The Goderich Signal-Star, 1979-03-29, Page 3irernen
go flashy
BY JOANNE
BUCHANAN
If you happen to see a
car rushing through town
with a flashing amber
light on its dash board or
roof, you can be assured
that it is one of
Goderich's 21 volunteer
Firemen behind the
wheel.
The firemen began
using the flashing lights,
which cost about $45
each last week to alert
motoristsand
pedestrians that they are
proceeding to the firehall
for an emergency.
Up until recently the
firemen had stickers on
their windshields stating
that they belonged to the
fire department but with
the implementation of the
pager or beeper system
over use of the alarm, the
stickers did not seem to
be enough to alert those
in the area of the firehall
that an emergency was in
progress.
Goderich Police Chief
Pat King says there is
nothing in the Highway
Traffic Act that says
motorists must pull over
when they see the
flashing amber light in a
vehicle because the
firemen's cars are not
classed as emergency
vehicles. But, says the
Chief, he would hope that
motorists would do this as
a common courtesy the
same way they do for
funeral escorts. Motorists
should remember it may
even be their own houses
on fire, he says. He feels
that the flashing amber
lights will ,help the new
police officers on his
force who don't know all
the firemen or their
vehicles yet and who may
wonder why they are
speeding.
Goderich Fire Chief
Bill Beacom says the
flashing lights, which are
activated when plugged
into a car's cigarette
lighter, are being used as
a precautionary measure.
especially to people in the
area of the firehall. When_
the alarm was in use,
those people had a chance
to get out of the way. But
with the beepers which
are worn on the firemen's
belts and can be heard
only by the firemen,
people in the area could
not be warned in advance
the cars would be con-
verging upon the firehall,
GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 1979—PAGE 3
Goderich Fire Chief Bill Beacom shows one of the
new flashing amber lights which the 21 volunteer
firemen began using last week as a precautionary
measure to warn motorists and pedestrians that the
firemen are proceeding to the firehall for an
emergency. The lights are placed on the moves or
dashboards of the firemen's vehicles and are ac-
tivated by being plugged into the cars', cigarette
lighters. They cost about $45 each. (Photo by
Joanne Buchanan)
Two HPSSB teachers resign
Kingsbridge asks for grant
BY WILMA OKE
The Huron -Perth
County Roman Catholic.
Separate School Board
accepted the resignations
of two teachers at a
meeting G in Dublin
Monday night. The end of the presentation
resignations of Marion asked by the trustees.
Watcher, Grades 5 and 6 The teachers ' on the
teacher-at—Sacred—Heart----cam.mittee _ making the
presentation were: Rita
Core of St. Patrick's
School, Dublin; Inez Haid
of St. Mary's School,
Hesson;' Edith
McCarroll, librarian at
Media Centre; Jim
McDade, resource
teac.heri Sandy
McQuillan of St. Aloysius
School, .Stratford; Dave
Zyluk, principal of St.
Joseph's School,
Kingsbridge; and Betty
Clark, principal of St.
Mary's School, Goderich.
rnittee .presented an Trustee Tim McDon-
outline of the curriculum -Hell was named to
as taught to the students` represent the board at -a
in the 19 separate schools meeting of rep
in Huron and Perth resentatives from other
Counties and they an- area school boards to
swered questions at the discuss the feasibility of
implementing an
education programof
teaching farm safety to'.
pupilsinrural schools in..
area counties. -
The meeting and
program • are to be
sponsored by the Farm
Safety Association.
Superintendent of
Education, John
McCauley, reported to
the trustees that Educat
ion Week will get un-
derway for the separate
schools in Huron and
Perth Counties with the
official opening to be held
at St. Mary's School in
in Goderich.on April 22.
The board endorsed a
resolution from the
Frontenac County
Board of Education of
March 8 that in view of
the concern of local
municipalities over
disposal of surplus school
lands, and the time
required for negotiation
and discussion between
the boards. and the
School in Wingham, and
Corey Heine, itinerant
oral French teacher at
Kinkora Hesson and
Dublin, were accepted,
effective August 31.
The board also ac-
cepted the resignation of
Sharon Ward of R.R. 4,
Listowel, who •is the
caretaker at St. Mary's
School, Hesson, effective
March 30. Mrs. Albert
Biesinger was named
temporary caretaker
from April 1 to May 31
until a permanent
caretaker is hired.
The executive of the
Clinton Catholic Parent-
Teacher Association will
be invitedtothe next•
board meeting on April 9
when they will be given
the opportunity to speak
to the board as they
requested.
Seven members of the
Social' and Environ-
mental Studies . corn -
Trustees Arthur Haid
of Listowel and John
O'Drowsky of• St. Marys
will attend the World
Congress of Education in
Vancouver from. June ..17
to. 21. With three trustees
eligible to attend, another
trustee has until April 9,
the next board meeting,
to indicate; whether he
would like to go along as
well on the trip to Van-
couver. •
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municipal councils, the
Ministry of Education be
requested to extend the
time for disposition of
lands under their
memorandum 1977:B5
until December 31, 1980
and that a copy of -such.a
letter 'of request to the,
ministry be sent to other
sch:o'ol boards in Ontario
seeking their .support- in
this matter:,
Memo B5 in 1977 gave
school boards two years
until the end of December
1979 the right to sell
surplus school board
property and retain
proceeds for approved
capital expenditures
without suffering the loss
of grants. The Frontenac
•Board wants that time
extended to the end of
1980,
The new community
school established
recently at St. Joseph's -
School, Kingsbridge, was
given permission to, use
the ball diamond and
playing field at the school
during the summer.
David Zyluk, principal
of St. Joseph's School,
informed the press
representative at the
meeting that he had
applied for a Young
• Canada Works grant for
two secondary school
students to work with the
Community School co-
ordinator during the
summer. If granted, one
of the students would be
responsibte. Jar working
under the supervision of
the school custodian in
cleaning upthe school
after each „day's use of
the school and grounds
and helping to set up.
programs among other
duties.
Mr. Zyluk said he had
applied for an
Experience - '79 grant,
which, if approved,'would
permit the hiring of three
students'to run a summer
playground for. children
at the, school for area and
Lucknow children.
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"Burning wood may
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