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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1997-11-12, Page 1SEIP'S valu-mart 4 & 83 Exeter 233-0262 Dry Grants Election results See page 3 MacPherson's family karate See Crossroads Second front Stephen Peewees take Bill Batten tournament title See page 14 Remembrance Day parades See page 17 T -A will be delivered to most readers • SEIP'S valu-mart 4 & 83 Exeter 235-0262 Fridays Hot Supper special $14.99 Hoogenboom keeps his job Close race returns incumbent with narrow 49 vote margin EXETER - The race for the top job in -Exeter was neck and neck as the polls reported to the town hall on Monday night., When the final votes were tallied. incumbent may- or Ben Hoogenhoot' dame out on top., defeating former mayor Bruce Shaw tiy.49 votes. Following the -Victory, Hoot genboons said'he was thankful for. the support. - "I' m very proud of the people in Exeter who supported me. I thank Bruce for his `campaign, He . has done so much for the community." Hoogenboom . said. adding. "I promise I will do my utmost." • With Roy Triebner acclaimed as reeve and Dave, Urlin acclaimed -as - deputy -reeve, the other race, vias for ' the four councillor positions. Joe Hogan, a retired _high school ,• teacher topped all polls. Peter Anti - strong and George Robertson each,' had strong showings with in- cumbent councillor Robert Drum- ' mond filling' the fourth opening on the slate. • ' Public Utilities Commissioners Bev Skinner and'rChan Livingstone were also acclaimed. , air Complete details on page 3 Tent two: Exeter's incumbent mayor Ben Hoogenboom retumed,to the head of council on Monday night when he won a close race with- former mayor Bruce Shaw. Ben was joined by -his wife Susan and ,daughter Jenna at the Exeter Town Hall following the elec- tion. EXETER -A postal strike will not cause too much inconven- , ience for most of the local sub- scribers of the T -A. If there happens to be a disrup- tion in service it would only affect the Exeter Post Office. If this does happen Times -Advocate subscribers who live in Exeter or the Exeter rural routes should pick up their newspaper at the Times -Advocate office. All other subscribers should _, receive the T -A as usual through their local post office. Four hats are in the Warden ring HURON COUNTY -. Jack Coleman of Stanley Township. Norman ' Fairies of Howick .Township, Carol. Mitchell of Clinton and' Bill Weber of Stephen Township have announced their intention .to be the Huron County • Warden for 1998. The Warden is elected each year ,by the reeves of the county's municipalities. This year's „election will be conducted at, a County Council meeting held on D,ec. 2 in . Godench. The outcome of,Monday''s elec- tion may have affected those able to run for Warden. Unscientific poll, shows support equally divided EXETER- Only 30 people responded to the completely unscientific poll in last week's T -A which asked whether or not our readers supported teachers.• the government or were undecided. ' Sixteen were behind the gov- ernment and 14 supported teachers. The only conclusive result that could betaken from the exercise is our readers have an opinion, one way or the other as there were no people who said they were undecided. News -that the strike is over and teachers were returning to their classrooms could have been a factor in the small num- ber of people who took the time to complete the form and get it to the T -A Teachers back in class but battle continues By Kate 'Monk 'T -A Reporter EXETER - Teachers, and students are together again atter classrooms were empty. for up to two weeks during the teachers'' protest, of Bill, I'60 Elementary school teachers returned to -work Friday and were•open t,u business although the•classrooms were not tilled with.students. The • Thursday, night announcement of the end of the take. caught many parents off-guaru. Separate and secondary schools were'bpen Monday morning after ' �•dtrjii respective unions suspended the political protest on the weekendl • At high schools across' the county, members of the Ontario Sec- ondary School Teachers' Federation met in front of their vchools at. 8:31) a.m. and walked through the front doorstogether as a sign of sol- idarity. , Huron County Board of Education Director Paul Carroll