HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1994-06-08, Page 5Gathering info
for Hay Twp.
history book
To the editor:
To commemorate Hay
Township's Sesquicentennial in
1996, the .Huron County
• municipality is compiling a history
book.
The. committee is looking • for
former residents whose story on
history would be included in the
family history section.
Pictures of: families who lived in
the township, churches, schools,
hamlets or township or family ac-
tivities would be welcomed for the
book.
For more information, please
contact any of the book committee
members by July 1994: Nap and
Val Cantin (236-4641), Elaine
Coxon (227-4069), Claire and Mar-
garet Deichert (236-4130), Heather
Klopp (236-4291), Ian and Shirley
McAllister (236-4060).
Ian McAllister,
Chair of Hay Township
History Book Committee.
Need better
medical
coverage
To the editor:
We are associated with Dungan-
non Senior Citizens and wish to
voice our concern about the lack of
medical attention at the Lucknow
Clinic.
On the 24th of May holiday
weekend, when an emergency
arose, there was not a doctor inour
area.
Due to our ageing society, our
needs are in demand of more and
better medical coverage.
Jean Phillips, president;
Margaret Errington, secretary;
Aileen Trommer, treasurer.
Supports
coalition group
opposing
landfill site
To the editor:
We are associated with Dungan,
non Senior Citizens and wish to
make it known that we are in lull
support of the West Wawanosh
Coalition Group protesting the
proposed Huron County Waste
Management landfill sites for desig-
nated locations on Concession 7 in
the township.
There must be more appropriate
locations available.
Jean Phillips, president;
Margaret Errington, secretary;,
Aileen Trommer, treasurer.
Family umt
is in danger
To the editor:
Do two gay people that live
together constitute a family? Should
they be allowed to adopt children?
I don't think so. As a matter of
fact, the potential danger in doing
so horrifies me.
Another aspect of this is that the
family is a fundamental unit of
society and as drastica change in
the idea of what family is will
change our society; to me for the
worse.
What do you think? Let your
MLA and MP know.
Rob McQueen,
Dungannon.
Shoot winners
Winners at the recent shoot party
sponsored by the St. Helen's
Women's Institute were Marie
Merkley, Margaret King, Ross
Errington and Ab Cook. Oscar
Schefter took the most shoots. This
concludes the shoot parties until the
fall.
Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, June 8, 1994 - Page 5
Conference backs same -gender benefits
The Hamilton Conference of the
United Church of Canada has
backed the proposed provincial
legislation on same sex benefits.
Meeting in its 70th Annual
Meeting in Mississauga, the 500
delegates from 350 congregations
from Mississauga to Waterloo and
Tobermory to Lake Erie affirmed
the direction of Bill 167.
The bill, introduced by Attorney
General Marion Boyd, provides full
rights in law to same sex couples,
giving them the same rights as.
heterosexual couples.
The resolution, approved by an
overwhelming majority of the
delegates from six presbyteries, also
commends Boyd and encourages all
congregations to study the matter
and express themselves to their
local MPPs.
The resolution preamble states
that "the United Church has af-
firmed the full participation of gays
and lesbians in the life of the
church."
It adds, "The United Church has
affirmed same sex couples be •
recognized as a couple for the pur-
poses of pension and health
benefits, treating same sex couples
in the same way as all . other
couples."
The resolution was passed Sun-
day, the final day of the Con-
ference's four-day annual meeting
at the Erin Mills Twin Rinks.
Opposed to same-sex extended benefits
Local Catholic trustees will
support the movement opposing
a proposed plan to extend
benefits to same-sex couples.
At Monday night's meeting of
the Huron -Perth Roman Catholic
Separate School Board, trustees
received a letter from.- he Board
of EdUcation for the City of
Hamilton. It passed three
resolutions on the issue including
a decision to voice its opposition
to the plan andto express its
dismay about the impact of such
legislation on local tax levels.
The Hamilton board also voted
to get support from other boards
in Ontario on this issue.
Stratford Trustee John Devlin
said the board should send a
letter of support to the Hamilton
board.
Dr. James Brown, director of
education, said Hamilton's
opposition to the • plan is based
largely on the added expenses to
extending benefits to same sex
couples, as the employer pays
part of those premiums.
"When you extend those
benefits, it drives up the costs of
your benefits," he Said.
Trustees voted to send a letter
to the govemment expressing its
opposition to the proposed plan.
Infrastructure
funds used to
build H.S.
A Huron. County Catholic high
school will be funded by infra-
structure grants.
Gerald Thuss, superintendent
of business and finance at the
Huron -Perth Roman Catholic
Separate w School Board, said
trustees voted to use its infra-
structure grant money from the
provincial and federal govern-
ments to fund the proposed high
school in Huron County until an
allocation from the Ministry of
Education and Training is
received.
Then, the money will go to
renovations at St. Columban
School and St. Patrick's School,
Dublin.
"The board is trying to ensure
that it keeps its options open
until the ministry announces its
captial allocation," said Thuss.
The • board is expecting
$139,000 from the federal gov-
ernment; $211,000 from the
provincial government; and will
contribute $400,000 itself to the
project.
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