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The Times Advocate, 2006-09-27, Page 1EXE R HAWKS S BRYDGES FRI., SEPT. 29 8:30 p.m. South Huron Rec Centre hag wwwhoy.nel HIGH SPEED INTERNET SERVING EXETER & SURROUNDING AREAS For as low as $19.95/mo. 519-236-4333 TIMES -ADVOCATE Exeter, Ontario, Canada Wednesday, September 27, 2006 1.25 (includes GST) SH candidates continue to file By Scott Nixon TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF SOUTH HURON — The number of South Huron can- didates for this fall's municipal election continues to grow. Two more political newcomers, Usborne's David Frayne and Exeter's Leroy Hoffman, have filed their nomination papers, while council veteran Jim Dietrich is seeking re-election. Jim Dietrich Current Stephen ward Coun. Dietrich recently filed his nomination papers for re-election. He said he wants to finish off the projects South Huron is working on, such as the Crediton/Centralia sewer project and the new Exeter water project. He admits he wasn't sure if he was going to run again, but made the decision a couple of weeks ago. Dietrich said the biggest project in his ward is the sewer project. He said he thinks there's no choice but to go ahead with the project, but voting for it was the toughest deci- sion he had to make. He said he's hoping a government grant can help with the project. "It's a big decision for me to spend someone else's money," he explains. Another big issue in Stephen is the ongoing privati- zation of Huron Park. Dietrich is pleased with the sale of the residential side and the beginning of the sale of some of the industrial properties. He said he hopes the rest of the properties will be sold. "I think it's great," Dietrich says of the privatization. "It's nice to see it get privatized." Dietrich said privatization will result in the park run- ning more efficiently and he said the owners will be happy because they can control their future. Dietrich would also like to see plans go ahead to ren- ovate the former Stephen Township municipal offices into a new community centre for Crediton. He said the centre would have a kitchen and a capacity for 160 people and it's an issue the next council will look at. Dietrich said he wants to be a voice for all residents, not just rural residents. As for the Hensall ethanol plant, Dietrich said it's a great thing for the area and will help local farmers and create spinoff jobs. Dietrich has lived in the former Stephen Township north of Shipka his entire life. He and his wife Linda have two grown children and one grandchild. Dietrich farms and works at Exeter Produce. Running against him so far in Stephen are Crystal Varley, Tom Tomes and Vlado Bjelis. See NEWCOMERS page 2 Jim Dietrich History simulation — South Huron District High School student Hilary Duenl< goes over the top with some help from history teacher Dave MacLeod Sept. 14 at the school during a simulation of First World War trench warfare. (photo/Pat Bolen) Strong math results in EQAO tests By Stew Slater SPECIAL TO THE TIMES -ADVOCATE SEAFORTH — The Avon Maitland District School Board is once again among the province's leaders when it comes to success rates in the standardized Grade 9 Math test — including keeping pace with the Education Ministry's efforts to boost province -wide success among Applied -level students. But recently -released results from the Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) reveal the opposite trend in Reading among students in Grades 3 and 6, and in Writing among Grade 3 stu- dents. Board -wide success rates in all three disciplines decreased for the Avon Maitland board in 2006, com- pared to the previous year. And the board now sits below the provincial average in Grade 3 and 6 Reading, and Grade 6 Writing. Counterparts in the district's Catholic system, meanwhile, once again put their board at or near the top of the province in all three grades. Across Ontario, average success rates in all eight disciplines — Grade 3 and 6 Reading, Writing and Math; and Applied -level and Academic -level Grade 9 Math — increased in 2006. Most increased by one, two or three per cent, while the average success rate in Applied -level Grade 9 Math jumped eight per cent. That still, however, means only 35 per cent of the province's Applied -level Grade 9 students passed the test. The Applied -level standardized test has been the topic of much dis- cussion for several years, and efforts continue to build success rates. In Huron and Perth counties, meanwhile, Grade 9 success rates have been consistently higher than the provincial average. 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