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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1986-03-26, Page 3NEWS AND FEATURES THE HURON EXPOSITOR, MARCH 26. 1986 — A3 Program to stop sexual abuse in Huron Perth BY W1U'1A OKE The Huron -Perth County Roman Catholic Separate School Board agreed Monday at a meeting in Dublin to start a program on the prevention of sexual abuse in its 19 schools in the two counties, limiting it to children in Kindergarten through Grade 6. Theresa Powins, Religion Consultant and Family life Resource, informed the board she has learned sexual child abuse can be and is a problem in Huron and Perth as in other jurisdictions. She stated it is absolutely necessary it must be a community effort, involving parents, teachers, social workers, police and clergy, to help the child effectively combat child abuse. The program material is called Feeling Yes and Feeling No. It consists of videotapes designed for adults and children and program materials which will give the children the tools to protect themselves. Miss Bowins pointed out one in three girls and one in five boys experience some form of sexual assault before the age of 18. Parents of students in Huron and Perth Counties will be invited to a meeting to discuss the issue and to review the program materials before they are implemented in the schools. Also, at a professional de,velopment day teachers will be updated and trained in the use of materials as they play a crucial role in prevention. She said trained social workers will be called on to discuss the three types of abuse -- physical, emotional and sexual . This program will be part of the Family Life Program. PARENTS JUBILANT Twenty-eight members of St. Columban Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) were jubilant Monday night to have their request accepted for the discontinuance of triple grades in one classroom in the Huron -Perth County school system. For several years triple grades have existed in two small schools in the system -- St. Columhnn and St. Joseph's School at Kingsbridge. At St. Columban the 61 students have been divided into three classes in the four -room school - Grades 1, 2 and 3eGrades 4, 5 and 6 and Grades 7 and 8. Kindergarten children in the St. Columban area have always attended St. Patrick's School at Dublin. These three class groups were established in September 1978 in St. Columban. A month ago 45 members of the St. Columban Parent Teacher Association at- tended a board meeting and requested the board have a kindergarten in their school because "kindergarten children should not be sent out of the parish." At that time the Board Accommodation Review Committee was asked to study the groupings and the Kindergarten question at St. Columban. The committee now reports it is not prepared to make a recommendation for the Kindergarten where it is reported the cost of educating a pupil is $3,400. Trustee Ronald Murray of St. Columban stated St. Columban is "a good school" and made a motion there be no triple grades there or in any of the separate schools in the Huron -Perth system. "I don't think it is fair for St. Columban students to have triple grading when two grades are better." Mr. Murray's motion passed easily with a 9 to 4 vote. In other business the beard hired its first secondary teachers for its new secondary school starting this year at St. Michael Secondary School in Stratford: Sister Elaine Carr of St. Catharines will teach religion and history, while Colleen Nagle of Fergus will teach both english and art. Also hired were two teachers to teach French Immersion at St. Mary's School in Goderich - Marcel St. Ameault and Lorraine Kingsley, while Francine Quesnell of London will teach French Immersion at St. Aloysius School in Stratford. TO THE EDITOR Searching for relatives I am trying to locate any surviving relatives of my mother's family who emigrated from England to Canada, and at the suggestion of the Ontario Genealogical Society I am writing to you in the hope that you might publish an extract of this letter in your newspaper for circulation in the Brussels area. My great grandfather, Adam Campbell served for 21 years with the 93rd Highlanders from 1834 to 1855, spent 7 years with the regiment in Canada, received Campaign medals for the Crimea W ar and was a Chelsea pensioner. He had three sons who grew to a mature age, two of them Alexander and Angus emigrated to Canada in 1888, and the third George, my grandfather, remained in Eng- land. Alexander Campbell was born in North- ampton England in 1865, and was believed to be farming in the Brussels area of Canada with nis wife Annie until her death on September 22, 1933, and Alexander died