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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1978-06-01, Page 6PAGE G--- ODE RICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 1978 Huron County council briefs BY SHIRLEY J. KELLER A request by planner George Penfold for a leave of absence to study for his Masters Degree in Planning and Development at the University of Guelph is being considered by the Huron County Planning Board. At Friday's meeting of county council, however, some indication was r given to the planning board of the feelings of members. Goderich Township Deputy -reeve Grant Stirling said he was surprised this 'request was put forward by Penfold at this time. Stirling said he understood the planning department was short-staffed and extremely busy. "Is this work going to be kept up when we're short a planner?" asked Stirling. Planning director Gary Davidson. said the county has an educational policy for its em- ployees, and that the planning board felt Pen - fold's request was valid enough to warrant consideration. Davidson said the plan is to use a planning technician to keep things rolling along in the planning department "as best as possible McKillop Reeve Allan Campbell', chairman of the planning board, admitted that Penfold's request "bothers" him. "Approval has not been granted yet," said Warden Gerry Ginn. "A further recom- mendation will be coming in." + + + The changeover to the metric system is causing the Huron County Planning Department some concern. The Ontario Ministry of Housing has reminded the planning department that as of July 1, 1978,-a11 planning documents submitted to the Ministry must be in metric units. "This will cause a distinct, problem for the planning department as the budget item for metric conversion in the proposed 1978 budget was deleted," said planning board chairman Allan Campbell, McKillop reeve. +++ Cal Krauter, the reeve of the village of Brussels, said Friday at county council that he had been doing some thinking about council's decision in April to ask that certain "dirty" books be removed from the required reading list in Huron County secondary schools. Since that meeting, Krauter said he's read two of the three books in question and decided that the excerpts provided by the Kingsbridge Catholic Women's League upon which the county decision was made do not provide a fair assessment of the books and their value. The Kingsbridge ladies picked out the worst of them," said Krauter. He said he'd had second thoughts about consorship, recalling that Hitler had burned books in Germany in 1939. "And we all know what happened after that," said Krauter. He asked how many county councillors had read the books in question - The Diviners, The Catcher in the Rye and Of Mice and Men. Only Bayfield Reeve Ed Oddleifson answered. Oddleifson admitted he hadn't read the books. "But I've read the excerpts," said Oddleifson. He said the writers of such books shouldn't even be classed as authors, and added that resorting to such tactics showed "a lack of good taste". No further action was taken on the matter. + ++ Council for Huron County will forward a letter to .The Honorable Roy McMurtry, Attorney General, inquiring when Huron 'County can expect the appointment of a Crown Attorney to replace W. G. Cochrane who became a provin- cial Judge, criminal division, earlier this year. The Crown's duties in Huron County are now being handled from Guelph and Chairman of the Executive Committee Reeve Ed Oddleifson, said council is "very concerned" a Crown Attorney may not be appointed for Huron County for some time. +++ This is an election year for the municipalities and when nomination time rolls around, Goderich will be responsible for the nominations for the election of the separate school trustees for the northern half of the county. County council learned Friday this change is a result of •the town of Goderich now having a higher separate school assessment than the Township of McKillop, the responsible mun- icipality. + ++ ost The curator of the Huron County Pioneer museum has been authorized to make •ap- plication to Wintario for a grant towards the installation of a chair lift for the handicapped in the museum. It is believed that the installation of chair lifts in public buildings would be eligible for Wintario grants of 100 