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THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 1998. PAGE 13.
War Amps, OPP bring safety message to schools
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average JK enrollment might be the
reason for the difference in
funding.
Moving on to the per pupil
grants, Marklevitz said that the
grand total per elementary student
adds up to $4,778, and per
secondary school pupil equals
$5,416.
"If a student walks through the
door, that is how much they are-
worth," she said.
Several of the trustees expressed
their disappointment in- these
numbers, stating that they failed to
see the funding equity the
government had promised. Abby
Armstrong, chair of the board, said
that as far as she knew boards in
Toronto were still spending close to
$9,000 per student, while the
AMDSB was almost $4,000 lower
than that.
"The bottom line is that we are
still spending close to half less than
the larger boards," Armstrong
stated.
Trustee Atje Tuyten agreed,
adding that the government spent
months promising rural board
equitable funding for all students
across the province.
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"I'm not seeing it here-tonight,"
she said. "I guess we kind of hoped,
but we should have known better."
Carroll said there has been a
"dramatic shift" in the way the
AMDSB is being penalized. He
noted that instead of being
punished for low spending, they are
losing funding because they are a
small board.
Both Carroll and Marklevitz
promised trustees more information
on the funding effects as soon as it
becomes available. Marklevitz also
noted that she has a lengthy list of
outstanding questions and issues
that are yet to be answered by the
province.
It was a presentation with a dif-
ference for the Grade 2 - 7 students
at Hullett Central Public School
when they listened and learned
about dangers from The War Amps
and OPP representatives, Monday
afternoon.
The children were amongst some
of the more than 2,300 pupils in the
Goderich and Collingwood area
who will hear an important mes-
sage from The War Amps -
PLAYSAFE! program.
Rob Larman, director of the
Association's PLAYSAFE/
DRIVESAFE Program, spoke to
the children about CHAMP (child
amputee).
When he asked how many chil-
dren were tired of hearing their par-
ents tell them time after time,
"Don't do this, don't do that",
almost every hand raised.
He explained that The War Amps
has designed a program that is kid-
to-kid, letting youngsters explain
what had happened to them
because of unsafe activities.
The hour-long presentations are
being given in conjunction with
the two OPP detachments.
On April 20 - 21, Larman was
joined by Constable Don Shrop-
shall of the Goderich OPP, and
then from April 22-23 by Special
Constable Tammy Mather of the
Bill Wiser and Wendy Hoemig
of the Maitland Trail Association
attended the April 7 meeting of
Hullett Twp. council to discuss
maintenance of a portion of the
trail.
They asked council if a stone
could be placed where the old rail-
way bridge was removed to elimi-
nate dumping of garbage. No
decision was made by council.
They also had research on desig-
nating Maitland Block as a heritage
trail. -
A public session was held regard-
ing the rezoning of Part Lot 18,
Conc. 7 from general agriculture to
agricultural small holding. The
bylaw was passed.
Following public discussion, a
bylaw to rezone Part Lot 15, Conc.
12 from general agriculture to agri-
Collingwood OPP.
After viewing a brief video about
children discussing theit accidents
with trains, lawn mowers, farm
machinery and electricity, Larman
fielded questions about the inci-
dents.
He is well-qualified to pass on
the PLAYSAFE message, having
lost his right leg at 14 after taking a
dare from friends to jump onto a
moving train.
He enrolled in The War Amps
Child Amputee (CHAMP) Program
soon after, and now works at get-
ting the message of "playing safe-
ly" across to as many young people
as possible.
With warmer weather just around
the corner and kids eager to get out
and about, this safety blitz is time-
ly. "Our common bond with the
police is that we've also seen the
unfortunate consequences of acci-
dents all too often," says Layman.
"I commend the OPP detachments
for their help in getting this mes-
sage across."
Larman surprised the children
with the conclusion of his presenta-
tion, lifting his pant leg and show-
ing his own artificial limb.
"I am no different than any of
you because I have this artificial
leg," he said, "but I think about my
bad decision with every step I take.
cultural small holding-special pro-
visions, was passed.
Lisa Winger was appointed as
office support staff.
Fuel quotes from Edward Fuels
were accepted as follows: diesel for
.251 cents per litre; gasoline for
.471 cents per lire and furnace oil
for .219 cents per litre.
The budget for Seaforth and Dis-
trict Community Centre was
approved, with Hullett Twp.'s share
being $781.
A previous motion regarding a
donation of township pins to the
Canada-wide science fair to be held
in Exeter was corrected. The
motion for such a donation was
defeated, not carried as recorded in
the March 24 minutes.
Accounts, totalling $278,026.70,
were approved for payment.
This can happen to any of you."
"Safety is no accident. You are
the one responsible for your own
safety. You have six inches be-
tween your ears, use it. Otherwise,
you will live with the conse-
quences."
PLAYSAFE presentations, part
of The War Amps PLAYSAFE/
DRIVESAFE Program, began
when the Association saw children
enrolling in CHAMP who had lost
limbs in accidents that could have
been prevented. The su9cess of this
program resulted in SAFETY
WALK. Kits provided by The War
Amps encourage parents to take
their children on a "SAFETY
WALK" around their home and
neighbourhood to spot potential
hazards.
During the 10:30 a.m. presenta-
tion at Clinton Public School on
April 20, Goderich OPP Staff
.Sergeant Brian Baldwin was pre-
sented with a PLAYSAFE certifi-
cate on behalf of The War Amps in
thanks for the detachment's assis-
tance with this safety blitz. A simi-
lar presentation was made at 9 a.m.
at Cameron Street Public School on
April 22, to Collingwood OPP
Staff Sergeant Tim Pierce.
The War Amps receives -no gov-
ernment grants and is funded solely
through public support of the Key
Tag and Address Label Service.
Key tags are currently being mailed
across Ontario.
For more information, the public
can access The War Amps on the
internet at http://www.waramps.ca
or use E-ZEE ACCESS: call toll-
free 1-800-250-3030 or fax toll-free
at 1-800-219-8988.
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