HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2006-07-06, Page 28PAGE 28. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JULY 6, 2006.
Bill 78 provides wide range of changes
By Stew Slater
Special to The Citizen
The pending passage of the
provincial education ministry's Bill
78, which provides for a wide range
of changes including two extra
teacher professional development
days and potential increases in
trustee remuneration, also sets out
reforms for the work of student
trustees.
For the Avon Maitland District
Scho,pl Board, that means only one
At its June 20 meeting. Morris-
Turnberry council repealed its waste
nutrient management model bylaw.
This step was taken following the
provincial implementation of
additional regulations to its Nutrient
Management Act.
One feature of the Act is that it
specifically states . that where the
province and the municipality each
deal with a subject matter, the
provincial regulations will be
applied.
Another feature of the Act is that it
addresses existing as well as new
operations. The municipal
regulations have only applied to
expanding and new operations.
The province has suggested that its
nutrient management 'regulations
and the incoming clean water
legislation makes municipal
involvement unnecessary.
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Council supported the Twp. of
Edwardsburgh/Cardinal in its the
petition to the minister of health and
long term care to place a moratorium
on the proposed legislative changes
that would negatively impact on
farmers' markets and church food
events.
*** . •
Council supported York Region in
its petition to the Ontario
goVernment asking that it be more
effective in its recruitment of
Canadian and foreign-trained
physicians.
Council also supported a petition
addressing the difficulties of the
municipal assessment process, and
one supporting Ontario's position on
student representative will be
allowed around the citizen-elected
trustee boardroom for the entire
year, • eliminating the tradition of
rotating that responsibility among
students from different secondary
schools.
The 2006-07 student trustees — as
in the past, one name is submitted by
each secondary school' student
council — were apprcved at a regular
board meeting Tuesday, June 27. But
to accommodate Bill 78, which has
passed third reading in the
the federal-provincial fiscal
imbalance.
***
Council supported a letter from
the Ontario Municipal Water
Association asking the Ontario
government to make a commitment
to keep water under public
ownership, and to pass legislation
which protects this position.
The association is concerned that
steps the provincial government is
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signature of the Lieutenant-
Governor to become law, they've
been given a new title: Student
Senators.
Under the Avon Maitland board's
response to the Bill 78 changes, the
only student with the title "Student
Trustee" will be the one selected
from the group of Student Senators
to sit at the regular board table.
Depending on board-wide student
population, it's possible some other
Ontario school boards will have
taking will lead to the privatization
of water in Ontario. Currently most
water services are controlled by
municipalities.
***
In accordance with a report from
the emergency preparedness
committee, council is purchasing
two generators. One is for Bluevale
Hall, the other is for the works
garage.
***
more than one Student Trustee at the
regular board. They'll act as
representatives for the student body.
AcCording to Avon Maitland
education superintendent Ted
Doherty, it's possible further
regtilations will be developed under
Bill 78 allowing for limited voting
rights for the Student Trustees. He
suggested student voting would
probably be limited to certain types
of issues.
In the Avon Maitland board, the
2006-07 Student Senators are as
Council also approved the
borrowing of $2,500,000 from CIBC
for the Belgrave water system.
***
Despite additional information
from the Wingham fire board,
council continued to oppose the
purchase of a new pumper for the
Wingham area.
***
Huron East's intention to continue
using the landfill site was approved.
follows: Ashley Coleman (Central
Huron), Paige Gammie (F.E.
Madill), Allan Keith (Goderich
DCI), Jordan Tucker (Listowel
DSS), Shelley Schoonderwoerd
(Mitchell DHS), T.J. Bradley (St.
Marys DCVI), Kyle Case (South
Huron DHS), Aimee Fowler
(Stratford Central) and Vanessa
Neeb (Stratford Northwestern).
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