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SmallTalk designing site
Watching the 'dogs
Belgrave Optimist President Ron Carter had the task of look
ing after the barbecuing hotdogs during the club’s fundrais
ing yard sale, May 20.
Come walk for health
smallTALK, the Huron-Perth pre
school Speech/Language Initiative,
is in the process of having a website
designed and hopes to be on the
worldwide web soon. This
announcement comes during May’s
Speech and Hearing Awareness
month.
“The website will allow us to
reach more parents with information
about early speech and language
development, milestones, answers to
common questions and resources
and services that are available in the
community,” said Heather Kane,, a
public health nurse who works with
smallTALK.
smallTALK has been in place
locally for just over a year. It’s part
of a province-wide initiative to
improve preschool speech and lan
guage services. It also ensures that
every child has access to these serv
ices. smallTALK focuses on preven
tion, finding children with problems
early, making sure they get treatment
quickly and broadening the methods
of treatment provided by speech lan
guage pathologists.
“Parents play an important role in
helping their child develop speech
and language skills and in identify
ing problems early,” said Kane.
“One in 10 preschool children has
speech and language problems.
Sometimes it’s hard for parents to
know if their child has a problem,”
said Mary Louise LaBerge. speech
language pathologist who works
with smallTALK. “Information on
our website will help parents recog
nize possible problems early and
provide them with information about
the benefits of early treatment.”
Research shows that early treat
ment reduces the risk of social, edu
cational and emotional challenges
that often affect children with speech
• and language problems.
smallTALK services are free and
available to all preschool children
living in Huron and Perth Counties.
For mote information or to refer a
child to a speech language patholo
gist, call 273-2222 or 1-800-269-
3683 and ask for smallTALK.
Blyth decides
fate of its PUC
By Janice Becker
Citizen staff
Looking for a great way to become
active? Take a step in the right direc
tion and start walking!
Everyone knows that physical
activity is good for them. But physi
cal activity does not have to be very
hard to improve health.
For example, walking, one of
Canada’s most enjoyed forms of
physical activity, is fun and can help
you feel great! Walking briskly for
30 minutes, four to seven days a
week makes you feel good, relieves
stress, helps you achieve and main
tain a healthy body weight,
gives you energy and can help
reduce the risk of developing heart
disease, osteoporosis and certain
cancers.
If you can’t get in step with walk
ing for at least 30 minutes at one
time, there's good news! The latest
research shows that you can be
active for 10 minutes, three times a
day and it will add up to be as bene
ficial to your overall health as one
30-minute period of activity.
Walking is one of the greatest
activities to get you started in the
physical activity direction. It’s easy,
it can be done almost anywhere, any
time, and it’s free! Walking can be a
fun, social event with friends and
family or a solitary, relaxing experi
ence.
To help you get into the habit of
walking, a new resource has been
developed. Walk This Way! -A
Guide to Stick to It! is a self-help kit
for men and women ages 20 to 64
years. The kit includes a booklet
with ideas on how to include walk
ing in your day, stretches, tips on
clothing and safety, as well as an
erasable laminated board for plan
ning and recording your walks.
For a change of scenery, there are
many trails in Huron County just
waiting to be explored as well. A
new trail guide will soon be avail
able and can be obtained free of
charge by calling the Huron County
Health Unit.
For women who are wanting to
become more physically active, a
fun and interactive evening is being
hosted by Take Heart Huron and the
Heart & Stroke Foundation on May
31 at 6:30 p.m. at the Health and
Library Complex in Clinton.
Chantal Lemieux, a health educator
and lifestyle coach, will discuss fit
ting active living into your daily rou
tine, setting goals, tracking your
progress, and sticking with it.
Stretching techniques will be
demonstrated so participants are
encouraged to wear casual clothing
and comfortable shoes. Walk this
Way! A Guide to Stick to It will also
be available at this event.
To register, call the Huron County
Health Unit.
