The Huron Expositor, 1987-04-22, Page 1INDEX
Birth§'-- A14
Classifieds r Ai6, A17, A18 "
• Dublin _ A7
Entertainment A19.
• Family — A14
Hensall —'A9
Obituaries A14
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and areas of Seaforth,
'Brussels; Dublin, Hensall'
and Walton
THE HURON EXPOSITOR,- APRIL 22; 1987
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Ta.xe•s.t�iise6.5
Seaforth residents will see their taxes rise
6.5 per cent as a result of a $1,954,287 budget
set last week at the April meeting of council.
The budget calls for $524,973 ,(or 34 per
cent) of town revenue to be collected
through taxation, with 48 per cent coming
from grants and 18 per. cent from user fees.
As set out thebudget will see a projected
deficit of $84;259. '
•In.1987 the residential public school sup-
porter with a home assessed at $3,000 will
•pay $1,039.53;$62:56 more than last year.
In terms of expenditures the 1987 budget
can. be broken down into seven categories.
. Capital projects, as in other years, will take
the greatest allotment of funds at 33 per
cent, up 11 'per cent from last year. Protec-
tion to -Persons and Property (police and
fire department) is second in the list taking
17 per cent, while. Transportation services,
takes 15 per cent, General Government 14
Per cent and Environmental Services 12 Per
'cent. Culture and Recreation will take seven
per cent and •Planning Development• and
Social Services only two per cent.
Council earmarked $325,000 for • road
repair projects, inclufling reconstruction
work on Chalk Street. Purchase of a new
police cruiser has been deferred until next
year, with $7,500 put into a reserve fund to
help pay for it.
Other cuts in the budget include; renova-
tions to the back room of the municipal of- • •
fice, $3,500; moving radar lights, $3,000;
cruiser roof fghts,$1,500; Sperling Street
storm sewer„ $3,200 .and Recreation
masterplan update, $5,000.
Nico Peters acclaimed PC
BY TED SPOONER
Over 400 Huron County Progressive Con-
servatives turned out on a rainy night last
week to select Nico Peters as -their -can-
didate for the unannounced but expected
Provincial election..
"There are still a lot of Tories in Huron
County," Peters told delegates who packed.
the gymnasium of Central Huron Secondary
School in Clinton last Tuesday.
' Peters, who' was the only nominee and -
won by acclimation, attacked the Ontario
Government under David Peterson for in-
creasing taxes when the booming Ontario
economy is generating more government
revenue while allowing the deficit to
increase.
"Its not right for this government to take
credit for something they didn't do. More
importantly, it is wrong for this government
to dig. deeper into our back pockets for no
other reason than to spend their way into the
hearts of the•voters later on," said Peters in
his acceptance speech.
According to 'Peters, the Ontario Govern-
ment has $1 billion in tax revenue sitting
around for no other reason than to buy the
love of the public. It is the people of this pro-
vince who are responsible for the present
booming economy, he said.
PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVE CANDIDATE for Huron,-Nico Peters delivers his ao-
• ceptance.speech at Central Huron Secondary school in Clinton last week. More than
400 PCs filled the school's gym. Mr. Peters was the only candidate nominated and won
by acclamation. Spooner photo
Catholic highschool
V•
BY WILMA OKE
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The Huron -Perth County Roman Catholic
Separate School Board trustees agreed
Monday night they will have to delayany
thought of getting a Catholic secondary
school in Huron County until at least 1900.
A Secondary Education Steering Commit-
tee Huron County named in 1986 and on
• November 17 began its study to determine
the feasibility of establishing a Catholic
secondary school M Huron in the fall of 1988.
The steering committee composed of
Trustee Michael Ryan, chairman, Rev. F.
Mooney, J. Gillespie, J. Flannagan, Rev, J:
Hardy, E. Cappelli, L. Martin, Trustee Ber-
nard VanOsch and Superintendent of
Education John McCauley. They reported a
shared school at Central Huron Secondary
school in Clinton would be able to accom-
modate a Catholic'High School in a vacant
wing and offer a wide range of "subjects. .
The report revealed Catholic parents are
interested in the religious formation of their
secondary school -aged children, and if a
Catholic school was not feasible, there
would be continued support for the Board in
offering religious education Credits
(co'urses) through continuing education
er cent
In taxation the budget reflected an in-
crease in the municipal mill rate of 5.7 per
cent from 1986, with the setting of a com-
mercial and business mill rate of 198.530 and
a residential mill rate of 168.758.
