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Clinton News Record, 1981-03-12, Page 31 CLINTON REOLlI. D, THURSDAY, 1581—PAGE 3 Clinton council appoints committee members By Shelley McPhee At their March 2 meeting, Clinton Council appointed various councillors and people in the community to several committees and authorities that service the town. Councillor Rosemary Armstrong will be Clinton's representative on the Holmesville Waste Disposal Site Com- mittee and the Clinton Hospital Board for the next two years. Reeve Ernie Brown will continue to sit Water costs rise. • front page 1 utility which is recording a 40 per cent water loss. The average loss in other municipalities is about 15 percent, Mr. Bell explained. "Why is more. money not set aside for upgrading then, especially if the system is as bad as you say it is?" councillor John Brownridge asked the ministry official. "Our concern is with spending such a great amount of money and yet not upgrading the system." Mr. Bell replied overhauling the water systems would involve a major capital expense. "It is not obsolete," he said of the 40 -year-old utility, built under wartime conditions, "but eventually we are going to have to look at replacing the whole system of wate`rmauts. "We recommended last year that a study be undertaken by a consultant of the water system. It was turned down by council. We make the same recom- mendation still." The estimated cost of the study last year was $8,000. After the meeting, councillor Brownridge agreed such a study would have to be done before the council could consider assuming control of the system. It .is unlikely council will accept one .,.-....:cin.. nr h,,,1^.,+ n.hinlh 'pte 'uiMP Even though many Clintonians wonder why many of their trees are being chopped down, tree experts have determined them to be in bad shape, as public works foreman Harold Gibbings shows after a tree was cut down at Isaac and Wellington Streets. The maple tree, which appeared healthy from the ground, was rotten right through and would have fallen on hydro wires if an ice storm had hit. (James Fitzgerald photo) stuck in the middle shelley uy mcphee I was an 80 per center when it came to dissecting a fetal pig; but ask me what foods you get Vitamin D in and I'd have to look it up. I can figure out what X and Y are in a' mathematical equation, but hive a very faint concept of interest, per centages and mortgage rates. -1--remember---that- light ---refractions _ change as they gothrough various densities and mediums, but ask me to find the transmission fluid gauge in my car and I'm lost. And I know that the Normans invaded England in 1066, but I don't know when the last time there was a Liberal government in Ontario. So much for education. Except for the Chinese History course, my years spent learning journalism taught me something useful, but I question the value of the education I received in high school. Of course learning is important, it teaches responsiblity and expands the mind, but couldn't it be done on a little more pra ctical and useful level? All those hours studying medieval English, calculus, chemistry and Latin during high school seem to be of little use in the real world, and instead are quickly forgotten. More time should be spent teaching fewer purely academic and cultural courses, and greater emphasis should be placed on the technical and practical end of education. Subjects such as home economics and machine shop, and courses that will be beneficial in future years should be stressed in our education system. For instance, a course in money management would be more beneficial than knowing how to find the square root of 497. Learning how to handle stress would be more useful than knowing how to work a Bunsen burner and studying automobile maintanence —would-be- more-beneficiatltati Foal dealing with Victorian literature. Practical courses, helpful in everyday life, are offered at a night school level, but it seems that priorities are backwards. These are the subjects that teenagers should be getting a basic backgound in during their school years. Survival is not easy. To live, and to live well, you have to be an accountant, a mechanic, a home handyman, a sometimes nurse, dietitian, and even an amatuer psychologist at times. As. the responsiblities of adulthood increase, we learn how vital knowledge in these fields are. Even as adults, the learning process should not stop and that's were night schools could prove to bek valuable. Along with refresher courses, sessions should be offered on how to deal, with retirement, marriage counselling and coping with the emotional upheavels in life. Sometimes learning for the sake of learning is not enough, and more time should be spent in the schools, guiding students through the career choices and ensuring that enough practical education is given to make their futures a little more easier and successful. prin yours at special discounts, now 'til March 28 ®h) 0 ,5C0 sets, Arles, cots, levJ 10 15"/0 0 ��,��, , all per°► sc the 111-1410lir stoi) %SC ` 141 cotourlog stylists ramona humphrey donna willis karen middegaal "the friendly shop that cares" CORNER OF GIBBINGS AND RATTENBURY STREETS, CLINTON WE USE ANO RECOMMEND REDIKEN HAIR AND SKIN CARE PRODUCTS PHONE FOR APPOINTMENT 48)-7C4i OPEN ALL DAY TUESDAY TO FRIDAY PLUS THURSDAY EVENINGS AND SATURDAY MORNINGS i ••• CAGE formed.... • from page l noted that during his high school years, the phys ed class used the Clinton Community Park as a playing field. Mr. Welsh suggested that too me�ch emphasis is placed on physical education and noted, "If there are budget cuts to be made, perhaps there would be (in phys ed) a place to start." A Seaforth parent noted that because math had been dropped there, her son would have to take two night school courses to get the three maths required for his future in engineering. She noted -that perhaps if her son had known in Grade 9 that the course he needed wouldn't be offered in Grade 13, he would have studied a different line of subjects. "CAGE hopes to watch over education _--..