The Lucknow Sentinel, 1996-12-25, Page 13"LOX 44(1010 1L/ounty LoAS
The Bruce County. Children's Aid Society has decid-
ed it won't amalgamate with either of its. neighbours, at
least not in the near future.
The CAS did separate feasibility studies on amalga-
mating with the Grey/Owen Sound CAS or the Huron
Children's Aid. Those studies considered financial com-
patibility, benefits to service and similarity of the
"working culture" of the proposed partners.
According to a report released at the November coun-
cil session, the amalgamation with the Huron CAS could
be financially beneficial. The two agencies had "a good
fit" culturally, but would require changes to service sys-
tems. The report predicts the retrofit would result in "a
significant enhancement" of service for both counties.
By comparison, amalgamation with Grey/Owen
Sound CAS would give inequal financial benefits in
favour of Bruce. Service could be enhanced by the amal-
gamation, but differences in the working culture
between the geographic areas and the two agencies were
described as "a clear impediment to merger".
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Before the Bruce CAS board could rnake a decision
on the results of the feasibility studies, the Ministry of
Community and Social Services asked for a delay.
Instead, the Bruce CAS is now searching for its own
executive director, who will be hired on a full time con-
tract.
Huron CAS director Tom Knight has been acting as
director in Bruce since the resignation of former director
Anne Lumsden. Knight's contract is up at the end of the
year.
Knight said the CAS has been hit with a dramatic
increase in demand for service over the past year with a
41 per cent increase in intakes. The number of families
being served by the CAS is up 22 per cent, while the
number of abuse investigations by the end of September
surpassed the total fog all of 1995.
At the same time, the Bruce CAS gets $107 funding
per child, compared to a provincial average of $155 and
a high of $500.
"These figures translate into a distinct lack of very
needed service," Knight said.
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The Lucknow
Jodie Carter, , la f a reindeer when students
at Lucknow':nral Public School presented
their annual Christmas concert last week.
(Livingston, photo)
Hockey reports
Atom B2 Red Devils
It was a close end to
end game when the Dcrjtls
travelled t ; ,.ley an
Dec. 16
Good gniit frig by
Lucknow's Adam Martin.
Daniel Drennan's sec-
ond unassisted goal of t
game came with 1:06 1
in the third to give the Red
Devils the tie.
Pee Wee "B"
The Pee » e B's host*
ed Teeswat
and sent thcty root a
2 - 1 loss. littiVin Maize
r i,t,,ed both Lucknows
assisted by Jessie
opt; Kevin DeBruyn and
Matt Pritchard.
Bowling news
Tuesday night HS and
HT - Wilma Elliott 301
and 681 Gerald Rhody.
261, 620. 200 + games:
Gerald Rhody.261, 203, .
Wilma Elliott 301, 222,
Brad Engel 244, Bea
Griffin 259, 210, Mike
Whitcroft 203, Ron
Machan 212, 202, Clint
Thomson 205, John Hopf
213, 200. Standings:
Thunder Cats 58,
Hurricanes 56, Blizzard
49, Thunder Balls 47,
Lightning Bolts 46,
Tornado's 38.
Ripley 150 + games: Tom
Adams .152, ' Anna
MacTavish 177, 172, Al
Ross 156, Norval Pollock
164, Shirley 188, 182,
Muriel Dow 219, Marion
Robb 153, Eunice
Emmerton 152, Wilma
Elliott 177. Standings:
Toronto Maple Leafs 24,
Detroit Red Wings 19,
Edmonton Oilers 18 1/2,
Montreal Canadians 14
1/2, Philadelphia Flyers
14, Calgary Flames 9.
Wednesday - HT - Eric
Taylor 715, Jean Gaunt
502. 200 + games: Kevin
Krauter 201, Eric Taylor
266, 214, 235, Steve Van
Osch 200, 260, Skip Beese
210, Jim de Boer 241,
238, Bob Jones 209, 204,
Nick Schaus 206, ,203,
Marion Taylor 218, Jim
Miller 275. Standings:
Cooperators 35, Townies
29.5, Chipmunks 27,
Gutter Rats 23.5,
Mavericks 17, Pin Pals 12.
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