HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1990-10-31, Page 3Committee to study UNICEF use
BY M1CHRLIC GbtZZNE
The Huron -Pei* 5411611111C School
IMa will be es box at
di to your door wart.
Chairpervoa Vin amt Wars said
distributuyl UNICEF viableo a
board policy passed in July. He said
the bcaard decided elementary
students will not solicit doe -to -
dour through the school in any way.
The board decided to appoint a
trusteccler ccxnenittoe to study
the use of UNICEF by the schools
for next Halloween.
Monday night Trustee Debbie
Rabidoux made a motion for the
bond to reconsider its decision
rxmAlt the distribution of
boxes. Two-thirds of
trustees must be in favor of recon-
sidering a dtxisiou to bring it back
for iliac ussion. Although the
majority of trustees supported
reconsidering the decision in a 8-6
vole, it was not enough to bring it
back to the table.
Rabidoux invited Laurie Lenhardt
of Tavistock to speak to the board
about UNICEF. The board allowed
her to make her presentation al-
though it would not reconsider its
decision.
Trustee John Devlin, who
brought the motion to not distribute
the boxes to the board at the last
meeting, asked the chairperson to
make a presentation on his side of
the issue. McInnes said Rabidoux
discussed the guest speaker earlier
in the week and was put on the
agenda. Devlin's request was not
fulfilled but his presentation will be
on the agenda for the next meeting.
Lenhardt worked in Africa for
five years and witnessed UNICEF's
support. She told the trustees
UNICEF provided vaccinations
when a village out break of measles
County boys
fare well
Huron County is well represented
in the international figure skating
scene these days. Two county men,
and their respective partners,
finished in the top three of the pars
competition at the SunLife Skate
Canada competition, held in
Lethbridge, Alberta last week.
Lloyd (Herbie) Eisler, son of
Lloyd and Bev Eisler of Seaforth,
and partner Isabelle Brasseur of St. -
Jean -Sur -Richelieu, Quebec, took
the gold medal in their first inter-
national competition of the season.
The couple, ranked second in the
world, won Thursday's short perfor-
mance.
The Soviet couple of Eugenia
Shishkova and Vadim Naumov
were second, followed by Michelle
Menzies of Cambridge, and Kevin
Wheeler of Brussels.
occurred. UNICEF leaches She
people trades so they as matte a
living for themselves. Lool.dt
distributed milk, provided by
UNICEF, to starvuig c t uldren and
babies who uukIn't be nursed.
Lombardi said sloe did no witness
any abortions or was not aware of
any takmg place.
"In AtrLa, 1 doubt they wank&
have the money let alone eves Mak
about 4boruuus. 1 neva Ward
anyone even suggest [abortions) is
an alternative," die said.
She said abortions are ix usably
performed in the cities by the weal-
thy but not by UNICEF.
We never did IL 1 have not had
fust hand experience with it," she
sued.
Lenhardt showed people in Africa
how to use condoms provided by
UNICEF.
"We are talking about a different
lifestyle. They are having babies all
of the time. You have to teach them
to be able to raise them." said Len-
hardt.
"Planned Parenthood is not within
the Catholic realm of beliefs yet it
was stipulated Atrial) Ie •dialna
society mid we csla't *sr ism
how I believe UNICEF is trytas
iacresse the quality of life for taw
people," said Rabidoux.
Lerahardt .sena UNICEF is nut the
only organization trying to help
developing coon r1c4.
-We should be a global tears,
joining hands to make a beam
world," she said.
Rsbidoux was disappounsed with
the bard's decision not a
reconsider. She believed
trustees felt the issue had been=
with and shouldn't be brought back.
"It was in the best interest of the
voters to ger it back on the board,"
she said. She received many calls
from people upset about the board's
decision.
Mother Theresa resa acid Holy
Childhood. Association boxes are in
the schools for children to depose:
their spare change. Rabidoux said
she is glad there is an alternative
although its not the same
Children learn about the ly
Childhood Association in school
and are aware of what it docs.
Strike talk premature
BY HEATHER ROBINET
Both management and union of General Coach in Hensall, are
optimistic negotiation differences can be resolved before either a strike
vote is taken, or a lock out enforced. A meeting with a conciliation
officer on October 19 ended in a no board decision, when both groups
reached an impasse over monetary issues.
In a nutshell, the membership of General Coach was asking for a one
year contract, and instead was offered one that spanned three years.
Other terms of the contract, primarily to do with language changes,
were resolved easily.
We didn't ask for a no board report," commented Andrew Imanse,
General Manager of General Coach. "We're always optimistic we can
resolve this issue."
