HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 2000-06-07, Page 5THE HURON EXPOSITOR, Jun. 7, 2000-5
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Trustee says portables more equitable
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high school but there's a
difference in age and
hormonal activity. High
school kids are hopefully
mature enough 1o_ make the
appropriate decisions but I'm
not sure 11 and 12 -year-olds
arc," he said.
Trustee Donald Brillinger
argued that moving Grades 7
and 8 1o. the high school,
especially -as a "school within
a school" as suggested in the
director's recommendation,
would "enhance their quality
of education in. light of new
'curriculum."
• He -said Grades 7 and 8
-will need to use science labs
to accomplish the Grades 9
WO 10 level of science the
new Curriculum expects of
them.
He also said their exposure
to secondary .students would
he minimal.
Vandals will
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for Remembrance Day
services with its memorial
wreathes looked after by
Legion members, was built
.hy the town and is on town
land.•
Deputy Reeve William
Teall suggested they offer the
Legion .a 50-50 split on the
repairs.
Mayor Dave Scott said if it
belongs to the town, the
tow n should do the work.
The request. -from the
Legion also contained a
quote to have the work done
hut the quote comes from a
Legion member.
"Are we going just with
this quote because he's a
Legion member or should we
he going for other quotes?"
asked Colin. Heather
"They'll be on the buses on since the courts have shown winter.
the way to school, they're not the board not to be fair to -all Both trustees Atje Tuyten
going to dances/won't be in schools, he disagreed with and Maggie Laprade said
the yard unsupervised and moving Grades 7 and 8 to moving Grades 7 and 8 into
won't be in.the cafeteria at Seaforth's high school when high schools has to he
the same time." he said. "The the situation does not exist planned more and receive
added expense (of the anywhere else. more consultation before
portables) bothers me. "There would be no being implemented. -
especially when there's three problem convincing a judge Laprade also asked why
Or four empty classrooms just it was inequitable treatment," the board is spending money
down the street (from the he said. to provide a portable for the
public school)." While 'trustee Vickie Seaforth Co-operative Child
Vice -chair Bob Allan also Culbert was the only trustee Care Centre.
spoke in favor of moving to vote in favour of moving Of the three portahles
Grades 7 and 8. adding that Grades 7 and 8 into Seaforth needed at the public school.
when OAC is_ phased out iri District 'High School when one will he used , for
three years, many of the high faced with the school closure classroom instruction. one
schools in the district will be decision in February, she said for • the _daycare, centre'.
considering the option. . . she wouldn't support it this school -aged care program
• "It can be a very real and time. • and one for custodial storage.
consuming fear to have "i think the schools should "Why are we incurring
Grades 7 and 8 in a high all be treated the same costs to accommodate an
school but in each of the again." she said. outside agency'" she said.
cases it was studied, the fear Earlier in the debate. Trustee Abby Armstrong
disappears and it comes to he Culbert spoke in favor of defended the daycare centre.
seen as a very positive keeping Walton open, saying saying it is—very much
situation," he said. portables are .too hot in the needed and -:supported hy the
Trustee Ray Ford said that • summer and too cold in the :community."
lose hiding place with bushes removed
Robinet.
"That's a good point," said
Reeve Lin Steftler.
Administrator lack
McLachlan pointed out
different people do different
qualities of work, making it
harder to get a quote that
compares closely with the
work that would be done by
Cam -Holland Masonry in the
quotation given to council by
the Legion.
The Legion request also
came with recommendations
that would help beautify.the
cenotaph and reduce•damage
being caused by the shrubs
and plants already growing
there.
Council_ wasn't clear
whether or not the request
was for council to do both
the repairs and beautification
but McLachlan thought it
Warranty work will fix
three area school roofs
By Scott Hilgendorff
Expositor Editor
Three Avon Maitland
District schools will be re -
rooted after a favourable
warranty claim with the
company that installed the
roofs nine years ago.
Tenders were accepted by
the hoard at a meeting last
month for work on the roofs
of Huron Centennial Public
School for 546.323.51.
.Central Huron Secondary
School for 5122.14331 and
F.E. Madill Secondary,
School for 5239,798.77.
Finance superintendent
Janet Baird -Jackson told
trustees that Owens Corning
.. Fibreglass will he paying 50
per cent of the. cost after a
t '► o -year legal action that
ended in• a mediated
settlement. ,
"We pin -sited a warranty
claim hut we weren't
su..essful uniil we launched
a cowl action," said Baird-
She said Huron Centennial
will receive a whole new
mot while the work on the
two high schools will
-"amount to.a new roof."
Huron Centennial's root -
had granular loss down to
the Kase sheet and was
experiencing leaking while
the two high schools' roofs
had blistering • and
delamination so that the
insulation was getting wet.
"In all cases, it was
product failure." she said. of
the roofs which had a 10 -
year warranty.
"I congratulate you for
pursuing the warranty. These
are not .easy- matters," said
vices -chair Bob Allan.
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Coun. Paul Menary council. -
suggested they find out for Hak..whose initial remark.
certain what the Legion's sparked the discu,sion. said.
expectations are and, whether" "It was just a question. it
or not the quote just covers doesn't matter either way.''
the masonry work.: Council "passed a -motion
"It's the town's property. i agreeing to do the wick but
think we should do the to -seek kther quotes fl--.
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He •said the. Legion's anyone.
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was probably written to try
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