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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1995-04-05, Page 4E ditorial EITZTA=%,:sIMM:ZMZEMM Reflections Letters THE EDITOR, This is a letter of appreciation. I would like to express my thanks to the Blyth Lions Club for sponsoring the Tuesday night 6:30 - 7:30 skate at the Blyth arena. It was great to see such a large number of kids as well as adults using this time for participation, rather than sitting at home. It was also good to see a community event, such as this skating time was, to be a continued success week after week. Being new to the community gave us, as a family, a chance to meet new members of our community, as well as to participate, and have fun doing it. Again thanks and I'm sure you'll see us out on the ice next season. John and Jane Klasen, Blyth. THE EDITOR, It is well known that the month of April is cancer month. We feel that this is the appropriate time to recognize the numerous hours given by one Cancer society volunteer, Mrs. Freda Buffinga of Clinton. The staff of the Huron County Home Care Program applaud Mrs. Buffinga for the care and dedication that she gives to overseeing the Cancer Society equipment loan cupboard. Her empathetic manner has enhanced our ability to provide the best possible service to individuals in Huron County living with cancer. Although the Cancer society office has been moved to Stratford, Mrs. Buffinga continues to ensure that the Huron County equipment loan cupboard is available for the benefit of Huron County citizens. It is precisely this type of partnership that assists the Huron County Home Care Program to successfully assist individuals to remain at home during illnesses. Sincerely, Joanne M. Jasper - Director, Home Care Program. THE EDITOR, • As a member of the Huron Supportive Housing Task Force, I feel compelled to respond to the article of March 15/95, entitled "Town & Country Homemakers get grant of $200,000 from prov." On Jan. 6, the Supportive Housing Task Force approved Phase One of a proposal submitted by Town & Country Homemakers to initiate Supportive Housing in Huron County. Phase One, which involves gathering more information and setting up specific services, is to be carried out over six months with a budget of approximately $50,00. A proposal for Phase Two, which will supply these enhanced services, has yet to be submitted, and therefore has not been approved by this task force of the Huron County Long Term Care Planning Committee, although a total of $206,000 has been set aside. Also on Jan. 6 the Supportive Housing Task Force approved a proposal from Wayne Caldwell and Margaret White for $25,000 to conduct a survey on the specific From the files of the Blyth Stan- dard, Brussels Post and the North Huron Citizen 39 YEARS AGO April 4, 1956 The United Church in Brussels celebrated the upcoming Easter holiday with a large congregation. Mrs. Dean Davidson was lead soloist for the occasion. A large white swan landed on a river near the property of Ian Mac- Donald. The rare appearance of the swan was of interest to many local residents. Wingham District High School Photo by Janice Becker housing needs of individuals with physical disabilities in Huron County. I would also like to mention that this money for Supportive Housing is designed to supply enhanced services to frail, elderly or disabled individuals who reside in not-for- profit housing units (apartments). Their needs would be greater than could be met under the existing Integrated Homemaker Program, provided by the Huron County Home Care Program. The Huron County Home Care Program presently contracts with Town & Country Homemakers to provide homemakers to deliver the direct care. The 16-member Huron Supportive Housing Task Force has worked very hard investigating the need for supportive housing in Huron County and recommending to the Huron County Long Term Care Planning Committee how it should be provided. I was disappointed that the article did not mention that this money was for Supportive Housing, the work done by the Supportive Housing Task Force, and explain what Supportive Housing is. I hope this will clarify these issues for readers. Sincerely, Nancy Walker, Member Supportive Housing Task Force. released an important financial statement. The document showed their total expenditures for the pre- vious year to be $190,325.18 22 YEARS AGO April 4, 1973 Clerk-treasurer Irvine Wallace resigned from Blyth council after 10 years of service. The Blyth Bantams were defeat- ed 6-2 in their final game of the season. The PeeWees had better luck, as they eliminated Ripley by a 3-1 score. The boys moved on to the WOAA "E" championships. Look back through the years PAGE 4. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5, 1995. C The North Huron itizen GNA P.O. Box 429, P.O. Box 152, BLYTH, Ont. BRUSSELS, Ont. 