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perchiId day care coy . .
lirrnberry Township will not cov-
er per -child costs associated with
the Wingham Day Care. However,
members may consider donations
for overhead costs at budget time.
Terry Walker and; i`Nicki Glazier,
representing the Wingham Day
Care and Nursery School Board, at-
tended the second June meeting of
township council.
As Mr. Walker explained, a num-
ber of the 100 families with children
attending the day care and nursery
school are subsidized. The province
provides 80 per cent funding, while
the municipality pays the remain-
ing 20 per cent.
The Town of Wingham has been
picking up that 20 per cent for sev-
eral years, added Mr. Walker, even
for those people who do not reside
in the town. However, as of Jan. 1,
1990, it will discontinue the prac-
tice.
That means the difference must
be made up elsewhere, either by
die parents or by the municipality
in which the family lives.
"The parents are a last resort.
They are subsidized for a good rea-
son and we don't want to go and
ask them," said Mr. Walker, who
predicted that if that were the case,
some children would be pulled out
and the overall program would suf-
fer.
The cost to the rnunicipali i
$3.60 per child per day, The number
of children enrnlied.,fluctuates ;men
year to year though, said Mr. y , ic.
er, making it difficult to give 6?
cil an exact -figure.
Although Councillor Paul Elgie
said he would be. in favor of help-
ing people in need, some Other
members were not so certain it
would be a good precedent to set,
"Why should the rest of the tax-
payers have to pay (to subsidize a
few)?" asked Councillor John Cox.
"It's not up to the local munici-
pality to decide if a child is at home
or at day care," added Deputy
Reeve Nelson Underwood, "It's the
parents' responsibility, not ours."
"Where do you draw the line?"
asked Councillor Mery Baker, "This
year it could be three (township -
subsidized children), next year it
could be 257
Reeve Brian McBurney suggested
that .the county social services is
one avenue where needy people
could look for help.
Finally after some further discus-
sion, council decided it would not
pay on a per -child basis, but rather
might consider a donation at bud-
get time,
"We might consider donating to
the overall situation, rather than on
an individual basis," concluded Mr.
Underwood.
Pentecostal Church enters
its first phase of expansion
Wingham Pentecostal Church has
purchased a building lot as the first
phase for expansion of its facilities.
The lot is just south of Wingham
behind the_Hutton. Heights -subdivi-
sion in East Wawanosh Township.
Consisting of 7.8 acres, its former
owner was Wingham District Inter-
denominational Christian High
School Society.
In announcing the purchase, the
Pentecostal Church pastor, Rev.
Douglas Whitelaw says, "This land
will allow for the long -terra growth
of the church. Our present building
does not meet all requirements for
modern church life, including
handicapped access and adequate
multi-purpose space."
Although conveniently located
near downtown Wingham, the pre-
sent site is not large enough for
expansion of the building while
retaining sufficient parking space.
Following a feasibility study sever -
al years ago; it was decided that the
future of the church. would be best
served by relocating to a larger site
and
sgt'ecfi a navy -�a
:_ estgtierTi eas 4-a-
flexible in use.
Noting that building lots of the
size required for a church are scarce
in and around Wingham, Rev.
Whitelaw observed, "We are
pleased to have found a lot so close
to town. Other Pentecostal churches
in the area have located outside
town and have found that a new
building, in a visible location with
lots of parking, enhances the
prospect of growth. Besides, this is
the only Pentecostal church within
a 20 -mile radius and this new loca-
tion will help us better serve north
Huron and south Bruce Counties."
The process of preparing a site
plan and designing a building will
begin shortly. No date for construc-
tion has been set.
Municipalities should
stay same, says Morris
Morris council members are in
agreement with several recommen-
dations in "County Government in
Ontario" report, but disagree with
several of its key points.
Council sat down to form a
response to the report at its second
June meeting. The report was
released in April by the Ontario
Ministry of Municipal Affairs and
local levels of government have
until mid-July to forward their
comments, unless that deadline is
extended.
Morris council members appear-
ed to believe that some parts of the
report, such as the disbanding of
police villages, are a good idea.
However, they do not agree with
a proposal that each municipality
contain no less than 4,000 people. If Klaus and Kristin Henschel will
this were the case, Morris Township appear in Goderich court today,
— with a population of between Tuesday, to set a date for their trial.
1,600 and 1,700 — would cease to
exist. The Henschels are jointly
"We want to maintain our identi- charged with 15 counts each
ty" said Reeve Douglas Fraser. involving fraud and theft in con -
Under the proposal, county,, nection with the Brussels Stock-
councirbitifivotilli. be tit ikid o 20as ds Ldttaa,bei m 6 . rt v ,. V Y,,,,
members, which would put a heavy
burden on the shoulders of county
councillors and mean less represen-
tation.
"All municipalities should be
represented on county council,"
commented Mr. Fraser.
Councillor Bert Elliott said that
things appear to be working well in
Huron County, so why change? It
was suggested that each county
should be able to decide if it wants
to implement the report's recom-
mendations or not.
Henschels in
court tQday
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row, Janet Clark, Finance Committee chairman; Doris Inglis, vice-chairman of the board; and Mary
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