said the re-' turn to schbeil vent smoothly: • ' .Carroll said a decision .has. not yet been made with respect to cov- ering the schiail year's ,material with. two. fewer weeks of iinstrucuon rime. He .has 'spoken with -the regional' director of the Ministry of Ed- ucation who. indicated it must first be decided if the •province • will di- -rect the changes dr if the board will be left to deal with it. at the local _level Carroll 'has asked the board's administrative staff and school pnn- .cipals to be prepared to discuss the matter on Wednesday. • Bill 160 battle continues Although. the teacjiers are•off the streets and .back in the.classroom, the opposition to Bill 160 continues. - . - "This phase of the battle,against Bill '160 is suspended but the war. against Bill 160 is far from over." said John Clarke. OSSTF District 45 Federation Officer. •- -"We will begin phase two of our action plan. against Bill 160 almost - 'immediately; in partnership with other members of the Huron County . Teachers Coalition, parents. students and community groups." Clarke said. without explaining what phase two entailrs. Marshall Jarvis,. president of the Ontario English •Catholic Teachers Association. said -even though teachers have left the picket lines. the protest is not over. "The -campaign must now be intensified.'' Jarvis explained, adding the unions will use the opposition parties to continue the tight against' Bill 160. . . . "We will pursue the Harris government into the legislature by work- ing with opposition parties to amend and block -legislation which threatens education. We will mumtor every stage of Bill •160's passage - through the legislature," he said. ;'We will take the Harris government to court in a constitutional chal- lenge of Bill 160 to protect dur principals •and vice -principals and to tight funding provisions that we believe violate •f'anada's Charter of •Rights." he`said. `icntbers of Provincial Parliament are not going to get a break from the teachers, even though the pickets are down. "We will visit all members 6t- the Ontario Legislature, at Queens Park. and in their constituency offices, with demands to support our tight against Bill 160." According to Jarvis. the OECTA also supports the Apple -Green Rib- bon Campaign and other activities to stop Bill 160 organized by par- ents and is working with the Ontario Federation of Labour's Common Front against Bill 160. Parents pick up the protest A handful of northern Hurbn County parents and one child gathered in front of Huron MPP Helen Johns' office on Monday afternoon to show their support.for public education and demand that Bill 160 be l' Continued on page 2 Benner takes his seat as Lucan reeve • By Craig Bradford T -A Reporter LU� A,V Half,th'e taces•are new after..Monday's municipal election in Lucan. • In the reeve race. newcomer Rohr ert Benner' upset., incumbent Reeve' Rob Brady winning With 445 votes compared .with Brady's .386. Ben- • ner, a Lucan'lawyer who has han dled.Lucan's. BiddulphTownship•s and Other nearby municpalities' 'le- gal matters. said he 'was "relieved" with the result in his favor. . • xL'it was u good election for both it us," Benner 'said at the Lucan municipal building atter the, last of tour polls came in loin -inluding the earlier advance poll). "Now it's • time to roll up our sleeves and get to the heavy agenda in tmnt of us." ' Benner•said his first priority is to develop a#vision for Lucan.that in- - eludes sound planning for the fu-. tore: • "The first thing wewant. to take a look At is reducing costs for those living in the village and -for those who would want. to move here." Benner said: ' - - Brady. who took over for timer Reeve Tom • McLaughlin who stepped down early last term be- cause of increased work demands said he was disappointed with the loss • ' "1 thought I did a reasonably good job as reeve." he. said. "But. 1'm- sure Mr. Benner;•will do ,.an .equally good Job..' v 'Beniter hinted, he May run again in the next municipal election pend- ing Middlesex amalgamation and' ' registered nurse. rounded out the _pnivincial downloading outcomes. field with 314 votes:' Long-time council -Fr Harry 7Ben6er hitt- wnrds-.af praise o� Wraith breezed .bask ts -deputy • the current count it - . reeve with 526. votes compared ;"1 have .to congratulate. the With Rosemary Gahlinger-Beauge: s- going council because whey lett Mei229 and Dave Pike's 86..Gahlinger .village, in .good financial 'state:. he Beaune. a writer and current,coun- ',said.