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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 2000-05-24, Page 4: 4 -THE HURON EXPOSiTOR. iffy 24, 2000 Your Community Newspaper Since 1860 Terri -Lynn Hart - Publisher . Pat Armes - Office Monogr Scott Hilgendorff - Editor Dianne McGrath • Sibsaiptian/dnuilieds Susan Hundertmark - Reporter Katrina Dietz - Safes & Distribution lo Bowes Publishers Limited Swish/Jen On Mir Ggrrnw - A groom CwMm E-mail us at se aforthObowesnet.com SUBSCRIPiION RATES LOCAL - 32.50 a year, in advance, pin 2.28 G.S.T. SENIORS- - 30.00 o yew, in advance, plus 2.10 G.S.T. USA 8. Foreign. 28.44 o yeor in advance, plus 178.00 postage, G.S.T. exempt SUBSCRIPfON RATES Published weekly by Signal -Star Publishing ot 100 Main St., Seaforth. Publication moil registration No 0696 held at Seooarth, Ontario. 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Newspaper Associotion, Ontario Community Newspapers Association Editorial Trustees can show fairness this time, by listening The Avon Maitland District School Board was unfair in its treatment of the Seaforth community. That was the ruling of a judicial review by three judges in London on Friday when they set out to determine whether or not a decision to close Seaforth District High School could be upheld. It can't. The board's decision to close the school no - longer exists. But that leaves room for much to be decided. The board now has to look at what to do next while community leaders wait to see what they have to do to,respond. The court ruling does not mean the board can't ever close the school. It just means that if they want to, they have to start over and make sure that process is fair. One way to do that is to be open minded and listen to the community. The board's lawyer mode a big deal about trying 4o suggest the board was more than fair by having no less than 17 meetings at which the public could speak to trustees and have a chance to influence their decisions. But trustees were already allowing themselves to be influenced by director of education Lorne Rachlis. The three justices that heard the case Friday suggested staff presented a negative view of suggestions made by the community and that those suggestions were negatively received by the trustees. What they didn't see, because they didn't have a chance to be at any of those 17 meetings, was each trustee's lack of interest or response to those presentations. - There was no reason to think their minds weren't already made up when staff first suggested money issues could be solved by closing those schools. '• Trustees repeatedly failed to ask questions or make comments about any suggested solutions from the public. To truly be fair, if the board starts another closure process, trustees, present and future, have to listen fo more than just their staff. It was staff that foiled to make trustees aware of the impact of a S200,000 mistake made in the estimated S500,000 savings that would come from closing the high school. It was trustees who failed to ask staff any questions about that error when it was brought to their attention by the public at the eleventh hour. They made a decision without having all the facts. Everyone's been given a second chance. Let's not make any new mistakes or sidestep the old ones. Scott Hilgendorff How to access us Letters to the Editor and other submissions can be made to us by noon on Mondays at: seaforth Cay bowesnet.com All letters and submissions must be signed and accompanied by a day -time telephone number. All submissions are subject to editing fur both length and content. Do►r Y forget to check owt mw hootepageat: - >; W'w'w.bow eetfet.CdA1/ Xpesitai Opinion =OW `Please don't let our school get closed' To the Editor: have to find and learn my way around a new one. I might My name is Dean Haycock and 1 am nine years old. 1 am not even know my teachers if they are different. writing for all my classmates and teachers. Please don't let our school get closed. 