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Donations
down due to
strike threat
CLINTON - The Huron tann-
ed Way desperately hopes the
postal strike threat disappear:
Huron United Way executr.
'director Kim Bilcke caul the
agency usually receives IO to i'
cheques:tiy maiheach day during
-a campaign. hut hecause.of the
threat of a Canada Post strike.
only one Sir twit donation; per
day are arriving hy mail.
•• "We're desperately afraid peo-
ple just won't send a Jonaiuon
this year." Bilcke said
Bilcke was trying to set up do-
nation drop off points at a hank
in each -Huron County.communt-
ty at press time. -.t
Those wishing to.make a do-
nation to the Unified Way can
• drop by the Clinton office locat-
ed hehind the Huronview Nurs-
ung Home on•Hwy. 4 in Clinton
or use one orf the Huron United
Way's five 1.900 donation -num-.
. her, 1•900-565-70101S10
.1ona-
tn,n `Y-'(125 i�_ii..5h tl
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Councils question
library agreements
HENSALL - At recent council
- meetings. Exeter. Hensall and
Gdxteno:h. ,•:un rip hay raised tee Postal strike almost . a
carn..ahout a proposed new a_re-
ment with the Huron County Ea -
Wild ride
Rick Wein of _Crediton received. minor injuries when the
truck he was. driving flipped on its side oro Stephen Con-
cession 2-3 at Huron Street. Wein "s' truck- entered the,
ditch and then climbed back onto.the road and flipped of
ter ne swerved to • avoid. a Collision with, a vehicle driven '
by Adriaan Brand of Stephen Township on Thursday after
noon.
braxy Beard._
Municipalities have ?xistin2 non - issue in eter
agreements tor•the pray tor, n of li-
brary f.icilutaes and ser.:,..:, in their
respective communities
Hensa;;'s-concern center_d
around the issue of rent: The Vil-
lage of Hensall proytdes the facility'.
Which the: county rents for the use_
,•( the library
-"I don't think there are tor) many
places where the tenant dictates the
rert I dont think it's fair Mat it
should he determined by the library
hoard." Councillor Jeff Reahurn
said.
He emphasised he was not wising
the rent the village is receiving is
an unfair amount but wished there :,
could he an opportunity for some •
discussion anti negotiation.
In Exeter. o:ounctl was also con-
cerned the pritpoxed agreeinerit Jid
not include aclause stating the rent
would be reviewed yearly.
Ciodench council has already sent
a letter to the library hoard stating
the financial aspects of the agree-
ment should he reytewed.
Shaw is new
executive
director
DASHWOOD- Bruce Shaw.has
been appointed executive director
of Community Lir lag • South Hu-
ron. ,
. A news release omni president
Paul Turnbull said Shaw has of- '
fired to till this tositto n on out inter-
im basis until the hoard and the .
\linistn of Community and So:ial
Sen ice. has completed their agen-
cy needs study it is scheduled Sur
completion by March 31. 1998 with
implementation to take place, alter
that.
'Turnbull said -Bi ace brings his
many year. of expericm:e ni the ed-
ucational held as well as his under-
standing of municipal issues. With
the present initiative of the `fntistry
to Combine. amalgamate. collabo-
i inc. and pass down restxnsibilny to
the municipalities. Bruce's expel"- .
tine will be utvaluable.•'
"I ask the .hent.. parents. staff
and the community to make Bruce
welcome In this new endeasor.,.
!By Craig Bradford
T A
Reporer
..EXETER': While letters tit Santa may nut.get to the ?with .Pok: rn some
for Chrs,tnias. Exeter businesses aren't' losing sleep over the 'potential
Canada Pont strike. . - - -
3(vuirnh s{tiies' :Linda Wiierth said must Irl-thetuems her business needs
delivered Awes/ with chaffer services.
"It s • nut _firing to affect u.% that much." Wuertti 'said'abiut a potential
postal strike. adding the fax machine has taken the place of mad'in many
`instances.
While her•husiness would mnc'ur extra expense by;sending returns via:
-i:ourter.they, would aornailv'send in the mail. Wuerth- said she would.
probably he effected more•personally by the stoke.
-I.won't eget hills .in the mail.- she quipped. '( guess that:s a plus.
Sap's Valu x•lart's Cathy .Seip agreed with "Wucrth that her business
won't be hurt much by a postal sirtkc. °
"The';mly ,{nes(that will he, affected for us are the people we have tar
. pays" Scip satd.
