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HURON EAST RECREATION DEPARTMENTS
FALL PROGRAMS
2001
FURNITURE REFINISHING
MONDAYS BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2001 - 7:00 -
9:00 pm each night at the Seaforth District High
School for 10 weeks. Registration Fee is $40.00.
Instructor Carol Humphries will guide you through the
process of stripping off the old finish and applying a new one.
DOG OBEDIENCE
with Instructor Anita Hansen. This 10 week session will
begin on Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2001 - 7:00 - 8:00 pm at
the Seaforth & District Community Centres &
Thursday, Sept. 27, 2001 7:00 - 8:00 pm at the
Brussels Morris & Grey Community Centre. The
Seaforth site will also be offering an Agility class from
8:00 - 9:00 pm on Tuesday evenings after the beginner obedience
class. Registration fee is $45.00. Interested persons must pre -
register by calling:
Seaforth 527-1272. Brussels 887-6621.
LEARN HOW TO DANCE
Have you been afraid to get on the dance floor? Are you not
comfortable with your dancing? If so come to the Seaforth and
District Community Centres each WEDNESDAY EVENING FROM
7:00 to 9:00 pm beginning on OCTOBER 10, 2001. Marie Little will
instruct the Waltz, the Two Step, the Swing and the Polka. Register
early as space is limited. This 10 week program will
cost $100.00 per couple.
CLOGGING
with Sherry McCall. SEAFORTH - Tuesday evening at 'r 1>_
Tiosrd
the Seaforth & District Community Centres beginning
October 2, 2001. BRUSSELS - Wednesday evening
at the Brrussels, Morris & Grey Community Centre
beginning October 3, 2001. Seniors Clogging will be held in Brussels
on Thursday momings from 10:00 to 11:00 am and beginner clogging
from 11:00 to 12:00 noon. All Clogging sessions are 10 weeks long
and will cost $40.00. Please register at B.M.G.C.C. or S.D.C.C. or
call Sherry at 527-1307 for more information.
RECREATION BASKETBALL
This non-competitive mixed program gives the amateur
player a chance for a night of fun and exercise.
Basketball is played on THURSDAY EVENINGS AT
THE SEAFORTH DISTRICT HIGHSCHOOL from 8:00
to 10:00 pm for 10 weeks beginning OCTOBER 4,
2001. Registration fee is $30.00.
WATCH FOR WOOD WORKING AND VOLLEYBALL TO BEGIN IN JANUARY
PRE -REGISTRATION REQUIRED
CALL THE RECREATION OFFICE 527-1272
News
Officials, schools to launch safe schools protocols
By Stew Slater
Special to The Huron Expositor
Officials from both school
boards in Huron and Perth
Counties, as well as the
police and Children's Aid
Society services within
those territories, will meet
Wednesday, Oct. 3 in
Mitchell to launch what's
being called a
Police/School Board
Protocol.
The Protocol, which was
written over the past six
months by a committee
comprising representatives
from those same groups,
comes in response to the
provincial government's
Safe Schools Act initiative.
Both the Avon Maitland
District School Board and
the Huron -Perth Catholic
District School Board have
been updating their policies
regarding student conduct
and security to comply with
the Act since the
government began
introducing it stage -by -stage
in May, 2000.
A provincial model for a
Police/School Board
Protocol was introduced in
December, 2000, and the
two boards decided it would
be best to work together
with police and social
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wide document.
The Huron and Perth
Counties Protocol sets out
incidents which require
what'secalled a "police
response," as opposed to
those which require "police
involvement."
It also specifies incidents
which require student
suspension, or suspension
proceeding to possible
expulsion.
Those requiring police
response include: "alcohol
offences, arson, bomb
threats, criminal
harassment, death threats,
drug offences, ethnocultural
or hate -motivated violence,
extortion, gang/group-
related violent incidents,
physical assaults causing
bodily harm, robbery, sexual
assault, threats of serious
physical injury, trespass
(including failing to leave
when directed), vandalism
causing serious damage, and
weapon offences."
Huron -Perth curriculum
coordinator Dennis Mackey,
who served on a board
committee planning
response to the Safe Schools
Act, presented a series of
proposed policy changes to
trustees at the board 1 s
regular meeting Monday,
Sept. 24. Besides the
Police/School Board
Protocol, he explained, the
various sections of the
provincial legislation
require school boards to
implement seven new
policies: a Safe Schools
policy of the board's own
composition, a Code of
Conduct, a Student Dress
Code, and policies
governing suspension of
pupils, expulsion of pupils,
access to school premises,
and opening and closing
exercises.
