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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 1999-10-20, Page 5News Council supports paramedics Motion asks county to ensure local paramedics keep jobs By Scott Hilgendorff has downloaded the provision of ambulance Expositor Editor services to the county level. • A motion that would help ensure Seaitirth paramedics were hired into. tori• new an►hulant a sy.IcIn that ought he .sa•t up alter proviht tat downloading. was passed /ay Lomita'. I(ccyc 1.m Stelller.hrought the matter -Io tiouncil's- attc plait at its Ott. 1.2 meeting. pninung t+111 stall of in de pcndent amhulance sei yore.. such a, the one t+per.ucd ni Scalttrlh. are on their owl! when .t new sX-stem of ambulance sere ices is' tahGshed by the tunt% The provincial coyernment Hurort•(ounty is ctirrcntly eying'to -determine how the ambulance service should he provided. The situation led the owner • al thc.Sealorth Ambulance.' Service to issue pink slips to all the piramcdics: pending the creation of the new system Steftle other •pararn• ' a this tamp,il ',+thcr. arc protect, .• ••inion•and would be able to transfer into a new sy.tem with their senior!, ',in tact She - said Seatorth; paramedics are considered crown agents." • '•If they change their employer. they havelo start at ground level." she said. adding she wants them to he able t(1 make a lateral move into whatever new service Firms. While it Is possible for the. county to decide to enter into a contract with Lucas and Holtman. • the other: independent company. the county could also decide to run the ambulance services ' itself or enter into a tendering prices. in which a provider from outside the area could he awarded the contract: '"The 'ones who stand -to lose the most are the ones in. our own community." she said of the Seaforth paramedics. Astor Davi; Scott asked what the county's stand I. on the -issue and Steffler. the town's representvpse. on Huron County Countil. said there isn't one. Scott said he would like to see the Iocal.paramedics remain here since they are familiar with the. arca and where their calls -are {akin them. • .urprl.ed the count t hash r ,.!ken ,1 stand yet.' hr said. •.Stettler said •the county administration And personnel committee-. Is c31 rrentl:, looking at the issue: A mi)tlo,n recommenthi that whatever. system Huron County Council set. lir - ,houtd int lust: all . the currently • employed par.Imedit . a-. supported by council Delegations say other options exist over closing schools, cutting programs By Susan Hundertmark ;xpositor Staff Nitlre Options must exist than school closures or cuts 1(1 progralils. two parent dele+!auons told trustees at last •week•s meting uI the,. :\titin. \1altland District •S Iuiol Board. - hrheyi !here ,ire only tao- uptioits. said - \like Brine. tit South Perth , Centennial 'Public School's school civuncil. "There are alwais other option.:. 11 they can he implcn►cntcd or not is up I'm -Brine asked. ' it administratiion could he reor.g•anicud to cut cost.._ sharia•;, one principal and one tier -principal with three lenient:my schools. leaving ,i secretary at cac-h .churl. He added that it'srhools need to he closed, the saying. nowt he used to. improve programming sig ;that enrolment can. he maintained or improved..- " Nnhody', gains to accept travelling another half hour it the program .is not improved at: the other sthoOl.:\ke need 14) tT)IkC il' \erv, palatable it:we're i%oing to close schools.- said Brine. • .- -s well. Brine said that since tehhoard is asking for . parents to he open -Inn -Wed about . • the school accommodation• process..he hopes that the _.board. will also he open-minded. • • "\Vc are all. pa.'-i(inatc aho:tit education. and the - well-hcing aj our children. We :will.peak with all the passion we feel to influence you in your decision.- he said. Education dirc,,tor Lorne_ Rachlis" said no small elementary schools have vice -principals and many of the principal, are already administering two schools while teaching part-time. He added that because this year's declining enrolment of. tWo per cent will cause a• loss of S600.60 0 in revenue, there will he no savings made by closing schools.' -.We're going to have -5600.0(J( less next \ear We don't have the money to put hack into programs. he said. ' •Daniel.Gill. who has two. children at Stephen Central Public School. asked why • enrolment is dropping. "Are they relocating: dropping out stir are we losing them to the separate: Workshop targeted at many groups From Page 4 front farmers on what kind. of information soil ,issist:tce they need on the topic of Kann 'drains. You -are in%itcd"to tht, workshop and -s, to scall us what you need to adopt. these. 'pro\ dr,una_e management technique, on y•+ur lnuperues Stew:lm hlp Councils are here to help v.'u implement these'and other innovatl-e land stewardship practice. The .workshop yy t 1I he targeted toward . landowners. municipal politicians and official, as well a, drainage contractor.. 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