The Huron Expositor, 1984-10-17, Page 3NEWS AND FEAT RES
TO THE EDITOR
Keep a .good home going
Dear Editor:
The Town and Country Homemakers'
Agency is staging its third annual fundrais-
ing campaign this fall throughout Huron
County.
This yeaa the volunteer members of the
board are seeking $50,000 to help meet the
ever increasing need for homemaking in the
county.
A donation to this non-profit agency will
be used entirely to help those residents of
I$uron County who really need homemaking
but cannot pay the entire hourly -cost out of
pocket. No one gets homemaking free.
Homemakers nrnvide help in the hone
for the elderly, tite ill, the handicapped,by
doing duties such as light housekeeping,
meal planning and preparation, laundry
and some shopping. Assistance with these
everyday activities allows many persons to
remain in their homes as an alternative to
institutional care.
We asking your readers to give strong
consideration to helping us "keep a good
home going." Watch for our brochure in
your mailbox soon.
Yours very truly,
Then Trick
Chairman of the Board
nkkef a•` Halloween
ork together
To the Editor:
During the past year 1 have had the good Monies raised will provide clean water,
fortune to be associated with UNICEF - an nutritious food, health care and basic
organization dedicated to providing better education to children throughout the world.
lives to the most deprived and overlooked Every child in our world deserves this. By
children in the world. supporting UNICEF we can see that they
UNICEF Hallowe'en is an opportunity get it..
when everyone can assist UNICEF in its Please ,join me in helping UNICEF's
valuable work - by encouraging children to children this Hallowe'en.
carry UNICEF collection boxes when going
door-to-door; by being prepared with
nickels, dimes and quarters on Hallowe'en
night; by giving UNICEF a direct donation;
or by coming up with ideas to raise money
locally.
Sincerely yours
Andrea Martin (SCTV)
Honorary Chairperson
UNICEF Ontario Fundraising Campaign
1984
Student employment a success
Dear Editor: opportunity to extend our appreciation to
The staff of the Canada Employment the staff of the Canada Employment Centre
for their willingness to provide us with the
answers to the many questions we asked
throughout the summer.
The student offices will be operating
again in 1985 from the beginning of
February till the end of August. We
encourage your support for the student
program next summer. Until then, the
regular Canada Employment Centre is
available to help you with your student
hiring. Remember, we have a number of
high school students on file willing and
eager to work after school and weekends.
Again, thank you for your support in
1984.
Centres for Student in Goderich and Exeter
would like to thank the many people who
made this year's student program a
success,
To the employers, who provided many
high school and pont-secondary students
with a valuable work -oriented learning
experience and the financial means w offset
their educational costs, we would like to say
thank you on behalf of the country's future
doctors, farmers, carpenters, nurses,
teachers, cooks, housekeepers. By provid-
ing summer employment, you have opened
a door offering encouragement and incent•
ive to area students.
Special mention must be given to local
newspapers. The most important feature of
any community campaign is getting the
message to the public and this year's
hire -a -student campaign was no exception.
We greatly appreciated the outstanding
coverage we received.
And to the community who showed their
belief in student workers with support for
our activities and words of encouragement,
we also say thank you.
Finally, we would like to take this
Sincerely,
Michele Gaynor
Supervisor
Canada Employment Centres for Students
Goderich and Exeter
Helen Muller,
Student Placement Officer,
Goderich
Donna Prout,
Student Placement Officer,
Exeter
Brussels gets $150,000
The village of Brussels will receive
$150,000 in provincial funding under the
Ontario Neighbourhood improvement Pro:
gram (ONiP).
In addition to Brussels, 46 other Ontario
municipalities will benefit from $7.3 million
in ONiP, funding.
Since ONiP was launched in 1981, Ontario
has provided more than $43 million to 141
Ontario cities and towns for neighbourhood
projects including roads, sidewalks, parks.
community centres and recreational facili-
ties.
ONIP is now part of the ministry's renewal
initiatives called PRIDE (Programs for
Renewal, improvement and Development)
and with the two other elements -- Commer•
cial Area Improvement Program and the
Business Improvement Arca concept is
designed to assist municipalities and the
private sector in community renewal activi-
ties.
Under ONIP, the province provides fund-
ing for improving conditions in older,
deteriorating predominantly residential
neighbourhoods occupied by low and moder-
ate income households.
The province contributes 50 per cent
toward the cost of the neighbourhood
'improvement project.
Projects are to be completed over the next
four years, with provincial funding allocated
in installments as the work progresses.
As a pre -requisite for eligibility, every
municipality must have policies relating to
community improvement in its official plan.
IMMERSION /FROM PAGE ONE
problems with her children maintaining the
English IanguaRe. But it provided them with
the opportunity to use their French language
skills outside the classroom.