on the 19th May 1934. Angus Campbell was born in Portland in July 1861, and had two sons Harold and Stanley and a daughter Nellie. One of the sons was believed to have been killed in the 1914-18 war. The last known address for this family was Box 67, Brussels, Ontario. i would be very pleased to hear from any relatives of these families, or from anyone who may know of them, and would be most obliged if you could find room in your newspaper for this request. Yours faithfully, —� J.C. Parker 5 Landcross Drive Northampton NN3 3NA England Reader sends Easter poem This poem was sent to me by Mrs. Chas. Bumstead. of Owen Sound, the former Mary Hays. sister of Mr. George Hays of Seaforth. I think that marry of your readers, relatives, friends and former classmates of Mary Jackson Hinton would be interested in reading her Easter poem. Sincerely Mona Sills Enzensberger ANEAS LNat POEd by el ary iacicson Hinton I looked out on my garden drear, A drab. depressing picture, here Brown rotting relics of last autumn's show, And melting mounds of dirty snow, While overhead grey hanks of clouds Pound forth God's tears, i wept aloud. But oh today the sun doth shine, The treasures of the world are mine, Returning robins sing their praise, Of azure sky and lengthening days, And crocus flowers with flags unfurled Brings Easter's promise to the world. The late MaryJackson Hinton, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Lou Jackson of Seaforth (paternal grandmother a Van Egmond) was an excellent scholar and school teacher. Each year at Seaforth High School Commencement a scholarship, in her menxiry is presented to a worthy graduate by her husband, Herbert Hinton of Acton, Ontario. WORKING TOGETHER — Seaforth Public School students Tawnya SHCF president Patrick Ryan, The plaque was awarded by the Taylor, Colin Skea, Kerry Stanley and Jennifer Southgate, along Huron County Board of Education to both the SHCF and Seaforth with their teacher Ross Carter, right, presented a plaque to the Public School. For the past three years Grade 6 students have been Seaforth Health Care Facility last week. Accepting the plaque Is working with the residents on a weekly basis. Mcllwraith photo Hunger strike may not be best The now 16 -day-old hunger strike by "I agree with the idea that someone wants something else or not, I don't know." Senator Jacques Hebert is in support of a to do something about it (getting the program "It was a shame to lose the Katimavik good cause, but isn't the best means of back). I just don't think a hunger strike is the program in the beginning. But I have finding a solution, according to area school way to go, the way to approach it." difficulty with self denial to accomplish ' principals. A hunger strike is a method of drawing something," added Mr. Contois, Mr. Hobert refuses to eat until the federal attention to something when nothing else is "We'd resigned ourselves to the fact that government reinstates Katimavik, a $20 -mil- working," added Mr. Jewitt. Katimavik ended for us a year ago. I see this lion volunteer youth program. It was "I guess I'm kind of conservative in that hunger strike as just another unfortunate eliminated from the budget last year because respect. I find it rather interesting this follow up to the loss of the program." of federal cutbacks. hunger strike has continued on so long, but "It's almost a year since they left. Seaforth schools have been the recipients my first thought was that I didn't like that Everyone supported the program. There was of Katimavik help fora number of years. The method of doing things. I feel the program a lot of individualized things done with the loss of that help last spring, when the was excellent and the community certainly kids with Katimavik, things we don't cutbacks were announced, was dishearten- suffered when it was no longer made normally have the staff to do. It certainly was ing. available. But this government decided the positive. They're certainly missed here," "We used Katimavik extensively here, and program had to go. Whether they look at added Mr. Jewitt. I'd like to see that type of program available here again," said Seaforth Public School principal Gary Jewitt. It was one of the best programs both for the participants and the kids and community on the receiving end." Although it cost $20 -million dollars annual- ly Katimavik produced some $60 million in assets to communities across Canada, through the work it did on a volunteer basis. Members, who ranged in age from 17 to 21, were paid $1 each day for their work. Most of the tasks they took on were tasks that could not and would not normally be done, either because of a shortage of funding or shortage of