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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1983-10-05, Page 6Separate Board not giving up proposal for funding BY STEPHANIE LEVESQUE The Huron -Perth Separate School Board hasn't given up on getting funding for its $1.5 -million project which would see small gymnasiums and library rooms added to some schools. The board's application for $700,000 in fun- ding under the Canada -Ontario Employ- ment Development (COED) program was turned down in August. 'I he remaining amount of $800,000 was to be debentured by the board over a 10 -year period. Director of education William Eckert said a Liberal MP had invited COED applicants in his riding to reapply for funding. "We (administration) will make enquiries to see if funding is available," said Mr. Eckert. The director aiso had a reply from Township council holds court of revision on drain Colborne Township Council met in regular session at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, September 20 and the first order of business was to pass by-law no. 18-1983 amending by-law 3-1983 to authorize the erection of a stop sign at the intersection of Dunlop Drive of Sager Subdivision, Plan 578, and the township sideroad I Deviation Road ). The treasurer presented the interim statement of operations for the period en- ding August 31, 1983 showing that approx- imately 52 percent of the 1983 taxes had been collected as of that date and that $62,800 of the 1982 tax account and $7,259 of the 1981 tax account are still outstanding. Court of Revision was held to hear any appeals against assessment by owners assessed for costs in the construction of the proposed Sherwood Municipal Drain. An appeal by Oswald Marchi that his assessment was ton high was filed and E. W. Shifflett, P. Eng., drainage engineer, explained the process of establishing equitable assessment for outlet and benefit purposes, allowances provided for damage to lands and crops and the application of government grants available to owners of agricultural land to assist in offsetting par- tial costs of the drain. After hearing the explanation, Mr. Mar- chl was satisfied that his assessment was in order and the decision of Court of Revi- sion was that no change be made to the assessment schedule in the engineer's report. a ne road superinteiuent reported that the reconstruction of the Brindley sideroad between lots 2 to 4 in concessions 9 and 10, East Division, was proceeding well and should be completed, other than some shouldering work, by the weekend. A decision on acceptance of a $1,009 -pro- vincial government grant for use in local 1984 Bicentennial celebrations was withheld until Reeve Kernighan can report back on an information meeting he attend- ed. An application by Canadian Foresters, Court Fascination, to be granted a license to operate a lottery at their April 1984 dance at Saltford Valley Hall was approv- ed. There were no objections by council to an application by Stanley and Doris Pa- quette to convey approximately 49,500 square feet of their property in Part of Lot 16, Lake Road West Concession, the con- veyance being to enlarge a building lot owned by Raymond Scotchmer, and the application was ordered to be dealt with as per questionnaire of the Huron County Planning Committee. Discussion of a letter from the Town of Goderich regarding the Holrnesville Sanitary Landfill was held in abeyance un- til after a Blueprint for Waste Manage- ment public forum scheduled to be held in London on October 6, which Councillor Grant McPhee, township Landfill Commit- tee representative, hopes to attend. The meeting was adjourned to 8 p.m. Oc- tober 4. Society holds meeting The Annual membership meeting of the Clinton and District Christian School Socie- ty was held on Sept. 14. Members, parents, teachers and board members were all presefit to discuss the budget and business for the 1983 - 84 school year. President Bert Dykstra opened the meeting with scripture reading and prayer. Minutes and the annual report were read by Auke Bylsma. Election of board members was held with Bill Van Rennen and Margie Ridder elected for Clinton area. Ko Hamming elected for Blyth area and Bill Jongejan for Goderich district. A bylaw presented at the Feb. semi- annual meeting was accepted and passed. Henry Drost treasurer presented the budget for the 1983-84 year totalling $315,550. The education committee proposed to the society they felt it necessary to hire an addi- tional part time teacher in order to ease the burden of over crowded classrooms on the existing staff members. The members voted in favor giving the board approval to hire a teacher right away. Mr. Ralph Schurrman gave his report tell- ing the members that teachers remained the same as last) year. Mr. Ralph Schurr- man, principal teaching Grade 8; Mr. Uyl, vice-principal teaching - Grade 7; Mr. John Huls - Grade 6; Mr. Clarence Bos, Grade 5; Miss Alice Bakker - Grade 4; Mrs. Eva Roorda - Grade 2B and 3; Miss Margerat Guetter - Grade 1 and 2A; Miss Dorothy Prinzen Kindergarten Mon., Tues., and Fri. and remedial work on Tues., and Thurs. Two hundred and three students enrolled this year with approximately 75 families. Mr. Schurrman thanked Hoard members on behalf of the Society for all the work they do in the administration of the school all their work is volunteered and many hours are spent on this during their spare time. The society demonstrated their apprecia- tion with round of applause. Several new families were introduced to the society. Pedestrian treated for minor injuries A pedestrian was treated for minor injuries at the Goderich Hospital Thursday after she was in collision with a car. Bernadina Kinney, 80, of R.R.3 Goderich, was driving north on Highway 21 when Barbara Cunningham, 24, of R.R.6 Goderich, stumbled into the left front corner of the car. The accident occurred at 9:15 p.m. one kilometre north of County Road 25. Person breaks out of Met On the morning of Saturday October 1, a person who had been hiding in the Met Store, located in Suncoast Mall, broke out through one of the freight doors, according to Goderich Police Chief Pat King. Nothing was reported stolen. WEIGHT WATCHERS oiu Wednesday, October 5 7 pm Do you know what really goes on at a WEIGHT WATCHERS meeting? WEIGHT WATCHERS invites you to be our guest during OPEN HOUSE week. We'll give you a taste of the worlds best way to lose weight. Autumn recipes will be available In all locations. 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As the board admits, its proposal is ambitious, and a thorough assessment of the local labor market was required to ensure that sufficient numbers of skilled workers were available for the project. This was one of the factors which occasioned the delay in assessment," states the premier. The two-month delay of the application from the London regional office of the Ministry of Labor, which oversees the pro- gram to Toronto, bothered at least one trustee. "Where was it 'til then ( June 24)?" asked Stratford trustee Ron Marcy. Superintendent of business and finance, Jack Lane, said the application was at the London regional office. He said the regional office had to find 48 available, skilled workers for 40 weeks. That, and a change in the criteria, trom potential laborers who have exhausted unemployment insurance claims and are on some form of social assistance to workers on unemployment in- surance, delayed the application further. "I wonder, if the unemployed people in the two counties (Huron and Perth) heard that, if they'd be available?" asked Wingham area trustee Vincent McInnes, referring to a comment by Mr. Lane that the Ministry of Labor had to go to London and Kitchener to look for enough workers. The business•superintendent said June 15 had been set as the original date to consider the board's application; but after several meetings were cancelled the application was finally rejected on Aug. 10. A ministry spokesman said the federally and provin- cially matched dollars for the COED pro- gram ran out in June. "I can speak highly of the people in Lon- don," said Mr. Lane who acknowledged the proposal is a complex project. There was however, a definite com- munication problem. As Mr. Eckert points out, the board had no indication that the search for potential employees or the change in criteria had delayed the board's application. Trustees commented on "government ef- ficiency", particularity on the large dollar amounts spent in the province under the COED program. "Over $200 million was spent in three months. Even I couldn't do that efficiently. Damn it, are our schools and kids not that important? If they (provincial government ) had done that four years ago (when the Tories had a minority government) they'd have been hung from the nearest tree," said Mr. Eckert angrily. "And that's about as political as your director will ever get," added Mr. Eckert, relieving the tension in the room. 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