The county mill rate showed an increase
of 6.6 per cent with the commercial and
business mill rate of 47.555, mills and the
residential mill rate of 40.422. -
The public elementary school rates show- .
ed an increase of 7.2 percent with the com-
mercial and business mill rate set at' 94.872
and' the residential mill rate at 80.641..
The secondaryschool rate show a one per
cent increase with" the commercial and
business mill rate set at 66.506 and the
residential•mill rate at 56.530.
These increase average out ot'the 6.5 per
cent mentionned earlier.
candidate
Entrepreneurial spirit is shown when peo-
ple build a strong economy after a major
recession, and this kind of individual con-
fidence and vigor did not magically appear
-in just the last two years, heisaid, but after
many years of steady good government.
It' is apparent, said Peters, that the
Liberal approach is to look at private in-
itiative and tax it and distribute the bounty.
The Huron County farming community is •
still being hit hard. Peters said the world-
wide subsidy wars and over production are
not going to pass quickly. Long-term, sensi-
ble programs aimed at those most in•need
are necessary.
"It is all too simplistic to ignore the pro-
blems of.agriculture by turning one segment
of the industry against the other as was done
not long ago to the beef.producers. That sue-,,
ceeds in pitting farmer ,against farmer.
That is not providing direction' or leader-
ship," he told the gathering.
•Peters said his campaign will show that
the Tories share -the principals of the people
of Huron, by stessing the importance of
family.
He feels the issue of beer and wine in cor-
ner stores is a family issue because drunks
behind steering wheels kill fathers,
mothers, teenagers and children.
The PC party understands the need for
care and dignity on behalf of the elderly in
Huron; the need for -jobs and a sense of pur-
pose for youth; and, they recognize and
speak out for the rights of the unborn in On-
tario, he said. •
Accordhtg to Peters, he has been told it
may take two elections to return Duron to
the PCs. Peters feels if it is done right the
first time it will only take one.
"Remember, there are still a lot of Tories
in Huron County. Do you know who said
that? It was the Liberal member for Huron,
Jack Riddell," said Peters.
uron on hold
school. In addition Huron County in recent
history does not have a tradition in Catholic
secondary education that would cause
parents and students to value and cherish
such an education.
The committee found the Catholic Cott -
/nullity in Huron County may not be ready to
commit itself fully to the support of Catholic
s ndary education, It may take more time
to establish and acknowledge a framework
whereby parents and students would accept
the benefits associated with being a 'school
With a difference'
Among the committee's recommenda-
tions, besides delayingconsidering a
Catholic secondary school until 190€, was a
recommendation to continue to offer
religious education credits at the secondary
level through continuing education, and con-
sider adding senior division credits.
The board, on, an interim basis, should
consider extending transportation finks
west on Highway 8 to accommodate
studentS wishing a Catholic secondary
education at St, Michael Secondary School
in Stratford.
night sCluool • The board should also determine boun-
Tile committee cited a lack of a city con- daries for secondary school attendance Bet -
Wen Huron and Perth Counties.•
ire and geographical distance as an obstacle ,
• to some ratepayers and parents to the ACCEPT RESIGNATION
establishment of. a Catholic secondary In other business at Monday's meeting,
Riddell still warts election'
Echoing statements he made two weeks ago ata meeting of. the Seaforth, Tee kersmith
and McKrllop Liberats' A ric t
g , g eek Riddell, told almost 400 people
al
tered Thursday to hear Ontario Prettier David Peterson speak, he favored an early
ure Minis er J
electron
Mr. Riddell said Ontario's Liberal government has lived up to its end of the Liberal -
NDP accord for the past two years', and that now was the time to call an election.
" "The accord was a Stetting gate for the Liberals," said Mr. Riddell'.
'We'vea'tthe accord calledfor Ninety per cent of what We'Ve
done a lot inure titan who
done as the'government had nothing to•with the accord, and its time fo get a clear Maw
date from the people So we can continue on with our work "
Mr. Riddell saidhe'd like to see a provincial 61eetiotn' calted'for the end of Jule.to get it
out of the way hetet& summer, the busy season for formerly
However Premier David Peterson said he has not decidedwhen the election skald hi
called and would not commit himself to a 1987 election.
'the board accepted "with regret" the
resignation of Randy Brown, assistant to
superintendent of business and finance,
Jack Lane, effective May 15, Mr. Brown has
held the job for the past,year and a bait. The
board has advertised for a replacement for
the position.
