HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 2009-02-04, Page 7Goderich Signal -Star, Wednesday, February 4, 2009 - Page 7
Support this monthwith Tul
To the Editor, Letters Over the years, Tulip Day has raised
While Spring is not yet in the air, The opinion more than $2.5 million across the prov-
Lung Association is anticipating its es but individuals can also order tulips ince to support The Lung Association's
arrival with their annual Tulip Day on by calling The Lung Association at many programs and services. One in
February 24. 519-271-7500. Volunteer drivers will five Canadians - six million adults and
Beautiful bunches of five cut tulips deliver orders of five bunches or children - live with some kind of
will again be available for $6. Most more while delivering to businesses breathing problem and this year
tulip sales are pre -ordered by businegs- in Goderich. approximately 38,000 Canadians will
die of lung disease.
The Lung Association invites you to
welcome Spring by purchasing tulips
on February 24 or by attending the
Stratford Garden Festival March 5 -
8th.
Deedee Herman
The Lung Association
Volunteers needed to assist in blood pressure clinics
To the Editor,
Have you had your blood pressure
checked lately? High blood pressure
increases the risk of heart disease, stroke
and diabetes as well as other chronic dis-
eases.
Town and Country Support Services is
launching a community based blood pres-
sure monitoring program at various loca-
tions across Huron County. CHAP
(Cardiovascular Health Awareness
Program) involves physicians, pharma-
cies, public health representatives, volun-
teers and community organizations work-
ing as partners to promote and actively
participate in the prevention of cardiovas-
cular disease and stroke.
Volunteer peer health educators are
needed to assist The Town and Country
wellness staff with this program. If you are
over the age of 55, live in proximity to the
communities of Wingham, Goderich,
Clinton or Seaforth and are willing to take
two, three-hour training sessions to learn
more about cardiovascular health and
healthy living, we would be happy to dis-
cuss your volunteer role in this program.
Clinics will be held once a month either in
a local pharmacy or health facility.
Please consider offering your services
for this very important health promotion
initiative. Call Town and Country Support
Services at 519-482-9264 and ask for
Nadine or Cheryl.
Nadine VandenHeuvel
Cheryl Phillips
Wellness For Seniors
Town and Country Support Services
Writer questions the planned expansion of Parson's Court
To the Editor,
In the Goderich Town budget con-
siderations according to the Signal
-Star "Parsons Court expansion was
listed as top priority."
I can understand, (but don't really
agree with) the expansion of Parson's
Court. However, in these times I
believe it is extremely foolish* to
spend even one taxpayer dollar on
this project.
The reason I believe this is due to
the planned closure of Volvo in June
and the downturn in the National
economy. Even if some business uses
some of Volvo's facilities, I am sure
there will still be many Volvo build-
ings and land vacant. As well as this,
many small businesses rely on Volvo
for most of their income. Some of
these will manage to' survive, but
inevitably some will close making
even more buildings vacant.
Goderich will be competing with
many other locations such as St
Thomas to attract, new businesses to
their community, so Goderich will be
in a very challenging situation.
Therefore why spend even one dol-
lar on Parson's Court expansion at
this time?
Patrick Capper
Goderich
Wind power worth another look in a still econom
To the Editor,
I don't know how cost effective it
would be, but after hearing that electro -
Motive Diesel (EMD) in London is de-
railing 600 jobs, this thought came to
mind.
Every time I see more windmills
going up for generating electricity
with all the wires and poles to trans-
mit it to a nearby community, I can't
help but wonder if that could provide
us with another opportunity.
Has EMD given any thought of getting
together with the people in the wind -
generating industry and public transpor-
tation business?
Would it be possible for the windmill
generator industry to also use the rail-
way corridors for their electric transmis-
sion corridors and then together with the
electric powered train cars from EMD
develop a very environmentally -friendly,
Tag fee increase raises concern
To the Editor, .
Several weeks ago I made the yearly
trek to pick up the tag for Adam, our mi -
nature Daschund. Prior to getting the tag
1 saw the notice in the Goderich Signal -
Star stating that the time had come to
make said purchases. I was quite upset to
discover that the price had doubled and
that no notification to the public had been
issued until the time you actually bought
the tag.
Perhaps the good Mayor and Council
have failed to realize that the commu-
nity is suffering from the downturn in
the economy and the pending closure of
Volvo and that any cost increase at this
time is unacceptable.
Perhaps these "people in charge"
should ask themselves when a person on
a limited income has to choose between
putting food on the table and an added
expense for a pet, who will win the finan-
cial tug-of-war and how many of these
unfortunate animals are going to find
themselves victims of council greed and
abandoned on a back country road.
Marj Johnston
Goderich
public transportation system.
I still remember how in my native
Holland they switched from coal-fired
locomotives to electric locomotives on
passenger trains and then later to diesel -
powered locomotives.
Maybe it was because diesel power
was cheaper and more convenient at that
time.
But I also always have been fascinated
with all the things that windmills could
do. I do realize that windmills sometimes
stop due to lack of wind, but spread over
the countryside, they could feed that
electricity into an ongoing special grid
that spans a railroad track to power elec-
tric trains and, at the same time, transmit
that wind power generated electricity to
communities along the way.
John Van Beers
Goderich