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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 1999-09-15, Page 2S -mitt HURON EXPOSITOR, Soptontbor 11, 111109 •, News Fitness complex committee plans to approach town .council next From Paige 1 the project could cohtinue at the high school if the board would agree to a leasing agreement. in which the board would not contribute to maintenance costs. A $25 fee for students who want to use the recreation complex would generate a third of the maintenance costs if the complex is built at the school, says Johnston. He says he estimates membership fees of approximately $200 to $250 a year for adult members. Other possibilities include locating the complex near the Seaforth and District Community Centres or Johnston says. some private citizens have also offered their -land in Seaforth as a site for the complex. "We still think it will serve Seaforth and the surrounding community well. We don't think it will be frivolous." he said. The proposed 100 by 150 foot structure would he a "coverall" structure, made of aluminum and steel in a truss - arch, design with no weight-bearing walls at the ends and include an indoor track, a portable gym floor. a dance studio, squash courts, a weight room, change rooms. offices and storage space. School closure list will be smaller this year From Page 1 stay in their own communities. We have to prepare people by giving them more information," he said. adding that the Ottawa Carleton Catholic School Board has very successfully accommodated Grades 7 and 8 in their high schools for several years. Rachlis said the phasing out of OAC will drop secondary school enrolment by 20 per cent. He said that a Toss of just 25 students translates into a revenue loss of $100,000. "The funding formula makes every student precious," he said. "Revenues will shrink but the costs won't go down if there are no fewer teachers in the same buildings." Paramedics ask Huron County for job guarantee From Page 1 Bill Wallace. past president of the Huron Federation of Agriculture, said he wants local paramedics to have the skills to deal with rural situations such as farm accidents. "They (paramedics) need to know us (farmers) and understand our occupation since they respond when we need them," he said. Wallace added that, given the provincial deadlines, the most sensible option is to keep the existing operators. who. ':ttRderstand the rural scene." Huron County paramedics distributed a pamphlet outlining their desire that ambulance services be publicly -funded and publicly -operated. The paramedics also asked that the county create a job guarantee, which would maintain current wages and benefits, regardless of who is- ultimately chosen as their employer or union. "We had a meeting last week and we want to continue to -provide high quality. patient- first care. Ambulance care should be accountable to the public, not private shareholders," said Clinton paramedic Ben Driscoll. Seaforth paramedic, Art McNaughton asked Seaforth Reeve Lin Steffler to take a resolution to county council stating that since paramedics are an important resource, their jobs should be guaranteed regardless of how the system ends up being structured. "It's important that the county show some support for our jobs." he said. "Paramedics have found we have to fight for our jobs. When we got our lay-off notices it created a great deal of stress in my life and I don't blame (ambulance provider) Brad (Lucas). I blame the provincial government for doing this in a half-essed way." Paramedics in Seaforth, Clinton and Zurich received their lay-off notices at the beginning of August. leaving them wondering if they'll have jobs by Jan. 1, 2000. When Steffler asked what will happen to those paramedics at the beginning of January, their boss Lucas said he's not yet certain if his licence to provide ambulance services will be extended past Dec. 31. "Extend my licence or give me some authority to operate, ambulances and we'll do everything we can to extend service withinthe law," he said. When asked how he would like to see ambulance services provided, Lucas said he recommended the county enter into a five-year agreement with the current providers and then possibly run it themselves. "If any county could run it and be cost-effective, this county could do it. I think Huron County is very astute," he said. The first board meeting in October will be an information session on the topic of school accommodation review but Rachlis said an actual list of schools that could be closed will not be available until November. - However, he did say the list will be "much smaller" than last year's list, which suggested closures and changes to as many as 19 schools throughout the district. At the October meeting. Rachlis said the board will be looking for suggestions from the public in view of the fact that some closures are inevitable. "The bottom line is we have to find some way to' provide a quality education for students." he said. Rachlis said the last round of standardized test results in Grades 3 and 6 showed that the Avon Maitland hoard is Live to seven per cent below the provincial average. results he attributes to a lack of available funding for curriculum support for teachers.. "It disturbs me that we've identitied needs in the system and have no way, to fund them." he said. 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