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THE CLASS OF 2017
Family and friends watched as the Class of 2017 graduated from LCCVI Saturday night. The gymnasium was lled to capacity as students, like Marissa Mueller, walked across the stage to receive their awards and diplomas while the school’s concert band played.
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Purdy wants council to meet with centre staff
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The new website and the town’s news release say the Y has committed to providing rst consideration to all “current, quali ed staff...to ful ll all available roles... Existing town staff will have rst opportunity to be interviewed for and considered for job openings with the YMCA in Petrolia.”
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good for councillors to hear from the staff directly.
One Petrolia councillor wants town council to meet with the staff of the Oil Heritage District Community Centre to hear their concerns about the possibility of the YMCA running The Centre.
“Whenever a decision is made I make sure I am informed
by all parties so I can make,
at least in my mind, a full- informed decision.”
Grant Purdy plans to raise the issue with Deputy Clerk Mandi Pearson after being approached by the staff.
But there is no indication yet if the same number of jobs will be available.
Purdy acknowledges this
is a “sensitive topic” but he questions whether council should have been more public about the early discussions adding he doesn’t think discussions needed to be done in camera.
On Oct. 25, one day ahead of the rst public meeting hosted by the town and the Y, staff were noti ed in a meeting the town and the YMCA were in discussions. Just minutes into the meeting, town of cials sent out a press release outlining
the public meeting dates and introducing a website for public comment.
A number of public meetings have been set up in the next few weeks, including some with staff members. Last week, a half hour was set aside to discuss issues with Centre staff
The town and the YMCA plan to meet with current members of The Centre Nov. 15 and 17. The rst opportunity for the general public to ask questions is Nov. 17 from 3 to 4 pm at The Centre. Questions will also be answered Nov. 20 at 6:30 pm at Victoria Hall.
Social media posts questioned the timing of the announcement saying some staff members still in the meeting were getting text from friends who had seen the announcement on social media.
“When we’re making a big decision like this, it impacts a lot of people, we have to afford all groups that are affected
an opportunity to talk to us to voice their opinion,” he says. “We owe it to all affected
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Montgomery says there is a grant opportunity coming up and he believes a project with four municipalities would be more attractive.
And while it appears this greenhouse project won’t move ahead, Mayor Al Broad wants to take a good look at the recommendations for future growth. “It is unfortunate we couldn’t get water for the rst phase (of the Greenhill project) with what we have,” Broad told council.
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Justin Geertsma of Greenhill Produce listened to the presentation, then asked whether there would be enough water for the project to begin.
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“We still need to look into it,” he added. “I wouldn’t want to walk away from it...I want to see if there is room for all (municipalities) to get together and see what government funding is available for this project.”
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