HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1978-03-29, Page 8Page 8—Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, Mar. 29, 1978
Brock Cleland writes
St. Vincent beautiful but very poor
Dr. Brock Cleland and his wife,
Mary, left the community in
November for a two year stint in
the Caribbean under Canadian
Universities Overseas. They are
living on St. Vincent Island where
Dr. Cleland has a veterinary
practice. He is the first veterinary
to practise on the island. The
Eastern Canadian Bank is hoping
to buy Canadian cattle to ship to
the island but would not do so
until there was a veterinary on the
island.
Dr. Cleland wrote to the
Lucknow Branch of the Royal
Canadian Legion and has des-
cribed the island where he and
Mary live and work. The letter is
reprinted here for the interest of
INFORMATION MEETING
of
CHRISTIAN FARMERS FEDERATION
Friday, March. 31, 8:00 p.m.
TOWN HALL, LUCKNOW
SPEAKER:Elbert van Donkershoed
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF CHRISTIAN FARMERS
FEDERATION OF ONTARIO
TOPIC: FAREWELL FAMILY FARM,
SO LONG CIVILIZATION
.
COFFEE AND DISCUSSION AFTERWARD. EVERYONE
WELCOME.
TO ALL
DOG OWNERS
Lucknow Village Council has, engaged the
services of an Animal Control Officer.
Effective Saturday, April 1, 1978, any dogs
running at Targe will be considered as strays and
will be dealt with under bylaw 1978-50.
Licences are now available at the Municipal Office.
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FEES
For Each Male or Spayed Female $5.00
For Each Additional Male or Spayed Female $20.00
For Each Female $10.00
For Each Additional Female $50.00
DEADLINE FOR BUYING LICENCES APRIL 28, 1978
LUCKNOW VILLAGE COUNCIL
Kindergarten Registration
PARENTS DESIRING TO HAVE A CHILD ATTEND
KINDERGARTEN AT
LUCKNOW CENTRAL
PUBLIC SCHOOL
During the 1978 - 79 School Term are
Requested to Register with Mrs. Nancy Maclntyre
At the School
Friday, April 7, 1978
11:00 a.m. - 1:30. p.m.
Proof that the child will be five years of age before
December 31st, 1978, is required and if possible the child
should accompany parent at time of registration
our readers.
Tuesday, 10 Jan. 1978
Dr. T.B. Cleleand,
Chief Veterinary Officer
Ministry of Agriculture
Kingstown,
St. Vincent, W.I.
Branch 309,
Raoy Canadian Legion,
Lucknow, Ont.
Dear Comrades,
Thank you so much for the 1978
and 79 membership. I certainly do
appreciate it. Harold would you
send the membership card to the
above address.
Living in...the Caribbean is not
without complications. However
everyday the weather is beautiful,
in the 70's at night and 85 or so
during the day. I go. to work at 7
and generally quit about three or
so.
We've a 5 minute walk from the
beach - black sand. No snow, but
then one can't have everything.
We go swimming most after-
noons. Some days it is hot, from
noon till 3 p.m. is the worst on a
bad day. It gets light about6 a.m.-
and pitch black shortly after 6
p.m. A very short period of
twilight, about 10 minutes.
St. Vincent is a very beautiful
island. It is mountainous - very
rugged ones, with a wealth of
multi -coloured vegetation grow-
ing up to the peaks. There are
bananas, cocoanuts,• mangoes,
paw -paws and all sorts of odd
foods. Some are good; others it
Makes time to cultivate a taste for
them. There are orange,, grape .
fruit and tangerines of course.
We live six miles from Kings-
town. The Ministry of Agriculture
is there. It is a dirty busy little city
with a deep water harbour. Most
of the homes are perched on the
hillsides. Many on stilts and
seems like they are, about to slide
into the harbour.
On a Saturday morning the
noise, heat and crowds in the
market is really something to
experience.
1 believe that this is considered
one of the very poor islands of the
third world. With development, a
few seem to be getting richer but
so many people remain so very
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Former area farmer
buys Button farms
Art And Diane Dickson of
Olds, Alberta and formerly of
Port Albert, have bought the
farms of Russell and Freda
Button and Mrs. Lorna
Button. These farms are
situated on the outskirts of
Lucknow on Highway. 86 west
of Lucknow.
Russell and Freda Button
sometime ago severed a
parcel of land off their farms
and may build a house. Lorna
Button will be retaining a lot
on Bruce County Road, north
of the village.
The sale of these properties
was made through , Warren
Zinn, salesman for Wilfred
McIntee and Co. Ltd.
A focal point for interest..........
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p.m. and ori Thursday and
Friday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Joe Drennan, Gerry Zur-
brigg, Barb Zettler and Pat
Niblock, all of Goderich will
be working in the Goderich
office.
We have been a Consumer
Society behaving as if the
"cornucopia of resources and
energy would never be em-
pty," said McQuail at the
ribbon cutting ceremony
attended by Reeve George
Joynt, Lucknow. As we shift
to a Conserver Society, said
McQuail, we will learn to act
so that the cornucopia need
never run empty.
There is a major difference -
in approach. As goals are re-
examined, approaches which
seemed appropriate when
energy was "cheap . and
unlimited" will be discovered
to be no longer viable.
New ways -of meeting
society's needs which use less.
energy and are easier on the
environment will be
developed.
Many of these changes will
cost nothing pointed out
McQuail. Some will involve a
recycling approach to use
what were once considered
wastes as resources. Society
will learn to do more with less
and it will be reflected in fuel
bills, hydro bills and in the
sense of security as society
becomes less dependent on
distant energy supply
systems.
"Our society faces an
exciting time as it shifts to a
sustainablie energy
economy," said McQuail,
"We hope the Energy Con-
servation Centre can help
make that shift easier for the
people of Huron and Bruce
Counties to benefit now."
Reeve George Joynt, Lucknow, right cuts the ribbon to officially open the Lucknow
Conservation Centre last Wednesday. He is assisted by the centre's co-ordinator, Tony
McQuail, RR1 Lucknow. The purpose of the centre which is located on Campbell Street in
the storefront next to the Sentinel office, is to make information on energy conservation
and renewable energy easily available to the public and to serve as a focal point for people
who are interested in energy. (Sentinel staff -photo)