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The Brussels Post, 1975-03-05, Page 1n it g y Il ESTABLISHED 11172 russels Post 11111101MENIMINMIllk BRUSSELS ONTARIO 104th Year - Issue No. 10 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 1975 CoUncil meeting BPS to.:s.es. addition as Ministry refuses BolE building budget k 56 YEARS — There was a happy reunion at Callendar's Nursing Home 'here on Friday when Mrs. Dora Fisher of Brussels met her sister whom she hadn't seen for 56 years, since she left England in 1919 ast age 19. Visiting Mrs. Fisher are her sister Ethel Limberg and husband George of Margate, Kent, England. The Limbergs plan to spend a few weeks in Canada. (Photo by Langlois) Passes No. 1 Short Shots Brussels Public School will not et the home economics and ndustrial arts classrooms, that ere planned. The Provincial overnment rejected the entire uron County Board of Education rogram of school renovations nd alterations saying no funds were available. * * * * * * Congratulations to Brussels torn "A's" who defeated ucknow in their final series to ring home the W.O.A.A. hampionship. Congratulations lso go to the Brussels Novice earn, who for the fourth year out five, won the annual Lucknow ournament. ****** The tardy oneswho have not yet btained their 1975 license ickers have been granted a few ays of grace. The time for etting them has been extended March 15th. ****** Complaints have been , heard out several dogs running at rge in the village. it is suspected at some of these animals are not ned by Brussels residents but e unwanted ones that have been opped off here, or that have rayed, Dogs should be tied up. at least confined to owner's emises. This situation is a arty problem. ***** This is Easter Seal time again, e annual appeal in aid of ppled children. The Brussels ns are again the sponsors of e campaign in this community hen you receive your Easter als be as generotts as possible. , out the enclosed cheque ,and l in the addressed envelope vided for your convenience. ck a Fighter. Help crippled ildren with Easter Seals, * * * With two councillors abstaining from voting, the number one by-law was passed by Brussels Council at their third meeting of 1975 on Monday night. Councillors George Jutzi and Frank Stretton abstained from voting on the bylaw which names appointees and sets salaries for village employees for 1975. Councillor Stretton said he declined to vote on the bylaw until the matter of a secret ballot on the appointment of a Brussels representative to the Maitland Valley Conservation Authority was cleared up. Reeve Jack McCutcheon suggested that it. Was councillor Stretton''s duty to investigate and come up with Support for his interpretation of clause 197 of the Municipal Act. The reeve said that a month had passed since the by law had been introduced and there had been ample time for anyOne to bring up legitimate objections on the subject. Council heard teptesentatives from the Brussels Lawn Bowling Club, Frank Carter and Jim Smith Who said they would accept the old CST station from council and will move it to their bowling greens: The Old 'Station Will be renovated as a bowling clubhouse. The building will be moved by the club and they will fill in and clean the CN site after it is moved. The bowlers hope to have the station in place by May, they told council. -11;x13 Stretton asked councillors to look into installing lights at the Medical. Centre parking lot. Councillors will consider the matter. Mr. Stretton told Council that the Medieal Centre could install flood lights on the building itself as well. • The problem of dogs running loose in the village was discussed.Dogs must be kept tied and wear 1975 licences. Council will contact the Wingham dog pound about the possibility of taking dogs picked up in the village there and will advertise for a dog catcher. Connell members are consider- ing an overnight parking bylaw and will investigate Other town's regulatioriS and What . fees they charge. The council will also lOok into setting up snowmobile regulations for next year so that problems like unnecessary noise at night can be dealt With. Immediate action will be taken against Royal Homes of The Huron County Board of Education voted unanimously to make an appeal to the Ont ario Ministry of Education who refused any capital allocation for building projects for schools under the board's jurisdiction for the 1975 fiscal year. The Board had budgeted for $900,000 in its five-year forecast which was to include $210,000 for renovations to Exeter Public School, the construction of an industrial • arts and 'home economics complex in Exeter, Turnberry and Brussels each to cost approximately $200,000 and also $40,000 for a mini computer for South Huron Secondary School. The computer facility, if it was approved by the Ministry, would have been installed as a pilot project and under the Board's approval similar facilities would have been installed in other high schools in the area. D.J.Cochrane, Director • of Education, told the board that he was sure the Ministry would cut back on expenditures but was surprised that they got nothing at all. He stated that the only course of action was to appeal the decision to the Minister. A letter from the regiorial office of the Ministry of/Education in London stated that the region received its proportion of provincial funding and unfortunately all needs or requirements cannot be met. Board member Charles Thomas bylaw Wingham, Council decided, who are pumping water from a home ' they own on James Street onto the street. The water is causing hazardous conditions on the street. A committee from Taro Properties Ltd. who have the contract to build the Senior Citizens Apartments have been in Brussels looking at the site, and work will start as soon as weather permits, council learned. Councillors passed a resolution requesting consideration by the Minister of Housing for a grant under the community planning study program. Monteith and Monteith of Stratford will give an estimate on the cost of auditing the village's books and council will decide on an auditing firm for 1975. A donation of $50 was granted to the Canadian Cancer Society: David Hastings asked council that he be alloWed to purchase the chief's badge arid old revolver used by his late father for a keepsake and pertriission was granted by council for the purchase. Ringing the town bell was again discussed: Councillors learned that many people mks its morning ring. said that the Board should challenge the decision since the building projects were not only important from an educational standpoint but it would also be good for the economy by providing jobs. Since the Board cannot proceed with any project and building must be put off a delegation of three members, Cayley Hill, Harry Hayter and D.J.Cochrane, were elected to approach the ministry concerning grants for the region. The Board learned that under the terms of the Education Act the Chairman's Advisory Committee could deduct an amount not exceeding $300 'for 'each month missed by a board Member. The , director of education, acting as secretary, will now keep a record of attendance at board meetings and committee meetings and the attendance record will be reviewed by the Advisory Committee. At the ,last meeting the members passed a resolution that the Advisory Committee would be responsible for the question of payment to an absent board member and that the absence of Trustee J.P.Alexander of Wingham since November of last year be considered an approved leave of absence. Under the terms of the Education Act a board member must forfeit his seat if he misses three consecutive meetings without a leave of absence. However a 'board member- d'Oes have the right to appeal if his salary is affected by the resolution. In other board business a delegation who had attended a metric workshop in Chatham advised the board to pursue a metric education program. Vice-' - chairman Herb Turkheim said that he believes that it should be part of the board's job to educate the public on the metric system which was coming • into effect faster than the public realiztd. A motion was carried for - the Advisory Board to set up a metric committee comprised of both board members and staff people. A report to the board from Superintendent of Education J. W. Coulter indicated that phasing out North Ashfield School could save the board over $2,000. In the report Mr. Coulter listed two options available which would be to operate one classroom in North Ashfield in the next school year to accommodate grades five and six and transport the other students to Brookside or to provide a portable classroom at Brookside and accommodate all the students at Brookside. North Ashfield school has two regular classrooms and two divided by a wall while Brookside has 11 classrooms, one kindergarten, one library, a gymnasium and a portable. The present enrollment in North Ashfield is 40 covering grades four through six. The matter was referred to the committees for further investi- gation with the suggestion that the Board also re-evaluate its school boundaries within the County: One board member noted that some children are already being bussed several miles to school while living within a "stories throw" Of another school. The meeting of the Both' of Education Marked the first time the board had met on the first Monday of the month Open to the (Continued on Page S) ri r. it