"We felt our children needed the extra
French enrichment at ffome as well as at
school and they weren't getting it, she said.
Because of the extensive use of English in
Huron County. Mrs. Akey felt students who
were to enroll in a French immersion program
would not lose their English skills but could
run into a similar situation she did earlier
because of a lack of French stimulus outside
the classroom.
"We all speak a lot of English at home in
this county. The kids peers speak English and
the neighbors do. so they wouldn't lose the
English language at all."
She said she would like to see the separate
and public schools get together and work
something out, if not now. perhaps in the
future.
Another local parent, who did not wish to
'be identified, held a more impartial view of
French immersion. Because the choice to
take or leave French language instruction
would be left up to the parents, she felt those
in favor of the program would be happy
because they could take advantage of it.
Those against it would also be satisfied
because they didn't have to take advantage of
it.
Her concern came when she thought the
costs of having such a program in Huron
County might be reflected in the taxpayers
pocket.
'tit would provide a good opportunity for
students to become bilingual. But 1 can see
the disadvantages of such a program as well
as its advantages," she said.
"Certainly if a child is enrolled in such a
program there will be no disadvantages
because you'd be expecting him/her to
succeed. And there would be more opportuni-
ties open to them than if they were unilateral.
But if 1 had to transport my child 25 miles
twice a day, 1 certainly could see a
disadvantage in that," she said.
"The ideal thing would be for me to have
been bilingual in the first place."
ENGINE /FRQMPAGEONE
ship the machine to Holland. It will he
transported by truck to New York where it
will be loaded on a ship. Too large for a
shipping container, the steam engine will
be lashed to the ship.
To make the trip possible, all the water
had to be drained out of the engine. it
weighs about four to five ton. dry. The
smoke stack and whistles were removed
because of height restrictions.
The Dutch buyer had also advertised to
buy antique tractors and other steam
engines, but the last McKillop Township
TRAFFIC /FROM PAGE ONE
engine is the only one going to Holland.
Mr. Murray would like to buy another
steam engine, but Mr. McNichol doubts if
he will. "They're very scarce."
Mr. McNichol says he never thought the
engine would be going overseas. "We
always thought there would be local
interest, but now that it's sold, there's a lot
more interest in it."
"Maybe in a couple of years, we'll go
over to Holland to see what the -guy did
with our engine," says Mr. Murray.
"We had a lot of fun with it," he says.
anticipating any problems, but there could be
problems according to the Highway Traffic
Act by mtking Mr. Forrest a bylaw
enforcement officer.
"Under the Highway Traffic Act, Mr.
Forrest can't do it, ' he said.
"Our committee only asked Chief Claus to
comment on Mr. Forrest being a bylaw
enforcement officer," said Paul Ross.
If made a bylaw enforcement officer, Mr.
Forrest could only ticket vehicles. He would
have no authority to have vehicles towed
away, said deputy -clerk, Luanne Phair.
"You'd still need an officer," she said.
The police department will continue to
ticket violators and Mr. Forrest will not be a
bylaw enforcement officer, said Mayor Alf
Ross.
THE HURON EXPOSITOR, OCTOBER 17, 1904 A3
A LEARNING EXPERIENCE—Over 250
parents attended Open House at the Seaforth
Public School on Monday. The main aim of
the event was for parents to see their child's
work and meet the teachers. Ray Eckel
watches his son Christopher work on
computer. Shown on the left Is Heather
Eckel, Sandy Rose, far right and Rhonda
Scott. (Wasslnk photo)
the
Tuckersmith
will receive
$175,000
The Township off Tuckersmith will receive
$175,000 in provincial fuiiding under the
Ontario Neighbourhood Improvement Pro.
gram (ONIP).a
Since ONIP was Iaunced in 1981, Ontario
has provided more than $43 million to 141
Ontario cities and towns for neighbourhood
projects including roads, sidewalks, parks,
community centres and recreational facili-
ties.
ONIP is now part'of the ministry's renewal
initiatives called PRIDE (Programs for
Renewal, Improvement and Development)
and with the two other elements --Commer-
cial Area Improvement Program and the
Business Improvement Area concept is
designed to assist municipalities and the
private sector in community renewal activi'
ties.
Under ONiP the province provides funding
for improving conditions in older, deteriorat-
ing predominantly residental neighbour-
hoods occupied by low and moderate income
households.
The province contributes 50 per cent
toward the cost of the neighbourhood
improvement project.
Projects are to be completed over the next
four years, with provincial funding allocated
in installments as the work progresses.
