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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1989-12-13, Page 6Writers expresses concern wit "safer sex" ar campai ear Editor: `1°.his letter is in ryes se to the Brune - Grey -Owen e— Grey wen Sound Health ]iJnnt's "safer see" heir campaign and the related mat- ter of condom vending chimes fire se vols. You nay hove noticed that bvltere previously health office used the words "safe see" in their AIDS -education, they are now -using the more acute terans "safer sex." Notiee the small but signifi- cant addition .of the letter r. The reason? Having sex with an AIDS virus earrier using a condom is playing Russian roulette with your life. Back in February of than year a U.S. Public Health task force issued an em- phatic =warning on the risks of condom failure when used during intercourse with an AIDS virus terrier. They said that it was so dangerous that .anyone in such a situation should "consider alternative methods of expressing physical in- timacy Because of scanty reporting in the ma- jor media and it Health Ministries' lack of response, this important warning is not common knowledge and municipal health units happily spread the false security of " efer..sex" through our counties. ,a77[�H entLtl media ours Mold of polls showing that a majority of students favoured condom vending machines in school washrooms. What else could one expect after govermnent health officials have come to school with their pro - condom message Are polls conducted on whether cigaret- tes should he sold at schools, or whether .drugs or alcohol .e.hoild be vended there? No; instead there .are serious .camp�. ai�gas� teaching students thatthese things are .unhealthy and that they must learn to say "no" to them. Why then do health 'officials not do ' the same for prematital sex? In light of the AIDS epidemic and the many serious venereal diseases that have 'rapidly in- creased both in Binds .andin _numbers of 1,. 41. BIHS LABEI.1.E - Victor and JoAnn (Nee Maclntyre) welcome with love :.their son, Dane Christopher, born nn Novemh .er 27, 1989 .at Henderson 'Hospital, Hamilton, weighing 3 lbs. 15 -oz. -Proud grandparents , are Albert .Labelle of Hamilton and Mr. and Mrs. Donald Maclntyre, Lucknova. KNOOP - Gerald and Terry are pleas- ed to announce the safe arriital of their daughter, Patricia Emily, 6.,. 14 ez., November 21, .1989, .at 'St. Joseph's Hospital, London. ;Baby sister to Jocab, 13th grandchild for Anthony and Bertha Knoop of Kingsbridge, granddaughter to Patricia Wilcox of Northfield El., and John Davies of Hamilton. DE BOER - Fred and Margaret of R. 5, Lucknow are happy to announce the birth of a daughter, Ainslie Elizabeth, on December 11, 1989, weighing 7 lbs. 12 oz., in Wingham and District -Hospital. Delighted grandparents are Donald and Marilynn Maclntyre and •Roely ideBoer. Proud _great grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Virden Mowbray and Mrs. Simon .de Boer .of L;ueknow. CRAIG - Nancy' and Kenneth are pleas- ed to -.announce the birth. of their daughter, Colleen _ A lyse, on December 9, 1989 at Kincardine -Hospital, weighing 8 lbs. 9 oz. Colleen is a wee sister for Lind- say, Morgan ,and P,hiip. Proud grand - .parents are Don and Lois ''Craig, ;near- dinne and Blill and Irene akLenby. Great gran, as -are Maimie `Rolston and Eva Mitchell. .BAU R -. Mtebrael , and Lori ;of Listowel ap�r}}ep,e.-putted �tto s nova lee, the .1Ixth .,o�fa thei(r� ,son, , wn Andrew, vn December :6, I `.: 9 at °WiugbaffiDistrict , 1. Shawn .weighed °ice -at 9 abs. Z1 o,1z.. yPraud -grand- _par'ents are .:Terry .=,aid ,Akin ,;$suer <and, 'Wo, Jane ` ° ► + cler. tamicKi- :*cho e, Alm, Daniel, Mhei IleAind :tea f.weleorne Uir new .bt' r* #leb _4 4 =nits.was torn on r `7, 111119 in 'Viii.*alga District �p: �tl > b 8 ae ..�►A� e_ tapm THE EDITCR people infected, it -would greatly benefit the stridents to say "no" to pretnnritnl se. The pessimistic attitude that reasons "No matter what is taught, they'll do it anyway, so we'll have to educate them to he 'safer' " has no place in education, which should strive to clearly teach ideals. Do driving instructors teach students how to be "safer" at speeding since they know half of thetas will? Let's hope not. Speeding can be fatal, and so can premarital sex these days. Encouraging condom use is in direct conflict with promoting health, whether it's .done via the schools, bars, or the media. When it comes to drugs, cigarettes and alcohol, health officials have no qualms in giving the right message. It's high time they do the same with regards to pro- and extra -marital sex. Sincerely, Joanne Nolan Lueknow Sentinel, Wednesday, Deeembei 1591989 ---Page masse resolut 1envir !mental is ues With a theme of Women and the En- s rontnent for the year, at was natural that scone of .the solutions sustained at the Annual Meeting of Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario held recently in Guelph, dealt with this topic that affects all who live in .rural Ontario. 1'W10 passed two resolutions that dealt with polycholinatedl biphenyls (PCBs), one asking that the Ministry of the En- vironment enforce legislation to eliminate PCBs and another asking that the Federal Dept. of Justice and the Ontario Attorney General prosecute politicians who allow infractions of the Environmen- tal Protection Act O Reg 11.82 pertaining to PCBs. As many of the members of FWIO live in rural and agricultural areas where many land fill sites are almost full and new sites are cont'mptated foe' local .gar- bage as well as sites for Toronto's gar- bage, the topic of waste was addressed. TWIG would like the minister of the envirtriment to legislate a drastic reduc- tion of "packaging" .and also to enact legislation to stop the use of strryofoa!n and plasties for meat and vegetables sold in stores. One WI branch donated WI mugs to their Io al township council to stop them using throw -away stryofoam mugs and another WI branch who does a lot of catering has gone back to using china dishes instead of plastic throw- away ones. Just an example of practical application of what they mean. The 111510 is not only concerned) with landfills and recycling in their own backyards. Last year they passed a resolution asking for mandatory recycling in Ontario. This Year they are asking the Federal Minister of the Environment to establish guidelines for waste disposal apart from landfilling; to enact legisla- tion making a consistent, efficient and . uniform recycling program in each pro- vince and territory across Canada. 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