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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1994-06-08, Page 4Page 4 - Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, June 8, 1994 fnm y $. Published weekly by Signal -Star Publishing Ltd at 619 Campbell Street'Lucknow, Ont. P.O. Box 400, Lucknow, Ontario NOG 2H0 528.2822: Fax (519) 528.3529 Established 1873 Thomas Thompson — Advertising Manager Pat Livingston — General Manager/Editor Phyllis Matthews Helm — Front Office Subscription rates advance: Local Regular $2000 within 40 mi. radius G.S.T. incl. Local Senior $1700 within 40 mi. radius G.S.T. incl. Out -Of -Area (40 miles) - Regular $32.24 - Senior $29.24 G.S.T. incl. Foreign + U.S.A. $96ss Publications mail registration no. 0847 held at Lucknow, Ont. Changes of address, orders for subscriptions, and undeliverable copies (return postage guaranteed) are to be sent to Lucknow Sentinel at the above address..Advertising is accepted on the condition that in the event o a typographical error, the portion of the advertising space occupied by the erroneous item together with a reasonable allowance for signature, will no be charged for, but the balance of the advertisement will be paid at the applicahle rates. Let Quebec go, then Do you know what we should do? Let Quebec go, then they'll find out how good they've got It! 'For weeks, months and even years all we hear from our easternmost province Is how hard done by, they are, that If things don't get better, they'll separate from Canada and become their own nation. Now, as Block Quebecois leader Lucien Bouchard gathers support from France, he threatens to "paralyze" parliament If Canada tries to • block their Independence after a positive referendum. • If the government tried to thwart democratically approved Independence, Quebecers would elect 75 MPs whose sole purpose was to create havoc In Parliament, Bouchard said over the Weekend. "He said something like, 'If you think 'we're being disruptive now, just watch us the," a member of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce said who attended the Invitation -only meeting which was supposedly off-the-record. Does it really surprise you? Maybe we should kick them out, then they'll discover how bad they've really got It. (Mitchell Advocate) Appeals for 911 to be, implemented , in Bruce Dear editor. Do you know the numbers of your local Emergency Services? If your kids were alone after school and a fire broke out in your home, could they remember their emergen- cy numbers? Could they give rapid, accurate information as to ' where they live? Did you know most of us must now memorize a seven digit number to get police assistance? If someone you love calls for an am- bulance but collapses on 'the phone before giving their location, pin- pointing them can be very difficult and time consuming if not impos- sible, especially for rural properties whose address is an "R.R." number with little relationship to the actual location of the property. . Bruce County councils will soon • be voting on' whether to adopt 911 for , your area. ALL of the municipalities in Bruce must vote in favor of 911 in order for it to be instituted, and it is in danger of being defeated by a very few municipalities whose councilors apparently do not think the lives of their constituents are worth the one- time cost of about $20 per household far rural addressing. What would 911 mean . to you? Regardless of where you live you would simply have to. dial 911 and your address would appear on a computer screen at the 911 dispatch centre. Even if you were unable to speak, such as during an asthma attack, help would automatically be on the way. There would be no time wasted waiting for directions. It means a child as young as three can be taught to access police, fire 'or .ambulance. Furthermore, 0 THE EDITOR hundreds of seasonal residents who visit . our area each summer, often assume they can access help by . dialing 911. ' . There was a tragic example of this in Barrie over the long weekend, a city which will soon be adopting 911, when a two and a half year old child fell into a back- yard swimming pool. The child's mother, who was a . new resident and had comefrom a community with 911, was unable to get help. She dialled 911 several times with,, no response before realizing, she mustlook tipthe local number. The delay was fatal for this child. Finally, a paramedic program such as that. adopted recently in the city of Owen Sound, cannot be made available to rural residents without 911. Rural addressing, 911 and para - medicine are long overdue. When so many people in this province enjoy the benefits of proficienti rapid emergency aid, rural residents should expect the same. We pay the same taxes, we deserve the same services. Please phdne your local coun- cilors and ask how they intend to vote on this important issue. The life of a family member may someday depend on your council voting in favor of 911. Mollie Verschuren EMCA, Kincardine Ambulance Base. The Sentinel Memoirs Held D -Day prayer service in '44 70 years ago June 12, 1924 I, angside news - Langside district lost an old resident on Monday of this week in the person of.Donald D. MacKinnon, familiarly known as Dan MacKinnon, whose farm was at Murray's School. Mr. MacKinnon was in his 75th- year met with an accident about three weeks before his death, receiving injuries which ultimately proved fatal. Candidate in N. Vancouver - A letter received recently in town from Mrs. James Bryan gives the information that Mr. Mel Bryan is the Liberal party candidate in North Vancouver. This is in the provin- cial elections to be held in British Columbia in the near future. There are still many about Lucknow who will remember Mr. Bryan as a lad about town. 50 years ago • June 8, 1944 Held D -Day prayer service - D -Day, the long awaited moment for the invasion of Europe, became a reality in the early hours of Tuesday, June 6, when the greatest armada