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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1986-10-15, Page 17r; ♦sof. Policy renewal date is in conflict -Huron won't loilill'insurance..scheme The board authorized the develop- down both at Clinton and Holmesville. meat and submission of a proposal After being checked and modified, on under the Ties to Business and In- a trial basis the cable cars have been dustry Incentive Fund with a two- put back with the T -handles replaced year commitment which will involve with a ring. Paul Carroll, Superinten- a $40,000 budget item and a local re- dent of Business and Operational Af- quirement of up to $5,000 in each of the fairs, is evaluating the equipment on two years. The possibility of a local a daily basU. Allan said if it continues industry sharing in this cost will be to be a problem with the public dur- considered. ing and after school hours, then the This concept of the Minister of handles will be removed at the close Education is designed to strengthen of the school day. or establish links between secondary The board studies an interim report schools and business and industry. on Municipal Elections in Ontario: Robet Alien, Director of Education, Issues and Options, which has been McQuail said, for a total of 48 spoke of the problem with gliders at sent to the municipalities, municipal projects. the creative playground equipment at associations, to public utilities com- McQuail said the committee recom- the Clinton Public School purchased missions and their associations and to mends that five school buses and one by a group of parents and similar other interested groups and in - van with a lift be included in the equipment at Holmesville Public dividuals, as well as to school boards board's application for 1987 to the School. A number of students have and their associations. The 83 recom- Ministry's capital grant plan. It was been injured, mainly by children us- mendations were analyzed and voted reported the Board persently owns 44 ing the equipment during and after on with comments being reported to certified and serviceable buses rang- school hours, when the playground is the Ministry of Municipal Affairs. ing in age from 10 years to five 1986 not supervised. The next meeting of the board will buses. Allen ordered the cable cars taken be held on November 3. • May.join next year The Huron County Board of Educa- tion and the Huron -Perth County Roman Catholic Separate School Board have established joint commit- tees which will permit the continua. tion of the former informal Halsor committee formed in 1964. The new joint education liaisor committees will consist of three trustees and one administrative representative from each of the twc boards. Those representing the Huron County Board of Education are trustees John Jewitt of RR 1 Londesboro; Tony McQuail of RR 1 Lucknow and Joan Van den Broeck of RR 4 Goderich. Those representing the Catholic board will be appointed at its regular meeting on October 14. The joint committee will hold public meetings to deport on its work. Its duties include exploring opportunities for transferring facilities, leasing facilities Or sharing services, facilities, resources and staff. The boards wW receive written reports of proceedings and recommendations and to the planning and implementa- tion commission. Representatives of the Frank Cowan Insurance Company and the Board's Agent of Record, Geiser Kneale Insurance Company of Exeter attended the meeting to discuss the 1966 Risk Management report. The board decided to continue with its present carrier, the Cowan In- surance Company, rather than join the Reciprocal Insurance Exchange TURKEY CARVERS — Gerry Schenk and Ted Wales were busy carv- ing turkeys at Wednesday's turkey dinner sponsored by the Stephen township hall board in Crediton. More than 300 attended. Vandals may force moving Tiger tomb In light of the constant vandalism at Tiger Dunlop's Tomb near Goderich, Huron County Council has passed a motion to look into the possibility of moving the site. At the council meeting on October 2, Claus Breede, the director of the Huron County Pioneer Museum which is responsible for the upkeep of the site, said the vandalism has been an ongoing problem at the historical site north of Goderich. He reported that two of the reinforc- ed concrete benches at the site have been destroyed and the flag stolen from the pole as well as steel cables which stretch along the posts in the parking area removed from their mounts. Also, he said the equivalent of two cases of beer bottles are routinely removed from the tomb site. "The steel cable guard rails in the parking lot are constantly being removed which means we should put in steel railing which is more durable. As for the concrete benches, it ap- pears like someone took the labor and the time to dash at the benches with Repair need still mounts The need for repairs at the South Huron rec centre continues to he un- covered and the situation was worsen- ed by a recent breakin Facilities manager Cam Steward - son told the txkurd members this week that a recent breakin had resulted in damage of between $1,000 and $1,500 as three doors have to be replaced. The hoard has a deductible of $1.000 for such damage so insurance wori'j, help much. Stewardson also suggested that an alarm system should be considered to deter further breakins. ile also had more bad news about the building itself. Having undertaken considerable work this year to fix areas that have been subjected to damage from water, the board were told that fasteners and caulking were needed along`most of the flashing on the building andd-a large number of, downspouts should he added because riot enough had originally been install- ed to handle the heavy flow from the expansive roof area. The building had been designed to accommrxlate a swimming pool on the east side and as a result, no downspouts were put in that area. "Where were the engineers when this was all done?" questioned Phyllis Johnston Stewardson also explained that the weather has delayed the start nn the new washrooms at the agricultural