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A slow climb to recovery
According to the Conference Board of Canada, Ontario's
economic recovery will be slower than the Canadian provincial
average - and it may be mid to late 1994 before there's much
improvement.
Statistics show that Ontario's economic recovery is weaker
than in Alberta, British Columbia, Quebec or Saskatchewan
and it is predicted that Ontario's unemployment rate will
remain around 10.9 percent for the rest of this year, higher than
in Manitoba,. Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia.
It's a.bitter pill for Ontario to swallow as unemployment
lines grow longer and people grow more and more frustrated
and angry. Many observers put the blame squarely at the feet
of Premier Bob Rae and the New Democratic government.
Critics say the NDP's new labour policies have created a hostile
investment environment in Ontario, and caused a major
restructuring in the manufacturing sector that will hold back
employment. growth and consumer spending.
Meanwhile in Queen's Park, Finance Minister Floyd
Laughren - now loaded down with a host of extra and pressing
duties - is struggling valiantly to balance revenues with
expenditures. But alas, it's a discouraging exercise. As spending
mounts by the billions in an attempt to stimulate economic
recovery, income is falling off at an alarming rate as more and
more businesses close, down -size or move out of the country.
Tax increases aren't the answer. There's fewer and fewer
with the :resources to pay them.
Tricky shuffles and realignments won't work. Taxpayers are
watching for them and refusing to tolegate them.
Spending cuts aren't popular. Too many taxpayers want.
their share of whatever pie is left.
So what's the solution? You guessed it. A big dose of the
painful reality that Ontar-ari-ario is no longer a place to stand
or a place to grow. It's a place where no one follows the leaders
- and where a once -mighty machine is slipping into the dim,
dismal distance. -SJK
Spring thaw spells danger
The Royal Life Saving Society Is advising parents and
teachers to warn children away from swollen streams and
creeks. -
"Spring thaw is a dangerous time," says Ed Bean, Public
Education Director for the Society. "Warmer temperatures
mean dangerous Ice. Melting snow and spring rain make river
water rise and run fast. Cold moving water Is a potentially
fatal attraction for children."
Typically, drownings occur when children tumble Into a
swollen stream when walking at river side or playing on river
banks. Rescue Is often impossible. "The victim Is swept away
like so much_debrls in the cold, dangerous current. Would-be
rescuers often become victims themselves."
Drowning Is the third leading cause of accidental death In
Canada. In 1990, the latest year for which statistics are
available, drowning took the lives of 15 Ontario children 12
years of age or younger who were simply walking or playing
near water. "Playing near water" fatalities askew heavily
toward children up to four years of age the Society notes.
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70 years ago `
March 29, 1923
IJnveiling at St. Helen's - The village of St.
Helen's is assured of a big crowd and a big
time generally, on May 24 of this year.
Arrangements are being made for the unveiling of
the soldiers' memorial, being erected there by Mr.
John Joynt, MPP on that date. The upper pan of the
monument arrived some time ago, and Mr. Spottom,
of the Wingham and Lucknow Marble Works, who
has the contract, says he will have everything in
readiness by May 24. Mr. Joynt requests West
Wawanosh folk not to make other arrangements for
that date.
Play, box social and dance .- At Lochalsh Hall,
Friday evening, April 6, the St. Helen's Dramatic
Club will give the play "Which One Won?", fol-
lowed by a box social and an old-time dance. Lots
of fun, everybody come. Admission, adults 35
cents, ladies with boxes free, children 15 cents.
50 years ago
March 25, 1943
New postal rates - On April 1, the new four -
cent postage regulations go into effect. Ef-
fective the samedate the personal post card
rate will be increased to three cents.
The four -cent letter rate covers letters up to one
ounce. The rate for a letter one ounce and a fraction
is seven cents.
Drop letters, which were previously covered by a
two -cent rate, will be three cents. A drop letter is
one which is to be delivered at the office where it is
posted. This does not apply to rural delivery, or for
delivery from one box to another. Such letters re-
quire the four -cent postage.
Apply for sugar - Applications for canning sugar
must be made by April 15 to your nearest Local
Ration Board. The amount of canning sugar applied
for is estimated on the basis of the number of fruit
jars that will be filled with perishable Canadian fruit
and jam during the preserving season, June 1 to
October 31.
