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The Huron Expositor, 1987-12-16, Page 111 INDEX Recipes — A6 Hensall — A8 Walton — A7 Sports — Al2, A13, A14 Dublin — A15 Classifieds — A16, A17, A18 Births — A20 Obituaries A20 Legion — A19 Seaforth Manor = Al 9 Last minute recipes to try. See page A6. • Serving the communitiesOS it • and areas of Seaforth, Brussels, Dublin, Hensall and Walton HURON EXPOSITOR, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16,1987 50 cents a copy Municipal landfill concerns hearer BY ANNE CHISHOLM AGREEMENT HOLMESVILLE - Council represen- The final details of the landfill site agree- tatives from each of the six municipalities ment between all of the municipalities is not using the landfill site here gathered at the yet finalized, however, the third draft copy Goderich Township Hall for an information suggests fees for usage be paid according to night on December 10. Along with represen- the municipalities population. tatives from Clinton, Goderich Township,' With this structure, the Town of Goderich` Goderich, Lucknow, Colborne Township and would pay the highest percentage, 34.1, with Bayfield, were two municipalities, their population of 7,282, The Town of Clin= Tuckersmith Township and Seaforth, who have made a proposal to join. (Tuckersmith Township presently has a portion of its township using the landfill site.) The hour long meeting was held to provide each council with an opportunity to voice any concerns regarding the -draft agree- ment which was recently distributed to them. However, before questions were ask - ed, the Town of Goderich's Commissioner of Works, Ken Hunter, explained what the pre- sent situation is. "We're going to build a new landfill site adjacent to the existing one," he said. "The present one will be capped." Mr. Hunter went on to say that a.few pro- blems do exist. ' "Goderich, Clinton and Goderich Township are the only three legal ones in (the present landfill site agreement.) The other three must be brought in legally. As well, Tuckersmith and Seaforth are being considered (as new members)," said Mr. Hunter. The Village of Lucknow started_using_the landfill site around 1977 and Bayfield joined in 1978 and then Colborne Township joined, however, there names do not appear on the official certificate. "A ministry (of the environment) rep. at- tended each meeting Oahe early days and knew that they were using the site, but their names weren't put on the certificate," ex- plained Larry McCabe of the landfill site committee and the Town of Goderich Ad- ministrator. "It was simply a legality." Further explaining the overall landfill site situation, Mr. Hunter said an agreement was needed for the closing of the old site and the opening of the new site, "and that in- volves big dollars." A third issue to be dealt with is that the present landfill site operator, John Lavis, doesn't want to be in the landfill business any longer. In dealing with this third issue, the pre- sent landfill site committee is setting up a board of management. Each municipality will have one representative on the board who is appointed by their council. As well, each municipality will have one vote. SEAFORTH SHOPPERS have been going for a lot of the old conventional toys this year, but one of the big favourites have been the remote control vehicles. Mike Vock is one Seaforth boy who would like to see one of these in his stocking.. Corbett photo. Seaforth Merchants reveal consumer Christmas trends If there is one thing that can take some of the cheer out of your Christmas it is frustrations over. what to buy those on your shopping list. So we at The Ex- positor have painstakingly studied the local Christmas gift market to give con- sumers a guideline. Here is an account of what toys and gifts are popular in Seaforth this festive season and where they may be located. Staff at Stedman fell us people are sticking a lot to basics this Christmas. Things like slippers for mom are moving this year. And all the basic toys like Fisher Price and Tonka, the old stand- ibys, have been popular. One newer toy which has also been quite popular is the Puffalumps. Canadian Tire Manager Roger Adams says parents have been interested in get- ting their children any of the many types o dolls which are popular this Christnlas. Like the Cricket doll which speaks English and French, or the Jill Doll which moves 47 different ways, or any of -the other dolls which perform various bodily functions to delight youngsters. He also says the Cabbage' Patch dolls still sell well as do the Wrinkles dogs. Mr. Adams says the toy market is always changing and his advice to any parent who is stuck for a gift idea is to tune in to some Saturday morning car- toons. "They pretty well tell you what you need to have.". Mr. Adams says his store sells most of its appliances for the year at this time. Toaster ovens, food processors, microwaves, and even T.V.s and VCRs move around Christmas. Lois Scoins of the Co-op says Carebears may have been a thing of the past but they sold well this year. Also, the toy show that took place in Seaforth on December 6 drummed up a big interest in toy tractors of all types this season. For gifts for older recipients, Mrs. Scoins says a pile of clock radios went this year, and winter clothing is always a good practical gift. Triangle Discount has been going through pound puppies this year, and Bubble Books which can be taken into the tub and inflated are also attractive gifts. Chocolates are another stand=by the store goes through every year. Bob Beuttenmiller of Bob and Betty"s says a variety of electronic games ge during the Christmas season, but this year the real favorites are remote con- trol cars and trucks. Deadline is The Christmas Issue of The Huron Ex- positor will be out on the streets on Tues- day, December 22 instead 'of the regular Wednesday, December 23. in' order to ac- comniodate this change there will be a change in deadlines. All advertisements, correspondence, Friday sports news and other copy intended for the December 22 paper should be in to The Expositor office no later than 4:30 p.m. on Friday, December 18. open Expositor officc e will be o en duralg regular hours December 21, 22 and 23, but will close at noon on December 24. Thank you. HCBE dropout The Ministry of Education has allocated $600,000 to fund projects aimed at reducing the dropout rate in Ontario Schools. One of the projects selected included one from the Huron Cdunty Board of