HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1987-07-01, Page 335 YEARS OF TEACHING - A teacher from Seaforth District High School will be retiring
this year after35 years of teaching. Don Morton, who.has taught for 19 years at SDHS,
and taught for 16 years before that at the Seaforth Public School, decided toretire after
new legislation was passed that shortened retirement requirements. He and his wife
Sheila plan to travel all over North America and some parts of Europe when she retires
next year from her job at SPS: In the meantime Mr. Morton plans'to relax. Blake photo
SDHS teacher anxious to retire
Seaforth District High School is losing
another staff member to retirement this
year, a teacher of 35 years.
Don (Mort) Morton is able to retire
earlier than usual because of new legisla-
tion passed May 27, 1987 .thatallows a
instead to retire. after 35 years of
reaching the "90 factor". The "90 factor" is
the age of the teacher plus the number of
years teaching that must add up to 90 years
to be eligible for retirement,
Although Mr. Morton doesn't have
anything specific planned' for the first year
of his retirement he does have some
thoughts for the. second year, when his wife
'Sheila retires, Some of those thoughts in-
clude a trip to the British Isles and down the
Rhine River to Austria and Switzerland. In
North America 'they play to travel in every
direction. except north, -
A native of South Hampton,, Mr. Morton
moved away when he turned 18 -years -old, to
. attend teacher's college at the Normal
School in Stratford. A teaching certificate
was all that was needed then, so Mr. Morton
didn't get his Bachelor of Arts degree until
some years later when he was teaching at
the Seaforth Public School. He finally
received the. degree after several years of
study with the University of Western On-
tario by correspondence.
In addition to working at the Seaforth
•Public School, where he taught Grades 4 to 8
from 1952. to .1968 Mr. Morton has taught
every grade and such subjects ..as
geography,• english, mathematics, history
and Man and Society for the 19 years he's
been at the high school.
"Mr. Morton said 'he has only good
memories of SDHS, thinking about its ex-
cellent school spirit and'echievements. But
things have changed for him in the way the
students identify with the places overseas
that he uses as examples in his classes.
"The big change is that kids have so many
otuside learning experiences than they used
to have. They know more about the world
then when 'I started (teaching)," he said,
adding they learn through television or by
travelling to those places..
Mr. Morton has' been married to his wife
Sheila for 28 years and together they have
two children - Jane, 24 and Bruce 22. Mr.
Morton has been living in Seaforth for 35
years.
' His interests include the sports of golf and
hockey, both of which he has played since he
was a child, and swimming. Mr. Morton
participated in organized Junior B and In-
termediate _ B hockey in Stratford and
Seaforth in the 1960s and was part of an All
Ontario team for three years. He was also a
part of an All Ontario team in the In-
termediate C division.
Mr. Morton has also coached golf for 1042
years at the high school,:, curling for 12
years, soccer for three years and volleyball
for three or four years.
Tuckersmith to apply ..for. grant
Tuckersmith Township Council authoriz-
ed Clerk -Treasurer Jack McLachlan at its
meeting Tuesday to apply to the Ministry of
Energy for an energy. grant for the installa-
tion of Styrofoam at the Vanastra Curling
Club.
Councillor Rowena Wallace was ap-
pointed ,to.,represent Tuckersmith on the
liaison committee of the Town of Seaforth to
investigate and to make recommendations
of the expansion and upgrading of the town's
sewage treatment facilities.
Council granted permission to the
Seaforth Mens Industrial Ball League to
have a special occasion permit for their
tournament at the Seaforth Lions Park on
the weekend of August 21, 22 and 23. .
Tuckersmith Township will apply to the
Ministry of the Environment for a grant to
block some of the windows in the municipal
office in Vanastra at a east of $850
approximately.
Council endorsed the purchase by Stanley
Township of a 1987 Chev chassis and tank,
including a light bar and pump, at a cost of
$45,167. •
Council authorized the reeve and clerk to
sign the offer to purchase an easement from
Mr. and Mrs. Nelson McClure, Mr. and Mrs.
John• Raehot• Mrs, Janet Dearing and Mr:
and Mrs. Bruce Austin for the Egmondville
sewers,
The tender of Harry Greidanus of
Goderich for the installation of siding and
insulation for the Vanastra pool'building for
$18,735 was accepted.
Doug Poulton, road superintendent, was
authorized to instal pressure tanks at the
No. 1 Egmondville Well at an approximate
cost of $3,281.54.
Council will not allow_ Hickenbottom
catch basins for drains to be installed on
municipal road allowances.
