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Home My WebLink AboutThe Huron Expositor, 1995-04-19, Page 3re, ton niel'S 1 Board Board if Education ation imunity of Ontario it Growers arm Nursery repaving the y: ily 11'oinen s Institute f Foods Kitchen ght Open House/ 1 total of 244 items TEERS •; News and Views Local girl nominee for sports award BY TIM CUMMING Expositor trditor An active hockey and ringette player from Seaforth is a nominee for the Stratford Minor Sports Council Girl Athlete of the Year Award. Kathy Devereaux, 15, of Seaforth, is one of eight nominees for the award which is presented Wednes- day, April 19 (tonight). The St. Michael's Secondary School student says that even though she expects someone else will win the award she considers it a great honour. "It's nice to be nominated," she said. Kathy, who was captain and scor- ing leader for the Stratford Aces intermediate hockey team, was nominated for the award by Stratford Minor Girls' Hockey. She says she doesn't mind the fact her two brothers, top hockey prospects Boyd and Mike, are usually the ones in the limelight. "I'm happy for them," she said. "They're doing great." Kathy heard that she was one of the award nominees last week. As well as demonstrating prowess as a hockey player Kathy has also excelled at ringette. She was a member of the Seaforth Junior 'A' Stingers team, coached by Kathy O'Reilly, which won bronze at the provincials. The grade ten student was assistant captain on the West- ern Ontario triple-A regional team which won gold at the Ontario Winter Games in March. Kathy has played hockey for three or four years but has played ringette for about 10 years. She says when girls' hockey started in Stratford she was encour- aged by her father and brothers to join. The two sports of ringette and hockey are good matches, she says. "Hockey is a very complimentary sport to ringeue...if you learn some- thing in ringette it helps you in your hockey game." As a hockey player she was chosen to play with the Bantam B regional team. She was selected Most Valuable Player when the team won the gold medal at the Michigan Golden Blades Tourna- ment. When Kathy was very young there were not as many opportun- ities for girls to play hockey. "I wish I'd started younger so I could have been a lot better now." Kathy says she would love to obtain a hockey scholarship but she calls that a "dream." The skilled hockey player says her goal is to "keep on playing and go as far as I can go." Kathy's main love is winter sports like hockey, ringette and cross- country skiing. She also likes swim- ming. She is the daughter of Ken and Lorraine Devereaux. TH1 HURON IXPOSITOR, April 19, 1995 t RUMP, SIRLOIN TIP & STEAK ROASTS 3.59 lb LEAN GR. BEEF 2.591b.. INSIDE ROUND STEAK 3.79LB Avg. 16 lbs. Cut & Wrapped WHOLE LOIN OF PORK 2.35 Ib. Dell- Sliced CLASSIC SMOKED HAM 3.991b. KRUNCHIE PERCH 4.691b. Klopp refutes pension plan claims BY AMY NEILANDS Allegations from the Ontarians for Responsible Government (ORG) lobby group state that Huron MPP Paul Klopp "is get- ting set to jump into a gold-plated pension trough worth S658,000." "It's outrageous but true," said Colin Brown, president of ORG in a press release. He also stated that MPPs with as little as five years in service can qualify for these pensions that few in the private sector could afford. The ORG recently released a list detailing the pension payouts coming to 30 MPPs. Klopp, however, tells a different -17 story. • "Because- •of• the requirements, I am not one of them," said Klopp in a recent letter. If a provincial election is put off until September, Klopp, who holds the position as Parliamentary Assistant to Agriculture Minister Elmer Buchanan, will be eligible for a $13,000 a year pension after serving only five years as a MPP. Buchanan will qualify for a S18,000 a year pension after five years of service. This means a total payout, until at least the age of 75, of S658,000. Klopp provided two scenarios. If a spring election were called and he is not re-elected, "(both of which are ifs and