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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 2009-09-02, Page 9• • Goderich Signal -Star, Wednesday, September 2, 2009 - Page 7 Many types of erosion happening in Huron To the Editor; Letters We desperately need impartial not -on - Recently I attended a Saturday morning opinion the -government -payroll checks and bal- meeting on Lake Huron shoreline erosion with fair play, real measurable and lasting funded by our hard-earned tax dollars. results and therefore not to be trusted. Sadly, there are many types of erosion in In Huron County we are top-heavy with Huron County and the most dangerous people and organizations funded by our today, in my opinion is the erosion of trust hard-earned tax dollars holding public in our many, many government agencies meetings with charts, theories and no last - funded by our hard-earned tax dollars. ing results. It is my personal experience that these government agencies, such as Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, are com- pletely recession -proof and have lost touch As a result, trust in these highly -funded, recession -proof government personnel and agencies is eroding faster than our public shoreline. Senior fitness fair on soon To the Editor; and individual fitness assessments. Town and Country Support Services is To learn more about the opportunities that preparing to launch our second year of await you this fall in your community, join Wellness For Seniors programs, and we us at.our annual Fitness Fair on Wednesday, invite you to our annual Fitness Fair to learn Sept. 9, from 1-4 p.m. at the Betty Cardno more about how you can get active this fall. Memorial Centre, Clinton. The fair will fea- Some of the programs available to adults ture demonstrations in the fitness centre, the 55 and older this fall include exercise class- opportunity to talk to a trainer about devel- es, yoga, Nordic walking (you have probably oping a personalized program and to have already seen some of these folks walking your blood pressure checked, and to visit with poles in your community), indoor displays by local health programs and fitness walking, in-home programs, seniors skating, vendors. The afternoon will also feature badminton, personal training, fitnesscentre refreshments and the chance to win door memberships, hiking and more. prizes. Phillips We will also be offering health education Cherylps programs, free monthly blood pressure Wellness For Seniors checks through our CHAP program, free Town and Country Support Services hearing screening and hearing aid checks, ances and fair play and measurable results on not only Lake Huron shoreline erosion but also implementing Blue Flag designa- tions for all our Huron County public beaches before a serious incident or tragedy occurs. Cottagers and tourism are not being well served in Huron County. Cottagers are providing a large portion of our Huron County tax dollars and not rep- resented by our elected or appointed repre- sentatives. This is taxation without representation and without trust. Impartiality and free speech have given way to local in camera meetings, hidden agendas and local cliques setting pro ATV, pro lake pollution, costly and dangerous local agenda supported by government funded enforcement officers. Any appeal now requires the lone indi- vidual to seek expensive legal assistance since legally constituted and impartial rate- payers groups are almost non existent in Huron County. As a former Goderich resident and a long time Port Albert lakefront cottage owner that has to rent out our 1862 log cottage to pay property taxes, I am writing to ask the newspaper to investigate the MNR incident in Port Albert as to what government department funded by tax dollars is respon- sible for Lake Huron shoreline erosion and what one individual has the ultimate respon- sibility and decision-making power on these matters. Is there an inexpensive public and impartial court of appeal in this process? Sincerely Frank Gardiner, Port Albert Wash lathering up for pet rescue To the Editor; Jay and Rick's Car Wash at the Shell Gas Bar on Victoria Street is having a car wash to help support Bow Wow Pet Rescue. More and more animals are being abused and abandoned. The costs are always rising to help these poor animals. On Sept. 12 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jay and Rick's Car Wash will be charging $5 per wash. There will be door prizes and food. All monies raised will be donated to Bow Wow Pet Rescue. Come support a needy cause at the Victoria Street Shell. See you there! Jay and Rick's Car Wash Goderich You know you're from Wainfleet if ... annual poke at Wainfleet. Township of 215 square