Teachers pr -arse outdoor program
An experimental outdoor education pro-
gram
outdoor pro-
gram initiated by the Maitland Valley
Conservation Authority this fall has earned
rave reviews from one Seaforth school.
Ray Contois, principal of St. Janes
Separate School, said the program, which
offers a variety of conservation oriented
programs to organized groups, was excel-
lent.
Erika Lindenblatt, a teacher who grade
seven and eight class participated in the
program, also praised the program.
Her class participated in a survival type
game offered by the MVCA. In it, the
students become one of a number of animal
types, herbivore, omnivore, carnivore. The
aim is to stay alive.
Students are forced through this activity
to watch out for predatory animals as well as
disasters such as fire and disease, and man
as hunter. This activity also gives students a
good opportunity to see first-hand the
operations of the food chain.
"It definitely enhances the learning
process both for the kids and the teacher,"
said Miss Lindenblatt.
"It's a great hands-on activity, it makes
their studies come more alive. Tlkids get
a lot more out of it because ey're doing.
not just talking," she said.
The Wawanosh Valley Conservation Area
is 400 acres of rolling hills, natural
hardwood forests and coniferous plantation
that was acquired by the MVCA in 1972. it
has recently been set up as an education
site. There is a classroom facility on the
grounds.
The program provided range from
sensory hikes for the very young to indepth
forestry management and stream studies
for the older participants. Conducted by
Debra Perkin, conservation education tech-
nician for the MVCA and assisted by Diane
Nethery, the programs generally empha-
size information concerning water re- ,
sources, conservation and resource man-
agement. And the program appeals to
people of all ages.
The conservation education programs are
available to all organized groups, not only
elementary and high schools but to such
groups as Girl Guides and Scouts as well.
Trained interpreters are available through,
the MVCA to design programs related to a
.pecific topic complementing the groups
studies.
Anyone requesting further information
about the programs can call the MVCA
Office in Wroxeter.
strawberries, raspberries picked in 1934
I IN THE YEARS AGONE
OGrgBER 10,1884
While John Drewe of brussels was moving
his hardware from the old shopto the new one
some parties stole several articles, among
others being two guns and several rifles. One
party has been arrested and some of the
goods obtained.
Mr. Wm. Habkirk of the 9th concession of
Grey has potatoes of the Early Rose variety
which weigh two and a half pounds each. This
is the kind of murpheys that are grown in this
vicinity.
Mr. A.J. Wilson of Seaforth was awarded
15 prizes out of 20 in the chicken line at the
Stratford show last week.
OCTOBER 8, 1909
The corner stone of the new church at St.
Columban, to replace the church destroyed
by fire last summer, was laid on Sunday
afternoon last,
Mr. E.R. Jackson who has been at his home
Eghforidville tot the past lea:, weeks firs
returned to Fort William.
The Northern Pyratus Company of New
York, have instructed him to locate a railway
from the Transcontinental Railway to their
mines. The large elevator at Fort William
belonging to the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway
was engineered by him.
John Grieve of McKillop threshed last
week and he says he has the largest crop he
has had during the forty-six years he has been
on his present farm.
OCTOBER 12, 1934
Messrs. John McKenzie and A.W. Siller of
the Badminton Club were present at the
regular meeting of town council in the council
chambers on Tuesday evening. They asked
that the club be granted the use of the Town
Hall for the coming season on the same terms
of the lease as the year before.
Mrs. Geotge Lilley picked 11 quarts of
raspberries last week in her garden on West
William Street. Ripe strawberries are being
picked every day from the patch iu t:he garden
of Mr. Chas. Abe'rhart, Nlitili Main Street,
-- -Robert Dodds• -Jt:-, -of- ivlcffillop ' has a
potato measuring 25x11 inches and weighing
2V4 pounds. Mr. James Sloan brought its 8
potatoes averaging 2 pounds 2 ounces add
these were a sample of the whole fields'
production.
OCTOBER 9, 1959
The Hensall cenotaph should take on a new
appearance come spring. At the Monday
meeting of Hensel) council, permission was
granted the Girl Guides of the village to plant
yellow tulips around the base of the
monument.
One of a number of strawberries picked in
the garden of L.F. Ford, Gouinlock Street, on
Wednesday measured three inches in diam-
eter.
Donald Scott of Seaforth has been swinging
on a boatswain chair, nearly 75 feet above
Seaforth Main Street while painting the clock
tower on the Post Office building.
Bdof Ed. buy new administration office
A historic landmark in Stratford will house
the administration offices of the Perth County
Board of Education.
Director of Education Paul Sherratt and
Board Chairman Howard Shantz said the
board was successful in its offer to purchase
the Perth Insurance Building at 210 Water
Street as well as two adjacent residences at
159 and 161 Ballantyne Street.