by no means guaranteed) the only thing I am entitled to is a refund of my pen- sion contributions plus interest at a rate of six per cent. There would be no pension entitlement," said Klopp. The other scenario he presented was if a fall election were called and he is not re-elected, also ifs and unguaranteed, he would have put in five years of service. Town freezes wage rate for municipal worker On the recommendation of its Negotiating Committee Chair Doug Vock, the Seaforth and District Community Centres Management Committee carried a motion at its March meeting that the arena manager's contract will remain the same for 1995 at $32,000, because of the Social Contract wage freeze. Arena attendants' salaries have been increased by $0.50 per hour as of Jan. 1, to a range of between $10.14 to $10.93 per hour, or $23,199 to $25,001 per year. Seasonal full-time wage rates will remain at $8.40 per hour with the exception of one employee, whose hourly rate increased to this rate from $7.42 as of Jan. 1 as a result of a pay equity review. Chair Vock said the negotiating committee "considered the merit of the increases, job experience and, more importantly, considered that a review of straight arena operations reveals that arena operating costs have been reduced from $48,500 to $34,000 in the past three years, and this is a direct result of staff initiatives. "The Committee also considered the previous wage rates as being low by comparison," the Chair's report states. "The facilities are busier as a result of staff initiatives. The approach to the 1995 settlement is also based on the fact that arena staff will collectively work on reducing part time expenses." * * * Seaforth has no intcntion of resuming spring clean-up pick-ups. In response to a question by Coun. Brian Ferguson at last Tuesday's regular meeting of Council, Clerk /Administrator Jim Crocker said the Briefly town discontinued the practice several years ago with the advent of landfill tipping fees. The Finance and General Government Committee received appraisal reports for municipal lands on Railway and West William Street at its regular meeting earlier this month. The West William property was appraised at $4,670 "by an accredited appraiser who considered land use analysis, the current zoning, and the highest, best and most probable use of the land", according to the committee's report to Council. Lands on Railway Street were appraised at $10,000. * * * At its regular meeting Tuesday night Seaforth Council passed two bylaws authorizing the sale of two properties. The town sold a parcel of land to Sun -North Systems Ltd. on Railway Street for $5,700, and another parcel to Huron Ice Company Inc. on Sparling Street 'for $7,500. * ** Seaforth's Finance and General Government Committee has recommended to Seaforth Council that 0.14 acres on West William Street be sold to Mr. Pullman at a cost of $4,670 plus one half of the cost of the reference plan for the property, plus the cost of the town's legal fees to a maximum of $600. "However, in order to be eligible, years of service and age must total 55. Since I am not 50 years old (I am 38), I would be in the position of `members not meeting eligibility formula'," he stated. This offers Klopp two choices. "1 could wait until I am 50 and begin collecting a pension equal to 25 per cent of my salary while at Queen's Park, or I could begin to collect a smaller allowance im- mediately." "The math doesn't work," said Klopp of the ORG's allegations. "1f I were to begin collecting a pension at age 50 and continue to collect it until I am 75, my cal- , culations come to less than one- half of ORG's." Premier Bob Rae "has been promising pension reform since 1993 but he has refused to show courage and leadership by brin- ging MPPs' pensions in line with those in the private sector," said Brown, adding that it is no wonder he hasn't made pension reforms as he will collect $3.4 million by the time he is 75. In the release, Brown referred to the CKCO television program "Provincewide". It used an ac- tuarial study to calculate that someone working in the private sector would have to make TastyNu Fresh Bakery Products! 