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December 12, 1979
No reasons for dismissal
Brown off Day Care Centre board
...They're built to last
Tuckersmith township
councillor William Brown
was removed from the
Vanastra day care centre
committee by council
Tuesday night The councillor
is one of two council mem-
bers on the seven-member
committee.
The other is Councillor
Robert Fotheringham and
there are five appointed
members - Betty McLean,
Lois Evans, Carol Dixon all
of Vanastra; Margaret
Rogerson, RR 5, Clinton and
Doris Cantelon, RR 4,
Seaforth.
When the letter was read
to council at the last meeting
on November 20, a surprised
Councillor Brown asked:.
"What have I done? What
reason did they give?"
At that time the letter was
tabled until the next meeting
when a reason could be given
for the request. However,
when 'Councillor Brown
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asked again Tuesday the
reason the appointed
members had given, Reeve
Sillery replied that none was
given.
Councillor Frank Falconer
moved that council accept
the letter, Deputy Reeve
Robert Bell seconded the
motion and Councillor
Robert Fotheringham voted
with them to oust Brown
from the committee,
Claire Haskett of Van-
sastra, a spectator, ex-
claimed to council: "You are
behaving disgustingly to one
of your fellow council
members. You are letting
gossiping women tell you
what to do."
Evelyn Garland of
Vanastra and Henry
Gerrits,a Vanastra, busyness
man and spectators, said
they felt the councillor was
not treated fairly and a
reason should have been
declared.
Falconer said he knew the
reason but was not willing to
state it.
Brown made a motion that
the day care centre com-
mittee be disbanded and the
day care centre director,
Miss (Karen) McEwing run
it and be answerable to
council only.
No one would second the
motion.
It was pointed out
government regulations
required a committee to
direct the centre. The
remark was made that the
director needed the com-
mittee or she might do as she
wanted and then brain wash
the council.
The statement was made
that no committee runs the
recreation centre, and it was
pointed out that government
regulations do not require a
committee for this,
Then the question was
asked, "Do you think the
recreation director doesn't
brain wash you?"
Reeve Sillery stated his
position, "If flak comes
back, he (Brown) was not
agreeable with them
(committee) and council
voted to remove him, then
I'll go along with council.
Councillor Brown
repeated, "I feel I should
have been given a reason .
Bell will replace Brown on
the committee.
In other business council
passed a by-law authorizing
the $250,000 addition to the
Vanastra recreation centre
and will send it to the Ontario
Municipal Board for ap-
proval. When this is received
council will then be in a
position to accept the tender
for the construction to start.
Council approved the
acceptance of the new 1980-
81 Seaforth Fire Area Board
agreement which will go into
effect on January 1 after the
five participating municipal
councils sign - McKillop,
Tuckersmith, Hullett, and
Hibbert townships and the
town of Seaforth.
Council approved the
subdivider's agreement with
Rod and Ken Doig for the
Doig subdivision on the
eastern outskirts of
Egmondville.
A request from Union Gas
Company was accepted to
install along township
roadways a running pipe line
for gas from a main line
located near the Hydro plant
east of Seaforth to Hensall. It
will supply more gas power
for the large grain com-
panies located in Hensall.
Council approved ap-
plications for four tile
drainage loans for $66,200.
Passed for payment were
accounts amounting to
$8 0,8 75.29, including
Vanastra recreation centre,
$7,036,51; Vanastra day
care, $4,436.93 roads,
$41,427,41; and general
accounts, $27,974.44.
Council is concerned about
a beaver damon the Bayfield
River near the Broadfoot
bridge, Lot 27, Concession 2
(HRS) that it might cause
serious flooding when the
spring ice break-up occurs,
and the bridge could be
badly or totally damaged.
An investigation will be
carried out to consider
destroying the dam and
trapping the occupants.
Council members said it was
the first time they have
found beaver in the town-
ship.
Council renewed its
contract with Bud Chamney
of Auburn for garbage
rem oval for the
householders in Vanastra.
The garbage is taken to the
landfill site at Holmesville,
He will get $175 a week in his
two-year contract, up from
$150. He will continue to take
the recreation centre gar-
bage out at a cost of $6.00 per
week, The contracts calls for
weekly pickup and two
special trash pickups in May
and October, as well as a
Christmas tree pickup.
Taxpayers slow in paying
their taxes will be charged
an extra quarter per cent in
January bringing the rate
from one per cent to one and
one-quarter per cent per
month or to 15 per cent per
year, up from 12 per cent.
Council endorsed a
resolution from the City of
Barrie which supports the
position taken by the
Premier of Ontario in op-
posing Quebec's White
Paper and solicits the
support of all municipalities
to indicate to the Province of
Quebec that we believe in a
United Canada within the
framework of confederation.
Copies to be sent out to of-
ficials, includes Prime
Minister Clark, Premier
Davis and Premier
Levesque.
