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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1978-03-16, Page 31 Teachers reject board offer.... session. He said the board hoped to have an answer back from the teachers before the board left its administrative offices and had asked the teachers for a reply by 9:30 p.m. The negotiation meeting was called for 4:00 p.m. and lasted until 5:15. The teachers contacted the board at 9:30 but said there was no reply at that time: Hill said the caller told him that the teachers hadn't had enough time to give full consideration to the proposals and would reply by Thursday at the latest. Scott Dougherty, a Grade 13 student at Central Huron Secondary School in Clinton, is not convinced the system is not in danger. He feels that Grade 12 and 13 students' education is being jeopar- ized and is out to do something about it.. ougherty arranged for mass tutorials to be held in the Wesley -Willis United Church in Clinton. The tutorials were to be conducted by four teachers from CHHS and involved about 60 Grade 13 students. Dougherty contacted the Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation to see if it objected to the classes and when he received no objection or reply assumed it was all right to proceed. Two days after the tutorials began Dougherty claims the OSSTF instructed the teachers not to teach the tutorials claiming it may lengthen the strike. The federation felt that if the E RC knew about the tutorials it may feel that there is little need to order teachers back to work and consequently not order ar bitration. Dougherty is angry at the recent OSSTF stand and feels the federation was guilty of poor communications.,He said the tutorials were a success and had been supported by both teachers and students. Dougherty said the students were impartial in the strike situation but were from page 1' determined to get their education. He said the tutorial organizers had now turned their attention to getting assignments from . teachers to be completed at home. The work is taken from the teachers, copied, and distributed to the students. Dougherty said the system will be adequate for now but added that if the strike continues the mass tutorials will somehow be rein- stated. Shirley Weary said she was not so sure the OSSTF had not replied to Dougherty claiming that there was an answer given. She said it may not be the answer the students wanted but it -vias an an- swer. Weary said the teachers simply did not want to do anything to jeopardize lengthening the strike. She said if the students wanted to get tutoring on an individual basis and take the work to their fellow students that was fine by the teachers but there would be no class room like instruction. Town still intereste the street' is full' of potholes and it's muddy. They also noted that there is no street sign on Wintercourt and the street lighting is insufficient. "For a new subdivision I'm very discouraged," one delegate remarked. Councillor Roy Wheeler explained," We try to do our roads a year ahead. It's quite difficult to say on the spur of the moment what we're going to do." Councillor Frank Van Altena told the delegation that a survey had been made of all the dark areas in town where more reet lighting would be needed but he ded, "We have to wait for the budget." It was also explained to the delegation that an engineer's report is now un- derway on High Street and Townsend Street and their results should be known this year. In correspondence, Clerk Cam Proctor told council that he had received favourable responses from Stanley, Hullett and Goderich Townships to have the Ministry of Housing conduct a joint survey on the senior citizen apartment needs in the area. He noted that no reply had come back from Tuckersmith Township Council since they haven't met yet. A letter was received from Harry Thompson asking council if he could have two old tin boxes of invoices and cheques that are presently in the up- stairs of the town hall. Mayor Lobb noted that some of these are nearly 100 years old and Reeve Royce Macaulay suggested to council that these should be kept by the town for the archives. He noted that storage space is presently being sought for historic documents and papers. Council passed a motion to make an amendement to the zoning bylaw .for semi-detached • ' homes. Presently the bylaw makes no provision for the separation of the homes therefore council added, that semi-detached homes may be separated and have private ownership, provided that they meet the zoning standards and have a frontage of 20 feet on each half. Council, received a letter from the Huron County Board ofEducation noting that if the education levy is paid before the dues dates of June 30 and December STORE HOURS: IE4&S1fIEIR WEEKEND CLOSED GOOD FRIDAY OPEN THURS., MAR. 23 'TILL 9 P.M. OPEN SAT., MAR. 25 'TILL 6 P.M. OPEN EASTER MONDAY CLINTON BUSINESSMEN'S ASSOCIATION • • • • from page 1 15 the municipality would receive a discount. This discount applies to all municipalities in Huron. Two parking permits for 1978 at $15 each were issued to Morden and Helwig. Council passed a motion recom- mending to the committee of adjustment that approval be given to Ed Willson for the severance of part of lot 24 on the west side of the Baseline Road. One condition on the severance ap- proval, when changing from a holding to a residential zone is that a 66 foot road allowance is given. Council therefore passed a motion to accept the con- veyance of land from Willson, part of lot 24, Huron Road