per cent. + + Huronview is getting more and more automated. In 1979, a small garment folder will be installed in the Huronview laundry which will reduce the laundry staff by one. The machine will cost $13,500. Most of that amount will be saved in the first year by saving one salary - $12,592. also reduce manhours...or mean an actual saving of about $4,900 in wages per annum. Cleaning would become a one-man operation with the purchase of a new floor maintenance system with an initial cost of $1,400. County council agreed Friday that one domestic position at Huronview will not be replaced in September 1978. In the food services end of Huronview management, affective June 29 the main meal of the day will be fed to residents in the evening, changing a long standing policy to serve the main meal at noon. It is believed this change will reduce part time staff hours and mean the eventual reduction of one fulltime staff member through attrition... To summarize, over a period of three years, the labor saving would be $75,,108. The equipment cost would be $26,800 resulting in a saving of $48,308. St. Mary's gets new principal BY WILMA OKE Two principals were hired by the Huron -Perth County Roman Catholic Separate School Board at a meeting in Dublin Monday night. The two new principals were chosen from ap- plicants for the two vacancies from teachers now on staff within the system. They are Ray Contois, now teaching Grade 5 at St. Patrick's School, Dublin, to St. Columban, and Miss Betty Clark to St. Mary's School at Goderich. She is now a part time French teacher at Mount Carmel and Exeter and in social environmental studies at the board office. She was formerly with the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto. Trustee Ronald Murray of Dublin, one of the committee members who interviewed the ap- plicants, stated: "I was impressed with the calibre of teachers who applied for the two positions." The board accepted the resignations of Loretta Hoad, special education teacher at St. -Aloysius School, Stratford, and Evonne Carter, Grades 1 and 2 teacher at Sacred Heart School, Wingham.. Grants amounting to $12,000 for Experience '78 -- program funded by the Ministry of Education will be received by the board this year. Superintendent Joseph Mills, who applied for the grants for the board explained that one will be to hire six students for a summer school at St. Patrick's School, Dublin; and the other to set up a resource centre, also at the same school, to be manned by six students. Mr. Mills said the students to be hired will range in age from university to Grade 11 students. They All be given workshop training for the jobs. A project co-ordinator has been hired for the two programs -- Barbara Lillow of Bluevale. For the summer school the first three weeks in July will .. be for Perth County children and the second three weeks will be for Huron County children, altogether involving. about 65 children. Mr. Mills said this could be expanded to 90 pupils. The ministry of Education will pay the full cost of the programs with no cost to the board - - salaries, transportation to and from the school for the children, supplies.... Riddell seeks ruling Jack Riddell, (L - Huron -Middlesex) asked Speaker -Jack Stokes Tuesday to rule on whether Riddell's privileges as an MPP have been breached by actions of the UAW over the Fleck Manufacturing strike. Stokes said he would • look into the request and report back later. Riddell said in the legislature the ap- plication by the UAW to the Ontario . Labor Relations Board to prosecute him for violations of the Labor Relations Act con- travenes a section of the Legislative Assembly Act. He said that under the act a proceeding can't be launched against an MPP while the legislature is in session. The labor relations board hearing is scheduled for next week. Riddell also said in the legislature that he has been served notices' by solicitors for the UAW in his Queen's Park office which he said is also in contravention of his privileges as an MPP. Riddell said he had been served with a notice of action under the Libel and Slander Act. Only three trustees indicated they would attend the Canadian Catholic School Trustees' Association annyal convention to be held in London this year -- Chairman Donald Crowley, Ronald Marcy, Stratford and William