Council agreed to accept
an offer from the Town of
Clinton that the two
municipalities meet to
discuss recreation - the co-
operation and co-ordination
of recreation programs.
Deputy Reeve Robert Bell
said, "I think we should
attend a meeting to let them
know what we have to offer,
and see what they have to
offer."
serious these problems are,
Mr. McLean urged the Board
never to forget that they are
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COLLEGE ROYALTY — Fern Adair and Rick Forbes were named Queen and King, respec7
.tively of Centralia College Friday night. Photo by Norm Hyde
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Middlesex County School $450.00 a month to $472.50.
trustees have given them- Howard McLean, who
selves their first pay raise in recently rose from vice-
about five years...a modest 5 chairman to the top spot,
percent boost. noted that the vice-chairman
However the one big was "out a lot of dollars
winner is newly-chosen because of so many
board vice-chairman Bert meetings,"
Beattie, whose fee will rise The standard trustee fee of
by more than 30 percent to $3a15x.i0m0 oims well$40.0oa short month fonththe
$393.75 a month. Up to now, maximum
holders of the vice- allowed for school boards the
chairmanship who have a size of Middlesex under
heavy meeting workload Provincial legislation.
have received the same Effective January 1, 1980
$300.00 monthly fee as all trustees and all School board
regular trustees, employees required to drive
Trustees will now make Personal cars while on the
$315.00 a month. West-
minister-Delaware repre- jexpensesobwill
boef a2b21 e
cetontsclapiemr
sentative Tim Blackburn mile, an increase of 11 cents
said he would just as soon over the current rate.
for-go the extra $15.00 a In his inaugural address to
month. "I don't know if you the Middlesex board of
can put a price tag on the education, newly-elected
hours we put in at this chairman Howard McLean
building". (The Education called for more guidance
Centre at Hyde Park) service for students, and for
Also effective im- maintenance of good com-
mediately, the school board munication with all persons
chairman's fee rises from affected by the work of the
Board.
McLean said that he felt
that the Board needed more
individual guidance for
students to prepare them
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while they mature to face
social, moral and economic
changes in the future.
He also said that the best
education system could only
be obtained through com-
munication with ratepayers,
other parents, students,
teachers, bus operators,
custodians, administrative
staff members, resource
III people and Board members
so that each person has a
clear view of the others'
U responsibilities.
McLean said that he
foresees many problems in
I the coming year that will
provide a challenge:
declining enrolment, cut-
backs in government grants,
▪ the move to equalized
property assessment, in-
•creased costs of energy, and
the matter of general
economic inflation,
While recognizing how
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DONATION TO ARTHRITIS SOCIETY — Members of the Centralia College student committee in charge of the recent
area campaign for the Arthritis Society made a cheque presentation Monday, Above, Connie Giffen, Fern Adair and
Dan Kneeshaw of the CCAT campaign committee make the donation to Arthritis Society field representative Lou Vince.
ARC GETS FLECK BUS — Thanks to the generosity of Fleck Manufacturing of Huron Park, the South Huron and district
association for the mentally handicapped received a bus which had been used to transport Fleck employees across the picket
lines a year and a half ago. While ARC Industries employees Jim Archer, Tom Burgess, Sarah Carter, supervisor Vicky
Skrabek and Fleck vice president Grant Turner looks on, ARC manager Dave Hemmingway receives the vehicle's keys from
plant manager Bill Leaver. Staff photo
350 sows lost
Fire destroys Creditor) area barn
A fire Friday evening
destroyed a Crediton area
barn and 350 pigs were lost.
The blaze broke out at
about 10:25 p.m. on the Lot
10, Concession 5, Stephen
township farm owned by
Exeter Produce.
The large barn which
housed 350 sows was leased
by Leo Glavin who also
resides in the farm house.
Glavin has estimated the
value of the sows at about
$50,000. He said the loss was
partially covered by in-
surance,
Mr. Glavin said a
severance application had
dealing with the world's
most precious commodity.
He said "it is our job to
provide a quality
educational program, with
the basics that will enable
students to find a job they
are proud of, a comfortable
life style, and the knowledge
to seek good health".
been made and he had
planned to buy the farm.
The alarm was turned in
by a baby sitter at the neigh-
bouring home of Wayne
Glanville.
Crediton assistant fire
PIGS LOST — When fire destroyed a barn on the Exeter produce farm near Crediton Fri-
day night, 350 sows were lost. The pigs were owned by Leo Glavin. T-A photo
chief John Pritchard said the
fire was completely out of
control when his department
arrived.
Prichard added, "We had
a real battle in protecting the
house. High winds were
blowing flames and sparks
directly at the house."
The Huron Park fire
department assisted with an
extra supply of water.
Cause of the fire has not
been determined.
Trustees get boost