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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1998-05-20, Page 2Page 2 Times -Advocate, May 20, 1998 Regional wrap up Former local MD charged with fraud GODERICH - A former Gode- rich doctor, Dr. Mario Cauchi, has been charged with defraud- ing the Ontario Health Insurance Plan reports the Goderich Sig- nal -Star. Dr. Cauchi was arrested in London on May 7, for two counts of fraud over $5,0(X). • The charges relate to a time- frame between January 1, 1996 to December 31, 1997 when Cauchi practiced medicine in Goderich. Last year, Cauchi left his Goderich practice to work in London where he runs the Lora - mar -Centre for Cosmetic Medi cine and Surgery. Cauchi has been released from custody on'a promise to appear in court.in Goderich on June 15. Bayfield's BIA votes to disband BAYFiELD - On May 11. the Bayfield Improvement Associa- tion (BIA) officially voted to disband. leaving the fate of the committee in the hands of the village councillors reports the Clinton News -Record. BiA members voted 32 to 24 in favor of dissolving the 10 - year old committee. Doug Sinnamon, spokeperson for the Bayfield's Committee for the Disbandment of the BIA. said that following the disband- ment vote, their committee has begun looking at other business associations... "We are atria*: jopking at the idea of a dhartrfleraor commerce or some other business person organization," Sinnamon said. School board and Seaforth friends meet SEAFORTH - Despite recent differences, the Avon Maitland District School Board and Friends of Seaforth District High School met on May 5 re- ports The Huron Expositor. Recently the board announced a delay in plans for closing any school, including Seaforth until 1998-99. Following that decision, the board initiated a meeting be- tween themselves, the SDHS principal. and community lead- ers who had taken up the fight to keep the school from closing. After the meeting both Sea - forth Mayor Dave Scott and board chair Abby Armstrong had positive comments about the gathering. Despite the fact the group will not meet again till September, Armstrong said both sides will continue to communicate regu- larly. egu- 1arly. The group also decided that it should have a student represent- ed on the committee. Library to be linked with Stratford MITCHELL - The Mitchell Public Library Board and the Township of West Perth Council has approved plans to electron- ically record the library's book collection reports the Mitchell Advocate. Automating the collection will allow the Mitchell library to be linked with the Stratford public library and books can be refer- enced from' either site. Council recommended the board proceed with the plan, at an initial cost of $7,500-$8,000 at their regular meeting May 4. 4 ThI THENEWS Zurich council asked to settle noise complaint ZURICH - Council members re- ceived a letter from Zurich res- idents Louis and Delores Schilbe regarding a noise complaint. The letter details their problem with two neighboring dogs. "Living next to two barking hunt - and into the seven days a ing hounds all day night until 3 a.m., week is an ongoing nightmare," the Schilbe say in the letter. "I have asked them (the owners) at the end of March to do something about this and it has not had any effect." "This is a very serious matter when dogs are noisy but said it could be due to Delores' cats "getting in their way." LaPorte also commented that Smith has tried to talk to the De- lores but has not been able to come to any understanding. Smith now fears that he will have to sell one of the dogs to rectify the situation. Councillor Brad Clausius was sym- pathetic to the Schilbe's plight. "Whether it is a dog or a party, it is all noise," he said. However, he wasn't clear on why they had ap- proached council. "if it was a party they sure wouldn't call us," he said. "i think we've just got two neighbors squabbling...I think we should just check our bylaws and with the OPP to see what we should do." Council passed a motion to sent Delores and Louis Schilbe a letter informing them they will in- vestigate the complaint further. "Living next to two barking hunting dogs all day and into the night until 3 a.m., sev- en days a week is an ongoing nightmare." it is affecting our sleep and peace of mind during the day," the letter concludes. "As taxpayers we expect something to he done very soon and we feel it is your duty to inform these people of the noise bylaws." Reeve Dwayne LaPorte informed council that he had spoken to the dogs' owner Jerry Smith. Smith admitted to him that the Trustee puts on pressure STRATFORD - An Avon -Maitland District School Board trustee is ready to put some political pressure on the province over the delay in bud- get figures. It's just a matter of time. At last Tuesday night's meeting in Stratford, Trustee Bob Allan said it's time to think about putting some pressure on the Ministry of Education and Training so it can get figures to complete its budget. • "When we have a little more information. although it's coming slowly. we must proceed politically. It becomes a question of timeing," he said. Paul Carroll, director of education, said the hoard's finance department cannot complete the budget because the province hasn't supplied all of the information-. They are using approximate fig .r to ge a handle on it: No matter how they work it out, the board wi ' i _ d with a shortfall between $500.000 and $2 million, said Marilyn Marklevitz, superinten- dent of business and finance. "The long and short of it is we don't have enough money to run the hoard the way we have been. Clearly, this isn't satisfactory," said Trustee Wendy Anderson. The Avon -Maitland hoard isn't the only hoard struggling to complete their budget with a lack of figures, the restrictions of some funding •into specific areas known as enveloping, and mistakes.on the part of the province, said Marklevitz. "The issue is heating up. As people are sorting through this they are see- ing how difficult this is, especially with the enveloping," said Marklevitz. A $800,00() Ss in funding is a result of a:ministry error. • The Avon -Maitland board was. eat nark 4 to tDceive,pn $800,0f)0 gs>sttt as a rural or remote school .witfi T aa paatest oabaryarea. Sinc,�►� then, Carroll said the ministry discovered both Hamilton and London' arek closer to Huron and Perth counties and then pulled the funding. The hoard is also falling short in transportation. It expects to receive $7.8 million in funding to cover the costs of transporting students to school. it is equivalent to last year's grant which -as slashed by three per cent from the previous year's grant. Also, Marklevitz said the school year in 1998/99 is five days longer but boards will have to absorb the costs for those few extra days. Celebrating Victoria Day . Hundreds of people, both young and old came out Sunday night to watch the fireworks at the Crediton Community Park. The event is organized by the Crediton Volunteer Fire De- partment. From left, Jaymee Heywood and Ashley Wettlaufer.