HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1998-11-25, Page 1On a roll
It was a full rink in Brussels Monday night as the local
Curling Club opened its season. Several newcomers
turned out to try their hand at the winter sport, while most
veterans were back and ready for action. Teuni Smith lets
her teamates know that they're just going to let this one
slide. Will a membership of 45 the Club is enjoying a
solid start, but note there's still room for more.
Results from Morris
show preference
for Brussels, Blyth
Feature
Seniors clubs
benefit members,
community
See page 9
Community
Brussels
United Church
celebrates
See pages 15, 20
Entertainment
Irish Rovers bring their
celtic style of music to
Blyth stage
See page 23
The North Huron
itize Gr. 3 students n compare well
The results from the Morris
respondents regarding the amalga-
mation survey printed in last week's
edition of The Citizen were inad-
vertently omitted.
Of the nine received, a total of
six named Brussels as the centre of
the community followed by three
for Blyth and one, for Walton. One
respondent had listed both Blyth
and Brussels.
Regarding the communities with
which they feel a sense of commu-
nity the answers were: Brussels,
seven; Blyth, five; Walton, five;
Wingham, two; Belgrave, two; East
Wawanosh, and Clinton.
Man dies
in ATV
accident
An RR2, Wingham man was
killed after the ATV he was driving
collided with a truck on County Rd.
86 in East Wawanosh Twp. Sunday
night.
According to police at 7:15 p.m.,
Goldwyn Gallaway, 48 was travel-
ling north on Sideroad 36-37 when
he pulled out onto the county road
into the path of the truck, being
driven by Wayne Redmond, 54 of
RR2, Auburn.
Police said the truck rolled onto
its side spilling a full load of slab
firewood onto the highway.
Gallaway was pronounced dead
at the scene, police said. Redmond
sustained minor injuries, but was
not taken to hospital.
The police investigation is con-
tinuing.
Car crash
claims life
A tragic accident which occurred
in Hullett Twp. on Nov. 21, at 2:15
a.m. claimed the life of a Mount
Forest man.
According to police, a 1989
Buick was northbound on County
Rd. 4 just north of Londcsboro,
when the driver, Andrew Parker,
20, lost control on the slushy road.
The car entered the west ditch and
slid sideways into a hydro pole.
Police said Parker was pro-
nounced dead at the scene by Coro-
ner Dr. J. Vanderkooy. A passenger
Dwayne Beer, 22, was taken to
Clinton Public Hospital for obser-
vation.
The OPP are continuing their
investigation.
Teen in
hospital
A West Wawanosh teen was
taken to London Hospital, Friday
after a single.vehicle accident.
According to OPP on Nov. 20, at
4:30 p.m., Christopher Piluke, 19,
was southbound on-Sideroad 15 of
West Wawanosh Twp. when he lost
control of the 1988 Chev pickup
and entered the cast ditch where it
struck a tree.
A neighbour, who found the acci-
dent, took Piluke to Wingham hos-
pital. He was later taken to Victoria
Hospital South Street Campus,
where his was listed in critical con-
dition, police said.
The investigation is continuing.
Huron and Perth County Grade 3
students compared well to provin-
cial averages in the recent language
and mathematic assessments.
In the second year of province-
wide testing of Grade 3 pupils, the
Huron-Perth Catholic District
School Board attained a higher per-
centage of students in a combined
level two, three and four classifica-
tion as well as the class two and
three numbers than the provincial
averages. The Avon Maitland Dis-
trict School Board's (AMDSB)
numbers were just slightly lower
than the province's.
Class two is described as
approaching the provincial stan-
dard. Level three is meeting the
provincial standard and class four
is exceeding the standard.
For the AMDSB, 18 per cent of
those taking the test receive special
education support, but only one per
cent was exempt.
The Avon Maitland board had
one of the lowest rates of exemp-
tion, said Marie Parsons, assistant
to the superintendent of education
for the AMDSB. "Obviously par-
ents wanted it," noting that even
students who were home schooled
were asked to participate in the
testing.
Parsons said she would have told
By Janice Becker
Citizen staff
The fate of the village of Blyth in
restructuring talks will be decided
by Dec. 1.
At that time councillors will hold
a special meeting to decide whether
to continue discussions with a frac-
tured North Huron group or join
with Clinton and Hullett and
Goderich Twps. to the south.
Reeve Mason Bailey and Coun-
cillor Jeff Howson attended a meet-
ing, Nov. 5, with the south group
and reported to council at the Nov.
17 session.
Howson was very optimistic
about joining to the south saying
the group was "very direct and to
the point, very positive and had
promising ideas."
Though saying he had gone to
the meeting with negative ideas,
Howson said he totally changed
after being there.
"We have a lot in common 'with
Hullett, and Clinton and Goderich
Twp. fits well."
Bailey came out of the meeting
with a slightly different impression,
saying it was pleasant, but he was
not impressed.
"I don't like the numbers.
Goderich Twp. has more than
1,000 non-residents. They were too
nice to us."
Councillor Rob Lawrie said
those eligible for exemption not to
take the test if the board had been
focused on keeping results high.
In the HPCDSB, 21 percent
receive support and five per cent
were exempt.
For the AMDSB, 83 per cent of
students attained a two, three or
four level in math, while the
provincial average was 86 per cent.
Those with the HPCDSB reached
92 per cent.
The class two-three grouping is
the most accurate according to a
AMDSB release as most students
fall within that range. Results
showed 81 per cent for the board
and 82 per cent provincially. The
HPCDSB attained 89 per cent.
In writing tests, AMDSB scored
92 per cent and HPCDSB, 95, to
the province's 93' per cent in the
three levels while the two classes
totalled 86 per cent, 88 per cent and
86 per cent, respectively.
Reading results were similar with
the AMDSB coming in just under
both in the two-three-four levels
and two-three categories. The
HPCDSB exceeded those marks.
The numbers were 83 and 91 per
cent respectively to 85 per cent for
the province in the three grouping
and 79 and 87 per cent to a provin-
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Blyth would not be much better off
(with regards to electoral represen-
tation) by going with the north. "I
don't see anything wrong with
going to the south as we have the
best fit with Hullett Twp. of all sur-
rounding townships."
With respect to representation,
Howson said the four south munici-
palities would have approximately
8,500 voters, possibly with eight
councillors in a ward system. "If
there were one vote per 1,000, and
if Blyth'couldn't elect someone
with 800 (of that population), then
that person shouldn't be in there,"
While Councillor Doug Scrim-
geour said he would like to leave
all options open, Bailey said he
would prefer to go with the north
group and leave the south as a sec-
ond choice.
However, the time for having the
south group as a second choice is
very short as Bailey and Howson
were told that a decision had to be
made by their Dec. 2 meeting. If
Blyth was in or out at that time, the
group would be proceeding with
restructuring plans.
To meet that deadline, council-
lors will meet on the evening of
Dec. 1, following the Nov.-30
meeting of the,North Huron group,
to make their decision.
All councillors plan to attend the
North Huron meeting.
Hullett Twp. has already passed a
resolution to join the group.
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Blyth decides Dec. 1
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