744 Weei'd. S,>tecialit Country Buns 1.20 doz. 24 oz. White Bread .69 loaf Date Squares 1.99 Pkg. 6 Raisin Tea Biscuits 1.29 Pkg. 6 71e.44 dj 74 Flom "Canadian & Imported Cheese - Fresh off the block! Colby Cheese 3.99 lb. Gouda Cheese 4.99 lb. Dt1* td" Honey Glazed, Apple Fritters, Bismarks, Dutchies, Cake & More! Socc,<i £ SeUdW ltr d" Fresh Hot Coffee, Salads, Parties & more! Volume discounts for large orders TastyNu Bakery & Cheese House 527-1803 Main Street, Seaforth $100,000 a year for 30 years to equal the same pension Rae will receive after 13 years as a provin- cial politician. Klopp stated that during this term of government, they have tried to make changes to the pen- sion plan but Mike Harris, leader of the Conservatives, refused to co-operate. "Without all -party consent, no changes are possible," said Klopp.. "With the NDP doubling the provincial debt to over $90 billion and with the government now borrowing $1 billion a month just to pay their bills, Ontarians just waft an election. But only after the NDP makes drastic changes to (heir- butragebus pensions," said Brown. Oil Change & 12 Point Inspection 7. Struts 1. Wiper Blades 2. Hoses & Belts 3. Fluid Levels 4. Exhaust System Components 5. Tires 6. Shocks Oa* 8. Steering Linkage 9. Lights 10. Brake Lines & Cables 11. Air & Fuel Filters 12. Anti -freeze Strength .95 (With purchase of.filter, up to 5 litres of oil on most domestic vehicles) SPRING TUNE-UP 4 Cyt 49.95 e cyl 59.95 e cyl 69.95 *includes new plugs inspection of cap,' rotors, wires, air & fuel filter. FREE TANNING SESSIONS! (reg. $5.00). with each Service Department appointment. a.0.10ay�Svl1�Yl cxa a.ov ,14 ti p0 PSti� Huron County Agricultural Awareness Committee �t� X11 (3 Ontario Cattlemen's Association Huron County Beef Producers `i Huron County Beef Herd "A SLICE OF HURON III" WISHES TO THANK... jImprovement Association 1 CKNX Radio 1 CKNX TV 1 Bill Gerrits 1 Ron McKay `� Hensall Co-op 9 Huron County Pork Producers 1 Ontario Pork Producers Marketing Board Hensall Calf Club 1 Beef Information Centre `9 Edward Fuels 1 Dave Linton 1 Roger Klingenberg Dorothy Williams 1Veal's Meat Markel Ontario Ratite Association Don Triebner Joan Van Sligtenhorst Wayne & Marie Scott Deer Farmers Association Jim & Rosa Chambers Brian & Brenda Wellstead Seaforth Co-op Sleepy Hollow Rabbitry Pioneer Iii -Bred International Broadcast Partners 1 0 t 1 0 0 1 We thank the Huron County Women's Institute for p Ontario Corn Producers Association Ontario Farm Safety Association Donna Corbett - Brad & Trina McBride Orland & Laurabelle Riechert Dave Boersma Rick Branderhorst First Choice Agrequip Al Heymk Ontario Chicken Producers Marketing Board Varna Feed Mill Carolyn Van Dorp Paul Franken Jim Sparling Bill & Rowena Wallace Eldon Cook Murray Hutton Janet & Henry Boot Tony Van Dorp Ken Scott Surge Mechanical Systems Eckerlea Acres Nelson Pullman .1im McIntosh McKinley hatchery Ontario Egg Producers Marketing Board Flemming Feed Mill Langford Lumber Chris Hill Feeds Lenard Griedanus Leo Griedanus Ontario Ministry of Agricultu Food & Rural Affairs, Clin Seaforth, Exeter, Clinton Agricultural Societies Ontario Food Grains Bank Agri -Food Network Reg Chappel Huron County Junior Fa 1st Seaforth Scouts Clinton Christian Scho Huron -Perth Separate of Education Huron County Board Perth F.M. Comtnunic Seaforth District ('o Centres Foodland Ontario Apple Commission Huron ('ounty Fri Dougall's Berry F Maitland Manor D & D Glass Wayne Shapton Barb Storey 0 c1 noon meals for our volunteers. Supplies were donated Visscher Farms McTaggart's Food Market Nabisco, Exeter Seip's Valu -Mart Holtzman -s IGA Itayter Turkey Huron County Pork Producers Seaforth Creamery Quality Produce Darling's Huron ('ounty Beef Producers W (1. Thompson & Sons M&M Meats Intron Ice Huron ('ou Maple Lea Thank you to those who attended our Wednesday ni Family Night and for the food items you donated. A 1 were donated. )1) THANKS TO ALL VOLUN Chairman: Deb Campbell