Education. The project is a rural school board plan to meet the individual needs of high-risk students that includes: strong links with CEIC, CAAT, Futures, social agencies, local business and industry; and alternative pro- grams in secondary school that include con- tinuous intake, individualized program and development of learning materials. The 12 projects, which were selected from a total of 75, submissions, will be published and circulated to school boards across Ontario. Projects selected include: North York Board of Education, Lakehead Roman Catholic Separate School Board, West Parry Sound Board of Education, Stormont, Dun- das and Glengarry Board of Education, Huron County Board of Education, Sault Ste. Marie Board of Education, Lakehead Board of Education, Halton Board of Educa- tion, Metro Separate School Durham Board of Education, Nipissing District Roman Catholic Separate School Board and Ottawa Board of Education. Police to hire. temporary officer It has been recommended Seaforth's Pro- tection to Persons and Property committee pursue the option of hiring another officer for its police force. After considering a report from Police Chief Claus, concerning _alternatives that may alleviate the present manpower problem, the committee agreed the best op- tion would be to hire an experienced officer under a separate contract during the period John Cairns is on sick leave. The contract would stipulate that upon Constable Cairn's return to duty the job would be terminated. Under the present training schedule Seaforth would have to send a rookie officer to the Aylmer Police College for nine weeks after 30 days, minimum en the job. Based on a recommendation from the On- tario Police Commission, approval of the process will be sought from both the Seaforth Police Association and the Chief before any action is taken ton is the second highestwith a population of 3,119 for 14.6 per cent. Third highest is the Township of Tuckersmith with 14 per cent with a population of 2,974. ' Other percentages are:. Township , of Goderich, 10.4 per cent with a population of 2,212; Town of Seaforth, 10.1 per cent with a population of 2,153; Township of Colborne, 8.5 per cent with a population of 1,806; Village of Lucknow, 5 per cent with a population of 1,068; and the Village of Bayfield, 3.3 per cent with a population of 697. Two other proposals for the fee structure include assessment, which would take population, industry and commercial business for . each muncipality into con- sideration; and poundage which would have a rate set per potmd using a few variables such as collection vs. no collection and rural and urban: This last proposal 'was made by Tuckersmith Township and met with some disapproval 'from landfill site committee member ' 'and Goderich Councillor Bill Clifford. Turn to page 15A • Town hires de The Town of Seaforth has hired 'a new deputy -clerk effective January 4, 1988. Michelle Huard was chosen over 39 ap- plicants to fill the position recently vacated by Luanne Phair, who moved into the posi- tion of Clerk for the Village of Hensall. A graduate of the Seaforth District High School, Miss Huard spent three years at Fanshawe College in London, where she graduated from the Business -Accounting Program, as well as the Urban Affairs and Real Estate - Municipal Administration Program. At -college- Miss-Huard's-major— emphasis was placed on both Financial' and • Municipal Accounting, with a special in- terest in Taxation: Real Property and In- come Tax. She is currently employed with the Village of Grand Bend as a Clerk -Trainee under the Ontario Municipal Training Program. She is an associate member of the AMCT (Association of Municipal Clerks and Treasurers of Ontario) and graduated from the AMCT Municipal Law Course with an "A" average. Miss Huard said she is "very pleased and very excited" about coming back to Seaforth to work. "It's going to be good to be back in Seaforth again, but I'm more excited about the job in particular. It's an excellent posi- tion, and I've talked to Miss Phair and she's been very encouraging: It's going to be: a very fulfilling job," she said. Miss Huard's enthusiasm is matched by members of Seaforth Town Council, who said they are pleased they were able to hire a local person to fill. the position of deputy - NEW DEPUTY -CLERK - Michelle Huard, daughter of Moe and Linda Huard of • Seaforth, has been hired to fill the position of deputy -clerk, recently vacated by Luanne Phair. Miss Huard will officially start the job on January 4, 1988. Miss Huard will start at a probationary salary of $20,000 and upon the successful completion of a six month probation term, the annual salary will be increased to $21,000 per year. Michelle is the daughter of Moe and Linda clerk. Huard of Main Street, Seaforth. project chosen by province Projects selected contain: 1. Dropout prevention programs for students at risk, including visible minorities and Native people; 2. Re-entry programs for those who have already left school; and 3. Counselling programs focussing on career planning and transition to•the work place. "We believe that the intervention strategies contained in the pilot projects will assist Ontario school boards in significantly lowering the dropout rate across the pro- vince," said Education Minister Chris Ward. He added the new initiative coupled with two additional broad-based undertakings, the Ties to Business and Industry Fund and co-operative education, are striving to create a varied and responsive educational system in Ontario that is equally relevant to the student pursuing a postsecondary education or the student embarking on another career path. "We believe that initiatives such as these stimulate students' interest in •school by in- creasing their desire to complete their studies," Mr. Ward said. "Through these and other endeavours, this government is seeking to preserve and enhance Ontario's unparalleled educational opportunities for every one of our young people." Mr. Ward said he was looking forward to releasing the work of George Radwanski. In March of this year, Mr. Radwanski was ap- pointed to unearth ways of making Ontario's education system more relevant to the Turn to page 19 • WEARING HIS CHAIN of offiee for the first time, the new Warden of Huron County, Robert M. Bell, Reeve of Tuckeratnith oWnship, receives the synibolic key to the coun- Ctt from outgoing Warden Bran McBurney, at the inaugural meeting of Huron County ouncil held' recently. Raffia photo.