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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1983-04-20, Page 1• ioM Placed Oir Waterfront cound� to '"1".:11t:4"1!nthe 4000111;41 ping project 0taearlY 20 Miles Of allareline f• ;. , . ,, , .., Albert to lioYfield. The cost of the project, VMS estimated at $50,000 with the provincial and federal governments kicking m $45,000 while the four montelludities would raise the remaining $5,000. Initially, the town declined to participate in the mappitrg but the parks and waterfront committee had second thoughts after entertaining a del„ the MVCA last week. Councillor Glen while nothing new came t011et mfga they "made a persistent agreed :10. -comprornise "Ittne - faebiell.” • • The compromise called for the town to contributete the cost of the aerial mapping project, but rather than the .$1,647 requested by the MVCA, the waterfront committee suggested a formula based on assessment and i frontage that would reduce its contribution to $1,000. • The motion from the eemmiftee was tabled however, when some councillors expressed concerns . - • Otte* with dav,elajimenta, ,...,,,°0 agreeing to !,-'.tet„ , ,Prol .:14t.liniitis. now an (4e .gthattlietown's meanihe, Whole reluctance to7*partl •proJeet would be scjiibbd. also stressed the rtanewof the thaPn at, with reiVeet to dove. ffient and erosion controI have Planning studies the shoreline but the mapping would ;oast in. englneenng studies for Adige development," he aid;sI"They can't Proceed on projects without our approval now because the •Ct;ederich SIGNA 135 YEAR -16 federal and provincial governments, Which have jurisdiction in these areas, ask us for comments." Funding for such a project has not been available until AM but the town's reluctance to pay all of Ile share may mark thetermination of the project before it gets off the ground. "There has been no funding for ft before but the project won't go if they (Goderich council) den't fund it," Cower said Tuesday. "The authority has no money to fund this project." Council had refused an earlier invitation to par- ticipate but Gower said a delegation frOm the authority "went back to explain the importance of the Project." The authority will meet Thursday, April 28 and hopes to have a reply from council. GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 1983 ' 50 CENTS PER COPY a Turn clocks ahead Saturday well, if you can hidim it, aPrIall arrived four weeks eke but the weather has been anything but spring-like during -that time, However, regardless of the weather, one of the more Pleaaant'aide effects, of spring is the extension of daylight how with the return to *Wight wings thne. Hopefully, the switch to daylight saving time Sunday will coincidentally trigger a switch. to spring weather, Readers are reminded that clocks are to be turned ahead one hour Sunday* morning at 2.30 a.m. Of course, one needn't stay up that late but simply turn the clock ahead one hour before retiring to bed Saturday evening. They can't do that on our streets Perhaps sometime in the near future, your dog's excremental discharges may come under the scrutinous eye of town council. At its regular meeting Monday, council learned that the dog population of Goderich is leaving a considerable mess in the paths of walkers, joggers; on the lawns of its citizenry and boulevards of the town. People are beginning to talk and it prompted two councilors to request that council do something about the wanton habits of its canine population. "I've had a lot of calls on dog litter," Ed Giesbrecht told council. "I have asked Dick Eisler to acquire bylaws from other municipalities relating to this matter." John Doherty said he has also been made aware of the gravity of the situation. "I've had lots of calls too, especially from elderly people who use the sidewalks," he said. "People should be made to clean up the mess if they walk their dogs. I've had several complaints and it's a terrible mess." Grant approved • for Livery project The Board of Directors of the the Livery announced this week it has received approval for a NEED grant in the amount $114,000 that will provide employment for up to 10 people. PrOject manager John Miran said the grantnuiney will be used to finish the Livery "inside and out" including the acquisition of portable equipment. The grant will mean jobs for 10 people from May through December. Kuran said the board has also applied for a Sum- mer Canada program grant to hire up to three students to make equipment during the summer months. Approval on that grant has not been verified. Kuran and property director Wayne Lyons have worked to secure and manage the grant money. The final phase of the Canada Community Development Program project is nearing completion: Much Of the interior work was completed with the CCDP grant which was ur- effect until the end Of March. The program, however, u4s.eatended to cover the Wages ' givetlfteeR f the end 01 INSIDE THE SIGNAL -STAR GDCI king and queen crowned Domtar employees accept new one-year agreement Employees of the Domtar Sifto Salt mine voted to accept a one-year agreement with the company that calls for an average 72 cent an hour increase. In a joint announcement released Monday, management and members of Local 16 of the Energy and Chemical Workers Union said the wage set- tlement was within the restraint guidelines ad- vocated by the federal government. The one-year agreement, ratified by the union membership Sunday, is retroactive to April 1 