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Inside
Teacher
Federations
react against
cuts
See page 2
Grand Bend
Winter Carnival
action
See page 8
Lion King
musical coming
See Second front
Council
rejects initial
Playhouse
grant request
i'.XI:TER - Huron Country` Play-
h,ruse's request for grants saute un-
dcr liro.on \1hnday 11ight.atthe •-•
regular meeting of Exctcr.Council.
A request kir between $2,000 and
$3.001 was.rcjccted hy;-thc Fxccu,
.live Committee. but it did rccont-
nlend that $,I.000 he considered at
' the tiri►c of budget deliberations.
Councillor Thom 'Hughes op-
posed the recommendation ask-
ing,"What benefits come to the .
Town of Exeter? Nrine at all. As for
having chartered buses include
latter on the tour. I've never seen
a chartered bus stop here. 1f there
are any grants at all. at this time
lot- financial restraint], they should
be spent within the Town of,Excter
only. The funds should not come' •
from the _Imo n; let individuals con-
e Thu c if they -want to. This grant
•shouldn; i even he consiucred at
budget time. We'd he Netter 1o•
spent the money at home."
Council agreed to consider the
request, over the objections cif
councilli►rs Hughes and Robert „
Drummond. when the 1997 budget
is reviewed.
Carnival fun
Early years student Jake. Herm gets some advice from
grade 7 student Tiffany Sedlak, for left, and grade 5
student Lisa Hakvoort . during . a ..winter carnival at
Precious Qlood .School last Tuesday.
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Stakeholders discuss
right -to -farm issues
KIRKT:ON - Issues discussedat a , - portunity to he heard befi►re chant:
sleeting 'sponsored by • the Ontario :es'. are. made 10 ihe• act:- ('urgently
Federation of Agriculture will bc:. the 191111 act protects Iaiuners Froin
given consideraiiin by the Ministry nuisance lawsuits resulting from
of Agriculture.. Food and Rural Al"- normal practices involving • odor,
fairs. Lamhton MPP Marcel Beau- noise or dust. -
hien told , participants... ;Friday.- The ministry receives nearly. 700
I3cauhicn is also the parliamentary complaints per• year and about 350
assistant to the •Minister .of Ag- of these relate ui. odor;, noise -and
rieUltiirc. •- ' -' dust. Approximately 20 complaints
Ministry=sponsored • meetings result- in. requests forinquiries by
held in Ridgctown. Walkerton: Al- the - Farm ..i'racticcs Proteciipn
Fred, Kcnlptville, Peterborough. Board .which holds. an average of
New Liskeard, 13rantlirrd and Aar- two hcarings`.per year. Singe the
sic did not provide hoard began. in -199(1
d venue for local .• (hero have been 12
'farmers-. to Address "We ]lave f0 be hearings; • . six. re -
concerns. The Fed- • sensitive to the - • girding • odour, four
erasion Executive kir dust. and two in •
-
needs of the
felt a _ meeting was- volving noise .coin -
needed in this area- - fariner while. -- " plaints. - Ahd.ac.:-
of the province in -- - maintaining cording. _to.. Down, -
an effort to gain in that balance." 4)i I.. con►plainis are
put into strength- - fanner to farmer
ening right -lo -farm ciaxerns..
legislation.. 'Nil is. in no
-The people 1 talkcd_to felt the
meeting was very Orchestrated. It's
unfortunate •hccausc we'd like to
have a letter working relationship
than - that, -said .Federation Ex
ecutivc member Pat Down prior to -
the meeting in -Kirkton "Sortie of
the frustration was that you only
discussed one question." . •
I.riday ti -meeting, which pre-
sented- a discussion paper on the
F :rrin Practices Protection Act. pro-
vided stakeholders with an op-
•
oard of Ed COPE workers
way.a licence 1,1 -pollute,', state :I
Huron F of A media release. "It -is
-siinply intended to provide farrncrs
with the assurance they: will .not
facc nuisance -law. suits. arising out
of .complaints over - normal fans
practises."
However, as farming practice,
change, the definition of 'nirnn,ll-
also' . changes. Down sures this
Vagueness as "part of the problem."