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Publications Mail Registration No. 6968 Inspiration from the youngest Journalists and publishers from community newspapers across Ontario, often a pretty cynical lot, gathered for their annual convention in Toronto on the weekend and one event reduced them to a teary-eyed, awe-struck group. No, it certainly wasn't the breakfast address by Premier Bob Rae. It was the annual Junior Citizens luncheon held on Friday. Here were a dozen extraordinary young people, ranging from Auburn's nine-year-old Jordin Rutledge to an 18-year-old. Each had a wonderful story of courage or dedication to tell. Those stories, coming one after another, had everyone, from critical journalists to the Lt. Governor of Ontario, applauding long and hard in admiration. It was an antidote to those who think the younger generation is a mixed-up, lazy group. It was an inspiration for everyone to see these young people who illustrate the best side of humanity. There was the young woman who had her own bone marrow removed when she first was diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia, because she couldn't find a matching donor, and then reinjected later when her health degenerated. Now she has beaten the odds and works to raise funds for cancer research. There's the 13-year-old London girl whose parents and brother are dying from AIDS but who goes out speaking to schools and service clubs about the issue. There's the 14-year-old Markham girl who lost her sight because of a brain tumor but who speaks on behalf of the United Way and the Canadian National Institute for the Blind and raises money for cancer research. There are the two best friends, Melissa Milner and Julie Dickison of Walkerton, one able-bodied, one wheel-chair bound, who stick together and fight for the needs of handicapped people in their community. Arad of course there is our own Jordin, who one judge admitted he was in awe of when he first met him. When his mother was shot in a robbery in the U.S., his calm, quick action saved her life. Too often we in the media report bad news day after day, both because that's the kind of news that stands out, and because there is more drama involved. Everyone, readers and reporters alike, tends to get hardened and cynical by the constant illumination of the dark side of humanity. Now and then we hear one or two good news stories but to have a room full of young people with such tales of courage and perseverance is a truly inspiring. Canadians can take comfort in knowing that a whole generation of wonderful young people are growing up, ready to take on the world. — KR Power swings to 'workers' The baseball strike is over. The owners have capitulated — again — and the baseball union rules the game. Hundreds of millions of dollars have been lost by players, owners and the ordinary stadium workers across North America, and nothing has been gained. Everyone has lost in the process but team owners have lost the most. The players went on strike last fall and cost the owners the income of the playoffs and World Series. The stick the owners held was that they would replace the players and play ball in 1995 if the players didn't agree to a new contract. If the contract had run out, they reasoned, they could rewrite the agreement. But U.S. labour law stepped in and told the ownors they had no choice but to continue the terms of the old agreement, an agreement the owners felt would bankrupt many of the teams in smaller cities like Seattle and Montreal. There has been a tendency in the press, and certainly on the part of the players union, to treat this strike as a traditional big-bad-boss- against-the-poor-little-worker confrontation. The theme is that the workers, in this case including many multi-millionaires, are dealing from weakness compared to the powerful bosses. Yet the victory, as all the outcomes of all the baseball labour disputes before, goes to the players. Despite the so-called power of the anti-trust exemption, owners have lost consistently at the bargaining table and in the courts. Now, barring a miracle, it seems unlikely they will be able to get the players to agree to a policy that will keep salary costs under control. Owners need only to discipline themselves and not offer such large salaries, critics say, but the last time the owners tried to show discipline, they were found by the courts to have been in collusion. Meanwhile players who have already signed a contract for one amount, often refuse to report for work unless the contract is torn .up and they get a raise. Baseball is back, but for many people in many cities, it's a short- term comfort. Unless there are real changes these teams will go broke or move. Baseball can't go on as it has been forever. — KR