HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1999-04-07, Page 5Agricultural co-op program
will send students into fields
BY SUSAN HUNDERTMARK
Expositor -Staff
A joint propbsal for a new
agricultural co -pp program.
for high school students In
both .the Huron -Perth
Catholic District School
Board and the A4on Maitland
• Disarict School Bbard has
received first year funding of
SI 70.006 from the province
-It's a .great thing, and it's
certainly. fulfilling a need we
have.m•Huron and Perth.
Count les:: I think it will he
.• er,,,, popular."' • trustee
Bernard Murray -told trusses
- ,tst night's Meeting of the
,Hitron-Perth hoard.
(..t1Jed• :Bridges to
ihefthree-ear
--• .prog-r.int includes .a
c.o-op -education
_ .. progr..int:.ror sfudenk from
-; - (trade ,.! to ()AC with An
• agricultitral tocti5.-.starting
•••••this.Sententher. .
• It -inClude,
comprehensive display for • credit financing from the Catholic secondary school
Grades 7-10 outlining career Farm Credit Corporation. eligible 10 attend.
opportunities in agricultural- agriculturalland stewardship
related fieldsfrom numerous from the Huron Stewardship
latm organizations in Huron Council:. farnigate to market
and Perth Counties and issues from Ontario Agrifood
Ontario. Education • . and waste
. ,In Grade 11.. students:: managerlient ,from the •
would 'take'. prerequisite- Ontario Ministry of:
courses leading 'to the • Agriculture. Food and Rural
agricultural !o -op Such as. Affairs.
hiolo-gy.- Math. construction The three -credit internship
technology. tarot- includes 160 hours tf onithe:
equipmentiauto mechanic's: -Joh trainingwithip a farm -
entrepreneurship. marketing„ related business. such as a
accounting and _information' farm implement dealership.
processing and in rrade f2. iced mill or fertilizer plant
• students would complete four :ind 161) hours of on-the-job
-credits. one in schoorand training within a- farming .
three ontwo placement: operation such as heef. dairy._
The 121) -hour n-. seltobl• • poultry or mixed farms: :
credit tncludes an u..ri• Dunne the firstyear. 25 10
_preneurial coure from the . students will' participate
Huron ;Business Centre,. with he ,:lass located it.
farm-hased •aceouniing from - iontli Huron Secondary
the Ont.irto .Xgricultural. SvhOol in Exeter. .wait
Tr unInl! Instaitite-:.• farm. :Indents --from the
.atety from he Farm Safety urro1inding econdary'
:Association oi Ontario. lan. chools St. Anne
During the second and
third years. 5.0 to 60 students
will he enrolled each year.
Second year Classes would he
offered at Listowel District
Secondary School .durtng" the
; first semester.and.ai Mitchell
District Secondary School
during the second .semester.
Third. year classes would he
offered at - Sit -afford
Northwestern during the first
.• semester and at St. Artne's•
during the second semester.:
- The projected hudget
• shows a need for S148,000 in
both the second and third
years. 7 . 'Education.
•Ni.ipertntendent Ray Contins
.
said the province hasn't et
committed to funding the
program, in :its second -and
third years:
it will continue but
the- first year will. he- audited
• to•inake sitre 'we're doing
what-wesay we are.- he•said.
Drinking -drivers:. stopped: -in townships.
•
OPP
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7 • 77. r1 A .1 • 11 p.t(1 on drivimg vith ,21- 0. rig • it
Huitett• alcohol in !'-.i11 '111
• ;- tiled a Atirti -4.1i 2: 111 I.:11. 7
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Topaz w:t. \e'en: .it !r":1,2. Hic.!• I. on
in Ciinv Riu :1 7 ici.,..tr,inith Township,
N•IcKillop 'Township iiti - .sinnetititc -letween Stinday
SCI•11.001:€
report
Impaired driver sittpped
Se 1 1
1 : '1
Nati- tound to have physical
symptoms ot- impairment
when stopped. Moron
OPP.. .
i)reath (ems 4iowed him
ie :nitre than -two itincS
' lie ectal li iit rintnit-ecii to
drip vehiclf. -.
VIN stolen
•• .ill-(errain yehicle.was
Aiiien !Jinn t resi(1encc'on
Xiarch Ind
risis-creates March '(1
Ke•.• •:.: Ct' 11 111.,
• 0 . . :Imhof, )1 he 1`1(6 Honda
0 1) portunitv tor in -put
. .
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. ... t ,iich -was iiatteil :text 70
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t,..:h.:o clear'v-.111 u :s tied ,IN 1.
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”17101 it:w delivery •systern( m Seaforth sorry. Eat
Har, -17. :nil-Se:north •
•-„iour Voiirschool:Your 'lien
E. int your zok•crinnent: rIte\—c.- hid .air
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Council of the
Township of McKillop
invites v o u _to
OPEN HOUSE
for the retirement of
NlariOn McClure
.on FRIDAY, APRIL 1.6, 1999
4t.Seaforth.District.
Community Centres t upper 1l) Duke S .
3AX) p.m. -6.00 p.m. -
Truck Load
SALE!
of INFINITI
Sp•cis
*4 DAYS ONLY*
• Fri. Apr. 9, 9 AM to 8 PM; Sot. Apr..10, 9 AM to 5:30 PM
Mon. Silues. April 12 & 13, 9 AM to 5:30 PM
• Manufacturer's Clear Out
NEW MODELS
SCRATCH & DENT
Save up to
$
1,O0�°
1-800-479-2419
or
273-0976
404 Eris Street,
Stratford
INFINLTL
cvalwo
apo
Complete
kutomotive Repair
'Class A Mechanic'
--(REALES 3ERVICE qP4IFI
ARCHIE'S
senceice eesafte
ify) -,27-0881 LUNT
udtilih SI. E. Scalorth
the house. -
• Anyone with anv related
!ntormation :is .asked 10 Call.
•
Crimestoppers or the Huron
OPP.
'• Driver's licence guspended-
, 2. 1 -year-old Exeter man
!tad his drier"; licence'
-stispended for hour5 and
•
was chargcCi withea
vti•ilation.:ater t routine
check Mafch
).;fl; on gliNit.;
Ttickerstnith Township.
()pen alCOlio1 Ails ;mind
n lie ar Anti I he Ari ver
was In • Alcotcst.
whica i,-..a.steren warn.
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Seaforth Recreation Department
Presents....
DOG
OBEDIENCE
WITH INSTRUCTOR ANITA HANSEN
This 10 week session will begin on
TUESDAY:APRIL 20; 1999 7:00 - 8:00 PM
at the Seaforth & District -Community Centres
Registration fee is $45:00
Interested persons must
pre -register by calling
527-0882
NOTE:YOU DO NOTNEED TO BRING YOUR OOG ON
THE FIRST NIGHT-
Y°Lere invited
The Seaforth & Area
Business Reterition & Expansion
Committee
thanks all who helpea JS COMPIle 1 .vealthof
atormaticin about the businesses n our :ommunity.
We want to share the cesults -tt •he n,totrrtation
gathered and plan 'Gahm -wed actions 'or a prosperous
future in Seatorth.
Please join us at the
Seaforth Legion
Monday, April 12, 1999 - 7:30 p.m.
far our PUBLIC MEETING
SEE YOU THERE!
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