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Seaforth PUC uncertain about
effects of OH increase proposal
The Seaforth Public Utilities Commission In other business the. PUC reviewed the
may or may not be affected by Ontario Carte Electric Ltd. account for five
Hydra's proposal of a 4.9 per cent inerease replacement MVA transformers because of
in bulk electricity rates for 1988. That pro- a disagreement of the amount of a payment
posal is still being reviewed by the Ontario invoice sent to the PUC from the company.
Energy Board who will forward its recom- The commission requested the
mendations to the minister of energy for transformers when they discovered the
revie t. wrong nameplate was attached to the five
It will not be known how the proposed transformers in 1985, The nameplate is us-
rates will affedt Seaforth until the sunimary ed to tell the Whitler how to hook it up. The
of the recommendations is received in commission also needed experts to decide
September or October of 1987. If approved if the problem was serious.
the inerease Will go into effect January 1, Carte Electric Ltd. wanted the PUC to
1988, After the commission reviews the pay for the transformers and the experts
summary and gets approval, Ontario Hydro plus a federal tax that_ was exempt for the
will review PITC expenses and capital and transformers in 1985: The tax has been put
suggest a suitable rate or rates for the com-
ing year.
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THE HURON' EXPOSITOR, JULY" 1,• 1987,— A3
Census shows Huron population : down
The population of Huron County decrees- ' 785 to 824, with 297 dwellings,
ed slightly between' the years 1981 and The population • of the village of Blyth
1986, according Statistics Canada, which • dropped by 3.7 per bent, from 926 to 892'. In
recently released details of the 1986 ria- . Brussels, the population dropped 1.1 per
tional census. cent, from 957 to 946. Blyth had 343 oc-
The official population of Huron County ' cupied private dwellings and Brussels had
in 1981 was 56,127. In 1986, the final count •• 370. • • • .
registered 55,996, a,drop of 131 people or 0.2 • TOWNSHIPS ••
per cent. The bulk of the population 'decrease in
Inthe Town of Goderich, the county seat, Huron County came in the rural areas,
the population was up marginally, from„ with 12 out. of 16 townships. in the county
7;327, in .'81, to 7,352, an 'increase of 25 per- reporting a decline between 1981 and 1986.
sons, or 0.3 per cent. . • Goderich Township went from ,2,500 to
The number of occupied private dwell- • 2;356, for a decrease of 5.8 per cent.'
fags in Huron in1986-is-listed=at-19;640-In shfield-`1'ownshipwwent-fro;it 1;824 -to -1;736,
Goderich•the figure is 2,868. • • • down 4.8 per cent.. East Wawanosh went
Wingham is Listed as the fastest growing . from •1,127 to 1,107, 1.8 per; cent. Grey drop-
• town in Huron, according to the census, . ped from 1,976 to 1,889, 4.4 per 'cent. Hay
went 'from 1,977 to' 1;959, 0.9 per cent.
Howick dropped. from 3;072 to 3,037,1,1.per
cent. Hullett •from 1,936 to 1,862, 3.8 per
cent. McKillop 1;486 to 1,398, 5.9 per cent.
Stephen 4,177 to 4,164, 0.3 per cent.
Tuckersniith 3,003 to 2,971, 1.l,.per cent.
Usborne 1,628 to 1,621, 0.4- per cent, West
Wawanosh 1,371 to 1,365, Q.4 per cent.
The only townships reporting,increasea
between the two census periods "were;
Turnberry, 1,505 to 1,530, 1,7 per cent;
•
with a, percentage increase of • 1.9.
Wingham's population increased by 55 per-
. sons, from 2,897 to 2,952, with .1,157 (yc-
cupied private dwellings.
Clinton and Seaforth boast the next
highest percentage increase, at 1.6. Clin-
ton's population 'grew from 3,076 to 3,124,
while Seaforth's head count went from
2,114 to 2,148. Clinton has 1,212 occupied
private dwellings and Seaforth has 842.
Exeter had .the .slowest, growth rate
among Huron County towns, with a 1.0 per
• cent increase. Exeter had 3,769 residents
at the time of the 1986 census, up 371rom
3,732 in 1981. In 1986 there were 1,482'oc-
cupied private dwellings in Exeter.
VILLAGES •
Among villages in the county, Bayfield
exhibited the largest growth between the
two census periods, jumping by 85 persons,
from 649 residents in 1981 to 734 in 1986,, an
increase of 13.1 per cent, with 347 occupied
dwellings.
Hensall and Zurich were the only other
villages in the county reporting population •
increases. Hensall went from 992 residents
to 1,089, for an increase of 9.8 per cent,
with 399 occupied' dwellings. Zurich's
population increased by 5.0 per cent, from
Kling Construction
getstender for
Hullett Township
Hullett Township council recently ac-
• cepted a tender from Kling Construction for
the rebuilding of Concession 12 and 13 and
for the removal of material from Lot 38 and'
39, Concession 12, and sideroad 40/41; Con-
cession 14, subject to tender specifications.
