Huron Expositor, 2002-03-13, Page 13News
Day care centre gets funds
to replace playground
By Sarah Caldwell
Goderich Signal -Star Staff
Seaforth Cooperative
Children's Centre and
Tuckersmith Municipal
Daycare have been
approved by Huron
County to receive funding
for upgrades and/or
replacement of
playground equipment to
meet Canadian Standards
A s o s o c i a t i o n
requirements.
Seaforth receives
$18,257 while
Tuckersmith, located in
Vanastra, receives
$18,525.
"It's really exciting.
We'll only have to
fundraise for about
$ 10,000 more to be able
to install the climbing
structure we've had
approved by the Ministry
of Community and Social
Services," says Seaforth
Cooperative Children's
Centre director Shirley
Brooker.
Other daycare centres in
the area that had their
proposals approved
include the Clinton
Cooperative Daycare,
($17,755), ' Goderich
Municipal Daycare
($18,700) and Wingham
Municipal daycare
($18,000).
The recommendations
total $91,237 in
improvements. The cost is
split 80/20 between the
county and the province.
At the end of 2000, the
Ministry of Community
and Social Services
confirmed that they had
forwarded $80,000 for the
purposes of upgrading
playground equipment in
response to meeting the
new regulations.
The province will pay
$72,990 and 20 per cent
or $18,247 will be funded
by the county.
In 1998, the province
adopted the Canada Safety
Standards (CSA) for
children's play spaces and
equipment as the indicator
of playground safety.
The new CSA standards
outline requirements for
both existing and new
playgrounds and operators
of licensed childcare
centres are now required
to meet the standards as a
conditions of ministry
licensing.
After the Seaforth
daycare's playground was
inspected, all the
equipment was removed
including a climbing
structure, swings and
spring animals leaving a
paved bicycle track and a
yard for children to play
in.
Fundraising started with
a Dear Friends letter at
Christmas, 2000 and the
Seaforth Children's
Centre hopes to have new
equipment 'in place by this
summer.
A fundraiser planned for
this June to raise money
for the playground
equipment is a Festival in
the Park where the
African Lion's Safari
parrot display, craft
booths and local
entertainers will be
featured at Lions Park in
Seaforth.
Child care operators
must submit playground
plans to the ministry for
approval prior to the
initial construction or
renovation of a
playground and
compliance with the
standards must be verified
by an independent
certified inspection on an
annual basis.
Project details have
been reviewed by the
members of the county
staff managing the child
care system, which was
downloaded to the county.
Bluewater hires dog catcher
By Angela Pickering
Lakeshore Advance Staff
An animal control officer
has been hired for the
former village of Bayfield
and Stanley Township, but
Bluewater's quest to find
someone for the whole
municipality has gone
unresolved.
Robert Trick of
Londesborough made a
presentation at Bluewater
council's meeting on Feb.
19 in hopes to be hired for
animal control services.
His record was impeccable
and his 11 years of
experience showed his
skill.
The only problem is that
because of his already
heavy workload, Trick
requested to do the job only
in Bayfield and Stanley
Township. He stated
plainly he didn't have time
to do the other three wards
in Bluewater at the present
time.
His fees are $1,400 for the
year, plus any overtime, a
portion of his cell phone
bill and 40 cents a
kilometre for mileage.
Some of his duties would
be to patrol the urban areas
twice a month during the
winter and four times a
month during the summer.
He would pick up dogs on
notification and take them
to the pound. He will
enforce all animal bylaws
that exist in Bluewater, but
says he recommended some
changes to allow him to
ticket residents who refuse
to obey the rules.
Unfortunately that still
leaves Bluewater looking
for someone to . be
responsible for animal
control in Hensall, Zurich,
and Hay Township.
Bluewater Recycling
Association elects
its newest board of directors
By Angola Pickering
Lakeshore Advance Staff
The Bluewater Recycling
Association has elected a
new Board of Directors.
At the first general
meeting of the new year,
held at the end of January,
the Bluewater Recycling
Association membership
elected eight representatives
from member municipalities
to form a new board for a
three-year term.
Under the chairmanship of
Meredith Schneider from
the Town of Perth North,
the board consists of Huron
County representatives
Drew Robertson from the
Municipality of South
Huron as Vice -Chairman
and Fergus Kelly from the
Municipality of Huron East;
the Lambton County
representative is Tom Boon
from the Municipality of
Lambton Shores.
In Middlesex County,
board members are Andy
Van Geel from the
Township of Lucan
Biddulph and Marysia
Coutts from the
Municipality of North
Middlesex.
Meredith Schneider from
the Town of North Perth
represents Perth County
with directors Louis
Maloney from the
Municipality of West Perth
and Bruce Symons from the
Town of St. Marys.
The staff of the association
looks forward to a
rewarding and productive
future under this new
leadership.
Six new vehicles will increase
Central Huron's fleet by two
By Clint Haggart
Expositor Staff
The Municipality of Central Huron
intends to get six new vehicles.
Council decided March 5, to lease
five four-by-four, half -ton vehicles
and one four -by -two, one -ton vehicle.
Council will enter a three year lease,
fora maximum total of $235,456,
which includes tax and the buy-out
option.
Councillor Alison Lobb requested
that the vote be recorded. She, along
with Councillor Darren Stevenson and
Councillor Marg Anderson voted
against getting new vehicles.
"I don't think we can decide until
we see the budget," said Lobb
Reeve Carol Mitchell informed
council this decision had to be made.
It has been set aside for about seven
months. She said, "If the answer is
purchase it has to be part of our
budgetary numbers." Council's budget
meeting will be March 27.
Council decided to lease rather than
purchase because leasing won't affect
the capital spending budget.
The vehicles are being bought to
increase the municipality's fleet by
two vehicles and 'to replace the
"redundant" vehicles. This would
eliminate the use of the staff's
personal vehicles.
The minutes of the February 19
meeting read, "There was uncertainty
as to the number of vehicles, the size
of the• vehicles, what would public
perception with vehicles taken to the
managers' homes? - are they being'
used for personal use?"
Mitchell said the vehicles would not
be used for personal use and thy would
not be taken to the managers' homes.
"I still think it's hard to convince
taxpayers that we went from no
vehicles to six brand new ones," said
Lobb, adding, "I think we need some. I
don't believe we need six right away. "
Lobb suggested three vehicles this
year and three vehicles next year.
Richard Harding, clerk, said he
believes council will get four extended
cab vehicles but that will be up to
council.
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