building and construction won't start until the spring. He said that would require the board to seek an extension on the pro• vincial grant. • How beautiful a day can be when kindness touches it. • a sledgehammer. "Even though we've re -designed the flag pole where .it would take a 40 -foot ladder to reach the flag, it is still being stolen," Mr. Breede told council. He emphasized that his request to council is only to' investigate the possibility of moving the site and not to take immediate action. Colborne Township Reeve Russell Kernighan concurred with the mo- tion, stating that the historical site is as important to the outlying municipalities as it is to Goderich. If council decides to move the site, he said that neighboring municipalities should be involved in the decision. "I can see the advantages and disadvantages of moving the tomb. But, I think council should be very careful about the decision and I think the area municipalities should be in- volved in it," said Mr. Kernighan. in the interim, Mr. Breede says he has contacted the Goderich Detach- ment of the OPP and has assurances that the police will make more fre- quent checks on the site. A HURON PAGE -- Linda Snell of Exeter Public School par- ticipated as a page at the recent October meeting of Huron coun- ty council. T • A photo _ The Ontario School Board's In• for school functions. suranoe Exchange. The reason to cot* amu, reporting forthe Manage - time with . Cowan is because the meat Coalmittee, said all six roofing board's current policy expire; projects tobedonethis summer, were November 1, 1906 and the board re completed. Hesaid minor facilities to quires coverage for November and aid the handicappM were added to December asreciprocal coverage will two schools and major renovations not be available until January 1, 1967. related to an elevator installation at U the reepirocal is successful It is pro- Victoria Public School are nearing bable the board may participate incompletion. He said the window wall another year's time. replacement program was continued A twenty -member committee at six schools for 16 classrooms, two represents all employee groups for gymnasiam and six office areas. Ten building better public understanding schools received attention under the and support for the school system. it engery conservation program, Mr. will survey all employees of the board, as well as providing an oppor- tunity for parents in selected schools, to offer suggestions about how thei, board might improve its image with the families, served by the school system. Members of the general public will be encouraged to contact local trustees or school principals to offer comments and suggestions or the board office before October 7. This in- formation will be the basis for a ma- jor presentation to all board employees at a special activity on May 4, 1987. Chairman Joan Van den Broeck of the Education Committee recom- mended that the draft copyright policy the committee had been study- ing, be accepted and distributed to all schools. This was given board ap- October 15, 1986 proval as well as the committee's recommendation that the book The Family, Changing Trends in Canada by Maureen Baker as requested by F.E. Madill Secondary School in Wingham, be approved for use in Senior Family Studies Courses. Also receivingboard approval were the following recommendations: that the board increase elementary core french instruction in grade 5 and 6 to 40 minutes per day (up from 20) to comply with the Ministry of Educa- tion requirements for a total of 600 hours of French at the end of grade 8. (In answer to a question of which course the 20 minutes of French would be taken, Arnold Mathers, Superintendent of Program, replied that the Ministry bad not indicated the course but he expected it would be from the language course). Approval was given to have the Huron County schools continuing the use of the Wawanosh Nature Centre on a per capita basis. Board approval was given to adopt the report cards that are recommend- ed for students from Kindergarden to Grade eight as revised by a teacher and principal report card committee representing all schools. The increase in enrolment for the Huron County Board of Education was noted, indicating there are 167 more students in the schools this year than in the 1985-86 term, 40 more elementary students and 73 more secondary students (excluding the 57 students at the Bluewater Secondary School at Goderich). The board approved a recommen- dation made by Chairman Tony McQuail of the management commit- tee that the board establish the rate of $4.80 per hour to be charged to groups when custodians are required Ames -&dvocate • Serving South Huron, North Middlesex Last shot is fired? The last shot in the dispute over ice time for the Exeter men's rec hockey league was fired this week when South Huron rec centre board member Ken Oke said he was upset with the way the league had handled the dispute. Oke explained that the league had gone to council over the problem without officially advising the board that they were unhappy with a com- promise that had been offered and while negotiations were still underway. The Usborne representative said if groups can bypass the board so easi- ly and get council action, there is lit- tle value in having a board. Facilities manager Cam Steward - son said that written communication in such matters is often bypassed in small communities. Board chairman Jim Workman said he too was initially upset over the matter, but noted that it had all work- ed out for the better. Ile commented that the situation was "almost at the stage where a few resignations Were ready to go". • Kathy Whiteford remarked that council had invited rec board officials to the meeting with the rec league and added that it was her belief that the league had already deckled what they were going to do before they appeared before council and had actually book- ed ice time at Huron Park to meet some of their needs. • "Can council refuse to hear groups?" Dorothy Chapman asked as the matter was set to rest. 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