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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 2002-12-18, Page 1Dec. 18, 2002 $1 (includes GST) Cartibbean Cruise On the Sunbird! ALL INCLUSIVE DAVE 8 CDN pp dbl. 7 N. . ! Departs ,tan 19103 DEIGHTON Travel Planner la ,., war \i1 CALL TODAY & SAVE ,RAYL/ HCIFU4101M., MIl.U110gA1.- Email: 1. IPI TRAAVEL ElEAFORTH Q1yions stOp"101671665 43 Main St., • 527-2062 0 tcc.on.ca In brief Huron East employees get a raise Huron East employees will see an increase in pay just intime for some last minute Christmas shopping. During the Dec. 3 closed committee of the whole, Huron East council decided to offer all municipal employees a two per cent cost of living adjustment effective Jan. 1, 2002 and a further three per cent cost of living adjustment -effective in the new year. The 2002 two per cent raise is retroactive and will be distributed in a lump sum on the employees'. next pay cheque. Employment equity was not factored into this raise and will be discussed at the Dec. 17 council meeting. This is the first raise that municipal employees have received since amalgamation in 2001. Mitchell__ man dies in Seaforth A 42 -year-old Mitchell man died last Wednesday after collapsing at a job site in Egmondville. Martin Bradshaw was working as a labourer restoring a house on Mill Road. While he was digging an access ditch next to the residence with another worker, he complained of feeling dizzy and collapsed. Bradshaw. was taken to Seaforth Community Hospital where he died a sort time later. The cause of death has not been determined. The Ministry of Labour and the Huron OPP are still investigating. Seaforth man charged with possession of stolen property A 19 -year-old Seaforth man was charged with possession of stolen. property on Dec. 9 after Huron and Perth OPP recovered two snowmobiles stolen on Dec. 3 from Ross Rocher Motors in Stratford. Two snowmobiles were recovered behind the man's house on Brantford Street in Seaforth. The investigation continues. Inside... CRSS donate to Wrath Bureau .. Page 11 r 1 tech Craig mks Cokrio today lean ... Pap 17 Ctrkimascortoed pkv Page 1 and A l t Board approves SPS move Renovations worth $125,000 for more administration offices also approved By Stew Slater Special to The Expositor Operative Childcare Centre, Inc. At a regular meeting Renovations will definitely Tuesday, Dec. 10, trustees take place within the unanimously approved a plan recently -closed Seaforth to relocate the students. District High School (SDHS) The $680,000 plan to allow for the relocation of includes changing the former students now accommodated technology wing of the high at Seaforth Public School. school into a library, But trustees of the Avon computer resource centre and Maitland District School kindergarten classrooms, Board decided not to grant alteration of the outdoor space inside the building to grounds to accommodate an the other agency which elementary -level playground currently uses the Seaforth area, and other changes both Public School property: a inside and outside the provincially -licensed daycare building. centre called Seaforth Co- There's also almost $125,000 in renovations to the board's administrative offices, which were added on to the SDHS building when the Huron and Perth County boards of education underwent amalgamation in the late 1990s. That part of the plan would see administrative space expand into what used to be the high school's library, cafeteria, and an isolated southeast wing that's separated from the rest of the school by a small flight of stairs. Prior to considering the plan, trustees heard a Susan Hundertmark photo Lighting the advent candle St. James Grade 3 student Jenny Van Dorp lights an advent candle as her brother Michael, Grade 6, watches during a rehearsal of St. James School's Christmas concert on Monday. delegation from Kevin worked well in the past and Williamson, a representative is ideal for both agencies. from the daycare centre. He noted that an offer had He explained that the been made to provide land organization currently owns behind the existing tennis and uses two "portable" courts at the SDHS site, for structures located on .the the relocation of the portable Seaforth Public School structures. grounds, as well as hosting But he said there are an after-school program significant costs to such a inside a board -owned relocation, including moving portable at the same location. the structures and paying for Williamson asked trustees the extension of water and to grant space to the sewer services. childcare group within the Stratford trustee Rod southeast wing and cafeteria, Brown wondered about the stressing that the location of possibility of making no the daycare centre adjacent to changes to the administrative the elementary school has See SMITH'S, Page 2 Seaforth daycare continues search for new location By Susan Hundertmark Expositor Editor While it's still waiting for a written commitment from the Avon Maitland District School Board about where it can relocate at the former high school, the Seaforth Cooperative