and increases the wage range for the unionized em- ployees from a low of $12.39 to a high of $14.77 per hour. The new agreement involves 260 employees and replaces a two-year deal which expired March 31, 1983. Union preSident Guy Robinson said the two sides have been bargaining since January and two days of intense negotiations produced the offer. Robinson said the negotiations were completed in "a framework o,f honesty and sincerity." While the union is coming off a two-year agreement, Robinson said it was unwilling to look beyond a one-year deal because of the uncertainty of the economy. The new agreeme,nt also includes improvements to the long-term disability plan, including a maximum benefit increase from $1,000 to $1,300 per month, improvements in life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment coverage and the introduction of programs for mine training andan apprenticeship program. Robinson said the mine training program will be implemented through a tri -party system under the auspices of the Ministry of University and Colleges that will provide site and classroom training for all new employees. Assault charges laid after fight The Goderich Police .Department reports that a fight took place outside the Club Restaurant at 33 Kingston Street on Monday, April 11 and as a result one of the persons involved has been arrested and charged with assault. The Police Department also says during the past week there were a few minor thefts and cases of willful damage reported. • Sharon Lomas and Dana Doherty were crowned king and queen of the At Home Formal at the stroke of midnight at GDCI Friday evening. Doherty was selected the school's first king from a list of can- didates that included Stephen DeBoer, Paul Godley, Jim MacDonald and Ron VanderBnde.l'he queen candidates included Chris -DeBolt, VickI Jones„ Vicki Munroe and Lisa Varga. The selection of king and queen was made by the graduating students of GDCI. (photo by Dave Sykes) Teachers will have to report to school early Huron -Perth Separate School Board teachers will be back to school this year on Sept. 1 and 2 for profes- sional activity days. The nine professional activity days in the Huron - Perth system for the school year 1983-84 are part of the school year calendar approved by the board at its April 11 meeting. Director of education William Eckert said it will be "uncommon" for boards across the province to start school on Sept. 1. Previously Ministry of Education guidelines stated the school year would start the day after Labor Day, whereas now school may start on Sept. 1. "I think it's wise that Classes not begin before Labor Day," commented Mr. Eckert, "it's a tradition for Ontario families to startschool after Labor Day." The director noted that of the nine professional ac- tivity days only five are within the flow of the school year as two are actually before the students come back to school and two are at the end of June on the 25th and 26th. The other professional activity days are on Friday, Sept. 23, Friday, Oct. 28, Monday, Dec. 5, Friday, March 9 (which precedes the mid -inter break) and Murid'ay, Stratford trustee MI Marcy ask&l if there are any PA days common with the two public`boards - Huron County Board ot Education and Perth Con* Board of Education. Friday, Sept. 23 is the only common day between the three boards, while Monday, Dec. 5 is shared with the Perth system and Friday, Oct. 28 is shared with the Huron system. Monday, April 2 is common between the separate system and the Huron secondary schools. Other changes in tne school year calendar recognize the dropping of Remembrance Day as a holiday and a two-week Christmas vacation as outlin- ed by the Ministry of Education. The holidays are Labor Day on Monday, Sept. 6; Thanksgiving Day on Monday, Oct. 10; Christmas holidays from Dec. 19 to Jan. 1; mid -winter break from March 12 to 16 (chang- ed by one week from previous years); Good Friday on April 20; Easter Monday on April 23 and Victoria Day on Monday, May 21. There is a total of 194 school days including PA days which leaves 185 instructional days - the minimum required by the Ministry, 'Why is it set at the minimum rather, than the max- imum?" asked Seaforth trustee Gerald Groothius. Mr. Eckert said the committee determined there would be 185 instructional days plus nine PA day, ,but the calendar, is .before the board and changes could'be made. No changes were made. "It saves the buses from running," noted Ellice trustee Tim McDonnell pointing out one of the Turn to page 2 • Fishing season Within the 'next two weeks the fishing season will ' open in Ontario. For either the avid or the part-time fisherman Goderich and the surrounding area has some of the best fishing in Ontario. For tips on where to catch the big one turn to the first page of the Recreation section. Tracing roots More and more people are becoming interested in tracing their family roots and one local group, the Huron County Genealogical Society has formed just for that purpose. The group meets regularly and members learn all about the genealogical process. For the story about the organization turn to page 10 of the Recreation section. Oppose fax More than 600 fanners attended a meeting at Central Huron Secondary School in Clinton on Thursday, April 14 to discuss the proposed farm tax rebate. At the , ,meeting Ontariii'S MiniSier of Agriculture, Dennis Timbrell was told most farmers oppose the idea. The story about the meeting appears inside the first section.