HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1971-02-11, Page 10PAGE TEN ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1971
Letter to Editor
Clinton, Ontario,
February 9, 1971.
Dear Sir:
At a meeting of the Huron
County Board of Education held
on February 8, 1971, it was
unanimously decided that the
chairman should write to the
weekly newspapers in the Cou-
nty to convey our feelings of
the manner in which our staff
reacted to the crisis with which
they were suddenly confronted or
January 26, 1971.
January 26 began much like
any other winter Tuesday morn -
in Huron County. The weath-
er was cooling off and a few
snow flurries streaked the air.
Nothing to cause alarm or startle
people who are used to living
in the snow belt area of South-
western Ontario. However, it
was soon to change its average
appearance to one that will be
remembered in the years to
come as the storm of '71. With
scarcely no warning, an increas-
ing wind velocity mixed with
furiously falling snow made
visibility nil. Traffic either
slowly or suddenly came to a
halt. Mother Nature had taken
control and man seemed pretty
feeble in the grip.
Life was going on normally
in most of the schools of Huron
County that morning. There
had been no problem getting
pupils there on time with the
many buses used for transporting
students each day. The roads
were in exceptionally good
condition considering the time
of year. It was " a good winter
to date" the old timers said.
Maybe it had just been the calm
before the storm. Before buses
could be remobilized and stud-
ents out in the blinding snow.
Maybe it would slacken a little
in the afternoon. Classes cont-
inued as usual. As noon came
and went everyone realized it
was no average storm. The
storm of '71 was on and before
it was over people would know
each other a lot better. That
old "one big happy family"
feeling of the one -room school
would return but this time the
"family size" would be multip-
lied many times in the central-
ized schools of the County.
The reason for this introduc-
tion is to try and show the fut-
ility of returning pupils home
under such rapidly changing
weather conditions.
As one who was driving conc-
ession roads at the time I point
out that it closed in so quickly
that I could hardly believe what
was happening. Fami liar roads
became an unknown world of
snow.
Out of these conditions came
an increase in stature of the
staff members of the Huron
County Board of Education. I
would like it made very clear
that these pupils and teachers
were not used as pawns in a
game to collect per diem grants
for the Board of Education. Per
diem grants as such have not
been paid for three years now.
Grants are based on enrolment
partly for this very reason so
schools in snow belt areas
would not suffer due to lack of
attendance. Everyone would
certainly have sooner had these
pupils safe in their homes. How-
ever, the decision to have them
remain in the schools or billet -
ted in homes was made in pref-
erence to having them stranded
in buses on clogged concession
roads. That decision has never
been regretted.
The Huron County Board of
Education wishes to commend
every member of our administ-
ration, teaching and non -teach-
ing staff who were involved for
the excellent, unselfish manner
in which they organized and
performed beyond the call of
duty. I am afraid to single out
any members for individual
attention for fear of missing
someone but I sincerely bel-
ieve that each, in his or her
own way performed more adm-
irably than can ever be fully
recognized with words. Our
board affice administration
were on duty night and day
throughout the entire storm
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and offered moral support and
encouragement to the princip-
als and staffs in the schools by
maintaining regular contact
with them.
Certainly the most critical
outsiders could find small er-
rors in judgment to try and
condemn the actions of those
forced to make decisions under
tense circumstances of respon-
sibility, but as a parent I am
well satisfied with the way the
situation was handled.
As chairman, I feel all our
staff members should know the
feeling of pride the board has
in every member who helped
to avert tragedy in a serious
situation. It is the board's feel-
ing that a framed citation
should be placed in each school
citing the names and actions
of the staff of such school for a
job well done. Until this can
be done, may I say on behalf
of the board, those words which
are on the lips of practically
every parent whose children
were cared for, a sincere
"Thank You, "
Yours truly,
Robert M. Elliott,
Chairman,
Huron County Board of
Education.
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To All Ratepayers In The
TOWNSHIP of HAY
The Assessment Personnel of the Huron -Perth
Regional Assessment Office will be starting the re-
appraisal of the Township of Hay commencing the
the week of February 15th, 1971.
To complete this mammoth task, I, the under-
signed, solicit your co-operation to finish this under-
taking in the shortest possible time. All members
of my staff are earring identification cards which
will be presented on contact. You will facilitate the
Assessor in his work by allowing him to measure
the exterior of your buildings and giving him free
access to inspect the interior of your buildings. The
thorough inspection of all properties is necessary
in order that property owners can be equitably as-
sessed.
Please direct all inquires to the Regional As-
sessment Department, 57 Napier Street, Goderich,
Ontario. Phone 524-7326 or call Zenith 66500, toll
free.
Wm. U. Viddler, M.LM.A.,
Regional Assessment Commissioner,
Goderich, Ontario.
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