Zurich Citizens News, 1974-12-23, Page 7MONDAY, DECEMBER 23, 19'74
ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS
PAGE 7
Board concerned about road
(by Wilma Oke)
The Huron County Board of
Education will express its con-
cern to the Town of Goderich
and the Ontario Ministry of
Transportation and Communic-
ations over a proposal to widen
Britannia Road (Highway 21)
in.Goderich. Trustee Dorothy
Wallace, of Goderich expressed
concern about the safety of
school children from Victoria
Public School crossing Britannia
Road which under the proposed
plan will become a four -lane
through street. The board will
ask for direction to improve
pedestrian safety on the propos-
ed widening.
Speaking about a traffic light
which will be at the intersect-
ion adjacent to the school,
Mrs. Wallace said, "It's a
worrisome enough corner now
and I'm worried that traffic will
move faster with the lights.
I'm concerned that traffic will
come around the corner at a
very fast rate to beat the light."
Mrs. Wallace cited the new
shopping mall out on Highway
21 as causing increased traffic
along the route. She suggested
the possibility of an alternate
route, South Street to Highway
21 to ease the traffic strain.
"For my own personal view
I'd like to see the road left
the way it is, " she said.
Chairman Cayley Hill asked
Mrs. Wallace, "economically
I'ni not sure, but what you feel
about an underpass at the corn-
er?"
Mrs. Wallace said she would
agree, "as long as the children
are safe."
Asked about the safety pat-
rol by John Westbrook, Mrs.
. Wallace said only young child-
ren from I<indergarten to Grade
6 attend the school.
There are 450 students at the
school and another 30 trainable
retarded students will be added
when the Queen Elizabeth
Zurich Mennonite
CLAYTON KUEPFER, PASTOR
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 29
9:45 a.m.-Worship Service
10:45 a.m.-Sun Church School
Dec. 25 - Joint 'Christmas
Service at Blake Church
MEDITATION - Since He did
not spare His own Son but gave
hien up for us a11, will He not •
with Him also freely give us
all things. Romans 9:32
"Joy to the World the Lord has
come. "
Everyone Welcome
School takes up its new quart-
ers in the school next year on
completion of the construction
and renovations underway at
the school now.
A letter from the Huron Med-
ical Officer of Health, Dr. G.F.
Mills to the board advised of
the need tohave larger and
brighter rear driving lights and
riding lights on school buses
and to have drivers required
to periodically get out and clean
off the rear lights of the dust
and dirt that tends to obscure
them very quickly in bad weath-
er.
Dr. Mills said he had observed
that school buses are hard to
discern in poor weather condit-
ions such as fog, snow or dust
because of the inadequacy of the
lights, which makes them barely
visible at 50 feet."
R.L. Cunningham, transport-
ation manager, stated that all
school buses operated must
conform to the regulations of
the Highway Traffic Act and
the Canadian Standards Assoc-
iation and all drivers are requir-
ed to maintain clean signs and
lights to assure that the lights
are clearly visible for as great
a distance as conditions permit.
Trustee Alex Corrigan of
Bluevale expressed his incense
over the letter and questined
the medical officer's right to
direct the board on buses, "I
wonder what he is trying to do,
cane in and take over some-
thing from us?"
Wilfred Shortreed, Walton,
was re -appointed to represent
the board on the Trustees Coun-
cil.
The following teachers have
submitted resignations effective
December 31, Mrs. Linda Wil-
helm, F.E. Madill Secondary
School, Glenn Buck, Howich
Central Public; Bryan Probizan-
ski, South Huron High School,
Allan Sygrove, Victoria Public
Mrs. Louise Sygrove, Col-
borne Central; Miss Catherine
Smith, Grey Central Public;
Lakeview Conservative
Mennonite Church
MERLIN BENDER, PASTOR
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 29
10 a.m.- Sunday School
11 a.m.- Worship Service
8 p.m. Sun Evening Service
Blessed is the man that walk-
eth not in the counsel in the
'un -Godly, nor standeth in the
way of sinners, nor sitteth in
the seat of the scornful.
But his delight is in the law
of the Lord, and in this law
doth he meditate day and night
Everyone Welcome
Nowimmossommallimmmal
Emmanuel
United Church
BRUCE GUY, B.A..
