The Times Advocate, 2006-03-15, Page 16Wednesday, March 15, 2006
Exeter Times -Advocate
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Paint Ontario kicks off ninth year with presentation
By Scott Nixon
TIMES -ADVOCATE
STAFF
GRAND BEND
- The annual
Paint Ontario
art show is
under way for
the ninth year,
with organizers
pleased about
the exhibit's
continued
growth.
Paint Ontario
kicked off its
ninth show with
an awards pre-
sentation and
reception at the
L ambton
H eritage
Museum Friday
night. The show
continues seven
days a week
until April 2.
Show founder
and Grand Bend
artist Barry
Richman is
impressed with
the quality of
this year's show,
which has art
represented
from 90-100
artists.
"They raise
the bar every
year," Richman
says of the
artists.
This is the sec-
ond year the
show has been
called Paint
Ontario; in pre-
vious years it
was called Paint
the Huron
S h o r e s.
Richman says
the new name
allowed the
show to expand.
In one year, he
said entries into
the show are up
50 per cent and
artists from as
far away as
Ottawa and
Toronto are
submitting
work. There is
also plenty of
local represen-
tation, Richman
said.
Richman
wants the art in
Paint Ontario to
represent a
complete cross-
section of life in
Ontario and for
that reason he
would like to see
more paintings
of urban set-
tings and street
scenes. This
year's show
does include
some industrial
scenes.
Prizes award-
ed included:
Michael Smith
of Kitchener
(Best in Show,
for his painting
"Bradley
Harbour"), Josy
Britton of Grand
Bend (2nd for
"Maple Sky")
and honourable
mentions to
Gwen Card of
Appin and
Dennis
Kalichuck of St.
Thomas. Fran
Roelands of
Ailsa Craig took
home the
Juror's Award
and the People's
Choice Award.
The show also
added four pur-
chase awards
this year: The
Suncoast
Consultants
award went to
Laura Woermke
School-based child
care moves ahead
By Stew Slater
SPECIAL TO THE T -A
SEAFORTH - Federal
government money has
already flowed through
Ontario's provincial gov-
ernment and on to munic-
ipalities, aimed at imple-
menting a national day-
care program which was
introduced by the former
Liberal government but is
now very much in danger
of being eliminated by the
recently -elected
Conservatives.
As a result of the new
government's threats to
replace the program,
what was once a plan to
establish childcare "hubs"
in various communities is
in jeopardy. Money for
what's known as Stage 1,
however, is intact, so
administrators of Huron
and Perth counties' Best
Start initiative are forging
ahead with plans for
school-based childcare.
Geoff Williams, director
of education for the Avon
Maitland District School
Board, serves on the Best
Start committee and pro-
vided trustees with an
update at a regular board
meeting Feb. 14. He
explained Stage 1 funding
is guaranteed until March
2007, and is being put
mainly towards creating
new licensed daycare
spaces, particularly to
serve students who attend
Junior and Senior
Kindergarten part-time
(either successive half -
days or alternating full
days).
He said the Huron -Perth
Catholic District School
Board, which is also
involved with Best Start,
has more spaces available
in its elementary schools
than the Avon Maitland
board, for such program-
ming. However, within the
Avon Maitland board, the
Best Start committee has
chosen to make renova-
tions at St. Marys Central
Public School, Avon Public
School in Stratford,
Mitchell Public School and
Victoria Public School in
Goderich.
Work is expected to
begin in St. Marys next
month, converting an
existing empty
Kindergarten room and
constructing an additional
washroom. Work at the
other three sites will take
place over the summer.
Also in the Avon
Maitland board, there are
existing licensed daycare
centres immediately adja-
cent to Exeter Public
School and Seaforth
Public School, so Best
Start money will be used
there instead of inside the
schools.
Although arrangements
with the existing daycare
providers in those six
communities have not yet
been finalized, Williams
said programming is
expected to begin in
September 2006.
Trustees supported a
resolution, brought for-
ward by Stratford repre-
sentative Doug Pratley, to
send a letter to the federal
government urging it to
reconsider its plan to
eliminate national daycare
funding.
g
of St. Thomas,
the Grand Bend
Healthy
Lifestyles award
went to
Richman of
Grand Bend, the
Industrial Parts
award went to
Teresa
Jeromkin of
Grand Bend and
the Founder's
award went to
Cathy Groulx of
Woodstock.
Richman said
the show grows
every year and
he will plan
something spe-
cial for the 10th
anniversary
next year.
Hours for the
show are 10
a.m. to 5 p.m.
The ninth annual Paint Ontario art exhibit kicked off Friday night at the Lambton Heritage
Museum and continues until April 2. From left are members of the River Road Co-op
Gallery, who host the show: Lynda Crossman,Vic Jansky,Anna Landry, David Bannister,
founder Barry Richman and Teresa Marie. (photo/Scott Nixon)
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