1 am one of the I love my school, my sister loves her school and little people who wants to make sure someone hears me. everyone at my school loves their school. I do not want to Please, please, please help me and my classmates keep our lose my teachers and most of all, my principal. Mr. school. Rideout. Dean Haycock I do not want to go to a big school where I have to make Grade 3 friends all over again. I want my school and I don't want to Seaforth Public School Canadian Food Inspection changes could have caused expensive licencing After five years of debate and discussion with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency over medicated feed for livestock, thelivestock and poultry industry in Canada was surprised when the Agency unveiled proposed new regulations earlier this year in the Canada Gazette. . Because no changes to government legislation were involved, the proposed changes didn't require the approval of Canada's elected representatives. The livestock and poultry commodity organizations were not ready to accept the Agency's approach. What the Agency was proposing could have a price tag of up to 100 million dollars for the farming industry, they calculated. The Agency. however. had an estimated cost of 22 million dollars. These organizations went to politicians in Ottawa immediately and through their efforts. an extension was granted to the public input period for the proposed changes. That period ended earlier this month. Agency officials say they wanted the changes in response to global concerns about food safety. They were concerned that medications being added to feeds for cattle. hogs and poultry weren't closely enough governed to protect humans from food items coming from those birds and animals. • • • Along with concerns about over - mediation, the Agency has expressed concerns with under -medication and the build up of immunity to various strains of bacteria. The proposed changes would have required everyone from farmers with on-farm mixing equipment to commercial feed preparation companies to have their equipment licenced, inspected and monitored on a regular basis by Agency officials. Most of this activity would have been at the expense of farmers. Canada's livestock commodity organizations have been developing a Canadian Quality Assurance Program to address the concerns targeted by the Agency with its regulations, and suggest the Agency's proposed changes are redundant. Agency officials, however, contend that the Canadian Quality Assurance Program is voluntary and fails to provide the necessary guarantees they feel are needed. Enforcement of the Agency's regulations would be mandatory. Producers and their organizations, for a long time, have recognized the importance of closely monitoring the introduction of medications into feeds for cattle, hogs and poultry, but want to be sure no unnecessary regulations and No serious injuries when thrown from buggy their associated costs are forced on Canadian farmers. Canada's livestock industry believes its Quality Assurance Program will adequately meet the objectives of the Agency without the establishment of another large and costly government bureaucracy. Such a bureaucracy would administer licences for on-farm mix mill operations and commercial livestock feed mills, regular inspections of these facilities by government inspectors and other aspects of the proposed regulations. The livestock industry has assured the Agency it will make its quality assurance program as mandatory as necessary to achieve the Agency's objectives. The Ontario Federation of Agriculture' fully supports the efforts of the Canadian livestock industry and will continue to pressure Federal Government officials to accept the integrity of the Canadian Quality Assurance Program. Jack Wilkinson, President, Ontario Federation of Agriculture May 28, 1875 As Dr. and Mrs., Coleman were driving with a team of horses in a buggy in McKillop Trp. the catch on the end of the pole gave way allowing the vehicle to run upon the horses. The Dr. was first thrown out and later Mrs. Coleman was•thrown our. Neither of them were seriously injured. The celebration of the 24th of May in Seaforth this year was equally as successful as a similar one of former years. The day was ushered in by music by the Seaforth Cornet Band which paraded the streets about 5 o'clock in . the morning. A friendly game of baseball was played at Londesboro on the 24th. 11 was played by� the mechanics baseball club and was for a supper to be paid for by the losing side. The captains were W. Ouimetts and H. Clinson, with A. Woodman as umpire. A picnic was held on the banks of the Maitland River at St. John's bridge in Hulled on the 24th. 