HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1999-12-15, Page 8PAGE 8. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1999.
Letters to the editor
Seaforth petitions province
THE EDITOR,
On Tuesday, Dec. 7, we began
circulating the petition reproduced
below. Please note that this is a
general request to the minister of
education intended to benefit all the
communities of Huron and Perth
Counties, not just the Seaforth
school cluster. Other communities
are invited to reproduce this
petition and canvass their
communities for support.
We, the undersigned request that
the Minister of Education of
Ontario take such steps as are
necessary to ensure that the Avon
Maitland District School Board is
prevented from proceeding with
School Closure Study, now under
Board Policy No. 18, until the
Board has:
a) Complied with the Ministry’s
Guidelines for school closure
policies
b) Adhered to pertinent Court
decisions, including those calling
for a fostering of real community
input and jealous guarding of
meaningful participation by
persons and groups affected by
Board decisions.
c) Provided adequate and proper
disclosure about the Board’s
finances in response to questions
directed to the Minister
d) Provided an adequate amount
of time for the communities
affected to respond to school
closure study; and
e) Provided a fair opportunity, to
be heard to the school
communities affected by the
announced school closure studies.
Charles Smith
B.A.Sc., President.
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Harris government angers writer
THE EDITOR,
In last week’s paper Janice
Becker’s column concerning the
possibility of school closures in our
area got my Irish blood boiling
again over the Harris PC
government. I cannot help but
shake my head and automatically
think: “They fell for it hook, line
and sinker” again, in our recent
provincial election.
Stop and remember what the
PC’s theme was back in March of
I995 when Mike Harris, Barb
Fischer and Helen Johns were in
Wingham. At this time Harris
stressed that his party, in its
common sense proposal made a
resolution to protect health,
education and law and order. “Not
a penny will be cut from these
services.”
Well, all I can say he has lived up
to his promise, for it is not pennies
that we are dealing with but rather
millions of dollars.
What I find to be so sickening is
the fact that his party regained
control, even though numerous
people’s lives have changed
dramatically due to the cutback in
public service workers, as an
example.
I would also like to stress just
how quickly they were in there
comforting fanners that they would
be getting a reimbursement for
what they lost in the poor harvest
year of 1998. Just like the schools,
hospitals, etc., this “comforting”
promise was made PRIOR to the
recent election. Then, once their
foot was back in the door again,
they slammed it shut right in our
faces.
Kathy Bromley.
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THE EDITOR,
As you know, Blyth won
provincially in “Communities in
Bloom” this year. We can be very
proud of our accomplishments.' We
will be entering the National
competition in the summer of 2000.
For anyone not familiar with this
program, it is a Canadian non-profit
organization committed to
recognize the efforts and
involvement of all (municipal,
residential, institutional and social
groups) and to improve the quality
of life through beautification,
tidiness, environmental awareness
and heritage conservation.
Would your group be interested
in planting trees/developing a
Hower bed/floral arrangements in
our village or adopt an existing bed
to keep it neat and tidy? If
interested please let one of the
committee know and we will be
glad to meet with you. For
recognition a plaque or sign will be
made and mounted in the bed that
you are taking pride in.
One of our beautification projects
will be crabapple trees. Eventually
we would like to have a Crabapple
Festival weekend in the village.
The tree that we have chosen is the
“Thunder Child” which has a pink
flower and purple leaf. This is a
dwarf species and we will be
purchasing them at approximately
six feet, bare root. The cost will be
$29.95.
If you are interested in planting
one or more trees, you may get in
touch with one of the committee
members or leave your order at the
clerk’s office before the end of
March. They will be available mid
April and will be in limited supply.
We can also have them planted
professionally for a small fee.
Congratulations to those groups
who have already begun their
planning for the year 2000. Plans
are in the works to hire out the
watering of the plants and
flowerbeds within the village. We
have large and small specific
projects in mind and are in need of
sponsors.
Photograph your projects and
submit them to the committee to be
compiled for viewing when the
judges arrive late July or early
August. Photos become the
property of the “Communities in
Bloom”.
The committee is comprised of
Luann Taylor (523-4440), Elaine
Scrimgeour (523-9554), Nancy
Snell (482-5184), Eleanor Babcock
(523-4471) and Bev Elliott (523-
4323).
Yours truly,
Bev Elliott,
Chair of Communities in Bloom
Committee.
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