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BY STEPHANIE
LEVESQUE
The structural condition of the vocational wing at
Goderich District Collegiate Institute was termed a
"horrendous example" by John Cochrane, director of.
educationfor the Huron County Board of Education.
Mr. Cochrane reported at the September meeting
of the trustees, regional directors from the regional
office in London looked at the building and shook their
heads and walked away. Mr. Cochrane added that a
representative of the Ministry. of Education was
equally horrified ' and said the "thing has to be
repaired".
R.B. Allan„ superintendent of education for the
board, told trustees the removal of brick in the shop
area ( for the purpose of adding insulation) uncovered
poor construction of the block walls.
That's an under§tatement," said. Mr. Allan.
Mr: Allan said the section was constructed in 1967.
Currently GDCI is in the second phase of three phases
of construction. A new roof for the gymnasium area
was the first phase, a new roof for the shop area is the
second phase, and new brick in the shop area is the
third phase. The question of financing the third phase
is being brought to the attention of the regional office
and the ministry.
Trustee Jean Adams asked what would happen if
there would be no funding for phase three. Mr. Allan
said the brick would last another few years and the
shop roof would be patched. The roof on the gym-
nasium has already been completed. In gross figures,
Mr. Allan said the three phases may cost ap-
proximately $350,000 to $400,000.
"How did this ever happen?" asked Trustee
Adams.
Mr. Cochrane said he couldn't understand how it
happened. He commented that usually when con-
struction is going on in a town members of the public
watch what is happening. He was surprised no one
notice d the poor construction.
The director, of education added that it is his un-
derstanding the contractor who did the work is no
longer in business. He did note that particular con-
tractor constructed a lot of vocational institutes
across Southern Ontario when they were started in
the 60s.
In a report on other 1981 capital protects. trustees
were informed on the various stages. Acoustical
plaster on ceiling surfaces at various elementary
schools has been completed, condensation pipe at
'F.E. MadilI Secondary School in Wingham has been
tendered for and submitted for final Ministry ap-
proval, the job of converting Seaforth District High
School to natural gas from oil is out for tender,
preliminary approval has been granted by the
Ministry to replace a "section of roof at South Huron
District High School and an application for $15,00(] to
the Ministry to achieve more energy efficiency as
received program approval.
In other business, the board agreed to allow
Alexandra Marine and General Hospital, Goderich to
address' the principals regarding setting up projects
in various Goderich schools to make students aware
of construction of an Intensive Care Area at the
hospital.
The board turned down a request from the
recreation department at Seaforth to assist with re- "
surfacing of tennis courts at Seaforth District High
School:° The request was for $1,500 and was turned
down because the funds had not been provided for in
the budget and the board usually limits its par-
ticipation in tennis court projects to giving the land
and the provision of utilities.
The cost of driver education will increase from',t5
to $90 for students in the day school. program and for
those taking the course at night school or in the
summer months, the cost increased from $90 to $95. .
Night school was • approved for all secondary
schools in the county and the tender of i.oscott Fuels
(Sunoco) of Brucefield was accepted at .2070 cents
per litre out of seven tenders received for fuel oil. It
was the lowest, tender. There are 15 schools in the
county using oil.
Enrolment in separate
school system declines
BY STEPHANIE
LEVESQUE.
DUBLIN,- There was a total drop of 37 students in
the Huron -Perth County Separate School system,
while the board had projected a drop of 40 students.
At the September 14 meeting of the Huron -Perth
Separate School Board, Director of Education
William Eckert reported the total enrolment was
2,586 students in both counties, compared to 2,623
students in both counties in September of 1980.
In a breakdown of those figures, Perth County has a
total of 1,197 .students, compared to 1,213 in 1980 and
Huron County has a total of 1,389 students compared
with 1,410 students in September of 1980.
Overall, Mr. Eckert reported the drop represented
a 1.4 per cent. decrease. In an accumdlated decrease,
from figures gathered since 1973, the decline
represents 20.8 per cent.• .
Mr_ . Eckert__said there was an increase in
kindergarten students which he said may mean
enrolment will start picking up again. The director of
education said there was a. greater decline in the
a ! grades one to eight in -the Board's 19 schools.
In Perth Cqunty, there are 149 kindergarten
students, 173 grade one 'students, 148 grade two
students, 151 grade three students, 134 grade four
students, 148 grade five students, 154• grade six
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students, 157 grade seven students and los grade
eight students.
In Huron County, there are 136 kindgergarten
students; 137 grade one students, 126 grade two
students, .116 grade three students, 128. grade four
students, 120 grade five students, 138 grade six •
students, 143 grade seven students. and 147 grade
eight students.
In a school -by -school breakdown; the total enrol-
ment is as follows, with 1980 figures in brackets: St.
Patrick's, Dublin, 196 (209) ; St. Patrick's, Kinkora,
132 (134); Holy name of Mary. School, St. Marys, 186
(188);. St. Mary's, Lesson, 101 (102); Immaculate
Conception School, Stratford, i38 (141); St.iVficiaePi
School (grade seven and eight only), Stratford, 168
(166); St. Ambrose School, Stratford, 164 (161); St.
Joseph's, Stratford, 118'(11.6); St. Aloysius School,
Stratford, 186 (193) ; St. Joseph's, Clinton, 128 (122) ;
St. Columban • School; St. Columban, 59 (67); St.
Joseph''s, _ Kingsbridge, 38.- (89) ; O.ur...Lady of Mount
Carmel School, Mount Carmel, 173 (187); Ecole Ste:
Marie, St. Joseph's, 47 (48) ; Precious Blood School,
Exeter, 91 (80); St. James &2hool, Seaforth, 139
(143); Sacred Heart School, Wingham, 113 (120); St.
Boniface School, Zurich, 170 (168) ; St..Mary's School,
Goderich, 199 (189) .
Mr. Eckert said5there are no staff changes because
of the enrolment figures. '
Protest new shift
KINCARDINE - Protesting a
planned change in 12 hour
shifts, workers from the
Bruce Heavy Water Plants
at the Bruce Nuclear Power
Development held an in-
formation line on September
10th..
Workers stood in front of.
the main gate for over two
hours, and traffic into the
site was held up for more
than ah hour. According to
the Kincardine OPP, one -
driver was charged for
unnecessarily slowing down
traffic.
The two 12 hour shift days
have. been in effect for more
thantwo years on an ex-
perimental basis. A task
force recommended that the
experimental shift be con-
tinued until March 1982, in
order to report on effects on
employee health, per-
formance and• safety of
employees and the public.
The information line was
set up in support of the 12
hour shifts. Workers believe
they should stay; rather than
returning tothree eight-hour
shifts.
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