La have
Cook, Coordinator of computer ir► .. -
structron, will have his position increased
from half time to full time and he is to be
called co-ordinator of Computer instruction
and Computer resources, effective
September 1987 for a three-year term
(renewable).
William Eckert, director of education,
was authorized to enter into an agreement
with the Town of Goderich to utilize the St.
Mary's Separate School, Goderich,
playground for a community re'creati'on
facility under the Community Recreation
Centre's Act. The town will apply for a grant
on beim f of the school board from the
ministry of tourism and recreation to bay
and fix up the playground.
PREMIER DAVID PETERSON was greeted by anti -abortionists when he arrived at the
Seaforth and District Community Centres on Thursday for lunch. See page three for
more photos•andstpries.
Weigh* photo.
Peterson gets message
A meeting Thursday between Huron Park," he said.
County mayors and Ontario Premier David Mr. Peterson acknowledged the fact that
Peterson was very productive, according to Huron County, as the' largest producer of
the premier himself. agriculture, is facing some severe pro -
The Premier told close to 400 people blems, and said he is aware of the pressures
gathered atthe Seaforth and District Com- on small communities that are dependent on
munity Centres the mayors had made him agriculture. But, he said, small towns have
very mindful of the problems of Huron a lot of potentiai.•for growth, and pointed to
County. . Champion Road Machinery as an example
"I got the message loud and clear," he of a small town industry that has become
said, in reference to a plea for a widened one of the best in the world. r
Highway 8 and for help finding and develop.' "There is an enormous arhount of
ing landfill sites. resilence in these communities, enormous
"1 will take up the issue of Highway 8 with capacity to change with the real world," he
the Minister (of Transportation and Com- said.
municatiotts - Ed Fulton), The mix of in- Mr. Peterson pointed out that Jack Rid -
dusty and agriculture iti Huron County can dell, Minister of Agriculture and Food, has
be compatible and live together in harmony. already increased the agriculture budget by
I support industrial development here," he 61 per cent in the two years the liberal party
said. has been in power. That he said, is the
Mr. Peterson insisted the Huron. County largest single increase, and was made
tour was not part of a pre-election cam- because the government realizes the severs,
paign, but rather an opportunity for him to ty of the farmers' problems.
meet with people face-to-face and listen to
their problerns. He was in Goderich Thurs-
day morning . to help Champion Rodd
Machinery celebrate its 100th anniversary,
then. met in Clinton with the Mayers and
reeves of the county, had lunch in Seaforth
then toured the Eckert Dairy Farm before
flying to Kincardine to tour the Bruce
Nuclear Plant.
`_ g get"There are a lot of problems right now,
`It does my soul cod to nut of Toron-
to, and to travel and get sortie sense of the but maybe we concentrate ton much on
problems people have. It"s my. profound those problems and don't celebrate our sit
belief that I can't do that. from Queen's cesses enough.'
Mr. Peterson also said the provincial
government would help small towns develop
their tourism trade and preserve their ar-
chitectural heritage so that "other people
can get a taste of the real Ontario".
"We'd like to play a supportive role in the
town as the community develops it from its
own perspective." he said.
Laurie Krafte/leek, chairman of the Pro•-
fessional Activity Committee, outlined to
the trustees that there will be nine profess
sional activity days in the yearcaten=
dor for 1987-48, the same as last year. There
will be 195 school days during the 1987.88
term and 185 instructional days. The board
approved the Grade 7.8 Physical Education
curriculum and the Core French
curricullni . •
The Huron -Perth County Roman Catholic
Separate School Board, will be offering
again this year' to provide summer school'
• 1987 for pupils in the system who require ex-
tra assistance with their school work. As
Well summer school will be provided for the
advanced studies for' academically able
student§.
For the students from• Perth County the'
summer school sessions will he held at St.
Sables School in Seaforth from July 6-24.
Fee ' "d`nts froth' Mitt
Stainer
.tile stu e 'will
, w,
uron Ittiiy the
summer school' will be held at St. fatties
•School in Seaforth from July 29 -August 19.
There is no charge for these sessions and
transportation, by school bus, is also provid-
ed by the ministry of education grants.
EDIBLE RABBIT In addition to learning all about rabhits during a bunny dayWedri'es-
day, Students in the Gtad'e 1 Class at St. Patrick's School in Dublin, Glad had the oppor-
funky to create one of their own, when they created this bunny cake. Lori Fe'e'ney and
Shaun Mabb were Iwo of a number of students who looked forward to the end of the
day so they could taste, as vueli as adrnire, their masterpiece. . Mcl1wraith photo