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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1973-04-19, Page 22PAGE 28--GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 1973 Huron, Bruce school boards considering about 12 students The following editorial com- ment was taken from . The Lucknow Sentinel: Huron and Bruce County School Boards are presently in- volved„in a dispute over an in- terpretation of the school act and whether or not a dozen or so students attending Brookside School in Huron should, or should not be atten- ding school in Bruce. County where they live. For those who read a • story on the matter in question in last week's paper, it has developed into a rather com- plicated disagreement between the two school boards and points to a disturbing "boun- dary" situation which has always existed in this com- munity and which the sophistication of county school boards has only worsened. The Sentinel was led to believe by officials of the Bruce County School Board that •the proposal to remove students in question from Brookside and transport them to Ripley Huron Central `chool next year was generally accepted by the parents of the children con- cerned. However, following the ar- ticle in last week's paper, 'two of the parents called the Sen- tinel and very definitely stated W. Wawanosh council lets gravel tender their opinions which do not correspond with the plans the Bruite._=Board has for them. Mrs. Albert Kaastra', who resides on the former Orland Richards farm, 21/2 miles west of Lucknow on Highway 86, is living on the first farm in Huron Township on the high- way. Her children would be af- fected if Bruce County Board remove the Brookside students and send them to Ripley. The position of Mrs. Kaastra is that if the students are removed from jr3rookside, why would they send her family to -Ripley, 9 miles away, when Lucknow is in the same county system and is 21'2 miles from her home. This seems like a pretty fair question. Mrs. Kaastra's next door neighbour to the west, Mrs. Albert Korten, also phoned the Sentinel. and expressed the same opinion as her neighbour. Mrs. Korten checked the mileage to Ripley 9 and to Lucknow 21/2. Both these parents are op- posed to being, transferred to Ripley School but would agree to' Lucknow. "Nobody ever talks about Lucknow in this matter despite the fact that we live 21/2 miles away and it is under the same board" was the comment of Mrs. Kaastra in her discussion with The Sen- tinel. This whole question points to boundary situations which, in our` mind, are as ,egressive in education as the earliest one room school. Before county school boards came into existence, .. this com- munity to the north in Bruce County was under Department of Education officials with of- fices in' Walkerton. The com- __....The...- �t.sr-....A"Pri4---es(i _ c4€._._, rnctrrity...to.-fine....nth._. i,n. -.j urou._._._. __.v-Fa,retyt,;.,.l4vini4._at.-,z ...edge-._uf__... West Wawanosh Township was under Department of Council was held one week Education offices at Goderich. later than usual, on the 10th of When elementary school April, at the Hall. At 9:00 p.m. areas were formed, they were Council sat as Coin, of done within the counties con- Revision , on the Dungannon corned with no overlap over the Drain. No. 2 Assessments. county boundaries and no firm direction from the Department determined to follow the "school act", as they interpret it, and take the pupils. What about the students and parents in this issue'.' They are the important items. Empire building and dismantling and dollars involved should be of lesser importance. Despite the fact that we have beeti under county school boards. for over 4 years, we are no closer, in our community to intelligent elementary school boundaries than we were before formation. Students living at the south edge of Lucknow and east and west of the village continue to attend school at Brookside because they live in Huron County. As a- simple matter of proximity and, convenience, these students would be expec- ted to attend the school closest to" them in any normal situation. But the archaic county boundary system, and an unwillingness by county boards to give and take across boundary lines, has per- petuated this situation. In Bruce County, the board continue to use township boun- daries in busing plans. Under a county school board, township boundaries, as they concern pupils, should not exist. By using township and municipal boundaries, the Bruce board now is proposing pupils living' 2'1' miles from Lucknow attend , school in Ripley, 9 miles away. Reason they live in Huron Town- ship. Their next door neighbour to the east sends children to Lucknow School because they live in Kinloss. Parents, living 5 miles from Teeswater, send their pupils 10 miles to Lucknow, because they live in Kinloss. Following the Court of Revision, Robt. Hallam presen- ted a tile drainage loan ap- plication, to Council, which was accepted on motion of Coun- cillors Rutherford and Durnin. • Two tenders, received by the Road Superintendent, for crushing and hauling 'A' gravel in 1973, were opened and con- sidered. Op motion of Coun- cillors Hickey and Rutherford, the tender of Joe Kerr Limited, W ingham, at $1.07 per cu. yd. for crushing and hauling ap- proximately 12,000 cu. yds was accepted, subject to approval by the Ministry of Transportatior and Communication. of Education to do so. This created a situation where public school students living a few hundred yards from the Lucknow school were being transported to Brookside School because theyhappen to live on a particular side of an irrelevant boundary line. We had hopes that with the introduction of county school boards, the petty boundary jealousies would disappear in favour of a broad objective ap- proach to the matter of "people'" rather than boun- daries. This has not happened. Huron board -are reluctant to "give up" their students at Brookside. Bruce 'Board are t Make money work for you The stye road to financial independence is to pay yourself first ,to .set aside for your own future ten per cent of all income as you get it. egular sayings at V and G— in sp •ia1 savings paying generous interest or in high, high interest Guaranteed Investment Certificates — earn money for you quickly. Start your fortune today at Victoria and Grey. VG The Seltior Trust Company -devoted entirely to seri am, the people of Ontario. ,VIC7VRL4 and GR TRUST COMPANY SINCE- 188 9.00 to 5:00 Monday to Thursday 9:00 to 6:00 Friday Lyle R. Zurbrigg, Manager Elgin and Kingston Streets, Goderich Kincardine, send'their children to school in Ripley, about 10 miles away, because they live in Huron Township. We hope the day- will come when these ridiculous municipal boundaries 'Will 'be ignored in school matters and the Huron "and Bruce County Boards of Education will sit down and do some serious negotiation on elementary school boundaries in our com- munity, keeping in mind what is best for the pupil and putting aside the matter of "Empire Building" which 'is so apparent at present. A Triumph for farmers says Hill "Finance Minister John Tur- ner's promise to amend the tax laws so capital gains tax is postponed on farms transferred within the family during the farmer's lifetime is a triumph for farmers„' says Gordon Hill, President* Ontario Federation of Agriculture. Hill, a Varna hog and white - bean farmer from Huron county, .adds, "the members of parliament, and Turner him- self, should be congratulated for accepting the advice of far- mers and their organizations.” The Ontario Federation of Agriculture has been working' through the Canadian Federation of Agriculture for this amendment since capital gains tax was first instituted in 1972. Turner's February budget proposals called for the tax-free transfer of a family farm on at the death of the donor farmer. Both farm organizations opposed fhis as a half -measure that would im- pede estate planning. "Farmers need the proposed amendment so that we can make intelligent estate plans, and , pass our farms on to the next generation, "says Hill. "We have been working to gain the support of the govern- ment and members of parliament. Their backing of the Ta mess -'position iG- eagen- tial to bring this ameniiment before the House." Both the Ontario and the Canadian federations, have also lobbied to get marketing quotas treated as capital assets with a Valuation -Day value. Under today's law, there will be retro -active taxation on the proceeds of any quota sale. "This must 'be changed for the 1972 taxation year," main- tains Hill. 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