Mr. Imanse noted that despite the fact that several meetings have been
held between management and union, only one meeting has dealt
specifically with monetary issues. He said talk of a lock out, or a strike,
is premature.
"We're right in the middle of it," he said, "And until the final offer
is on the table..."
"But we've not got to that point. Whatever is available is not all on
the table. We require more meetings, and I'm prepared to go to
meetings whenever they're called."
Ken Fenwick, representative of Local 3054 of the United Brotherhood
of Carpenters and Joiners of America, said he too, is optimistic the
differences can be resolved.
"I believe both parties have grounds for movement, although just what
the company's will be, I don't know," he said, noting that on November
11, the membership will be in a legal strike position, and the company
a legal lock out position.
"We want to continue on the talks and are willing to go past the
deadline if an agreement can be reached"
He added that the membership is adament it doesn't want a three year
wage freeze. Management however, said the package it is offering is not
a freeze, but rather a "lump sum" offer in the second year.
The Ministry of Labor has said a meeting will be scheduled before
November 11. "
At present only 95 of the 180 of those employees listed on General
Coach's seniority list, are working. The rest are on layoff.
General Coach employees were locked out for more than two months
in 1989.
• THE istA0 i EXPOSI T Chi, OCTOBER 31. 1990-3
GROUP HUG - Grade 1 students bid adieu to custodian Jade Eisler in the best way they knew how, last
week. They gave him a group hug The well -loved gentleman retired atter 25+ years at the school.
Robinet photo
Much loved custodian retires
BY HEATHER ROBINET
Echoes of "Jack, Jack, he's a
cleaning maniac" filled the
gymnasium of the Seaforth Public
School last week, when students
there paid homage to longtime
school custodian, Jack Eisler.
Mr. Eisler, a friendly face at the
school since October 1965, has
been more than a custodian to
students and staff. He has, in their
own words, been a wonderful
friend. This fall, because of an
automobile accident that occurred in
June, Mr. Eisler was forced to take
an early retirement. Last week
students and staff of the public
school bid Jack adieu in a way he
will never forget.
"He's been more than a
custodian," commented Sheila
Morton, a longtime teacher at the
school.
"He's been everything. If we have
ants in our classroom, he gets rid of
them. If we break something, he
fixes it. When we forget something,
he gets it - and we're always
forgetting something."
"He's very easy to get along with.
Not everyone can work with this
many people. It's a real challenge
being a custodian. It could drive a
person crazy working in a place
like this."
A wife to Doreen, and father to
Cindy and Gary, Mr. Eisler has
treated the students and staff of
Seaforth Public School, as his
extended family, and everyone was
sad to see him retire.
"He has really been a lot of fun.
He has a good sense of humor,"
they said.
"He's been very active in the
school."
And in a reciprocal sentiment,
Mr. Eisler too, hated to say
goodbye.
"I miss the kids," he said. "I'm
walking the floors at home."
"I really appreciate this (the
farewell). I can't believe the kids
would do this for me. The hugs
really got me. I'll be back "
Seaforth men to compost for Goderich
BY HEATHER BOA
The Town of Goderich is going to
turn over old leaves for composting
to two Seaforth businessmen.
The Works and Property Commit-
tee accepted a proposal from Paul
VanderMolen of The Lawn Master
and Don Heard of Gordon Heard
Construction to start a pilot cont-
. posting project.
The agreement is conditional upon
the two men finding a site to dump
the leaves and getting a certificate
of approval from the Ministry of
the Environment (MOE).
Better accessibility to buildings needed
BY SUSAN OXFORD
Better access to transportation, a
telephone reassurance service, ac-
cessibility to buildings, and line
dancing were some of the sugges-
tions made by seniors at a seminar
meeting concerning Services for
Seniors, October 24. The meeting,
at the Seaforth Town Hall Council
Chamber, was set up to allow
seniors to share ideas on what ser-
vices are needed for seniors in
Seaforth. The session was iniated
by a steering committee established
to implement the Seaforth Strategic
Business Plan.
According to the input by the
seniors, the perfect day for them
would be one that started with a
telephone reassurance call and
continued with transportation to
various appointments and meetings,
a stop off at the senior's drop in
centre for a chat with friends, shop-
ping and finding everything they
need without having to leave town,
and having help with odd jobs
around the home. Some of the
evenings would be a blast - either a
nice evening out with friends and a
nice dinner at a nicer restaurant, or
a group of seniors getting together
to go line dancing and have a good
time kicking up their heels.
