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Lakeshore Advance, 2011-03-16, Page 2• 2' Lakeshore Advance • Wednesday, March 16, 2011 Parents concerned about student safety Lynda HM1man-Rapley Lakeshore Advance Although the issue of Grand Bend school busses has come to council with a permanent solution on the books, some parents do not think council and the Board have gone far enough. For many years the busses turned around at the Gill Road medical cen- tre but that has ceased due to the property being private. At the February 22, Council meet- ing, information on the situation with the loading/unloading of buses at the Grand Bend School was reviewed. After considering the var- ious options in the report, the decision was made to maintain the status quo and continue to use the bus loading area on 81 Crescent Street until the roads in the liar- bourside Village subdivision are assumed. 1t is that status quo that has some parents concerned. Nicole Gunn, mother of a four year old, asked the mayor and the Lake- shore Advance to witness the unload- ing of the students on Thursday morning. Ward 1 coun. Dave Maguire was also asked but was not able to attend at that time. The busses pull up to the curb at the south-east end of Crescent Street. A teacher and a TA came out to supervise at the door of the bus. The kids get off the bus and run past the entrance of the munici- pal parking lot, the entrance to the Nursery School and into the school. 1f it had not been raining, the stu- dents would have gone from the bus -down the Nursery school driveway to the play area. Gunn has an issue with the lack of adult supervision from the bus to the school. Mayor Bill Weber said signs will be going up and they are trying to hire a crossing guard but it is diffi- cult to hire someone for fifteen min- utes twice a day. Since many parents drop their chil- dren off -there is a small window of time when there is an influx of traffic in the morning and afternoon. The school warns the children Lyda Hann -Mate,-% This photo was taken at the 9 a.m. arrival of the students. The flashing lights shown here will cease once the signs are erected against danger and to be careful but Gunn says even with warnings, you are dealing with primary students who may heed these warnings It -they see a friend across the lane way and take off running. Another issue that has reached the MOE weighs in on treatment project CONTINUED FROM > PAGE 1 pubic, interested bodies and agencies. These agency's of interest get a kick at the can and look at the problems and state possible solutions and alternatives, voicing their opinion with regard to what has been presented. For this tri - municipal project, among others, the Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources, Environment Canada, Bri Gingerich is proud to announce the opening of HAIR STUDI!'Gi Please call or e-mail for a hair appointment with Bri. 519-236-41 16 or hair.studio.g@gmail.com t fit l.I( .;! Ik`•,(1)ll inti\\It'w lI�til\'I•.101l Huron County Transportation r Demand Management (TDM) Plan HURON Notice of Public Open House The County of Huron invites you to attend a public open house to review and provide comments on the Draft Transportation Demand Management Plan. The Plan assesses travel needs and provides recommendations on transportation programs and services such as car and vanpooling, shuttle bus, walking and cycling. A copy of the Draft Plan is available on the County website at www.huroncounty.ca or visit the display booth at the following location: Event: Contractors Conference Date: Friday, March 25, 2011 Location: Knights of Columbus Hall, 390 Parsons Court, Goderich, ON 9:00 a.m. — 4:00 p.m. Time: Municipal Affairs and Tourism all recognized the need and supported this project, explained Butt. "The mandate of the MOE is to protect the environment," he said, projects of this nature are costly, that is why upper tier governments provide funding to offset costs. "This project is important to the MOE and want to assure that it progresses to its conclusion. Hutt also stated it is hard to predict future funding for projects of this nature. Hutt will be attending the March lath tri -municipal board meeting with district manager Mike Parker. Other funding In 2008 the project submitted an application to Federation of Canadian West Coast kitchens... ri 1 k.:gne: And Much More • Kitchen. • etwoniVimitleN • Fntrruinnwnt thin • Home (Nott% Custom Dimon & COMMON Visit Our Showroom 50 West St. Goderich 519.440-0352 (�t,i•ra A & District ('AtunMr of (1mosr•n • Patin•+i of the tin. Avant 200A Email: amtcunslltllwhuronlrt.on.en ears of council is that the buses stop- ping on 81 Crescent Street and using their flashers can cause confusion for motorists, and it was suggested that designating the area as a "bus Municipalities (FCM) for the Green Municipal Fund (GMF) program and in Feb- ruary of 2009 they were informed their application was successful. The approval was given for a $400,000.00 grant and $2,000,000.00 for a low interest loan. The fund- ing and financing was con- tingent upon the green initia- tives of the project meeting the environmental benefits as outlined in the applica- tion. In late 2010 1:CM announced that there were changes to the program and that there was an opportunity to increase funding for certain projects. With the Grand Bend Area Sewage Treatment Project commit- tee's approval they submitted a new request for funding. "We have now received confirmation that our appli- cation has been approved. We have been approved for $1,000,000.00 of grant dollars and up to $10,000,000.00 of low interest financing. FCM is still preparing the agree- ment templates and once they are ready they will he pre- sented for acceptance of the program, The combination of the Build Canada Fund grant and this grant and low inter- est financing is a positive step to minimize the overall cost of this project," explained lannb- ton Shores treasurer Janet Ferguson. HASKETT l l NH; \I Ho \\I \ www.haskettfh.com Serving families since 1882 Pre -planning... Make sure it's what YO(] want. Don't leave your family in the dark. • CONTINUED > PAGE 3 From Waterloo Les Armstrong, Wilmot's mayor and a former 16 year comic. explains their mechanical sewage treat- ment facility servicing New 1 lamburg and Baden is about 18 years old. Some of I,annb- ton Shores and Bluewater councilors took a tour to this facility in early March. Arm- strong said they had lagoons but for sustainable growth, they needed to update and that is why they built the mechanical system. The maintenance and operation is done by the Region of Waterloo. 'There are 10 other settlements in Wilmot that are not permitted to develop as they are on septics. Trevor Brown from the Region of Waterloo says there are plans in the current Masterplan to update this system as it is now too small for their needs. Vote That Council confirms its support of the construction of a sewage treatment facil- ity (STF) in Grand Bend and to follow the direction of the STF Joint agreement." Coun- cilors Illntan, Underwood, Cook, Russell, Scott, Bones- teel and Maguire as well as mayor Weber voted for and deputy mayor i)avis-1)agg voted against. 223 Main Street, Lucan 519-227-9W 370' illiain i