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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1994-06-01, Page 3THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 1994. PAGE 3. Council voices ed. concerns Blyth councillors are responding to a letter of concern from John Clark, president of the Ontario Sec­ ondary School Teachers Federa­ tion, Huron District with concerns of their own. After hearing the letter, which asks for support for the board of education and its budget, at the May 11 meeting, Councillors Mason Bailey and Steve Sparling prepared a letter on council's behalf, which was presented at the May 26 meeting. Council's letter expresses a con­ cern over the "unequal and unfair method of taxation for funding edu­ cation. Education is a service to people and not a service to property and we therefore consider that if school taxes were not levied against property, the cost of educa­ tion would be more acceptable to our ratepayers." The letter also asks the Federa­ tion to support a recommendation which has been made to the province for a change to a fairer tax method. The deficit, increasing welfare and unemployment are issues that Blyth council feel need to be given serious consideration. "For this to be happening to us with all our resources raises some doubt in our mind as to the abilities of our man­ agement and how well our educa­ tion system prepares us for the responsibilities of the business world," the letter reads. "Unless we reverse the present trend we will probably continue to decline." Blyth council told Mr. Clark that while they agreed with the OSST- F's desire for maintenance and improvement to society, they sug­ gested that demands be given a Student council elect The students of Blyth PS chose the student council representatives recently. The executive for the upcoming school year are, from back left, Nathan Shannon, treasurer and Angie Walden, secretary. In front, from left, Ashley Howson, vice president and Jamie Black, president. Blyth People hard look. "We all must... search for a sound approach to collectively curtail our demands and raise our standard of contribution in our respective professions." FLUSHING OF HYDRANTS Village of Blyth Public Works Force will be flushing hydrants Tuesday, June 7,1994 starting at 9:00 a.m. Rain Date: June 8, 1994 Helen R. Grubb Clerk 0 f i Congratulations to Mildred Jacklin - the lucky winner of the Blyth Bucks Contest for the week of May 25, 1994 0 I II I I II1 0 Last Wednesday the Bridge Club put on a birthday party at June Peck's for Luella McGowan's 94th birthday.She was presented with a special cake and spring bouquet of flowers. Seniors plan annual picnic About 26 Blyth Swinging Seniors sat down to a delicious pot luck dinner on Wednesday, May 25 in the Blyth Memorial Hall. Following the dinner, president John Hesselwood opened the meeting and introduced the guest speaker Mrs. Trick, who is a registered nurse and now in a practice called "Family Nursing". She spoke on the case of healthy feet and also on common foot problems. She was very interesting and gave many tips on foot care. She can be reached at Dr. Hay's office in town and will also make house calls. A sing-song followed, led by Harvey McDowell and Vera New fee for big tires Badley with Phyllis Boak at the piano. Happy Birthday was sung to Clara Rinn and Harv McDowell for their May birthdays. Feme and Harv McDowell celebrated their 51st wedding anniversary in May as well. The minutes were read by the secretary and adopted as read. Vera Hesselwood gave the financial report in the absence of Graeme McDowell, treasurer. John reminded anyone interested in the Seniors' Games to get in touch with Isabelle Craig. He also reminded all of the invitation to Huronlea for a luncheon and entertainment on June 8. Cost is $5. The group has also been invited to the Day Centre in Wingham on June 30 for which Harv McDowell will get some musical entertainment. The picnic will be held in the Lions Park on July 27 at 12 noon with a pot luck dinner. John entertained with some of his good jokes and the rest of the afternoon was spent playing cards. The results were: lost heir - high lady, Phyllis Boak; low lady, Elsie Walsh; high man, Alvin Snell; low man, Effie McCall (playing as a man); euchre - high lady, Jean Nethery; low lady, Janet Lawrie; high man, John Hesselwood; and low man, Edgar Howatt. 0 Hear Ye! Hear Ye! WIN BLYTH BUCKS Continued from page 1 tioned why the cardboard needed to be cut if it was going to bum any­ way. Ms Grubb explained that it is easier to handle and will keep the cardboard from blowing. Also, Ms Grubb told council that information from the Ministry of Environment and Energy states that refrigerators cannot be accepted at the site unless they have been certi­ fied free and clean of freon. There is then to be a $30 charge. Only a licensed person can do the certification. With regards to tires, Ms Grubb told council that the site will now charge a lipping fee of $20 for tires larger than 20 inches while those under will be charged $5. The money would be used to build reserves to cover the cost of having the tires removed. Ms Grubb told council that it presently costs $750 a load to remove them. When asked by Councillor Bai­ ley how many loads were al the sight Reeve Dave Lee said it was estimated al "about $20,000 worth". SERVICE > IP liigB % z I!®? Ynican lose a lot more than your licence drinking and driving. ©Ministry of the Attorney Ontario General BLYTH LEGION DECORATION Blyth Cemetery Sunday, June 12/94 2 p.m. Everyone Welcome ei II I1I II II I f II I i II II I ftII I i I Enter our BLYTH BUCKS CONTEST weekly and be eligible to win... To qualify, find all 8 of the Blyth Buck 0 Symbols hidden in the advertisements and correctly identify the name of the advertisers. Drop off your entry at The Citizen's Blyth or Brussels office each week before Friday at 1 p.m. Every Friday a draw will be made to determine the lucky winner who will receive 10 Blyth Bucks (the equivalent of $10. off your theatre ticket) which can be used in conjunction with the Blyth Bucks Promotion offered by local Blyth Merchants, or can be redeemed at The Blyth Festival Box Office when purchasing tickets for this coming season. Winners will be notified by phone. The final draw made June 1st, will be for one night’s accommodation at the luxurious Chestnut Park Hotel, downtown Toronto - adjacent to City Hall. All entries for the entire promotion will be entered in this draw. Blyth Bucks must be redeemed for Blyth Festival tickets before June 18, 1994. I I Name Address Phone No 8 Advertisers boasting Blyth Bucks 1 .......................................5......................... 2 .......................................6......................... 3 .......................................7......................... 4 .......................................8......................... I III III IIIIII ft ft II I I II i