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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1989-04-26, Page 1Rack [EXETER TOYOTA/ 242 Main St. N. Exeter Across from O.P.P. Phone 235-2353 Sw Gaiser-Kneale Insurance Exeter 235-2420 Grand Bend 238-8484 ltensall 262-2119 Clinton 482-9747 Police seek help EXETER - Peter Buldoc, aged 12 years of Crediton was struck by a pickup truck while riding his bicy- cle on Main street in Crediton at 7.45 p.m., Thursday and police are requesting public assistance in lo- cating the suspect vheicle. The vehicle, described as a dark blue with a white stripe Ford pick- up truck was driven by a male with grey hair and a moustache. Anyone with information con- cerning this accident is asked to contact the Exeter Ontario Provin- cial Police detachment at 235- 1300. The only other accident investi- gated this week occurred Wednes- day, April 19 at 6.20 a.m. when a vehicle driven by Teresa Van Bree, RR 3, Parkhill went out of control on Highway 81 in Stephen town- ship and rolled over. The vehicle was severely damaged and the driver suffered minor injuries. During the week, officers investi- gated 34 general occurences and laid 18 Liquor Licence Act charges, 66 charges under the Highway Traffic Act and charged one person for driv- ing with a suspended licence. �. �..< chi�icrtr't ffrC'e s are asking the motoring public to watch for children on bioicies and exercise the necessary care, now that the nice weather has arriv"d. Local groups benefit from auto promotion Triple donation Frayne Chev-Olds held'a special March promotion to raise $1,425 for three charities by donating money from each car sold during the month. The three groups receiving the funds were the Sunshine Foundation of London, the South Hu- ron District.Association for the Mentally Handicapped, and Parkhill Group Homes. From left are Frayne's Jim Guenther present- ing to Rick. McCann, Gloria Chambers and John Gray from the SHDAMH, Mike Williamson presenting to Ed Czach from the Sun- shine Foundation, Greg Montgomery, Joe Fahie and Ken Akres from Parkhill Group Homes receiving from Frayne's Roger Wallis. No surprises in county changes EXETER - The long awaited pro- vincial report on county govern- ment was released Thursday and al- though it recommends a number of changes, very few were surprises. After releasing the report, Mini- ster of Municipal Affairs John Ea- kins said he would wait until mid- July to take any action in order "to ensure that as many people as pos- sible have an opportunity to let me know how they feel these initia- tives should he undertaken." Eakins continued, " The issues were discussed by almost 800 peo- ple and more than 120 written briefs were received. I am now urg- ing all of those who have shown interest in the past, as well as any- one else who now cares to partici- pate to make their views known to rne." From this area, opinions were submitted by the counties of Hu - Stephen to honour. student at LCAT CREDITON - Stephen township council in regular session April 18 decided to honour a resident of the municipality who attends Centralia College of Agricultural Technolo- g • Clerk Wilrnar Wein was instruct- ed to notify CCAT officials that council wishes to recognize a Ste- phen township student on the com- pletion of his or her two years at the college. Arrangements will be made to present the first award at this year's graduation ceremonies scheduled for Thursday, May 18. The guest speaker will be Angela Armitt, for- mer Dean of continuing education at the University of Western Onta- rio. Two tile drain loan applications totalling S13,40(X) were approved subject to funds being available " from the provincial government. Township officials said Monday that funding allocations and condi- sociation will be presenting one -day tions for these loans for• 6ifses to allow township cnrph — not yet been received .from the ccs to renew their Z licences which Minsitry of Agriculture and Food. is an air brake endorsement. Three •readings and approval of a Road superintendent Eric Fink - bylaw were given to complete a de- beim will sign his staff up for vclopment agreement with Mark . Please turn to page 2 and Deborah Darling at part of Lot 24, South Boundary Concession. The Darlings as operators of CC Rentals in t'1ount Carmel arc de- molishing two houses on their property and expanding their busi- ness with adequate parking facili- ties. A minor variance with certain conditions was granted to Ron Ri- ley at part of Lot 12, Concession 20 to allow the use of part of his shop for living quarters. Janet Smolders of M.M. Dillon Limited attended the council meet- ing to report she was continuing work on a site plan and develop- ment agreement between the Grand Bend Chrysler dealership and the township at part of Lot 6, Lake Road cast Concession. The auto firm plans to move to this Stephen location from present quarters in Grand Bend. The Electrical Utilities Safety As- ron, Lambton- and Middlesex; the towns of Exeter; Goderich and Parkhill and the townships of Ste- phen and Bosanquet. The main recommendations ask for smaller county councils, heads of all municipalities to sit on. county council, council members not be substituted for and transfer of some