HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1987-03-11, Page 2Pae 2—CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 1987
Mews and featares
Clinton's Junior Farmers voted to present a "big" cheque to Clinton Public Hospital dur-
ing their meeting on March 9. Holding up the $600 cheque are ( left) Clinton president Lin-
da Cunningham, Huron County president Robert Hunking and Clinton treasurer Neil
Cartwright. I David Emslie photo)
$3,500 damage
A Collision between two vans at the in-
tersection of County Road 8 and Concession
12 to 13 Road on March 7 caused $3,500
damage. -
Ronald Van Massenhoven, 18, of Auburn
was eastbound on Concession 12 to 13 Road
and Gina Wyss, 27, of Clinton was south-
bound on County Road 8 when the two collid-
ed in the intersection.
Damage to Mr. Van Massenhoven'S 1977
Chevrolet van was estimated at $1,500 while
the other vehicle suffered damages
estimated at $2,000.
in collision
No injuries were reported. Charges
pending.
are
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Riddell wins uncontested
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area, Mr. Riddell pointed out the 7.4 per
cent increase on hospital spending and the
6.8 per cent increase on funding to health
units as examples.
Agricultural Help
As Minister of Agriculture and Food,
Mr. Riddell's main interest was looking
after the farmers.
My number one priority has been the
current difficult financial situation that
farmers have faced since the beginning of
this decade," he said.
To help alleviate these problems, the
Liberal government has increased spen-
ding on agricultrue by 61 per cent in two
years.
According to Mr. Riddell, "That's a big-
ger increase than any other ministry by
far."
At this point, Mr. Riddell expressed
displeasure with the leader of the opposi-
tion, Larry Grossman.
"I find it incredible that Larry
Grossman has the nerve to stand up and
criticize our expenditures on agriculture
as being too little," commented Mr.
Riddell.
Citing examples as to how the govern-
ment has assisted the agri, ulture sector,
Mr. Riddell said the Ontario Family Farm
Interest Rate Reduction Program (OF-
FIRR) paid out '$46 -million to over 9,500
families in Ontario. Locally, 807 farmers in
Huron County were given a total amount of
$4 -million.
"If agriculture is depressed, the local
farm equipment dealer feels the pinch, so
do the feed and seed dealers, the truckers,
the sales barn operators and so on.
"Employees of these operations also feel
the pinch and may even lose their jobs.
This in turn affects all other local
businesses. It impacts on the food stores,
the clothing stores, the furniture and ap-
pliance outlets and so on. And when the
whole community is affected economical-
ly, then the social, recreational and
religious institutions are also affected.
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"So you can see the health of agrigulture
very much affects communities such as
Clinton, Wingham, Goderich, Seaforth and
Exeter," explained Mr. Riddell.
Assisting Huron County
Mr. Riddell told the full house audience
that he believes Huron County residents
have benefited from the Liberals being in
power.
"Let me give you a few examples," he
said. "$184,'722 to the Huron County
Library Board for the creation of a
database of the library holdings;
$1.2 -million to the Huron County Pioneer
Museu.rn; $33,000 to Stanley Township for
culvert replacement; $770,000 to Hay
Township for a major water works pro-
ject; $13,134 for improvements to the
Stephen Township Arena and $112,000 to
the Ausable-Bayfield Conservation
Authority for a rural beaches study,"
Mr. Riddell went on further to say the
Liberal Party values the many community
hospitals, adding the Seaforth hospital
received $1.2 -million to expand its
emergency department and the Alexandra
Marine and General Hospital received
$110,550 to expand the psychiatric out-
patient facilities.
"And the Clinton hospital, which the
Tories tried to close, received $400,000 for
a new obstetrical wing," he added.
Everyone is expecting an election in the
near future so preparations are now under-
way, and Mr. Riddell warns that if the
Huron riding wants to continue receiving
the type of financial support it has enjoyed
recently, the Liberals must win this riding.
"It would be extremely dangerous to sit
back on eur laurels at this time and expect
that we have some sort of divine right to
hold this riding.
"Nothing can be further from the truth.
We must continually work to earn the right
to represent the people of this riding," said
'Mr. Riddell. "We are now on election
footing. I don't know when an election will
be called, but we have to be ready."
Election Of Delegates
Twelve delegates, with no alternates will
attend the annual meeting to be held in
April. They are Maude Hoffman,
Dashwood; Margaret McClure, Creditor:;
Howard Aitken, Goderich; Charles Erb,
Zurich; Janeth Sangster; Damian
Solomon, Exeter; Loretta Seigner, Ex-
eter; Beecher Menzies, Clinton; Muriel
Murphy, Goderich; Eileen Palmer,
Goderich; Paul Steckle, Stanley Township
and Dan Weigand.
Vanastra to get long term
By Shelley McPhee Haist
CLINTON - The future of the Vanastra
Public School has been further stabilized
with the agreement that a long term leasing
arrangement will be made to secure the
school's present location.
The Huron County Board of Education at
its March meeting voted to enter into a long
term lease agreement with Conestoga Col-
lege in respect to the Vanastra Public
School facility.
The school is located in a building owned
by Conestoga College. The board of educa-
tion learned -that the college had reduced its
space requirements in the building for the
1986 and 1987 school year.
The trustees heard that the Conestoga
contribution of 4,185 square feet of space is
important to the financial viability of
Vanastra Public School. Preliminary
negotiations with Conestoga have revealed
that the college is interested in maintaining
this amount of space over a period of time. A
proposed lease has been forwarded to Con-
estoga which proposes a three year
guaranteed term, a right to renew,
automatic renewal if no termination is
made, advance notice to termin,ate and an
annual rent escalation based on the cost of
living index.
Awarding Excellence
In other business at the March meeting of
the trustees, it was agreed to hold an
Awards of Excellence Banquet in 1987. The
new initiative was undertaken last year as a
joint project between the board of education
and the district chapter of the Ontario
Secondary School Teachers' Federation.
In 1986 the banquet was held at the
lease
Goderich Township Community Centre in
}iolmesville. There, awards were given to
outstanding students, teachers and com-
munity members.
The board of trustees agreed that the
awards banquet was a worthwhile concept
and it was voted to participate in a similar
function in 1987. It is estimated that the
board of education will pay $2,500 towards
the cost of, the event.
Special Student Events
In recent months, two public schools have
taken part in activities that have earned
special recognition.
At Hensall Public .School, Dave Kemp's
class took part in &diabetes related unit as a
result of having a diabetic child in the class.
The culmination of the unit was a class
donation to the Diabetic Association.
The Sara Lee organization was chosen to
feature the Hensall Public School project as
an exemplary project and will be transpor-
ting in four students I one diabetic and three
whose parents are diabetic) to Toronto fora
feature presentation. Mr. Kemp and
Marilyn Taylor will accompany the
students.
Again in 1986, the Blyth Public school was
chosen as a winning school in the Ontario
Natural resources competition. The
students were given a trip to Toronto,
visited Queen's Park and met with the
minister of natural resources. As a follow -
:4p, the top four students have been chosen to
take part in a fishing expedition with
Natural Resources Conservation Officers.
Blyth Principal Bill Black and teacher
Graham Yeats have been the school
renresentatives in this oroiecL.
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