"You'can't have ir so ,strict that
you -can't, have ordinary practises."'
she explained. "It's a catch -22 -sit-
talion
Some of 1o11ay's .trends • include
:increasing the site of farms.- sp c-
cialiiing in one or Iwo cCnninod-
_ ilies and a higher_ concentration -of
livestock, 'resulting 'i more build=
ings and:manure. As. well, a
growth in the -number of grain. dry-
ing intr<(luces the issue of vibration
as a consideration in addition to
•- noise: dust and odor..
The challenge in updating the act-.
will- he' to strike a halancc between
allowing farmers to continue nor-...
mal agricultural practices that lielp
- them compete in a global •economy -
and ensuring-Thc. righlsof the gen-
eral public. -
Beaubien said education is a key
tactor • in'balancing these rights
rather • . than writing a very pre-
scriptive legislation. During a con-
ference he told •members of „the.
press:there must he some flexibility
in the -act to :allow for future -
41r. Continued on page 2
EBA plans Spring
Treasure Hunt
• EXETER-- Thc Exeter Business Association Promotions Committee is
observe. one minute silence
By Heather N1ir leachers' • assistants. sccnet:in:N. instructional services by district
. T -A Reporter - computer 1e:hnWi,ul.. new Ies' ui,e school hoards."
as.I.I,inls ,11111 .4)11110 C11%1101,in,
Ina\ he di hs the Iegislalion
that reCe1)11\ passed its second
reading. Bill •10U. known as the
Fewer .Si'/rnn! Rapid., il.ti. • -es--
HURON COUNTY - CUPE em-
ployees ; throughout - the Huron
County Board -of Education held a.
minute .of silence Monday -;t I I
a.m. to mourn possible job losses•
as a result of Bill 104.
,The union is also waiting for per-
mission- from the Board of Educa-•
tion to .send a letter to local media
stating its view on this legislation.
• • A total of 150 secondary and ele-
mentary • employees . including
tahlishcs the Education Improve -
mem Commission. Among the
coinnlissiun's responsibilities is
n
the clato "consider. conduct re-
. search. lacilitatc discussion and
snake recommendation to !he min-
isler'on how to. promote ;MO fa-
cilitate the 11111-sr•:Ircing -elf non-
Denfield•wStore finds a new home:
By Chris Skalkos
T -A Reporter
•DENFIELI) - .A landmark. in Denfield found a new
horse last week. '
. The Denfield General Store was relocated to Fanshawc
Pioneer. Village in London on Thursday where it will be
restored and showcased among a collection of more than
25 reconstructed buildings in the 191h ccnlury crossroads
village. .
,. Built in 1877, the store has not operated in Denfield kir
more than 40 years. hut it will he brought hack to life in
Fanshawc'Pionccr Village as a result of a year-long fund-
raising campaign by the Richard Ivey Foundation.
The General Store was donated to 'the.Fanshawe Pi-
oneer Village by its owners Sandi and John Johnson of
Denfield.
John said he acquired the building in 1990 and had al-
ready done some work -on it to prevent it from -de-
-tyriorating beyond repair. - .
"1 feIt,tie building would he better off (in the •village►
instead of sitting here unprotected." said Johnson adding
an old mill nearby was destroyed by fire.
Bill Finlayson. director-general for the village said the
windows. lion1 porch and the intact upper deck of the
structure is typical of 19th century architecture.
"11 will lit, in very nicely in the village. .We've never
had a proper general store." said.Finlayson.adding.il will
sit in between the Paul Peel family house and the Labatt
Pioneer Brewery.. - •
He.said the store 15 a treasured historical properly since
'it' represents a. time when people made outings to buy
•
Bill Finlayson, director-general of Fanshawe
Pioneer Village, stands in front of the Den-
field General Store before a truck prepares
to haul the building away on Wednesday.
The 120 year-old building . was relocated to
Fanshawe Pioneer Village where it will be
restored and showcased among the other
historical buildings.
Food. collect mail and hcar.thc latest news and gossip
all in one healon.
Finlayson expects it will take neo years to restore
the building but it will look new when the work is
completed and will open its doors once again for fu-
ture generations trtenloy.