kilo- meters. Population -- 6,601. Zoned — rural. Economy — farming. Government — dysfunc- tional. With Wainfleet residents gagging on sewer and water issues, the mayor and town council just passed a law against spitting. Note to Mrs. Dithers: "Your constituents are not spitting in public to be rude or lewd. They're rating your job performance." Yes, Wainfleet can. be a confusing place and not just on "Father's Day." But `Fleeters' know who they are, even if outsiders don't. • You know you're from Wainfleet if the street light dims every time you use your electric razor. • You know you're from Wainfleet if you brought lawn chairs to the fire at Fireworks Depot. • You know you're from Wainfleet if you've ever used your ironing board to clean a fish. • You know you're from Wainfleet if every time you come home drunk you try to order home cut fries at the window of the Winnebago next door. • You know you're from Wainfleet if you don't care about your minister's criminal record, you're just relieved that he's straight. • You know you're from Wainfleet if your oldest boy missed Grade 8 graduation because of jury duty. You know you're from Wainfleet if dur- ing your morning constitutional, you and the dog fight over the same tree. • You know you're from Wainfleet if you've ever used a toilet plunger to open Tupperware. • You know you're from Wainfleet if your' spatula is also a fly swatter. • You know you're from Wainfleet if you've taken a bottle of Heinz ketchup back to the store because the label was upside down. • You know you're from Wainfleet if you've ever been in a custody battle over a grandparent. • You know you're from Wainfleet if you believe intelligent design was used to make the truck that beeps when it backs up. • You know you're from Wainfleet if you think high-speed internet means trolling for bass at full throttle. • You know you're from Wainfleet if this is the second time you had to sit your son down to explain the difference between "conscious" and "consensual." • You know you're from Wainfleet if you still think installing a seatbelt on Grandma's rocking chair was a good idea but then the kids hooked her up to a backhoe. • You know you're from Wainfleet if you swear you'll take that forty dollar ticket all the way to the Supreme Court because the sign said 'Fine For Parking.' • You know you're from' Wainfleet if All the A Circus you're holding a patent on the elec- tric sundial. • You know you're from Wainfleet if your brother-in-law confused a storm warning with a TV ad and was killed leaving the house to rent Twister. • You know you're from Wainfleet if you're suing The Great Race because they ripped off your World's idea for an international motorcy- cle reality TV show titled Me On ... The Hog With My Dog. • You know you're from Wainfleet if you reported your neighbour for operating a marijuana grow -op because the last bag you bought from him was pretty much all stems. • You know you're from Wainfleet if you used the word "falsies" in the birds and bees talk with your daughter. • You know you're from Wainfleet if you hooked up the digital TV converter yourself and now your garage door opens every time a plane flies over. • You know you're from Wainfleet if you bought your house in Winger and sold it in Chippawa. • You know you're from Wainfleet if you're in love with the waitress at the Two By Four because she says "okey dokey" and always calls you "Hun." • You know you're from Wainfleet if you're thinking of suing the Wainfleet Fall Fair for awarding your husband first prize in the Annual Scarecrow Contest when he was actually just walking by. • You know you're from Wainfleet if you'll never understand how AA works because there's no alcoholics in this town who are anonymous. • You know you're from Wainfleet if you think the Charter of Rights gives fishermen too much power. • You_ know you're from Wainfleet if your idea of a personalized licence plate is one that's made by a relative. • You know you're from Wainfleet if you think the residents involved in the sewer controversy have just run out of room to dig new holes for outhouses. • You know you're from Wainfleet if you keep a can of WD -40 on the kitchen table. • You know you're from Wainfleet if you've been denied entry to the United States of America for offering your mug shot as photo I.D. • You know you're from Wainfleet if you now regret letting your kid's punk band use the garage for a pyrotechnics rehearsal. • You know you're from Wainfleet if you suggested to council they widen Lakeshore Road so they can fit a white line down the centre. • And finally, you know you're from Wainfleet if you're dreading the next -munic- ipal election because you just know some- body's going to win.