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New teachers at schools
Students will be greeted by a few
new friendly faces this school year.
Area schools will be welcoming
several new additions to the
teaching staff.
Grade 6/7 teacher Marc Westra
and Grade 2 teacher Mari-Lou Hern
will be joining the staff of Brussels
Public School. School principal
Heather Beattie said that attendance
has dropped this year to around 200
since June because of a large
graduating Grade 8 class.
Blyth Public School will be seeing
three new faces around the halls and
in the classrooms. Jennifer Cook
will be taking on the Grade 3 class.
Heather Decker will be teaching
Grade 4 and the new French teacher
this year is Fay Walke. Attendance
at Blyth is expected to be 192
students.
Grey Public School welcomes
Mrs. Ward-Weaver to the staff as the
new teacher of Grade 6/7. Erin Baan
the new REA is Janice Taylor. Grey
welcomes 240 students this year.
Hullet Central Public School will
see between 178-180 students
through the halls this year. They
welcome Ron Galbraith, educational
assistant to the staff.
East Wawanosh Public School
will see fewer staff members in the
classrooms this year due to a drop in
enrollment. As of press time,
attendance was yet to be
determined.will be teaching the SCC class and
HE council hears panel report
By Heather Crawford
Citizen staff
Long morning showers could be a
thing of the past if the Ontario
government accepts
recommendations submitted by the
Water Strategy Exert Panel.
Clerk-administrator, Jack
McLachlan reported at the Aug. 30
Huron East council meeting the
events of a presentation made at the
Association of Municipalities of
are too small to be sustainable.
McLachlan presented council with
the recommendations. They require
that municipal water systems
consolidate into larger regional
service areas, with the goal of
creating water service areas with a
minimum of 10,000 customers.
Each municipality is asked to
devise a business plan to be
submitted to the Ontario Water
Board on how to achieve this goal
financially, under the
recommendations by June 2007.
McLachlan and other council
members suggested that this could
mean metering at each household
and higher billing for the amount of
water used.
It is not yet determined how much
money the new system will cost the
municipalities, if the Ontario
government accepts the
recommendations or when the
increase in household payments will
begin to take effect.
Rolling Back In
Little sister Sarah Kerr rides along with big sister Samantha
on the first day of school in Blyth. (Heather Crawford photo)
Ontario conference on Aug. 16. A
copy of the presentation stated that
more than 80 per cent of water and
wastewater plants serve fewer than
10,000 people.
These systems, it was reported,
Fire dep’ts.
unhappy with
tiered-response
responsibilities
By Keith Roulson
Citizen publisher
Several municipalities and fire
departments in Huron are upset
with the fact they may be requested
to respond to medical emergencies
under a tiered response system.
David Lew, manager of the
county’s land ambulance service,
told councillors that at the June
meeting of the advisory meeting of
the Central Ambulance
Communications Centre (CACC)
for this region, the field officer
announced that agreements for
tiered responses involving local fire
departments are now the
responsibility of upper tier
municipalities: county council in
Huron’s case.
But Lew said his department has
nothing in writing about what fire
departments are expected to
respond to. He hoped to have more
details for the committee at its
September meeting.
Lew said he has spoken with the
co-ordinator for the Huron County
departments to seek his input.
Bert Dykstra, councillor for
Central Huron, said fire chiefs had
met the previous week and
discussed the issue.
Dave Urlin, councillor for South
Huron said most of the fire chiefs
weren’t happy with the prospect of
additional calls for their
departments’ volunteers. “If you
increase the (work) load by another
30-40 per cent, employers aren’t
going to be very happy about it
(firemen leaving work for calls),”
Urlin said.
Deb Shewfelt, councillor for
Goderich suggested council table
the whole discussion. “I see it as
just another form of downloading
by the province,” he said.
But South Huron councillor Rob
Morley said the issue needs to come
to a head. “Our fire chief said
they're getting a lot of calls (from
CACC) they shouldn't be getting.”
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The Threat Is Real
- ~ ~ — ~ —Reduce the Risk of West Nile Virus
West Nile Virus is present in Huron County's bird population. As the days get
shorter and cooler, mosquitoes are still present and precautions are necessary.
How to prevent mosquitoes bites:
Take precautions outdoors, especially in early morning, early evening and in
heavily wooded areas during the day, when mosquitoes are most active.
Wear light-coloured clothing and cover up whenever possible.
Use insect repellent containing DEET, and be sure to follow instructions on
the label.
Reduce mosquito breeding sites by eliminating standing water around your
home (i.e. change water in bird baths twice a week, clean eaves troughs
regularly, aerate ornamental ponds, etc.).
What the Health Unit is doing:
The Health Unit will no longer be submitting dead birds for viral testing as we
have reached our limit. However, the Health Unit is still interested in
receiving dead bird sightings from the public.
Mosquito trapping and viral testing will continue throughout the County until
the first frost.
To find out more, visit our website at www.huroncounty.ca, or call the Huron
County Health Unit at 482-3416 Ext. 2001. If calling long distance, dial toll
free 1-877-837-6143 Ext. 2001.
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