Huron Expositor, 2001-09-05, Page 5News
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A blast at Vacation Bible School
Students and staff at Bethel Bible Church's Vacation Bible School performed skits for friends and family to wrap-up the week on
Aug. 24 at the church.
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St. Thomas
Anglican Church
Jarvis St. Seaforth
482-7861
Rev. Tim Connor
Sunday Service
at 9:30 am.
Parish Assistance CaII
522-0929 or 345-2023
Bethel Bible Church
An Associated Gospel Church
126 Main St. Seaforth
Sunday Worship Hour 11 am
Adventure Club for Kids & Youth Groups
Wednesdays 7 p.m.
First Presbyterian'
Church
Godench St. W. Seafortn
Rev. Vandemiey
Worship Sunday
11:15 am
Sunday School during Worship
atholic Church
Saturday - 5:15 pm
St. James Parish, Seaforth
Saturday - 7:15 pm
St. Joseph's Parish. Clinton
Sunday - 9:00 am
St. Michael's Parish, Myth
Sunday - 11:00 am
St. James Parish, Seaforth
Father Lance Magdziak
Egmondville
United Church
Rev. Judith Springett
Sunday School
During Worship
Worship 10 a.m.
NORTHSIDE - CAVAN
UNITED CHURCHES
Rev. Sheila Macgregor - Minister
527-2635 or 527-1449 54 Goderich St. W.
Cavan 9:30 am Northside 11 am
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Schools with own wells trying to=_
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with proposed waterqualitylegislation
By Stew Slater
Special to The Huron Expositor
Ontario's Ministry of
Education will contribute
almost $500,000 in 2001-02
to help insure 21 schools in
Huron and Perth Counties,
which have their own wells,
are brought into compliance
with proposed new water
quality legislation.
At a regular meeting
Monday, Aug. 27, trustees of
the Huron -Perth Catholic
District School Board were
informed the board will soon
contract the services of a
registered water engineer to
examine and report on the
systems at all five of the
board's schools served by
on-site wells.
That's just one of the
requirements expected to be
included in the Drinking
Water Protection --
Designated Facilities
legislation, which came
about in the wake of last
year's Walkerton E. coli
tragedy.
Other requirements,
according to a memorandum
sent to school boards by
Assistant Deputy Education
Minister Norbert J.
Hartmann, include the
provision of a trained person
to operate each well's
treatment and distribution
system, weekly flushing of
the systems, specific
sampling and reporting
techniques, and the use of
accredited laboratories for
testing.
"Boards would become
responsible for developing
and implementing policies
and procedures to ensure
compliance with all of these
provisions in each•of their
schools with their own water
distribution system,"
Hartmann's memorandum
states.
The deadline listed for
compliance is December 31,
2001, but Huron -Perth
management chair Mike
Miller noted the government
has yet to even release draft
legislation, giving him
reason to believe the
deadline will be pushed
back.
However, the
memorandum does state that
"ministry staff has been
asked to prepare a regulation
to authorize the payment" of
one-time funding to help
boards comply.
An appendix included with
the memorandum shows the
Huron -Perth board will
receive $112,500 for its five
schools with on-site wells.
The Avon Maitland
District School Board,
meanwhile, will get
$360,000 to deal with 16 on-
site school wells.
In total, there are 577
schools in Ontario served by
on-site wells, and the
education ministry will
contribute almost $13
million to help comply with
the proposed legislation.
Retired teachers may lose benefit options
By Stew Slater
Special to The Huron Expositor
The Avon Maitland
District School Board has
one of the few remaining
board -based benefits
packages for its retired
teachers in the province.
But with the rising costs of
insurance premiums, that
doesn't mean it's something
board officials will fight to
retain.
Jody Schilbe, Avon
Maitland benefits officer,
says between 85 to 90 per
cent of retiring teachers
choose to retain
comprehensive drug and
dental coverage under thc
board's benefits package,
with the major change being
that the board stops paying a
portion of the premiums and
asks retirees to foot 100 per
cent of the bill.
She says many retirees
look into coverage either
through private or teachers'
union -based agencies but,
even with recent increases in
premium payments, decide
the board's package provides
the best value.
