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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1995-02-08, Page 3IN T r 7 7-+ ISE 111 Y. l Times -Advocate, February 8, 1995 Page 3 } Regiona1 wrap up Wood gathers public input for budget CLINTON - Brad Wood, Min- ister without Portfolio for Fi- nance, made a stop in Clinton during his six week tour of On- tario to gather public input re- garding the upcoming 1995 bud- get. Ward visited Clinton last Monday evening at a meeting which was attended by MPP Paul Klopp and Huron County residents. The North Huron Citizen re- ported that Ward found , "Peo- ple attending the meetings are telling us to continue on the track we have been going." The Huron County Board of Education represented by Super- intendent of Business, Janet Baird -Jackson, made a presenta- tion in favour of a more equal distribution of wealth in the edu- cation system. Council hires first executive director MITCHELL - The Huron Perth District Health Council has made the decision to hire their first ever executive direc- tor. Fraser Bell, 32, was intro- duced at the monthly meeting of the council last Thursday eve- ning. Bell is currently a Hospital Consultant/Inspector for the Ministry of Health and will be be leaving his post to take the di- rector position of February 13. A temporary office will be lo- cated at 11 Victoria St., Mitchell until a permanent office can be found. CIBC banking hours cut back BAYFIELD - Banking hours at the CIBC in Bayfield will he cut from the current five day a week to two days a week reports the Clinton News -Record. Bank clients including the vil- lage are concerned about possi- ble travelling expenses if bank- ing has to be done outside of Bayfield. Without regular banking hours, some local businesses feel that this is step in the wrong direction. A petition from local businesses states "In an age where service is the key to busi- ness, one would interpret the closure of our local CIBC a step in the wrong." Recreation board cut by one member GODERICH - Former mem- ber of the recreation board will not he brought hack on thc slate of appointees despite a second attempt by Councillor Lynda Rottcau. The council instead voted to reduce thc size of the board by one member from the communi- ty. The remaining board will consist of four town residents and four politicians reported the (iodcrich Signal Star. Cathy Covc and John Lahey arc two former community board members who will not be serving for another term. The policy of the board is that mem- bers may serve no more than two terms or six years. Both Cove and Lahey who wished to return to the hoard have served only one term each. Youth centre closer to reality for Grand Bend A Main Street building is seen as an ideal site By Fred Groves T -A staff GRAND BEND - A youth centre in Grand Bend, what could be the first of its sort in Lambton County, is closer to becoming a reality. This past weekend, Bob Sharen, the chairman of Grand Bend's Community Policing Committee said the group is very close to pur- chasing a Main Street building to house the centre. "We haven't got it bought. We've got it tied up but not bought. We have to get the financing," said Sharen. While he didn't disclose the ac- tual price of the approximately 1,600 square foot building, Sharen hopes the financing will come from the government in the form of grants and also, locally from a ser- vice club. About a dozen local youths, rang- ing in age from 14 to 18 have shown a great deal of interest in the centre and Sharen feels confident it could be opened within the neiei couple of months. "If it doesn't go as a youth haven, there's all kinds of other things they can use it for. I take the position it's not going to fail," said Sharen. "My personal goal is to have it open for the first of March. There is a 50 percent grant and hopefully the Rotary [Club] will take over from there." Sharen has been very interested in setting up some sort of have for youth in the area ever since his daughter was killed in an auto- mobile accident earlier this year. A few meetings have been held in Grand Bend and slowly interest has been growing to find an al- ternative for the youth of the area. The idea is to be able to help them find something to do and even have someone they can talk to. "We are not going to get coun- sellors per say. If we get some, they will already be trained," said Shar- en. Multi-purpose: The building is divided into three sections, one which could be used as offices and house computers, another one is ideal for pool tables and then there is a very large multi-purpose room which might even be large enough to have a small dance in. Sharen said that some revenue may be gathered by renting space out to various groups. That will cer- tainly help to offset the cost of op- erating the centre. "It won't take long for it to be where the kids only have to raise two or three hundred dollars (a month]," said Sharen. He pointed out that this youth centre, will be for the youth and it will be run by them. Sharen says there will be very little adult inter- ference, except, of course, when necessary. "We want to sit back and tell them what's available. We want them to tell us what they want." There always has to be rules and regulations and those will be de- signed by the youth and probably, according to Sharen, administered by the youth themselves. Grand Bend's Bob Sharen stands in front of the Main building he thinks would make an ideal youth centre for lage. Funding is being sought to purchase it. MEM How can you tell if a GIC is right for your RRSP? By calling us at 679-8993. We'll connect you to our GIC Advice Line. Your questions will be answered and, well, you could end up with more than you expected. 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