responsibilities to the county from individual- municipali- ties. It has been recommended, that lo- cal municipal corporations should be consolidated to -have a minimum population base of 4;000 to sup- port efficient, cost-effective servic- es. At the same time, the maximum size of each council would be re- duced to 20 .members. At the present time, Huron county council has 31 members, Middlesex has 29 Please turn to page 2 Police charge crosswalk violators EXETER -Police chief Larry Hardy reported Monday m ng that his officers have beg n 1' ing charges for infraction a e newly installed pedestrian c - ing signal lights at .the intersec-• tion of Main and Victoria streets. Hardy said warnings were is- sued to a number of drivers who failed to heed the flashing sig- nals. He added, "From now on, everyone passing through the in-. tersection while the lights are flashing will be charged. The fine is $53.75 and driving licence points will be lost." The chief continued, " While it is taking a bit of time to educate area drivers about the 'lights, they have made the area a lot saf- er. There is a marked improve- ment from a year ago." Signs are located at the north - and south entrances to Exeter on Highway 4, warning motorists that pedestrian crosswalks are lo- cated in the town. Exeter police officers have is- sued some 400 colouring books concerning crosswalk signal lights procedures to nursery school and kindergarten to grade five students in town. Hardy said the main problem has been motorists not knowing what the lights in,. Ior or just not paying ammo( N hen they arc driving. It is illegal to pass another vehi- cle on either side in the no - passing arca whether the lights are flashing or not. Teachers' union files grievance opposing transfer of principals CLINTON - The Ontario Secondary School Teach- ers Federation has initiated a grievance procedure with the Huron County Board of Education over the transfer of three secondary school principals. John Gnay, federation officer of .District 45 which includes Huron County, confirmed that die grievance had been filed on Thursday, April 13, and should have reached the Board offices in Clinton by the fol- lowing day. District 45 president Nancy McClay would make no further comment on the matter either. She ex- plained that the collective agreement between the Board and the teachers it employs states that in is- sues such as grievances, all negotiations are confi- dential, and may not be discussed publicly by any of the parties until the grievance is resolved. The transfer of the principals of the Exeter, Clin- ton and Goderich high schools, announced in late February, precipitated some protests. The students of South Huron District High School in Exeter staged a mass walk -out on March 20 to show their opposition to , losing principal Bruce Shaw, and Clinton students took out a full-page ad in the local weekly newspaper in support of keepin eir princt_ fiat, foe Wooden. . Bob Allan, director of education for Huron, would nol acknowledge that a grievance had been filed, as matters pertaining to personnel arc always private. However, he did elaborate on the procedure set out in the collective agreement in cases where the teachers' union -launches a grievance. Speaking generally, he said that the Board has five days to reply after receiving a formal grievance from the OSSTF on behalf of a member or members. The grievor has an additional 20 days to respond. Acceptance of the Board's proposals would end the matter. If the response is unsatisfactory to the Feder- ation, the next step is format arbitration. Here again thereis more than one possibility of ac tion. If both sides agree on an arbitrator, the matter is put in that person's har ' Usually union 71nd manage,ncnt each appoint an ar- bitrator, and the tv, r Oil cl sof arbitrator. The three-meml --Ilion board gets together, checks their indivI .11,! Jules, and sets a mutually convenient d, iegin proceedings. An arbitration board hearing is similar to a court of law. People appear before the board accompanied by their lawyers. Evidence is produced, and witnesses are cross-examined. At the end of the hearing. the arbitrator has the power to render a decision immediately. In most cas- ,,,s,,,i.ta, t,.i,-reserved while a arbitrator -taker.' time to re-examine all the evidence and write a report before handing down a decision. All Board business (and by implication that would include trirfers) is carried on as usual during arbitra- tion of any grievance. 