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PAGE 6. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2006.
HPCDSB trustees give themselves a big raise
By Stew Slater
Special to The Citizen
Trustees of the Huron-Perth
Catholic - District School
Board approved a more than
50 per cent raise from their
existing annual remuneration,
in keeping with amounts'
suggested by a new provincial
formula.
They'll now earn $7,591
per year as trustees, with
the chair earning $13,091
and the vice-chair earning
$10.341.
Other Ontario school
boards are in various stages of
the same process, with some
already approving similar
changes and most expected to
follow suit. City boards with
higher student populations
tend to demand higher
remunerations under the
formula, while the distance
travelled to regular meetings
can also have an effect.
At their regular meeting
Monday, Sept. 25, Huron-
Perth trustees voted
unanimously in favour of five
recommendations brought
forward from a six-member
"Citizens' Advisory
Committee," comprising
representatives from across
the two counties.
The committee met once to
consider a formula for
maximum trustee
remuneration, set out for each
board in a newly-introduced
clause of Ontario's Education
Act.
Under the Conservative
government of Mike Harris,
annual remuneration for all
Ontario school board trustees
was set at $5,000. -
The new formula retains
$5,000 as a base Amount, but
also includes factors for the
enrolment and the distance
travelled to meetings in each
board, and these are used to
determine a maximum overall
remuneration.
The Huron-Perth board's
citizens' committee -- which
is also required under the new
regulation -- recommended
the maximum amount for the
period following November's
municipal election, as well as
the maximum retroactive
payment for the final year
of the current trustees'
mandate.
Stratford trustee Ron Marcy
cautioned there has been no
indication, as yet, about
provincial funding for the
retroactive payment, so he
suggested an amendment
stating the 2005-06 payment
would be "contingent on
funding."
Commitment has already
been announced .by the
Education ministry for
funding for the increased
remuneration in future
years.
Blyth Festival hosts country singing contest
Much thanks
From left: Lee-Anne Poelman, event co-ordinator for the am920 Ontario
Open Country Singing Contest receives lead sponsorship support from
CKNX am920 representatives Amanda Dixon and Scott Pettigrew. (Photo
for employment services
Ontario Open Couniry
Singing Contest will be held
June 8 - 10.
Registration is limited to
As of Oct. 1, employment
services in Huron County will
be delivered by the Avon
Maitland District School
Board, the Huron Business
Development Corporation,
Armstrong _ Hayes &
Associates, and the County of
Huron.
Services include: five
employment resource centres
(located in Goderich,
Seaforth, Exeter, Clinton and
Wingham), case management
and needs identification
services, employment
counselling, and job search
related workshops.
New delivery model
This new delivery model is
in response to the community
consultations completed by
Service Canada in 2005.
Employment Assistance
Services providers have been
closely working with
Goderich and London Service
Canada Representatives to
reorganize and distribute the
services offered in Huron
County. This new delivery
model should continue to
allow a high level of customer
service while assisting. Huron
County residents in finding
sustainable employment.
For further information or
100 participants and packages
are available now.
For more information visit
the Blyth Festival website at
BUY? SELL?
TRY
if you are a community
agency wishing a
presentation on how to refer
clients into the new delivery
model contact Terry
McDougall at the Clinton
Centre for Employment
and Learning at 519-
482-1700 ore-mail
tmcdougall @ smallbusinessh
uron ca
www.blythfestival.com or call
Lee-Anna Poelman, special
events co-ordinator at 519-
523-9300, ext 211.
submitted)
With the generous support
of CKNX am920 Radio, the
Blyth Festival will be hosting
the am920 Ontario Open
Country Singing Contest from
June 8-10. This is a
professionally produced
annual music festival that
attracts country music
performers from throughout
the province.
Last February
representatives from the Twp.
of North. Huron and lead
organizers from the Wingham
event approached the Festival
about taking on this annual
singing contest. The
Township had purchased the
rights to the event that had
been held in Wingham for
three years — froni 2002-2004.
THE EDITOR,
If you are looking for
a great' night out with
your family, the Brussels
Public School Parent
Council is planning a Family
Fun in the Fall Night on
Oct. 5 at the BMG
CoMmunity Centre from 5
p.m. - 8 p.m.
With a family dinner
catered by Beth Earl
Catering, silent auction,' and
entertainment and games for
the children, there is
something for everyone. Not
only will you have a great
evening, but you will have the
opportunity to support the
school.
With your help the parent
council can provide extra
Opportunities for our
children, and that is
something we all want. I
encourage you to partake in
this event, whether it be by
The board and staff of the
Festival embraced the
opportunity to host the singing
contest as it promotes
Canadian talent and provides a
high quality showcase of
country music. In addition, it
gives the Village of Blyth a
great opportunity to draw
music lovers and tourists into
the region and invest in the
development of young
performers and musicians of
all ages.
As annual event sponsors
for the 2007, 2008 and 2009
contests, am920- Radio
welcomed the opportunity to
partner with the Festival
furthering their goals and
objectives of promoting
Canadian talent. The am920
attending, or donating to the_
silent auction.
Our children are one of our
most important assets in this
community, and as we near
the season of Thanksgiving I
am truly thankful for the
willingness of our
community to support one
another, and on behalf of all
our children I thank you so
much for all your support
now and in the future.
Last year was a great
success and a wonderful time
was had by all! It is an
evening you won't want to
miss!
For more information or to
donate contact Pauleen
Kerkhof, 519-887-9422;
Bonnie Hastings, 519-887-
9847 or Dawn Hastings 519-
887-6222 by Sept. 29.
Sincerely
Dawn Hastings - BPS
Parent Council Member.
Letter to the editor