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Cable company
pulls plug on
Lucan
See page 2
Exeter
Juveniles win
All -Ontario
See page 14
Exeter Midgets
win All -Ontario
See page 15
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We're
renovating
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calk: Inuit 'Vice w ill he under -
g‘ mit! renw,%attons frf'in April
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I)uring this finer. customers
may use the rear entrance. •
Council
supports
squirrel bylaw
EXETER - Deputy Reeve Dave
Orlin shocked council when he re-
ported that "an elderly gentleni..n"
has trapped and sometimes killed
white squirrels. Urlin reported the
white squirrel population has
been cut from user 10) to fewer
than 15 over the last two years.
Those that have been trapped ha%c
been exported to other commune -
ties and people outside Exeter. It's
a town mascot. We have to make it
illegal 10 trap or kill them. There
should he a S5.001) fine. Wd have
to protect them!"
Re4ve Bill Mickle added. "1 sup-.
port you whole-heartedly. We tried
to get them on the endangered spe-
cies list a few years ago and got no
support from the Ministry of Natu-
ral Resources." •
Councillor Roy Tricbner urged
the' entire community to support
council's efforts, "With all the vid-
eo cameras around, it should be -
easy to detect who is (trapping or
killing theml.
Council decided to prepare an ap-
propriate bylaw to include thc max-
imum fines allowable under the
law.
In other council business. Coun-
cillor Roy Triehner is concerned
the people in Exeter arc not always
aware of what's going on in the
community. He suggested. and
▪ council approved, that a Civic Cor-
ner column be written at least once
a month about council activities.
Hall to the Chiefs! John Rasenberg puffs on -a Cuban cigar while leading the charge. The Ex-
eter Juvenile Chiefs take the honorary ride on the town fire truck after winning the All -Ontario •
Juvenile "CC" Championship on Sunday. Exeter defeated Elmvafe 5-3 in the sixth- and final
game of the•series to clinch the prestigious provincial crown:
Education grant reductions
will force local mill rates up
The 5 to 6 per cent mill rate increase will raise:
taxes by $45 to $50 on a $100,000 home
IV Heather Mie, _
T -A Reporter
CLINTON - Huron County
Board of •Education trustees were •
informed Monday that down-
loading from the province. -com-
bined with grant losses: will force -
local mull rates up by 5 or 6 per
cent. -
Director Paul Car-
roll explained the
provincial Standard.
Mill -Rate has hccn
increased by 3.3 per
cent and Assess-
ment Equ d1,.11 on
Factors will Increase
the • property tax
share by' more than
2 per cent:
• He added the
property tax is required to ahsorh
20 per cent of the reduction in the
per pupil grant. This year's grant
has born reduced 5.S .per cent .pr
$2.3 million. hut Carroll said the
_•.,.,d news is a cushion of, ap-
pnw1mately 50(0.00 will be avail-
able. -
"If there hadn't have keen the
Offset...we might as well have.
closed the doors' and gone. home."
said Carroll. adding he looks for-
ward • to the implementation of
funding reform.
The Board Specific grants, based
on declining enrolment. board and
school size, is estimated in the
ft►utwnl suis $400,01)(). Huron will
also receive an increase in the Spe-
cial: Assistance Grant for -low
spending. low assessment hoards
.of approximately $380.000.
•Despite these grants, the hoard
will experience a shortf ll.ol •nearly
$1.6 million. Trustees have
worked to bring spending down by
about one million - dol-
lars but Carroll warns in
ordcrto achieve further
reductions. drastic
steps may he necessary.
Suggestions for tind-
ing additional savings
were listed ui the Di-
rector's .information
Report: i
•• eliminate adult ed-
ucation -
• reduce French pro-
•
grams to core French •
• eliminate core trench in grades
I through 3
• stop repairing buildings
"If there
hadn't have
been the
offset... we
might as well
have closed the
doors and
gone home."
- Amalgamation update
- Many uncertainties lace the Hu-
ron board. including,a future amal-
gatnatiyn with Perth. Until the Ed-
ucation Improvement Cormnission
makes the necessary rulings about
trustee distribution, discussion
about the merger has remained Iiv-
pothclical.
The Executive Committee did
support the creation of • trustee ar-
eas that Overlap the Huron -Perth
Eedy Publications scoop
nine newspaper awards
TORONTO - Five weekly -newspapers owned by J.W. Eedy Pub-
licauons.won nine awards at the Ontario Comtnunity Newspaper As-
sueiation's annual convention held in Toronto on Saturday.
- The Times -Advocate placed second out of 54 entries in the "Best
Sports and Recreation .Story" category; sister papers the Elora -
Fergus News Express was awarded two second place plaques for
"Best Sports Section" and "Best Sports Photo and The Mt. Forest
Confederate was named third in the "Best Business Story" category.
Big winners of thc evening were the St Marys Journal -Argus and
the Wingham Advance -Times. The Journal -Argus won first.plucc in
• the prestigious "General Excellence Awards" (Circulation 2.00-
3.499) and the Advance -Times scooped three awards placing first in •
the "Special Section" (under 6.000) category and 'the "Best Ag=
riculture S.ory" category as well as placing second in the "General
• Excellence Award" (under 1,999 circulation).
