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Times -Advocate, December 4, 1991
Board of Ed accepts brief on transfer payments
By Ray Lewis
CLINTON - The Huron County
Board of Education (HCBE) voted
at the November 25 meeting to ac-
cept a brief prepared by the Ontario
Public School Board's Association
(OPSBA) on 1992 transfer pay-
ments and the government's com-
mitment to education.
The brief states if the 1992 trans-
fers to elementary and secondary
education are not at least at the
1991 level, then the provincial gov-
ernment must defer implementa-
tion of all new mandatory pro-
grams. These programs would
include mandatory junior and sen-
ior kindergarten and the integration
of special education into the regu-
lar classroom.
"The picture for 1991-92 looks
extremely bleak," said director Bob
Allan. "Transfer payments appear
they will be at an historic low."
In a memorandum to the board,
OPSBA president Paula Dunning
stated the OPSBA is seeking an
emergency meeting with Minister
of Education Tony Silipo to review
recommendations established in the
brief.
The brief urges the provincial
government to consider important
criteria, such as already determined
wage settlements, enrollment
growth, cost of mandatory pro-
grams, cost of environmental/
occupational health and saf leg-
islation, and compensatio for
pooling of commercial and indus
al assessment, before allocating
support to education in 1992 trans-
fer payments.
"If the government is going to
implement new programs, they
should also be prepared to provide
funding for them," explained vice -
chair Bea Dawson.
The OPSBA urges the province
to announce its intentions regarding
1992 transfer payments to the pub-
lic sector no later than mid-
December, to enable boards the op-
portunity of proceeding with their
budgeting, according to the impact
of policy decisions regarding re-
straint.
The board also suggests figures
of the General Legislative Grant
Program be released as soon as pos-
sible in the new year to help school
board budgeting.
In addition, the OPSBA recom-
mends the government allocate a
significant portion of the operating
funds to education to the basic per
pupil grant of the General Legisla-
tive Grant program.
The brief also suggests the gov-
ernment establish a new special as-
sistance grant to school boards in
economically depressed areas, simi-
lar to the emergency funding pro-
vided to municipalities under the
Unconditional Grant Program.
To assist all boards in this prov-
ince in providing more cost effec-
tive education, OPSBA requests the
Ministry of Education establish a
public/separate/French language
forum in which there can be an ex-
amination of more creative partner-
ships in the delivery of education.
ExeterwOrnanInJured
in head-on collision
LUCAN - Charges are pend-
ing in a serious accident
Wednesday which sent an Exet-
er woman to the hospital with
multiple injuries.
Lucan OPP report that at
10:30 a.m., Kim Coleman was
southbound on Highway 4 in a
1986 Oldsmobile and while
making a lefthand turn into ..a
private driveway, was hit by a
transport truck driven by San-
ford Pommer of R.R.1 Prince-
ton.
Polcie said Coleman who may
face charges, was trapped in the
car and rescued by the Lucan
Fire Department before being
taken to University Hospital in
London.
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Members of the 1992 Lucan village council were sworn in Monday night. From the left are
councillors Reg Crawford and Bryan Smith, deputy reeve Harry Wraith, Hydro Commissioner
Andy Van Geel, reeve Tom McLaughlin, councillor Rob Brady and Hydro Commissioner Joanne
Trudgeon.
Stephen Township
unveils new garage
CREDITON - Stephen Township unveiled its new six -bay road works
garage Saturday afternoon to a small group of ratepayers who came to see
the official opening of their latest public building.
Unfortunately, violent high winds wreaked havoc on the building's ven-
tilation louvers, creating a background cacophony which occasionally
drowned out the ceremony.
Reeve Tom Tomes acknowledged the several building contractors which
worked on the project, including GDL Construction of Dashwood, Trieb-
ner Electric, Gord Slaght Plumbing, M&M Painting, and Jones Gravel.
"It was a local job," said Tomes of the fact that virtually all contractors
came from the township or the surrounding area.
The high winds and blowing dust also encouraged the relocation of the
brief ribbon cutting to a safer indoor locale in front of the audience.
Huron MPP Paul Klopp expressed thanks to the Ministry of Transporta-
tion representatives "for helping get more of out tax dollars back into rural
Ontario."
Klopp said the new garage was more energy efficient, provided a better
environment for staff and the equipment, and should realize a savings in
the long run.
Hugh McGugan from the MTO congratulated architect Bill Kelly on his
"practical, efficient design" and pointed out Stephen's was the third Kelly -
designed garage he had opened in Huron this year.
Eric Finkbeiner, the township road superintendent, who was credited by
Tomes for getting council to consider building the new garage, explained
some of the features of the building to the audience. He said the facility
will aid the servicing of the township's 120 miles of roadway and 100
miles of water line.
It's
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to Send
The Exeter Old Town Hall is getting a new roof, and the Exet-
er
xeter and Area Heritage Foundation are investing extra money In
a cedar shingle roof which will restore the hall to its original
appearance. Bluewater Roofing Is handling the contract and
will also be removing the bell tower to shingle its small roof to
match.
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