The Citizen, 1991-03-27, Page 16PAGE 16. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 1991.
HPRCSSB admin, freezes salaries
In the hopes of sending a
message to other board employees
the Huron-Perth Separate-School
board administrators decided to
freeze their salaries at a meeting on
March 11.
Dr. James Brown, director of
education said he hopes this sends
a powerful message as it’s time
someone showed some leadership.
“We are not a big board and we
don’t have a lot of money. The
board’s not in financial difficulty
Belgrave residents
decide to drill
Belgrave residents affected by
the drilling of a new well for the
township office and arena, inform
ed East Wawanosh council at a
meeting on March 19, that they
would drill their own well to service
five units.
When it was discovered that the
old well posed a health hazard and
would have to be replaced when the
new arena front was built, council
looked at the possibility of install
ing a new well for the community.
At its March meeting, council
passed a motion approving the
drilling of a new well to serve the
municipal office, community centre
and seven units, which are all
presently serviced by the 40-year-
old well.
The second alternative for the
Belgrave residents was the option
they chose. Now, council has
decided to drill a well to supply the
new township office and the arena,
and the residents will drill their
own well.
Clerk Winona Thompson said
she believes that the residents felt
this, was the cheapest route to go.
“Also by staying with just five
units they do not need approval
from the Ministry of the Environ
ment which will save money as
well,” she added.
Program’s
not kept pace
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marketing of higher priced surplus
table eggs to the lower priced
further processing market for all
provinces. To finance this program
CEMA charges a flat levy or tax
which costs Ontario egg producers
and consumers 11 cents a dozen.
The Ontario proposal is a direct
result of the high CEMA levies
required to remove surplus table
eggs nationally which continue to
run well above Ontario surplus
levels. Added to this is a worsening
supply and demand imbalance in
Ontario which has necessitated the
importation of eggs from Western
provinces as well as other countries
during certain times over the last
year. Both the Ontario Egg Board
and the Ontario government be
lieve the time has come to take
corrective action.
According to Egg Board General
Manager Brian Ellsworth, the
CEMA surplus removal program
has not kept pace with market
changes over the past twenty
years. Transportation costs have
escalated and the cost of produc
tion between the various provinces
has shifted significantly. This
means it is no longer possible to
produce eggs in Western Canada
and ship them to Ontario at a price
below what it costs to produce them
here. “We believe the egg market
ing system can not continue to
operate in this inefficient way.” he
said. Board projects show that by
operating a provincial surplus re
moval program, not only with the
movement of local product improve
thereby reducing the need for
imports, but it will do so at a lower
cost to producers and consumers
alike
but we don’t want it to be either.”
In addition to Dr. Brown, those
who will not be asking for a salary
increase next year are three super
intendents: Jack Lane, John Mc
Cauley and Gaetan Blanchette.
Trustee Louise Brown feels the
move shows why “we are a school
system with a difference.” She
added that the move shows “unsel
fish commitment” on the part of
the administrators.
Trustee Steve Murray applauded
the decision and suggested that
others might follow administra
tion's example and show “some
restraint”.
In response to a suggestion that
it might be easier for those in the
board’s highest income to forfeit an
increase. Dr. Brown said, “there’s
not a significant difference be
tween a secondary school princi
pal’s salary and a superintendent’s
salary ... our families could use the
money just as anyone’s could.” (A
secondary school principal in the
Huron-Perth system makes $76,636
per year.)
The old way
Esther Buck, dressed in old-fashioned costume, shows how pioneers used a yolk to carry two sap
pails in a demonstration at Maple Keys Sugar Bush Sunday. Guided tours allowed people to see
everything from Indian methods to a modern evaporator.
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