HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1996-03-06, Page 121S -THE HURON EXPOSITOR, March S, 111116
SAVING THE RAINFOREST -. Miss Francine De Groot's Grade 5/6 class at St. Columban
School organized a carnival as a fundraiser to purchase an acre of rainforest last Wednesday.
An acre of the rainforest costs $25 in the program to sponsor environmental awareness by the
World Wildlife Fund.
'One halfof st
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staff automatically if those
kids are gone?
"It cuts our enrollment in
half. One-half of our stall is
surplus today. .
Carroll says a three-way
deal with the hoard. Ontario
Public Service Employees'
Union (OPSEU) and Wes
Bell. superintendent of the
correctional facility. came
undone at the last minute
before OPSEU went out on
strike Monday.
There was a commitment to
continue schooling at
Blucwatcr but increase the
level of security for teachers
in the event of a walk -out. the
director of education says.
That -didn't happen and
everything "changed dramati-
,cally", says Carroll. When
the safety of staff couldn't he
guaranteed. the Huron hoard
assigned theni to various
duties in other schools in the
system.
This deal that ,unravelled
played a part in the costly
aff is surplus,' says Carroll
consequences, says the edu-
cation director. •
"l believe that's what led to
the disruption up there yes-
terday .hccause they've
locked. these kids up. Carroll
says.
"The reality o1 the situation
is the Huron County Board of
Education didn't close the
school. The correctional
superintendent of the institute -
closed the school."
The education director says
increased security would_
have kept .the inmates occu-
pied. •
"We had done what we
needed to do ahead of time to
the satisfaction of the OSSTF
(Ontario Secondary Schools
Teachers' Federation), the
OPSEU people -who were
involved and the administta-
tion of corrcctioral services,'
-Carroll says.
"We are going 10 look after
the safety and well-hcing of
our staff. We were prepared
to ensure that there were pos-
itive and constructive things
happening with the kids and
we tried to arrange this
beforehand so that we didn't
have this #!*+- *?#! bizarre
thing that happened yester-
day:"
OPSEU represents correc-
tions officers. nurses, clerical
staff and cooks at Bluewatcr,
Where between 15 and 20
staff were on duty when the
riot started, about half .the
usual number. Others then
returned to work from the
picket line in the emergency.
Non inmates were injured
in the uprising Corrections
spokesman Ken Tufts says.
hut the two units won't he
usable for some time.. ,
Dear Facts
Bird feeder fundrai
"Anything that was break-
able.was hrokcn." he adds.
At a meeting Monday
morning teachers and staff at
the Blucwatcr high-school
were assigned to other,
schools and duties in the
Huron system. ;Fhcy were
told it was for at least the
next two months.
`Having more staff would not have helped'
BY JOHN GREIG
SSP News Staff
Management had been alert-
ed to the possibility of trouble
.ate the Blucwatcr Youth
Centre. hut thc,hcad of the
local union: said having more
staff on hand would not have
helped'
Bill jell. president of
headquarters on Cambria
Road.
• He said staff did most of the
work .with the residents, and
police ringed the perimeter in
case anyone tried 10 escape.
Bell said police. fire-fighters
and • an' ambulance crew
should he comrncndcd for
helping contain the incident.
An cstimafcd $250,000 in
damage was.donc- in the ram -
Ontario Public Service page.by.53 youths in two of.
Employee's Union Cal 122, the doirrniturics at the Centre._
said "If'thcre were i(.slaff . After the riot, residents
and the residents decided tci were taken to thc Elgin
ko. they would have gone. I- Middlesex .Detention Centre
think the reason they .went' and the Niagara Detention
was they heard that- other Centre.,
places wcrc going and they "11 could ha.vc been a lot
decided.to go themselves. worse," he said.
"You'd just try to get out of
the area.".
Bell said staff are instructed
to seek safety when a -riot-like
situation gets out of control.
Bell couldn't say how many,
:staff were on duty at the time
of the riot for security reasons.
Guards who are working are
doing so under an .essential .
services agreement worked
out between the union -and the
provincial government.
• Forty-five per cent of correc-
tional officers are covered
under the essential services
agreement. Union members
have been on strike since .Feb.
26.
Picketers were on the scene
of the riot shortly after it
began at about 3:30 p.rn. to
help try to control the resi-
dents. BclI himself, went to
help from the local strike
Social Work week now
To celebrate Social Work
Week. March 4 to 8. thc arca
Children's Aid Society is
inviting anybody interested
to hear speakers at -its brown
hag, lunches on 413
MacEwan St. in Goderich
this week. Floyd Herman,
principal of Robertson Public
School will talk on stress and
humour as an outlet tomor-
row (Thursday) from noon to
I p.m. , and Dave Gibbons'
topic is career opportunities
in social- work Friday at the
same time and place Friday:
"It was 'don't worry, nothing
will. happen'. and that kind of
attitude and we told them,
'well; you'd Netter worry
because something is going to
happen."' •
Bell didn't blame thc man-
agement at the centre hccausc
he said they had to follow
orders from above.'
