HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1994-05-04, Page 161$ -THE HURON EXPOSITOR, May 4, 1994
New voting structure for county
Huron County Council is about to
shrink.
By the start of the next term,
Goderich will be sending only one
representative - the reeve - to coun-
cil meetings, though he or she will
carry a whopping four -vote clout.
The decision comes as a result of
provincial rejection of a previous
decision to grant only one vote to
each municipality.
The province said county munici-
palities must have representation by
population; it means Goderich is
entitled to four votes, while some
smaller townships will be left with
only one.
Under Section 28 of the
Municipal Act, reeves carry vote
strength proportionate to the popu-
lations they represent; but there is a
four -vote maximum.
West Wawanosh councillor Rob
Hallam was incensed by the deci-
sion, which will relegate his tiny
portion of the county to one -vote
status.
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Board mill rate rises
over six per cent
BY DON JACKSON
The Huron County Board of
Education passed a motion to set
the residential mill rate for
education in Huron County at
9.705 mills, which represents a
6.06 per cent increase in local
farm and residential property
taxes.
The business and commercial
mill rate also increased by 6.06
per cent, with a Change from
10.765 mills to 11.417 mills.
These changes represent taxes of
$582.30 on a $60,000 residential
property and $685.02 on a
$60,000 commercial property.
The board has undergone deep
expenditure cuts over the past year
to achieve this increase, which
would have been much higher if
previous actions had not been
taken. Roughly a year ago, the
board was looking at increases of
up to over 20 per cent on the tax
bill and began taking action.
Several positions were eliminated,
including Learning Resource
Centre personnel and area
resource teachers, to save money.
Also, the executive was reduced
by one position by not replacing
Paul Carroll when he left his
position as Superintendent of
Business and Operational Affairs
to become Director of Education.
Instead, the executive was restruc-
tured.
Ovei the past two years, the
board has had to deal with the
Social Contract Act, the Expen-
diture Control Plan, further cut-
backs in the provincial budget
released on May 20, 1993, and
this year's general legislative
grants (GLGs).
The most recent of these, the
GLGs were accompanied by a
whopping 20.8 per cent increase
in property assessment for
education tax purposes. Because
of the changes in education fun-
ding this year, "there are about
$3.7 million fewer provincial
dollars than you've had in the
past," Carroll told the board at
their Monday meeting.
The board took measures in a
special budget meeting on March
9 where they made $2.5 million in
cuts in anticipation of provincial
downloading on top of their Social
Contract Act and Expenditure
Control Plan requirements.
Carroll explained that if the
board had opted not to take the
actions it has and kept spending at
last year's level, "you would be
looking at a 22 to 24 per cent ,
increase."
A recorded vote was called to
adopt the proposed budget with
the 6.06 per cent increase. All in
auendance voted in favor of the
motion. Trustee Rick Rompf was
absent.
Child Find host
info night
Child Find Huron County is
holding a Volunteer Information
Night on Tuesday, May 10, 1994 at
7:30 p.m. at the Education Centre
on 103 Albert Street (Hwy 4)
Clinton, Ontario.
Child Find is a non-profit, regis-
tered, charitable, volunteer -based
organization established in 1983
and incorporated in 1984. Our
mandate is to assist in the search
and recovery of missing children
and to educate parents and children
on ways of preventing child abduc-
tion. Child Find also attempts to
increase the awareness of the prob-
lem of missing children by distrib-
uting posters of children who are
missing and through the Green
Ribbon of Hope Campaign in the
month of May.
Since 1984, Child Find has
evolved and an organization is
present in almost all provinces
across the country. The Huron
County Chapter of Child Find
began in 1991 with the goals of
increasing public awareness of child
abduction and providing parents and
children with streetproofrng infor-
mation. Child Find Huron County
works to meet theses goals through
the following: Kid-Check/Child
Identification Programs; Public
Speaking; Streetproofing and Edu-
cation Seminars; Poster Distribu-
tion; Fundraising.
In order to fulfill our mandate and
achieve our goals within this
county, we need dedicated volun-
OPTIMIST CLUB
OF DUBLIN
will be holding their First Annual
YARD SALE
ON MAY 21 AND 22
Anyone wishing to donate
items will be able to drop
them off on Saturday, May 7
and 14 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The drop off places will be:
HILDA CROCKER
139 ANN STREET
DUBLIN or
ROSANN CORBETT
22 MAIN STREET
BRODHAGEN
Pickup may be arranged h
absolutely necessary.
