HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1997-10-15, Page 14Page 14 v Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, October 15,199`
Hear about Food Gralus Stecki&s on two committees
Monday evening the Presbyterian's
were invited to the Teeswater
Thankoffering meeting where they heard
Don ittner speak on the Canadian Food
Grains :rank.
Our church and Teeswater
along with some other
churches have a field of soy-
beans
beans near Teeswater for
this bank.
solos, Wonderful Words of Liffe and
Lives.
Joan Barr from the Presbyterian
Church had a Thanksgiving reading.
Rev. Wib Dawson, the Western
Ontario District Director,
from London spoke on the
new .things being produced
by the society and 'showed
two videos about the work
being done in India.
The same executive stayed for another
year.
Wednesday afternoon a group of
ladies from the Presbyterian Church went
to Lucknow for their Thankoffering,.
meeting. The speaker wasa former
Kinlough member Mrs. Don (Tiny)
Robertson of Lucknow.
I hope ' everyone had a 'joyous.
Thanksgiving holiday!
Mr. Dittner spoke on the
work 'being 'done in Ethiopia and
Tanzania and shoeved pictures.
Tuesday evening the Kinlough branch
of the Canadian Bible Society met at the
Kinlough Pentecostal Church. Last year
our group sent in a total of $1,237. Many
thanks to the volunteer canvassers.
Peter Scheurwater of the Pentecostal
Church favored us with two beautiful
Paull Steckle, Huron -
Bruce MP, will sit on the
standing committees of
Agriculture and Agri -
Food, and Fisheries and
Oceans. •
"1 am happy to . be
involved with this impor-
tant process," says
Steckle. "I eagerly, look
forward to fully examin-
ing the many comple(and
involved issues challeng-
ing Canada's agricultural
industry and the fishery."
Steckle was offered the
two seats, when the new
session of .parliament
opened.
It is the ronsibility
of the members assigned
to .each standing commit-
tee to research all aspects
and implications of an ini-
tiative and report back to
their respective ministers.
Their report generally
includes. insights, and rec-
ommendations obtained
frons expert testimony and
combined. personal knowl-
edge, on how to amend
each bill in an effort to
• improve it.
"Membership on a
standing commitxee repre-
'seats the single most
effective mechanism for
an individual MP to
directly influence the
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implications of a piece of
legislation," says Steckle.
"Agriculture and fishery
are two areas of tremen-
dous concern to Huron -
Bruce. My involvement
guarantees that my con-
stituents will continue to
have a considerable
amount of input into the
legislative changes facing
Canada in this session of
parliament.
Steckle is also involved
with a Liberal caucus
committee that will exam-
ine in detail all aspects of
the oil industry ihat have a,
direct bearing on gasoline
pricing.
Salvation
Army asks
for help
•from page 9
their humanitarian efforts.:
Our Manitoba Flood.
Relief effort, known as
"Operation We Care," is
ongoing; therefore, the
statistics reported keep
changing: However, even
the latest figures I have
are staggering: 22,275
evacuees,' 122,458 people
served, 8,985 gallons of
hot food served, 80,675
sandwiches distributed, 12
canteen units used, 5 dis-
tribution centres, 7,520
volunteers registered,
39,400 volunteer hours
given, $1.5 million in
"donations in kind," $3.5'
million in financial dona-
tions. •
In a few short. months,
you will see our Christmas.
bubbles spring up in the
shopping malls, arid our
thoughts will ;go'to the less
fortunate in our own com-
munities. 1 know I can
,count on yo,u°° to again
share your love and kind-
ness.
Max Bulmer, Major
Community Relations &
Development Director
Ontario South.
Few savings in rec
!from page
do not. As well, Morris
Township has 'the. largest
landfill capacity in the
area.
Recreation and culture
The recreation and cul-
ture committee reported
few savings to be found.
Rosemary Rognvaldson
of Hawick Township sug-
gested that.
ug-gested:that. voluntarism
could 'suffer if there is a
larger municipality. She
used the example of the
• Belmore arena, which is
entirely run by volunteers,
whereas the Wingham
arena has staff. But, anOth-
er
committee member
pointed out that there is,
already that discrepancy in
Howick Township as the
Howick arena has paid
staff. ,