The Blucwatcr Youth
Centre differs from other cor-
rectional facilitics.hccause
there are not enough individ-
ual lockup facilities to .hold all
of the residents. There arc 34
maximum security cells. The
other facilities are like dormi-
tories.. Bell said the doors to
those facilities can.be locked,
but it wouldn't help much to
do so.
ANNOUNCEMENT
MIKE CREGAN
The Board of Directors of
the Clinton Community
Credit Union is pleased to
announce the appointment
of Mike Cregan to the
position of Loans Officer.
Mike brings with him many
years experience 'in consumer,
commercial and agricultural
lending: .,
CLINTON COMMUNITY
CREDIT UNION
48 Ontario Street
CLINTON 482-3467
118 Main St. North
EXETER 235-0640
ser for high school
tit 19 new computers con-
nected to the Internet and
having C.D. Rom capabili-
ties. The opportunities that
this will afford students at
S.D.H.S. arc immeasurable!
In this era of rapid change
and technological advance
we arc pleased to offer our
students educational opportu-
nities that will he second to
none. It is anticipated that our
new Information Centre will
he up and running by the end
of March. - J. Moore
April 4 will he the date for
thc next dance, sponsored by
thc Student's Council.
Students will have an oppor-
tunity -to imitate their favorite
hand in an Air Band Contest.
This spring the Student's
Council decided to go with a
new fundraising idea that
• includes bird feeders. hang-
ing flower bags and pt uches
of wild flower seeds. Each
item can be purchased from
any student of S:D.H.S. This
campaign will run from
March 6 to 27 and orders will
be delivered by April 8.
The Peer Mentoring pro-
gram has started new mentors
who will be trained in April.
On March 26 at 4-5:30 p.m.
the mentors will have a Bowl
for Millions and Pizza Party.
Mentors arc integrated. with
grade nine students for bad-
minton intramurals currently
running..
The Reach for the Top team
has been working up to big
wins, having come, within
five and ten points of victory
on two nail -kiting counts.
With the diligent .coaching of
Mr. Ball, Jane Powell: Julie
Agar, Martin Attenhurgcr,
Kyle Rea, Rob Linden and.
William Brown have been
practising in preparation for..
their weekly. bouts against the
Clinton., Exeter, Goderich
and Wingham- schools:
Matches take place every
Wednesday • afternoon at
C.H.S.S. unlit March 27.
The library at S.D.H.S. is
undergoing a significant
'transformation into a state-of-
thc-art information centre ,
This includes the installment
SERVING THE COMMUNITY SINCE 1952
.Laurie Crocker. daughter of.lim
and lkien.e.rockerofSafortIt
was Called to the liter ou
Fehrllan• ti. 1996.
Laurie is u gratitude of Senior -tit ; I
hale ata) i s utorth District .
F liglr School nnil received her
Bachelor of.lrts and miff 1kgree
from the University of Western
(hltlirio.
The day ceremony was even
more iccial when clone faultily
friend. heather Ross.
rcprescnting the Ialw So cit o
culledthe etuulidates to the
iNxltlQll.
Laurie has taken WI ussoi tate
ixnitiuliwith Ross, Ik iiiiett.&K .
Lake in Loudon spec iaiizitit in
basil i.. ss low.
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Hibbert Township Sesquicentennial
Irish Pub Nite
Friday March 8/96
Dublin Community Centre
Irish Entertainment
Adyance/ 7 Door
Tickets Available Hibbert Twp.
Office, Fdighoffer's, Mitchell
Dublin Lions Club
St.
Patrick's
Dance
Dublin Community Centre,
March 9th
Band, Beechwood
Lunch Provided
Age of majority
86:®/ person
For tickets call 345-2949 or 345-2642
Goderich & District Chamber of Commerce
-presents -
An Advertising and Promotional
workshop designed for every
business owner.
Wednesday,•
March6, 1996
at 7:00 pm
Columbus Centre, Goderich
...just off Suncoast Drive on Parsons Court
—Guest Speaker ... Bob Hillier —
Marketing Director, Bowes Publishers, Edmonton, Alberta
•This dynamic and enthusiastic speaker can help you get the most fmm your advertising dollar by presenting a 'total
marketing concept' for the retailer and businessman and not just print oriented!
He'll cover topics such as...
Budgeting • Newspaper & Print
• Radio • Television • Flyers & more!
Admission: $10.00 per person
For more information, please call S24-1172
Tickets available from the Chamber of Commerce or
Goderich Signal -Star at 524-2614
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Goderich & District
Chamber of Commerce
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