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Home My WebLink AboutHuron Expositor, 2016-01-20, Page 44 Huron Expositor • Wednesday, January 20, 2016 www.seaforthhuronexpositor.com ikon 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 E POSTMEDIA NEIL CLIFFORD Advertising Director neil.clifford@sun media.ca SHAUN GREGORY Multimedia Journalist shaun.garrity@sunmedia.ca DIANNE MCGRATH Front Office seaforth.classifieds@sunmedia.ca NANCY DEGANS Advertising Rep. nancy.degans@sunmedia.ca MARIE DAVID Group Advertising Director Grey Bruce Huron Division 519 376-2250 ext. 514301 or 510 364-2001 ext. 531024 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 GS1) 120 WEEKS $95.00 (90.48+4.52 GST) 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. Cello editorial Jagr, the older the berry the sweeter the juice According to the National Wild Life Federation a lone strain of puma exist in Eastern U.S., the Florida panther which is mostly covered in a tawny -beige coat, except for a whitish - gray belly and chest. Almost parallel to his team's logo is Jaromir Jagr with some spots of salt and pepper hair that corre- sponds to the mountain lion, to add to the relation- ship, there are not a lot of hockey players in the world that compare to him It's believed in today's day and age that there are no more than 100 Florida pan- thers living in the wild and in all actuality there's only three people to grace the ice with Jagr's caliber. Being traded to the Florida Panthers hockey team last February, Jagr is now considered to be the grandpa of the league. It's been 26 years since he was first drafted to the Pittsburgh Penguins and he's still strid- ing down the ice in spectacu- lar fashion. Column Shaun Gregory At 43 years of age, not much is stopping the Czech- oslovakian, currently holding the rightful title as the oldest active player in the NHL. Age is just a number and as he's leading his team in goals as well as points, you can see the evidence to backup the old saying. It's honestly astonishing what he has accomplished. His current stats of assists, goals and points brands him as the best European hockey player to ever lace up a pair of skates. With 737 goals, a mere four shy of the "Sniper" Brett Hull and only 16 points behind "Mr. Hockey" Gordie Howe will rank him as third on the all-time list, what more can you ask for? The only thing that makes sense is to take your hat off and mock his slogan by giving the 230 -pound, six -foot -three monster a salute because there is no man on earth in my eyes who wears the No. 68 with such captivation. And to boggle your entire hockey fanatic brains even more, imagine if he hadn't vacated the league to join the KHL for three years? It would have put the right-winger near the 2000 -point mark, an achievement that has been reached by only one individ- ual on earth -the "Great One" Wayne Gretzky. However, it's quite probable he will keep the magic going for a few more seasons and possibly surpass Mark Messier in points- the second best of all-time. There are only 53 points separating the two hockey idols. Since 2011, it's been a roll- ercoaster ride for the two- time Stanley Cup champion as he's been bounced all over the place from the Flyers, the Stars, the Bruins and the Devils. Now he is comfortably pouncing with the Panthers. As you skim through my column you're contemplating hey, Mr. Gregory, maybe it's just you that highly favours this mid- dle-aged athlete, well that's not the circumstances folks. To back my rants, this year the hot -handed shooter has landed a spot on the 2016 Honda NHL All-Star Game, an experience he's been MIA since 2004. In addition the fans also felt the same way I do by electing the veteran as a division captain, wow what a milestone. To be playing the quality of hockey Jagr is generating, in the 21 Century is nothing short of an extraordinary feat, go look at the top 50 list. There is a Canadian flag next to all but ten of them and six of those are from Europe, with Jagr being one of them. The puma, cougar or mountain lion whatever you designate to call them, I just call them the Jagr's, signing out from my freezing cold basement Shaun Gregory, AKA the not so new guy. letter to the editor Associate Minister of Finance sets record straight on Ontario Retirement Pension Plan Our government is com- mitted to improving retire- ment security for Ontarians. We believe that after a life- time of working, Ontarians deserve a dignified retirement. I'd like to set the record straight, and clarify a some of the erroneous claims made in a recent letter by a member of MPP Lisa Thomp- son's staff. As we move for- ward with the Ontario Retire- ment Pension Plan (ORPP), it's important that Ontarians have the right facts. The recent letter falsely alleges that the ORPP will lead to job losses. Let's be clear — Ontario's economy is projected to continue to grow and create jobs into the future. The Conference Board finds that the ORPP's short- term impact is modest, and is largely offset by expected reductions in Employment Insurance (EI) and Work- place Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) premiums. Further, ORPP contributions will be tax-deductible. More importantly, the analysis shows that over the long term, the ORPP would add billions to the Ontario economy. Future retirees will have more disposable income to spend in their neighbourhoods, supporting local businesses and their communities. The Confer- ence Board is clear that accounting for all factors, "consumers and the econ- omy as a whole are better off under the ORPP." Contrary to the letter's claims, the Conference Board found the ORPP to be a cost-effective means of helping individuals save. In fact, as the report shows, members of the ORPP could see higher rates of return than if they invested on their own. We know that the Progres- sive Conservative party doesn't support pensions. 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