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IN THE YEARS AGONE
Seaforth men make
round trip to Sarnia
on bicycles in 1886
July 23,1886
• Mr. Charles McKay and Mr.
George A. Dewar left here on
Tuesday for Sarnia. They intend
making the round trip by bicycle.
• Mr. James H. Benson, formerly
of this town, presented the
address of the Conservatives of
Regina district to Sir John A. Mac-
Donald, during the occasion of his
recent visit to that city.
• Mr. M. Young, of Blyth, was in
town on Monday on his way to
spend a couple of weeks rusticat-
ing in the vicinity of the Muskoka
Lakes. He will take in Rosseau,
Port Cockburn and Parry Sound
on his trip.
• The trustees of School Section
No. 1, Hullett, have engaged Mr.
Reinhart, of Walton, for the bal-
ance of the season as teacher at a
salary of $150.
July 28,1911
• Th e Seaforth Citizen's Band
has arranged to run an excursion
to Goderich on Monday, August 7,
Seaforth's civic holiday. The band
has been fortunate in securing
especially low rates for the trip,
which should attract a large
crowd. This is the first excursion of
the season to Goderich and
should be most liberally
patronized.
• Mr. and Mrs. William Rae, of
Edmonton, are on a visit to friends
and relatives in this neighbour-
hood. Mr. Rae is an old McKillop
boy who has made good in the
west.
• Stewart Bros. recently sup-
plied the rifle team of the Colle-
giate Institute cadet corps with
handsome new military
uniforms.
July 24, 1936
■ Twelve members of the Sea -
forth Lions Club were in Mitchell
on Tuessday night, attending the
inaugural meeting of the Mitchell
Lions Club. Dr. William Aber-
hardt, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. Aber -
hart, Seaforth, is president of the
club.
• Rain, which commenced
falling early Wednesday, has
already changed the appear-
ance of land in this district. It
will be worth thousands of dol-
lars to farmers. It is the fi rst
rain to fall in Huron County in
52 days.
• Major the Rev. Canon E.
Appleyard, M.C., has been notifi
ed he has been awarded the
Canadian Efficiency Decoration.
He saw service in France from
December, 1916, until Novem-
ber, 1917. Canon Appleyard
learned of the honour from a
recent letter from Gen. E. A.
Ashton, of the Department of
Defence.
July 27, 1961
• Pauline Dolmage, R.R. 2,
Seaforth, was a third prize win-
ner in the fi rst Ontario -wide
Elmer the Safety Elephant
"What's Wrong in Th is Picture"
contest that is running in the
Huron Expositor. Th e daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Dol -
mage, she will receive a refl
ective tape kit.
• In possession of the same
family since it was hewn from vir-
gin forest 125 years ago, the Lynch
farm, Lot 11, Conc. 6, McKillop,
has been sold. The farm was set-
tled in 1836 by Timothy Lynch and
his wife.
• Kenneth and Grant Jones, of
the Kippen area, were successful
in winning third prize for their
vocal duet on the amateur show at
Kirkton garden party on July 19.
Th ere were 18 entrants in all.
July 23, 1986
• Th e second phase of testing
at the Kootstra site has deter-
mined that while the site may still
be suitable for use as a landfi 11
site, it is not as ideal a location as
originally thought. According to a
presentation made by Tony
Crutcher, of the Conestoga Rov-
ers and Associates, the soils on
the property are such that the
majority of the test -drilled por-
tion of the site would be accepta-
ble for landfilling but the south
section showed saturated sand
deposits and would not be usea-
ble for the purpose.
• Veterinarian and Seaforth
resident Dr. Stan Alkemade is
certain he stands on the thresh-
old of a revolutionary new era in
the treatment of animal and
human disease that will see anti-
biotics replaced by immune
stimulant compounds. He
resigned his job as lecturer in
animal science at Centralia Col-
lege of Agricultural Technology
in May to accept the challenging
position of director of technical
services for Vetrepharm Inc.,
currently a world leader in
immune stimulant technology
and the first to have on the mar-
ket a licenced treatment for viral
diseases in animals based on
stimulation of the immune
system.
• The Village of Brussels is "still
in the running" as a possible site
for the location of a new industry,
Township Clerk- Treasurer Hugh
Hanly, said Tuesday. Astra Pyro-
technics Canada Ltd. a company
currently located in Guelph has
narrowed its potential relocation
down to either Brussels or the
Town of Palmerston, Mr. Hany
said.
We're global leaders on clean energy
The agreement by Canada,
the U.S. and Mexico to supply
50% of North America's elec-
tricity from clean energy
sources by 2025 is useful for
two reasons.
First, it exposes the lie that Can-
ada is an international laggard in
reducing industrial greenhouse
gas (GHG) emissions linked to cli-
mate change.
In fact, we are global leaders.
That's because Canada pro-
duces 81% of its electricity from
clean energy sources, led by hydro
and nuclear power.
Indeed, we are so far ahead of
the U.S. and Mexico that we could
reduce our use of clean energy by
31% and still meet the 50% target
for Canada in 2025.
By contrast, the U.S. produces
only 32% of its electricity from
clean energy sources, Mexico,
25%.
Unlike Canada, the U.S. and
Mexico rely heavily on fossil fuels
like coal and natural gas to pro-
duce electricity, which emit green-
house gases when burned.
North America today gets 37%
of its electricity from clean energy
sources, so this new 50% target
could present an opportunity for
Canada to sell more clean power
to the United States.
However, to do this in any sig-
nificant way would require major
upgrades to the existing transmis-
sion grid.
The second advantage of this
deal is that it clearly defines
nuclear power as a form of clean
energy, because nuclear stations
don't emit greenhouse gases or
traditional pollution when gener-
ating power.
(There is, of course, the prob-
lem of disposing of nuclear
waste.)
Defining nuclear power as clean
energy reflects a growing view
among climate scientists, Nobel
prize winners and even some
environmentalists that nuclear
power is a key component in the
fight against man-made climate
change.
That said, radical environmental
groups which dominate the global
discussion on man-made climate
change, still irrationally oppose it,
exposing their hypocrisy on the
issue.
That's because they argue on the
one hand that science justifies the
need for taking action against
anthropogenic climate change,
while on the other denying the
same science which says nuclear
power has to be part of the
solution.
In any event, Canadians can
point with pride to the North
American clean energy deal
signed at the so-called Three Ami-
gos summit, because it clearly
establishes us as the global leaders
in reducing GHG emissions that
we are.
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