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Goderich
goes to
court over
county
policing
The Town of Goderich
continues its :court battle
for county -wide OPP
Town_ council has made
a motion to the courts to
"quash" county bylaw #5
passed. in February
repealing the bylaw #9
creating a county -wide
contract with the OPP.
"The . town fully'
supports county -wide
policing," saidGoderich
Adininistrator Larry
McCabe, adding that there
are greater savings to be:
realized with a county- _
• wide contract.
In February, county
reports indicated that $1
Million in savings was lost
'in 1999 and another $1
million in savings could
be lost in 2000 without a
county -wide OPP -
contract.
Goderich , -plans to
proceed with a court case
scheduled March 30 and
31 when the validity of
bylaw . 9 will be
determined. McCabe
'noted that the legalities:of
the county's abilities to
cost allocate the police
service based on workload
will also be dealt with.
The Town of Goderich has
long maintained that the
county is not legally able
to allocate costs. on
workload. They have also,
.stressed that policing
should be costed by
.assessment, 'like all other
county services.
But countycouncil
passed a motion last
Thursday requesting the
province enact a
regulation enabling
counties to cost allocate
policing costs by
wodkloed.
Goderich Reeve John
Doherty expressed the
concerns of the Town of
Goderich regarding the
costing. Doherty . rioted
that the town "presently
pays 13.4 per cent of -all
county services.
"We don't have county
roads but we still pay 13.4
per cent." Doherty stated.
Ile also added that the
town did all of its own
preparations for 911
services but still paid 13.4
per cent of the costs to
prepare the rest of the
county for the services.
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:Mad Magic`
Students at Seaforth Public School were entertained by a Mad Magic Show Inst Wednesday. Students were taught some basic
scientific principles through magic tricks. Here, the Mad Magician climbs inside a giant balloon
Creamery expands
Seaforth expands, warehouse
to be buik in Cambridge
market near the 401," says
Wilson. of Gordian Services
Group, a real • estate
consulting firm retained by
the Creamery .to find
property for the warehouse.
Murphy says the
Cambridge site will have
enough room for another
manufacturing plant but
adds there is no plan at
present to build one.
He says the Seaforth
expansion, which began at
the end of 'November,
includes a warehouse on the
main floor for ingredients
and packaging and a new
employee facility, including
a lunch room, change room
and new entrance:
Seaforth Mayor Dave
Scott says the expansion is
good news for the town,
adding that town council
has been meeting regularly
By Susan Hundertmark
Expositor Stott
The Seaforth Creamery is'
building a two-storey
17,000 -square -foot
expansion iri'Seaforth and
plans a 120,010 -square -foot
warehouse to start
construction in Cambridge
this year. .
"We're growing very
rapidly," says general
manager Clarence Murphy.
•The Cambridge
warehouse is contingent on
an offer on some property in
the northwest end of the city
closing as expected during
the next few weeks, says
real estate consultant Jeff
Wilson, of Toronto.
"AR of the product will
still he manufactured in
Seaforyt but it makes more
sense 0 store it closer to the
with Creamery management
to smooth the way for the
expansion.
We:Will do everything'
we can to make. Sure. the
Creamery remains here is
one of our largest
employees," says Scott.
The Creamery. which
added a new shift of about
16. employees to its work
force of 135 employees in
November. is currently
investigating starting a new
line but Murphy said he
didn't want to.speculate
how many new jobs it could
create.
The Creamery now
manufactures over 100
different types of salad
dressing which is distributed
across Canada.
Wilson says Cambridge
was chosen as the
warehouse site as well
because it is within an
hour's drive away from
Seaforth.
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Goa1
scored
on
school
board
Despite loss
of injunction,
community
believes case
against school
boardisstrong
By Scott Hilgendorff
Expositor Editor
Despite not being
granted an injunction,
leaders of a fight to keep
Seaforth District High
School are considering
last week's civil court
ruling. a goal scored for
their team.
"As 'far as I'm
concerned, it's 'game
on,'" said Carolanne Doig,
one .of a group of
community .members'
leading a struggle against
the Avon. Maitland District
School Board which voted
last month to close the.
high school and move the
students from Seaforth,
Public School and Walton
Public School into that
facility.
Justice Thomas Heeney
did not grant an injunction
that would have prevented.
the school board from
proceeding with its plans
to close the high school
until a full judicial review
can be heard about the
case on May"19.
The judicial review is
the result of a civil action
launched by five
community members
including Mayor Dave.
Scott and business man
Charles Smith. The claim
'accuses the board of being
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Legal fees eaten
by court process
Appeal goes out for a renewed
fund raising effort in community
By Scott Hilgendorff
Expositor Editor
With almost 520.000 already tied into legal:fees and a
pending judicial review in May. the Student Success
Foundation is again launching an appeal for donations from
'the community.
The proceeds are being used towarda legal fight against
the Avon Maitland District School Board 'which is in the
process of closing Seaforth District High School by June 31.
Members of the community have taken the school board to
court and a judicial review in May will now decide whether
or not the community has been treated fairly and, if not, will .
ensure more time is given to present to the board alternatives
to closing the high school.
"It does cost money to pursue these avenues," said
Carolanne Doig, one of the leaders in the fight to keep the
school open at a community meeting called last week.
A 510,000 donation from Charles Smith and'his business,
Boilersmith Ltd., and about 59,000 raised from other
'cbinmunity groups and individuals, is already going toward
legal fees and court appearances that led up to last week's
ruling that an injunction would not be granted to stop the
board from closing schools. . .
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