Times Advocate, 1997-11-05, Page 31
VOTE
Ben for Mayor
Ben Hoogenboom x
"The People's Mayor"
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Custom orders for retailers who want old
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Craft and Bake Sale
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Hensall Councillor hopefuls Rod Parker and Dave An -
nen mixed and mingled with shoppers at the Queens-
way Craft and Bake Sale at the Nursing Home on Oct.
29. Pictured here are Parker and Annen with Mildred
Klopp and six-year-old Heather Lenting.
Improvements to K -W arboretum
By Chantall Van Raay
TA Reporter
KIRKTON - Between Kirkton
• and Woodham resides an ar-
boretum filled with warblers and
30 species of native trees.
The Kirkton-Woodham Com-
munity Arboretum is filled with
distinct trees and bird species. The
community believes the arboretum
has a lot to offer, and that is why
they are making improvements so
-that it can he more.accessible to the
public.
The arboretum has only been in
existence for a few years and needs
time to allow the trees to grow and
he more inviting for birds and other
wildlife creatures.
The Upper Thames River Con-
servaUon Authority and I1?e Aus-
ahle Bas field Conservation Au-
thority are working together to help)
the arboretum blossom into a thick
brush filled with life.
"We've mixed slow-growing va-
rieties (of trees) with fast-growing
varieties." said Gordon Robinson,
who represents the K -W Corn-
mumis Arboretum. Right now there
are five -row wind breaks and
groves of trees lining the arboretum..
including 20 -foot -high trees."
Two of the major projects the Ar-
boretum is working on at present
are parking lot improvements and
the installation cif a walking trail.
The parking lot. which is 30 -
metres by 50-nietres has been in-
stalled. hut then still wish to put in
large stones around the lot to keep
people in the parking arca. They
also have plans to put in a walking
trail through the Arboretum that
w III be approximately two to three
kin long. . .
Robinson said • the conservation
authorities have a lot in mind for the
future of the Arboretum. They plan
to put in rtlorc bird houses to attract
more species: they wish to put in
benches along the trail where peo-
ple can stop and rest, as well. they
wish to one day put picnic tables in
the arboretum.
A reserve fund has been set up at
Huron board not
ready to go to
Labour Relations
Board
CI.INTON - Although the Huron
County Board of Education does
not condone the teachers' strike, it
has no plans to apply to the Ontario
Labour Relations Board for a cease
and desist order at this stage.
At its Monday meeting, Director
Paul Carroll updated the trustees on
the actions of the hoard's adminis-
tration.
"We have advised staff through
written materials thofy, are in viola-
tion of the law under their collec-
tive agreements," said Carroll.
He has also confirmed the strik-
ing teachers will lose pay hut that
does not preclude additional action.
As well, he assured the trustees
they will be called to meet to take
"any actions necessary" as the dis-
pute continues.
On Monday, seven elementary
and secondary school teachers were
on duty contrary to the action of the
federations. Of non -teaching staff,
283 reported for duty and only dne
did not shosPup for work.
the Upper Thames River Conserva-
tion Authority, and a register has
already been established for per-
sons who wish to make•donations
to the arboretum. so as to make
these plans possible. •
The Arboretum provides K -W
and the surrounding area with nu-
merous educational and rec-
reational benefits including tree -
planting, an annual arbour day
event and hiking.
Robinson -said they have two
days slotted as community, days.
one is in the spring and One is
scheduled for the fall.
The K -W Community Arboretum
arc also searching for a high school
environmental studies student to do
tree .identification at the site.
IN THE NEWS
Director defends Huron
students' test results
Tines -Advocate, November 5, 1997 .
Page 3
By Kate Monk
T -A Reporter
CLINTON - Huron County Board of Education Director Paul Carroll is
encouraged rather than disappointed at the results of the province -wide
testing of Grade 3 and Grade 6 students.
Between 65 per cent and 75 per cent of Huron County Grade 3 students
performed at the provincial level in the recent Education Quality and Ac-
countability Office province -wide assessment in reading, writing and
math.
