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Starting school before Labour Day will cost mi11i�n
In.. lost revenue o the tourism industry, says reader
The Huron fxposila •march 18, 2009 Pow 5
To the Editor,
The following is an open letter to
Monique Smith, Ontario Minister of
Tourism.
Dear Madam Minister,
I writing to you regarding what I
believe to be a growing trend among
school boards across Ontario for the
upcoming school year.
I live in Huron County. The Avon
Maitland District School Board as
well as the Huron Perth Catholic
School Board .have both decided
that the return to school date will be
Sept. 1, 2009 instead of the normal
Tuesday after Labour Day, which
would be Sept. 8, 2009.
I have corresponded with the lo-
cal school board .as well as the local
school trustee. 'lb date, I have re-
ceived little if any response. Their
decision was announced this week.
This decision will impact the holi-
day plans for many families who
book holidays many months or even
a year in advance. It will also have
a tremendous impact on the tour-
ism industry, due to reduced visits
to cottages, campgrounds, . motels,
hotels and resort areas all across
Ontario. It could result in many
millions of lost revenue for the tour-
ism industry, at a tinge when it..can
least afford it.
I would think that in this econom-
ic climate that the Ministry of Edu-
cation, together with school boards,
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letter
would consider the impacts on the
broader public. I realize they are
required to have a certain number
of instructional days per year, but I
believe there were other solutions to
that problem, other than the course
of action chosen.
I would think there is very little
economic impact on the school
boards of Ontario as a result of
these decisions. The same can't be
said about the impact on other peo-,
ple` and industries.
Thank you for your time and at-
tention to this matter.
Sincerely,
Brian Wightman
Seaforth, :t.-
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March 7, 1884
Miss Hattie Patterson of Detroit,
the champion . lady skater of Amer-
ica will give an exhibition of her
skill in the rink this evening.
Alex McCartney of- -Mill Road,
Tuckersmith has just returned
from a trip to Dickinson County,
Kansas and he was so well pleased
with the country that he intends
selling his farm -here and : remov-
ing thither this spring.
Mr. Hinchley of Kinburn is bus-
ily engaged making preparations
for the erection of a new residence
to take the place o f the one lately
destroyed by fire.
A football match is to be played
at Kinburn on Saturday between
the home team and a team for
Harlock.' 4'x :- z f _�
The second entertainment given
in the Temperance Hall here by
members of the Seafol'th Temper-
ance Lodge on Tuesday evening
last was a complete success, the
hall being crowded and the re-
ceipts amounting to $26.
March 5, 1909
The Robert Bell Engine and
Thresher Company have pur-
chased from the liquidator of the
Clinton Thresher CO. the bulk of
that company's stock on hand, in-
cluding boiler plate, castings, re-,
pairs, etc. and are prepared to fur-
nish repairs to Monarch boilers.
Clinton and Seaforth played off
their long deferred game on the
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rink here. on Tuesday night. The.
game resulted in a victory for Clin-
ton by three goals to one. Owing to
the soft weather the ice was in poor
condition and made good, hockey
next to impossible. The ,Clinton
band was in attendance and fur-
nished music both during the
ga i. and for skating afterwards.
There_ was a good attendance.
Mr. R. Crone, harnessmaker
of Brussels proposes leaving in a
couple of weeks for Pincher Creek,
Alberta, where. ,he will reside ,in
the hope of benefitting his health
which has been anything but good
for some time. .
March 9, 1934 .
Mr.. W.E. Hinchley, 31 years,
agent for the McKillop Mutual Fire
Insurance 'Company has resigned.
At a meeting of the Directors of
the company, Finlay McKercher
was appointed to fill his place.
Several neighbours of Mrs. H.,
Grieve, Egmondville, assembled at
her home on Saturday afternoon
to celebrate her 82nd birthday. A
very enjoyable time was spent and
a nice tea served by the hostess. A
lovely cake was served with good
wishes to the honored lady.
On Friday evening, March 9,
there is to be a dance in the town
hall in Bayfield, both old time and
modern. During lunch time a sing-
er will entertain with comic and
western songs playing his accom-
paniment on guitar. A good five
linali
oad in 1959
piece orchestra- will provide music
for dancing. Lunch will be supplied
and all this for 25 cents. •
March 6, .1959 -
A fox which two .Tuckersmith
residents chased for some distance
and finally shot was rabid accord-
ing to advice received from gov-
ernment laboratories. The fox was
first seen near -the kitchen door of
the Mill l Road residence . of John
Broadfoot 'early in the morning
and appeared to be acting queerly.
Mr. Broadfoot's son Bob and W.D.
Wilson chased the animal finally
shooting it across the Mill- Road at
the farm of teorge Mccartriey.
The roof of -a large- barn at the
residence of John C. - Crich, Worth
Main Street caved in Sunday af-
ternoon. Mr. Crich had removed
snow from a leanto of the buillding
where the now seemed. danger-
ously heavy and this action saved
a large boat stored in the building
from being crushed.
Harold Maloney, town foreman;
lost his wrist watch .last week and
like so many other people in the
district immediately put an ad
in the Huron Expositor lost sand
found column. Within minutes af-
ter the paper was on the street, he
had a call from Archie Smith, who
presented him with his watch.
March 7, 1984
At. least one teen dance should
be held every month to help with
fundraising and to keep teens off
the streets at night, the Seaforth
and District Community !Centres
Booster - Club decided at its March
1 meeting.
Home economics and shop ,class-
es are nothing new at Seaforth
Public School but for the past
three years, both boys and girls
have been switching classes for
two months to get a -taste of non-
traditional skills.
Illegally parked cars on Main
Street, Seaforth was a concern of
councillor Hazel Hildebrand at the
Feb. 14 meeting of Seaforth coun-
cil. • -
Repeated calls from Huron
County's road committee for addi-
tional tax dollars to maintain the
roads iii the county were answered
when an additional $300,000 was
approved- at the March 1 meeting
of county council.
Council approved the road de-
partment's $5 million plus bud
get which has the County paying
$1,862,000(a five per cent increase)
• plus the additional $300,000.
A 2.2 per cent. increase has been
approved for Huron County's share
of the Health Unit's plumbing and
environment department's 1984
budget.
The total plumbing and envi-
ronmental budget is $112,690, up
from $94,544 last year. The coun-
ty's share increases from $40,544
to $41,440.
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