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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Times Advocate, 2004-12-15, Page 1(519)235-1115 www.hurontractor.com EXETER JR.`D' HAWKS vs MITCHELL FRI. DEC. 17 8:30 p.m. South Huron Rec Centre HAWKS vs BELMONT SUN. DEC. 19 7:30 0.m. South Huron Rec Centre Exeter, Ontario, Canada Wednesday, December 15, 2004 x.25 (includes GST) Santa at Stepheni arena Ben and Jacob Ryan got the chance to tell Santa what they are hoping to get for Christmas Dec. 12 at the Stephen arena during the annual free skate day.The event, is in its third year and is sponsored by the Centralia -Huron Park Lions Club and the Stephen Township Fireman's Association who also supplied free hot dogs and drinks and collected donations for the Exeter Food Bank. (photo/Pat Bolen) SH looking at business licensing bylaw By Scott Nixon TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF door-to-door salespeople, taxi com- panies, peddlers and transient traders. Businesses such as these SOUTH HURON — The municipal- required licensing under the three ity is planning a public meeting Dec. former municipalities before amal- 20 to discuss a new business licens- gamation, but now South Huron is ing bylaw. looking at passing a new bylaw by South Huron council discussed the Jan. 1. issue of a new bylaw at its Dec. 6 The municipality needs to deter - meeting, and will hold a public mine what types of businesses will meeting at its next council meeting. require licensing and what fees to As clerk Sandi Strang reported to charge. Under the Municipal Act, council, under the new 2001 the municipality can not charge fees Municipal Act, municipalities have that exceed what it costs the munic- the ability to license businesses for ipality to administer and enforce the the three following reasons: health bylaw. and safety, nuisance control and So far in 2004, South Huron has consumer protection. The types of gained $2,670 in revenue from businesses facing licensing would be licensing businesses like transient operations like food cart vehicles, traders/hawkers/peddlers and food carts. Ron Bogart of Exeter's RSD Authentics spoke at last week's meeting and said businesses in small communities have a tough time when outside businesses come into town, rent a facility and "flood the market" by selling large quanti- ties of a variety of products. Bogart said these types of business compete with local businesses and, while he said his business hasn't been hurt yet, he won't be surprised if it even- tually is. He said a recent auction in Exeter advertised itself by posting big signs on lamp posts downtown. "We can't do it. Why should they?" Bogart asked, referring to See BYLAW page 2 Learning the ropes By Mary Simmons TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF EXETER — Local Grade 8 students recently got the opportunity to get a glimpse of what high school is like. Through the Student Success Initiative, 15 students from Exeter, Usborne, Stephen, Hensall and Zurich schools participated in two sessions at South Huron District High School Nov. 30 and Dec. 7. Attending a manufacturing workshop in the morning and foods and nutrition in the afternoon, the students worked on projects while getting to know some high school students, teachers and the layout of the building. SHDHS principal Jeff Reaburn said the project -based program was created to acclimate students to high school. He said he has received positive feedback about the program so far and plans to run more two-week ses- sions in the new year. Ethan Deichert of Zurich Public School said the pro- gram has been "pretty interesting." He said he liked the manufacturing component better than the foods and nutrition session, adding the "hands- on stuff' was the best. "It's going to be a lot easier next year," he said about the transition to high school. His comments were echoed by most of the other par- ticipants, who said the program was fun. The projects included making rings, snowmen, candle holders and gingerbread houses. The program is part of a provincial initiative focusing on the transitions students have to make from elemen- tary to high school and school to work. Reaburn said three students who will benefit from early exposure to high school were selected from each of the feeder schools in the area. Grades 10 and 11 students were also involved in the program, acting as mentors and helping the younger students with their projects. "We wanted them to connect with students who will be here next year," Reaburn said. See STUDENTS page 2 Fifteen Grade 8 students were at South District High School as part of the Student Success Initiative Dec. 7. Above, Devin Gaiser of Hensall Public School shows off the rings he made in the manufacturing class. (photo/Mary Simmons) Huron