Council also instructed Ken Dunn of
Burns Ross and Associates to complete the
plans to repair the bridge on Lot 19, Conces-
sion 6 and 7 and prepare the tender
documents.
Mr. Dunn is also to call tenders for that
bridge repair.
Joe Gibson will be instructed to spot spray
certain roadsides in the township under the
supervision of the Road Superintendent.
' A tile drain loan 'plication for M.
'Howatt, S'?t. Lots 16 and 17, Concession 14,
was. approved subject to availability of
funds and township by-laws.
Local industries
to receive kits
on stress
Health promotion kits on stress, smok-
ing and fitness could soon be distributed to
local industries in Huron County.
members of county council learned at
council's regular June meeting.
The Huron County Board of Health has
granted authorization for its health
educator to co-operate with the Perth
County Health Unit's health educator in
producing the kits. Each of the three kits
will involve the creation of posters, fact
sheets and title banners and a graphic arts
student wilt be hired to design posters and
graphic layouts for the campaign.
The board will apply for a grant from the
Wintario Development Program to cover
50 per cent of the estimated total cost of
$775 for the protect. Huron County will
then be responsible for 50 per cent of the
remainder, or approximately $194.
County council learned of the plans to
circulate the kits during presentation of
the board of health report by Goderich
Township Reeve Grant Stirling. board
chairman.
Hospital wins accident prevention
An Accident Prevention Achievement
Award was presented ,Tune 23 to the chair-
man of the Occupational Health and Safety
Contfnittee at the Seaforth Conununity
Hospital for the staff's excellent safety
record.
Jack Bedard' received the .provfhcial
award on behalf of the hospital staff for one
year of no time lost froth their jobs due 'to
accidents. The award covers the year en-
ding December 31, 1986. Gwen Roberta, a
phsyiotherapist for the Ontario Hospital
Assoeiation(OHA), presented the award to
Mr. Bedard While visiting Seaforth to speak
at a seminar on the preventioii of back in-
juries in the work place.
This award, given by the Health Care Oc-
cupatiot al Health and Safety Association
(HCOHSA), is the hopsital's sixth award.
The pr"evious award was presented in 1981.
James Mee, chairman of the board of
directors for the Seaforth Community
't%pital, said the award is -a noteworthy
achievefilent for the hospital staff.
"An effective accident . prevention pro-
gram is possible only with the eooperation of
all staff nlernbers and it's up to each ire
divittal to ensure his or her own safety and ,
the safety of fellow workers," said Mr.
Etue.
Gordon Mckenzie, chief executive officer,
eongrat'uiated the staff en winning the
award.
"The staff, of Seaforth Cotnmuni`ty
Hospital has demonstrated great respon-
sibility, both, individually and collectively in
award
'XCELLENT RECORD -An Accident Prevention Achievement Award was presented
June 23 to the chairman of the Occupational Health and Safety Committee at the
Seaforth Corntttunity Hospital for the stab's excellent safety fecord. Jack Bedard
received the award on behalf of the hospital staff for a record of no time off due to ac-
cidents for the year ending December 31, 1986 "the a' and was presented by Gwen
Roberta. a physiotherapist for the Ontario Hoapital Assocation. Blake photo'
earning this award,"
Doug Callan general manager Of
HCOHSA, a branch of the Ontario Hospital
Association said hospitals, noising home's
and homes for the aged are ctassified in
eight different categories, based on the type
•
of facility and hours worked annually.
Awards are presented each year to those
faeilitfes in the province with the best safety
recorris.
Twenty-nine health care facilities have
earned the award this year.
Stanley, 1,643 to 1,669, 1.6 per cent; Morris,
1,652 to 1,664, 0.7 per• cent and Colborne, •
1,795 to 1,838, 2.4 per Cent. • '
GROWTH RATE SLOWS
Canada's population reached 25,354,064
in June 1986. This represents a growth rate
of 4.2. per cent or 1,010,883 over the 1981 to • •
1986 period.
But, while Canada's population is . in-
creasing, it's rate of growth is actually
slowing down.
' The growth rate of 4:2 per cent is the
`rawest five-year growth rate recorded by•
the census in the last 25 years,'down from a
high of-91—during—the-196-1—to-1906—Period.
This decline may be attributed to' lower
immigration "levels.and' declining birth
rate
Ontario had the, second highest rate of •
growth among provinces, with a 5.7 per
cent' increase. Alberta was first; with a 6.1 •
per cent growth. rate. Newfoundland had •
the lowest growth rate at 0.1 per cent.
