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The Point Clark Community Centre is getting some much-needed
renovations.
Huron-Kinloss council has accepted the tenders for a new roof and a
new floor in the building. The roof replacement will be done by
Morgan Roofing Corporation of Clinton, at a cost of $16,900 plus GST.
The porcelain flooring will be installed by Hodgins Rona of Wingham,
at a cost of $8,549.23 plus GST.
The work will be done this fall. The project was successful in
receiving two-thirds funding from the provincial and federal
governments. In other business:
*Council endorsed a resolution from the Township of Woolwich,
calling on the Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing to
conduct a review of the Development Charges Act and make changes
that would eliminate the requirement for municipalities to deduct
grant funding received from the eligible portion of the development
charges.
*The township has rejected a resolution from Greater Sudbury which
called for the following changes to the employment insurance (EI)
system: 360 hours to qualify for EI benefits; increase benefit
duration to at least 50 weeks; extend EI Part 1 benefits while a
worker is in approved training; increase benefits to at least 60 per
cent of normal earnings, using workers' 12 best weeks, and raise the
maximum; and suspend the calculation of severance pay for receiving
EI benefits, and eliminate the two-week waiting period.
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"The government would have to increase the EI premiums taken off
everyone's pay to cover this," said councillor Jeff Elliott.
"That's right," said councillor Jim Hanna, "and this isn't even our
business."
*Council endorsed the recommendation from the Community Schools
Alliance, calling on the province to implement a "smart moratorium" on
disputed school closings to provide the opportunity for the Ontario
Ministry of Education, school boards and municipalities to work together
to develop policies addressing such issues as planning for declining
enrolments, a mutually-agreed-upon Accommodation Review Committee
process, a review of funding to rural and small community schools, and
transparency and accountability between municipalities and school
boards.
"It's a way to save small schools," said deputy mayor Wilfred Gamble.
Bruce County council is backing this," added councillor Don Murray.
"Yes, it keeps the small schools open," agreed Hanna, "but it just means
more taxes."
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