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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1980-04-17, Page 3• • os problem bothers se Wilma 011e The Huron -Perth County ,,Roman Catholic Separate School board Is grappling. with the problem` of asbestos fibres. itsis checking to see whether there are, or there are 'not,, fibres ' circulating in the air in the 1y9 schools in the system. According to' William Eckert, Director of Education, the ministry of. education did not give any. guidelines, but ordered the board to assess the Potential for release intothe en- vironment at each school, t' The Director said to date•three schools have been checked and that the other 16 schools have to be looked at. He said the check was visual and then that samples were sent for assessment of content, gdward Rowland, co-ordinator of plant and assessment, explained to The board considered whether a program of applying sealant to the areas where asbestos is exposed at these schools should be carried out or if ,the farchitectwal firm of Eyles, Kyles and Barratt of Stratford should be retained to identify and assess the extent of any .ether" asbestos hazards. that may,exist' in the schools and to` prepare recommendations and specificationsvfor a program of corrective action, Trustee Tina McDonnell asked if the trustees and staff could not do the testing and save a great deal of Money. The.director of education said it would save money but said "We are not expert in these matters.': ' It was"estimated that to do the three schools - spray paint the tiles to seal; in "'the asbestos fibres would cost $1.1,500, Mr, Rowland explained that spray the board members that the samples painting the tile with Latex would were ceiling tile. He said ,' `,-We don't ' _destro.y the. acoustic .an,d.:_t.,fir now oW much asbestos is in •our•--~"'.--- tai±dant properties of the tiles and Il ' 'ON NEWS -RECUR would like to see the '19,, schools completed, "I'd like to know about them all." Trustee john. O'Leary yof Stratford asked, "How serious a problem have g�ot?" ?V1r. Rowland said the architects in their testing were going' behind registers, hot air vents, furnaces, ceiling tile He said the schools did not have air conditioners but did have exhaust systems, He said that if it is determined that there. is asbestos.in the schools, it is dangerous., He, said; We don't:know how much asbeslOs„is in• our, ceiling tile, or if it is sealed or how much fibre is escaping. IVIr., Eckert said the University:: of Western Ontario.had offered testers': go over the schools at, a reasonable cost. However, the trustees wanted solutions and prices offered , and wondered _if the architects offered a P better solution. ..In the- end .--the- trustees agreed to leave the° problem with the building committee to come up with a solution. Mr. Eckert said that the schools should be examined and the results made available as well as recom- meitdat oris to remedy the -situation, also cost estimates, so the board could make a judgment on what course to follow and, make application to the ministry for grants to help cover costs. , ceiling tile, or if the asbestos is sealed, or how much is escaping.” Mr. Rowland said he had tried to get someone to take air samples in the schools but could not find anyone to do the testing for the asbestos fibres. He said the ministry has not asked the boards to take air samplings. He said the ceiling tiles were checked to see if they were flaky or loose. Mr. Eckert said the three schools tested were Our Lady of Mount Carmel at R.R. 2 Dashwood, St. Columban and St. Boniface, Zurich. we may then lose our fire rating." The Fire Marshall's office would have to check any spray painting. Trustee Mickey Vere of Stratford said, "We are not experienced,, We should call in an architect." Trustee John O'Drowsky of St. Marys asked, "Has the ministry of education not given any guidelines?" Mr. Rowland explained the guidelines had come mainly from the ministry of labour and the Fire Marshall's office. Trustee Keith Montgomery said he After a bottle of Aspirin? a box of Kleenex and red . bleary eyes it. donned on me that I wasn't alone. For the first time I really un- derstood what everyone else has been complaining about. I had joined the ranks of the financially deficit. Up until that time I'd _managed --quite well, meeting most of bills and freely spending any excess cas.h here and there. Those won .derf i -1 -days quickly came to a close on ,Monday when I was shocked to learn that this. year I owe the government money. A good long cry and threats to kill myself didn't work. When I looked again at my mad scribbling of mathematical calculations that "Balance Due" figure still looked me square•inthe face. "How can I owe money?" I desperately pleaded with my in- come tax' form. "Where will I get the extra money?" And so, my days of ignorant bliss have come to a screeching halt. I'm no longer sitting at the edge of the° hole casually listening to the economic despairs of others, now I'm right down there in the bottom with the rest of you. Compared to many others, my financial problems seem pretty puny. I'm not even knocking at the bank manager'sdoor yet. , But, I ,realize that to keep the a good distance between the bank and myself, I'm going to have to learn to budget. I'll have to think twice the next time I go shopping for a new dress and I won't be buying every magazine on the shelf anymore. Getting my priorities straight and setting up a budget will be a new system I must unwillingly develop. There seems_ ..other . way out.:I__ considered the idea of having a garage sale to bring in some extra cash, but: found .that there are few things that I could bear to part with and most of my meagre belongings aren't worth very much anyway. About all I could sell are all those magazines I've invested in; The thought of moonlighting at another job quickly fizzled when I - realized that it would only mean that the government would takei, more money from me.. In a desperate moment,.I thought of putting my limited knitting and needlepoint talent to work. However, limited -it is and by the time I finally got that darned thread to the needle I would be bankrupt three times over. I could marry a very wealthy man and spend the rest of my life eating bon bons and watching soap operas Only one problem, I don't kndw any .rich eligible bachelors. Besides I'd get fat and have rotten teeth from those candies,, With seemingly no easy way out in sight, it looks as if I've come up to one of those hurdles in life that they tell us about. There's no more allowance coming from Mum and Dad, I'm a big girl now, on my own with bills to pay and my own debts carry. Even crying doesn't help anymore, no one's going help me out of this one. Thanks a lot Mum and Dad. I5 this is part of growing up and taking on the responsiblities of adulthood that you told me about, I think it stinks! PART-TIME AND CONTINUING EDUCATION CLINTONCA,VYpUS Vanastra Road, -Clinton, Ontario NOM 1L0 Phone 482-3458 COURSE NAME ACADEMIC English and Mathematics Upgrading and Home Study CON V ERS'ATION A �.. LA NGU AGES Conversational French 1 CLERICAL/SECRETARIAL Level I Bookkeeping Level II Bookkeeping The Complete Receptionist AUTOMOTIVE Basic Servicing and Repair of Small Engines ,FOO, SERVICES tar -ending Techniques CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION (C.P.R.) COURSES FOR REGISTERED NURSES • Topics in Geriatrics for Registered Nurses ..elp,k, REGISTER NOW! DAY (S) FEE Mon. s23. Tues. '38. Mon. '23. Tues. $23. Mon. '15. Tues. $33. Mon. s4$. Sat. & Sun. •2O. Mon. $49. - In person OR by mall (enclose cheque or money order); no post-dated cheques accepted, - many courses start the waokic of April 14 and 21, 1980. Cons1ogaCollege of • Ftrt echnoloyy We've gate lotto sham. to Despite heavy rains, and a snowstorm, work began this week on construction of a new swimming pool in Clinton. Workers from C. A. McDowell Construction of Exeter started the $190,000 project by tearing up the old pool, built In early 1950's. (News -Record -photo) - Debenture debt back in Vanastra's hands .by Wilma Oke Tuckersmith Township Council amended a bylaw Tuesday night which it hopes will correct a "misworded" bylaw passed six years ago. In 1974 council approved a debenture bylaw for $130,000 which was intended to secure money to pay for a former -churn, a: curling—and skating rink to establish the Vanastra Recreation Centre. The bylaw stated that the ratepayers of Tuckersmith will be responsible -for paying back the money borrowed. However, it seems the council at the time intended the repayment to be the responsibility of the ratepayers of the hamlet of Vanastra as agreed by a signed petition from Vanastra residents..Inde.ed, the residents of Vanastra and the rest of Tuckersmith population have understood over the past six years that the debenture debt Firemen's strike... • from page 1 board also wants to cut by half the fire • department's budget for purchasing new equipment. The fire board is composed of four members, including Goderich Schools checked... • " • from page l The whole question of asbestos use and concentration in schools has sparked a great deal of controversy in the province. Recently some schools in Toronto were closed when the concentration was found to be a1 unacceptable levels and this week in Milton, two high .school technical wings were temporarily closed to students. Also a maintenance worker in a York borough school developed a lung disease from working with asbestos and died about a year ago. The board . confirmed that Ken Gardner developed an asbestos-related chest condition in 1976 and died at the age of 60. He had been employed by the board since* 1950 and carne in contact with asbestos by removing asbestos coverings on pipes and boiler fittings. ‘oC1 Township Reeve Grant Stirling, Stanley Township Deputy -Reeve Paul Steckle,-and'Bayfield representatives Councillor Milt Van Patter and Reeve Frank McFadden, who is also chairman. Reeve Stirling said he was sur- prised by the firemen's stand. "They just walked out of the meeting (last Saturday) without negotiating. I'm always open to negotiation," Reeve. Stirling said. He explained the fire board had taken a firm stand on increase in the fire board's budget because spending was getting out of hand. "Since the fire board took over in .. 1977, with spent $55,000 on a new fire pumper, and $15,000 on a new tanker. We thought it was time to ease off," Reeve Stirling said. "This is not a big place and the taxpayers have -foot the whole bill," he added. The threat of militant action made Reeve McFadden wonder if it was a volunteer brigade at a11: "It. sounds more like organized labor bargaining tactics. We (the board) don't think the volunteers will stand aside and see their neighbor's house burn down." The safe, easy ° economical way to _clean your carpet professionally THE =clean CARPET CLEANING SYSTEM Using steam cleaning, a hot water ex- traction method to remove deep soil as well as heavy soils from your carpets: The hot water solution reaches deep in- to the carpet fibre loosening and lifting soils. 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The Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) which had approved the original bylaw, requested that council amend it and send it to them. ' Councillor Brown said he could not go along with sending it to OMB as he had understood that they would be holding a public meeting discuss the problem. He said he fel by sen- ding it to OMB, it would be 1 ke put- ting words in their mouths an OMB would approve it without a hear I,Eeputy Reeve Robert Bell said' "I would certainly be opposed to spreading it (the debenture debt) over the township when the intent was for the Vanastra people to pay it." Clerk Jack McLachlan said it was his understanding that the bylaw had to be amended and resubmitted to 01T3 -for approval. He said he thought it was likely that OMB would call a publicIleal-ing. The amended bylaw was passed with only Councillor Brown opposing it. In other business council awarded the tender for the VanLoon Drain to Ross Nicholson of Monkton. 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