9 Students pitch in to clean u Clear-up - How much garbage and litter can 75 students find on the streets and back alleys and parks of Exeter In Just over an hour on a good day? South Huron District High School students found out the answer to that question on Friday by collecting 1,644 kilograms of refuse for the second annual Exeter cleanup. The amount of garbage collected far exceeded last year's total. The students worked in teams to pull In all kinds of ordll and not so ordinary litter from Exeter's recreational, residential and industrial areas. Organizers George McEwan and Donna Garvey pointed out that while there were some unusual items brou , most of the garbage could bit classed as recyclable if Exeter had a recycling program. • Inside Spring fashions Samples of the season page5 Northern Pikes Canadian band plays at SHDHS page 11 Irish advance Reach Ontario Junior 'D' finals page 17 Irish assist Club helps family after fire page 18 ' Science Fair Joint venture a great success page 35 CCAT honours Academic and hockey awards page 36 Police seek help EXETER - Peter Buldoc, aged 12 years of Crediton was struck by a pickup truck while riding his bicy- cle on Main street in Crediton at 7.45 p.m., Thursday and police are requesting public assistance in lo- cating the suspect vheicle. The vehicle, described as a dark blue with a white stripe Ford pick- up truck was driven by a male with grey hair and a moustache. Anyone with information con- cerning this accident is asked to contact the Exeter Ontario Provin- cial Police detachment at 235- 1300. The only other accident investi- gated this week occurred Wednes- day, April 19 at 6.20 a.m. when a vehicle driven by Teresa Van Bree, RR 3, Parkhill went out of control on Highway 81 in Stephen town- ship and rolled over. The vehicle was severely damaged and the driver suffered minor injuries. During the week, officers investi- gated 34 general occurences and laid 18 Liquor Licence Act charges, 66 charges under the Highway Traffic Act and charged one person for driv- ing with a suspended licence. �. �..< chi�icrtr't ffrC'e s are asking the motoring public to watch for children on bioicies and exercise the necessary care, now that the nice weather has arriv"d. Local groups benefit from auto promotion Triple donation Frayne Chev-Olds held'a special March promotion to raise $1,425 for three charities by donating money from each car sold during the month. The three groups receiving the funds were the Sunshine Foundation of London, the South Hu- ron District.Association for the Mentally Handicapped, and Parkhill Group Homes. From left are Frayne's Jim Guenther present- ing to Rick. McCann, Gloria Chambers and John Gray from the SHDAMH, Mike Williamson presenting to Ed Czach from the Sun- shine Foundation, Greg Montgomery, Joe Fahie and Ken Akres from Parkhill Group Homes receiving from Frayne's Roger Wallis. No surprises in county changes EXETER - The long awaited pro- vincial report on county govern- ment was released Thursday and al- though it recommends a number of changes, very few were surprises. After releasing the report, Mini- ster of Municipal Affairs John Ea- kins said he would wait until mid- July to take any action in order "to ensure that as many people as pos- sible have an opportunity to let me know how they feel these initia- tives should he undertaken." Eakins continued, " The issues were discussed by almost 800 peo- ple and more than 120 written briefs were received. I am now urg- ing all of those who have shown interest in the past, as well as any- one else who now cares to partici- pate to make their views known to rne." From this area, opinions were submitted by the counties of Hu - Stephen to honour. student at LCAT CREDITON - Stephen township council in regular session April 18 decided to honour a resident of the municipality who attends Centralia College of Agricultural Technolo- g • Clerk Wilrnar Wein was instruct- ed to notify CCAT officials that council wishes to recognize a Ste- phen township student on the com- pletion of his or her two years at the college. Arrangements will be made to present the first award at this year's graduation ceremonies scheduled for Thursday, May 18. The guest speaker will be Angela Armitt, for- mer Dean of continuing education at the University of Western Onta- rio. Two tile drain loan applications totalling S13,40(X) were approved subject to funds being available " from the provincial government. Township officials said Monday that funding allocations and condi- sociation will be presenting one -day tions for these loans for• 6ifses to allow township cnrph — not yet been received .from the ccs to renew their Z licences which Minsitry of Agriculture and Food. is an air brake endorsement. Three •readings and approval of a Road superintendent Eric Fink - bylaw were given to complete a de- beim will sign his staff up for vclopment agreement with Mark . Please turn to page 2 and Deborah Darling at part of Lot 24, South Boundary Concession. The Darlings as operators of CC Rentals in t'1ount Carmel arc de- molishing two houses on their property and expanding their busi- ness with adequate parking facili- ties. A minor variance with certain conditions was granted to Ron Ri- ley at part of Lot 12, Concession 20 to allow the use of part of his shop for living quarters. Janet Smolders of M.M. Dillon Limited attended the council meet- ing to report she was continuing work on a site plan and develop- ment agreement between the Grand Bend Chrysler dealership and the township at part of Lot 6, Lake Road cast Concession. The auto firm plans to move to this Stephen location from present quarters in Grand Bend. The Electrical Utilities Safety As- ron, Lambton- and Middlesex; the towns of Exeter; Goderich and Parkhill and the townships of Ste- phen and Bosanquet. The main recommendations ask for smaller county councils, heads of all municipalities to sit on. county council, council members not be substituted for and transfer of some