Cathy Vida. Economic Develop-
ment coordinator, opened the Ser-
vices for Seniors meeting by telling
people present that 20 per cern of
Seaforth's population is age 55 or
older. She then introduced members
of the steering committee present at
the meeting. She said the first
meeting of the steering committee
was October 1 and the committee
had compiled a survey with 11
questions to help them determine
what services to offer seniors.
At the meeting seniors broke into
groups with some of the committee
members and discussed questions in
the survey. One service they felt
would be beneficial to seniors. or
any person recently moved to
Seaforth, is a directory informing
diem of services, clubs and busines-
ses in town. With so many seniors
living in or moving to Seaforth,
they felt a welcome wagon type
greeting for seniors would be a
service worth investing in.
Many of die seniors said they
DISCUSSING SERVICES FOR SENIORS - This group was part of group discussions in determining
what Services for Seniors Seaforth should adopt or create. From left seniors John Crich, Ralph Goodwin
and Jim Kelly discus services with Services for Seniors committee members Ruth Hildebrand and Don
Smith. Oxford photo.
went out of Seaforth for shopping,
and just to get away. There isn't
enough selection in sizes and when
ordering specialty products some
seniors said they can wait up to a
year for the product. They all
agreed it was difficult to purchase
orthopaedic shoes in Seaforth, let
alone prescription shoes. Lack of
products available for seniors is one
major reason why seniors leave
Seaforth to shop in other towns,
they explained.
On a daily basis the seniors said
they do have problems they require
help with. With a telephone reas-
surance system they would be able
to check in on each other daily and
see how they were getting along.
The seniors said Seaforth
sidewalks need repair. Dogs running
at large caused problems on
sidewalks, plus got into their gar-
bage and made terrible messes that
are difficult to clean up. On Main
Street delivery trucks and vans were
cited by the seniors as a problem
because they block the view and are
difficult to get around. They sug-
g the delivery vehicles use the
back allies and unload behind the
buildings.
The seniors talked about housing
in Seaforth and said there are not
enough units and there are waiting
lists for the few available. They
agreed that more two bedroom
apartments were needed, and more
apartment buildings with a laundry
room on each floor.
Access to buildings was another
problem the seniors discussed. One
senior said he knew of two women
who would've come to the meeting
had it not been on the second floor
of a building without an elevator.
Access to the library was another
problem faced by many seniors, and
although sometimes the librarians
can deliver books to a senior's
home, the seniors said they would
rather be able to use all the library
services at the library.
The seniors had suggestions for
social activities that can be taken
advantage of by them. They thought
a drop in centre would be good, if
it wasn't too structured with ac-
tivities or too much card playing.
ideally it would have some events
such as woodworking, but mainly it
would be a drop in centre all day
long. They felt they needed a place
to gather with other seniors and that
it must be accessible. They said the
need is becoming urgent, especially
if the post office closes. Some of
the local churches were having
elevators insulted and the seniors
felt they would be an ideal place.
If a senior volunteer service were
formed some of the seniors said
they would be interested in being
volunteers helping the more frail
seniors. Other organizations
dedicated to seniors are needed,
they said, to help with home main-
tenance and meal preparation. The
seniors said they wouldn't mind if
a small fee were charged for these
services.
Transportation was an important
issue to the seniors and they felt
there was a need for more access to
transportation in Seaforth. Many of
them had to get to doctor's ap-
pointments in and out of town. Plus
sometimes they just want to get
away to a social event in another
town.
One such social event some of the
seniors said they would like
transportation to was line dancing
in Wingham. Or, better yet they
said, would be to get a line dancing
club started in Seaforth. A club that
organized trips would be ap-
preciated, they said. Another social
event they would like is a diner's
club for seniors where they could
go to a nice restaurant once a
month in a group and have a lovel y .
but inexpensive, meal. 1f clubs such
as these were formed in Seaforth
Tarn t. page 14
They had not found a suitable
site, as of Monday, Oct. 29.
Commercial composting projects
require the approval of the Ministry
of the Environment (MOE), says
MOE senior environmental officer
Philip Bye.
VanderMolen told the committee
that the leaves would be treated
with ammonium nitrate to increase
the bacterial level. Leaves collected
this fall will be turned regularly and
ready to use for potting and ber-
ming next fall.
The two men already manage
leaves in Seaforth.
In discussions before the
agreement was reached, committee
member Maurice Jenkins wondered
if the leaves shouldn't be sold to
the highest bidder.
"Surely we have an obligation to
accept somebody else's wish to take
these leaves?" he asked. Jenkins
suggested the leaves should be put
up for bidding.
But commissioner of works Ken
Hunter said that it would be impos-
sible to put it to a bid this year.