Valu Nt4rt dues moist of us correspondence hr :nurser and Seip said
some customer. may Qhouse to ;mt. on
their accounts to person when they shop"That is a
Dentist Dr: Bill McGregor said a postal
strike would' cause several disruptions or• sad thing to
. delays tor patients.'getttng and paying their
.bills as well as his practice's bill receiving
and.payments. McGregor'said he normally
mails lab work tut. often recei'es biopsy
retorts by mail and suinetithes corresponds
with Specialists by snail. Delays a strike
would cause could be discornlortng for pa-
..ttents waiting tor.results from test.
Roseinary Straw. a NicCerqzor practice o+Ifice worker. said they have in-
creased their use ,•f couriers and. she has become heucr acquainted with
the oltice tax machine. . .
••We•are tax triendh, now." she said. adding as many patents ehoosc to
!pay On their accounts n person rather than by marl. .
Gan 'Bean Securities Ltd.'s Gary Betitn said at strike would be an "in -
,
to many of his ,lents whoo hoose to pay hum through the
mail because they wi,uld have to drop their cheques OIf at his. Mice in
person during a strike.. ' • . . ,
Bean said he would find alterpative wavy to get his notices and invoices
to his clients during a strike and make more .phone calls to 'slay. on top
oC; his Interests. He added a postal strike wouldn't change the amount of
i-
business he odoes.'
"Out erotical Information that has to get trot one location to another is
not handled by the mail." Bean said. "That.rs a sad thing to say about that
g,,scuunent .erysce." ' • -
Businesses must have .t plan to Jeal with disturbances in.dehverres,
Bean said. and t'vople.shouldn't rely on. J sole delivery' service provider.'
Canada Post spokesperson Ida Irwin :aid the'Crown corporation's busi-
ness has been heading downhill since the threat ol;a strike lirst appeared
in September. She salt Canada Pttst bust $10 million in revenue in Sep-
tember alone and current mall volatile is duwn.50 per cent.
"Whether theie is a strike or nut there is an impact on Canada Post," Ir-
win said. ,
Exeter local Canada Post union president Greg Burns said twy full -unto
and three part -tome Exeter office employees would:be out of 'work if Can-
ada Post goes on strike. •
say about
that
government
service."
on all regular ,riceci merchandise
Fridays
Hot Supper
Veda/
_ $14.99
Huron County Christmas Bureau provides
relief for families during Christmas
By Chantal) Van Raay
T -A Reporter
EXETER - Canada ranks -second
as the worst child poverty. rate in
the industrialized world and .pres-
enly has the highest level of pov-
erty since the Great Depression of
the 30s. If this statistic shock; vriu:
you're not going to believe the stit-
tistics of child poverty in•Exeter.
Last year. 137
families . and 283
children used the
Christmas Bureau
in Exeter. • 400
cheques for dinners
were handed out to
titaliilies
hy the hu=
reau and -Exeter is
behind only Gode-
rich in the number
of families in pov-
erty in Huron
County. While
(;odertch helped 149 families last
year. Exeter celpeil 137_
While'nianv- people believe child
poverty only exists in larger cities.
such - as Toronto •(ir Vaneouiver.
thev.do not realize poverty exists in
:the ;ams schonis their- children at-
tend. In tact: you might. he one ',if
(hese -statistics. Unfortunate - .In -
.:idents' . which' , occur 'aroundi the
Christmas season tike .t broken
heater. .car repairs tor.a layoff. 'nay
put a Damper on ream (:nities
• who he::aursc of this .vim ' lads-
bright a Christmas as they hoped.
Another reason. why Exeter has
such a high rate of poverty. ac-
cording to Rev Dan. Ruushorne of
Coven- Presbyterian Church. ts that
Exeter deals.with a lot.of seasonal -
type employment. and :t lot of po-
Iari atidin exists m,Exeter
"There -s- a lot of wealth on one
side: and .i 101 of ,n the oth-
er." he said.
He also believes with
cuts to social services.
impoverished families
are only getting poorer
and those are the ones
who don't have anyone
to help theme
But help is available -
at. the Huron-.Couniv
Christina% -- Bureau
which for the seebnd
year in -a -row is "tektite
place -at Cavan Pres-
byterian Church in Ex -
ter -
(lilts of Mod.- new clothing and
- new toys -,:an he dropped oft at the
church Jamie the week art 1)e•
;:etcher 4-12. or any' time before
that. On Dec: ;4 the hiireau begins
handing out the (humour's o tam -
dies. -
i''.ie>ic Are -a-numfier 11 tittcrcnt
,
ways the Huron (-ountr. t ri- is is
Bureau rages awareness tit inc
-tens. of poverty. mut 1 titers iu-
merous •ltilets at he ,uhlic .:cut
help r i
'`Families that
feel they won't
have any money at
all, that they. won't
have any food,
clothes and toys,
they should con-
tact the Children's
.did Society."
