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Looking Back Through the Years
PAGE 4. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2004.
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THE EDITOR,
Following is another indication
(from the respected journal
Neurology) that some vaccines may
be causing more harm than good.
Hepatitis B Vaccination Increases
Multiple Sclerosis Risk
Laurie Barclay, MD - Sept. 13, 2004
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccination,
increases risk of developing multiple
sclerosis (MS), according to the
results of a nested, case-control
study published in the Sept. 14, 2004
issue of Neurology.
"Our analysis include 163 cases of
MS and 1,604 controls, lead author
Miguel A. Hernan, MD, DrPH, from
the Harvard School of Public Health
in Boston, Massachusetts, says in a
news release. 'We estimated that
immunization against hepatitis B
WON associated with a three fold
increase in the incidence of MS
within the three years follow-
ing vaccination.' More than
140 countries have followed the
World Health Organization
recommendation to integrate the
HBV • vaccine into national
immunization programs. In 1996, the
French government suspended
routine immunization of pre-
adolescents in schools because
about 200 cases of MS and
other central nervous system
demyelinating disorders were
reported after HBV vaccination."
Soon Grade 7 students in this
province will begin receiving their
Hepatitis B series. It is imperative
that parents and children are
provided informed consent to these
vaccinations. They must be told
about the study, and numerous other
studies linking the Hepatitis B
vaccine to autoimmune disease, and
they must be told that the Hepatitis B
vaccines contain the mercury
derivative Thimerosal, which is an
acknowledged neurotoxin.
If they are not informed of these
facts, then they cannot provide
informed , consent.
Children in schools are being told
by public health personnel that they
could die if they don't get this
vaccine, that they won't be able to
get jobs or go to university if they
don't get this shot right now. And if
they wait that it will cost them a lot
of money to get the shot at a later
date.
The Health Ministry should
provide Grade 7 school children and
their parents with all the information
and facts regarding the Hepatits B
shot so that they can make an
informed decision.
Sincerely,
Keith Loder.
. Oct. 1, 1952
The program presented by the
Paul Brothers at the Brussels • Fall
Fair concert was well received by a
large audience that gathered at the
arena.
A record attendance of about
3,000 people attended the Brussels
Fall Fair. There were 500 school-
aged children and their teachers, all
dressed up in costumes for the
parade.
Winners of various clothing items
at the Arcade Store that were on
display at the Crystal Palace during
the Brussels Fall Fair were Doug
Smith, winning first place and a pair
of men's overalls, F. G. Whittard,
winning second place and a pair of
unlined socks and third place Mrs.
J. Hislop who won a pair of mens
blue denim jeans vafUed at $3.95.,
, All winners were from Brussels.
Leonard Armstrong of Brussels
brought a six-quart of potatoes into
The Brussels Post, but the unique
part was that there were only six
potatoes in the basket because the
potatoes were particularly large that
year.
Oct. 2, 1969
Despite overcast morning skies
and the intermittent threat of rain
throughout the day, people came to
the Brussels Fall Fair with many
expressing the opinion that it was
the best fair in a number of years.
About 2,000 people attended the
fair that year and 800 students with
their teachers participated in the
parade.
Oct. 4, 1972
Canadian Agricultural Minister H.
A. Bud Olsen was in Huron and
spend the morning with Huron
Liberal candidate Charles Thomas.
Following a breakfast in Wingham
and a TV session at CKNX, Olsen
stopped for a few minutes at the
McKillop farm of Con Eckert where
he chatted with area farmers.
Shirley Weary, a secondary school
.teacher, was chosen by acclamation
at .,a nominating convention in
Brucefield as the New Democratic
Party candidate for Huron.
Huron Planning director Gary
Davidson attended a meeting of
Brussels council, unveiling a
suggested arrangement and
explained details about the official
plan.
A farewell party was held in
honour of Mr. and Mrs. Doug Ennis
as they planned to leave Brussels
after selling their business to Mr.
and Mrs. John Brennan from
Kitchener.
The Huron Unit of the Canadian
Cancer Society raised 157 per cent
of its objective.
Oct. 1, 1986
Volunteers were busy at the
Belgrave arena installing new steel
on the roof. The rush was on
because the community wanted to
have the arena back in use for the
annual fowl supper.
Morris Twp. council donated
$1,500 towards the cost of repairs of
the Belgrave arena.