manpower. Katimavik gave youth from across the country the opport inity to share themselves with various communities by working with children, seniors and the handicapped. Katimavik was made up of youth, from all ..ethnic groups, religions and economic levels, and gave the communities it served a real taste of the diversity of the country. Last year, during the International Year of the Youth, the United Nations recognized Canada's Katimavik program. And now the United States and Australia are in the process of modelling programs after it. But despite the strengths of the program Seaforth principals agree ahungerstrike may be too drastic a measure for Mr. Hebert to take. "i don't know what alternative there is," said Ray Contois, principal of St James Separate Schaal. Environmental impact a consideration areas and they would be eliminated from committee. Areas of rare or endangered further study. The second criteria looked at, species of plants or wildlife would not be was that soda! impact could not bereduced to considered (ecology). Areas with significant acceptable levels: that is we should not locate heritage or archaeological resources should a site in any urban area, whether existing or be avoided (cultural environment). The site designated in the official plan and zoning should have a minimum life expectancy of 20 bylaws, or within a certain distance of an years (site size). The land must be available existing residence. It was determined by the for full onsite investigation. These final four committee to fix the minimum distance at 400 considerations would be site specific and did m or about ih mile. A further overlay map not reduce the candidate areas where landfill was developed by using aerial photographs sites might be found. and driving all the roads in the study area. The candidate areas where potential This overlay map was used to eliminate any landfill sites might be located were, therefore areas which could not accommodate the reduced to these areas as outlined by the isolation requirement and at the same time overlay maps. Representatives from the offer some degree of screening by either bush landfill committee then had to approach or topography. owners of the properties to see if further The third criteria is the best foodland testing of the sites could be done, including should be preserved for agriculture. The test diggings and drillings, with a view to third overlay map was prepared from Canada selling them for landfill purposes. In this Land Inventory Mapping to show all the lands manner, potential sites were listed. classed as 1 and 2 for agriculture and also Once a list of plished then a potential sites was itclass 1-80 on of was determined miinned aner cent y lands o 3 20 f per 1 and 2 he cent. Here sites would have to be made to determinearative zonedzoned for agriculture would be eliminated which of the sites listed would be the best. from the study. Next week a review of the evaluation criteria Other criteria were also considered and used to compare and rate these specific sites minimum requirements established by the will be presented. 1986-87 calendar set The 1986-87 school year calendar was approved last week by the Perth County Board of Education. The calendar allows for eight professional development days and regular school holi- days. There will be 187 days when students will actually be in school. The school year begins on September 2 of this year and ends on June 26, 1987. Christmas holidays run from December 22 to January 4 and the mid -winter break will be from March 16 to 20. The elementary school professional devel- opment days will be September 19, October 31, November 7, January 31, April 10, May 15, June 12 and 26. Secondary school professional development days, except for two county -wide days on October3l and April 10 are at the end of the school year. Trustee Twyla Reed, chairman of the school year calendar committee, said four professional development days will coincide with similar days for the Huron -Perth Roman Catholic Separate School Board. The Expositor wants you The Expositor wants to take your picture. opposed to team shots, the Sports Edition As always at this time of the year The accomplishes what the paper can't during Eiipositor is gearing up to reproduce its the year - the publication of team winter sports edition. This edition, which photographs. will appear in the paper sometime either at the end of April or the beginning of May. In order to make the Sports Edition a will contain team photos. success The Expositor is soliciting your Sponsored by local businesses the Sports help. Anyone who has a team they feel Edition provides the perfect souvenir of a should be photographed