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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1997-10-08, Page 1Board of education faces' $3.6 million shortfall CLINTON - The Huron County Board of Education faces a $3.6 million funding shortfall in 1998. As part of education reform, the province is ad- justing the fiscal year of the school districts to coincide with the school year. The new fiscal year will run from September 1 to August 31. However, 1998, the year of implementation, will include an eight-month period of January to the end of August during which the board anticipates a revenue shortfall of $3.6 million. SEIP'S valu-mart 4 & 83 Exete35-0262 • er Continued on page 2 ft Are. you In • favor of htteachers * striking e over the • province's ft► proposed Bill 160? Lynday Lew* 14, of Exeter 'if it's going to help us then yes. " CM,tine shorgold, 14, of Oland Bend -i think they should. There shouldn't be more people in classes and 1 don't want to go to school in the sunvner. Kyle Fenwick, 17, of Zurich 'Maybe if they prove a point but ony for a short period o time.' Shannon Henderson, Exeter not sure. It's a tough decision to make be - Cause the kids will miss out if the teachers go on strike.' Lorraine Erickson, Grand Bend They have to strike to get what they want. They've been pushed round before. They've fought for years to get t0 this stage." Patterson, Ex- eter -No. It s not very professional yet they claim to be profes s.onafs " Gloria Patchett. -It they're not getting treated fairy, then that's the way to do Itrhe k+ds are the ones that are gong to suffer, so they're just tookrng ager the kids.' Serving Exeter ,incl ri' I .,ince 1873 Dessert Pizza $8.99 Inside October dedicated to child abuse prevention See page 2 Garden of Eden See 'Crossroads Second front Minor hockey: season preview See page 14 Manure storage bylaw investigated over Stephen spill STEPHEN TOWNSHIP - On Sept. 3, 6,000 gallons of manure ' were released from an internal stor- age tank located at Lot 15 Conc. 16. Some of the'manure ended up, draining into a nearby creek. . • Stephen Township Council dis- cussed how to deal with this prob- lem and how to amend the manure storage bylaw so that a similar inci- dent does not occur, at its Sept. 30 meeting. , Council has told J.C. Muller, the owner of Lot 15 Conc. 16, to com- ply with the provisions in the present manure storage bylaw, as well as install appropriate berming to allow entry of surface water from the bush area. Administrator Larry Brown said the bylaw should be amended by the next council meeting. Sewer surcharge to be 150 per cent of water rate EXETER - To help finance the •sewage system expansion, the Town of Exeter has proposed a sewer surcharge that will be 150 per cent of the water rate, not a 150 per cent rate increase as was previ- ously reported in the Times - Advocate. According to a report from'Exet- er Public Works Superintendent Glenn Kells, the increase will see the rate rise from $17.42 to $21.78 per month per household. Although in favor of the increase, at the Monday council meeting, Reeve Bill Mickle stressed the in- crease r1Rost "stand on the need of the increase." Mickle said he would liketa reso- lution indicating that the "increase will be there as long as it is needed. When the debenture is completed, council should look at it to see if it's needed." Councillor Roy Triebner inquired if there were any grants for projects such as Exeter's. Exeter administrator Rick Hun- dey said he will instuct B.M. Ross and Associates to complete lhene- cessary application forms. • Wednesday, October 8, 1997 o� a P Ata Maden. Nalco. think they have some valid points. If that's the only way they can get their points aCIQSS then I'm in fa your of a short strike." Syd fldneeen. '1 don't think it's gong to make any dor Terence. be- cause the gov ernment's going to do what the, want anyuey SEIP'S valu-mart 4 & 83 Exeter 235-0262 Sample Cheeses of the World (93C r 7C G.S T.) ONE DOLLAR Milk makes it Ashley McKnight of Usborne Township got close and personal with a friendly Jersey cow on the Huron Farm• Hiker Tour on Sunday. Ashley's new friend was at genesis", a family- owned Jersey farm. More than 600 people 'toured eight sites .in southern Huron .County in- cluding: Brandale Arabians, Hayter's Turkey Farm, Grand Bend Orchards, Durand's Hog Farm, Wilder's Ratite Farm, Ferguson. Apiaries, Hensel! Co-op Beap Handling Facility. and Warwick's Dairy Farm. Teachersmarch, boards prepare The teachers and the province are far apart on 'the new education act " By Kate Monk T -A Reporter .EXE I EK - Whether they want to or not, Huron County teachers, schoolboards, students, . parents and the local member of provincial parliament 'have been drawn into • the battle over the .new. Education and Quality Improvement Act. Huron County teachers gathered on two occasions last week to'' protest the new legislation and rally the troups. More than 400 teachers took to thc streets of Exeter last Wednesday afternoon for the first protest march in the dispute over Bill 160. Teach- ers arrived at the constituency office of. Huron Member of Provincial Par- liament Helen Johns around 5 p.m. and . demanded the government withdraw the new education