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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1981-04-22, Page 1the OderlCil 133 YEAR -16 • _ ,_'i`HURSDAY, APRIL 221, 1981 50 CENTS PER COPY The Queen of GDCI will be crowned at midnight the school's formal dance. The candidates are, from April 24 under an `Evening in Rome' setting during left, Brenda Feagan, Ginette Richard, Debbie Bedard, and Conte de Haas. Missing -from the pic- ture is Stacey Ward. (Photo by Cath Wooden) Town applies for program The town of Goderich is actively pursuing ac- ceptance into the federally -funded Katimavik program that will bring a group of young Canadians to the area, working on designated community projects. Katimavik is a Canadian national volunteer youth program that blends volunteer service, discovery of country, friendship and personal development while serving the needs of Canadian communities. Under the terms of the program, 22 young people will be working in the Goderich area on specific projects that would otherwise be left untouched because of funding or manpower. The young Canadian workers,between the age of 17 and 21, are housed by the federal government with strict supervision and the town's only responsibility is to provide work projects for their nine-month stay. Elsa Haydon is chairman of the Katimavik program committee that also includes Larry McCabe, Ken Hunter,Ray Scothmer e, Harry Bosnell, Jane Netzke and Bob Allen. The committee is com- piling a list of potential work projects and is confident the Goderich application will be accepted. "We have met with the regional director and are reasonably sure we will get a group," Haydon said. " We are quite excited about it and should have con- firmation in the next couple weeks." The town's application includes a general list of INSIDE THE SIGNAL -STAR May is CF month It isn't easy to be a six- year-old boy. and have cystic fibrosis. In recognition that May is CF month, Joanne Buchanan profiles Robbie Wade, a Goderich boy who suffers from the disease. See page 1A for stories and p ictures. Bares beard for bucks It was a student's dream come true kat Thursday at Robertson when Grade 8 teacher Al Leggatt allowed his pupils to shave off his beard to raise money for the class' yearly film project. Seepage 1A. Pied Piper coming Canada's Pied Piper, Bobby Gimby, is coming to Goderich`llay 9 for the Lions Club spring dance. Gimby and his dance band will be playing at the arena and all proceeds will go to the Laketown Band. See page 2. Regular Features Tid Bits Pg. 2 - Letters , Pg -5-6 Editorials Pg. 4 Columns Pg.4 .$port __.____..1?g l.tt:.t.r Classified.... Pe. 12-14 Real Estate .. Pg. 14.15 TV Pg. 4A B. Board Pg. 5A Church Pg. 9A Farm B. Directory.... Pg.•$A • projects and Haydon said that work at. the Huron Historic ,Jail and the Huron County Pioneer Museum will also be included. The town will take up anumber of work.weeks from the nine-month schedule to complete work at the waterfront and in several parks. Haydon indicated the Katimavik teams could be of use in constructing steps on the .lake bank, mapping and updating cemetery records, completing a tree inventory,' working on special projects at Queen Elizabeth School and doing some needed' work at Agriculture Park. The project begins in September and will run until the end of May in 1982. Three teams of 11 people will live and work in the area, two in Goderich and one in Se aforth. Project chairman Haydon said the program is of benefit to the community and the young participants. "The Katimevik program gets .young people from different parts of Canada together to work in another part of the country," she said. "Someone is in charge and lives with the volunteers and the town doesn't pay for any accommodation but we have been asked to be on the lookout for a farmhouse or something to rent." In essence the town will be able to clean up some outstanding projects that have been abandoned because of a lack of funds or time and manpower. The committee is seriously considering having the woodlot at the eastern edge of the Industrial Park cleared by the Katimavik group. The tree inventory will involve a detailed mapping process street by street and all trees will be catalogued by type and age. The town hopes to utilize the project group through the winter months for the tree inventory, work on cemetery records and town hall documentation, museum projects and special programs at Queen Elizabeth School. Katimavik, an Inuit word meaning `meeting place', is funded through the department of Secretary of State and Frands Fox is the minister responsible. The objectives of the program are to serve Canadian communities through locally developed projects. The projects have three components: physical work projects of last. 'enefit to the community and region; cominun,., service work -through local organizations; and cultural and .educational aspects. . The program is also designed to aid the personal development of the participants by having them experience a simple and challenging lifestyle based ou group -living and discipline. Haydon said • the screening process for potential Katimavik par- ticipants is quite comprehensive and strict. Katimavik also encourages environmental awareness and provides opportunities for a greater Understanding of the country through travel, learning a second language and • working and living with Canadians of different regions. Turn to page 16 • Board budget ready for Tuesday meeting The Huron County Board of Education will present its 1981 budget at a special meeting in Clinton, Tuesday, April 28 at 8.30 p.m. The acceptance of the education budget will mean municipalities will be able to set 1981 mill rates for taxation purposes. t_ Director of Education, John Cochrane said the board will meet in closed session prior to the presentation of the budget to clear up some personnel matters. Notice of the meeting has been sent to all municipal and township clerks and several politicians are expected for the budget session. This yearn each committee of the board of education submitted a separate budget proposal and all budgets were trimmed at subsequent meetings before the final budget proposal was prepared. MVCA gets grants- to install warning system The Ministry of Natural Resources has approved funding for the implementation of a comprehensive flood warning system within the Maitland and Lucknow Rivers watershed. The approval bf the project will mean almost im- mediate implementation of a system that will im- prove the authority's ability to monitor river,flows in the watershed area. The new system will also allow the authority to predict flood threats much sooner and with greater accuracy. The new flood -warning system will be phased in over