Goderich Signal Star, 2011-08-10, Page 8MIME
to the editor
ham Park
tification
ct
r;
gham Park beautification
ght my eye in the Signal -Star
ns. First, my wife and I had
ng pictures taken there and
e have a butterfly garden in
rd.
ese reasons plus the fact that
Leered for many organiza-
the past 15 years or so, 'nett -
new and likeminded volun-
the way.
ten my volunteer lure with
be on TV and I was hooked..
call, and was asked to show
tonday and Wednesday,
plans to enable me to,,enjoy
hand.
st-forward to the Sunday
project was to startA get a
ere were more than enough
so in order to fit all in;Iwas
my show up on Wednesday.
help pack up.
ed daily as the project
in anticipation, only to see
of all of the same faces there
days.
t pissed, as I showed up
y to, help out, only to see the
pleted. Some of the workers
It were paid town employees
working diligently).
nario is troubling for a couple
• i rstly, it reeks of arrogance
pert for the volunteers, as in
u can volunteer but don't
have all my cronies in place
r reed you.
v, I. have been waiting for a
the town for our boulevard
sere .were more than enough
to work on the project, why
arks employees there and not
hese trees (I'm not the only
g, I'm sure)?
aka to a mismanagement of
tax dollars (volunteers work.
1 invite you to take a stroll
ingham Park and enjoy the
job that many hands helped
s truly a job well done, and I
rd to the return of the Mon-
rflies in the fall.
ely disgruntled volunteer,
Wade Ckitk
Goderich
wife says 1 should get some
orries and suck it up. But 1
u if my sparkling personality,
o and big mouth prevent me
*so!
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Wednesda , Au st 10, 2011 • S'nal - Star 7
St. Vincent hosting Carbon Monoxide
Fundraiser to purchase detectors
To the Editor;
•
On Saturday, August 27 the Goderich Fire
Deparlhnent is helping us again with our 3rd
annual' Carbon MonoxideeFundraisin g8 event
to raise monies to purchase carbon monox-
ide detectors for those in need. This began
when we learned that only 2% of the clients
requiring our help have a carbon monoxide
detector in their home. We all know there is
no second chance with carbon monoxide
poisoning. Together, we can save lives.
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul supports
needy families and individuals within our
community every day with services offered.
In 2010, well over.1600 individuals received
help through .our various supports, some of
which include the food bank, essential medi-
cal and dental, emergency utility & rent
assists and many more services. We serve
people of all denominations. People find
themselves requiring our help due to a vari-
etyof reasons including job loss, low wages,
8 8
illness, etc. While all of us are susceptible to
difficult times, those who are already strug-
gling are at a far greater risk.
With the generous support of people like
you, we are able to help many of these fami-
lies and individuals, not only to meet essen-
tial daily needs, but also, through community
support they can feel the promise of a
brighter future for themselves.
Please consider how you would like to sup-
port this important event. We would
appreciate donations of carbon monoxide
detectors, money to purchase them, food
items for the BBQ, you could donate another
item(s) to offer for door prize(s) or something
four the silent auction - the possibilities are
endless! And of course, your (business) name
will be included on our "Donor Appreciation
Board". Charitable receipts are available. It`s
a win -win-win situation for all!
Thank you for your commitment to helping
us meet such an important need in our
community.
Respectfully,
Pat Clifford, President
Mary Barry, Family Services
Coastal. Centre asks are we loving our
Lakeshore to death? (GSS Aug 3)
Dear Editor:
RE: Coastal Centre asks are we loving
our iakesbore to death? (GSS Aug 3)
You must be kidding. The short answer
is yes -- Goderich's biggest offender being
the salt nine expansion plans.
"A favourite pastime is to enjoy awe-
some sunsets amidst a unique natural
environment, says the article. All true,
but how awesome will it be with 15 acres
of industrial buildings, barns, silos, etc (if
1 read the article correctly) in front of it,
not withstanding the current telephone
book cover imagining it has sent a strong
message for tourist attraction.
Really. 1 can't imagine hearing anyone
planning their vacation, seeing the phone
book cover 'ad' of a sunset behind the salt
mine and saying, "Let's visit Goderich
and see the sunset behind the salt mine
for our few days of holidays."
The article admits how special our lake
shore and view are. But then it goes on to
say, "Some activities we do and where we
do them can do lasting damage to.the
very place we enjoy."
No fooling. Has the Coastal Centre not
read the paper to know what the giant
American owned company plans to do to
the "awesome sunsets and the "very
place we enjoy?"
Then the article mentions the "risk of
habitat loss because... the expanding
population and the wide range of activi-
ties that accompany them. Really? Like a
salt mune expansion of 15 acres of inning
the lake right out to the old fog horn, tip
of the north breakwall; for those old
enough'to know this Landmark.
I should think that will displace a lot of
the aquatic fowl life whose habitat has
been the breakwall for decades.
Then MP Lobb informed us that it's
against the law (read illegal) for the Feds
to fund any "infilling of lakes"(GSS July
27). But after it's done they can fund other
operations built upon the infilling.
Amazing.
Finally the article says we should
"learn(ing) what we can do to heal dam-
aged areas." Halt the salt mine's disgrace-
ful expansion plan is where we should
start.
Sincerely,
Richard P Robarts
www.goderichsignalstarcom
Community news; Dominique Milburn
email: gssnewsebowesnot.com
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