The package is only
available until retirees reach
age 65.
Bill Osborne, a retired
Avon Maitland high school
teacher from St. Marys, calls
the program "a service"
provided by the board, and
notes that most Ontario
school boards have stopped
the practice. He says he's
thankful for the opportunity
to continue his coverage,
mainly because his drug
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considerably if he opted for
another plan.
At least one retired
teacher, however, has
complained to the board and
to teachers' union officials
that the board has been slow
to process his premium
cheques. Dan Webster of
Wingham suggests a failure
to cash approximately $800
worth of premium cheques
points to "a tremendous
book-keeping problem" and
is an indication that the
board doesn't receive enough
money from the provincial
government for
administration.
Schilbe doesn't cite a lack
of administrative funds,
though she agrees a heavy
staff workload sometimes
prevents the board from
processing retired teachers'
premium cheques as quickly
as some people find suitable.
Instead, she calls it a
question of priorities.
"I'm not trying to make
excuses," Schilbe said. "But .
. . my main priority is
making sure these people
have insurance programs and
that they’re covered
for drugs and dental."
Despite the lack of in -
school activities during the
summer months, she adds,
July and August are very
busy for much of the board's
human resources department.
Challenges include
negotiating new collective
agreements with teachers,
which usually have some
effect on the specifics of the
benefits packages, and
reclassifying teachers into
the "retired" and "active"
categories for the purposes
of the insurers. And Schilbe,
the only full-time staff
person dealing exclusively
with benefits packages, is
currently working with the
different banks to initiate
direct, in -branch payment.
Schilbe stresses the
ongoing efforts of insurance
companies to decrease the
money they spend on
benefits packages means
premium costs have gone up
in the past few years and the
board has been asked to
carry out more
administrative duties. She
said when she started her
employment over 12 years
ago, insurance companies
took responsibility for much
of the administrative work.
Now, that's no longer true.
In addition, last year the
board asked its insurer for
statistics showing which
portions of its workforce is
most expensive to insure.
Rcsuts, according to Schilbc,
showed those aged 55-65
were thc most expensive,
due largely to an increased
requirement for what she
called "maintenance drugs" -
- medications used for things
like heart troubles or
arthritis.
All of these factors make it
less and less attractive for
the board to continue what is
now a fairly taro practice.
But for now, Schilbe says,
the board is committed to the
retired teachers' program,
and believes the teachers'
unions are as well.
"(Eliminating the program)
is certainly something
(unions) can negotiate," she
said. "But I don't foresee the
retired teachers’
benefits being taken away. It
seems like (union officials)
aren't necessarily protective
of keeping the same level of
premium payments but
they're still very protective
of keeping the retired
employees on the plan."
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Per animal vaccinated
Certificate provided
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The following Huron County Clinics are participating:
Blyth Veterinary Clinic
Queen Street South, Blyth
Sept 15, 2001
9:OOam - 2:OOpm
Exeter Animal Hospital
660 Main Street, Exeter
Sept 12, 2001
5:OOpm - 7:OOpm
Sept 15, 2001
10:00am - 1:OOpm
Seaforth Veterinary Clinic
Main Street North, Seaforth
Sept 12„ 2001
1:OOpm - 5:OOpm
Sept 15, 2001
8:OOam - noon
Brussels Veterinary Clinic
61 William Street, Brussels
Sept 12, 2001
3:OOpm - 7:OOpm
Sept 15, 2001
12:OOam - 4:OOpm
Kirkton Veterinary Clinic
19 Orange Avenue, Kirkton
Sept 12, 2001
3:OOpm - 7:OOpm
Sept 15, 2001
12:OOam - 4:OOpm
Zurich Veterinary Clinic
44 Main Street, Zurich
Sept 12, 2001
12:OOam - 5:OOpm
Sept 15, 2001
9:00am - 1:OOpm
Clinton Veterinary Services
275 Huron Street, Clinton
Sept 12, 2001
2:OOpm - 5:OOpm
Sept 15, 2001
9:OOam - noon
Wingham Veterinary Clinic
11 Alfred Street, Wingham
Sept 12, 2001
2:00pm - 5:OOpm
Sept 15, 2001
9:OOam - noon
Goderich Veterinary Clinic
RRN2, Hwyl8 Godench
Sept 12, 2001
2:00pm - 5:OOpm
Sept 15, 2001
9:0Oam - •1:00pm
These Clinics are for Rabies Vaccination only. No other treatment will be available.
