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Dear editor:
The Township of
Kinloss in : nice County
is compiling a history
book. If you or your
ancestors lived here,.
please send information
to: Joan Barr, R.R. 2,
Holyrood, NOG 2 ;;t, 0,
395-2418, or Marian
Zinn, R.R. 2, Lucknow,
NOG 2H0, 528-3710.
Joan Barr.
'Takes'
Dear editor:
I am a resident of
Ashfield Township and a
member of PROTECT. I
have read with interest all
letters to the editor per-
taining to PROTECT and
the issues at hand.
Everyone has their own
filters. Two people can
hear the same thing and
have very different takes
on it. Having, attended all
Teachers 'valued members
of community";
to .give 'benefit
Dear editor:
I am writing to pass on to Lucknow
area parents.;the results of inquiries I
made at the Lucknow Central Public
School re Ed McGugan's letter in the Oct.
1 issue of the Sentinel. This letter alleged
that teachers were using class time to
promote their point of view in
the present conflict with the
provincial government.
'T'hese are serious allegations
- many parents' would be
very: concerned if teachers,
q'the custodians of our children's educa-
tion, used their posi^tion,of trust to pro-
mote their own agendas. As it turns out,
this has not been happening.
Apparently, the teachers staged a
protest outside the school during. their
lunch; period. Last time I checked we
lived in a society in which freedom of
expression is enshrined in our charter of
;:rights, If the teachers were .protesting
during class time that would be "a differ-
ent story:
However, if the protest takes place on
public property, on the teacher's personal
time, then to suggest that what they did,
parent willing
of doubt'
was inappropriate would appear to be
intolerant and perhaps' even oppressive.
Mr. McGugan's son, being curious
about the protest, asked his teacher what
they were doing. She replied to the best
of her ability. I personally do not ,have a
problem with this.
It is important that stu-
dents try to understand the
very real problems that our
society must deal with. To
censer all discussion of
these educational issues in
the classroom would actually deprive our
children of a real life example of what
,our predecessors fought for and in some
cases died for - the freedom to take pub-
lic position on an issue without fear of
persecution.
The school's principal indicated that
the teachers were under strict directions.
NOT to promote the union's point of
view tothe students. Many of the teach-
ers inour school are valued members . of
our Lucknow community. I intend togive
them the benefit of the doubt if they say
they are not "brainwashing" our children.
Andy Sande, a: concerned parent.
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Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, October X5,199'' -• Page 5
on PROTECT differ
P,' OTECT meetings, this . the weekly, meetings.
is my take. There was always more
At our first meeting a than enough to think about
member of the group at11,
e end of each meeting.
voiced a painful truth - we The bulk of the discussion
all have a negative impact centred around water qual-
on the environment by ity and quantity concerns.
virtue of our activities and The autumn has arrived
our very existence. and I am left pondering
However, unprecedented the following:
'growth in any sector of 1. There is widespread
human activity demands agreement that existing
attention and compels a water quality problems are
response. Hence the focus serious and need address -
on the expansion of the ing. •
intensive livestock Indus- 2. There is a limit to the
try in this: area. amount of human and ani-
We are not unique here mal waste that can be gro-
in Ashfield Township. The duced within a given
state of the intensive live- watershed without unduly
stock industry is being. threatening water quality.
debated in other parts of 3. According to an article
Canada and the world, It is in the July 15, 1997 edi=
an issue which elicits a tion of ONTARIO
strong, and at times, emo- FARMER, Don Hilborn, a
tional response„All of this by-product/waste manage -
speaks to the magnitude • ment specialist with
and complexity of the” OMAFRA, "believes
issue and the legitimacy of Ontario is still one • of the
the discussion. easiest areas in North
Many questions, ideas America to receive envi-
• and concerns surfaced ronmental approval for
during the past summer at livestock operations."
Librarian thankful
Lucknow is blessed
4. There is a growing
export market for pork
production. This is due to
an increasing Asian con-
sumption profile and dis-
ease' outbreaks in Taiwan
(hoof -and -mouth disease).
and Europe (swine fever).
An article in the May 13,
1997 edition of ONTARIO
FARMER states that at a
news conference the
Ontario Fork Board's
General Manager, Julien
den Tandt, "repeatedly
called for aggressive
expansion because there is.'
'virtually ' • unlimited
demand' for Ontario
pork:" The article further
states that, "Den Tandt
said that's why the pork
board is investing so much,
time and effort in develop-
ing marketing options,
including the new Pork
Industry Growth
Strategy."
5. With drastic cutbacks to
swine production in other
parts of the world due to
disease outbreaks, tighten -
'see 'Situation' page 6
• Dear editor:,
Lucknow is 'blessed by
its service clubs and com-
munity spirit. .•
In, particular,. I would.
like to thank. the Optimist
Club, of Lucknow, which
• worked so hard to make
the dinner -theatre with
Ted Johns such an .over-
whelming. success. Their
efforts, along with the,
"Friends of the Library"
kidswho waited at tables
were instrumental in rais-
ing over $1,000 to go
towards internet equip-
ment for ,the local library.
Our Branch is • also in
the process of applying to
Industry Canada for funds
for .internet equipment
through the Community
Access Program. Their
goal is to provide Canada's
rural communities with
affordable access to the`
•information in highway
My application has
depended on receiving let
ters of :support froni •
school principals, munici-
palities. and service clubs,
alt of whom have, been
very cooperative:
.I thank everyone
involved for their support
and l look forward to see-
ing the public in the near
;future /Surfing „the net at
the local library.
Claudia Baskerville, •
Lucknowbranch.
• supervisor.
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