•
It has .been suggested_ workfare
candidates may he used to till tesc
positions and-Huron,County CUPE:
1428 President Elaine Fielder is
worried about students in the -sys-
tem. Huron- MPP Nolen John's ex-
plained. the criteria for workfare
programs does not permit a job to
he taken "where a• paid employee
has been in it." She added the com-
mission's decisions will he made
on a.hoard by board basis and may
not affect Huron -Perth. employees
in the saute Way _as o:!ler hoards..
Fielder 'sicested the CUPE: pro-
motion -is not job action •against the
HC BE hut rather a message loathe
province. "We're not able to get an-
swers. And really, that's where the
fear is being created," said Fielder.
who added the Harris' government
has not been clear on how these
changes will impact employees,
working on along -term plan to inspire.the husincss community by holding
five theme celebrations, but its success hinges on the response of the first
installment this spring. - • . -
Cathy Seip, committee chairperson, -said local' husinetses will. hold a
Spring Treasure Hunt from April 117 to 19 with some stores holding sales
'and others organizing "fun things."
If it goes well. The committee has tentative plans to hold four additional '
seasonal celebrations including a Christmas in July. air Octobeerfcst in the •
1311 and and an Open House in November. A live rodeo .spearheaded by.
• the Sc uth Huron Recreation and Community Centre Board has already • .
been confirmed for August 8 to:110.
Planning this far ahead is a new concept to the members of the EBA. In.
the past a lack of interest prevented -full participation for pre -planned
events. however, with -attendance growing at meetings Seip said -there has-
been a renewed interest in EBA•promotional events.. -
"We have a lot of enthusiastic business.owners right now and they're at
the point where they realize we need each other to be successful," said •
Seip. adding they are able to plan ambitious events such as these because
there are more members willing to help. -
. - "We have a lot of creative ideas and we're working together as united
Exeter." she said.
Doctors object to single
government structure
Educational assistants. which are•
inquired personnel in schools, have
11rn rceciscd special taming in
,Iddition. to led'ning on-the-job.
nlployces want to continue to
provide support to students. es-
pecially those with special needs..
"Not one• of us wants to do any-
thing that's going to jeopardize the
students;" said Fielder. "I'in here
because 1 Tike what I do and i like
the kids."
Although CUPE expects the out-
come of Bill 104 will he. known
sslUlin the next Iwo months, Johns
said (he act won't he passed 111,11
soon:
"I think the union's done a good
job putting worries in where there
shouldn't he any," wid Johns, add- '
ing Huron union staff are lower
paid than other boards, "You have
to remember in some areas across
the province they have very ex-
pensive cafeterias...in some cases
they, maybe should be out-
sourced."
- CLINTON - During a meeting of
the Huron County Medical Society
held Feb. 5, doctors unanimously
passed two motions regarding the
recent preferred option released by-
, the Huron -Perth District Health
Council.
The doctors want the DHC 's task
force to return beds :iiRl implement
a county -run government.
The First motion reads: "The Hu-
ron ('aunt Medical Society rec.-
minuends that the Huron County
hospitals mode to county govern-
ance. adIoinislration and medical
511111. recognizing the unique needs.
clinical practice and' specialist care
patterns within Huron County and
neighboring rural arras." - •
The second motion reads: "Thc
Huron County Medical •Society
supports the Huron -Perth Hospital
Restructuring Plan of January 1997
and particularly the bed allocation,
to maintain and enhance integrated
primary and secondary care ser-
vices as dcliscred hrural phy-
sicians in all Huron County hOs-
- .
The preferred option varied from
the eight -hospital proposal by tak-
ing 34 beds out (I' Huron County .
while adding 31 4o Perth. This op- -
lion also calls for a single govern:
:ince structure for both Huron and,
Perth although nu.- location has
been determined.
However, because Stratford Gen -
.oral Hospital is named as the. only
secondary or.rcferral hospital. doc-
tors•arc worried it may also become
'the centre of administration.
Thc. DHC is currently res icwing
written submission regarding its
preferred - option. Hospital board
chairs and administrators .will be' ,
meeting at the beginning -of March
to start working on details 1N the
proposal. .
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