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Home My WebLink AboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1988-03-01, Page 13A 6.1 af*X.C.44411,i = •. ;qt.'• repor:-..,... oldiug,a stiana .with o vittariinPta*bivinet,-,iitoltr wo : 411001 dropouts , gout n ii)dt4T6tePhhi),eilleinf.omai°;:nlgoen,a,ts,00410_ueattorec;,,,,,,try ls me` tions are: . -,14,1f Ontaiio schoois place more. ' enlphnsis, on students 4.c, - ' irl demonstrable Shills and knowledEe. . , -That .Standaritized - pre e"- learning. in ii coreinbjettareiis.. R1 Is .11)1110i !..rTbat•the „Ve.0 kk#0q4-111111:;:onilet:' * tests be lised. to 'aateSs ski -dent Wingham andDistr Foundation ary,iman.st:haaht: 00 author'sand t ond the qualifications • or iss - a repOrt. Mr, ItadiranS ints',14. muted Feb. 20, 1987 by thin ducation Minister Sean Conway at . request of, Premier David etersori. . Vincent Mdffines, board vice- chairman, also said he thought it no less incredible that a report of such size .could be completed in less than a° year, "A lely yeirs.agoi repent ndatory courses,v, tt, THINKING DAY — Wingham Brownies celebrated e`Thinklifg-41.0ethe . -- movement founders Lord and Lady Baden-Pgwell, by hokiing a party Nursing Home. The youngsters held a sing -along With thftit• MeOda at `9**" • e irtfidays of Scout and Girl Guide for te,,akIehts o the Biookij'aven the ritirsing, hoirtOt The ToWn,brWhigliam has -at last been given the long awaited de* it will be receiving Ontario Ministry of the Environment funding for the much-needed upgrading of its sewage syStem. In a letter delivered to Wingham Mayor Jack Ropes Thursday evenftig, Ontario Agriculture and Fox! Minister Jack .Riddell made the announcernent on bebaif of En- vironment Minister Jim Bradley. Mr. Riddell was at the Wingham Golf and Curlhig Club to address the monthly meeting of the Wingham Business Association and used the opportunity deliver Mr. Bradley's letter to the Wingham mayor. The grant is estimated at 69.47 per cent of the total eligible cost of ex - pending the lagoon system and phosphorus. The grant percentage Board sets ra will be applied to the eligible capital includes the provision for removal of were conchicted 4y.,13,,, ROSJ-ind Associates of OOderiph., Steve Burns of- the Goderich en- gineerhig film, told The Adv8nce- Times Friday he - estimated the present day cost of the project at roughly $2.5 niillien. rurther precise costing must be carried out before more exact ceSts can be determined. Mr. Burns said the original plans offered two alternatives for the project, although preference now seems more likely for one. The present preferred option calls for the construction of a mechanical sewage treatment plant ahead of the • existing lagoons and then using the lagoons to polish the effluent. There is also a poesibility of1eepening the existing lagoon cells, he added. A new pumPing station also will be ingeists. constructed-Wreplade the exiting Clerk -Treasurer Byron outdatectstatiOn. Adams said approximately $20,000 In -any event, Mr. Burns said has been spent on engineering actual- conitruction is not likely to already and under the terms of the take place at least unti1,1989. With all program, Wingham now stands to of the prebminary engineering (tone, recover 6947 per cat of thatimOunt the” next step is to prepare detailed this year plans and specifications width could In an interview following the WBA be coniPletedthisyear. meeting, Mayor Kopas said the "One of the first steps is to bring; actual grant is more than the 63.5 the study right up to 'date," litr. per cent the town .had been an - Burns said. "We'll do a review and ticipating. • make sure it's upto date, discuss ' any proposed changes • with the Officials to meet MOE, and then proceed with the • first drawing." With mirdster In his letter, Mr. Bradley points out that the town is eligible for ad- 'Representatives of East Wa- vapce payments to cover engineer- wanosh Township Council will meet • March 7 in Toronto with Transportation Minister Ed Fulton - te schedule discuss funding for the 10th Line to Bridge. uninsured• Reeve Ernie Snell, Road Sup- erintendent Ralph Campbell, costs, less any other' grants from for services to federal orprovincial sources. The decision on eligibility is ba6..