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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1994-03-02, Page 57 News and Views St. Columban change planned BY MICHELE GREENE St. Columban School could become a school for senior students by this fall. The Huron -Perth Roman Catholic Separate School Board will contrib- ute $66,900 to the $350,000 it will receive from the federal and provin- cial governments through the infra- structure program. If a planned addition to St. Columban School to accommodate the older students is eligible, the board will go ahead with this project, expected to be completed by this fall. Now, students from kindergarten to Grade 3 attend St. Columban School while students from Grade 4 to 8 attend St. Patrick's School, Dublin. The addition at St. Columban would include a full-size gym, changerooms, and several class- rooms and would cost about $750,000, said Gerald Thuss, super - St. Columban addition could include gym intendent of business and finance. The St. Patrick's School multipurpose room with a stage is more suitable for the primary stu- dents who would attend the Dublin school. Currently, this project is the board's second priority on its five- year capital forecast after the Cath- olic secondary school in Clinton. The Ministry of Education and Training reviews this lists when it distributes grants for additions and construction projects. The details on what kind of pro- of business and finance in the west- jects will be eligible for this money ern region are meeting to learn is the big question when it comes to about the details of what projects the St. Columban/St. Patrick's are eligible for the infrastructure School addition. grants. Brucefield school broken into "The key will be to make sure that it brings out a lot of the jobs which is what the program is for," said Thuss. Because the intent of the program is to create jobs, any project that is already planned to take place isn't eligible. Without the infrastructure program, jobs for a planned project would have been there anyway so it wouldn't be creating any new jobs. Thuss said the board would have to take the project off its capital fore- cast so it's not perceived as a planned project, but that could also cause problems. "We also don't want to jeopardize its place on the capital forecast,' he said. • Later this month, superintendents BY DON JACKSON February 7-8 at the Township of Huron Centennial Public School Tuckersmith municipal office. in Brucefield was the target of a Huron Centennial Principal Gary break, enter and theft on Saturday Jewitt said the thieves also took night, reported Sgt. Rick Huiser of the sound system from the the Goderich OPP. school's gymnasium and an He explained that the Goderich electric piano/synthesizer. "It was OPP received the report at 7:45 basically the new products they a.m. A teacher at the school were after," he said. noticed the building had been He added that crimes such as entered and called police. these have a profound impact on Vandal(s) gained access to the the students at the school. "It building by smashing a window. affects every child here because Once inside they stole roughly they're things we use every day." -$8,000 worth of equipment, He said that, in addition to the {according to Sgt. Huiser. He said large theft loss, the burglar(s) they took televisions, video broke every interior door that was cassette recorders and camcorder locked. He added that the school equipment, along with various has a security alarm but that it smaller -items. appears it malfunctioned at the Police would not speculate if time of the break-in. The this case is related to recent break, malfunction has since been enter and thefts at the Vanastra repaired. Community Centre and the Sgt. Huiser said the police are Township of Tuckersmith investigating the incident. municipal office. These break-ins On the same evening, thieves took place on February 3 at the gained access to the Township of Vanastra Recreation Centre and Tuckersmith municipal office making that building the victim of two break-ins in less than a month. Tuckersmith Clerk Jack McLachlan said access was gained through the same door as was used in the last break-in. At the previous break-in, an exterior and interior door were damaged and the handle and dial on the safe were broken, but the thieves failed to crack the safe. This t,;.,e, another attempt on the safe was auempted and it also failed, but the culprits managed to once again break the door mechanism on the safe. "We only got the safe repaired three or four days earlier," said McLachlan. He explained the doors were not damaged because they had not yet been repaired from the last break-in. McLachlan said he is confused as to why the building continues to be targeted. "There's no money in the safe. There's nothing in it but books," he said. Blood bank in hospital budget New equipment for a proposed blood bank were among the items included in the Seaforth Community Hospital capital budget of $248,128, which the Board of Governors approved at the Feb. 22 meeting.The budget includes proposed expenses of an estimated $10,000 on a blood bank workstation and an esti- mated $6,800 for a blood bank refrigerator if a blood bank for Seaforth is approved. The items are part of a number of equipment requests budgeted at $170,520, a decrease from the original staff recommendations which were in excess of $350,000. A 23 -year-old, worn-out elec- tric operating table must be replaced at an estimated cost of $38,000. The cost of upgrading a 20 -year old steam boiler is budgeted at $15,500. A steriliz- ing machine for surgical equip- ment will cost an estimated $21,000 to bring the existing 14 - year -old unit up to current stan- dards. The unit has been repaired once a week for three years, according to the hospital. Last year many expenses, after tendering, were less than budgeted. Orioles move up in St. James league By George Love The Orioles moved up in the standings of the St. James Bowling League when they downed the Tigers 5-2 at Starlight Lanes on Mon. Feb. 21. Betty Johnston led the Orioles with 221,213,207-641, and Rick Elliott 254-586. Martin Andreassi was top bowler for the Tigers with 202,256-638. COUNSELLING • Marriage • Family • Personal Growth • Learning Disabilities BRIAN O'REILLY, D.S.W. CLINTON160 n St. 482-9249 The Rockies downed the first place Cubs 5-2, paced by Tim Brown 205-559 and Pat Ryan 213- 548. High bowlers for the Cubs were Wilhelmina Poppe 229,223- 602; Don Nolan 206-582, Bob Dinsmore 216-579, and Kevin Johnston 206-570. In the final match of the night, it was the Indians edging the Braves McLaughlin Chev-Olds Ltd. 13 Main St. Seaforth. 