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Brussels-area woman
hosts District WI
Top hats
There were more than ball caps and toques to see as students at Grey Central Public School
participated in Hat Day last Wednesday. Some of the more imaginative offerings were
modelled together at day’s end. (Bonnie Gropp photo)
AMDSB trustee distribution
may change before election
By Stew Slater
Special to the Citizen
The distribution of school board
trustees in Huron County is quite
likely to change prior to next
November’s municipal elections,
and the Avon Maitland District
School Board is preparing itself to
host special meetings to allow public
input on the issue.
But Director of Education Lome
Rachlis doesn’t expect contro
versy.
At a regular Avon Maitland
meeting Tuesday, Jan. 28, trustees
were advised by chair Meg Westley
that Rachlis would be delivering a
report on possible redistribution in
early February. She went on to
explain that any decisions on
changes must be communicated to
the provincial government by March
31, and that the board may need to
host special public input meetings
prior to that date.
Interviewed after the Jan. 28
meeting, Rachlis explained that the
changes relate mainly to the
Huron East briefs
2 employees get raise
After discussion on the salary grid
for Huron East employees, council
agreed to increase the treasurer
finance manager’s salary from
$25.42 to $29.71 per hour and the
assistant day care supervisor’s from
$16.77 to $17.12.
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A request for financial support for
the Maitland Bank Cemetery was
deferred until budget talks.
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municipal reorganizations which
have taken place in most counties
since the ruling Conservatives came
to power.
In Perth County, re-organization
occurred before the 1998
amalgamation of the former Perth
and Huron boards of education, so
creators of the resulting Avon
Maitland board were able to
organize Perth County’s five trustees
according to the new boundaries.
In Huron County, however,
municipal re-organization didn’t
take place until just prior to the most
recent municipal elections, in the fall
of 2000, so the regions served by
Huron’s four trustees were based on
old municipal boundaries.
“The board, at that time, said it
would retain the present distribution
in Huron County through this group
of trustees, but would look at
changing it to come in line with the
municipal re-organization, and
invite the public to have its say,”
Rachlis explained.
That time has come, with the
government’s deadline of March 31.
A proposal from American Water
Services for the preparation of a
water supply master plan and
environmental assessment report for
Seaforth was approved for an
estimated cost of $46,275 plus taxes.
The report is to be completed by
May 31.
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The quote from Explosive &
Chemical Technologies for the
removal of the old water tower in
To aid in that process, the
government has sent statistics to the
board about the voting population
and its distribution within the region.
Rachlis says changes could
potentially go so far as altering the
number of trustees, or changing the
present proportion of representation
for Huron and Perth. But he suggests
such alterations are unlikely to
happen, since the population has
remained relatively stable, both in
terms of number and distribution.
Still, he says the board wants the
process to be as open as possible,
and that’s why they’re making
allowance for the possibility for
public meetings.
Every public suggestion will not
be incorporated into the changes,
Rachlis says. The provincial
government will ultimately have
more influence than anyone else.
“A lot of it is set out in the
provincial legislation,” the director
of education commented. “The
board is really constrained as to what
it can do, but there may be some
minor maneuvering.
Approval was given for the
payment of accounts in the amount
of $370,983.88
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Huron East WI held its district
meeting, Jan. 29 at the home of Lucy
Hesse, Brussels.
With Gorrie disbanding last year
and Bluevale this year, the district
will be down to six branches.
The roll call was Where Do You
See Huron East District
Headed?Suggestions were getting
back to the basics, or possible
amalgamation with another
district.
A $50 bundle of shingles is being
donated for the roof at Erland Lea
Museum in memory of Barb
Pinkney.
April is going to be a busy month.
Howick branch is hosting a program
on health issues April 5 at Gorrie
United Church and Fordwich is
celebrating 100 years on April
17.
The ACWW church service will
be April 27 at 9:30 a.m. at Walton
United Church.
Women’s Wellness is the theme
for the district annual meeting being
held May 13 at Gorrie United
Church. Registration is at 9:30 a.m.
Bluevale is celebrating its 100th
anniversary June 11.
The Guelph area convention will
be a one-day event this year and is
being held at Harriston-Minto
complex Oct. 23.
The play For Home and Country
(a history of WI) is being put on
*■ forthcoming*
Marriage
Marcon Studio photo
Congratulations to
Shannon Robinson,
daughter of Connie and Mark
and
David Proulx,
son of Agnes Schell and
Lawrence Proulx,
who were engaged
on November 9,2002.
The couple will wed
June 21, 2003 at the
LPalmerston United Church. A
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Seaforth was accepted. The project
will cost $30,400 plus taxes.
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Sharon Agla is getting details and
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Graduation
David Proulx graduated from
Wilfrid Laurier University
December 1, 2002 with an
Honours Degree in Business
Administration. David is
employed with Research
in Motion in Waterloo.
Congratulations from the
Schell, Proulx and Robinson
families.
forthcoming^
Marriage
SNYDER-FISCHER
Seth Snyder
is pleased to announce
the forthcoming marriage
of his parents
Matthew Calvin
and
Kendra Danielle
The wedding will take
place
Saturday, May 10, 2003
at Brussels United
Church, Brussels, Ontario
at 3 p.m.
with an open reception to
follow at the
BMG Community Centre
at 9 pm