The Huron Expositor, 1996-10-09, Page 2be able to extend technologi-
cal partnerships with other
area school boards."
Brown's letter says "while
the advantage gained by
extending local calling areas
would not be significant for
the board itself, it would be
important to hundreds of par-
ents presently required to
make long distance calls to
contact area, secondary
schools where their children
are in daily attendance."
The letter to the CRTC says
limited local calling "adds
significantly to operating
expenses for many."
The school board also
doesn't totally hold with
Bell's strict user -pay
approach, "wherein the full
costs for equipment upgrades
are to be borne through local
rate increases."
"But these issues seem to
parallel a generation of lost
arguments about who should
pay for remote railway lines
where profits have not been
possible," the letter states.
The Huron board endorsed
Bell's application for modern
equipment in the Seaforth
area as "overdue - and long
sought by the board to permit
local schools to participate
more fully in the electronic
learning revolution."
Seaforth Council endorsed'
the Huron board's letter to
the CRTC at last Tuesday
night's regular meeting.
PHOTO BY DAVID SCOTT
PHOTOTHERAPY DONATION - The Bluewater Fire Brigade Shriners recently donated
$4,000 to Seaforth Community Hospital for a new Bili blanket - a portable phototherapy
system for the treatment of jaundice for the obstetrics department. Presenting the dona-
tion, from left is: James Brunk, treasurer, and Ron Turner, Fire Brigade president.
Accepting the donation is Dr. Carolin Shepherd, Elda Tindall, RN, and Mary Stratton, hos-
pital board member.
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2 - 0 win over the Canucks.
CONGRATULATIONS
"REM"
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Board of Education sends letter to CRTC on Bell upgrade
The Huron County Board
of Education wants Bell
Canada to "extend local call-
ing areas significantly" and
provide an integrated frame
relay system before the fed-
eral government approves the
telephone company's applica-
tion to upgrade to and charge
more for modern digital
switching technology in the
Seaforth area.
In a Sept. 25 letter to the
Canadian Radio Television -
telecommunications
Commission (CRTC), Board
Chair Roxanne Brown, notes:
"If. we are to pay a higher
share to access enhanced ser-
vice, then we must also be
entitled to improved access to
our neighbours as part of an
expanded local area. It is not
reasonable that Bell sub-
• scribers in Seaforth be
required to pay long distance
charges to communicate with
close neighbours in McKillop
Township, Walton An
Brussels. Nor is it reasonai.w
to pay additional fees to. talk
with neighbours to the east in
the adjacent town of
Mitchell."
The letter its Chair forward-
ed to the CRTC adds "the
board also requires an inte-
grated 'frame relay' to link
all 'electronic' calling areas
along the Highway 8 comdor
from Goderich to Stratford to
Kids red
Walton
by Patty Banks
88-'-6860
It was red week for the
Kindergarten kids, which
meant that they got to wear
red avid also got to read about
Clifford the Big Red Dog.
The class welcomed new stu-
dent Courtney Campbell to
their classroom.
The Grade I's were busy
designing the float for the
Seaforth parade. The theme
this year was Sports Action.
The kids coloured and cut out
all kinds of sports equipment
to put on the float.
The Grade 2/3 were able to
go apple picking at Blake
Orchards. They learned how
to take an apple off the tree
properly and they also
learned how to identify vari-
ous varieties of apples.
Pay day on Monday was a
big hit as well. They learned
how to pay their bills, such as
bus service and desk rental,
etc. They even learned how
to cash cheques. The Grade
3/4 class have been working
on the most amazing animals
and have written some stories
about them.
Val Pethick returned from
Kingston after attending the
Provincial Legion Ladies
Auxiliar, convention.
There are some renovations
going on at the Walton com-
munity Hall. It is having it's
floors refinished and a new
furnace is being installed.
The members of the Hall
board are getting the place
fixed up for all the upcoming
events this Winter.
Saturday. the Hall was the
sight of the Preszcator annual
family reunion. Barb Durrell
who was part of the family
said that her brother had
baked a birthday cake for her
and other family members
that had birthdays in Sept. A
Euchre tournament was held
and games and prizes for the
kids.
A community shower was
held a week ago for Valarie
Laverty at Duff's United
church. Phyllis Mitchell and
Marie Coutts and Marie
McGai!in were the Emcees
for the evening. Marie
McGavin lead the women in
a sing song and told a few
jokes. Gloria Wilbee sang
and played her guitar and
Kate and Sarah Williamson
played the piano a long with
Kevin Wilbee. Amy
Shortreed read the Address.
The UCW women made and
served a delicious lunch after
Valaric opened her many,
wonderful gifts.
Marie and Neil McGavin
attended the .wedding of
Marcia McGavin and Bill
Thomson held at the Zion
Lutheran Church in Stratford
on Saturday. Marcia is the
daughter of Bill and Susan
McGavin.
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