responsibilities to the county from individual- municipali- ties. It has been recommended, that lo- cal municipal corporations should be consolidated to -have a minimum population base of 4;000 to sup- port efficient, cost-effective servic- es. At the same time, the maximum size of each council would be re- duced to 20 .members. At the present time, Huron county council has 31 members, Middlesex has 29 Please turn to page 2 Police charge crosswalk violators EXETER -Police chief Larry Hardy reported Monday m ng that his officers have beg n 1' ing charges for infraction a e newly installed pedestrian c - ing signal lights at .the intersec-• tion of Main and Victoria streets. Hardy said warnings were is- sued to a number of drivers who failed to heed the flashing sig- nals. He added, "From now on, everyone passing through the in-. tersection while the lights are flashing will be charged. The fine is $53.75 and driving licence points will be lost." The chief continued, " While it is taking a bit of time to educate area drivers about the 'lights, they have made the area a lot saf- er. There is a marked improve- ment from a year ago." Signs are located at the north - and south entrances to Exeter on Highway 4, warning motorists that pedestrian crosswalks are lo- cated in the town. Exeter police officers have is- sued some 400 colouring books concerning crosswalk signal lights procedures to nursery school and kindergarten to grade five students in town. Hardy said the main problem has been motorists not knowing what the lights in,. Ior or just not paying ammo( N hen they arc driving. It is illegal to pass another vehi- cle on either side in the no - passing arca whether the lights are flashing or not. Teachers' union files grievance opposing transfer of principals CLINTON - The Ontario Secondary School Teach- ers Federation has initiated a grievance procedure with the Huron County Board of Education over the transfer of three secondary school principals. John Gnay, federation officer of .District 45 which includes Huron County, confirmed that die grievance had been filed on Thursday, April 13, and should have reached the Board offices in Clinton by the fol- lowing day. District 45 president Nancy McClay would make no further comment on the matter either. She ex- plained that the collective agreement between the Board and the teachers it employs states that in is- sues such as grievances, all negotiations are confi- dential, and may not be discussed publicly by any of the parties until the grievance is resolved. The transfer of the principals of the Exeter, Clin- ton and Goderich high schools, announced in late February, precipitated some protests. The students of South Huron District High School in Exeter staged a mass walk -out on March 20 to show their opposition to , losing principal Bruce Shaw, and Clinton students took out a full-page ad in the local weekly newspaper in support of keepin eir princt_ fiat, foe Wooden. . Bob Allan, director of education for Huron, would nol acknowledge that a grievance had been filed, as matters pertaining to personnel arc always private. However, he did elaborate on the procedure set out in the collective agreement in cases where the teachers' union -launches a grievance. Speaking generally, he said that the Board has five days to reply after receiving a formal grievance from the OSSTF on behalf of a member or members. The grievor has an additional 20 days to respond. Acceptance of the Board's proposals would end the matter. If the response is unsatisfactory to the Feder- ation, the next step is format arbitration. Here again thereis more than one possibility of ac tion. If both sides agree on an arbitrator, the matter is put in that person's har ' Usually union 71nd manage,ncnt each appoint an ar- bitrator, and the tv, r Oil cl sof arbitrator. The three-meml --Ilion board gets together, checks their indivI .11,! Jules, and sets a mutually convenient d, iegin proceedings. An arbitration board hearing is similar to a court of law. People appear before the board accompanied by their lawyers. Evidence is produced, and witnesses are cross-examined. At the end of the hearing. the arbitrator has the power to render a decision immediately. In most cas- ,,,s,,,i.ta, t,.i,-reserved while a arbitrator -taker.' time to re-examine all the evidence and write a report before handing down a decision. All Board business (and by implication that would include trirfers) is carried on as usual during arbitra- tion of any grievance. 9 Students pitch in to clean u Clear-up - How much garbage and litter can 75 students find on the streets and back alleys and parks of Exeter In Just over an hour on a good day? South Huron District High School students found out the answer to that question on Friday by collecting 1,644 kilograms of refuse for the second annual Exeter cleanup. The amount of garbage collected far exceeded last year's total. The students worked in teams to pull In all kinds of ordll and not so ordinary litter from Exeter's recreational, residential and industrial areas. Organizers George McEwan and Donna Garvey pointed out that while there were some unusual items brou , most of the garbage could bit classed as recyclable if Exeter had a recycling program. •