The Goderich Signal-Star, 1986-09-10, Page 3Bill 30 could have serious repercussions
in Duron, says board chair
By Shelley McPhee-Haist
CLINTON - The possible repercussions
of Bill 30 could be of serious concern in the
county, says .the Huron County Board of
Education.
At their September meeting, board
members voiced grave concerns regar-
ding the new legislation and its possible
impact on Huron County.
Bill 30 provides all secondary school
students in the province with full access to
both public and separate high schools. The
legislation also gives children of public
school supporters attending Roman
Catholic high schools an automatic exemp-
tion from religious studies. •
This September the Huron -Perth
Separate School Board ( HPSSB ). opened a
separate high school in Stratford. The
separate board has indicated that it will -
consider the establishment of a similar
secondary school for Huron County in 1988.
The issue does not end there, according
to the Huron County Board of Education.
At a special meeting in July the board
passed a motion, requesting assistance of
the minister of education, Sean Conway,
local members of parliament and other
support groups to rectify the impact of Bill
30 in Huron County.
Art Clark, chairman of the Huron Board,
wrote to Mr. Conway,. "Huron County
ratepayers felt assured that the proposed
legislation had no immediate impact upon
them. Public school ratepayers went to the
polls in the November municipal election
and elected board members to represent
them. Separate school ratepayers elected
two members to the Huron County Board
of Education to represent them for secon-
dary school purposes. Both public and
separate school supporters were confident
and comfortable that this was the best
possible arrangement to accommodate the
secondary education requirements in this
county until 1988.
"The recently enacted legislation ap-
pears to frustrate the ratepayers of the
county and deny them the representation
which they believed they elected to serve
them until 1988. We request your
assistance to rectify this matter."
Theboard found the .answers to its con-
cerns in a letter written by Mr. Conway to
William Eckert, director of the HPSSB.
Mr. Conway's letter confirmed that the
separate board could proceed with its
plans to implement a secondaryschool.
In response, Mr. Clark said, "I took the
letter as quite a severe setback. It was
rather a blunt letter saying that's the way
it is folks, like it or not,"
Eugene Frayne, a separate school
representative on the Huron board noted,
"Ninety per cent of the people
(ratepayers) don't know what's going on.
They don't realize that they won't be
represented."
He suggested that Bill 30 could lead to
fragmentation between the separate and
public school supporters in Huron County.
Mr. Clark has further supported this
concern in letters he has written to Jack
Riddell, Huron -Middlesex MPP and Mur-
ray Elston, Huron -Bruce MP. Mr. Clark
asked for their assistance in determining a
solution, noting, "This matter is,a signifi-
cant concern. We believe this problem, if
not resolved by the minister, will become a
major political issue in our jurisdiction."
At the September meeting of the Huron
board, members emphasized that they
have always worked for, and represented
all the people in Huron County.
Board members Tony McQuail said, "I
would like to see the separate and public
school boards working together to repre-
sent all ratepayers. The laws may have
changed, but the need is still there."
The board plans to pursue this issue at
its executive committee level. The com-
mittee will be looking at the possibility of
holding a press conference and issuing a
press release on the subject.
Board representative for Clinton-
Tuckersmith, Sally Rathwell, suggested
that a press conference be held, saying
that it would help to clarify the board's
position on Bill 30.
Bea Dawson, the Usborne-Exeter
trustee agreed, noting, "It would tell the
ratepayers what efforts the- board has
made to work for all Huron County
people."
Annual Terry Fox Run this Sunday
The legacy of Terry Fox, the one -legged
runner who captured the imagination of
people around the world in his attempt to
cross Canada, lives on each year as Cana-
dians from coast to coast participate in the
Annual Terry Fox Run For Cancer.
That his cross-country run was stopped
at the mid -way point in Northern Ontario,
in no way diminished the unselflessness of
the act or the indomitable spirit and
courage displayed by Fox in attempting
something of that magnitutde.
Forced to cancel his arduous journey at
the halfway point, Fox promised Cana-
dians he would resume his odyssey. Later
he would succumb to the disease that had
earlier claimed one of his limbs.
Canadians would never forget Terry Fox
and his legacy will live on in the minds and
hearts of Canadians. The shy, unassuming
curly-haired Fox merely wanted to do
something for cancer victims, to ac-
celerate the research efforts so that a cure
could be found.
In the six years since his death, millions
of Canadians' have raised millions of
dollars to help the cancer research effort
and to hopefully find a cure for the disease.
The Sixth Annual Terry Fox Run for
Cancer will unfold in many communities
across the country this weekend as Cana-
dians revive the spirit of Fox.
On Sunday, Sept. 14, the Goderich
Kinette Club is again sponsoring the Terry
Fox Run and everyone is encouraged to
participate in the event. While it has been
aptly tagged as a run, anyone can par-
ticipate and participants are encouraged
to run, walk, jog, ride a bike or even a car.
The only prerequsite is enthusiasm. •
Registration for the event will take place
at the Suncoast Mall from 1 to 2 p.m. Par-
ticipants can then set off on the 10 km. trek
through the streets of Goderich.
The route will be marked and maps will
be made availabe to runners and walkers
and members of the Kinsmen Club will
man checkpoints along the route.
Refreshements will be made available to
everyone upon completion of the run.
Turn to page 13 •
Number of visitors to Goderich
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travelled to several shows to promote
Goderich.
A new tabulation procedure practised at
the booth can also be cited as a factor in
the increase. As well as.counting a person
who visits the booth and does not sign the
registers, employees atthe, booth maderan
effort to ascertain the numbers in the per-
son's vehicle and" included them "in the
figures.
Perhaps more important than the
numbers themselves are the immediate
results. Stuart notes that the most obvious
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"Obviously visitors' dollars are impor-
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