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Serving the communities
and areas of Seatorth.
Brussels, Dublin. Hensa
and Walton
rTheatorth, Ontario
HURON EXPOSITOR WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 1 1989
HOSPITAL CONSTRUCTION - Construc-
tion of the addttiori at the Seatorth Com-
munity' Hospital is well underway. and
workers from Melloul-Biamey Construction
of Waterloo are putting together the. steel
structure for the additior, The weather has
cooperated with the construction workers,
work is going ahead on schedule, and they
expect to have their task completed by
, early next week. It will be only a matter of
three or tour weeks before the building is
closed in. Corbett photos
50 cents a copy
CBE, anteachers
trth y"tion
The Huron County Board of Education,
has yet to reach a collective agreement
with its elementary teachers, but the stage
has been set for a new round of negota-
tions. A mediator has been appointed, and
negotiations for the teachers will now be
done by their provincial representatives
The last time the two sides met was or.
December- 16. 1988. At. that meeting they
couldn't find a compromising way through
the issues including preparation time.
salary, staffing and benefits. But they did
agree to the appointing of a mediator.
The Education Relations Commission
has appointed Dr. David Whitehead of St.
Catharines to act as mediator Mt
Whitehead is an Associate Professor of Aub
ministrative Studies at Brock University
His previous mediation: •appointments
were Sault Ste. Marie RC. Peterborough
County Elementary , Peterborough Count)
Secondary Hamilton -Wentworth RCSF
Secondary and Lakehead District RCSB.
Ori January 24, 1989, the elementary
school teachers voted to request the help of
their provincial organizations (Federation
of Women Teachers' Associations of On-
tario. and Ontario Public School Teachers'
Federation , in the negotiations. The
teachers asked for experienced provincial
negotiators. and for other provincial staff
support and advice.
The previous collective agreement ex-
pired on August 31, 1988. The pending
agreement has been under negotiation
since March 1988. Two attempts at media-
tion with Doug Lawless as mediator were
held m May, and a fact-finding hearing
with Helen Finlay was held in September.
A date for the third attempt at mediation
will be announced shortly.
The elementary school teachers are op-
timistic that recent changes in format will
result in a settlement in the near future
Storm turns Seaforth streets to ice
Freezing rain Wednesday night turned Claus
Seatorth and area into an outdoor ice rink. Also, as a result of the icy conditions St.
and resulted in some- traffic mishaps on James School in Seaforth, as well as rural
town,streets schools in the area. were closed on Thurs-
Seaforth Police report three car accidents day due to a lack of students. Local buses
Wednesday night. caused when people lost were not in operation because of icy gravel
control over their vehicles.- touched the roads •
brakes and went for a slide. Only one acei- ••*••
dent involved a car hitting another cat•. A se- In another, unrelated accident on Thurs-
cond resulted in a car being jammed bet- day, the Ambulance Garage received
ween a tree and a pole, and a third, in a car substantial damage when a truck rolled into
hitting a utility pole. Only one car had to be it from the lot of the,Sunoco Service Station.
towed away from the accident scene. The driver of the truck was in the Sunoco at
"It was amazingly hazardous out there," the time his vehicle decided to make the
commented Seaforth Police Chief Hal *cross -street' trek.
Daycare survey rev
A desire and a'need for day-care services
in Seaforth has been indicated by just over
100 respond to a recent needs survey.
The survey de dline was January 25.
The s ey as initiated by the Seaforth
Comm 'ty H ita1, and the proposed day-
care s ice co d be housed .in available
space the new ealth Centre. Those in-
volved in conducting the survey will also be
working toward a day-care proposal to be
reviewed by the Ministry of Community and
Social Services.
Through the survey approximately 40
families indicated interest in using a facility
for infants, toddlers and preschoolers if it
were made available. Over 50 families see a
need for an after school, and "P.A. Day"
care service for children aged five to nine.
Parents indicated many issues they see as
e®is 100 with need
important in the survey. Determining fac-
tors they see are cost of care and flexibility
of hours. The need for a qualified staff was
another concern raised;' but this criteria
would be handled due to government licens-
ing requirements.
An encouraging aspect of the survey is
that several respondents indicated they
would be willing to assist in setting up a day-
care program. A group of volunteers will be
meeting in the future to discuss the survey
results in detail, and to forward a proposal
to the Ministry of Community and Social
Services.
The ministry has indicated that even if the
Seaforth day-care program is approved, it
will be between one and two years before the
day care centre would be able to open it
doors.
BIA organization 'effectiveness :discussed
"What happens at the end of August
when the Mainstreet program stops? Is
there going to be someone working for the
benefit of the entire community?"
In the words of John Quinn, this was the
main underlying topic of discussion at a
Business Improvement Association
meeting held in Seaforth on Wednesday.
Mr. Quinn is a Mainstreet Coordinator
with .Mainstreet Ontario, and has a lot of
experience in dealing with groups like the
BIA. He was in Seaforth as an objective
observer, to hear many thoughts about the
Seaforth BIA, to write up a consensus, and
to draft a report including proposals for a
six month DIA strategy.
