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Harper Government opens Asian Carp Science Lab
State-of-the-art facility joins
fight to prevent Asian Carp from
entering the Great Lakes.
Yesterday, the opening of a new
Asian carp science lab in Burling-
ton, Ontario was announced.
The facility illustrates the Harper
Government's investment in scien-
tific research and prevention
against invasive species. Rather
than shipping samples for analysis
outside of the country, the new lab
will allow Fisheries and Oceans
Canada scientists to rapidly test
samples collected in Canadian
waters in Canada. Researchers will
get testing results in a matter of
hours instead of days or weeks, sav-
ing both time and money in the
ongoing monitoring to prevent
Asian carp entry.
Employees from the new
facility will also now be con-
ducting routine early detection
inspections in high-risk water-
ways, starting this summer.
Asian Carp poses a significant
threat to recreational and com-
mercial fishing industries. That
means it could have an impact
on jobs, on families and dozens
of local economies. The Harper
Government states that it is
working hard to ensure all pos-
sible preventative measures are
taken while continuing to sup-
port job creation and economic
growth in Canada.
In May 2012, the Harper Gov-
ernment announced up to $17.5
million in funding to protect Cana-
da's Great Lakes from the threat of
Asian carp. Those funds were allo-
cated over five years for the preven-
tion, early warning and manage-
ment of these potentially
destructive invasive species. The
new state-of-the-art lab, housed in
the Canada Centre for Inland
Waters, is part of this initiative.
Letter to the editor
Cones for Kids organizers thanks local businesses for their support
The Lung Association, Huron -
Perth would like to extend its
appreciation to Bayfield Berry
Farm, Rosie's Ice Cream Shoppe
in Bayfield, Cravings in Goderich
and Dairy Queen in Exeter for
their participation in the fifth
annual Cones for Kids fundrais-
ing event which took place over
the Canada Daylong weekend.
Asthma rates have quadru-
pled over the past 20 years
and today as many as 20% of
children in Ontario live with
this condition. Asthma is a
leading cause of hospitaliza-
tion and school absence for
children in this province. By
generously donating a portion
of ice cream sales as part of
the Cones for Kids campaign,
Bayfield Berry Farm, Cravings,
Rosie's ice Cream Shoppe and
Dairy Queen are helping The
Lung Association to provide
education and support to
children with asthma and
their families as well fund
vital medical research.
Sincere thanks to the nine ice
cream parlours across Huron
and Perth Counties who joined
us in taking a lick at childhood
asthma.
Deedee Herman
Lung Association, Huron -Perth
EARLY FILES
July 15, 1965
The regular monthly meeting of the
Huron Fish and Game Conservation
Club was held in the Club House on
Monday, July 5. Louis Freeman, report-
ing on conditions at the Fish and Game
farm, said the dam needed rebuilding.
Ken Harris, the secretary, was instructed
to contact Doug Miles at the Agriculture
Office in regards to a government grant
to help rebuild and cement the dam.
Archie Riley, chairman of the property
committee asked for volunteers to help
scrape loose paint from the outside of
the club house in preparation for re-
painting. Stewart Taylor reported that
the bingos have been well attended and
that the Ladies Club would be serving a
chicken barbeque supper to the mem-
bers and their wives on July 17 at the
club house. A letter had also been
received from the Huron County Council
stating that there would be no deer sea-
son in Huron County this fall.
July 12, 1973
Construction is under way on a 1,805 -
foot communications and observations
tower in downtown Toronto. It will be
the tallest self-supporting structure in
the world. Being built by CN Tower Lim-
ited, a subsidiary of Canadian National
Railways, the tower will have a six -storey
sky pod more than 1,100 feet above
ground containing observation decks, a
revolving dining room, broadcasting and
transmission facilities, and microwave
facilities. Visitors will ride to the sky pod
in elevators with glass -faced shafts. The
CN Tower, scheduled for completion in
1974, will be located in the 190 acre
Metro Centre development. It will be
one of the engineering and architectural
wonders of the world.
July 12, 1979
The Ontario Ministry of Culture and
Recreation has ordered the town of Clin-
ton to have an open public meeting on
the new $200,000 swimming pool for
Clinton or lose up to $100,000
in provincial grants. The meeting is
scheduled for next Tuesday night, July
24 at the Clinton Town Hall at 7:30pm. In
a letter to the town, the ministry, which
controls both the Wintario and Commu-
nity Centre Act grants, said there has not
been enough public input into the pool
plan since a public meeting last Novem-
ber overwhelmingly endorsed a pro-
posal to go ahead with a new pool. The
ministry said it wants to see more "visi-
ble community support" before it gives
out the grants, or else the town will have
to come up with the full cost
themselves.
July 16, 1986
The plans for the expansion and reno-
vation of the Huron County Pioneer
Museum were laid out for all to see at a
public meeting July 9 at the Goderich
Township Hall in Holmesville. Approxi-
mately 60 people came for a first-hand
look at the preliminary drawings and a
"massing" model for the $3.5 million
renovation project expected to be com-
pleted by 1990. Those in attendance
were the first members of the public to
see the proposed designs after Huron
County Council passed the preliminary
plans for the museum, July 2. During the
evening, the audience was invited to ask
questions concerning the project.
July 8, 1998
Registered Practical Nurses (RPNs)
working at the Perth -Huron branch of the
Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) are on
strike. Approximately 600 members of the
Practical Nurses Federation of Ontario
(PNFO) employed at 12 VON branches
across the province were in a legal strike
position as of midnight last Friday (July 3).
RPN Cathy Thomson, president of local 19
of the PNFO whose members have been
picketing at the branch office in Stratford,
says that RPNs cannot agree to the new
contract VON is proposing. "We feel the
cuts are too much," says Thomson. "The
cutbacks will mean you can't make a living
(being a RPN with VON)." VON is asking
the RPNs to give up one percent of their
vacation pay and 40 percent of their ben-
efits. The non-profit organization also
wants to eliminate the mileage allowance
for RPNs.
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