• •Torontremains the largest metopolita
o•n
area in Canada,.with,3,427,168 people as.of
the 1986 census, up 9 ;5 per cent froth
3,130,892 in'1981. Monteal was next with a
population of 2,921,357 in 1986, up 2:1 per
cent from 2,862,286 in 1981: .
NEW OWNER -The Seaforth Canadian Tire was taken over by Roger and Ann Adams
formerly of Edmonton. Alberta. from Dale Derbyshire April 16 after Mr Adams com-
pleted a dealer training program in Toronto. Blake photo
Seaforth's Canadian Tire
store has new owners
Despite all appearances to the contrary
the Seaforth Canadian Tire store has
assumed new management.
Roger ' and Ann Adams admit they
haven't made any major changes in the
store since taking .over April 16 from
previous owner Dale" Derbyshire. Mr. Der-
byshire, who ran the Seaforth store for four
years, has taken a store in Bancroft, north
of Peterborough.
The Adams accepted the Seaforth store
after Mr. Adams completed a dealer train-
ing prograrn in Toronto. The six-month pro -
grain was sponsored by the Canadian Tire
Corporation. Canadian Tire stores are of-
fered to the students with .a one-year
renewable contract, as part of the
program. '
Taking the program was just a step up
for Mr. Adams. who said he has worked for
Canadian Tire since he was a young man. ,
He worked in the sporting goods depart-,
ment of his father's Canadian Tire store in
Welland before taking a job in Edmonton
with Mr. Derbyshire's older brother.
"The only transition I've made is going
from working for someone else to working
for myself," said Mr. Adams.
Mrs. Adams intends to help her husband
manage the Seaforth store by doing book-
keeping, working on cash and doing other
assorted jobs. _
COMMUNiTY CALENDAR
If you're organizing a non-profit event of interest to other Seaforth area residents. phone the
recreation office at 527.0882 or the Expositor at 527-0240. or mail the information to Communi-
ty Calendar. The Huron Expositor. Box 69 Seaforth, Ontario. NOK IWOO well in advance of the
scheduled date. Space for the Community Calendar is donated by The Huron Expositor
Wed., July 1
7 a.m. Firemen's Breakfast at Firehati
12 noon Lioness Bake Sale - beside EMA
1 p.m. Balloon send off at Town Hall
1:30 p.m. Leisure Walk Poker Rally . _
1:30 p.m. Auction Sale at High School
3 p.m. - Dark Bail game- T -ball. Family Picnic
Ladies' Bali Game, Fireworks
Thurs. , July 2
7,30 p.m. Cents vs. Beechwood
8:30 p.m. Brewers vs. Topnotch
9:30 p.m. Bdilerslnith vs. Komakozy
(Mens Bali Hockey at Arena)
8:30 p.m. Pee Wee Girls vs. Atwood
9:30.p.m. Riverrats at Warriors
9 p.m. Mitverton Jr's. at Walton
Fri., July 3
2 - 3:30 p.m. Teddy Bears Picnic. Seaforth
Library. Ages 3 - 8, 50e adrissi'o»'. Bring
your Teddy Bear,
8 p.m. erod'hagen at Roadrunners
7 p.in. Bluev'ai'e at Walton Squirt Boys
Sun., July 5
7 p:n1. Tophotch vs. Creamery
8:30 pit: Mainsheet vs. Turf Club
(lions Park)
Mon., July 6
9 a.m. PTayscfi6o17Plaa round stalls at
Public School
12:15 - 1:15 Aqua -fit at Lions Pool
7 p.m. Queens vs. Topnotch
8:30 p.m. Turf Club vs. Creamery
(Optimist Park)
9 p.m. Swingers at Walton
8 P.M. Walton at Winthrop Bantam Girls
7 p.m. Brussels at Walton Squirt Girls
Tues., July ' 7
7 p.m. Ladies Rec Softball
7 p.m. Walton at Brussels Mite Boys
8 p.m. Walton at Manley (Winthrop)
7 pin: Walton at Betgrave Bantam Girls
9 prm Monkton at Walton Bantam Boys
Wed., July 8
8:30 p.m. Huron County Federation of
Agriculture Monthly Member Meeting.
AT the Clinton Public School, Bill
McEachetn CA., Chartered Accountant
from Grand Bend speaking. Topic - Resell
changes in Patin Taxation.
6-8 p.m Moms & Tots Rollerskating'
7 p.m. Mamst'reet vs. Queens
8:30, p:in. dears vs. Creamery
(Lions Park)
8' p.m. Ladies' Ball Hockey
p.n. Fitness is Fun