Only 10 - 15 per cent of the Huron
County white bean harvest was in
and the hopes of saving the rest of a
crop worth more thal $15 million
dwindled with each heartbreaking
downpour, still falling daily after a
week of record rainfall.
An appreciation night was held
for the new Huron County warden,
Leona Armstrong.
Plans were underway for Brussels
115th birthday bash.
After a search process over
several weeks, the board of directors
of the Blyth Festival named Tim
Chapman as the new general
manager.
The ribbon was cut to open the
new lodge room of St. John's
Masonic Lodge in Brussels.
Liz Duizer of Londesborough was
named winner of the Huron County
Women's Institute Scholarship. She
was enrolled at the University of
Guelph,-taking a four-year dietetics
program.
Oct. 5, 1994
Brussels councillors decided to
wait until spring before providing
sewer service to the new fire hall so
they can "do that the work can be
done properly," said reeve Gorden
Workman.
Over 600 guests attended the
appreciation night for retired
Progressive . Conservative MP
Murray Cardiff.
Bob Trick was the auctioneer for
the time, talent and treasure auction
held at Hullett Public School. The
event began following the pork
chop barbecue which had been held
at the Londesborough United
Church.
Local teams from the north
elementary schools were among
those participating in the annual
soccer tournament held at Turnberry
Central.
Oct. 6, 1999
Quintin Sjaarda enjoyed some
socializing with peers and a
morning of activity during the Blyth
Christian Reformed Church's
Children's Story Hour/Little Lambs
program.
Huron OPP officers went on a
CrimeStoppers tip about drug
cultivation at a farm just east of
Ethel. They found 2.56 pounds of
marjivanna.
OPP and the Children's Aid
Society were investigating an
incident at the Brussels Stockyards
when a Paisley-area man went on a
rampage resulting in damage to 12
vehicles parked at the facility. The
man was taken to London
Psychiatric Hospital for treatment.
Lavern Clark, Blyth Scout
leader, was awarded the Medal of
Merit.
Not just aid for farmers
Monday's announcement of $30 million in provincial funding to
fulfill the province's 40 per cent share of an earlier federal BSE program
was billed aid to farmers. It was actually aid to the whole rural economy.
The losses to farmers who raise beef and sheep since the closure of the
U.S. border have been staggering. Speaking to a meeting of farmers in
Brussels last week, Belgrave-area cattleman Ross Procter told of a
meeting at which a handful of beef producers had added up their loss8s
and it totalled $15 million. Spread those kinds of losses across rural
Ontario and the effect is much wider than just heartbreak and depression
for the families directly involved, bqt hardship for farm machinery
dealers. feed mills, banks, car dealers, even churches. The fallout of the
low beef prices caused by the banning of live animal exports,
immediately felt by farmers themselves, is only now starting to really
bite into the rest of the economy as farmers don't spend money.
That's the message that must get through to governments: that
agriculture plays a big role in fueling the economy of a huge part of
Ontario, and beyond that, the money spent with banks and car dealers,
etc. also means jobs in the cities. Headlines like the one in Tuesday's
Globe and Mail that talk about farmers getting $100 million (though it
was only $30 million) help perpetuate the myth that rural Ontario is a
basket case being propped up with donations from city taxpayers.
Agriculture is an essential contributor to the economy and government
must help it regain its health to the benefit of us all. — KR
Ironies in Hollywood
The current U.S. political situation is full of the kind of delicious
ironies that only the best Hollywood movie scripts demonstrate.
Hollywood stars have, for instance, been loud in their opposition to
the re-election of President George W. Bush, yet the influence of their
work plays a large role in what's happening at home and abroad.
On the war front, President Bush commands the army terrorists fight
against in Iraq and Afghanistan, but it's the American influence
expressed through Hollywood's versions of reality on TV and movies
that turned conservative Muslims like Osama Bin Laden into militants.
Anger with seeing the spreading influence of relaxed sexual lifestyles
drove leaders to impose strict dress codes on women and vow to fight
western influence.
At home, the kind of "looking out for number one" attitudes portrayed
by Hollywood promote the Republicans kind of me-first, small-
government, tax-cutting, let-the-poor-look-after-themselves policies.
So while Hollywood stars speak out against President Bush, the work
of their creativity undermines their personal beliefs. — KR
Letter to the e ditor