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Home My WebLink AboutGoderich Signal Star, 2011-07-06, Page 12• rs to the editor maintain Goderich re and small town ditor, ponse to the article rants can and should be together" My wife and I own rate the Goderich Grid family nt, bought in 2007 and also e Maitland Dining Room at the Maitland Golf Course. clarify that this was nonan irected to Crabby Joe's. This aise awareness about bringing derich another "restaurant" e lived in Goderich for 18years, cern the city to raise my children mall and safe community. choose to retire in Goderich. In 18 years I have seen a lot of within the food service in Goderich. iso have children that go to here, as well as we eat in other hrnents to support each other. lith us at the Grill, and other ations in our community we lite by of monies and food ns, e not against franchising and a market for franchises, but not ted in town of 8000 people. g in another hamburger and ry establishment would be .ntal to other restaurants ng franchises. not lose the perspective here, a unique "Little" town with shops, hand scooped ice cream, ndent restaurants and our small I mosphr -e. Those plus so many asons is why people come r something different. we can gain some industry and ion, and there is enough to go , we cannot tum our town into City Box!! eep Goderich culture, the t "small" town in the world!! Sincerely Martin Fraser Kelly Buchanan • MAKI ( WISII u ail for .',,,,r,.(l(,V. %% 1% til .11%. 1 \N. 1 •II.1 1 .�.•,�,_ti ► x.!11 7 1 A proactive approach might resolve conflict To Carol Mitchell tturon-Bruce MPP Good to see you supporting the local community through your attendance at events, two days running!. Liked your hat at the IODE teal What an amazing group they are! You tray recall my recent. letter, copy attached, requesting that a global review. of the ongo- ing stormwater management challenges posed but new devel- opments on both sides of High- way 21 south of Goderich, be undertaken jointly by the MCVA, Goderich and Central .Huron, all of whom have an interest in find- ing a watershed solution to the very serious lake gully problems exacerbated by the current piece- meal approach to the problem: At the end of the day, everyone trying a short term solution will end up paying twice. 1 am getting the sense that the major players are NOT willing to take the lead. The solution, there- fore, will be left to individuals or developers to take action under the Drainage Act,- and it will take a courageous private land owner to undertake such action,risking the anger of neighbours, accord- ing to comments of certain municipal officials (according to one a affected landowner.) Given the upcoming re -con- struction of Highway 21 south, between Goderich aid Bayfield, (in company with a growing list of residential, commercial & industrial projects in,the Goderich/Central Huron proper- ties north of Black's. Point Road to Goderich town limits), it would seem that MTO and Ontario would want to be seen as good stewards of the watersheds affected and would want to ensure that the new construction Walk the talk for kids with apraxia Dear Editor, Imaginea boy who could understand the words around hint and knew what he wanted to say but couldn't communicate with anyone. Imagine a girl in tears when she can't say the words she needs. Imagine any child having trouble :understanding and expressing their thoughts. For children with Apraxia of Speech or another Language Disorder, this is everyday reality. My son Noah has Apraxia, a rare and severe neuro- logical euro-logical speech disorder and an Expressive Language Disorder. My daughter Naomi has a Mixed Receptive -Expressive Language disorder (RELD) a communica- tion disorder causing problems in understanding and expressing language. Speech and language are differ- ent, Speech is the verbal means of communicating and includes articulation (how speech sounds are made), voice (use of the vocal • I 1 :1Wednesday, July 6, 2011 provides for the proper 'movement of surface water both upstream and downstream from the new highway. In fact, I wonder if a broad, watershed by watershed study should not be mandated, just as it should be for an individual property owner building in any portion of these areas? Could MTC). be persuaded to act? I would hope that some politician, or some official some- where, would be able to demon- strate the vision, the leadership, and the plain common sense to act in a global fashion to address the problem. I have been told that 1 am a dreamer; that this is nonan ideal world; and it will not be possible for the various partners to sit down and resolve this challenge before it is much too late and costs far more money. The responsibility for the GQderi t : • : I 311ir 7 qn resolution of this problem should not rest with an individual. A proactive and coopera- tive approach might just resolve the unending conflict that cou- ples each development applica tion, might answer the horren- dous erosion problems in places like Bluewater Beach; could -reduce the massive inflows of phosphorus running into Lake Huron and polluting its beaches; and address the surface water, drainage and stormwater prob- lems in a definitive, cost-efficient manner that simultaneously eliminates liability problems for municipalities and taxpayers at a future date when litigation is ulti- mately .used to solve the problem Respectfully, Pat1 .Carroll Black's Point Road` RR#2 Goderich folds and breathing to produce sounds), and fluency (the rhythm of speech). Language is the socially shared rules regarding words meanings, creatingnew words, putting words together and what word combinations are best in what situations. Apraxia is a motor speech disor- der causing children to have diffi- culty iffi-culty executing and sequencing the skilled motor movements needed for intelligible speech. It occurs in one to ten children per 1,000, 70% are boys. A Mixed Receptive -Expressive Language Disorder is a communication dis- order causing problemsin under- standing and expressing language affecting five percent of children. According to the Toronto Speech & Stuttering Institute, one in ten Canadian children have speech and/or language difficul- ties. We need more public aware- ness in our communities, prov- ince and nation regarding the. impact of all speech and language disorders on our children. That is why, in 2010,1 organized the first Walk for :Apraxia in Ontario held in Tillsonburg with families from as far away as Kincardine and Peterborough participating. This walk raised $8,100 for the Child- hood Apraxia of Speech Associa- tion of North America, a USA based charity. This year the Walk for Talk pro- ceeds will stay in Canada and go to the Ontario Association for Families of Children with Com- munication Disorders (OAFCCD). OA I CCD is a provincial organiza- tion that provides information and support to families of children with speech and language disor- ders. The walkathon will be held in Tillsonburg at Coronation Park on Saturday October 15, 2011 at 11:00 am. To get involved: 1. Sign up to walk and gather pledges 2. Donate for the penny sale and silent, auction tables 3. Donate your used items for the charity fundraiser garage sale to be held on August 20th 4. Asa business, sponsor the event to help offset event day costs 5. Volunteer to assist on the day of the walkathon 6. If you can't attend, make a personal donation To view last year's :walk video by Balance Productions of London, visit http://www.balanceproduc- tions.ca/ctiarities-fundraisers. html To learn more about the OAF - CCD, visit their website at www. oafccd. com. For more information about the walkathon,or to get involved, please contact me at speakingout, apraxiatsyahoo.ca or 519-409- 0369. Sonya Marshall Walk Coordinator • LET'S MAKE CANCER HISTORY Canadian Cancer Society For information about cancer, services or to make a donation 1•888.939.3333 • www.cancer.ca Societe canadienne du cancer (1410 ■ www.goderichsignalstar.com IIIII Community news: Dominique Milburn email: gssnews@bowesnet.com News Sports Special Sections Arts/life Multimedia City Living Community Sports. Service Clubs