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WINGHAM ADVANCE -TIMES
P.O. Box 390, 5 Diagonal Road
Wingham, Ontario, f10G 2W0
Two WPS students were
among the winners in
the "Write a Top Story
Canada" competition.
Page 2.
ingbant
Two'Madill students
were honored recently
for their contribution to
the co-op, education
program. Back Paged
Get that bump_ and
spike polished up for
the Wingham Co -Ed'
Volleyball Tournament.
See Sports
Foul balls
will now be
corralled
Town will erect
net over part of
Josephine park
Foul balls shouhl now be
further prevented from
interfering with main
street traffic with. the erection of
a net at the Josephine St. dia-
mond.
Facilities Manager Peter
Quennell explained to town
.. council Monday night that the
screening in the proposal will
prevent "90 per cent" of the foul
balls from going onto the street.
•'Last year • the town was in-
volved in • a lawsuit regarding a
"' ball that damaged a car when it.
left the park. •
Quennell said a fertcifig firm
from Chesley was in town to ex-
amine the situation and the pro-
posal to inhibit balls from leav-
ing the park involves erecting a
screen, across the top of the
backstop and running 65 feet
down the first base line. The 25
foot wide netting will be angled
into the diamond and across the
top of the backstop over home
plate.
"I don't know if it will totally
stop the problem,. but it should
eliminate about 90 per cent of
the balls leaving the park,"
Quennell said.
The cost of installing the net
is $2,160 plus taxes: Quennell
said if council wanted to run the
net down the third base line as
well, it would cost an additional
'$1,320.
"There still will be the odd
one leaving the park," he
warned.
In other sports/recreation
news at council, it was suggest-
ed the town re-examine the Sun-
day Sports by-law.
After approving another Sun-
day use exemption, councillor
Ward Robertson suggested the
review as the town has never re-
jected a request for Sunday use
of the facilities.
"It may be redundant," he
said of the by-law. Council was
also reminded that during the
winter, the by-law does not ap-
ply to the adult recreational
hockey league as they play eve-
ry Sunday morning.
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ALOOK AT.mm
Constable loses hair at
Madill...but all for a good
cause.
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Corporate Challenge...Christina Ortleib was a member of the Wescast Warri-
ors during the Corporate Challenge held last Monday at the Lockridge Memorial Arena. Ortleib,
' shown competing in the Emergency Trikes event, helped her team to a first place tie.
Corporate challenges
Wescast Warriors and Team Ca-
nadian Tire finished the Corporate
Challenge, held last Monday eve-
ning at the Lockridge Memorial
Arena, tied for top spot.
Both teams finished the five -
event competition with 31 points.
The Foxton Funseekers were
second with 30 points, and third-
place went to Wescast Machiners
with 27 points.
A total of 10, four -member
teams took part in the Corporate
Challenge, which was held as part
of Summer Active 95. Other teams
included CIBC, the Saan store,
Bank of Montreal, Keil Insurance,
Wingham and District Hospital
and Dr. Hall's office.
The games and activitieswere
all organized by the recreation de-
partment.
Prizes were donated by Jags
Roadhouse and The Beer Store.
The Corporate Challenge was
sponsored by Jags Roadhouse.
75
Thert there
was two...
Liberals, New Democrats, Reforiners;
all pass F.E. Madill students' debate
By CAMERON J. WOOD
The Advance -Times
In perhaps one of the more pecu-
liar political developments of the
current provincial campaign in Hu-
ron, three candidates said no to the
students at F.E. Madill and did not
attend their all -candidates debate —
despite apparent repeated invita-
tions.
Liberal John Jewitt, New Demo-
crat incumbent Paul Klopp and In-
dependent/Reform Association of
Ontario candidate Kimble Ainslie
were no shows, leaving Progressive
Conservative hopeful Helen. Johns..
,andpi»ttey,.Family Coalition. Party's
1?hil Ornish to debate their' respec-
tive view points on education, job
creation and the future for today's
youth. Some 300 students listened
to the platforms. An estimated one
third will be first time voters tomor-
row. ' '
Cornish offered a unique idea on
the funding of education — unique
at least'•to this region. The concept
revolves around a voucher system,
in which each family with children
in school would receive a funding
voucher that could be used to edu-
cate the child at a school of the par-
ent's choice.
According to the FCP platform,
the government would provide the
cost of educating each student di-
rectly to the school of choice. This
would eliminate the Board level bu-
reaucracy. Publicly owned schools
would have to accept each appli-
cant in its district.
How would the FCP arrive at the
cost per child? According to their
policy statement, the scholarship
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AIDIEBATE
Bri1TLno/
aar,
would be calculated by dividing the
current cost of education in Ontario
by the total number of students.
The amount of the scholarship
would be increased for children
with special needs. The only ques-
tion not answered is, in Huron for
example, the .cost of transportation
for a student travelling from one
centre to another would be ex-
tremely high — especially if that
Wingham student wants to attend
South Huron Secondary School in
Exeter. How would this expense be
covered without current school bus
links?
Cornish said the voucher system
has worked in parts of the United
, States and New Zealand.
Johns said education is one area
Please see TWO/8
The reason behind
.the Madill no-show
Liberal John Le'wiit and New Democrat Paul Klopp both defended their
reasons for not attending the Madill all -candidate debate at the June 1
meeting of the election hopefuls.
In addressing the audience at the Armouries, both candidates said they
had made previous commitments for that time period and felt the debate
should not have proceeded without all parties represented.
In `speaking with the Advance -Times, campaign officials for both Jewitt
and Klopp said they were not contacted by the staff'at F.E. Madill, but in
fact, volunteers with the Progressive Conservative campaign. Upon dis-
covery of this, both felt the debate was partisan and explained prior to
Wednesday afternoon that they would not attend. •
Officials with the PC campaign explained that the volunteers with the
party were asked to make the phone calls on behalf of the school, due to
the timing and the school staff had administration duties more demanding
than organizing invitations to the meeting. The volunteers were told to ex-
plain they were calling on behalf of the school.
Both Jewitt and Klopp said following the June 1 meeting they felt the
two candidate meetings already scheduled for Wingham, the law enforce-
ment debate on May 26 and the June 1 debate would provide ample oppor-
tunity' for the public in Wipgbaip to hear them address the issues and field
questions. Wingham was one of two centres to host more than one all -
candidate debates.
W A T election coverage
Madill Royalty...1995 Prom Queen and King are Afesha Moffat and Brandon Cowes.