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Citizens News, July 20, 1978
MODEL OF PROPOSED PLAYGROUND — Providing that government funds are forthcom-
ing, children of Zurich should be able to make use of a creative playground similar to the'
above. The playground which will cost approximately $17,000 will be a part of the revamped
Zurich community park. Staff photo
Will have creative playground
Sign agreement for park
Providing that provincial
financing can be acquired,
residents of Zurich should be
able to avail themselves of a
revised community park by
this time next year.
The village, the Zurich
Agricultural Society and the
Ausable-Bayfield Conser-
vation Authority have en-
tered into an agreement that
will see an integration in use
of the three properties owned
by the various groups.
The three properties abut
each other and are located to
the east and north of the
arena.
Under the terms of the
agreement, the Authority
will construct a picnic
pavilion, washroom facilities
and provide picnic tables on
8.7 acres of land purchased
in 1976 from Dr. Charles
Wallace. 'In addition, the
Authority will pay the
municipal taxes on the land.
While the Authority will
own the land, the village will
be responsible for the
maintenance of the lands.
Another part of the
agreement was the granting
of right-of-ways to the
various properties owned the
Society and the village.
According to Don Pearson,
resources manager of the
Authority, about $5000 of the
authority's money will be
spent on grounds develop-
ment with another $5000
earmarked for the pavilion
when it is built. Pearson said
various grants would double
the amount of funds
available for the above work.
At a special meeting of the
village's recreation, parks
and community board, it was
decided to spend $17,000 on
alterations to the com-
munity park.
At Thursday's council
meeting, chairman, of the
board, Ray McKinnon
reported that the revised'
facilities would not cost the
village any funds for capital
expenditures as the Bean
Festival Committee will be
donating $6,000 and the Lions
Club $2500.
The remainder of the
funding will come from
various government grants
and Wintario.
The two .major capital
expenditures will be a
creative play structure
valued at $6800 and a new
baseball backstop worth
$2100.
As part of the revised
configuration of the facility,
the baseball diamond will be
moved so that the outfield
will now be to the north.
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A final configuration for
the park has not been
arrived at by the three
parties,
McKinnon said some work
on the project is expected to
begin this fall.
Flowers of Hope
surpasses total
The annual Flowers of
Hope fund raising campaign
of the South Huron and
district association for the
mentally retarded has
surpassed its 1978 target by
almost $1,000.
Figures released by the
Association show that
$10,975.37 were raised
through this year's cam-
paign which is over $2500
higher than last year's figure
of $8500.
Chairman of the Flowers
of Hope campaign, Mrs.
Donna Greb, said "We're
very pleased" with. the
amount which has been
collected.
She said there was a
greater awareness of the
Association's activities this
year with areas removed
from the Association's home
territories leading the way.
A breakdown of donations
from the various com-
munities is as follows:
Exeter, $1,474.20; Hensall,
$399.85; Zurich, $810.30;
Tuckersmith, $332.50;
Crediton, $91.00; • Bayfield,
$535.91; Hay Twp., $1441.32;
Grand Bend, $1149.36;
Egmondville, $143.00;
Seaforth, $253.00; Lon-
desboro, $725.00; Stephen,
$841.35; Huron Park, $136.32;
Brucefield, $10.55; Thedford,
$994.71; Dashwood, $212.50;
Centralia, $60.00; Usborne,
$51.00; Stanley, $1031.50;
Clinton, $262.00; Sarnia,
$20.00.
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receive 675 praise
per cent increase or $905 day strike and a disputed
more across the grid, item for 1977-78. Johnson, in
The board's offer also siding with the teachers,
agreed not to alter the
current sick leave gratuity
clause which allows a
teacher who has been with
, the board 12 years to collect
up to half a year's salary at
resignation or retirement,
The board wanted to add a
restriction that a teacher
must be 50 years old to
collect. This would have
reduced eligible teachers
from 108 to 38.
Johnson said the clause
has been part of the contract
in Huron since the board's
inception in 1969.
While the two sides still
have to sign a contract, it is a
mere formality because, by
law, the arbitrator's report
takes effect within 30 days
unless the provincial
government intervenes.
An arbitrator has awarded
Huron County's 273 secon-
dary school teachers a 6.75
per cent pay increase for the
1978-79 contract term.
The award was made by
David Johnson, dean of law
at the University of Western
Ontario. He was appointed
by the Huron County board
of education and the Ontario
Secondary School Teachers
Federation to resolve the
remaining monetary issues
after teachers ended a 31 -
day strike April 13.
Both sides had agreed to
accept the decision of the
arbitrator on the 1978-79
contract.
Johnson's report is dated
July 10 but the teachers'
federation office in Toronto
had not received a copy
Monday.
Shirley Weary, the
spokesman for District 45 of
the federation, would not
comment on the report until
she studies it and works out
the increase.
The board chairman and
vice-chairman were not
available for comment and
the board's administrative
staff declined to comment.
Johnson's award is a
compromise between what
the two sides demanded at
arbitration hearings in
Goderich last month. The
teachers demanded between
10 and 11 per cent more
money - a two per cent raise
across the salary grid plus
an increase based on the
cost -of -living.
The board offered a 4.25
included a 2.2 per cent in-
crease for increments for
experience and
qualifications which trustees
submitted as a 6.4 per cent
total increase.
While neither side has
calculated what effects the
6.75 per cent increase will
have on the teachers'
salaries or the tax -payer, the
average teacher salary of
$23,200 now would rise to
$24,766.
The teachers' salary
demands also covered the
five principals and vice -
principals. The board of-
fered a 3.94 per cent increase
for principals and 4.79 per
cent for vice -principals.
Johnson awarded five per
cent, which would mean the
salary for a principal with
two years' experience would
increase to $37,700 from
$35•,800.
A vice-principal with
similar experience would
earn $33,495, compared with
the current $31,900.
All salary increases take
effect September 1 and are
not subject to anti-inflation
guidelines.
Johnson did not award any
increase in the allowance
paid for responsibilities such
as heading a department or
being a subject chairman or
for extra degrees.
The teachers won the
question of the sick leave
gratuity, one of the most
emotional issues in the 31 -
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