For more information
please contact
Trent Ward 345-2261 or
Rosann Corbett, 345-2725,
teers to join our organization. Vol-
unteers could become active in the
following areas: Kid Checks;
Streetproofing and Education;
Fundraising; Poster Distribution;
and all Executive Postitions (Secre-
tary, Treasurer etc.)
Would you like to become a
Child Find volunteer? Would you
like more information about this
important organization? If so,
please come to our Volunteer Infor-
mation Night and meet current
Child Find Volunteers and find out
how you can get more involved!
We look forward to seeing you
there! For more information call
235-4066.
"1 don't think we should be dictat-
ed to by some foreign country south
of the 401," be told councillors in
what can only be described as an
impassioned plea to defeat the pro-
posal.
"We should stand up and vote to
run our own affairs, not give in to
the dictatorship of Toronto.
"The people in South Africa are
lining up to vote in fear of their
lives, and here we are lying down
and not even a shot fired," be said.
Goderich Reeve John Doherty
who voted against the bill com-
mented later: "You wait and see
what happens when you have to go
and round up only one or two peo-
ple instead of a dozen to find out
your support."
And Hays Township representa-
tive Lionel Wilder argued against
inviting the dictatorship of the few
over the many.
"Six of 26 municipalities will run
the county," he predicted.
Obituaries
ELIZABETH ANN COYNE
On Tuesday, April 26, 1994, Mrs.
Betty Ann Coyne of Edmonton,
Alberta, passed away at the age of
48 years after a courageous battle
with cancer.
She leaves to mourn her husband
Donald, son Patrick (Ronda) of
Edmonton, Alberta; daughter Donna
(Greg) Wilson of Edmonton,
Alberta; and son Michael (friend
Susan) at home. She also leaves her
sister Phyllis (Jack) Morris of Lon-
don, Ontario; brothers, Ron (Rita)
Butters of SL Thomas, Ontario;
Allan (Jean) Butters of Hamilton,
Ontario; Glenn (Mary) Butters of
Edmonton, Alberta; Gordon
(Loretta) of Vancouver, British
Columbia; Bill (Sheila) of Cottam,
Ontario as well as many nephews,
nieces, cousins and friends.
Prayer services were held Thurs-
day, April 28 at Connelly -McKinley
Funeral Home, Edmonton, Alberta.
Reverend Joseph Doucet, C.S.C.
and Reverend Martin Carroll
concelebrated a Mass of Christian
Burial, Friday, April 29, 1994 at St.
Thomas More Catholic Church,
Edmonton, Alberta; followed by
interment in Our Lady of Peace
Cemetery Edmonton, Alberta. In
lieu of flowers the family would
appreciate donations be made
directly to the Cross Cancer Insti-
tute 11560 University Avenue
Edmonton, Alberta T6G 1Z2.
RHEA ROUATT
Rhea M. Rouatt died at Watford
Nursing Home, Watford, Ontario on
Friday, April 22, 1994 in her 99th
year. Beloved daughter of the late
David and Isabel Rouatt. Also loved
by her friends and cousins. Miss
Rouatt was a graduate of the St.
Joseph's Hospital School of
Nursing in 1918. She was also the
Registrar for the Central Registry of
nurses and a founding member of
the St. Mary's Hospital Auxiliary in
London, Ontario. Friends were
received April 25 at the A. Millard
George Funeral Home, 60 Ridout
Street South, London where the
complete funeral service was
conducted in the chapel on
Tuesday, April 26. Interment in
Baird Cemetery, Stanley Township,
Ontario. As an expression of
sympathy, memorial donations may
be made to the charity of your
choice.
The Owners of
Seaforth Medical Centre
Dr. Al Haines Dr. Heather Percival
Dr. Ed Malkus Dr. Ken Rodney
Dr. Mark Woldnik
Regret to announce that Dr. Carotin Shepherd will no
longer be practising with the Seaforth Medical Clinic, effective
June 1, 1994.
The physicians at the Clinic will continue to provide all our
patients with our superior health care services in our modern
facilities. We expect to be welcoming a new doctor to our clinic
in the near future.