If you would like a copy of Walk
This Way! -A Guide to Stick to It! or
the new trail guide please contact the
Huron County Health Unit at 482-
3416 or 1-800-265-5184.
The fate of Blyth’s PUC has been
decided.
After minimal discussion at the
Monday evening meeting, council
lors individually voiced their prefer
ence for the future of the utility,
choosing between an outright sale to
Hydro One or a joint venture with a
short list of potential partners.
Reeve Mason Bailey and
Councillors Jeff Howson and Doug
Scnmgeour voted for the sale while
Councillor Murray Nesbitt opted for
a joint venture on principle though
he did not believe it would come to
fruition.
Councillor Rob Lawrie was not in
attendance for the vote.
PUC commissioners were also
given the opportunity to express
their preference with chair Tom
Cronin choosing Hydro One and
Dale Whitfield looking for a joint
venture.
Clerk-Treasurer John Stewart
informed council that Hydro One
had upped their offer for the utility
by four per cent though that money
was to be earmarked for community
development such as improvements
to the arena and Memorial Hall as
well as other facilities.
The motion to accept in principle
the letter of intent for the purchase
was approved by council pending a
review by the village lawyer. There
may be clarification of some issues
required as well as the inclusion of a
termination clause.
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Blyth council briefs
Council calls tenders
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HU pushes for sun safety
A lengthy discussion regarding the
reconstruction of Gypsy Lane was
held by Blyth councillors, May 15. „
They agreed that a four to six-foot
gravelled area was not needed on
both sides of the finished road to
accommodate parking, as suggested
by project engineers at B.M Ross
and Associates.
Quotes for a sewer line from
Gypsy Lane to the Threshers build
ing will be included as a separate
item in the tender package as will the
paving contract.
***
Reeve Mason Bailey advised
council that the community centre
board will be investigating the possi
bility of installing a new ceiling over
the ice surface with an approximate
cost of $35,000. Bailey said most of
the cost would be covered by the
budget.
further information for the June 5
meeting.***
Bills and accounts totalling
■ $48,029.22 were approved for pay
ment.***
Superintendent Dave
of Gamsby and
Drainage
Grahlman
Mannerow will be asked to prepare a
report for the clean out of the open
portion of the Whitefield Drain,
north of Victoria Street.***
There were no objections to the
severance application for Plan 179,
Lots 44 and 45 in the village.***
There were no objections to the
sale of gladiolus by Epilepsy Huron-
Perth.
The family of
Lloyd & Vera Weber
are having an open reception
to celebrate their
50th Wedding Anniversary
on Saturday, May 27, 2000
from 8 p.m. - 1 a.m.
at the Cranbrook Hall, Cranbrook
Southwestern Ontario has the
highest rate of deaths due to
melanoma skin cancer in Ontario.
During National Sun Awareness
Week, Public Health Units are urg
ing people to be sun safe all year
round.
Skin cancer is the most common
of all cancers - a person’s risk of
getting skin cancer in his or her life
time is one in seven in Canada.
The principal known cause is
overexposure to the sun’s ultraviolet
rays over several years, with most of
the damage occurring during child
hood.
Women aged 15-24 and men aged
25-44 report the highest rate of sun
burn.
The Solar Power Patrol will hit the
beach at Grand Bend on Sunday,
May 21. Those spotted being sun
safe during hourly spot checks will
be rewarded.
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to
Bob 8L Fran
McClinchey
on the occasion
of their
50th Wedding
Anniversary
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Village Foreman Bill Bromley
informed council there was a prob
lem with a drain on McConnell
Street possibly being hindered by
tree roots.
Bromley was instructed to obtain
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Bob and Isabelle Bremner
Celebrate with us as
we honour the
50th Wedding
Anniversary
of our parents at an
Open House
Sunday, May 28, 2000
2~4 p.m.
Grey Central School
Ethel, Ont.
Best Wishes only please