concession, Goderich 'Township, now a part of the Town of Clinton. Council defeated a motion to approve a building permit to Wm. Beck for a new porch at the cost of $5,000. Clerk Cam Proctor noted that ' the permit was tentatively approved by building inspector Tom Chuter, but Chuter explained that the porch was too close to the corner. To meet the proper building standards the addition would have to be 50 feet back on each side., Proctor noted that Beck could get around this problem by applying for a minor variance and then apply for a new building permit. Students trip .... • from page 2 tour wine caves and well- known chateaux. Secondary school teacher, Bob Mann, and his wife will be chaperoning the students. Mann said the trip is an educational experienc for the students which hE has privately organized. It has nothing to do with the school, he said. Last year he took a group to the Canary Islands and he has privately organized trips other. years. All but one of the students, a student from Wingham, go to Central Huron Secondary. Susan De Groof and Janet Eastman both earned the money to go on the trip working at part • time jobs. Neither have -been to Europe before and Janet said she has never been anywhere but in the United States. Teresa Radley said she too earned the money to go on the trip by working, but admitted her parents are helping her out. Also going on the trip are Jane Allan, Janice Allan, Cathy Anstett, Laurel Lavis, Kathy Merner, Elaine Nixon, Elizabeth Reid, Janice Stephenson, Janice Webster and Sandra Webster. CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, THURSDAY, MARCH 16,197$ --,.PAGE 3 Secondary school students from across Huron County staged a protest march Wednesday of last week outside the Board of Education offices in Clinton, protesting the strike that has kept them out of classrooms for 17 days. The students were orderlyand demonstration. quiet in their demonstration. _Talks resumed this week between the board and the teachers, and there may be a breakthrough by the time this paper is read. (photo by Wilma Oke) Farmers market still alive. • from page 1 Mrs. Ross pointed out that last year's stalls were sloppy and this could be improved. She suggested enlisting the help of high school students who are interested in carpentry and get them to build better stalls than last year. Mr. Bailey said, after a final vote of approval to hold a market again this year if 10 vendors take part, it should be up to the farmers to promote and organize it. He couldn't understand why the association was promoting com- petition by inviting business from out- side the Clinton area. He added that if farmers don't want to come they can't be coaxed. The final proposal was agreed to by all but one of the members present - about 10 votes of approval with several not voting. The conditions for the market this year are: • a different location from last year with the area behind Wesley -Willis church suggested • restrictions to be lifted as to who can sell there, inviting business from outside of Huron county • vendor fee the same as last year - $5 • goods sold will be farm produce, baked goods and handicrafts • start in the middle of June instead of at the beginning like last y'ea'h and go until the same time in October. • hhburs from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. An amendment was made to the proposal. If the minimum of 10 vendors' business is not enlisted by the association's meeting May 2, there will be no market. A committee was chosen to organize - the proposed market. Heather Ross is chairman aided by Noah Zeeman, Mason Bailey, Clarence Denomme, Bob Campbell and Grant Irwin. ' In other business, Bob Campbell said there was a problem with varying store }mire "f r1;nton store owners. He • • suggested the stores should all decide on a common time to stay open, and then announce their decision, possibly in an advertisement in the newspaper. This will allow people from outside bf town to know whether to come in and shop, he said. "The poor shopper is left hopelessly out at sea," he added. The association voted to stay open until 9 p.m. Thursday, March 23, the day before Good Friday. Students picket office . By Wilma Oke Grade 13 students from three of the five secondary schools in Huron County waved their placards. and marched in front of the Huron County Board of Education office in Clinton Wednesday afternoon. The students from Clinton, Seaforth, and Goderich were protesting the quiet battle being waged by the Huron Board members and the teachers in the five secondary schools in the county. The students were laughing and good natured, but there were flashes of anger as they protested not getting their schooling with their teachers locked out of the schools by the board following the teachers series of one day strikes in the county. Scott Doherty and Bill Murphy, grade 13 students at Central Huron Secondary School, Clinton, said after losing 12 days of school they had contacted four of their teachers who agreed to give them four one hour long classes at Wesley Willis United Church in Clinton. The subjects "are algebra, calculus, relations and biology. There are 60 grade 13 students in the Clinton school. LJ O 0 uJ z z u z e SAVAGE • NORTH * STAR • PUMA • SELBY STEP INTO SPRING IN Fashion & Comfort SAVE ON 1 O % t4ORT11 Sport Casual Offer Good Until March 25 and Select Group of Children's Shoes $6.00 a pair or 2 pair for $10.00 Main Street Seaforth Phone 527-1 110 GREB KODIAK BEE JAY DAOUST ACTON z C C!� C -77 IS OITA1i'Avil m 0 m m z