'An -excellent address was given by R. Cudmore of Tuckersmith. As Edward Nichol of Morris Ti. p. was attending a bull the animal gored him, the effects of which caused his death. A number of the members of the Methodist Church met at the house of G. Sherritt and presented Rev. Bowers with a purse of $20.00 accompanied by an address, after which they partook of refreshments. Mr. Forsyth of town is busy getting his laundry ready for operation. May 25th, 1900 Ira Johns of Tuckersmith has purchased a fine young thoroughbred Durham bull from Henry Plumsteel of the London Rd. The total amount raised for all church purposes of the Kippen circuit of the Methodist church was $2,567 on an average of $64.15 per member. On Wednesday, John Years agone... Cuthill of Grey Twp left for McLeod, N. W. T where -he will visit and prospect. H. Cantelon has assumed the management of the Commercial Hotel at Hensall. Deep regret was felt on hearing of the death of Rev. Dean Murphy of St. Columban Church. His labours extended here for over 30 years. He was 76 years of age. Robert Charters of the Mill Road, Tuckersmith, has sold his fine Durham cow to James Cowan for shipment to Iowa. He received $300 for her. A surveyor has been engaged taking events, etc. in connection with the new granolithing sidewalks on Main St. Geo. Baldwin of town sold 83 bicycles this season. The corner stone of Dublin new church will be laid on the 27th of May by Right Rev., Father P. McEvory of London. David McIntosh of Brucefield has been appointed post master in place of Mr. Marks. • Wm. Miller of St. Joseph opened up a kiln of tile. They were good stock, all being sold inane day. M. floss of Bayfield is shipping potatoes to Tobermory and other upper lake ports. Charlie Dressler and H.M.McLeod are repairing and painting the Bayfield fleet for summer. Mr. Neff of Staffa raided his barn and will have a foundation put under it. Mr. John Snider of Brucefield is rushing the bicycle business during the fine weather. May 30th, 1925 Wm. Houghton of Cromarty met with a severe accident when a team of horses, owned by Russell Scott, ran away, but we are pleased to know that he is progressing favourably. The ladies of St. Georges Church, Walton had a bee and cleaned the chunk. The elevators at Walton will close on the 1st of June until the new crop comes in. Henry Koehler of McKillop has been assisting George Hoegy to jack up his barn. Several people saw a young deer running through the fields in Wm. Bennewiess' bush near Walton. Miss Nora Sholdice of McKillop has been taking her brothers place on R.R.2, Walton. Mr. Ivan Smillie of Toronto rendered that well known hymn, "The ninety and nine" in Hensall. While in St. Catherines S.T. Holmes called in an old Seaforth boy, R.G. Winter. Dick is making good in a successful undertaking business. The school of Commerce, Clinton, had the pleasure of presenting to Miss Mary McCowan of Seaforth, a gold medal for proficiency in typewriting. The cadets of the Seaforth Collegiate Institute marched in a body and attended First Presbyterian Church. Mr. J.J.Brockerick of town has secured the contract of decorating 2 miles of streets at Niagara Falls. J.M. Govenlock of town attended the Liberal Convention in Wingham. John Lamont of the Dominion Bank staff has been seriously ill at the home of J,J. Cluff Many friends regret to learn of the death in British Columbia of Wm. Grieve. He was the son of the late Wm. Grieve and was born in McKillop. Death robbed Seaforth of one of the very few remaining pioneer residents when Noble Cluff passed away at his house, North Main St. He served on the council and was mayor for two years. May 26, 1950 Evidence of the sign of the times is again evidenced by .the fact that the C.N.R. cattle shed and cattle pews are to be discontinued at Kippen. "Elmer Mousseau was the successful tenderer and is already at the task of making a clean up. Arnold Scott, graduated from She O.A.C. Guelph • with the course of animal husbandry. James Arthur McCallum, a farmer of the Walton district was instantly killed when he toppled 4 feet over an embankment which struck him in the chest and pinned him with the front wheel. John,- the young son of John B•roadfoot had his hand severely burnt when he was playing with a cigarette lighter. Mrs. Bruce Kennedy of Bayfield left for Montreal where she will sail on the Empress to Asia for England to spend a three month vacation. The Seaforth male quartette consisting of James T. Scott, Fred. E. Willis, M.R.Rennie and D.L. Reid sang on Sunday evening at the band concert in Milverton. Miss Mary Margaret Cleary was in Guelph attending the graduation exercises at the O.A.C. A retired minister of the Presbyterian Church of Canada, Rev. John E. Hogg died at the home of his. daughter, Mrs. Gowan Bailey of Woodstock. Mrs. D. Glenn Campbell. Mrs. Wm. Hart, Mrs. E.A. McMaster, Jean Snell and Patsy Hodgins of Exeter attended the ,May Day celebrations at Alma College. The funeral of'Andrew J. Flynn. who lived at the home of his daughter, Mrs. M. LeReu of Clinton was held Friday morning. Born in Hullett in 1868, he farmed there all his life. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Haney were pictured following their marriage, The bride is the former Gladys Earle of Egmondville.