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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 CONTINUED from page I 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. r 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 '.. Goderich & District Chamber of Commerce t