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NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING
The Council of the Municipality of Central Huron
invites community members to a public meeting on
Wednesday, June' 22, 2005 to hear the "first
impressions" another community had of Clinton.
We are participating in the First Impressions
Community Exchange program, partnered with
Walkerton. Volunteers exchange visits and record
the first impression a community conveys to visi-
tors, including tourists, potential investors and new
residents. It offers a fresh perspective on the com-
munity's appearance, services and infrastructure
and helps communities learn about their strengths
and shortcomings.
Come to the Town Hall in Clinton on Wednesday,
June 22 at 8 pm to hear the report from Walkerton
and add your own insight on our community.
FATHER'S DAY
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is coming
BICYCLE® MASTERS
POKER SET
For avid and casual poker players.
Features 300 8 -gram clay -filled
Bicycle branded professional quality
chips in four assorted colours; two
decks of Bicycle playing cards;
black lacquer wooden case with
Bicycle logo design on hinged lid;
Texas Hold'em laminated rule card
$79.99
FLYING COLOURS
CANADA FLAG
54" x 27 "
Rope and toggle
$16.99.a.
SIMPLICITY® LOW BACK
TASK CHAIR
Our best selling task chair is now upgraded
with adjustable height ergonomic arms. Click
stop settings easily allow up to 2" of arm height
adjustment. Adjustable back angle.
$1 19.99 each
GBC• SC32 STRAIGHT-
CUT
TRAIGHTCUT PERSONAL
SHREDDER
Shreds 5-6 sheets at one time
into 5/16" strips. Four gallon
basket. Metallic grey.
$29i.99ea.
atter $5.00 Mail -In Rebate.
Our regular sale price: $34.99
PRO SEATING MANAGER
LEATHER CHAIR
Titter mechanism. Distinctive stitch detail,
loop arms, upright tilt lock, pneumatic seat
height control. Leather/Mock Leather.
$99.99 each
after $10 Mail -In Rebate.
Our regular sale price: $109.99
(Assembly 510.00 extra)
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'Grid parity' was hold-up for Avon
Maitland elementary teachers
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of "grid parity" combined with the work -to -rule campaign
(which ran through March and April then was resumed in
June) made it the most high-profile of the four bargaining
sessions.
Payment terms, the four-year length of the deal, and
preparation time allowances were set by the province earlier
this year.
The contract amounts to just over 10 per cent over four
years for all teacher groups, with a split of two per cent this
year, two per cent next September, 2.5 per cent in 2006, three
per cent in 2007 and an extra 0.7 per cent to be negotiated.
The hold-up for the Avon Maitland elementary teachers
was the "grid," a term which refers to the formula by which
salaries are determined for teachers with different experience
levels.
ETFO wanted their grid upgraded to equal that of the
secondary school teachers.
The grid was also a challenge with the Catholic board.
According to board chair Bernard Murray, the new deals
bring Huron -Perth teachers up to par with their Avon
Maitland counterparts.
"It was -not easy but I think it's good that they do have
parity with the coterminous board," he said at the June 7
meeting. "And I think it's also good that, for the first time,
we have a four-year deal."
Sodium bromide tracer will show
where water in sinkholes travels
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which will be able to monitor
levels of the sodium bromide
in the water by taking
thousands of water samples,
which Merry explained
eliminates the need for
expensive lab testing of the
water.
By knowing what the
concentration of what the
tracer is at the sinkhole and
comparing how long it takes
to travel to the wells will help
the group understand a little
more about the sinkholes and
the area around them.
"If water moves quickly
from a sinkhole to a well,
than we need to be more
careful about the quality of
water that goes into a
sinkhole," Merry said.
According to the Ausable
Bayfield Conservation
Authority, a sinkhole is a
depression in the land surface
resulting from the dissolution
of the bedrock, and the
subsequent collapse of
overlying soil and rock.
Last year, a study of the
sinkholes found that the
potential for contaminating
ground water is greater near
sinkholes.
The study also found that
solutions to protect the water
entering sinkholes would not
be found overnight.
In the past year, the group
has drilled monitoring wells
near sinkholes in
Tuckersmith, Chiselhurst and
Brussels to make measure the
quality of the water people
are getting from their own
wells.
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Alge Merry, of Waterloo Hydrogeologic, and Alec Scott, of
the ABCA, check out a sample drilling of karst rock taken
from near a sinkhole in Tuckersmith.
"The water quality in every that exists below the ground.
single sample we've taken The tracer study has been
has been safe to drink," Merry approved by Ontario's
said, adding that the chemical Ministry of the Environment,
structure of the water does Huron East and West Perth
resemble ground water. councils, as well by both the
Most of the sinkholes in Huron and Perth County
Huron East and West Perth, Health Units.
are located in the wards of The tracer poses no health
Tuckersmith and Hibbert risk to anyone involved in the
because of the type of rock area, Merry said.
Renovations improve
access for disabled at
Vanastra Rec Centre
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Bluewater.
Smaller donations were
also made, and fundraisers
were undertaken to help
meet the rest of the cost.
A free public swim was
held during the open house,
and local dignitaries, and
representativesfrom the
major donors made short
speeches.
Also speaking was Angela
Smith, a long-time user of
the facility who says she and
her mother, Pat
Schellenberger, continued to
come to the pool for
therapeutic purposes after
Schellenberger was in a car
accident that left her
confined to a wheelchair.
They struggled with the
doors prior to the
renovations, Smith says, but
chose to continue coming to
Vanastra instead of going to
more accessible facilities
because of the Vanastra
staff, who went to great
lengths to help them.
The staff also consulted
them prior to making the
changes described here, and
a couple of their suggestions
were followed through on.
Smith says the changes
make life a lot easier.
In addition to the recent
upgrades, the centre
replaced its pool heaters a
year ago and four years ago
received a new filtration
system.
That system is currently
functional but needs new
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tanks. The tanks were
covered by warranty and
were received by the
manufacturer, but the
manufacturer did not install
them.
The centre approached a
contractor for an estimate on
the cost of installation, as
well as the cost of other fine
tuning that needs to be done.
The estimate was $15,000,
but • the centre will approach
other contractors for quotes,
hoping to find a lower price.
The changes that need to
be made regard the
compatibility of equipment
and pipes the right size for
the pool heaters, for
instance.
Berard says they would
like to have those changes
made within a year's time,
but that the pool is currently
operational.
"We're managing but we
wouldn't want to manage
this way on a long-term
basis," Berard says.
In the future, Berard says
she would also like to
upgrade the centre's fitness
room equipment, replace
tables and chairs for the hall
and upgrade doors.
Though there has been
some debate as to whether
the pool should remain in
operation, Berard says
detractors don't realize how
important this facility is to
the community.
Those who don't use the
facility aren't likely to
realize these benefits, she
says.
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