HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1995-10-18, Page 3News and Views
l Council
Briefs
Summer
program loses
town money
Although it lost less money
than it did last year, the
Seaforth Recreation
Department's Summer Fun
program raised some questions
and discussion, and received
close scrutiny when its finan-
cial report was presented to
Seaforth Council at last Tues-
day's meeting.
The program just about
breaks even on everything else,
but hardly begins to cover the
costs of wages.
It lost $7,755 this summer,
which was about $1,500 better
than had been budgeted.
Deputy -Reeve William Teall
noted the town was in effect
subsidizing this specialized
group.
•Coun. Heather Robinet
agreed there was "room for
improvement". The Summer
Fun program costs $8 per day
for every child enrolled, a far
cry from the approximately $20
per day, per child it would cost
for parents enrolling their
children in day care or a nur-
sery school.
Deputy -Reeve Teall estimated
the program would have to
generate revenues of about
$1,000 a week to break even.
Operation of
booth should
be dropped
Recreation Director Marty
Bedard has recommended that
the operation of the booth at
Optimist Park be taken over
someone other than the to, )
next summer.
The booth ran another deficit
this summer, "mostly caused
by staff wages", according to
the rec director's most recent
report to the recreation and
parks committee.
"Suggestions from last year,
such as cutting back on time
open and offering hot food
(Pizza) was introduced, but we
came up short on profits once
again," notes Bedard's report.
"Without selling grilled or
fried foods it is very difficult
to make a profit."
Council is batting around the
notion of putting the operation
of the booth out to tender next
time around.
Bales of straw
easy targets for
vandals, says
Fire Chief
Chief George Garrick reported
to the most recent meeting of
the Seaforth Area Fire Com-
mittee that there have been 25
fires so far this year, compared
to 24 for the same period last
year. The minutes of his report
also note that "large bales of
straw which are placed on or
close to road allowances
become easy targets for van-
dals and often result in a fire
call that lasts up to six hours.
"The Chief suggested that
municipalities should encourage
farmers to store the bales more
towards the back of the field,"
the committee report continues.
People angry
over welfare cuts
Reeve William Bennett noted
"there have been a few angry
people" when reporting at last
week's meeting of Seaforth °
Council that welfare payouts
were reduced by anywhere
from 21.6 per cent to 9.4 per
cent in Huron County at the
start of October, "depending on
the conditions set out".
Some dog
laws 'extreme'
At its Oct. 3, meeting
Seaforth Council was advised
that some municipalities re-
quire that dogs which have
been picked up after running at
large must be spayed or
neutered before they are
returned to their owners. Coun-
cil agreed "this to be too
extreme and that, in fact,
having a regular Animal
Control Officer making regular
runs with a standardized sys-
tem has indeed been an
improvement in the control of
dogs within the limits of
Seaforth," according to the
minutes of that meeting.
CERTIFICATES OF APPRECIATION - (Left) David Onn and Maureen Agar recently
received certificates of appreciation from Trustee Pauline Siemon (far right) of the Huron
Board of Education. The two were congratulated for their outstanding work organizing th,
school for Homecoming '95. Over 2,000 people came through the high school and enjoy&
the artifacts and photos on display during Homecoming. Missing from the photo wa:
Thelma Coombs of the Seaforth Lawn Bowling Club, who received a certificate for support
ing the school by letting classes use the facilities for the phys-ed curriculum.
Week of the Child
Co-op wants to end violence against children
As part of its "Week of the becomes an adult and begins to
Child" celebrations (from Oct. do to others what has been
14-21), the Seaforth Co-operat- done to him or her. Section 43
ive Children's Centre wants to - harmful? We say yes!" states
make parents and teachers the press release from the
aware of its opposition to Sec- children's centre.
tion 43 of the Canadian Crimi- Brooker says the centre wants
nal Code which still permits to get the message across that
the "reasonable" hitting of physical punishment is not an
children by parents, teachers acceptable form of discipline
and care -givers. by positive role modelling and
"We wanted to make people reflecting "our skills and
aware this is happening," said values" in the community.
Administrator Shirley Brooker.
Six countries around the "Section 43 is discriminatory
world have now banned all and contrary to the Canadian
physical punishment of Charter of Rights and Free -
children: Sweden, Denmark, doms and the U.N. Convention
Finland, Norway, Austria and on the Rights of the Child.
Cyprus. Section 43 allows such viol -
"The belief in corporal pun= ence and must therefore be
ishment for 'correction' can repealed if we are to honour
and has lead to both injury and this commitment to children.
death of children. It provides a "Repealing section 43 would
model for the use of force for therefore send a message that
'correction' as the child the law no longer condones and
encourages this method of
child-rearing. Children are the
only group still subject to the
legally sanctioned harm and
humiliation of corporal punish-
ment," states the press release.
"Section 43 sets an example
of violence, in general to
society and is not in the best
interest of parents and teachers.
Home and school would be
more nurturing and anxiety -free
environments if violence and
the absence of physical force
and threats of force became the
norm. Promoting non-violence
would indeed be promoting a
true 'family value. '
The Seaforth Co-operative
Children's Centre offers parent-
ing classes through STEP. For
more information, call 527-
0682.
Tuckersmith delays rezoning of Brucefield lots
The Township O.f
Tuckersmith decided to delay
the proposed rezoning on Lots
6,7 and 8, Plan 181 within the
Hamlet of Brucefield from its
Oct. 3 meeting until its meeting
last night.
A delegation of Mr. and Mrs.
Barry Linden attended council
on Oct. 3 asking to defer dis-
cussion on the proposed
rezoning for two weeks in
order for the objector and
proposed purchaser to reach a
satisfactory agreement.
* * *
Tuckersmith Council
accepted a tile drainage loan
application from D & D Brock
Farms Ltd. on Lot 1, Conc. 14
Huron Road Survey m the
amount of $20,000.
There was no objection at the
Oct. 3 session of Tuckersmith
council to a proposed sever-
ance on Lots 19 and 20, Conc.
4, Huron Road Survey.
* * *
Eliza• beth Park in
Egmondville will be getting a
new baseball backstop fence.
More computers on farms
Computers are
increasingly popular on the
farm. Thirty-five per cent of
cash crop farmers, 69 per
cent of swine farmers and
59 per cent of cattle farmers
surveyed use a computer in
their operation, according to
the most recent edition of
Agri food research in On-
iario.
These percentages have
been relatively constant for
the last three years, adds the
OMFRA publication, except
for beef where computer use
is growing. For each group,
financial management is the
major use.
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,Tuckersmith Council
accepted the tender price of
Chaparal Fencing for construc-
tion at $1,941.02 at its Oct. 3
meeting.
Construction will begin in a
week and the backstop should
be completed before winter.
* * *
Tuckersmith Township will
be renting a parcel of farm
land for a three-year period.
Council approved the adver-
tising on Oct. 3 to rent Part of
Lot 23, Conc. 4, Huron Road
Survey with tenders to close
Nov. 7.
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