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s to the editor
hould pay for asbestos cleanup
ionourable Joe Oliver,
are aware, a devastating tornado hit the town of
this past August leaving a trail of destruction. In the
the courthouse was deadly asbestos that became
o the air and a hazard to the health of the residents.
from previous correspondence that you are
to the objective of human health. As Minister of
esources you should be aware of the Federal
ent's responsibilities as listed in the Minerals and
licy of the Governrnent of Canada.
re health and environmental protection
ilities with provincial go►vemrttents. I know you are
+ to the safe -use of asbestos. Part of safe use is the
le disposal of this deadly product.
to the Goderich Signal -Star the cost to cleanup the
is estimated at about $1 million. It would be unfair to
e taxpayers of the town to pay for the cost of this can -
g substance you promote to the global community.
your eotment to human health extends to the
of Goderich. I would ask you to please let the
of the town know when the Federal Government
ouncing funding for the cleanup of the asbestos.
you for your attention to this important issue.
ty,
Gannon McCauley
Founder, stopasbestos.ca
n Lobb, MP Huron -Bruce
1. Thompson, MPP Huron -Bruce
nc, Mr Delbert Shewfelt, Mayor of Goderich
ble Mhael.Gravelle, Minister of Natural Resources,
of Ontario
Judges agree that Goderich is beautiful
To the editor,
2011 in Goderich was a year
filled with several phenomenal
events, with the Tornado of August
21 heading the list. Its effects will
be felt and talked about for years to
come. But, we also had some good
news: An Evaluation Report that
was presented to our Communities
in Bloom representatives at the
recent convention in Quebec City
makes you realize just how beauti-
ful our town used to be, and can be
again in. the future!
Two C.I B. Judges visited our
community in mid July when our
town was at It prettiest, and they
had a lot of nice things to say about
Goderich and its residents.
Here are just a few of their
comments, contained in the.
16 -page report, that ended up
giving Goderich a community -
leading 914.5 points out of 1000,
and .a maximum "Five Blooms" :
"During our visit it would have
been difficult to challenge the
claim that Goderich Is the "Prettiest
Town in Canada!"
"Goderich is a very neat, tidy and
orderly, yet sufficiently informal to
be said to be "lived in" and
enjoyed! "
" You can visit large municipali-
ties and see wonderful floral
displays - but few excel those of
small townGoderich. A profusion
of flowers!"
"Service clubs, the Town' Parks
Dept and community volunteers
readily support the floral effort and
the CIB group, to a very high level.
Such displays, so well spread
throughout all areas of the town
give the place a very special feel, a
sense of happiness and well-being."
With so much to build on your
CIB.committee will continue to
help make Goderich the "Prettiest
town in Canada" once again. If you
would like to join our volunteer
group, or would like more informa-
tion, call me at 514-8895,.
Also, you might want to put this
date on your calendar, to hear the
world-renowned horticulturist,
Mark Cullen, speak at our third
annual " Let's Get Bloomin'
Seminar" Saturday May 19th at
GDCI.. More details later.
Doug R. Bundy
Wednesday, December 7, 2011 • : ' al -Star 7
Goderich Trees Project helps
property owners
To the. editor,
I sent my Dear Santa letter off early this year.
Asking the dear old soul if he could pack trees in
his sleigh and please bring them to Goderich. I
can't wait to watch his progress on the Norad site
on Christmas Eve. I'm sure Santa will do his best.
In the meantime I am also sending my fondest
wish out to you. So many of our families are
starting to age and find ourselves giving our
children cheques and gift certificates or donating
to charities on their behalf, Would you consider
donating to trees for private properties in the
town of Goderich that was hit by an F3 tornado
this August past?
We call ourselves the Goderich Trees Project
and are seeking to assist private property owners
most affected with the re -greening of their
properties. The monies for the eight large caliper
trees we planted on eight separate properties this
past fall came from a new charitable ommizadon
called the Goderich EdgeFund. Theycan be
found at www.edgefund.org and our project gets
assistance through the "Essence and
Environment" tab. We have a blog at http://
goderichtrees.wordpress.com.I and also a
facebook page at www.fb.com/goderichtrees.
If ft's -in your heart to give a gift that will keep on
giving please consider us this holiday season.
Many thanks in advance.