• cillbr, will remain on council till Voter turnout in Lucan was over the end it the year. 60 per cern, administrator 'Ron "Really I. thought . i Keymer said. . I'd get in quite east- ":Vow it's time to In Biddulph ly." Wraith said. "1 roll up ourTownship. •C',eorge cot a :ood receptionSleeves and Marr. Leroy' Ma- • • at the door..' • get t0 gymand Doug - motes. and incumbent Reg Cmwl'on .votes. Reg Crawford with 446 votes. Incumbent. Martin. - 'Chittenden just .missed out on 'get-, Ong back on council with 413 votes while newcomer Mary. Lynn I-Ie- therington, a South Huron- -k spital Wraith. a 28 -year the heavy agenda Anderson won 'council veteran. had in front of seats On ..council to run •a campaign with 262. 233 'and for the first time in over 20 years 193 votes respectively.. Bill since he was acclaithed in previous Greg Shewtclt and John E. Stevens ''elections. Wraith • owns and oper- • • missed out with 1'79. -155-.and 160 ates Wraith Family,Pro•Hardware. Rookie Glenn Sliver,- a Lucan • Minor •.Hockey past ..president anis , University •of Western, Ontario building • supervisor: was the sur.' prase of the night by getting,. the - most votes for councillor with 537. Also -making the council grade are newcomer Perry Caskenette, a•Lon- Bible 1,870 eligible voters, don high school' teacher. with. 4411 votes re'specttvely. Incumbents Earl French and. Paul Wallis were ac- claimed as reeve and deputy . reeve respectively •(Wallis is a current councillor). Voter turndut in Biddulph was low at about 26 per. cent with 489 voters hitting the polls out of. a pos-. It Was a close battle in Grand Bend Liz Mann' and Melissa Leeming. were by his side when he said. • 'They (daughters) have seen me through every , election I've .,ever • been through." Mann's daughters' • travelled from London to cheer theft dation. But Mann was , skeptical at the turn -out of voters. . • "I. would like to have seen a lot more people .out to the polls, hut i guess there wasn't really an issue to get them out." he said. "To me it • looks like a, ho-hum election." By that he means there simply was not enough excitement. When it comes to the ballot ques- tion on a casino coming to Grand . Bend.. some said . yes. and some said no. A narrow 57 per cent of voters do nut want a casino in Grand 'Bend in comparison to 43 per cern who do. • The quesitton was added to the ballot for council to receive an idea of whether residents of Grand Bend were in favor of a charity casino. 'By Chantal! Van Raay TA Reporter' GRAND BEND - It was in- credibly close for Grand Bend • councillor -hopefuls • on election day. It was so.close that only one vote - 'separated some candidates in their run for a seat on council. The councillor who:received the most support was Shirley Andraza -who received 454 votes. Behind her was Robert Mann with 414. Phil Maguire with 413. New to Grand ,Bend council is Brian Knights who received 349 votes. Close behind him was Susan Roche, missing a seat by a mere there votes: She received 346 votes Monday night. • • •: As •eouncillors.1 Andraza, Mann. Maguire acid Knights will help steer Grand Bend through the next three years which will see Grand Bend through amalgamation. the 2001 Games and ownership of -the beach. Andraza promised to t onunue to work her best while serving. Grand Bend during the next term. 1 want to thank all of the people of Grand Bend." she began. "CII try.: my very hest to keep working for 'the betterment of Grand Bend in. the future." Knights also wanted to thank Grand Bend residents. "I would like to thank all of Grand Bend for giving me the op- portunity to represent them and I'm Very happy on behalf of everyone that we have the beach hack again." Maguire. also thankful for being elected, is optimistic about the fu- ture of the village. "I'd like to. thank the people of • Grand Bend. The council of Grand Bend has a really heavy load to car- ry in the next tenet with amalgama- tion and with the 2001 Games cram•' mg up. But I think we can handle it and I'm looking forward to it.' he said. 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