(both 5 years old), light up. the night sky with their sparklers. Teen hurt at the Pinery PINERY - A London teen 'was seriously assaulted at Pinery Pro- vincial Park at about I :40 a.m. on Sunda itordt Lambton OPP Const. Luke. Geiir'gt said'James I7` McLeod. 17. was hit over the head with an oh- ject. He was taken to hospital where he was treated and released. The OPP continues its investiga- tion. Walk the dog for the Humane Society By Craig Bradford T -A Reporter EXETER You can get yourself and your pet some exercise while benefiting the Huronia Humane So- ciety during the first Dog Walk-A- Thon on May 30 at South Huron Rec Centre. Organizer Robyn Ford said the goal is to have 50-70 walkers and their dogs wind their way through the 4 km route. While this is the first dog walk-a- thon for the Huronia Humane So- ciety. Ford said other humane so- cieties hold annual walk-a-thons and that the Guelph Humane So- ciety has• been of great help in the organization of Huronia's event. Pet owners from the Exeter area as well as from Blyth, Seatorth and Clinton and elsewhere throughout Huron County are invited to walk for the Humane Society. Proceeds will go to the the Hu- ronia Humane Society's. ongoing work to help shelter and care for animals in need. Dogs that are up for adoption will be wearing red bandanas while all other dogs will receive an orange bandana. a dog goodie bag and owners will have the chance for draw prizes. . Walkers (and their dogs) are to meet on May 30 at the Rec Centre at 10 a.m. with the walk starting at 10:30. Sponsor sheets are available at South Huron Veterinary Clinic (Grand Bend and Zurich). Exeter Animal Hospital, Blyth Veterinary Services. Seatorth Veterinary Clin- ic. Clinton Veterinary Services. Re - max Bluewatcr Realty. Best En- tertainment. MTS Farm Supplies. Sound Advice. Country Depict, Computer Training Academy, Mac's in Grand Bend. the Zurich Co-op Do -it Centre. and The Dog Spaw and Best's in Grand Bend. Those who don't want to collect pledges can participate in the walk for 510. Charitable tax receipts will be given for all donations over $10. For more information, call Ford or Keith Waldron at (519) 243- 2295. For those who would like to adopt a dog, call Huronia Humane Society president Harriet Shil- lingtaw at (519) 523-970). Who's waking whop These Huronia Humane Society volunteers are gearing tip for the first Dog Walk-A-Thon set for May 30 at the South Huron Rec Centre. From left are Keith Waldron (with Batman and Loki), Tamm' Davidson (with Lacie), Corey Davidson, Annette Lockhart ( 'pith Jackson) and Robyn Ford (with ..-.,bra). 1 Avon SCHOOCL BOARD Maitland Learning for a Lifetime wits accept applications for: the following permanent and casual or tuppty positions that occur during the 1998/99 school year at various schools throughout Huron and Perth Counties: BASIC CUSTODIANS Duties include: 1.' working shift work. lifting, climbing and working with cleaning chemicals EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANTS FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION AND EARLY YEARS PROGRAMS Duties may include: 1. sign language interpreting for the deaf and hearing-impaired: 2. braille transcribing; 3. assisting exceptional students who may be developmentally and/or physically -challenged: or 4. assisting in junior/senior kindergarten settings. EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANTS FOR LIBRARY/RESOURCE CENTRES Duties may include: 1. operating and maintaining a computerized cataloguing system: 2. maintaining the physical organization of library books and resources: 3. providing basic computer troubleshooting support in Windows 3.1. Windows '95; Novell 4.x. intemet, e-mail. cd-roms, etc.; 4. providing resource assistance to individual or small groups of students under the direction of the resource or dassrbom teacher. BUS DRIVERS Successful candidates must hold a valid Class '8' Drivers licence. Positions are available at the following schools in Huron County: 1. Brookside Public School, R.R. M 7, Lucknow NOG 2H0: 2. Grey Central Public School, Ethel, NOG 1TO: 3. Howick Central Public School, R.R. N 1, Garde NOG 1XO: and 4. Stephen Central Public School, R.R.'s 2, Credition NOG 2WO. COMPUTER HARDWARE/NETWORK TECHNICIANS Ideal candidates will have working experience in: 1. local area networks, specifically Novell 4.x; 2. IBM-compatible PC and punter hardware repairs; 3. Dos, Windows '95, Windows 3.1, current software packages. intemet, email, etc. AV TECHNICIANS Ideal candidates will have working expenence in: 1. video production and dubbing; 2. equipment repairs; 3. audio equipment/drama lighting systems; and 4. photographic printing. SCHOOL SECRETARIES Ideal candidates will possess: 1. computer software experience in industry -standard software packages; 2. excellent interpersonal and organizational skills; and 3. the ability to work with a minimum of supervision. Applications for the above positions should include a statement of the specific position of interest and a complete summary of the candi- date's qualifications and experience, including three references, to the address below, prior to 4:00 p.m., Friday, May 29, 1998. We thank those who submit a resume, and advise that only those who are chosen tor an interview will receive a reply. Shelley King Human Resources Department Avon Maitland District School Board 210 Water Street Stratford, Ontario N5A 3C5 PAUL CARROLL ABBY ARMSTRONG Director of Education . Chair 1 •