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While Environment Can-
ada notes that global tem-
peratures have risen less
than one degree over the past
100 years, the agency points
out that "even a modest
warming of global tempera-
tures would significantly
change global wind and pre-
cipitation patterns, and
hence alter local weather
behavior around the world."
The agency also notes that
"The number and cost of
extreme weather events/dis-
asters (extreme storms,
floods, heat waves, droughts,
etc.) is rising and new thresh-
olds, regulations, technolo-
gies and infrastructure codes
and standards need to be
developed now to improve
the safety of Canadians"
An example of that extreme
weather manifested itself
August 21, 2011 in Goderich,
Ontario, where an F3 tornado
and winds of 280 kmh killed
one person and left parts of
the town in ruins. While tor-
nados are not unheard of in
Canada, the Goderich storm
shocked residents with the
extent of its devastation.
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Domro Milburn Godedth Signal -Star
Eters delight
was something for everyone Saturday, November 19, as the Royal Canadian Legion
109 Ladies' Auxlllary hosted a giant book sale in the Jubilee Room. Auxiliary
dent Lada MacDonald said book donations poured in from leading up
event, and avid readers mulled over the vast assortment of science, history, fiction,
nce and everything in between. Above. Auxiliary members Anne Doherty and Cheryl
sod join MacDonald in flipping through some of the selection just past 10 a.m.
e11y defends courthouse structures
atm
signal -Star
ilor Jim Donnelly
ling the Ministry
torney General's
to erect tempo-
rthouse .facilities
Ebrich's Market
•rmer Supreme
dge took time at
's November 14
to address the
public perception
-rnonth structure,
r insight into its
"I do not see an unsightly
cause to complain, he
said. "I see jobs."
This is the third time the
fate of the Huron County
Courthouse has been con-
templated by the powers
that be. In 1853, the court-
house location was a key
issue in the Warden's elec-
tion and in the late 1940s
and early 1950s, County
Council debated moving
the court facilities to a
more central location like
Seaforth or Exeter.
The latest contempla-
tion, Donnelly noted,
comes from a year-old fea-
sibility report conducted
on behalf of the Ministry,
which - though not in any
way binding - states the
existing building cannot
fulfill all the requirements
demanded of it.
"This is the third vulner-
able interval in 100 years,"
Donnelly said, adding there
is no obligation to have a
court in Goderich. "This is
the time to protect what we
have and avoid relocation."
The temporary structures
are to remain in place until
April.
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