Call the doctor of your choice for all your health care needs,
at the Seaforth Medical Clinic.
527-1770
TE -EM FARM PRESENTS ITS
MOTHER'S DAY
SPECIAL
All Mothers visiting on SUNDAY MAY 8'
will receive a FREE
3 1/2 inch Geranium in her choice of colour
Everything is grown in our own greenhouses
from seed or cuttings.
MANY VARIETIES TO CHSE FROM
• Bedding plants • Geraniums
• Tuberous begonias • Hanging bags
• Hanging baskets • Potted planters
• Perennials
Nursery stock and wind break trees
• landscape plans available
• Also hydroponic tomatoes.
Wholesale and Retail
Teel free eo veal ud a rgte ee/
"Beautifying Huron County Since 1981"
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CHARLES FRIEND
Mr. Charles Reginald Friend, of
Mitchell and formerly of Dublin,
passed away at the Ritz Lutheran
Villa, RR 5 Mitchell on Friday,
April 29, 1994 in his 77th year.
He was born in Brighton, England
on January 27, 1918, a son of the
tate John Friend and the former
Maude Combre. On December 5,
1944, he was married to the former
Emma Jordison. The couple had
resided in Dublin where Mr. Friend
was a partner in Friend and
Whetham Butcher Shop. He served
as Clerk of Hibbert Township for
15 years. He was a member of St.
Mary's Anglican Church in Dublin
and later a member of St. Thomas
Anglican Church in Seaforth.
During W.W.II he served as a flight
navigator with the R.A.F. in
England, Canada, India and Burma.
He was a member of the Royal
Canadian Legion, Branch 128,
Mitchell and was active on the
poppy committee. He was a
member of Tudor Lodge #141 AF
& AM and Elliot Chapter in
Mitchell and was a Very
Worshipful Grand Stewart of the
Grand Lodge of the Province of
Ontario.
Surviving besides his wife Emma
are four daughters: Judith Friend, of
Kingston; Susan Friend, of Lara
Victoria, Australia, Linda Friend, of
Ancaster and Melba Jean Kovacs,
of Owen Sound, one nephew, John
Friend of London, England and
seven grandchildren. He was
predeceased by a brother Jack and
a sister Doris.
Friends were received at the
Lockhart Funeral Home in Mitchell.
A memorial service was held at
Main Street United Church in
Mitchell on Sunday with Rev. Dr.
Phil Johnson officiating assisted by
Rev. Gordon Redden of St. Thomas
Anglican Church, Seaforth. During
the service scripture readings were
read by Ilene MacDonald, Melba
Whetham, Bob Newnham and
Alfred Jordison. The Eulogy was
delivered by Judy Friend in tribute
to Charles. Cremation with
interment at . Lions Head. On
Saturday evening members of
Tudor Lodge and Elliot Chapter
held a service at the funeral home
followed by a service under the
auspices of the Royal Canadian
Legion, Branch 128, Mitchell.
SAFETY RECORD REWARDED - In the photo, from left to right
are: Marvin Memer, Plant Supervisor, East Huron Poultry; Dawn
Janveax, Health and Safety Director, Cuddy Food Products; Liz
Iris, Production Worker and Safety Rep., East Huron; Robert
Cuddy, President of Cuddy Food Products; Isabel White, Produc-
tion Worker and Safety Rep., East Huron and Ken Moffett, Plant
Manager, East Huron. The company had a banquet at the
Seaforth Legion last Saturday to mark two full years without a lost
time accident.
Company gives safety award
If you see someone walking by in
a new blue jacket in Dublin or
Seaforth or about the country -side,
chances are they work for East
Huron Poultry. A total of 60 jackets
were given out at the Seaforth
Legion on Saturday, April 23, as
part of a presentation to all
employees of the East Huron Poul-
try Plant of Dublin, Ontario. Robert
Cuddy, who is president of East
Huron's parent company; Cuddy
Food Products of London, Ontario,
was on hand to present each
employee with a Cuddy jacket in
thanks for keeping their workplace
safe for two full years.
The safety -first record began
March 24, 1992 and since then, the
multi-purpose poultry plant in
Dublin has not had one lost -time
accident.
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The child crying out for comfort. These are the people for whom the
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We ask for them that you give. As much as you can.
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