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Wed., Oct. 31 Sun., Nov. 4
1:00-3:00 p.m. - Seniors, Parents and 11:00 a.m.-12 noon - Atom II practice
Tots 8ksting
1:30-4:00 p.m. - Senior Shuffleboard
at Arena
4:30-5:30 p.m. - Ringette at the Arena
5:30-8:30 p.m. - Pee Wes Hockey
practice at Arens
7:30-10:00 p.m. - Ladles' Broomball
a1 the Arena
8:00-0:00 p.m. - Fitness is Fun at the
Arena
Thurs., Nov. 1
9:00-10:00 a.m. - Fitness is Fun et the
Arena
1:30 p.m. - Seaforth Happy Cltlssns
monthly meeting and cards et the
Legion
4:00-5:00 p.m. - Figure Skating
5:30-6:30 p.m. - Bantam Hockey
practloe at Arena
6:30-8:00 p.m. - Minor Broomball at
the Arena
8:00-10:00 p.m. - Mixed Basketball at
the High School
8:00-12:00 midnight - Men's
8roomball at Arena
Fri., Nov. 2
10:30-11:30 a.m. - Story Hour at
Seaforth Library. Ages 3 to 5.
4:30-5:30 p.m. - Petlte/Tween
Ringette st the Arena
5:30-6:30 p.m. - Junior Houseleagus
Hockey prectloe
6:30-7:30 p.m. - Senior Houss#sague
Hockey preotice
7:30-8:30 p.m. - Ringette
8:30 p.m. - Lambeth vs. Centenslres
Sat., Nov. 3
7:30-8:30 a.m. - Oilers vs. North Stare
8:30-9:30 a.m. - Kings vs. Canadians
9:30-10:30 •.m. - Whalers vs.
Penguins
10:30-11:30 a.m. - Leafs vs. Flames
11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. - Mites Hockey
0:00-11:00 a.m. - Tap Dsnoing at the
Arena
12:30-1:30 p.m. - Novice/Bunny
Ringette at Arena
1:30-2:30 p.m. - Story Hour at
Sesfonth IJbrery. Ages 4 to 7.
1:30-3:00 p.m. - Free Public Skating
sponsored by: Town of Seaforth
and P.U.C. Employes.
3:00.4:00 p.m. - Novice Hockey
4:00-6:15 p.m. - Atom Hockey
5:15-7:00 p.m. - Pee Wee Hook y
7:00-8:30 p.m. - Lorne Slues vs.
Beaver Old Timers
8.30-10:30 p.m. - Free Teen Slating
soon.ored by the Seaforth lion.
Club
12:00 noon -1:00 p.m. - Novice
Ringette practice
1:00-2:00 p.m. - Mitchell vs. Novice
Hockey
3:00-4:30 p.m. - Huron Park
Merchant Oldtlmers
5:30-6:30 p.m. - Petite I Ringette
6:30-7:30 p.m. - Petite II Ringette
7:30-8:30 p.m. - Tween Ringette
8:30-9:30 p.m. - Junior Ringette
9:30-11:00 p.m. -
.H.L.
Mon., Nov. 5
vs.
4:30-8:30 p.m. - Figure Skating
7:30 p.m. - Minor Sports Dabber
BINGO
8:30-10:00 p.m. • Beaver Oldtimers
vs. Hickson
7:00-9:00 p.m. - Furniture Refinishing
at High School
10:00-11:00 p.m. - Midget Hockey
practice
Tues. , Nov. 6
9:00-10:00 a.m. - Fitness Is Fun et the
Arena
10:30 a.m.-12 noon - Senior -Parents
and tots Skating
4:30-5:30 p.m. - Teachers Hockey
5:304:30 p.m. - Novice Hockey prac-
tice
rao-tice
6:30-8:00 p.m. - Bantams Hockey
8:00-10:00 p.m. - Goderich vs.
Midgets Hockey
Wed . , Nov. 7
1:00-3:00 p.m. - Senior - Parents and
Tots Skating
1:30-4:00 p.m. - Senior Shuffleboard
at Arena
'4:30-5:30 p.m. - Ringette Practice at
the Arena
5:30-6:30 p.m. - Pee Wee Hockey
praotio• at Arena
8:30-7:30 p.m. - Censorial... practice
7:00-5:00 p.m. - Stretching Clinic at
Arena
7:30 p.m. - Seaforth Public School - •
night for crafts and tun. Everyone
welcome.
7:304:00 p.m. - Minor Broomball at
Arena
8:004:00 p.m. - Fitness Is Fun at
Arena
8:00-10:00 p.m - Recrestionsl
Vbilsyb.$ at StktS
9:00.11:30 p m - Ladles' Rroornbsll
at Arena