asked that
the Board be courageous and
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Brussels council
wants man
to move
Brussels Council met last Mon
day evening with Mr. Art Cross
man to discuss several complaints
from residents concerned with the
fact that Mr. Crossman is living in
a trailer next to the old Fina station
which has purchased on Tumberry
Street.
Zoning By-law No. 16-1987
states that highway commercial
property does not allow for resi
dents nor are trailers allowed in
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