"The board for some years has been
examining ways of expanding its existing
facilities at 426 Britannia Street," said Mr,
Shantz, "For a number of years. temporary
quarters have been required to accommodate
existing offices.
"The board had selected an architect to
design an addition to the present board
office to meet the needs of the board and
staff, initial design drawings and cost
estimates indicated that this would require an
additional 10,000 square feet of office space
at a cost of $750,000 including architectural
fees."
in 1983 and 1984, the board set aside
$250,000 to cover the costs of an addition.
However. daring the preliminary planning
stage for the addition, the board learned that
the holding company, Perth insurance
Company, was selling the office space.
"This building consists of 22,000 square
feet of office space located on an attractive
property overlooking Lake Victoria. The total
purchase price of $675,000 includes, in
addition to the office building and lands, two
residences and an amount of office furniture.
Mr. Shantz said the board plans to sell the
two residences and the money from the sale
of these two homes is expected to reduce the
overall costs of the project. The board first
had to obtain severances from the City of
Stratford for the two properties.
Mr. Sherratt said the board is also
considering tnoving the plant operations
department from its Sebringville location to
the present board office, Again, the overall
cost of the project could be reduced by the
possible sale of the Sebringville property,
"By purchasing the Perth Insurance
building, the board has been able to enhance
and consolidate its office facilities, at a cost
which is significantly below the $750,000
projected for an addition to the present
facilities. The new education centre will
provide, not only improved and expanded
office accommodation for staff, but enlarged
facilities for board meetings, as well as a long
awaited teacher resource centre," said Mr.
Shantz.
Mr. Sherratt said an architect and engineer
examined the building and the reports
indicate it is a sound facility.
The original part of the building was
constructed in 1907 for the founder of one of
Stratford's furniture factories and is referred
to as the McLegan Estate.
It was built in the Beaux Arts style, named
for the Ecole Beaux Arts, a school of
architecture and design in Paris, France.
Some of the building's features include a
huge portico consisting of the columned
porch supporting a projecting triangular
gable called a pediment. Pilasters. which
resemble columns, are attached to the
corners of the building.
The board of education assumes ownership
of the building on July 3 and expects to have
moved all of its 48 -member administratiop
centre staff over to the Water Street building
by Sept.
The only renovation necessary to accom-
modate the Perth County Board of Education.
said Mr. Shantz, is to make room for a
boardroom.
The chairman also acknowledged that in
purchasing the building, the board becomes
the "proud" owner of one of Stratford's
finest historical buildings.
"Recognizing this, the board assures the
city and people of Stratford that it will
endeavor to maintain this excellent facility in
the same tradition to which it has been
accustomed." said Mr. Shantz.
The building is not designated as a
historical building. The chairman said he
would have concerns about designating the
building as historical biecause it would limit
any possible future work on the exterior of the
building.
The building was renovated in the 1950s
and three floors of offices were added to the
rear of the building in 1960.
Mr. Sherratt said the existing space will
accommodate all of the board staff. Any
additional staff, will be accommodated by
tightening space rather than any further
additions.
No real estate agent handled the deal. Mr.
Sherratt said a negotiating team made up of
himself, Mr. Sha'titzand board solicitor, John
Skinner privately negotiated the sale with
Perth insurance Company.
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
If you're organizing a non-profit event of Interest to other Seaforth area residents,
phone the recreation office at 527-0882 or the Expositor at 527-0240 or mall the
information to Community Calendar, The Huron Expositor, Box 69, Seaforth, Ontario
NOK IWO well in advance of the schedu ed date.
Wednesday, October 17
1-3 p.m. Parents & Tot Skating
1:30-4:30 p.m. Sr. Citizen Shuffleboard at
arena.
8:45 p.m. Jr. Farmers vs CCAT
9:35 p.m. Winthrop vs Perth
10:25 p.m. Queens vs Chiselhurst
...21.1.5.21n. Commercial vs Parr Line
Friday, October 19
8:30 p.m. Lucan vs Centenaires.
Minor Hockey Bottle Drive
Saturday, October 20
Minor Hockey Bottle Drive.
1;30-2:30 p.m. Story Hour at Library
1:30.3 m. Public Skatin
Thursday, October 18
7:30 p.m. Parr Line vs Egmondville
8:20 p.m. Slabtown vs Chiselhurst
9:10 p.m. Winthrop vs B's
10:00 p.m. Grads vs CCAT
10:50 p.m. Jr. Farmers vs A's
11:40 p.m. Bendix vs Easy Riders
Sunday, October 2r t
1:30-3p.m. Public Skating
7 .m. Flyers vs Penguins
s .
8:30 •.m. Hawks vs Brui s
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