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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1980-11-05, Page 8bill, he added, is 20 years late in coming. Bill Elston who has opposed the designa- tion from the beginning, commented that a farmer opening a new pit will encounter several costs: the pit must be licensed, surveyed and fenced. In addition he has to pay the security for pit rehabilitation and the surcharge for road rehabilitation. "Little operators will be driven out of business because their operations won't warrant the cost of licensing and many farmers," he said, "haul from two or three small pits." "It will become too expensive for small municipalities to operate," added the Morris township reeve. Grant Stirling of Goderich Township remarked the designation "just creates jobs for more fat cats." The Goderich Township reeve said in their township pit, they rehabilitate every day because as they take out a bucket of gravel it fills up with water so they have a series of little lakes. Wingham's reeeve Joe Kerr commented he thinks the licensing, fencing and survey- ing costs on top of rehabilitation securities and surcharges will just be too much and many farmers will close their pits. He pointed out he is not impressed with the knowledge of some government officials. He said they were into his office recently to ask what dead sand was and he told them "it was tired gravel". Reeve Elston added, "It's like the mafia moving into an enterprise and eventually taking over. You have to pay exactly what they ask," When council considered the report of the aggregate study • committee, they took a recorded vote on the recommendation that since' the county has been designated under the old act of 1971, the county council should support the passing of Bill 127, to revise the 1971 act. The council passed the recommendation by a vote of 28 in favour and 21 against. If your Sentinel label reads November 6543210 your subscription is due Study aggregates act... ofrom page 1 Page 8,-.-trieknow Sentinel, Wednis4ay November 5, 1900 Students guaranteed subjects BY DAVE SY.KES , Students entering Grade la in the Huron County school Otani now have a gtiarantee that the subjectS they Wish to study will be available. School board trustees 'endorsed a motion at the regualr monthly meeting in, Clinton, Monday calling for a policy change relating to the subjects available to Grade 13 students. , • -The-- new- mendation will provide every student entering Grade 13 the .opportunity to select from a core of 10 subjects. The :core program will allow any student to enter an Ontario University. Previously, with a wide range of subject options available to students, it was simply too costly to offer a choice. The core program will consist of 10 subjects; functions and relations, calculus, algebra, physics, chemistry, english, biology, french, history and geography. Increases in the Old Age Security pension, Guarante, , ed Income Supplement and Spouse's Allowance, effec- tive in October 1980, were announced •today by the Minister of National Health and Welfare, Monique Beg- in, The basic Old Age Security pension will rise to $196.83 from the present $191.28. The maximum Guaranteed Income Supplement for a single person, or a married person whose spouse is not a pensioner mtd-is not-receiv- ing a Spouse's Allowance, will increase to $197.60 from its current $192:03. Added to the basic pension, this gives a person receiving both the •Personell Relations Administrator, Peter Gryseels, explained that if a few students wanted a subject 'not included din the core but their number were insufficient to warrant' a eirtssroom situation, the course would still be offered. "The principal has many options, But with' this policy the course must be offered or made available," he said. "It will now be offered in " sorn e-form -ati -the -same school." The options available to a Stdclent selecting a subject outside' the core group are; nightschool or correspondence courses.. .In the past, some students have tran- sferred to different schools for a subject not Offered in their' own school. Director of Education, John Cochrane, said students in. Grade 12 would have to select their Grade 13 subjects in January. "Now we are saying plane the year before so we know what OAS and the maximum GIS a monthly total of $394.43. The maximum GUaranteed Income Supplement for .a married' couple, both pen- sioners, will increase to $152.36 each from $148.07. Added to 'the basic pension this will give each married pensioner receiving the max- imum. GIS a total of $349.19., Or $698.38 for the couple. The Guaranteed Income Supplement-is- paid to pen- sioners whose income, apart from the Old Age Security pension, is—limited. The amount of the supplement varies in relatiOn to income. The maximum Spouse's Allowance will increase to $349.19 from $339.35. The subjects the students want. Then we won't have to pull the rug out from anybody ..." Gryseels explained that under 'old, policy and teaching agreements, 12 gib:lents were required for, a subject or they were simply out of luck, "Under the old policy if three signed up, for algebra they would have to take' correspondence or transfer to another school," he said. "Now, -driteting Gra '1.3, they should be guaranteed a, program." Students will . now register for courses in January, a decision on those subjects . will be made in spring and courses will be in place for September. . The policy was initiated because of some un- certaintly at Seaforth District .High School in relation to declining enrolment. Gryseels said the declining enrolment there precipitated the policy because of a concern to keep that schOcil viable, Shirley Weary, federation officer for the. Ontario .SeCondary School, TeacherS Association said. the 'core* program eliminates some of the InicertalIRYTRTrig Gaide 13 students. • , "They could get. the programs they wanted but some students had to transfer," she. said. Now they will et their' subjects at' their 'own • school.' : . The -Core policy do CS not have any, effect or Teachers could infringe Upon the present previously apply for a teaching contract. voluntary transfer within Also contained in the the System but under the teacher-board relations new reciprocal; report was a recom- agreement, two teachers mendation for.voluntary from different schools_ reciprVCV trans ferwit— c-a ri-T-4n-:-:ef-f-eeti--t rad teachers within the locations for one or, two e system. ' yars. Due to declining Gryseels said teachers, enrolment, mobility can initiate the transfer within the school system, in ' a ' reciprecal is negligible and. "the arrangement but present committee said it' waS guidelines have only trying to create more permitted., 'voluntary Internal transfers. Old age security payments up maximum SpouSe's Allow- ance is made.: up of:an amount equivalent to the basic Old. Age Security pen- sion and the maximum GIS at the married rate and is paid to persons between 60 and 65 years of age who are married to OAS pensioners and meet residence requirements. En- titlement 3o a Spouse's Al- lowance, and the amount ' paid, is based on yearly income. Where the pensioner spouse dies the surviving spouse-may-bc the continuation of the' allow- ance' to the age 65 'or remarriage if that person has 'no income or a ' limited amount of income.