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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1996-05-08, Page 6PAGE 6. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 1996 Running in the rain OPP offiCers led the way through Blyth April 30, on their annual Torch Run for Special Olympics. Kendra Carter, on the bike, joined the run through the village. Huron teachers plan blitz eniewlk Blyth, Brussels, Belgrave & Londesborough for Choosing Natural Gas Union Gas is very pleased to he serving North Huron. Since September, over 300 homes and businesses in your area have switched to natural gas. They're now enjoying the energy savings and environmental benefits of natural gas and natural gas products. So, thank you for being EnerSmart and choosing natural gas. Because your business is important to us, we'll do everything we can to provide you with superior customer service. I lowever, there's no getting around the inconvenience that sometimes comes with building a pipeline. Lawns are dug up, traffic can be diverted, and driveways are sometimes blocked. Your patience while things were under construc- tion was appreciated. If our construction Caused you any inconvenience, we apologize. Spring Clean-Up Now that the wintry weather is upon us, immediate repair to lawns, and driveways is not possible. However, come spring, we will be back with grass seed, top soil and cement to restore your property to its original condition. For More Information If you have any questions about the project, the restora- tion of your property or about how natural gas can benefit you, please give us a call. We're always happy to help. Blyth 523-4862 (Tues. & Thurs.) CALL Brussels Or 887-9962 (Mon., Wed., Fri.) London or 1-800-265-4173 (Ext. 249) Union Gas Energy For You 5 teams at GDCI Continued from p:tge 1 :ince as well as peer mentoring. Computer and Information Ser- vices will cover library and infor- mation technology, cross-curricular lab, computer studies, computer training for staff and school com- puter plan. The other teams are: Math and Science Technology - math,sci- ence, business, construction, manu- facturing and design and tech- nology; Self and Society - history, geography, law, physical education, family studies, extracurricular activities and students' council and Arts and Communication - English, French, dramatic arts, visual arts, music and publishing. At Goderich District Collegiate Institute, the five teams consist of: Grade 9 - curriculum, program, assessment, reporting, individual student education plans, home- room/student advisors, co-ordina- tion and communication with feeder schools and Take Your Kid to Work; Student Services - guid- • High fat foods ranks as the number one nutrition/health con- cern expressed by Canadians. (The 1992 Yankelovich MONITORY"' In Canada). ance and entrepreneurial activities, library and adult education and Stu- dent Affairs/Community Links - physical education, health studies, family studies and parenting, lifeskills, students' council, house system, extracurricular and athletic activities, assemblies and special events parent nights, school adviso- ry council, community volunteer and commencement. The Student Applications team will deal with math, science, art, drama, music, technological stud- ies, business studies, curriculum, program, assessment, reporting, individual student education plans and integration. The areas of English, French, his- tory, geography, law self and soci- ety as well as the non-subject components of the previous team will be handled by Student Connec- tions. Brussels Mennonite Fellowship (519) 887-6388 Worship Service 9:30 a.m. Jesus Is Lord Guests Welcome Teachers who are worried about drastic cuts to education spending are appealing directly to Huron County residents on Friday and Saturday as part of a province-wide education blitz to raise awareness of education concerns. Huron's elementary and sec- ondary, public and separate school teachers hope that by talking direct- ly to parents and ratepayers that they can win support for their cam- paign to persuade the Harris gov- ernment to stop education budget cuts and prevent the future elimina- tion of programs and services to their students. "Generally, teachers have always been excellent at 'shielding' their students from the direct impacts of government on education," says Willi Laurie, of the Huron Women Teachers' Association. "Over the past few years of down-sizing, teachers have stretched their per sonal resources to fill the gaps left by cutbacks. The board of educa lion has made attempts to diveti. cuts from the classroom, too, but there are still more cuts to be made. Despite our best efforts, impacts o-' local classrooms and on our chil dren's education will be unavoid- able unless education finance reform comes into play." The main focus of Huron County teachers is the need for education finance reform and the inequities in Blyth council Continued from page 3 cial stability of municipalities across the province. "We are not asking (the government) to do any- thing, we arc just telling them what we arc going to do. It is a business decision and should be presented as such." In Huron County, support was received from Morris, Hu!lett, Tumberry, McKillop, Tuckcrsmith Twps., Clinton and Exeter. Support in principle was given by Scaforth and Grey and East Wawanosh Twps. The Town of Goderich filed the resolution as did Flowick Twp. education finance between rural and urban areas. George Barker of the Ontario Public School Teach- ers' Federation- Huron says, "Resi- dents should be outraged by the province's continued attacks on our education system. Despite years of funding inequities, metro Toronto spends almost twice as much per child as Huron, we continued to have one of the finest systems in Ontario. However, there is a limit. A change from property tax assessment to commercial assess- ment for funding education finances and a fairer redistribution of the revenues throughout the province is necessary, Huron's edu- cators say. "Our hope is that government will see a need to reform education funding so that small rural boards will have access to the same fund- ing levels as large urban boards," says Judy Caimcross, Ontario Sec- Continued on page 7 Crr CIBC - Blyth presents a First Time Home Buyers Information Evening. Everything you'wanted to know about mortgages - no experience necessary at - CIBC BLYTH BRANCH Date: May 8th, 1996 Time: 7:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.