The test was given over a 10 -day period last spring, to Gr. 3 students
across the province. The students' individual results were sent to their
schools and shared with -their parents at the end alum.
A chart published in the London Free Press showed Huron County Gr. 3
students finished Iasi among London region school boards.
"I was disheartened and disappointed the chart appeared in Saturday's
Free Press," Carroll stressed.
According to Carroll, board of education personnel across the province
were given strict instructions not to compare boards and schools to each
other.
Carroll had explanations for the numbers.
In the HCBE, 18 per cent of the students were receiving special educa-
tion (excluding gifted) and were assimilated into regular classes. In: other
hoards, these students are in separate classes and would not have been in-
cluded in testing.
As well, five per cent of Huron's students were English Second Lan-
guage students.
In Huron County, only one per cent of the students were fully exempted
from the testing whereas other school hoards had much higher numbers of
students who did not take.the tests.
Assistant to the Superintendent of Schools Marie Parsons said students
were not exempted from the tests without parental approval. There were
also.cases where it made no sensefor a student to write the test because of
the negative effects on the child's self-esteem.
"Parents and teachers felt there was a lot of merit in students attempting
the test," she said, adding it made sense educationally for students to write
the tests even if the chances of high marks were minimal
Carroll and Parsons concurred that in the HCBE, basic skills are
stressed rather than application skills which the tests stressed.
In a report to the hoard, Carroll raised some questions about trends in
the Huron board that may effect the results.
1. Does our 'resource support model' for special education which main-
strcams most exceptional children skew the overall results in a downward
direction?
2. Does the significant Huron shift in elementary pupil -teacher -ratio be-
ginning in 1994, now the second highest in Ontario, have any bearing on
these results?
3. Does our expenditure level as the lowest spending public school
board in Ontario have any negative impact on these results?
4: Does our traditional classroom focus on 'basic skills' require a great-.
er-shift to emphasize the 'application' .side of skill -learning? The tests fo-
cused on applications.
"Regardless to the answers to .these questions, these assessments pro-
vide a suitable base line for action," said Carroll. -
He said if people wanted individual school results, they would be hand -
delivered by Parsons with a full interpretation.
"Comparing school -to -school, all we do is harm the kids," Parsons said. f
For Stephen Township Reeve
Re-elect
Wm. (Bill)
WEBER
FOR PROACTIVE, EXPERIENCED LEADERSHIP
' WITH A VISION FOR THE FUTURE
VOTE BILL WEBER
Nov. 10TH
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TOWNSHIP OF HAY
MUNICIPAL ELECTION 1997
A municipal election will be held in the Township
of Hay for the following offices:
Reeve - one (1) to be elected
Councillors - three (3) to be elected
Eng. Public School Trustee - one (1) to be elected
REGULAR VOTING DAY is Monday, November 10, 1997
between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 8:(X) p.m. at the following
locations:
POLL PLACE
1 Elder 1:►lterprises
Concession 2-3, 1 mile south of #84
2 Zurich Community Centre, Main Street Zurich
3 Adult Resource Centre (A.R.C.)
146 Main St. Dashwood
4 St. Joseph Country Store
Corner of Highways #21 and #84
5 Blue Water Rest Home (for residents of the
Rest Home and Maplewoods Apts. only
- this poll is open from 10:00 a. m. to 4:00 p.m.
The Voters Lists are located at the Hay Township Municipal
Office, the Hensall Municipal Office, St. Joseph Country. Store,
Zurich Public Library and Doug and Nancy's General Store.
Please check the Voters List to determine if your name has been
included as an elector or to determine which Poll you are in.
TAKE NOTICE that the deadline for making application to the
Clerk for a certificate to vote by proxy is 4:30 p.m. on Monday,
November 10, 1997. You may make application for a certificate
to vote by proxy at the Municipal Office during the normal
working hours of the office as well as from noon until 5:00 p.m.
on Saturday, November 1, 1997.
Janisse Zimmerman
Clerk-Retuming Officer
Township of Hay
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