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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 1999-06-02, Page 3News Scott Hilgendorff photos • Cuboree - More than 100 cubs from Perth Countypacks came to. Family Paradise Camping Park on the. weekend for -the annbal Cuboree. (top, .leff)Laura Clarke- of 1st Seaforth and Johnathon Stevenson of St:Marys were among the cubs making : ice cream. Ken Connolly of Mitchell teaches rope making with 1st Cromarty leader Pete Laing while other groups took to the canoes. Board won't cut time to speak But number of dele •ations He said that while he's g happy to heal- "serious will be limited to l oer meeting - matters" 'presented to the P gt board, it's rare that more than media blamed for confusing issue 10 want to speak at regular By Susan Hundertmark Expositor Staff The Avon Maitland District School- Board voted las! week to limit delegations to l0; per meeting but defcateda motion to reduce the amount of time to speak from 10 minutes to live minutes. "There are a number of other methods parents have to communic-ate with ,the -board:" said trustee Donald, Brillinger of the change to board by-laws: ."We have a 5130 million corporation we're trying to run and we •only have a few hours to make decisions that impact on that corporation. We're simply trying to streamline the important and crucial business meetings of this hoard." Community as visitors co Trustee Maggie Laprade said -the change that limits delegations is.not'iiltended to stop anyone from acing heard but to "give a more fair, open hearing tb everyone" and, with fewer speakers, .increase the. "quality" of what trustees comprehend. Education director Lorne Rachlis•'pointed out that the by-laws contain provisions to allowadditional delegations at subsequent meetings or to, call special meetings. Trustee Ray Ford said speaking'to•thc board as a delegation is a "privilege" that has been abused "by a small numberfof individuals who Sank to the Level in December of wasting half an hour of the board's time by readinga novel to us." boardmcc,tings and that special meetings can be held for "complex or emergency issues." . - Board chair Wendy i nderson said that she's aware of other, elected bodies that "feel .no such compulsion to hear everyone who wants to'speak'on an issue." pointing to 'a time,thc former Perth school -hoard was lucky to .he able to present a delegation to the provincial government since there were three or four times' more peeple wanting to: speak than time slots to accommodate them. ' She blamed the media for. confusing' the issue and preventing people from understanding ,whaf the Board is trying to do.. "AIL` delegations will he hear'd," she said. yard sale a popular event me from across region \lore than 20 people have registered so far • to participate in' the 'Seaforth community yard sale this weekend. says Janc Taylor, Scaforth's acting deputy clerk -treasurer. Taylor• says registration will be cut off at noon Thursday when the list of community yard sales will•be Many areas of safety are covered From Page 1 shows Huron County having almost double the provincial .average of trauma accidents requiring , hospital admission's. 1n' 199-4. 121 of e�cry 10.000 trauma accidents in Huron County required hospitalization compared the provincial average of 65.7. Participating groups include the Seaforth fire department; the Scaforth ambulance service. the Huron County Health Unit. Murphy Bus Lines. Ontario Hydro. Vincent Farm Machinery and the Canadian Cancer Society. "We covered every area of child safety we could think to do." says Boone. She says the organizers are hoping to make the child safety fair an annual event in Scaforth and arc hoping to see 200 children participate during the fair. A -bike rodeo and bike decorating contest are "a big aspect" of the fair, says Boone. . Decorated bikes will be judged at 4 p.m. and a free hotdog and pop will be given to each participating child. placed on a town map, which and Taylor says she expects will be distributed to Main visitors to town from about a St. businesses and available' 60 -kilometre radius. at the -town hall. It's a very. popular event "I'm told most people_ and a very nice gesture by don't use the map. anyway. - the • BIA (Business They jest cruise the town," Improvement Arca) to give she says. the yard, sales free For the first time ever, the advertising to go along with community yard sale has their sidewalk sale, she been advertised in Stratford says. YOU...are invited to ate. COMMUNITY FORUM Monday, June 14, 1999 7:00 p.m. Seaforth Community Hospital • Conference Room'2 (lower level) AGENDA - � Huron Perth Hospitals Partnership - Bonnie Adamson, President/CEO - Mission, Vision and Values Upcoming Projects/Activities Video - + Panel Discussion - Panel members: - Robert Norris, Chair, Seaforth Community Board of Directors Bonnie Adamson, CEO/President, Huron Perth Hospitals Partnership - Andrew Williams, Vice President, Multi -Site Administration Dr. Carolin Shepherd, Seaforth Community Hospital Chief of Staff ► Question and Answer Period Trustee Abby Armstrong disagreed, saying that she. riot the media. set the dis'cussiontone.at the last hoard meeting and that she would never support.thc idea of limiting delegations. • • "Jtist because other bodies. like hospital hoards or the i provincial. legislature do. /something doesn't" mean we have to make our s\ stem less accessible. The intent might not -he there to limit access to the hoard but in .fact. that's what- we do when we limit -tlie number: of delegations." she said. Trustee Vicki Culbert ,also said she would not support the • - .motion limiting . delegations. - "What if the vote is made hcIoreaIl the'dcic ations are • heard? I don't think that's right," she said. 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