HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1992-07-22, Page 23THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JULY 22,1992. PAGE 23.
County, council briefs
Soc. Services Admin, says economy improving
The local economic situation
may be brightening, Huron County
Social Services Administrator John
MacKinnon said in his report to
County Council's Seniors and
Social Services Committee.
May saw an overall decrease of
32 welfare cases, the second month
in a row there had been a decrease.
Sixty-five people who had been
receiving assistance dropped off the
list, with 51 of those finding jobs.
***
The Huron County Road Com
mittee has asked the Ministry of
Transportation for a flashing light
at the comer of Hwy. 4 and County
Rd. 15 in Londesboro. A copy of
the letter has gone to M.P.P. Paul
Klopp.
***
The county's submission for loca
tion of a proposed federal peniten
tiary in Huron has been forwarded
to the Commissioner of Corrections
through Huron-Bruce MPP Murray
Cardiff.
***
Staff at the Huron County Muse
um will soon be wearing smocks to
identify themselves, but not before
a debate as to whether the extra
money should be spent for the uni
forms.
The Cultural Services Committee
had at first been approached about
the need for full uniforms and had
eventually agreed to purchase shirts
or tops for staff members. Claus
Breede, Director/Curator of the
MP announces funds for
emergency preparedness
Museum, explained that smocks
were chosen because they more
easily fit the variety of sizes needed
by employees. The price is $15.19
each plus a county crest at about $5
each with 26 needed.
But Hullett Reeve Tom Cunning
ham said he had trouble with such a
purchase when times are tough. He
wondered about each worker hav
ing a special tie to identify him or
her as a museum employee.
Exeter Reeve Bill Mickle, noting
Mr. Breede had said students work
ing at the museum were finding
times hard and couldn't afford the
clothing needed to dress well for
the job, lectured him "you must
realize that the taxpayer is strapped
for money too."
But Goderich Reeve John Doher
ty defended the $525 purchase. "I
don't think there's anything more
frustrating for people (visiting the
museum) than not to be able to
instantly identify staff."***
Local municipalities will be
asked to comment on a new report
that shows Huron County Council
will likely grow in the next few
years unless a reorganization takes
place. In the next municipal elec
tion, under current rules, Ashfield,
Howick and Clinton would be enti
tled to send deputy reeves to coun
cil as well as their current reeves.
In 1997, Tuckersmith, Colborne
and the town of Wingham would
likely join the club in sending
deputy-reeves to the county.
The alternative would be to do
away with deputy reeves being rep
resented at the county level at all
and give reeve from larger munici
palities additional votes or increase
the threshold for a community to
get a deputy reeve to 5000, which
would mean only Goderich would
have a deputy reeve on county
council. Currently, Goderich,
Goderich Township, Exeter, Hay,
Stanley, and Stephen have deputy
reeves on county council bringing
total membership on county council
to 32. By contrast, at Thursday's
meeting, representatives of Huron
County Michigan were present to
help celebrate Huron County
Ontario's sesquicentcnnial. They
have only six commissioners of the
Board of commissioners in the
Michigan county.***
The Huron County Court House
will not become a smoke-free
building, despite a recommendation
from the Joint Health and Safely
Committee. The committee, look
ing into the problems of setting up
a designated smoking area in the
Court House felt it would be diffi
cult to determine an area of appro
priate size and location because of
problems with a shortage of space
in all county departments and prob
lems with the air circulation system
in the building. However the Exec
utive Committee defeated the
motion to declare the building
smoke free.
Mr. Murray Cardiff, MP for
Huron-Bruce, announced June 22
— on behalf of the Honourable
Marcel Masse, Minister
Responsible for Emergency
Preparedness — a contribution of
$186,807 to the Province of
Ontario for 15 projects under terms
of the Government of Canada's
Joint Emergency Preparedness
Program (JEPP). An emergency
response plan for the county at a
cost of $8,967 is one of the
projects.
These funds are part of the $1.34-
million payment to Ontario to help
finance a total of 131 emergency
preparedness projects in various
parts of the province. This is the
seventh year of an ongoing
program to enhance emergency
preparedness in Ontario
municipalities.
The types of emergency
preparedness projects receiving the
Government of Canada funds
announced today include:
communications equipment,
emergency vehicles and equipment,
emergency response plans, the
testing of emergency plans and
training in emergency
preparedness.
"In an emergency, good
planning, communications,
equipment and well-trained people
are all essential in saving lives and
property," said Mr. Cardiff. "These
projects continue^ the tradition of
partnership between the
Government of Canada and the
Province of Ontario in supporting
and improving emergency
preparedness in communities
throughout the province."
The JEPP program enables the
Government of Canada to
contribute to — or undertake
jointly with the provinces and
territories — emergency
preparedness projects that enhance
the national response capability.
Since JEPP's inception in 1980,
the Government of Canada has
contributed more than $14 million
to the Province of Ontario,
including today's announcement.
Teacher
wins
scholarship
Judith Ann Thurston has been
awarded a $3,000 Open
Scholarship by the Federation of
Women Teachers' Associations of
Ontario. The Federation represents
Ontario's over 40,000 women
teachers in public elementary
schools.
Judith Ann Thurston has
completed the requisite course
work to qualify for a Masfers of
Education degree from the Faculty
of Education at Althouse College.
In January 1992 she began to focus
on completion of a masters thesis
under the direction of Dr. Sharon
Rich. Her topic is, “A socio
political analysis of a media
phenomenon in response to the
particular curriculum innovation of
Whole Language”.
Judith Ann Thurston teaches with
the Huron County Board of
Education.
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