Times Advocate, 1995-06-21, Page 3`Gigs' and Littles' gather
Big brothers in
chronic demand
A list of children are waiting to be
matched with big brothers and sisters
EXETER - "There is a chronic
shortage of 'bigs', especially big
brothers," said Ron Anderson, pres-
ident of the Souther Huron Big
Brothers and Sisters.
The Big Brothers and Sisters paid
tribute to two long-time members
of the organization who will be
leaving to pursue other inter-
ests. Gary and Cathy Hugill
were presented with a plaque by
Treasurer Les Hills at Wednes
day night's potluck supper and
annual meeting The Hugills
were thanked for all their con-
tribution in helping young people
in the community flourish.
The annual report was given by
Anderson who said that although
Big Brothers and Sisters achieved a
balanced budget last year, fund-
raising must continue in order to
serve the needs in South Huron.
Look for the Big Brothers outside
of Holtzmann's IGA in Exeter on
Canada Day. They will he holding
a barbecue to raise money for fu-
ture events.
"The more money we raise, the
more events we can do with the
'bigs' and 'littles', said Anderson.
Big Brothers and Sisters have
been able to match 16 children or
'littles' with an older volunteer or a
'big'. A total of nine children are
currently on a waiting list for a
match and nine applications are
pending. Ten matches have
been terminated.
The agency was able to
move into a private office at
the Exeter Lion's Youth Cen-
tre as well as purchase a com-
puter which has been a great
help with case work and or-
ganizing mailing.
In November of 1994, Kathy Ga-
skin left as executive director and
has been replaced by Shannon Dou-
gherty in December. Dougherty
has brought enthusiasm and com-
mitment to the position.
The South Huron branch of the
national agency has also been able
to set up a satellite committee be-
ginning this summer in the Village
of Bayfield.
Gary and Cathy Hugill
were presented with a cer-
tificate of appreciation at
last Wednesday's Annual
Meeting of the South Hu-
ron Big Brothers/Big Sis-
ters. Les Hills, treasurer,
made the presentation to
the long-time members of
the organization. At left,
Ashley Nixon and Megan
Darling provided some en-
tertainment.
Hire a student
Jeff Bowen seeking to add to his part-time job
as a social worker.
Jeff Bowen is the first student in the Exeter area to he highlighted in
this year's "Student of the Year" feature through the Canada Employ-
ment Centre for Students. Jeff. a grade 12 OAC student at South Huron
District High School. has just returned from Camp Sylvan, and is look-
ing for summer work.
(,Iver the past five years, Jeff has been actively involved in the band,
choir and in the Peer Mentoring program at South Huron. This past
year, he added to his list of extra -curricular activities by acting as the
treasurer of the Student Council. His favourite courses include Music,
Communications, English and Co-op.
Jeff is no stranger to work. At Kentucky Fried Chicken and at Beck-
er's, he learned time management skills and gained experience in cus-
tomer service. He is •urrentty employed part-time as as social worker at
Community Support for Families,
but hopes to combine this position
with another job in order to pre-
pare for college in the fall. Jeff
would be interested in any jobs
that involve working with people.
He would happily work in sales,
in an office, or with kids.
To add to his work experience,
Jeff has an extensive background
in computers. He is familiar with
numerous IBM; Amiga and some
Mac applications. he hopes to pur-
sue a career in advertising, and
will begin his post -secondary edu-
cation at Humber college this
September. Jeff is creative, personable, enjoys working independently
and in a team setting, and would be available to start work immediately.
1/ you think you have a fob for Jeff or for any other student, please
contact the Canada Employment Centre for Students in Clinton, open
Monday to Friday from 8:30 to 4:30.
if you ars a student looking for work, stop by the Student Employ-
ment Centre at South Huron DHS and fill out a registration card.
The centre is open Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays 8:30 to 4:30.
Times -Advocate, June 21,1995
Your Views
Letters to the editor
Page3
June 14 article "naive and inaccurate"
The members of the
Board of Directors sit
in the driver's seat of
the ABCA..
Dear Editor:
In the June 14th edition of the
Exeter Times -Advocate, there was
an article "Who will stop the
rain?", where references were giv-
en of the ARCA and their admin-
istration of floodplain regulations,
and how people can make wise
decisions not to build in flood -
plains.
How naive and inaccurate, to
state that "regulations prevent
people from building" in floodl-
plains!
Many large cities and munici-
palities, such as London, Toronto,
Ottawa -Carleton and Kitchener -
Waterloo are centred around and
surrounded by some of the most
significant watersheds in Ontario.
These Municipalities have co-
existed with their various rivers
and tributaries and are allowed
continued growth and re-
development. This development
continues in part, with regard to
the regulating floodplain planning
policies implemented by the Prov-
ince and administered by local
Conservation Authorities, by the
Municipalities' Official Plans and
most importantly by a reasonable,
rational and responsible quantity
of common sense.
Building in areas of jloodplains
should neither be taken lightly,
nor without careful nlannine and
attention to detail with regard to
floodproofing measures. Each in-
dividual site specific application
should be assessed and evaluated
by its own considerations, such as
the state of development of the
property, the extent and affect of
flooding, and whether the pro-
posed construction will affect the
control of flooding or the conser-
vation of land.
Most important is the co-
operation of Conservation Author-
ity Staff, to fairly and judiciously
consider 'reasonable' applications
from landowners. Of course Staff
may feel constrained by policy
and feel they would be 'breaking
the law' however, the policies
were implemented as guidelines
and not as statutes.
The application for permission
process provides an appeal mecha-
nism for parties who wish to ap-
peal an unfavorable decision of
Staff. The appeal is heard by the
Board of Directors, and although
staff may recommend permission
be denied, the Board members
have the ultimate decision as to
permission.
The members of the Board of
Directors sit in the drivers' seat of
the ABCA, as they are at the top
of the organizational chart, fol-
lowed by the Chairman of the
Board, the General Manager and
remaining staff respectively. The
Board of Directors are appointed
by their respective municipalities,
to fairly and responsibly represent
the best interests of their individu-
al and collective municipalities.
To suggest that the Board Mem-
bers purpose ought to be to have
the Conservation Authority's best
interests at heart, renders the
Board ineffective and makes the
Board Members existence an ex-
ercise in futility.
Applicants who receive an un-
favourable response from an ap-
peal to the Board of Directors
may further appeal their decision
to the Mining and Lands Com-
missioner of Ontario. Although
this is a desperate, serious meas-
ure for the applicant to undertake,
the Commissioner will hear the
appeal and render an arbitrary
third -party decision when local
negotiation attempts have failed.
The Commissioner's decision is
final and binding and may not
provide for both parties' best in-
terests. Negotiation at the local
level serves everyone's best inter-
ests.
Consider what is reasonable,
rational and responsible.
Sincerely,
Tem Marzo, Ailsa Craig
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