The sealers and jars must be counted, and for
each quart of fruit to be preserved a half pound of
sugar is allowed. Foreach quart of jam or jelly 11/2
pounds pf sugar is allowed. These amounts, as well
as the total amount, must be filled in on the ap-
plication form, as well as the number of persons in
the household to be fed.
memoirs
Farm workers must return to farm - Under a
National Selective Service order all farmers and
farm Workers, as so classified by Board regulations,
who have been permitted to leave..,farms to engage
in war industries, must return to the farm or farm
work by April 1. The ruling effects a number of
employees of the Maple Leaf Aircraft Corporation.
25 years ago
March 20, 1968
Award Centennial Medals - George Whitby
of Lucknow has been awarded the Centen-
nial Medal by the village of Lucknow in
recognition of his contribution to the community
and to his country. A committee of four - Harvey
Webster, Mrs, Morgan Webster, Robert MacKenzie
and H.D. "Bud" Thompson - appointed by the
Lucknow municipal council made the recommen-
dation to the department otthe secretary of state at
.Ottawa.
Lorne Ivers of Dungannon has been. awarded the.
Centennial Medal for service to the Township of
West Wawanosh for over 25 years.
The citation read "On the occasion of the 100th
anniversary of the confederation of Canada, the
Centennial Medal is conferred on Lorne Ivers,
Esquire, in recognition of valuable service to the
nation."
Business places adopt all day Thursday closing
- Lucknow Businessmen's Association meeting on
Friday night adopted the results of the recent ques-
tionnaire distributed to retail business places in the
village and decided to close all day Thursday.
Twenty-one of the merchants polled were in favor
of all day Thursday closing, eight favored all day
Monday closing and four were in favorof retaining
the present Thursday half holiday.
Stores will continue to close Friday evenings until
May 1, when they will opewFriday evenings until
10 p.m. for the summer months.
10 Years ago
March 23, 1983
Lunior Farmers tour Australia Several -
area Junior Fanners have returned from a
month long tour of Australia and New
d. Nora Van Dyke, Altdrey Ritchie, Kathy
Pentland, Ralph Morrison, Roger Morrison and
Ralph Nivens were six local young people who. took
the trip with a group of 45 junior farmers from the
counties of Huron, Bruce, Perth and Grey.
This picture Is of a group of Presbyterian ladies who presented a skit at the Presbyterial in 1959.
The skit depicted the formation of the WMS In this area of the Presbyterian Church. Front row
left to right, Isobel MacKenzie, Fern MacDonald, Mary Fisher, Kathleen Forster, Grace Taylor,
Grace Gammie. Back row, Evelyn Little, Mrs. R. Reid, Isobel Mullin, Maudie Sherwood, Marlon
Pederson, Maudie Fisher, Kay McCormick, Winnie Fisher, Pearl Jamieson, Jessie Johnston,
Audrey MacDonald, Celia Aitchison, Kay McIntosh and Winnie Gammle.
Coffee Capers
will earn
money for
epilepsy
TO THE EDITOR
To the editor:
March is National Epilepsy Month
and Epilepsy Canada is conducting
a campaign to.raise awareness and
money for research,
On Mar. 26, the Mayfair Res-
taurant will donate 25 cents for
every cup of coffee sold. "Coffee
Capers" has been undertaken by the
Huron -Perth -Bruce Chapter.
Research for epilepsy is currently
the most underfunded of all
neurological disorders in Canada.
Yet, epilepsy affects more than one
per cent of those struck with these
disorders, more than muscular
dystrophy, multiple sclerosis or
cerebral palsy combined.
Epilepsy is not a disease and is
not contagious. It is a disorder of
the brain caused by temporary
generation of excess
electrochemical energy .inside the
brain's cells.
There is no single cause, Epilepsy
may be the result of a number of
events, such as birth traytrta or
severe head injury. It may even
arise without being triggered by any
event at any age.
There are different kinds of
epilepsy, ranging from convulsive
seizures to brief periods where the
person loses consciousness and
appears to daydream.
For approximately 60 per cent of
those with epilepsy, the seizures can
be controlled with medication.
Epilepsy associations havebeen
organized across Canada to provide
information, informative and sup-
portive services to people affected
by epilepsy.
Sincerely,
Nancy Becker,
Area'coordinator.l