a three-year period in several locations on the Maitland and Lucknow Rivers as well as smaller branches and tributaries. The flood warning system will include snow courses, staff gauges, a streamflow gauging meter, data logger units and a mini computer and terminal to evaluate and translate the data collected along the system. The total cost of the project is estimated at $109,200 and Maitland Valley Conservation Authority manager, Bryan Howard explained the Ministry will provide a basic grant of $104,610. The project is also subject to supplementary grants raise 15 per cent of the cost of the project. That+will leave the authority with a balance of $28,530 to be raised by the watershed levy. The 1981 MVCA levy already reflects a slight increase to accommodate the initial nhase of the warning svatem. Howard explained that thetpresent MVCA warning system uses telemark gauges on the Maitland River that are 'connected to the telephone system and a needle to record water levels. Readings are taken at Listowel, Winghatn and Lucknow to determine flows. But the system will be ifuroved dramatically with continuous recording gauges that will register river flows every hour aid give 30 -day continuous readings. Howard explained that information from the 30 -day readings will be stored in the computer giving the authority accurate recdrds of flows and levels. "The new system will give the authority an ac- curate predicting ability that we didn't have," he said. "That will be very important in the upstream ends of the watershed area and the Wingham flood plain is a critical area." The monitoring gauges will be installed at Listowel, - Harriston, Bluevale, two at Lucknow, Newry near How's the weather down there? Shane Armstrong, . - a•., n ,, bottom, and Drew h ittnniley, 'both five, make an Daylight Saving. Time arrives Ah yes, finally. As the end of April approaches, thoughts turn tce warm sunny days with daylight extended into evening hours. It's been a long and cold wait but soon the sun and warm winds will be coaxing life out of the soil. The later part of April also signals the arrival of daylight saving time, a welcome relief from the darkness of winter. _. _ --. And ao,..Signal-Star . readers are reminded-tenturn. clocks ahead one hour this Sunday morning. Daylight saving time officially arrives at 2 a.m. Sunday but clocks should be turned ahead one hour before going to bed Saturday evening. Don't get caught with your clock on Standard time. Mine workers prepare for lengthy strike. The strike by 217 surface workers, miners and tradesmen at the Domtar Sifto Salt mine entered its second week with no hint that the two sides will return to the bargaining table. The striking workers are members of Local 16 of the .Energy. and Chemical Workers Union and are seeking a new one-year contract. The employees are looking for improvements in hours work, wages and benefits, concessions in contract language and new health and safety provisions. President of Local 16, Guy Robinson, said negotiations are at an impasse and no meetings between the sides were scheduled. "There is nothing in the wind as far as meetings go and the next meeting will have to be with Bert Stevens of the Ministry of Labor," he said. "Both parties have agreed that we would meet if it was needed and requested but that will have to . come through the ministry. While the union and management are standing their ground on the issues, Ro inson said the em- ployees are almost resigned to a liengthy strike. "Sometimes you just have to stand up and fight for the things you believe in," he said. "Health and safety regulations are our main concern right now and they are things you just canrtbuy. The strike has also halteu work on a new mine shaft by the Cementation Company. Cementation workers honored the picket line last Tuesday and the company has instructed employees not to return to work. The cementation employees are not unionized but they have refused to cross the picket line of Local 16, halting progress on the new mine shaft. However, the freeze plant operation , that is freezing the ground around the shaft to prevent water seepage, is still in operation. "There's no way : we would prevent them from operating the freeze plant," Robinson explained. "We're trying to keep a pleasant atmosphere." Cementation Company officials would not com- ment on the situation. The members of the Energy and Chemical Workers Union were in a legal strike position at midnight, Sunday, April 12 after sur days of bargaining failed to-- produce any agreement. Bert Stevens of the mediation branch of the Ministry of Labor acted as mediator between the two sides. When talks broke off, at least half of the 83 issues were left unresolved. The employees average $9.47 per hour but are seeking,a 20 per cent increase in a one-year contract. The company has offered a two- year contract with increases of $L22 and $1.11 respectively. ween to be crowned Friday On Friday at the stroke of midnight, one of five pretty nominees will be crowned Queen of G.D.C.I. _ during the ,high school's annual `At Home' formal dance„ The nominess are Debbie Bedard, Connie de Haas, Brenda Feagan, Ginette Richard and Stacey Ward. Debbie, a Grade 12 student, is the daughter of Delmer and Dorothy Bedard of Goderich. She'serves on the school's social •committee and is a student. council class representative. She works part-time as a waitress at the Esquire Restaurant and plans to at- tend college in the fall to take a legal secretarial course. • • • Connie, a Grade 13 student, is, the daughter of Cecil and Vi de Haas of Goderich. She is a student council class representative. She plans to attend college in the fall to study as a dental assistant and eventually hopes to -become a dental hygenist. Brenda, a Grade 13 student, isthe daughter of John. and. Phyllis. Feagan of R.R. 4 Goderich She hopes to • study business administration and accounting at col-- - lege or -university in the fall. • Ginette, a Grade 13 student, is thedaughter of Marcel and Veronica Richard of Goderich. She works part-time in the concession booth at the: arena and plans to study for her Bachelor of Science degree at the University of WesterraOntario in the fall.. • • • Stacey,' a Grade 12 student, is the daughter of Nu - r* and Shirley Ward. of- Goderich. She is a student council class representative and'. works part-time in . the kitchen at_ .the -Bedford Hotel. She plans to study 'Hotel and l ,estaurant Maiiagen eiit-at college in the fall. m G.DeC.I. stints are busy this. week transforming the school's tannasium into an `Evening in Rome' setting for the dance. Turn to page 16 • inteenating picture as they climb along the monkey bars in Judith Goode ham Park 7�uesdrea. i Photo by Cath Woodenr