In August Seaforth's contract with
Mainstreet Canada expires, and the
Mainstreet Coordinator, who formerly did
a lot of work for the BIA, will no longer be
available. Questions are being raised as to
who will pick up the extra workload, and
how the BIA will function effectively
without the coordinator.
Mr. Quinn is currently' a Mainstreet
Coordinator in Lindsay, and he was in the
same position in Prescott -the smallest
town in the Mainstreet program prior to
Seaforth's having joined. So he is con-
sidered a qualified observer.
In Mr. Quinn's opinion the BIA in
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This year The Huron Expositor is going to revive a past tradition, and publish a new
cookbook - "What's Cooking"
'There is no,set theme for the cookbook, and readers of The Expositor are invited to
'become apart of it by submitting for•print, any of their favorite recipes, be they quick
snacks• ar.ejaborate desserts,. casseroles or gourmet entrees, nutritious salads or deca-
dent junk food concoctions. Anything goes, es long as it's, edible.
Asranaddedhncentiveeveryoneentering a recipe.willbe eligible for a draw. First prize
is a,foodprocessor,,seeond:prize a eoffeemaker and third prize, a coffee grinder.
'Those•submitting-reQipes•are reminded,that, to,be eilglble for the draw, submissions
must:ineludefour ;name“address;and•.telephone number. Recipes should be typed or
iprinted'clearly,aand'weask you,to read Them over .tobe sure,all necessary instructions
:have:beernhteluded. You:mayeven.want to include a. few words.eaplailung why you,tike
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Seaforth is fairly typical of similar mer-
chant associations in other towns, and is
reasonably healthy. He says the response
to the BIA meeting on Wednesday shows
merchants are thinking aboutthe future.
"People aren't saying 'let's quit, we
don't need this.' And there seems to be a
consensus about what people want. I think
it's in decent shape," said Mr. Quinn.
The consensus Mr. Quinn sees is that
many merchants, and members of the BM
executive mentionned they would like to
see the BIA sponsor more fun events
.rjowntown rather than having large sale
events. To hold events people are in-
terested in downtown, and not have as
much of a "hard sell" approach to
promotions.
Another positive thing Mr. Quinn sees in
Seaforth is that the business people seem
genuinely concerned about the well-being
of the entire downtown, rather than just
their own personal business, and this at-
titude lends itself well to the teamwork
necessary for a successful downtown
association.
Mr. Quinn feels that losing the BLA
would leave the Seaforth commercial
district at a disadvantage when trying to
compete with neighboring towns for
-business.
"You have to keep doing things, keep
Promoting, keep active," be explains. "If
there is no group that's concerned about
the future, and other towns Have ;such
groups, your town: gets behind."
On Wednesday morning voices from
local -merchants, bankers,etc.,were,beard.
OniWadneadaY.evening the:BIA.executive,
District ,Mainstreet Coordinator Tom
Lemon, .Seaforth ;Mainstreet • Coordinator
.ilex Shevchuck, l►4r. ,Quinn, and .wn
Clerk Jim Crocker tinct tetilscAas: theddeas
-raisedtattheillontit)&feasiomfroirkthese
•:meet ggs Mr.,Qtdati. for ,a,cownsus
;ofophuom,;andxwdtetas re.Pertand recom-
's endations ,to %keep, ,or ,improve, Gibe
Seafortli:BIA's vitality.
IN GOOD SPIRITS - Morale remains high along the picket line at General Coach in
Hensel!. George Kruse and Bob Manson, on duty Friday and warmed by the glow of a
bathtub fire, said they have made many new friends while manning the line Workers
are prepared to stay on the line as long as necessary. Mcllwraith photo.
Morale high on HensoI I ,.picket line
Spirits remain high along the picket line,
and the locked out employees of General
Coach indiensall, indicate they will continue
their vigilat the,ptant for long as it takes to
get a, decent contract.
"Our,apirats,are,good," said -Bob Manson
of Zurich, ' ;we'll ;stay as long .as .we have
to.'
'We have:; more friends now than we had
before Peopleareibrt''pngiicg,us:wood-and eof-
fee ...and. about' 90, to;95;per cent ;of the people
driving by, -either .wave for honk."
Mr. on ,added ;that •.the ,picket has
been .we ,organized, with eaeh n aasign-
.ed_a mhos uwii of ene.;eight Jiourgghift,aach
,week.-Be,sald,ivorker, pp etpation„ iias,o
;been ,,good, .with .approsuuately .,2011 of the
total 209 employees taking part,
Members of Local 3054 of the United
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of
America .were locked out December 30 when
they turned down General Coach's final of-
fer to renew a collective.agreement,and set-
tle 33x months of negotiations. Theprevious
collective agreement expired on Qctober 31,
1988.
The employees voted,84 per cent in favor
of rejecting the company's offer, which in-
cluded a $240 Riming bonus, 25 cents per
hour.effective,Apr 1989,anci,20 cents per
hour. effective; April 19.90.
A rneetitigbetween;tlie unignand manage-
ment is sllaated.to taltepiaoe..Rebru ary 7,