„ on preliminary information avail- able. On completion of preparatory work and when cost estimates are available, the MOE is expected to fix the actual grant amount. - Wingham's sewage system up. works for several years now,, with preliminary engineering work aJ ready completed. The, engin, eerhig study and construction forecast grading inject has been in the Atte board of governors at the expected to -Pay $38.50 for U itii Councillor Jim Taylor and Ken Wingham and District flosPital has visit and $18,50 for any &Boum* Dunn, engineer' will present the set its 1988 rates for those not visits. The previous rite was $29 and township's caselor a new bridge on covered by OHIP. The rates reflect $17.50 respettivelY, • thelOth concession. • an overall 4.2 per cent increase and - The total costOf a new bridge has are effective April 1 been estimated M over $1 million. Semi -private coverage has been Hospital plans. Township council hopes the while the dailyratefor a private rep acorn* blessing to *ding for the bridge so —The uninsured ward rate for non- residents of Canada has increased to An ambitioui t including e ineerin studies rid ' $575 per day, It wag $550, - - - - out,datett.wituiews at the Whighata land purchases, has been eonipleted. • The new rate for Outpatient ser-, and District Hospital has been ap- Correttkol vices is $48.50 and is the -Same for a proved by the Ontario Ministry,. of , - Second visit on' the same day. the .110ahlt. An ottide week's fif previous rate was' -Colkiiik Non- Bon Middleton, Middleton, dainties' of the: this newspaper Which averted— the residents of Canada Otritay$11Ittior hospital board of governors' *dings of the *MOW . youey visit to the hospitt$1,outpatient property eolithittee„ reported at.the *Witten Ann*, ty?'s • annual department, an increase of $8 front, retirhary Meeting that theltOtalinst Meeting, incorrectlystated. that last year. •of the" projectt& been esthrtat04at Giorgi McBride Was edged out for The day ease fee is 00. It had ;$38010. that amount the the executive committee's vice - & chairmanship. °eel-. Instead, the article should have identified thes utistteeessful can- udere,, eel; viee eke. increased tO $39450 Per daY frvin $31, I *tit provincial ,government will give its room has goneto$61 from $58. "ride:Anti the troject :may get underway this Year. All the preliminary work, Harry Br.ydges has beenap- pofnted dog in East Wawanosh Townshipttir will 'retitle per accordingto et° iionaJ • Thoe ligf beitti VS Vett* funding or$240.00 beek, flitrw ttal)Y And .provide.,:twot Ittayln areat$120, ro pet:, ;,2 y 4 3e.ki ;V• ..• 4 • . . , he bje ,derlricFebrueia4;*,11:4CouSarsdiet meet g. is 6 6 the 000 14* will, 0.: at: Of board member Doris threeniegurtedlis4ainelat tions mi,"1"111t, 0071.;.'#1 last. Thursday's meeting. Mrs. Clark said that 1409''044.0 will besoid. tor the- 104. 'neon* tat deductible, probably -ticeording---to--tiorMal exeentiVedirectOr. • Theharbeet!ewgi)je00004t4006 teiits-will be rentet Mrs, Inglis „. s014, she. has arranged_for-valet pa, •,, AO' Orel*** has been .rrr.cr,o-rrro----4000rTrro.,: caJIed thebarbeduea"classy event" and iVirs: Clark added.thatff: it is a success, it could be- held's*: •Fo:unciation- worthy cause Heart disease aid stroke clairn the lives- of more Canadiani 4thtitt • all other diseases combined which makes the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario such a critical cause. Whether the heart is attacked or the brain (stroke), the causes are most often the same. When the vessels carrying blood to one's heart or brain become too restricted, 'the result could be a heart attack or stroke. Or when a blood clot lodges in an artery and interferes with the blood supply to either the heart or brain, that person could suffer a heart attack or stroke. The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario provides funding to more than 237 research teams across the province. So far, no other form of Medical research has saved as many lives as heart and stroke research. Board protests abortion ruling -The,Huron-Perth Roman Catholic Spate School Board is opposed to the recent Supreme Court decision on abortion. In addition, at its regular Februarysession, the board decided to send letters to Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and Premier David Peterson which point out its concern with that ruling. The letters explain that the Catholic Christian philosophy giid the values taught in Roman Catholic 4* schools emphasize human life front ' the moment of conception and board requests immediate govern- •ment adieu tointroduceIawspr teeting the imborn. • • • - • "