act. Without Johnst presence at her office (she is in Queen's Park from Monday to Thursday), developing unity among the teachers appeared to be the main benefit of the day. Ontario Public School Teachers' Federation. Huron District Pres- ident Paul Dyck claimed -the prov- ince was attempting to divide the ar Continued on page 2 Casino or no casino? uestion being put on the. ballot By Chantal! Van Raay T -A Reporter GRAND BEND - Grand Bend council has decided to leave it up to the voters on whether or not the village should make a go with a permanent charity casino. "There's a strong, dividcd opin- ion on- whether we should have a casino in Grand Bend," said Mayor Cam Ivey. "People aren't differentiating be- tween Casino Rama, the Windsor casino, and a full-time .charity ca- sino," he said."We need to get in- formation out to the public so they know what they're voting for." Ivey believes there will be three different types of voters casting their ballet opting for or against a charity casino. He said the first group arc those who don't want a casino at all; the second group are those who want a casino, but don't want the whole "Municipalities are not being made world coming to it; the third group aware of where the money goes." are those who would opt for a ca- Councillor Bob Mann agreed. sino which would generate revenue "For the past five years we for the.village.•, haven't heard a squeak about "I think we need to where the money is do our homework tocI going," said Mann. mace sure there's Clearly a However, Mann gond information out charity casino thinks he knows there," Ivey said. would have a ma- where some of the Council's •con money goes. ' jor impact on every sensus was that the "Forty per cent of village should opt for organization in trillions of dollars a full-time charity ca- Grand Bend, in- goes out of the casino sino, open seven dayseluding the Legion as door prizes," he a week, with all prof -and Rotary." said. its going directly into A third and final the community. reading was passed at "Clearly. a charity casino would the meeting putting this question have a major impact on every or- on the ballot: "Are you in favour of ganization in Grand Bend, including having a permanent charity casino the. Legion and Rotary." expressed in Grand Bend?" Voters can decide during the municipal election on November 10. Ivey. "Where does the money go?" asked councillor Phil Maguire. No more cuts! More education! By Chantall Van Raay T -A Reporter Students of South Huron District High School held a demonstration on Tuesday, September 30, to in- form' each other about what would happen if,a teacher's strike became reality. _ "it's a serious issue that needs to be addressed," said student council member Sunny Dinhey. "Student's don't know what's going on." At 11:40 a.mc Tuesday, Dinney spoke over the P.A. system ex- plaining to her felloW peers, that a teacher's strike is something that will effect .the entire student pop- ulation. . . "it's for our future, it's fqr our rights.. It effects our future: "Cs not about missing class, it's about mak- ing a statement." At 12 p.m. about 250 students congregated in the school gym- nasium. Cheers of support rang through the gym as"Dinncy along with student council members. Deyan Zgayo and Jason' Phillip stood in front of the crowd to ex- • press thc personal effect ,a strike ; would have on the student body. _.• Phillip yelled out, "Our parents fought for us. • Now it; s. our turn to fight for our brothers and sisters." - The organizers extended another point to their peers. , "How many of you . have a sum mer job?" asked Zgavc. At least half of the group raised their hands. Zgavc said he along with many. other students have to save up mon- ey in the summer to pay for post ' secondary education. He explained ' cutting out two weeks . from the , summer break .would cut back on the amount of money he could'. make for school. "In two weeks i can make at least $1.000. That would really help ,me out when I'm going away io school." he said. Dinncy agreed. "I have friends in university, and they have to pay' for books, foixl, . laundry detergent. It all adds up." •"How many of you .have missed , out of' teachers that you wanted?" Zgavc asked.- "How manyof you have missed out of classes you real- _ eal - ly wanted," he asked -again. The •roar of cheers elevated as Dinney, Zgavc and Phillip lead the students outside. ' In front of the school the students chanted, "No more. cuts! More ed- ucation!" "i'm sure they're going to hear us one day;, said-PEiillip: -"This can go on forever." The demonstration sparked inter- • est among many students at the high .school. Protest signs • read "What's left to cut?" and • "Educ- tion + Snobelen = 0" "We're doing° this _to,- let- our teachers know we care," said Din- neL,,"We'know ;this is -going to ef- feet us. Our teachers, are like sec Z ondary parents to us. They are the ones thai are helping us get through school." , It affects us too No more cuts. Deyan Zgavc holds high a protest sign during the SHDHS student demonstration on Sept. 30. Zgavc and other students rallied in support of a teach- er's strike. Financial advice you can count on! 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