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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 2016-04-20, Page 4l 4 Huron Expositor • Wednesday, April 20, 2016 Nuron Expositor PUBLISHED WEEKLY — EST. 1860 P.O. Box 69, 8 Main Street Seaforth Ontario NOK 1 WO phone: 519-527-0240 fax: 519-527-2858 www.seaforthhuronexpositor [p] POSTMEDIA r NEIL CLIFFORD Advertising Director neil.clifford@sunmedia.ca SHAUN GREGORY Multimedia Journalist shaun.gregory@sunmedia.ca DIANNE MCGRATH Front Office seaforth.classifieds@sunmedia.ca NANCY DEGANS Media Sales Consultant ndegans@postmedia.com SUBSCRIPTION RATES 1 YEAR $50.00 (47.62+2.38 GST) 2 YEAR $95.00 (90.48+4.52 GST) SENIORS 60 WEEKS $50.00 (47.62+2.38 GST) 120 WEEKS $95.00 (90.48+4.52 GS1) Publications Mail Agreement No. 40064683 RETURN UNDELIVERABLE CANADIAN ADDRESSES TO CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT P.O. 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We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Canadian Periodical Fund (CPF) for our publishing activities. Canada Life is a GPS For Such A Time As This Pastor Laurie Morris Over the past year and a half I've driven a lot of kilome- tres compared to what I was used to for so many years. Not only have there been the frequent trips to Seaforth, but also to churches in Sarnia and Hamilton. As well Anne and I travelled a long distance into the Southern U.S. in order to fly to Belize to see our family there, and we took an extended time travelling across from Texas to Florida before we returned home. And last April I got a part time job which I had never done before and that is shuttling vehi- cles for a car dealership which is constantly taking in vehicles from across the country and then mov- ing oving them out to other dealers. Thus I have travelled a lot of places where I have never ever been before and have learned to rely upon a gadget that we didn't have until a few years ago, a portable GPS unit. So today, as I was driving up to Seaforth in the fog I was thinking about how that small screen stuck onto my wind- shield in front of me helps me to get to my destination. The goal in using a GPS unit is to set the target of the destina- tion that one wants to arrive at on that day so that it will map out a route that will get one there expeditiously. But there are a lot of variables that come into play. First, you have to make sure that you have truly entered the right address where you want to go. It is very easy to put in the wrong city with the same street address or to accidentally hit a previous 'favourite' or 'recent des- tination' and find out that when you are starting out the voice coming out of the device is want- ing to take you a different direc- tion than what would deliver you to the intended destination. Second, you have to make sure that the GPS module has indeed found connection with the satel- lites that enable it to know where you are indeed located at the present moment so that the route is accurate. More than once I have had to wait a while for the unit to actually make con- nection with the satellites. Third, you must have up to date maps. My previous GPS did not have a map upgrade service, so it was stuck not 'knowing' that the Red Hill Expressway, a crucial bypass around Hamilton Ont. existed. It was always funny www.seaforthhuronexpositor.com to me to see the screen show that I was plowing through farmer's fields down the Niagara Escarpment and 'the voice' tell me to turn left or right, when in reality I was on a superhighway. But the key factor is that hav- ing punched in the destination and knowing that the GPS is con- necting with the satellites, you have to actually trust its direc- tions and travel on the route it is giving you. The one I have now even gets warnings of traffic slowdowns and begins to recom- mend an alternate route to avoid the congestion or accident ahead. When I make a conscious decision to leave the route it is recommending, say for a rest stop or some other reason, the voice in the unit tries to get me back on to the road that is sup- posed to deliver me to where I told it I wanted to go. If I continue to go 'astray' after some attempts to get me back on to the route that it had mapped out, but seeing I am continuing down another path, it then comes up with another way to my destination based on where I have moved. You know there is a great analogy here to our lives. Many people travel their life- times aimlessly without a pur- pose or destination in mind. The letter to the editor Welcome to our new "class based" energy policy. To the Editor, A few weeks ago I wrote about the second class (maybe now 3rd class) status afforded to rural Ontario. The gov't had just released new contract approvals for wind development in com- munities that had voted resoundingly against it, while mouthing the words "they would not force these upon communities that didn't want them': It was particularly outra- geous given the fact we are already over committed with long term electricity contracts. I don't want to over use opin- ion space but I want to point out how many shoes (stinky ones) have dropped since that letter. It explains much about what's going on. First the Toronto Star broke from its usual "make nice to the Liberals" policy and stated their ministers had party fundraising quotas to be achieved by peddling influence to those who might profit. I think the stench from the too frequent $6000/plate dinners was a bit much for even the Star to ignore. Anyone who has watched this gov't was aware of favours returned. The long list of financial scandals over the years from E -Health to ORNGE to the gas plants and now the Green Energy Act can't possibly be attributed to that much incompetence. The Liberals head into every election with a massive war chest for real reasons, if not savoury ones. Second revelation was last week's PC Party press release showing the latest Green Energy approvals with seven corpora- tions receiving lucrative con- tracts after contributing a com- bined $255,000 to the Liberal Party. Two applicants that made $0 contribution and received 0 contract offers. Looks bad, smells familiar. The third revelation came out when it was revealed that the wind project forced upon Dut- ton/Dunwich (despite having already voted 84% against it) occurred because the developer had partnered with aboriginal bands in northern Ontario to get "the points" it needed for approval. The three native groups that lived in the area were not sup- portive of the wind development. Southem Ontario native bands have often been at the front of wind development protests prob- ably due to the wildlife and habi- tat destruction often seen. So the Chicago based corporation shopped around till it found opportunistic native partners with the federal money these bands can access. The fact that these groups were 1000's of miles to the north of those who have to live with the project and that the real (non-native) residents are offered no partnerships, or fund- ing, was irrelevant apparently. Welcome to our new "class based" energy policy. The fourth bit of craziness the Liberal gov't announced itself. While electricity demand drops Bible tells us that each of us was 'fearfully and wonderfully made' and that each of us has a purpose in this life as we travel intentionally towards the eternal destination that awaits us. And a lot of people these days don't realize that there is a GPS system to enable us to find our way along life's route to the final destination. That GPS system is God's revelation to us of his will for us and how we are to live, the Word of God, the Bible, which is actively communicated to us by the faithful witness and working of God's presence in those who have trusted Him, the Holy Spirit. But to go on the journey of life in the direction you were intended to go, you have to turn on the GPS, find out that God will indeed set his spirit within us when we trust in Him and start going on the route with Him. And the route He will map out for each of us will be the most ful- filling ride that we could ever take. Years ago, when I was a young lad, I entered on that road with Him by receiving the gift of His grace through his son, Jesus Christ, and it has been a wonder- ful ride in the 56 years since I did. You can begin that ride as well, by getting a New Testa- ment, reading the gospel of John and responding to God's offer to you of being your living GPS. and costly exports grow, next year's round of wind contracts will actually be doubled. Woohoo! I guess when you see how much revenue can be generated for the party while the electricity costs are downloaded to ratepayers, why give up a good thing? Any- one who opposes this can now just be called, NIMBY racist cli- mate deniers, by Liberal leader- ship that attends the Machiavelli School of Fine Government. Any wonder why electricity rate increases were just announced yesterday....for the third time since November? Any wonder why while Ontario elec- tricity rates shot from the lowest to the highest in North America and why imported natural gas is now so popular here? Any won- der why Ontario has accumulated a $300 billion debt for our chil- dren while selling off the public assets paid for by our parents? Sincerely, Robert Budd 519-524-8097