Children's Centre is exploring alternate sites around r : 'Seaforth. "Qur first choice was inside the school near the cafeteria. That could have been a good Early Years wing with the kindergarten," said daycare administrator Shirley Brooker on Monday. The board last week turned down the daycare's request to be located inside the former high school when Seaforth Public School moves to the former high school in September. Brooker said the two outside locations offered so far by the board on school property will probably not be acceptable. "They' e not a real option. They're landlocked and they're flood areas. And, since the board agreed to the parent council's recommendation for one parking lot, the area behind the tennis courts will probably become an expanded parking lot," she said. Blood donor clinic expands to serve increased numbers By Jennifer Jackson Expositor Staff Because Seaforth's last blood donor clinic collected more than 180 units of blood, Canadian Blood Services will be increasing the number of beds and hours of operation for the upcoming holiday clinic on Dec. 27. Tim Hamilton, of Canadian Blood Services, said that Seaforth's numbers have always been good, but participation in the last two clinics was amazing. "Normally we get around 130 people, but 184 people came out to the last clinic," he said during a phone interview on Monday. "For that reason we'll be bringing the biggest operation Clinics usually close briefly in the evening for a dinner break, but Hamilton said that the upcoming clinic at the arena will -be open from 1:30 to 8:30 p.m. There will be 15 beds available, with just a few shut down periodically for meal breaks. Larger cities hold clinics every day, so there is a shortage of blood when donation days are lost because of holidays. "We take a break from our usual activities, hut those needing blood don't get that break," Hamilton explained. "The combination of increased travel on roadways and less donations received makes the need as great or even greater during the holidays." Walk-ins are still welcome, but after up to 50 people were waiting in line at Seaforth's last clinic, Hamilton is strongly advising donors to make appointments for the clinic by calling 1-888-2DONATE. Hamilton mentioned that the increase in donations is due to a partnership with the neighbouring communities of Clinton and Mitchell. Each town has two clinics a year and since donors can make a donation every 56 days, they have been scheduled to allow for maximum donations. Canadian Blood Services appreciates all types of blood donated, but communications specialist Cindy Smith said that they are always looking for 0 negative donors. "Only seven per cent of Canadians are 0 negative, but it's the universal blood that anyone can use in emergency situations," Smith explained. And although they don't know who's donating for which patient, Smith said that there's a good chance that donations from Seaforth's clinic will end up at Huron County hospitals. Hamilton said he is hoping that this year's holiday clinic will he as successful as the• Seaforth's past two clinics, with at least 170 donors. 'VVe'II be bringing the biggest operation that we can do: - Tim Hanaten, Canadian Ilio04 S!rultes that we can See DAYCARE, Page 2 Rem Murray traded again to Nashville By Susan Hunde rima trk Expositor Editor While he was just traded from the Edmonton Oilers to the New York Rangers in the spring, Dublin -area native Rem Murray, was traded last Thursday to the Nashville Predators. "It was sort of a shock. I was just getting settled in New York," Murray is quoted as saying on the Predators' website. His dad Ron said Friday that he heard from Rem 10 minutes after he heard the news of the trade. "He'd just bought a house in New York and this is a brutal time of year for news like this but that's the world he lives in, that's the business," said Ron. Ron said he was planning to go to Toronto to watch Rem play with the Rangers Saturday night, "but I guess that's out now," he said. Rem's parents had been enjoying his move from Edmonton to New York since they were able to see him play more often"and closer to home. Ron said that white Rem will still be playing teams close to Southwestern Ontario with the Predators, his games might not be televised as much as they were with the Rangers. "It's not really a hotbed of hockey down there in Nashville," he said. "But, we'll take a drive down there sometime soon." In an interview on the Predators' website, Rem said he was looking forward to playing on a younger team, similar to Edmonton, that plays hard every night. "I certainly enjoyed that type of atmosphere where it was fun to come to the rink not knowing what to expect from your teammates. I am certainly familiar with that type of play and hopefully I will be able to fit in," he said. As well, he said hoped to be able to play offence as well as defence. "I think 'everyone would like to score more. You get to a point where you want to contribute defensively, but you don't want to limit yourself to just taking defense all the time. It is See MURRAY, Pogo 2 • 1