Etats for KM, is one way the bu-
reau helps fanulies. People can do-
nate axed coat.. snowsuits and win-
ter clothes. The bureau will also he
displaying "'giving trees". where
cards with the description of gen-
der and age alone can he taken hy
someone who .an hay a gill (oar the .
person 1n :be :ard and. hang it to
Caren-Preshylerian Church:,."Giy-
ini trees.' can be found at most -
stores and hanks. A well. most
satires have hoes 'where.- llitn-
peristiahte itod-can he donated.
Vianaticr. - for the Caven .Pres-
hvtenan Christmas Bureau Conrad
Sitter -auf :he most important thing
..shout the bureau :- that people who
need he service -should take ad=
:into:`re 1i a. •
'Any , tne •:vho'feels their Christ-
mas is not . pine to -he as rosy as it
_ould be. :hey should ninny us. -
Sitter said. .
amities- that feel they won't
!lave any 'money at :til. that they
won't have .any fond). clothes and
toys. they 'should Contact the Chrl-
Iren'.:kid Society..'. he suggested. •
l .tnlidienual appointments can be
rt. -ranged .n the bureau for families
lee:line assistance. Families - .:an
ill •he `Children's .-did Society of
Huron. (snooty at
519-524-7356 or
= nan.:al contributions .can. he
mated n. 'he Children'.s xid So-
cad ,f Huron County. 413. VlacE-
'. 11 it. (;uderich. Ont.. N7.x -IM 1.
Hensall-council endorses
"revenue neutrality" resolution
The City of Stratford resolution°
asks the province to -stick to .its ,
promise of not increasing the -
financial burden oh- municipalities
HENSALL r- -'This is. one ?if the most important
resolutions -Ave_ have.' Hensall Councillor (elf Re-
..iburn said to start the diseussun. On •t resolution
front the City .o1 Sirat ord.•Theoresuluuon petitions.the proymetal gyivcrninent to tultill .
•
ns promise of •:'revenue neutrality"
with respect to the dowriluadine • t
services.
According to the City of Strattiird$.
the' province has promised the'
Jownluadine if services will nut In-
crease the financial burden on rnu-
nrcipaliucs
According tb Reahurn. Huron County predicts .1
Dramatic increase in :ural taxes to pay tin.siow•n-
• loaded resnunsihilimes. .-
The Stratford resolution ,tales: 'The ileums c
Gently provided by the provincial ,grivernm m tit .he
t unrcipaliuus. ;Spon their "anatvsis by , nunictpai-
ties.'indicate .t seenano of [motor downloading.tone
[flat tor the City .if Stratford would lead to. a 16 -Per
cent rpercase. in. •axattdin just to hold the line at' cur-
rent levels of'serytcc dclirerv'if certain o;tt'v%county
mint services are .costed on .in !other than weighted
Assessment basis i.
This •scenario; s ,rnueht .shout by !:he tervel •tt
provincial 'grants !o . dticatiun •:n rural .ind small ur-
ban -municipalities havine historically been .Jose to
11) • per .sent prior •o he - dis-,
nianitictitent..tnd She relatively minor
ere' of increased 'aniline x, the 50'
'rr' rit .S
level rn Ila I'. . ones close
dhoti . Is needed :u and newly-
townloaded respinsihtltties. '
Stratford sees this is i rcach.of the
provincial .prornise tad is resolution
, Surges 'he ()ntarro governmentrtq keep
its actions a disentanglement and re -alignment ot.
responsibilities ::orrencnt .vith its repeated promise
t rcyenue neutrality •o "he sinaller municipalities.' '
'We `tags to,ip , a take the `,tovernrnent stick to
ts promise.- Reahurn •aid.
"We have to try'
to snake the
government'
stick to its
promise.7'
Thanks for your service
The Town of Exeter -recognized retiring members of the planning and cemetary boards at
Monday night's council meeting. Receiving plaques were (back row, from left): Brian John-
ston, Gerald Merrier, Don Winter and Ed- Cosman. Front row: Peter Armstrong, Olga Davis
and Tom Humphries Jr. Board members Andy DeBoer and Peter McFalls were absent.
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