Company president. Lorne Eedy was presented with the first an-
nual Mary Knowles Award. given to the OCNA member who has
made an outstanding contribution to the community his or her paper
serves. -
hit y -to create a single new
e and "aVirid • the tendency to
think of the new hoard as a Hurtin
section . separate from .t• distinct
Perth section.'. - • • •
"I think the overlap. Should work-
quite- well." said Trustee Norm
Ptckell.
Trustees asked staff 10 prepare- a
-report of costs accumulated to date:
based . • on amalgamation dis-
cussions..
From Jan. 1:3 to March 31. the
HCBE spent more than 58.000 on
administrative costs. •
-
. Trustee brie, travel and ex-
penses have not been included but
planning activity that has only. be-
gun has . cost -.approximately
$10.00 to date. - . •
"I hope the. government will
award some compensation to do
this work." said Trustee Bea Daw-
son. -
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DHC endorses
Task Force report
MITCHF.LI. - The Huron -Perth
District Health Council strongly
'endorsed a 'final draft report hthe
Task Force for- health .care re-
.. strticturing .at its March 25 meet
ing: -
•. There have been few changes
since.the final draft was released to
the • public March althougha
section referring. to governance _ ernance is-
sues has been added. A.final Te-
- port will- he completed early in
April. . . •
By June. an Interim Governance
CoinntitIee is to be set. up to in=
(hate planning "on a district -wide
basis" -and retain a Chief Exccutve
Office; The CEO is scheduled to
be in place by September and full
implementation of the "plan is to.be
implemented within two years. -
."The hospitals should -proceed
tluickly with administrative and
support - - consolidation to: ensure
that resources for direct patient
tare -.can he maximii.cd." stated •
HPDHC F-xccutivc.Director Fraser
Bell in a press release.
- Although the hospital hoards
have held three meetings to discuss
governance planning. South Hu-
ron Hospital Board- Chair Verla
Russel' feels the time -frame may.
he unrealistic. - -
She was- pleased. however. the
DHC endorsed the Task Force's fi-
- sal report that will sec 19 hods re-
- train in Exeter. South Huron loins
(Linton:. Scaltnth and St.- Marys
hospitals •as hasic service- centres
that oiler :-.24-hour emergency. in-
patient, medical hods. chronic care
beds; outpatient - clinic/therapies
and - in .sonic••cases. low risk oh- •
slcctrics..
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The three community hospitals
will be •Goderich, 'Listowel ' and-
Wingham. where - hasic, surgical -
and obstetric- services will he- o1=
I•ered.. Mental - health and re-
habilitation may• also he offered at..
these locations. • • - • -
-.Stratford yvill he the • location of
the single. secondary or referral hos-
pital : that will provide:. hasic and -
conmtunifv services 'in addition to
specialist programs.
It was -noted by .the DHC that bed -
distribution- as laid out in the linal
report. is a -first footprint- that may
-he modified through district -wide
program planning. -
Other restructuring recommenda-
tions -include further consolidation
of iihsietrics in Huron County.. pro- .
grant structuring and medical inan-
power • planning on a district -wide
basis. sy sten-side continuing ed-
ueatiwn . and system -wide quality . -
assurace prtigrant. The plan also
calls firr a standardlied admission
and transfer. procecdures as well as
appropriate proloeols and supports
to maintain quality in smaller hos-
pitals. The reorganization of Hu-
ron -Perth hospitals will create a
single governance. administration
and support structure. •
-Through this new system. the -
eight hospitals have Committed—At)
saving a final of 511)-1 million.
This will require-aggresuvc reduca-
tion in administration and 'support.
Hospial slays - will be - shorter mid
admissions will he avoided where .
possible. During the next JO years.
it is estimated: $19:90. Million in
• necessary capital costs will be_ re-
- mitred at the eight hospitals. -
Anglers. fined 51,250
for snagging salmon
EXETER - Two anglers from
Huron Park were recently fined a
total 01 51.25( for snagging Pacific
Salmon in the Ausahle River near
Exeter.
John Stever of Huron Park was
fined $500 .for engaging in 1ihing
other than by angling and .fined
52.5() lin possessing snaggcrs John
Windsor of Huron Park was fined
550) forengaging in fishing other
Maiu by -angling. The case was
heard in Provincial Court in Gode-
rich. .
"Enforcement of the law Contin:
sues to he a priority for MNR.•' said
Natural Resources Minister Chris
Hodgson, who has maintained the
number oI Conservation ()Ricers in
OMarto.to ensure there is en1 ree
mem. .
On October. 12, two Conserv ation
Officers Iron) the Ministry oI Natu-
ral Resources were on patrol along
the-Ausahle River watching for un-
lawful lashing activity during the
Pacif•ie.salnurn spawning run on the
_river. Two• officers observed Stever,
•in the water' using a fishing line .
with a three -prong snigger- honk
Windsor, was ori • the- river
hank with a large landing net. The
officers liund that Stetter and
Windsor- had a large -quantity of
snaggcrs and one salmon in their—
possession.
heir-possessin.
Last meal
From left, South Huron District High School students Jennifer Miller, Jasmin Cornish and
Samantha Edwards dig into their last meal at the school cafeteria on Friday to kick off the
30 -hour famine for World Vision Canada. Flftythree participants raised at least $2,168. A
portion of the funds will support Canadian breakfast programs and street youth projects.
Most of the money will help eliminate obstacles that keep children in Mozambique, Sene-
gal, Thailand, Cambodia and Rwanda from getting food they need.
Optimist Club Horne, Garden and Leisure Show - Fri., Sat. and Sun. at South Huron Rec Centre