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Home My WebLink AboutClinton News-Record, 1986-12-10, Page 3Trustees retire their seats By Shelley McPhee Mist CLINTON - Huron County Board of Educa- tion (HCBE) trustees bid their farewells to feliow members Eugene Frayne and Dennis Rau at the December board meeting. Catholic representatives Frayne and Rau are no longer eligible to sit on the public school board with the enactment of new government legislation - Bill 30. The controversial Bill 30 outlines that after the end of the first year in which a Roman Catholic School Board, in this case the Huron - Perth Board, performs the duties of a secon- dary school board, no member elected by separate school electors is eligible to be a member of a public board (that is, the Huron Board of Education) that has the same or part of the same areas off jurisdiction as the Roman Catholic School Board. Eugene Frayne sat on the Huron County Board of Education for 10 years. He represented separate school supporters in the Townships' of. Colborne, McKillop, Hallett, Ashfield, West and East Wawanosh, Grey, Morris, Turnberry, Howick, the Towns of .Goderich, Seaforth, Wingham, Villages of Blyth and Brussels. Dennis Rau was a board member for five years. He represented separate school sup- porters for the Townships of Stephen, Usborne, Hay, Stanley, Tuckersmith and Goderich, Towns of Exeter and Clinton, Villages of Zurich, Hensall and Bayfield. HCBE Chairman Art Clark said of Mr. Frayne and Mr. Rau, "Losing these two members on the board, I feel like we're be- ing amputated. We still have the same work to do in this county, but we lose two very valuable members." Mr. Frayne told board members that he would give "no tear jerker" farewell speech. He noted, "I leave here with a lot of good memories and a lot of satisfaction." He commented on the "co-operative good- will" that was evidenced between the separate and public sectors on the HCBE. As chairman of the board, one of his main goals was to develop good co-operation and liasion between the two groups. He said he felt that Board tries By Shelley McPhee Haist CLINTON - The Huron County Board of Education (HCBE) is on an energy cover= •vation campaign. Ongoing since ,1983 the program has saved the HCBE over $174,000. A report presented at the board's December meeting showed that ac- cumulated savings from June 1984 to June 1986 include: hydro, $35,909.70; gas, $110,629.40; oil, $27,649.60. Various renovations, repairs and installa- tion of new equipment at schools throughout the county helped to reduce the energy con- sumption' levels. The program which began three years ago saw gym lighting conversions made at F.E. Madill Secondary School in Wingham and McCurdy Public school in 1983. Also in 1983' re -rooting work was done at Clinton and Ex- eter Public Schools, along with window con- versions in five classrooms at Goderich Catholic representatives on the Huron County Board of Education are being phased out with Bill 30 legislation. Board members bid fond farewells to Dennis Rau (left) and Eugene Frayne (right) this month. Board chairman Art Clark (centre) thanked the trustees for the years of service that they have given to education in Huron County. (Shelley McPhee Haist photo) this task had been successful. Dennis Rau echoed similar sentiments in his farewell speech to the board. He noted, "I came to the board thinking that a Catholic representative on a public board would be a hassle, but the support and respect that I have received was unbelievable." Presentations were made to both members, along with standing ovation tributes. As of the government legislation which forces the retirement of separate trustees from public boards, former HCBE member Frank Falconer best summed up the situation when he noted to board members, "It's like snow on a tin roof. You might as well stand back and let it go." The HCBE has voiced its opposition to Bill 30 in letters to Minister of Education Sean Conway. A most recent letter from the Mr. Conway notes, "....there is no way short of an amendment to the Education Act to prevent the separate school representatives on the Huron County Board of Education from becoming ineligible to sit on January 1,1987." to conserve energy monitor installed in South Huron District High School in Exeter, as well as Seaforth and Exeter Public Schools. In 1986 the program saw further re- roofing work at six schools, an energy monitor installed and pneumatic control changes made at F.E. Madill, an energy monitor installed at the Seaforth High School, window conversions to 20 classrooms and two gymnasiums, day/night thermostats installed in classrooms and all portables in six elementary schools, in- door/outdoor temperature controllers in- stalled on the boiler system to five schools. Considerations for the budget of the 1987 program maintenance are: the viability of an energy controller and monitor for the Goderich High School and Victoria Public School, Goderich; the continuing program of window conversions; lighting systems up- dated from incandescent to sodium and fluorescent; concentrated effort to update caulking and weatherstripping to door systems and window areas; additional pro- grammable thermostats where applicable; installation of time clock controls on ex- haust fan equipment; awareness to all staff on energy saving techniques. CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1986—Page 3 HCBE members re-elected By Shelley McPhee Heist CLINTON - Unanimous choice at the Huron County Board of Education (HCBE) December meeting saw the re -instatement of the chairman and committee heads for another year term. Art Clark was unchallenged in his bid to return to the chairman's seat for the ensuing year. First elected to the HCBE in 1982, he has served as chairman for the past year and previous to that was vice chairman of the board for two years. In 1987 Mr. Clark will be assisted at the helm by Vice Chairman John Jewitt. He was unanimously re-elected by board members to the position. Other unanimous appointments came in the re-election of Joan Van den Broeck as head of the education committee and Graeme Craig, chairmarof the personnel committee. With the retirement of Catholic trustee Eugene Frayne, Donald McDonald was chosen as executive committee member -at - large. He was elected by board members in a secret ballot vote. Sally Rathwell was also nominated for this position. In his remarks to the board Mr. Clark noted, "I feel this board has a special flavor, a mix of men and women, a good blend of new and experienced members" He congratulated board members on their efforts to work together, noting, "The issues have been the important things. Personalities have not entered into the discussion or the decisions." Stiffer penalties for polluters announced Fines of up to $250,000 a day are among new measures to clamp down harder on ma- jor polluters, Environment Minister Jim Bradley announced recently. The stiffer penalties are contained in a package of government amendments to Bill 112 - the Environmental Enforcement Act - and are intended "to indicate to the courts how serious the people of Ontario and this government are about protecting the en- vironment," Mr. Bradley said. "Our government wanted with Bill 112 to make it cheaper to comply with our en- vironmental laws than to break them. I am pleased to advise the House that I shall be introducing amendments that will make this message even stronger and clearer," he Oddfellow card party results District Collegiate Institute.' Re -roofing to areas of six schools and fi}'{a• ' .yRUFIEY3 : ;At the Octdlellows card dow conversions to 27 classrooms wa ft party', 'Mary Coleman and Lleyd•'Pike-were eluded in the 1984 program. the high hand winners. Taking the lone hand The year 1985 saw window conversions to honors were Helen Lindsay and Harold 33 classrooms; energy controller and Coleman. ° r • Doris Wilson and Joan Caldwell were -the low hand winners and Irene Whitmore and Bruce McClinchey won the lucky draws. 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