Sincerely,
ish beard -cutting war out of control
t might take the cake in .crime or at
it famous shoofly pie, the Amish of
hio are embroiled in a very violent
d:involving wait for it ... hair.
s a renegade offshoot of the Ohio
ornnaunity, known as the "Bergholz
e thoroughly pissed off at ... sorry,
at wrathed at thy neighbours and
d in a power struggle::
bed as a 'dictator,' 66 -year-old Sam
the feared leader of the Bergholz Clan
id to use beatings and brainwashing
is 120 followers in line. Occasionally
n In his clan displease him, he takes
es away from them. (I know married
o, without naming names, would not
is measure as punishment.)
do not shave or cut their hair, believ-
rbidden by the Bible. A clean-shaven
ead is therefore an insult to their
tly seven members of Mullet's family
ted by the FBI and charged with hate
her they raided the homes of oppos-
familiies and assaulted occupants by
ff their hair and beards. In at least
wn hair-raising home invasions,
en were held down inside the house
ed or pulled outside and forcibly
rcuts.
ould havelthought that in these dis-
omic times selling hair pieces to the
ould turn out to be a great business?
ve to hope the attackers were using
All the World's a Circus
William Thomas
scissors and not sickles because thatwould be
cruel and unusual punishment even for peo-
ple who deny themselves the pleasure of
chrome.
'Sadistic Sam' is sending his sons to forcibly
shave the beards of men in several Stu-
round-ing Amish countries who have shunned his
group since he turned the church into a cult.
Mullet, who looks like Colonel Sanders vegan
brother has 18 children of his own.
Police in Ohio are describing this feud in
local headlines as "Amish -On -Amish Violence"
which to me sounds a lot like "Nun -On -Nun
Terrorism,"
"Who knows where it's going to end," said
Sheriff Fred Abdalla the man in charge of the
investigation of this Amish war taking place in
three counties in Eastern Ohio.
And that's the sinister side of crime - escala-
don. if you get away with violently shaving off
men's beards, could the forceful and aggressive
brushing teeth be next? One day you're taking
scissors to goatees and the next day you're
using them to snip suspenders in church and
all of a sudden seven guys in the back row
named Ezekiel are mooning half of Carroll
County. Suddenly the straight razor you're
using on the victim's face somehow goes south
in the struggle, and in one cruel cut he's no
longer Amish. He's Jewish!
No, this. Amish - On -Amish violence Just nat-
urally has to stop now before even more bizarre
hostilities come into play, before we're reading
even more unusual headlines. Headlines like:
• Beard -cutting war escalates. —victims
attacked, tied up and forced to listen to
music.
• Stolen horse and buggy recovered in Amish
drive-by shearing.
• Amish beard -cutting trial conducted in
silence, all sides shun each other.
• Bergholz Clan completely out of control
begin baptizing children in pasteurized milk.
• Judge warns witnesses in beard -cutting
trial - "Talk or 1'lI keep you all up past nine
o'clock at night."
• Bergholz Clan members protest trial
threaten to start texting and tweeting about
it.
• Mullet's sons protest treatment by police,
refuse to marry first cousins.
• "Hair, beautiful hail" Amish taking beard -
cutting war to Broadway in "Jacob Amman
Superstar!
• Beard -cutting causes great stress Amish
women now binge quilting.'
• War spills over religious borders - Amish
Jody Armstead
threatening to photograph Mennonites.
• Not satisfied with cutting off beards, Mullet
family threaten to break into houses and wire
them for electricity.
• Survey shows the Amish worshipped by all
Republicans because - they pay no taxes.
• Noting they speak German and have lots of
children -Arnold Schwarzenegger joins the
Bergholz Clan.
• Clan vandalizes Amish buggies - replacing
orange triangles with racy photos of Kelly
McGillis in Witness.
• Bergholz Clan ratcheting up war, now
removing rockers from the rocking chairs of
elders.
• Teenage Amish planning Runtspringa
Break in Florida - plan to attend Jimmy Buffet
concert.
• Beard -cutting war takes toll on Amish
communities -- a barn raising now takes two
days.
• Christine Bachman wades into Amish
beard -cutting war claiming Abraham Lincoln
was shaven not shot.
• Cutting off beards of Amish men just the
beginning - now women of the cult are
threatening to dance with them.
• And finally ... