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Home My WebLink AboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 2016-02-10, Page 1The Luck www.Iucknowsentinel.com n ow Sent n $150 HST included PM40064683R07656 el Wednesday, February 10, 2016 Goderich Denture Clinic 303 Huron Road, Goderich Ced4 9-524-1648 POISMOINIFREE CONSULTATION! Darryl Coote/Reporte The new Lucknow Central Public School principal, Mark Kolohon, is looking to create a safe, engaging and inclusive environment for both teachers and students. LCPS' new principal to teach students to 'advocate for themselves' Darryl Coote Reporter On Jan. 4, 2016, Mark Kolohon, 60, became the new principal of Lucknow Central Public School (LCPS). The 60 -year-old Chesley resident has spent his entire career in education in the Bluewater District School board, having taught at Bruce Peninsula Secondary School in Lion's Head and Wiarton's Bruce Peninsula Shores. He then worked at the board office for 10 years before becoming vice prin- cipal at Grey Highlands Sec- ondary School for three years. He was then vice principal this past Septem- ber at his former Lion's Head school. Late last year, the Goder- ich native was approached by the Bluewater School Board and was asked if he'd like to become principal at LCPS. "It was an honour to be asked. It really was," he said. Now at the school's helm he will strive to offer his staff with the support they need to help their students succeed. "What I know is that the most influence on a stu- dent's learning is the teacher in the classroom, and it would be my role to create an environment that supports the teacher to sup- port the students," he told The Sentinel from his office on Feb. 4. To do that he is working to create an environment that is safe, engaging and inclusive for both students and teachers. The focus, he said, will be on helping students to fully understand themselves as learners and individuals with the purpose of teach- ing them to be advocates for themselves. He and his staff, Kolohon said, will be examining ways to better support students "to be more aware of them- selves as learners, as individuals, and how their interactions and relation- ship with others not only supports a community that we are trying to build here, but also will supports their own learning." One method he hopes to achieve this is with the school's current "technol- ogy refresh," which will see all of the school's older computers and laptops replaced with cloud com- puting devices such as iPads. The more advanced tech- nology, he said, will allow for the students to connect with the greater world. "One time they were pen pals," he said. "... We can have the technology now that we can actually go into other classrooms from around the world." He elaborated that LCPS could connect with local schools within the province as well as schools internationally. CONTINUED > PAGE 5 Campbell St. gas station, coffee shop, convenience store moves forward Darryl Coote Reporter Township of Huron -Kin- loss Council has given its seal of approval to a large- scale development project to build a gas station, coffee shop and convenience store at the west end of Lucknow. Before council Feb. 1 during committee of the whole B.M. Ross & Associates presented the site plan as well as the County of Bruce Highways Department'srecommendatio ns."This is a major development,"said Huron -Kin - loss Mayor Mitch Twolan over the phone following the council meeting. "We haven't seen development this big here in Huron -Kinloss for quite some- time. And obviously this will produce a lot of jobs." Along with the conveni- ence store, coffee shop and gas island and pumps, the plan includes 58 parking spaces, drive-thru facilities, an enclosed garage, lighting and a dual entrance and exit from Campbell St. Its location will be at the west edge of Lucknow on Campbell St. between Montgomery St. and the fire hall. "It'll hopefully get people stopping even more in Luc - know as they are driving through," Mayor Twolan said. According to its website, the developer Sunray Group is a family-owned corporation established in 2006 and spe- cializes in hospitality and development. The develop- ment side of Sunray Group is connected with Tim Hortons, McDonald's, Ultramar, Petro - Canada, Pioneer and Shell. CONTINUED > PAGE 2 Did You YlOW... THE LUCKNOW SENTINEL FFERIN 411 FREED AL MKJG We offer various Advertising Products through Digital Advertising! Innknow Sentinel Please contact Lindsay Theodule for your 1 FREE CONSULTATION TODAY! nrbile LTheodule@postmedia.com • 519-528-2822