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J.M. McDONALD LUMBER
P.O. Box 170
Brussels, Ontario NOG 1H0
(519) 887-6277 Fax (519) 887-6244
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introduces...
CHINESE CUISINE
welcomes Karen Freeman to their staff. Karen,
who has recently taken up residence in the
community has vast experience in the food
service incItAstry. One of her specialties is
preparing Chinese Cuisine.
Starting this Friday, December 7 and every
Friday night thereafter Chinese Cuisine,
with a rotating menu selection, will
be available for your enjoyment at
our newly-renovated establishment.
Karen prepares all her dishes,
including the soup and egg rolls,
from scratch, using only the freshest
ingredients, and no MSG. If your taste
buds are craving Chinese Cuisine join us
at J ,8 Friday nights between 5 and 8 p.m.
Come and enjoy some of these menu choices...
Egg Rolls, Wonton Soup, Deep Fried Wontons, Chicken Chow Mein,
Almond Chicken, Sweet & Sour Prawns, Chicken Fried Rice, Beef Chop
Suey, Chicken Balls. Combinations include Dinner For One, Two or Four.
Coffee and Dessert included.
Non-smoking area available
To insure seating call 887-6951 - JR's Gas Bar & Take Out Ltd.
340 Turnberry St., Brussels
Contribution
Vicky Bremner of The Citizen presents a $100 cheque from
her participation in the recent Media Slots Challenge to
Lynda Lentz McGregor, right, for the Huron County
Christmas Bureau. The drop-off box for donations to the
Bureau will be located in the Memorial Hall link this week.
(Bonnie Gropp photo)
PAGE 28. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2001.
AMDSB
considers
trustee
code of
conduct
By Stew Slater
Special to The Citizen
The Avon Maitland District
School Board will examine the pos-
sibility of establishing a code of
conduct for trustees, due to a contin-
uing campaign by Stratford's Meg
Westley against what she calls a fel-
low trustee's breach of confidential-
ity.
At the board's regular meeting
Tuesday, Nov. 27, Westley secured a
7-2 vote in favour of a motion to
have the policy committee "begin
the process of creating a policy or
code of conduct" governing the
actions of trustees.
She made the motion after being
told by director of education Lorne
Rachlis that no such policy current-
ly exists.
The motion was aimed at Central
Huron representative Charles Smith,
who released details to the media
and the public earlier in the month
about a discussion about the role of
trustees at a recent closed-session
board meeting.
Smith stated at the time — and
again at the Nov. 27 meeting — that
he did so because he had been
advised by a lawyer that such dis-
cussions were not included among
closed-session items in Ontario's
Education Act.
"The Education Act sets out very
succinctly What may be discussed in
closed session," Smith said last
Tuesday. "We can not go into a
meeting and override the laws of
Ontario."
Westley argued that, at the closed-
session meeting, a majority of
trustees had agreed to allow the dis-
cussion to take place, including a
presentation from a board-commis-
sioned legal expert. She also
accused Smith of valuing the advice
of his own lawyer over that of the
board's counsel.
Smith agreed this was true, and
also stated he had paid "$1,700, or
some such amount" for his own
legal opinion. But he explained,
"I've had previous dealings with
(the board's) lawyer and those" deal-
ings were quite unsatisfactory."
The Seaforth-based trustee sug-
gested that, for other boards which
already have trustee codes of con-
duct, the documents aren't legally
binding, nor do they over-ride the
Education Act.
He also raised the issue of a
Private Member's Bill currently
receiving scrutiny — and some
support, including from members of
the ruling Conservatives — calling
for penalties against representatives
on locally-elected councils and
boards, in cases of secrecy exceed-
ing the bounds of provincial legisla-
tion.
Westley said Smith's actions left
her "quite upset," and argued they
could serve to limit discussion of
important issues by trustees, who
may fear further disclosure of the
content of closed-door sessions.
"I don't believe what trustee
Smith did was damaging to the
board this time, but it's the principle
of the matter that concerns me," she
said.