HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1974-02-07, Page 1NO, 6 FIRST WITHI THE LOCAL NEWS
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY '7, 1974
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ENTER SPEAKING CONTEST FINALS - Three area students were picked to compete in the
finals for the O,P,S.T.A. and Ontario Hydro Awards, in a preliminary contest held Monday.
Left to right are Jim Chapman, principal of Exeter Public School, Lori Mousseau, l lensall Public
School; Pam O'Brien, Zurich Public School and Susan Zielman, Stephen Central School. The
finals will be held at Stephen Central School on Friday afternoon, (Exeter T.A. Photo)
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The contract dispute between
the Huron -Perth Roman Cath-
olic Separate School teachers
and board which saw 19 schools
in two counties closed on Fri-
day and Monday, was settled
Monday evening when the board
ratified, "unanimously," a
compromise contract for 1973-
74 and 1974-75.
All H-PRCSS schools re -open-
ed on Tuesday.
The contract, which provides
for salary increases of 8.710
for 1973-74 and further increaser
of 7.255 the following year,
payment of 900f0 of salary to
members of religious orders
this year and 1005 next year,
and increased benefits, was
ratified by the teachers Monday
afternoon at the Seaforth Com-
munity Centre by a vote of
103-26.
Chief negotiator for the teach
ers, Peter Murphy of the Ont-
ario English Catholic Teachers
Association in Toronto called
the 8.75 figure the biggest
increase, over the 12 month
school year, in the province,
although he added that the
Huron -Perth teachers' salaries
were lower than many in the
province to begin with.
Monday night following the
closed one and a half hour board
meeting HRCSS board chair-
man Michael Connolly said the
settlement would necessitate
"careful budgeting over the
next two year period by the
board." Mr. Connolly said that
the board had passed a motion
"re -instating all of its teachers'
resignations would be returned
to the OECTA office in Toronto,
By the terms of the new two
year contract, minimum and
maximum salaries of $5, 500
and $13,700 will increase ret-
roactively to September to
$5, 900 and $14, 890 for 1973-74.
The minimums in each of
seven categories will increase
by $400 this year and $300 next
year. Other levels will increase
by 8.75 and 7.255 next year.
In 1974-75 the minimum sal-
ary for HPRCSS teachers will be
$6,200 and the maximum will
be $15, 970. Allowances for
principals and consultants have
also been increased.
The settlement came after a
compromise contract --the
teachers wanted 7.5'o, the
board 75 and they agreed on
7.255-- was worked out by the
two local parties, with the
acting superintendent, of the
Huron -Perth system, Joseph
Tokar, acting as a go-between.
Negotiations went on from 3
p. m Sunday afternoon until
4 a.m. Monday.
The teacher -board conflict
broke into the open Thursday
evening when talks between the
two parties broke down. The
board sent notices home to area
parents telling thein that the
HPRCS schools would be closed
on Friday and Monday for
"professional activity" days.
At 10 p.m. Thursday the
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t
board notified teachers that
they had accepted the 141)
resignations, effective immed-
iately, and in telegrams to
school principals, asked them
to turn in their keys to board
schools by 1 p.m. Friday.
"At this point we considered
the possibility of arbitration a
dead issue" said teachers'
negotiator Murphy.
About 140 teachers sleeting
at the Legion Hall in Seaforth
Friday morning heard Mr.
Murphy and Jim Carey, of
London, a past president of the
OECTA, describe what they
considered a lack of progress
in negotiations.
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Towns
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The council of the Township
of flay, at their regular mon-
thly meeting an Tuesday, tool<
the first steps towards an offic-
ial plan for the municipality.
Council agreed to request the
Huron County Planning Depart-
ment to prepare a Secondary
Nan and a Zoning By- law for
Hay.
A great deal of work will be
involved in preparing an offic-
ial plan for the township, since
the municipality takes in the ,
north half of Dashwood and the
entire west side is lake frontage,
In other business at their
meeting the council gave their
approval for two land sever-
ances, and forwarded a recom-
mendation of the same to the
1luron. County Land Division
Committee. The application
from Donald Mousseau to sever
part of lot 159, concession 4,
was approved with the recom-
mendation that the road allow-
ance be increased to Go feet in
width.
The other application was
from Anthony and Patricia Rau,
to sever part of lot 6, concess-
ion LRW, and approval in gen-
eral was given to this applic-
ation.
A by-law was passed at tate
meeting authorizing the county
weed inspector to enforce the
Weed Control Act in Ilay
Township.
After receiving a petition
from a number of landowners
involved in the Black Creel<
Drainage Works requesting rep -
repairs and improvement to the
oun
I plan
drain, council accepted the
petition and appointed engin-
eer C.P. Corbett to present a
report as soon as possible.
Council authorized road
superintendent Karl I-iaberer to
call tenders for the supplying,
loading, hauling and spreading
of approximately 21,000 cubic
yards of crushed gravel this
spring. All tenders are to be in
by March, with the deadline
for the work to be completed
set for June 15. All contracts
will be subject to the approval
of the Ministry of Transportat-
ion and Communications.
A representative of the Min-
istry stet with council regard-
ing their road subsidies for this
year, and an application is to
be forwarded asking for an
additional $7, o0C subsidy for
construction. The regular road
budget for this year is $40, 000
for construction with $21, 000
being available in subsidy form;
and $113, 1 t'0 for maintenance,
with $47, 000 being available
in the form of a subsidy.
Council agreed to have the
clerk, Way ne Horner, contact
Lorne Henderson, chairman of
the Committee of Land Drain-
age, asking for his assistance
in solving the drainage problem
being experienced by Pete
Jeffrey on Concession LRE,
part of lots 8 and 9.
In conjunction with the fed-
eral government, the council
agreed to proclaim the week
of June 25 to July 1 as Canada
Week.
(continued on page 12)
Seve: h w•
An area public speaking
contest, sponsored by the Roy-
al Canadian Legion Hensall
branch, was held on Saturday
night in the Legion Hall at
1-lensall. Two categories were
held, one for junior age and
the other for seniors.
Three schools tool< part in
the competition - Hensall
Public School, Zurich Public
School and St. Boniface
School, in Zurich.
Winners in the junior divis-
ion were first, Rosemary Meld -
Inger, St. Boniface; second,
Brenda Riddell, ZPS; third
Tammy Turner, HPS. In the
senior division the first place
winner was Tom Duttman, HPS;
second, Sandra Schroeder, ZPS;
third, Vicki Overholt, St,
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at Legion , h
Boniface and Heather Riddell,
ZPS, tied.
In all there were six contest-
ants in each category. The
zone finals will now be held at
Exeter on February 16.
President of the Hensall Legion
Murray Traquair, chaired the
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event, while the judges were
Mrs. Dorothy Hughson, Exeter,
Gordon Walker, Clinton, and
Rev. J.C. Britton, of Hensall.
ROSEMARY MEIDINGER
St. Boniface Public School
BRENDA RIDDELL
Zurich Public School
TAMMY TURNER
Hensall Public School
TOM DUTTMAN
Hensall Public School
SANDRA SCHROEDER
Zurich Public School
VICKI OVERHOLT
St, Boniface School
HEATHER RIDDELL
Zurich Public School