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ROCKLAND | One more term is all Mayor Marcel Guibord says he should need to achieve the goals he set when he first ran for Clarence-Rockland city council back in 2010. During a Jan. 9 interview the mayor re- confirmed his decision to seek re-election this year though at the time he had not yet submitted his nomination papers. “I’ll finish what I came in to do,” he said. One goal Guibord has for a second term is to make sure there are strategic plans in place for all the municipality’s priorities. “That will allow us to do what we have to do, when we have to do it.” The mayor’s concept is for strategic plans with 50-year parameters. He indicated that kind of long-term municipal planning is both feasible and best for primary services and facilities, with flexibility for technical improvements and expansion as services reach their capacity. “All infrastructure has a possible lifespan of 100 years if you take care of it,” he said, listing water, sewer, and roads, in that order, as the most important basic infrastructure needs. Another concern for Guibord during a second term would be continuing to ex- pand the city’s employee base, both at the front desk and in administration. He noted that Clarence-Rockland still has a smaller number of staff for its size compared to oth- er municipalities in Eastern Ontario. “We’ve got tomake sure we have the right people in the right place and the right num- bers.” Guibord also noted that staff need to have the right equipment to do their jobs. That includes keeping up with computer software upgrades and other information technology improvements for clerical, ad- ministrative, and other staff. “We need to give them the proper tools to be productive.” BROCKVILLE | The Upper Canada District School Board is trying to figure out ways to make sure students with artistic spirits are supported in its schools. Ewen McIntosh, secondary vice-principal of teaching for learning, presented a draft of a new Arts Sustainability Plan for the Up- per Canada school district. Among the highlights of the draft plan is a proposal to hire two full-time staff to run the arts program initiative. The plan also calls for expanding the band-for-credit pro- gram in the district which is already part of the T.R. Leger School of Adult Alternative and Continuing Education curriculum. Other ideas proposed in the plan include developing a strategy for assisting teachers at Upper Canada schools to deliver arts pro- gramming and also establish regional per- formance groups. The draft report proposes a five-year pe- riod to put the plan into effect and then fol- low with a one-year review period to deter- mine results. School board reviews arts priority
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