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"(Eliminating the program)
is certainly something
(unions) can negotiate," she
said. "But I don't foresee the
retired teachers’
benefits being taken away. It
seems like (union officials)
aren't necessarily protective
of keeping the same level of
premium payments but
they're still very protective
of keeping the retired
employees on the plan."
LAWN
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Call
WeatIVAaliist
524-2424
CLUBHOUSE OPEN
6:30 am - dusk
482-7144
CLUBHOUSE
fully licensed
under A.G.C.O.
PAY FOR NEXT YEAR'S
GOLF MEMBERSHIP NOW -
GOLF FREE
THIS FALL
(From September 4 on)
—WOODLANDS 2002 MEMBERSHIP RATES—
We have a variety of membership plans available - call for
complete details 482-7144
ADULT MEMBERSHIP
7 days - unlimited golf $650.
COUPLE
7 days - unlimited golf 51,100.
WEEKDAYS SPECIAL $525.
Monday -Friday - excludes Holidays
COUPLES WEEKDAYS SPECIAL $$95.
Monday -Friday - excludes Holidays
'JUNIOR MEMBERSHIP (18 and under) $205.
All memberships plus GST
MEMBERS APPRECIATION SPECIAL
SAVE 7%
Renew your current Woodlands Membership
for 2002 and will pay the GST
(up to Saturday, December 15)
FALL GOLF SPECIAL
18 Holes Golf
plus one-half power cart
rental. Monday -Friday
$29.
Woodlands Links Golf Course
PAR 72 CHAMPIONSHIP GOLF COURSE
ON HIGHWAY 8 BETWEEN GODERICH AND CLINTON
3 km. west of Clinton
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The Huron County Health Unit
and the Huron County
VETERINARY CLINICS
are offering
ANTI -RABIES CLINICS
For dogs & cats over 3 months of age.
Please have them on leashes or in boxes when in the clinic.
$ 1 5
COST...
Includes GST.
Per animal vaccinated
Certificate provided
Tags for dogs.
The following Huron County Clinics are participating:
Blyth Veterinary Clinic
Queen Street South, Blyth
Sept 15, 2001
9:OOam - 2:OOpm
Exeter Animal Hospital
660 Main Street, Exeter
Sept 12, 2001
5:OOpm - 7:OOpm
Sept 15, 2001
10:00am - 1:OOpm
Seaforth Veterinary Clinic
Main Street North, Seaforth
Sept 12„ 2001
1:OOpm - 5:OOpm
Sept 15, 2001
8:OOam - noon
Brussels Veterinary Clinic
61 William Street, Brussels
Sept 12, 2001
3:OOpm - 7:OOpm
Sept 15, 2001
12:OOam - 4:OOpm
Kirkton Veterinary Clinic
19 Orange Avenue, Kirkton
Sept 12, 2001
3:OOpm - 7:OOpm
Sept 15, 2001
12:OOam - 4:OOpm
Zurich Veterinary Clinic
44 Main Street, Zurich
Sept 12, 2001
12:OOam - 5:OOpm
Sept 15, 2001
9:00am - 1:OOpm
Clinton Veterinary Services
275 Huron Street, Clinton
Sept 12, 2001
2:OOpm - 5:OOpm
Sept 15, 2001
9:OOam - noon
Wingham Veterinary Clinic
11 Alfred Street, Wingham
Sept 12, 2001
2:00pm - 5:OOpm
Sept 15, 2001
9:OOam - noon
Goderich Veterinary Clinic
RRN2, Hwyl8 Godench
Sept 12, 2001
2:00pm - 5:OOpm
Sept 15, 2001
9:0Oam - •1:00pm
These Clinics are for Rabies Vaccination only. No other treatment will be available.
Perth County is also holding clinics on the same date.
Contact your area Veterinarian for times
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