527-1140 •Service 'Selection •Savings 'Satisfaction •Leasing •Complete BODY SHOP Service NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO THE ONTARIO MUNICIPAL BOARD BY THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF SEAFORTH FOR AN ORDER TO DISPENSE WITH THE VOTE OF THE ELECTORS TO PERMIT THE REDUCTION IN THE NUMBER OF COUNCILLORS TAKE NOTICE that the Corporation of the Town of Seaforth has applied to the Ontario Municipal Board pur- suant to Section 64 of the Ontario Municipal Board Act, R.S.O. 1990 c. 0.28 for an order to dispense with the assent of the electors to permit the passage of a by-law under Section 31 of the Municipal Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. M.45 to reduce the number of councillors from nine (9) to seven (7), to be effective for the next municipal election. 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George Love led the Indians with 271,225,280-776 and Shirley Brugger 208-546. For the Braves, it was Mark Higenell 285-618, Gerry Nobel 212,208-566, and Karen Hoegy 209-559. Team Standings - Cubs - 92; Orioles - 84; Indians - 80; Rockies - 78; Braves - 75; Tigers - 74. CORRECTION NOTICE We wish to draw your attention to the following errors in our current "Extra! Extra! SAVINGS' Flyer. Page 7: 69-8055-0 Single -Channel Cordless Phone. Flyer reads: Reg. 89.99, Sale 69.99, SAVE $20.00. Should read: Reg. 79.99, Sale 69.99, SAVE $10.00. Page 4: 73-0243X, Bullet Bike Helmet. Flyer reads: Reg. 29.99 up, Sale 24.99, SAVE UP TO 15.00. Should read: Reg. 29.99, Sale 24.99, SAVE 5.00 Page 16: 58-7955-0, Air Compressor. Flyer reads: Reg. 299.99, Sale 269.99, SAVE 30.00. Should read: Reg 329.99, Sale 269.99, SAVE 60 00. 58-7941-2, Air Ratchet. Flyer reads: Reg. 54.99, Sale 39.99, SAVE 15.00. Should read: Reg. 58.99, Sale 39.99, SAVE 1700. Page 17: 58-9169-0, 74 -piece Socket Set. Flyer reads: Reg. 79.99, Sale 39.99, SAVE 1/2 Price. Should read: Reg 84 99, Sale 39.99, SAVE 45.00. We wish to draw your attention to the following errors in our Current 1994 Catalogue. Page 53: Item #8, 52-2473-8. Catalogue reads: 1-2/3 Gauge. Should read. 12/3 Gauge. Page 83: Item numbers 2 and 3 on the water heater illustration should be transposed. Page 133: Item #4, 55-5903-2, 12' Drill Press. Catalogue reads: 1/2 HP motor. Should read: 1/3 HP motor. Page 109: Items 1 and 2, Knife Kits 57-5028-2 and 57-5027-4. The cases are made of plastic, not wood. We sincerely regret any inconve- nience we may have caused. CANADIAN TINE 527.1380 126 Maki 81,, $aafonh NDP law no money grab, says lawyer cont. from front page The Ontario government and at least one lawyer from this region feels there is misleading informa- tion that the new act will be a rev- enue generator. However, the act "didn't come out of the blue," said Magwood, adding that the act was conceived before the NDP came into power. The Walkerton lawyer said this has "not been dreamed up by the NDP to scoop everybody's assets." The act, passed unanimously by the Ontario Legislature, updates existing laws on what may happen when someone is not mentally capable of making important deci- sions about his or her life. Many advocate groups wanted the act updated, and Magwood said the draft went through a public process. Attorney General Marion Boyd, responding in a Feb. 18 press release, said "People are being frightened needlessi:. . ' ut a taw that in fact makes i' (':),31'r for il,,•F to take control of their l ,tui .1 .i responds to the ver, ,cul t.. i ul some of the province's most vulner- able people." The draft form of the act was put together about a year and a half ago. The act was drafted in response to fears and concerns people had about the misuse of power of attorney and misappropri- ating finances of the elderly. The ministry press release also said if there is no power of attorney legally granted, a family member or friend who is willing and able to make decision on the incapable person's behalf, can directly apply to the Office of the Public Guardian and Trustee rather than going to court. The court option will still be available for those who prefer this method. "The act is trying to streamline this process," said Magwood. Some lawyers recommend that anyone over the age of 18 with assets should assign a power of attorney. If there is no one close by to be granted power of attorney someone can name his or her law- yer to handle the estate. The costs to delegate a power of attorney may vary. One estimate puts the cost at between $150 and $200 for a couple. Most often, however, people grant someone the power of attorney as part of a com- prehensive list of legal requests such as preparing a will. The Substitute Decisions Act is part of a package of bills, said Smith. One of the positive moves 'by the government is the Consent to Treatment Act, he said. Under the act, someone can name a person to make the decision on whether or not to administer hospital treatment to extend life. That change is required because in today's society many people have a legal spouse (not divorced) and a common-law spouse. A per- son might not want their legal spouse to make the decision whether treatment should be admin- istered. •with notes from Canadian Press articles. THE HURON EXPOSITOR, March 2, 1994-5 MASS TIMES ST. COLUMBAN'S (HWY. 8) SATURDAYS 5:00 P.M. SUNDAYS 9:30 A.M. ST. PATRICK'S (DUBLIN) SATURDAYS 8:00 P.M. SUNDAYS 11:00 A.M. For More Information Call 345-2411 ST. JAMES Celebrates Lent '94 LENTEN MASSES: Mon., Tues. & wed. 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