Boards must also set up
three new committees: a
suspension appeal
committee for students
suspended by principals
(teachers also now have the
power to suspend for one
day, but that can't be
appealed); an expulsion
appeal committee for those
expelled by principals for
between 21 days and a year
(previously, only school
boards could expel. Boards
can still expel, but such
expulsions are permanent);
and an expulsion hearing
committee, for when >a
principal decides to defer a
decision on expulsion to the
board level.
Parents or students (if the
student is over 18 years of
Council debates
potential size
and needs
if they develop
a water department
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this service to the municipality."
Seaforth Coun. Bill Teall said he would like to see Huron
East take over the water system in five years but leave the sewer
system to Azurix.
Tuckersmith Coun. Larry McGrath said Azurix looks after
just the sewer system in Mitchell, as well and Clerk -Treasurer
Jack McLachlan said Azurix's current contract involves 47 per
cent water and 53 per cent sewage.
"I think what we're looking at now is hiring a person with
licencing but that would evolve as we become more aware of
what's required," said Mayor Lin Steffler in answer to questions
of how many staff the town will eventually have to hire to run
the water system.
Councillors and staff debated whether two or three staff
people could do the job on a 24-hour basis.
Deputy -Mayor Bernie MacLellan said the water department
would be composed of the licenced position that still needs to
be filled and the journeyman currently on staff.
Teall said he will. be arguing in the future if council finds
itself looking at hiring a third and fourth employee for the water
department.
"I don't think two people could do it because they'll have
holidays. Azurix could bring people in from Mitchell and
Listowel to cover," said Public Works Coordinator John Forrest.
MacLellan said if the take-over is phased over five years,
Huron East has four and a half years to coordinate with
neighbouring municipalities.
"I can't see us allowing the department to get out of hand and
hiring six people," said Steffler.
Cavan -Northside United Churches
invite all young people to attend our
Monthly Youth Group for Grades 4-8
at Northside
beginning Thursday, October 4th
5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Kid -friendly meal provided, with BOWLING IN SEAFORTH
to follow. Please bring a toonie and an item for the Food
Bank. Drop-off and pick-up are both at Northside United
Church, 52 Goderich Street West.
Also, this Friday, September 28th from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
there will be a special P.A. Day event for school -aged
children at Northside. Please bring a bag lunch. Snacks,
juice and craft items provided. COST: $5.00 PER CHILD.
Limited enrollment so phone early to register: 527-2907
or 527-1449
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age) can also appeal
decisions to a provincially -
appointed agency called the
Children and Family
Services Review Board.
At the Sept. 24 meeting,
Mackey made special
mention of one element of
the Police/School Board
Protocol, noting that Huron -
Perth officials were relieved
when the province decided
in April, 2001, to give
principals and school boards
some leeway in terms of
suspensions and expulsions.
At that time, education
ministry officials announced
so-called "mitigating
circumstances," whereby
principals can use their
discretion when faced with
what were, originally,
mandatory penalties for
certain incidents.
According to the Huron
and Perth Counties
document, "a
suspension/expulsion is not
mandatory if: a) the pupil
does not have the ability to
control his/her behaviour; b)
the pupil does not have the
ability to understand the
foreseeable consequences;
c) the continuing presence
of the pupil in the school
does not create an
unacceptable risk ..."
"When the members of
our committee first saw the
information the government
put out on the Safe Schools
Act, were were kind of
saying, "this is pretty hard-
nosed stuff," Mackey
explained. "And that's not
the way we operated here.
So we were pretty happy"
when the "mitigating
factors" were released.
"The world is not black
and white, especially when
you're dealing with people
and especially when you're
dealing with students,"
added director of education
Gaetan Blanchette.
Money
will go
toward
needs at
Ground
Zero
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Appeal that will be sent
through the Canadian
Red Cross's Stratford
office; says CIBC
manager Katherine Wick.
"You can't make your
donation through the
bank machine. You have
to do it through the tellers
and we will make sure it
ends up someplace at
Ground Zero (what the
site of the tragedy is
being called)," she says.
As well, Seaforth's
Toronto Dominion
branch is accepting
donations by cash or
cheque towards the USA
Appeal of the Canadian
Red Cross.
"We've had some
people already in making
donations and we can
take them until Oct. 15,"
says manager Cheryl
Ryan.
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