The Lucknow Sentinel, 1988-02-17, Page 1CELEBRATE IN 1988
LUCKNOW'S 130th CELEBRATION
JUNE 30 - JULY 3, 1988
PUBLISHED IN LUCKNOW ONTARIO
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CNR land purchased
The Village of Lucknow Council attend-
ed to a relatively light agenda at their
regular monthly meeting held on Tuesday
evening of last week.
At the meeting, Council decided that the
village will exercise its option to purchase
all of the Canadian National Railway land
in Lucknow.
Letters will be sent to those individuals
who have any interest in the various por-
tions of land giving them the option to pur-
chase from the village the portions of in-
terest to them.
The land currently owned by the CNR in
the village totals 8.25 acres.
Ian and Jean Montgomery, Chairper- •
sons for the Celebrate in '88 Reunion
scheduled for June 30 through July 3 in
Lucknow, approached Council last week
with regards to garbage pickup during the
festivities.
It was decided that the village will pro-
vide the garbage bags for the reunion
celebrations with various organizations in
town, such as the Scouts and Cubs, to be
approached to help with pickup. • -
Also, the matter of placing signs for the
reunion weekend was discussed. Council
gave no objection to the placement of signs
provided permission was gained from the
Ministry of Transport an -d
Communications.
Co-operation asked
Council asked for co-operation from
local Brownies, Guides and Cub leaders
with regards to the use of town facilities,
particularly the basement of the Town
Hall.
A disregard for the facilities has been
shown of late and Council said they would
be forced to ask for a cash deposit for the
use of the facilities if this co-operation is
not gained.
In other business carried out by Council
at the meeting, a annual donation was ap-
proved in the amount of $375 to the Silver
Circle Nursery in Wingham.
Also, the Certificate of Insurance with
regards to the Holmesville Ladfill Site was
presented to Council and approved.
Reeve Herb Clark has asked the Sentinel
to bring to the attention of the public a
number of complains received recently
from property owners in and around
Lucknow. The complaints received by
Council stem from the fact that some land
owners have had trouble controlling the
flow of snowmobiles across their land.
In an effort to curb such behavior, Coun-
cil asks that you respect the rights of the
land owners and use their property only
after you have received their permission.
As the misuse of trails across private
land is literally trespassing, the next step
to curt,- 'I surf) . behavior would • be to alert
the ?P of the matter,
Employment Centre
By Lou -Ann DeBruyn
It may still be winter outside but the
Goderich Canada Employment Centre for
Students is already gearing up for the rush
by county students for summer jobs.
The Goderich branch opened its doors
February 1 for the 1988 season. The
Canada Employment Centre for Students
has two offices in Huron County — in
Goderich ( Monday to Friday 8:15 a.m. to
4:30 p.m. l and Exeter. The Exeter loca-
tion will be officially opened for the year
•May 1 although supervisor Marg Dupee
will be in the office Tuesdays from March
until the opening.
The centre helps students throughout
Huron County (from Lucknow to Grand
Bend, Blyth to Seaforth and points in bet-
ween I find summer employment.
"In recent years, we've had overwhelm-
ing success in placing students and we ex-
pect this trend to continue," Dupee said.
At the moment, the Goderich office is
staffed by Dupee and Darcy McGee. a stu-
dent placement officer. The staff will in-
crease by three student placement officers
in order to cover the Exeter office as well
as temporary offices in Clinton and
Seaforth.
Currently, Dupee and McGee are work-
ing on promoting government programs to
prospective employers.
The federal government offers a pro-
gram called Challenge '88 where the focus
' is on providing career or work-related
summer employment opportunities for
students. Another program, Summer
Employment Experience Development
more commonly referred to as SEED 1 of-
fers wage subsidies to employers who
create summer jobs for students. °( For
employers to benefit from the SEED pro-
gram, applications for wage subsidies
dI
must be made by March 4, 1988. For more
information, contact Marg Dupee at the
Canada Employment Centre for
Students.)
Experience '88 is a provincial program
with four to five differenct•aspects. For
example, it places students in employment
positions with the Ontario government
ministries; the Student Venture Capital
Program provides loans to students who
can create their own summer employ-
ment; and, the Ontario Summer Employ-
ment Program (OSEP) which also pro-
vides wage subsidies to employers who
hire students.
Throughout February and March, both
Dupee and McGee also will be contacting
prospective employers to see if they will be
looking for summer help.
"We will be encouraging them to make
jobs available for students." Dupee said.
Dupee will be visiting schools
throughout Huron County to make
students aware of the centre and the help
that it offers to them.
Students from the age of 12 and up are
encouraged to apply through the centre for
summer employment. Dupee said
students in Grade 6-7 can be an asset in the
agricultural field (strawbevry pickers) or
to help with odd jobs. The centre assists
students who are in school and planning on
returning to school in the fall. Students
range from elementary schools to those
who are attending post -secondary
institutions.
"We are encouraging students to
register early," Dupee said, adding, "Job
opportunities are already coming into the
office."
By registering early, the student has a
much better chance at finding a job. Not
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The greatest opponent of the weekend at the Mushball Tournament was the weather
but he went down to defeat at the hands of good, clean fun. Fine form such as shown'
here was the order of the day as the brave and athletic took to the fields and put pride
behind them. The hand -crested uniform belongs to the team of the Reunion Commit-
tee who fared well in the tourney, despite missing some key players due to the bliz-
zard. (Jean Montgomery photo...thanks Jean
Snowmobile fatalities
are reaching record
Snowmobile accidents investigated by
the Ontario Provincial Police have in-
creased dramatically in the province for
the second year in a row, according to the
latest OPP statistics.
The OPP are concerned that the current
season, which is only half over, could be
the worst on recond for fatalities involving
snowmobile enthusiasts.
Last winter, the OPP investigated a total
of 15 snowmobiling deaths. That number is
almost double the figure from the previous
year.
Thus far this winter, 12 people have died
as a result of ten separate snowmobile ac-
cidents. Alcohol, inexperience and driving
too fast for the ground conditions continue
to be the major contributors in more than
half of all the snowmobile accidents in-
vestigated in the province Ito date.
Thin ice has proven to be a deadly ele-
ment this season with six people having
been killed this winter whne cars and
• trucks plunged through the ice in separate
accidents.
Over the past two years, thin ice has
been a deadly element in the sport as
warmer weather early in the season
prevented the formation of a solid base of
ice on most of the waterways. in the
province.
The OPP suggests that snowmobilers
check with local authorities or area
residents about snow and ice conditions
before they take to the trails. Above all,
say the OPP, use common sense and if you
don't know - don't go.
Riders risk death or serious injury in ac-
cidents on or off the road because of the
fact that snowmobile machines offer little
protection in a sudden stop or collision.
Off the road, snowmobilers may strike
rocks- or tree stumps covered by light
snow. Dips in terrain and wu a fences are
also deadly obstacles often camouflaged
by the white background.
In short, say the OPP, operation while
impaired, driving too fast, inexperience,
ignorance of the law and unfamiliarity
with terrain are the lethal elements which
could claim even more lives before this
winter is finished.