HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1972-03-09, Page 10The initiation of a study into the
possibilities of extending the
School year beyond its prAent
has been•urged by
the Lincoln County Baard of
Education.
In a brief. presented recently to
the Ontario, Government's°Select
Comrrtitt.ee,°on the Utilization` of
'Educational Facilities; at a public
„ • meeting in , St. Catharines, the
,,sl.sauf that the idea of a year-
,. round r a 'School
ot h br extended school
o
year ''is ,not a panacea to, „
. educational ills." „t
But the brief acids: -In general
it means sone div,ision-of the'vear
into equal parts with the greater
distribution of holiday r,oi'io,r,-;•
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and theuse of the school building
fora longer time than is the case
at present.
The brief,goej on to explain, the
present pattern on.. which our
school system is, Wised was
.dictated by ao'agrar''iatl economy
when the children were -required
during the summer Months for
. farm labour, and the curate in'
Canada also dictates our holidg.y
periods.
Many plans have been
sugkested. the brief 'says. three of
which are: the, Cluadriniester
Plan—which entails forty equal
semesters for all " students
consisting of 204 t'o 220 days; the
Douglas point
to shut down
Caught in a heavy ` water
stiprtag-'e. Atomic Energy of .
Canada Ltd has ecided to
temporarily shut down- - the
Douglas Point nuclear power
station so nuclear power unit 3 at .
Pickering can start on schedule
this summer,
Don White. information officer
at the Bruce Nuclear Power
Development, said no date has
been set for the shut down as vet.
He also pointed out that there will
be no layoffs as a result of the shut
down.•The pu,,wer'station-will start
tip again inlhe fail' riot' in the
meantime, maintenanci and
modifications will he carried out
at the Douglas Point power •
station. b .
The 190 tons of heavy water •
used to cool and -moderate the
reactor of .the prototype 200
megawatt Douglas Point station
will be transferred to Pickering
unit three. •a commercial '500 -
megawatt power unit •being built
for Ontario Hydro and scheduled
for completion in May.
Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd.
which owns Douglas Point •made
the decision in consultation with
Ontario Hydro which operates
Douglas Point and 'owns and
•operates the Pickering reactors.
Heavy .water. is an essential,.
N.S . to produce heavy, water,
starting - in` 1966 Ninety-five
million dollars has been allocated
•torehabilitatethe T)larit. It is felt
that the shortage will continue
until this plant isin operation.
More recently, AECL has been
trying to buy heavy water from
Russia,, the United states and
Sweden, to tide it over- until an
existing plant run. by Canadian
General Electric Company Ltd. at
Port Hawkesbury. N.S., and an
AEC L plant being built at Douglas
•Point can catch up -with the heavy
water backlog probably in 1975,,
Pickering unit • ifit ee will
require 500• tons of heavy water.
AECL hopes to have enough heavy
water by summer start-up time sc
that only the Douglas Point
nuclearpower stationwill have to
be temporarily shut down.
Bruce to get
international
match ifl'76
costly and scarce ingredient of '"T -
the Canadian CANDU stype of, Brace Countywill'be the site of
natural uranium -fueled nuclear the 1976 International Plowing
reactors. The liquid•is used to Match, the Ontario Plowmen's
fi�[i�di2d~-----�-s�a6•iati.A
in most versions, to act as a its annual meeting.
circulating coolant and power -
transfer agent.
The serious heavy water
shortage is primarily a result of
the, failure of a Deuterium' of
°Canada Ltd. plant at Glace Bay,
Trisemester, Plan—which
consists of three semesters of 70
to V, days totalling 2g4 to 220
°
'days; the Staggered Year—which
means continuous Year-round
attendance with periodic two week
breaks 'MI a staggered basis: or
the Modified • Strrnuier School
Plan=-whik•h " con'slsts of two
regular seniesters of 90 days lus'
•a 35 to 40 "fay su'mrner school.
Wantsschoolfacilities utilized
remain open year-round?
when students may -attend and pick
two or ".three creditstoward
gNutria tion
.
The brief cites advantages and
(fiSatfyliil•ta es to such a system.
Among the advantages-^ the
Board lists: full year-round use of
schOo1 facilities without the
necessity of building newsh0Q,ls
and the p9.ss1hai~t. .a
out-of-date facilities which cannot
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be renovated, and the reduction of TheBoard suggests this matterthe 10.1 -getting time over a long should be looked into Gi ft ously
I>ruak period by both educationists and ' the
Publ4c. emphasizing the social,
Among the riisadvant•ages the mental, and. .academic
u rata tions, -before such abrief includes: the' need of (a) ,�
•younger pupils fora long' summer pl4irt c.an be considered, let alone
ter eak to develop ,in other ways e torsed,"
th.iii acaderpic,,and (b) teachers,
to have thetiine, to upgra(1t thetr - "this brief:,r.epresents one Of
(0ililications;... knowledge
ard . m., an
eced h tte Committee
ittee
which is studying
the
potentialities and possibilities
for the increased use of
educational facilities and the
year round use Of such facilities
foreducational and -or community
programs.
The Committee "is' �holdi.ng
public hearings • througlibut the
province -to commence again
' whenthe Legislattireotops for its
s tir►tla.e.' ' �ec. ' li w. .e
_.. 1 X @ss � r„.
Committee, headed by John Sm ith
(PC----Htimilton .. Mountain),
welconkes briefs, preferably in
writing, to be sent now or at any
time in the .future.
All briefs may be forwarded to:
The Clerk, Select Committee on
the Utilisation 'of Educational
Facilities, Room SE 558, Mowat
Block," Parii°ainent - Buildings.
Queens Park, Toronto, Ontario.
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It will mark the first time the
county has hosted the event, The
county association, headed by
Clifford Steers of Tara, will begin
looking at possible sites.
immediately. Final selection is
made by the Ontario body.
The annual match attracts
about 100,000'visitors from all
parts of Canada. *Purpose of the
match is to choose an Ontario
champion to represent the
province in national competition.
The. match also provides one'
class open to plowmen from other
countries. ,
The farm machinery show. a o
major part of the match. attracts
exhibits from most
manufacturing firms in the
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