ever assembled crossed to LeHavre on the Normandy coast of France, while overhead thousands of first line planes blasted enemy positions . and covered the landing of our courageous Canadian, British and American boys, steeled in heart and limb for this great crusade of liberation. ,The realization that this bloody life and death struggle was underway, had a most sobering affect on this community, which no doubt was universal. Even young children became much concerned about in- vasion progress, and in their school rooms they observed the solemnity of the occasion. A large congregation attended a pre -arranged prayer service in the Presbyterian Church. It was a service marked by sincere, simple and solemn prayer and supplication. Rev. Cann called on the audience to pause a few moments to think reverently and lovingly of those who by sea, by land and in the air have laid down their lives for King and Country, and those who at that very moment might also be paying the supreme sacrifice. There sacrifices will ever inspire us to labor on, Rev. Dann said, to the end that those who survive and need our aid may be assured of assis- tance, and that the country in which we live and for whibh they died, may ever be worthy of the sacrifice they made. Discuss need for fire hall - The need for a separate and exclusive fire hall is being voiced. The old monument building adjoining the Orange Hall was regarded as a suitable location, and the opinion prevailed that the building could be repaired at not too great a cost to make a satisfactory hall. A committee was appointed to investigate the matter. The Town Hall basement has never been regarded as the proper location for the fire hall. The approach to it is often snow blocked 'in winter time, and as well it is a public building that leaves fire equipment too readily available for purposes other than firefighting. 25 years ago June 11, 1969 Will teach in Saskatchewan Wendy MacK- enzie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert MacKenzie of Lucknow, won the Women's Institute Award for general proficiency in senior home economics and student activities. The award was presented at the graduation exercises at Kemptville Agricultural Technology. Wendy has accepted a teaching position at Gull Lake, Saskatchewan where she will teach Home Economics to Grades 8 to 12. The Vaniers served nation, world MONTREAL SEPTEMBER 29; 1921 -- "I ask you to open your eyes to human suffering, to direct your hearts to those who have not the strength to ask for help. Let us go to them. They are waiting for our care, our affection, and our love. They • have already been . waiting too long." These words of Georges Vanier could have just as easily been said by his wife Pauline. This couple devoted their lives to serving their country and their fellow men and women. Their efforts at helping refugees during World War II were par- ticularly noteworthy. Georges was Minister to the Canadian Legation in Paris when the . war broke out. Deeply distressed by the plight of 'the Jews, he unsuccessfully at- tempted to persuade the anadian government to allow them o im- migrate to .Canada. Two years after Vanier assn ed his Parisian post the Germans in- vaded Paris and the Vaniers fled to London. Pauline worked for the French Red Cross where she was able to put her warm personality to good use, cheering up suffering l;rench soldiers and refugees. Later that year the Vaniers returned to Canada. Both of them lectured widely - urging Canadians to support the war effort. Paris was liberated in 1944 and the Vaniers returned to France. Refugees were pouring into Paris. Georges Vanier repeatedly appealed 'to Ottawa ' to accept the many refugees who besieged the Canadian embassy with requests to go to Canada. Pauline organized reception services at the station. "We greeted the refugees with drinks, refreshments clothes and survival kits, • and tried to reach their families;; friends or anyone who might take them in. Many, however, had no idea whether anyone they knew was still alive, let alone their whereabouts. For them, we arranged temporary shel- ter. Then we took their photos and stuck these up on long panels lining both sides of the railway station in hopes that someone in the crowds would recognize the name or the picture of a long -lost relative or friend." In 1953, the Vaniers returned to Montreal. But retirement failed to agree with this industrious couple. When Prime Minister Diefenbaker asked Georges if he' would serve -as Canada's Governor General, Geor- ges was delighted to accept. Vanier became the first French-Canadian ' and the second Canadian to serve as Canada's Head of State. The fluently bilingual Vaniers bridged the gulf between French and English at'a difficult moment in Canadian history. Their obvious concern for Canadians won them enormous affection. When Georges Vanier died in . 1967 more' than 15,000 , messages of - sympathy flowed into Government House - many' from people who had never met, him. Pauline was particularly moved by the letters that came from children. One group df siblings from Calgary wrote:"Governor General Vanier was ' a great Canadian:. Please try not to worry. too much. He loved Canada and we do too, and 'if there is anything we can do for you, we would be very glad to." After his death, Pauline joined her son Jean in France where she became resident grandmother to the community he had founded for mentally disabled adults. She died there in 1991. The spirit of the Vaniers lives on today in the institute they es- tablished ,in 1965. The Vanier Institute l'or the Family is a national voluntary organization dedicated to promoting the well-being of Canada's Families. MS FACT #1 Canada has one of the. highest rates of multiple sclerosis in the world. Multiple 'Sclerosis 1 -800-268-75.82 Okay, cousin, when's It my turn?" asks Melissa Bakelaar as little Alexandria Vanderiel adamantly refuses to get off the teeter totter. (Pat Livingston photo)