for the Sports year's activities, at relatively no cost (just Edition should contact The Expositor office the cost of the paperthat week). And since It and set up a time and place for the photo is the policy of the paper during the year to session. Ask to speak to Heather or Pat at run, wherever possible, action shots as 527.0240. RACOONS AT RETREAT — A one -day retreat held at the St. Columban Parish Hall turned out to be a lot of fun for those involved. Not only.weie there inspirational talks but there was the retreat. Mctiwrat touot of music, rses in both Huron complete aid Perth counties attended"shared. Students takingreligious study fh phbto EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the fourth of a series of arta les on landfilling and enerna- tives. Once the best alternative is established regarding how municipal solid waste will be disposed of, the task of pursuing this alternative with the least impact on the environment is then on the agenda. in this' study case the best alternative has been determined as "a new landfill site" (with or without separation, recycling and possibly heat recovery from waste). Locating a site which will have the least impact on the surrounding environment must be done in a systematic and organized manner, taking into account a variety of criteria set by the public, the ministry of the environment, and the municipal governments. At first the search was kept to the poorer classes of soils within 10 k.m. of the population centroid that had reasonable isolation and screening from existing resi- dences. Why? Because it had been deter- mined the best lands should be preserved for agriculture; people take their own garbage to landfills so it must be convenient; and there must be Little impact from odor, unsightli- ness, and noise. At this time it was also determined public health and safety was most important. It would be necessary to show no off-site contamination of ground or surface water would occur. This last criteria would be dealt with by conducting extensive hydrogeological tests on the site. After several public meetings and meet- ings with the ministry of the environment it was determined more public input was necessary and the existing criteria should be reviewed before proceeding further. In our study case, six representatives from each municipality volunteered to sit on the steering committee and act as a liaison between the landfill committee and the general public. With the results of public meetings as well as meetings with the M.O.E. the criteria for site selection was reviewed. The study area was determined to be the entire area of the municipalities involved, and not just a 10 or 15 k. radius of the population centmid. This will ensure the MOEwehaye looked extensively at the entire area. It would be very difficult to approach another municipality unless you show there is no possible site in your own. The search area once established is reduced by the prioress of elimination since sites that would be unsuitable for landfilling can be eliminated for any one of the following reasons. 1. Public health and safety may he affected: for example groundwater may become contaminated in areas where certain sand -gravelly soils exist and surface water might become contaminated in some areas such as watercourse floodplain. Overlay maps can be prepared from available soils and topographical maps to determine these COMMUNITY CALENDAR Wednesday, March 26 Saturday cont'd 1-3 p.m, Moms and Tots Skating 1:30-4 p.m, Shuffleboard and Euchre 430 5:30 pin. Sr„ ilingette 5:30.6341 Midget Pl'attice 6:30-7:30 Minor Broomball 12:30.1:30 Ringette 1:30.3 Public=Skating 5.4 purl. Mites 4-5 p.m. Novice • 5-6:30 p -in. Atom 6:30-8 Pee Wees vs RiiIrerfot Thursday, March 27 Sunday, Marr>h 3n 130''-3 Public Skating 5-6 p m. Hingette 6-7 p m, ltingelte,,, 7:00 p.m. iiaWks vs Canadians 4:15-5:15 p.m. Atom Prattiee 5>5.6:15 Bantam Practice 6:30-7:30 pin. Minor Broomball 7:30 p.rn. Mens Broomball Friday, March 28 - N9dnday, March 31 630=7;30 Itingette - Petite vs Exeter 4.5 p.m, Sr, Fk,use League Practiie" 5-6 p.m. Jr, }louse league Practice 6`7 p m Pee Pradice Tuesday; . April 17 8 p.m- 38tigette y 8.30 P.M. 'Centena"rree vs Grand Valley a:30-6.30 p,m. Novice practice Game 5 6 30-8 p.m, Bantamgardeif necessary Saturday, March:29 SaturdayMoming Hoose league Playoff 7:30 a.m. Oilers vs Bruins 8 30"a,iil. North Stars vs Canadians 90 p -iii. F7ifes vs' Jets 16:30 aim. Flyers vs teats 11:30Pen a tq.,Penguins vs Whalers Wednesday, April 2 ,S 7:30'-8:30 Ringette - Petite This is your` personal invitation to attend Special Gospel Meetings continuing nightly (except Saturday) at Joseph Street , Gospel Hail, Clinton. 1