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The Huron Expositor, 1967-04-06, Page 9Dr. Morgan Smith (left) Who was nominated as Liberal candidate in the riding of Huron, is shown receiving congratulations following the nom- ' inating convention in Hensall last week. With him here, are Mrs. Robert Nixon, wife of the On- tario Liberal leader, Mrs. Minnie Noakes, Reeve of Hensall and' Bob Nixon; Liberal leader, who spoke to the meeting. Dr. Smith who on retirement from the Canadian Army, moved to Bayfield where he has. taken an active part in the offices of the coin- ' munity. (Expositor photo by Phillips). A Solid, Uniting Force For Your Town! • Promotes business by advertising pro- ducts and services available in your Hometown. • Supports churches, schools and .civic clubs by publishing information concerning their activities. • Interprets national news in Local terms. 6 • Recognizes individual members • of the community, as interesting events occur in their lives. ' • Prints local news of intense local interest, and available only' through your Home- town Newspaper. By recognizing every facet of the community, your Hometown Newspaper promotes under- standing and co-operation for the good of the entire area. fIELP YOIIR HOMETOWN GROW . . SUPPORT YOUR HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER 1 SEAFOBTI , ONTARIO, THUMSDA.Y, APRIL eaif�rth or Co The Council of the Town of Seaforth presented the following brief for consideration in the cele, tion of the permanent site for OleCollege of Applied Arts and Technology in' Area 14 when Members of the board of Governors met recently in Stratford. Representing . Seaforth were Mayor F. Kling, Reeve Carl Dal - ion, Deputy Reeve Wilmer Cut- hill and Councillor Robert Dins- more. The brief was read by Seaforth Clerk Ernie Williams. A great deal of progress has been made in the Province of Ontario towards providing equal opportunities for all at the elementary* and secondary school levels. Above the secon- dary level, however, the odds at the present time, as in the past, are weighted heavily in favour of those living in or near to con- centrations of population or in- dustry. The situation existing in the four counties comprising Area 14 is no 'exception. The counties of Wellington and Waterloo contain the 'cities of Kitchener, Waterloo and Guelph as well as the city/town complex, of Galt/Preston/Hes- peler. These concentrations of population and, industry have also become centres, of educa- tion 'Teem ducation'eem the elementary to the university• post -graduate level. The educational opportunities offered are within,easy commut- ing distance from any part of these two counties, Futhermore, a large proportion of the people in this area are additionally favoured by being •within com- muting distance* of other edu- cational facilities in or near -the City of Hamilton. No Facilities The two western counties of Huron and Perth, on the other hand, are predominantly rural hi character; they contain only one small city butehave' many small ' towns and villages seat- tered fairly uniformly over the region. With the exception of a Teachers' College . situated in the City of Stratford, no educa- tional facilities exist above the secondary level. The young people -of ` these counties must leave •home if they desire post= ge: unity CoIIe, secondary education. The esta- blishment of a; College of Appl- ied Arts and Technology in this region would provide some cor- rection of this existing invbal-• ance of opportunity, Location of the Area 14 Col- lege, or one or mare of its sat- ellites, within the Huron -Perth region would place it,in one of the most important agricultural areas of -the Province. These two -counties are the centre of the cattle, hog and poultry in dustry in Ontario. In 1965 the County of Huron, stood first and the County of Perth third -in total• cattle production; Hur- on was first and Perth second in the production of poultry, while Perth was first -and Hur- on fourth in totalswine pro- duced. Thus, any educational facilities established in this. re- gion which could provide agri- cultural and/or. veterinary train- ing would be a valuable comple- ment to a well established in- dustry, Improve Balance The economy of the Huron - Perth region is, of course, fur- ther supported by many small to medium sized industries: These `range from small service type firms to larger manufac- turing units covering a elide range of services and products. To become a skilled employee in any of . these industries at present, requires either on -the - job -training, apprenticeship or attendance at a school away from home. The establishment of such training facilities in Huron -Perth would provide a home grown source of skilled —labour— to this -industrial -base- and at the same time would en- courage the establishment of additional industries, thus con- tributing. to the development of a. more balanced economy. The contention that further educationalestablishments, to operate successfully, should be located adjacent to existing centres of learning is refuted by a school located in' Huron County. The Canadian Forces Base situated two miles south of the town of Clinton offers this , post -secondary type - of training to the officers and men Mr. and Mrs. Patrick F. Benn celebrated their golden wedding anniversary recently at the home of their daughter, Mrs, Leo Higgins, 106 Celestine Drive Toronto. The couple were married in 1917 in Dublin. They„ve one daughter, Mary (Mrs. L. Higgins) and five sons : ' Chariea, Jack, Joe, Wil- liam and Frank. Both Charles and William live in Etobicoke, Jack and Joe Iive with their parents at - 233 High Park Avenue, Toronto and Frank is in Kitchener. Mr. and Mrs. Benn have 10 grandchild- ren. KIPPEN The Kippen Century Cookers met at the home of Mrs. Ken McKay, Monday evening. Roll call was answered by "Where my ancestors came from". The minutes were read by Karen Sararas, A new secretary, Mar. ion Roberts was nominated and - Pam Patrick is the new pianist. IThe food customs of Italy and Eastern Europe were discussed by Mrs. Gemmell. The making of Italian pizza, using yeast was demonstrated by Mrs. Mc- Kay. As group work, Donna Stoll, Lois Jackson., Pam Pat- rick and Cathy Roberts made salata, a green salad made from a variety Of raw vegetables Mid tot'sed together with olive Oil tlttd xvitietar, %I) of the Canadian 'kilned Forces and it has been eminently .sue- cessful- Consideering, them, that it is logical to locate the area 14 College, or its satellite, in the .Huron Perth region it becomes pertinent .to examine the re- quirements for the most advan- tageous location and to deter- mine where that aright be. Best Location - One of the most important characteristics of the -best loea- tion is that it should be acces- sible, within certain maximum limits, to all the potential stu dents in the area. Location of the College at, or in the vicin- ity, of the Town of Seaforth would place it in the most. -equally .accessible point in .the two county region. No point #n Huron or Perth counties is More than 45 miles from Sea - forth by paved highway; this same distance would- also enable it to serve students in the north- western corner of the County of Wellington. At no more than the same distance, if it is per- missible for students to attend a College. outside their . own area, other potential students would be found in the southern portion" of Bruce county, the northwestern part of Oxford county and the northern sec- tion of Middlesex county. With- in this area are seven composfte secondary schools with a stu- -dent population of 7,000. and another seven academic secon- dary schools with 3,000 enrol: led. students; :approximately 9,000 of these potentialstudents would he Within "30 miles of a -College"situated' at Se`afort-h. The centrality of the Town of Seaforth is further emphasized by the presence of a transmis- sion- station which the Ontario Hydro Electric CommiSsion has built one and one-quarter miles east of Seaforth. This transmis- sion station is the distribution centre for all electrical power supplied to Huron county and most of Perth county; it is now being expanded to supply most of western and southwestern On- ,tario. Advantages Additional advantages would also -accrue .to a College at this central location. Agricultural or veterinary course students would benefit 'becauseof the central .,position which .Seaforth holds in the livestock and feed grain in- dustries. Topnotch Feeds Limit- ed, a subsidiary of James Rich- ardson and Sons, has its .head office in Seaforth and maintains and operates a livestot:k feed research laboratory which serv- es the Seaforth plant and 14 other branch plants throughout western Ontario, Scott Poultry Farms„ one of the • largest in Canada, is located in Seaforth and the importance of veterin- ary services in the surrounding area is evidence - by a high :coil eentration of veteriltaj-ians an the presence , et the district .df* Tice of the Health Qt Anima Division of the Federal Del► - Tent of Agriculture. Of 'bene• fit to coursesin medical seiee. or technology would be the -pr.. . sense of the new Seaforth munity Hospital which was built in 1965 .with 48 bedP•andi complete, modern tela pstie facilities. Seaforth is also situat • ed on ,the watershed separtit;ug' the Maitland and Bayfield xivT, ers with approxiiitately 30 per • cent of the Town of Seater* being, within the , Maitland Val- ley Conservation Authority;. this would make it a convenient,. fq- cal: point for any course related to conservation. Housing Other desirable characteris- ' ' ties of the location for the Col- lege might include such ,fea- tures as the attractiveness of the area as,(a place of residence - for the faculty and staff; the availability. of -services and freedom for future develop- nient. The Town oFSeaforth can offer all of these. It is pleasant- • ly situated amid rich; farm -lands-._ on the eastern border of'Huron county, is Within 20 minutes ' drive of the shores gf L.ake_Hur- on: and other forms of recrea- tion, including an eight acre park, swimming pool, arena, curling, .bowling and golf, are'. either available in the -Town or its immediate vicinity. Its shop- '. ping area is modern in every respect. .Adequate -housing is .available for- faculty cis i staff. and building sites are available -for-those--- tesiring--to-b d; a ___. new sib-dlivision is in the plan- ning stage which will add an. additional 30 to 40 home sites, Excellent public and separate , elementary schools are 'operat- ed in the Town and Seaforth is the site. of ,the• Seaforth District High - School to which a 4700; 000 19 room addition is now being constructed.. Churches in- clude Roman Catholic, Angli- can, United, Persbyterian and Pentecostal. The TOWS 'provides. all the usual utility services, has recently extended its san- itary sewer system and is in the preliminary stages of • an ex - pension. of its sewage disposal plant. The Council of the Town. of Seaforth, therefore, requests that the most serious considera-• tion be given to locating the Area 14 College of Applied Arts and Technology ,in the County of Huron at, or adjacent to, the Town' of Seaforth. 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