__so.these-.changes-don-'-t-come unannounced and unwanted," Mrs. Couper explained. Many people presentobjected to the high salaries the teachers are being paid and Bill Schoonderwood said, "If the teachers don't get what they want,3then our childierk, don't get theeducation." Mr. Schoonderwood suggested that to avoid future strikes, changes in the right to strike should be made and if a teacher outprices himself, the board of education should be able to find someone to replace him. "We have no say at all," Carol Kerrigan of Clinton added, "we just pay. The schools are the reason our children are there, but they seem to be at the bottom of the priority list." Mr. Schoonderwood also noted that $26 million was spent on education in the county last year and 85 per cent off that went to salaries. "We'd be better to keep the machine shop open and not the administration," he suggested. $7400 for a new van. Instead, on the recommendation of Mr. Broadfoot, a small portion of the sum will be used to improve the van currently being used while the balance will be invested in upgrading the system. Also of pressing concern to council were the consistent overruns by the ministry on its budgets, explained reeve Bob Bell. The ministry official was asked to document where the miscalculations had occurred in the 1980411 plan. "The last three years have been over. budget," said the official "It's a bad record, there's no doubt about that. It's just too much optimism and the large number of repairs in the water system. There have been above average break- _ downs reakdowns in the water .systettn" Mr. Broadfoot asked Mark Bell what percentage of budgets he prepares for other municipalities are over budget. "Vanastra is quite rare," replied the planner. "If the township took over the system, what would the ministry do, condemn it?" asked deputy reeve Bill Brown. "That budget makes me shudder." Council will consider the proposed budget further at a closed session Tuesday. on the Ausable-Bayfield Conservation Aurhority and Bert Gliddon will again serve on the Maitland Valley Conservation Authority. For the next two years, Mayor Chester Archibald and Councillor Ross Jewitt will be working with the Huron Central Agricultural Society and Mayor Archibald, along with Councillor George Rumball and Deputy Reeve Frank Van Altena will be the town's voice on the Clinton Fire Area Board. For the Clinton planning board, Lawrie Slade will serve a ane year term. Jim Hunter, Gus Boussey and Councillor Wayne Lester will be on for two years and Mike Falconer and Wallace Montgomery will serve until 1983. Stephen Brown, Harry Ball and Ruth MacLean were named to the Clinton committee of adjustment for the next two years and Willard Aiken and Evelyn Galbraith for the next three years. The Clinton cemetery board members are Harold Black and Frank Cook for 1981; lleerge Divok, Bert Gliddon, Reeve Ernie Brown and Councillor Ross Jewitt w nil 1982 and Herb Duizer will serve twilit 1983. For `;:1, the etc board members are Dennis Jewitt, Len Fawcett and Lorne Tyndall. Bill Craig, Don Wright, Carol Bowker, Councillor Ron McKay and Councillor Wayne Lester will sit on the committee for two years, while Frank MacDonald will remain unti`l1983. For the industrial committee, one year members are Ken Wood, Clarence Deinomme, Bill Fleming acid Elwin Parker. Mike Falconer, Charlie Burgess, Mason Bailey, Councillor Bee Cooke, Councillor George Rumball and Ray Garon will serve a two year appointment. In other business, council accepted a financial statement of their expenses, totalling $22,760.37. For meetings attended in 1980, members of council received: Mayor Archibald, $1,915; Councillor Armstrong, $1,840; Reeve Brown, $1,990, plus an additional Turn to page 16 4 Lir Mrs. Couper noted that the taxpayers are atrPariwl h„Prionorn nnruv{h} anri CAGF would be looking into the possibilities of getting financial assistance from the government. She said, "We've come to a point where we're going to have to make choices. We must alter the programs but there must be creative ways to make the best of these." CAGE will be looking at all the concerns voiced at Monday night's meeting. The newly formed organization is also looking for support and are forming publicity, industrial; political pressure, fund raising and students committees. While Mrs. Couper is heading the group, Brenda Whyte of Seaforth is the vice chairman and Marg Coventry of Clinton is the secretary - treasurer. Mr. Schoonderwood also noted that the group neads fund§ to meet any costs and said donations would be greatly ap- preciated. May get funds.... • from page 1. apply to see what money Heritage Canada has and then carry on the work to make the town hall a building that people can be proud of. Now it doesn't look any different to the people because all the repair work that's been done is underground." Heritage Canada will pay a maximum of one-third of the total cost of repair work and Mr. Hill noted that Wintario grants are active again and are available for repair costs to presently standing structures. While council made no decision to continue repairing the town hall, Mayor Chester Archibald noted that if the decision was made, application would be sent to Heritage Canada in advance. NOID TUAT PRICE IINE! SMILES N CHUCKLES TRIANO LE DISCOUNT.f„n HARE, GOOERICH / MAIN CORNER CLINT.S':-RI / SEAF Make Triangle your first stop for Value! RTH Ott • • For a delightful evening of music, dance and song be sure to attend the Clinton Christian School's --performance of The- Jimgle Book this -Thursday and Friday -night. The --- orangutan and the man child are two of the fun characters the Walt Disney version of the Rudyard Kipling story. 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