Kinahan, Lucknow. During Dublin's cen- tennial celebrations the board offices and board room. will be open to the visiting public on Saturday, July 1, and again on Sunday but only until 22:30 p.m. and on Sunday the board room will be available to the Ursuline Sisters for a luncheon. The board will reply to a letter from the Huron County Board of Education that it is not interested in the two school properties ° which the Huron Board has for sale, located just out of St. Augustine on part lot 27, concession 7 of West VVawanosh Township and the property at part lot 5, concession 7, Hullett Township. The board approved the purchase of a new school bus to replace the 1976 model at an approximate eost of $17,500. The board renewed the lease with the Goderich Day Care Centro for the former St. Peter's School for another year at a rental fee of $18,000 up from $16,240. The board approved the request of H. Allan Nicholson for the transfer of his school bus contract to J.R. Armstrong for services to Sacred Heart School, Wingham. The board will eliminate the school route It's happening NOW at... by ..G..T.. Montgomery. for Sacred Heart School, Wingham, on June 30, 1978. Due to the decreasing numbers of students in Hibbert township at- tending St. Columban School, an independent service is no longer feasible and the board will solicit United Trails' co-operation in extending Keith McCarthy's licence to include this area, and other areas. The board will petition the ministry of tran- sportation and com- munications and the Ontario Provincial Police to survey the existing condition of intersection of No. 8 highway and Perth County road No. 10 so.uth and Huron County road No. 14 leading to St. Partri.ck's School in the village of Dublin. Concern was expressed that patrons at Huron Hotel, Kramp's service station and lunch bar obstruct the visibility for motorists generally and school b.uses in par- ticular. The immediate neighbouring 'municipalities will be asked to support this in the interest of traffic safety -- Hibbert, Logan and McKillop "township, Village of Dublin and. Perth and Huron County -boards of education. The board will assist and co-operate with the University of Western Ontario multi- disciplinary accident research team in in- vestiggting the recent collision between two school buses on May 11 at the intersection of Oxford Road and concession 10- 11. SAILING INSTRUCTION Huron Sailing School INFORMA.T1' 'I4 FORM A new sailing opportunity on the shore of Lake Huron Petrels Materials provided Junior Instruction Age 9 - 18 June 30-78 Adult Instruction Age 18 8; up Lasers Abbott 22" Keel (Lines badges, certificates,) (learn to sail manual) CYA Levels 1-5 June 19 - July 27 24 hrs. Instruction week CYA Levels 1-3 s June 20 - July 28 10 hrs. Inst. 2 weeks Cost $30.00 to 45.00 525.00 Junior Training & Racing 8 Clinic Racing Techniques Age 9 - 20 June 30-78 Laser Experience June 19 - July 26 10 hrs. Inst. 2 weeks 520.00 Rentals, UMMMMINP Lasers will be available for rental, Thursday evenings and all day Saturday in Goderich. Cost is 515.00 for '/2 day and 525.00 for a full day. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT GODERICH RECREATION BOARD Glen Mark ...but not for Tong! OME CENTRE We must vacate to make room for two new businesses coming here to the mall! • • Suncoast Mall Goderich. TO THE BARE WALLS: CARPETS VANITIES FIREPLACES & ACCESSORIES MIRRORS 1■1GNT FIXTURES PLUMBING %AROW ARE PINT & SUPPLIES A POWER TOPES & NAND TOOLS TABLE LAMPS X39.95 REG. '79.95 Close -Out Price ....we must vacate the premises fast! DISCOUNTS PREFINISHED PICTURE FRAMES REG. '19.95 Close -Out $ 95 Price • FROM to 1 I 50 OFF OUR EVERYDAY LOW PRICES FRANKLIN FIREPLACES Close-Out35 /� Price \ ' • DECORATIVE REG. •189.95 00 MIRRORS DISHWASHERS REG. '39.95 Close -Out Price REFRIGERATORS REG. '631.10 � a Close-out Price 81 • , REG. '454.95 23.95 Close-Out$347.O0 J�rlce DECORATIVE PLAQUES AND GUN PLAQUES REG. '59.95 $35 .95j A Close-Ouf Price 0 MAJORT ABLE LAMP APPLI S KITCHEN aNCES CABINETS RANGEFqNS WALLPAPER aPER PANELLING BgRIECO ELECTRICAL HEC �B ES TR jCAL SUPPLIES P�aQUES MANY OTHER ITEMS TOO NUMEROUS TO MENTION "Close -Out Sale" STRICTLY Suncaast Mall. - Locattoro ONLY ALL SALES FINAL CASH Glen Mark HOME CENTRE Suncoast Mall Bayfield Rd., South Goderich 524.1308 extenflon 8 C'Hf�RGFLX ®R ^F VISA