SUPPLY MINISTER
Mrs. Milton Oesch, Organist
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 29
10 a.m. -Sunday School
11 a.m,- Church Service
Everyone Welcome
Miss Janice Bonthron, Robertson
Memoria Public and Miss Marg-
aret Adams, Usborne Central
Public.
A commemorative plaque
will be mounted in a suitable
location in the Administration
Centre by the board and will
include the names of all the
board members of 1971-72, whet
Robert Elliott was chairman
and D.J. Cochrane, secretary„
It is estimated to cost approxim'
ately $300 to $400.
Neil Walker, bus driver,
Zurich Public School, resigned
effective December 31.
As themeeting concluded
trustee John Henderson of Sea -
forth asked what the situation
was at the Blyth Public School
in regard to the sewage probl-
em which had beenunresolved
for over a year.
Roy Dunlop, Business Admin-
istrator, replied that he had
received a letter to the board
from J.R. Bray of the Ministry
of the Environment which he
proceeded to read: "Dr. G.F.
Mills and I haveconsidered
the proposals presented in your
letter and the correspondence...
In view of the serious water
pollution and public health
hazards that were created by
past failures of the septic tank
and leaching bed system and in
view of the satisfactory arrange-
ments that have now been made
for hauling the sewage, Dr.
Mills and I are in agreement
that the hauling progranthould
continue and that the leaching
bed should not be re -activated.'
Angrily Mr. Henderson repl-
ied: "It's time that we send a
delegation to County Council.
Our administration cannot work
with this (Health) Administrat-
ion. It has taken them almost
a year to say the sewage system
won't work. I think we should
have a committee of the new
board meet with county coun-
Si. Peter's
Lutheran Church
A.C. BLACKWELL, B.A., B.D.
PASTOR
Mrs. Audrey Haberer, Organist
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24
7:30 p.m.- Christmas Program
WED. DECEMBER 25
10:00 a.m.- Christmas Service
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 29
10: a.m. - Worship Service
10:45 a.m. -Sun Church School
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31
8:00 p.m. - New Year's Eve
Service
Everyone Welcome
sminmennomm
cil in January to discuss this
problem."
The press has buried that
the haulage bill from February
5, 1974 (when pollution probl-
em first reported by ]Jr, Mills)
to August 30 was $2, 940 and
it was estimated that this
amount has probably doubled
at the present date with the
autumn rains.
As the meeting concluded
Cayley Hill asked the retiring
trustees to speak. John Broad -
foot, of Brucefield spoke of his
25 years on school boards and
recommended his successor,
Robert Peck, who has had
school board experience. Don-
ald McDonald of Brussels said
be felt a turnover of board mem.
hers was wise. John Henderson
asked the board members to
compare the committee 'system
and the monthly meeting to
the 1971 twice -monthly meet-
ings.
Mr. Hill told the three, "We
shall miss you very much indeed
and spoke of the contribution
each had made over the years,
and then welcomed the new
members. Ile asked for a vote
of confidence for the administ-
ration and the board members
rose to their feet as they appl-
auded.
Mr. Hill in his closing rem-
arks spoke of the progress made
• by the board over the years,
especially in the improved rel-
ations with the teaching staff.
He spoke of the review and rev-
ising of board policies which
have improved the system and
made the handling of many
items of business routine.
Mr. Hill said he had been
an advocate of the committee
system and stillis with some
reservations. He said he thought
the method of operation by cont•
mittee had been correct to date
but wondered if changes should
be considered.
He suggested a continuance
of a form of committee system
but with a basic change instead
of the board responding to rec-
ommendations of the commit -
fees on a variety of subjects,
perhaps it would be better for
the bcard to consider all items
of business first and then dele-
gate to one committee or the
other if required. The commit-
tee then would investigate and
provide further information on
subjects relative to education
or management. "In other words
let the board review first and
the committees respond to the
direction of the bcard. It may
be necessary at times to establisl
ad hoc committees to take on
special studies. This has been
done before and there is no
reason why it cannot be contin-
ued into the future."
Mr. Hill continued, "one
thing is important. All trustees
must be given an opportunity
for active participation and
it is not a good idea to load
committees with a lot of rout-
ine items which tend to make
committee work dull and non-
sti mutating. I think commit-
tees shouldbe given projects
or asked to make studies which
might form the basis of reports
to the board with recommend-
ations. There are subjects we
should investigate, there are
going to be problems in the
future and some constructive
planning and investigation now
could be of great benefit to the
board and administration,
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