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Home My WebLink AboutThe Citizen, 2000-11-08, Page 17THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2000. PAGE 17. FROM ETHEL LDSS grads receive honours Local students took home honours from the Listowel District Secondary School graduation ceremonies on the weekend. Kristine Hammel took home several awards including the Listowel and District Horticultural Society Award, Listowel and District Secondary SchooL Staff Fellowship Award, Listowel Technology Incorporated Scholarship, Millennium Project Award and W.D. Kenwell Award. Timothy Van Veen was awarded the District 8 Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation Scholarship and the Kotanen/Manoryk Love of History Award. Sarah McLellan earned a John Monaghan Memorial Business Scholarship. Bronwyn Dunbar was amongst those who received the Listowel and District Secondary School Council Scholarship. Heather Damen earned the W.H. Huether Art Award. The Blyth Festival Theatre Award went to Kimberly Martin. Christian Heritage announces candidate In Huron-Bruce riding, the Christian Heritage Party of Canada (CHP) presents Dave Joslin of Brussels area as their candidate in the Nov.-27 federal election. Joslin is the featured speaker at a public meeting on Friday, Nov. 10 at 8 p.m. at the Wingham Town Hall. At a time when political debates have become long on personal attacks, and shallow on policy, Joslin hopes to raise the level of debate as part of the legacy of the common Christian heritage. VOTE NOVEMBER 13 JOE SEILI Brussels Councillor for Huron East Complimentary rides to polls available Call 887-6289 Nov. 13 MacLellan Bernie Grey Central PS news Moms paint faces All three kindergarten classes at Grey Central school enjoyed Halloween fun. They had moms help with face painting, spider hats, bats, witch mobiles, crafts, pin the nose on the jack-o- lantern and make-your-own snack centres. Thank you to our volunteers Kim Hammermueller, Sharon Rapson, Corrie Sholdice, Karen Smith, Tammy Gardecki, Kendra Cardiff, Debbie Rathwell, Angela Irvine, Samantha Terpstra, Dawn Smith, Comeilia Gulutzen, Marielle Van Brugge and Sherry Bumfield. They also painted the letter “s” and coloured an “s” page and painted with Q-tips. The 2/3s played the circle games What’s Your Name and Pete and Repeat. They began solid shape geometry, observed seasonal changes on nature trails and told stories in the “Piney Options making federal voting easier Can’t make it to your polling station for the federal election on Monday, November 27, because you can’t leave the house or because you’re travelling? Or perhaps you just wish to vote before election day? Don’t worry. You will still be able to vote easily. “The Canadian electoral system is extremely accessible and offers many options for voting, said Jean- Pierre Kingsley, chief electoral officer of Canada. “That’s one of the reasons why our system is a model for other countries.” This tradition of accessibility has a long history. The advance poll, for example, was created many years ago to enable people who planned to be travelling on polling day to vote. Today, people who plan to travel, or anyone who wishes to vote early, can vote at an advance poll. Their votes are counted on election night. Mobile polls have also existed for a number of years. They enable residents of institutions for seniors or persons with a physical disability to vote without leaving their residences. In hospitals, the ballot box is transported from room to room. In addition, electors who are unable to read or who have a physical disability may call the returning officer and ask to vote at home. “Over the years, through legislative reforms, other mechanisms have been created to make the electoral process even more accessible,” said Mr. Kingsley. Meeting all voters’ needs The special ballot is probably the most significant of the more recent voting tools. It enables citizens to vote by mail or in person at the office of the returning officer, using a special system of envelopes to Woods”. In Grade 4 they have been reciting Thanksgiving and Halloween poems. They are beginning a unit on P.E.I. and are reading Anne of Green Gables. For 6/7 music they are learning Hey Jude by the Beaties and Wall of Death by R.E.M. For language and art they are doing Remembrance Day posters and memorizing John McRae’s In Flanders Fields. In math and geometry they are learning angles of a triangle and their measures. The Grade 7/8s are continuing with geometry measuring angles and drawing circles. In history they are studying the settlers of Upper Canada, Tom Talbot, John Galt, Pete Robinson and in geography are continuing climagraphs for different climactic areas. They are reading presentations for Remembrance Day assembly. preserve the secrecy of the ballot. This simple and efficient system is useful for persons with illnesses or disabilities who would have difficulty getting to a polling station. It is also used by Canadians abroad.. “Physical obstacles have basically disappeared,” said Kingsley. “Nearly all federal polling stations now have level access, meaning that they have no stairs. In the rare cases where polling stations are not accessible, voters can obtain a transfer certificate to allow them to vote at another station.” Inside the polling stations, help is available in various forms for people who would have difficulty voting. For example, people with a visual disability can mark the ballot themselves, using a template (a card with holes in it that is placed over the ballot so that it can be marked accurately). A member of the electoral staff or a relative can assist voters who cannot mark the ballot on their own. In addition, electors who speak little English or French, particularly new citizens, may request access to an on-site interpreter by contacting their returning officers. Other measures have also been put in place to make voting easier. Voting hours have been extended: polling stations are now open for 12 hours on election day. Getting on the voters list is also easier. Electors who are not on the lists can register at the polling station on election day with appropriate identification, just before they vote; in this case, they may have to wait a little longer. Information accessible to everyone “But these measures are not The Ethel euchre was held on Oct. 30 hosted by Bob and Margaret Bateman. There were 16 tables in PEOPLE AROUND CRANBROOK By Peter . VJyi Hagedoom Call ■Hk - ftk 887-6935 Last Friday 10 tables were in play at the euchre party in the Cranbrook Hall. Winners were: high lady, Iola Subject; high man, Merv Schneider; enough on their own,” said Kingsley. “To have a completely accessible electoral system, electoral information must be available to all voters. And we have done a tremendous amount of work in this area.” Elections Canada, the agency Kingsley heads, has increased the Continued on page 18 Re-Elect COLLEEN SCHENK School Trustee Continuing to Build a Strong Partnership with Brussels, Grey, Howick, Morris, Tumberry and Wingham • Resident of your area • Parent • Local and Provincial School Board experience • Good understanding of educational issues PUTTING THE STUDENTS AT THE HEART OF EDUCATION ACCESSIBLE TO ALL MY COMMUNITIES Ph: 357-1066. E-mail: Colleen_Schenk@fcmail.avonmaitland.on.ca Huron East Deputy Mayor X play. Winners were: 50/50, Dorothy Dilworth; high, Eva Harrison, Bill Kamerman; low, Kathleen Whaley, Scott McLean, Velma Sleightholm; lone hands, Verna Crawford, Harold Metcalfe, Lome Lambkin, John Subject, Adrian Verstoep, Eileen Mann, Jim McGillawee; tally, Betty Kennedy, Oscar Schefter, Alice Shearer, Harold McNaughton, Dorothy Martin, Mac Smith. The next euchre will be held on Nov. 13 at 8:30 p.m. low lady, Kay McCreery; low man, Allen Edgar; most lone han$ls, Viola Adams, John Subject; tally cards, Linda Stevens, Jean Little, Gordon Thedorf, Tom Stevens, Florence Broughton, Eileen Mann; traveling lone hand, Marion Harrison; 50/50, Isabella Bremner. The annual church ham supper will be held at the Cranbrook Hall on Thursday, Nov. 9. Robins are still present in Cranbrook. We guess it is because of the unusually mild weather. Others said that they could not afford to be snowbirds down south on Canadian dollars. LAWN PROBLEMS? Call... 524-2424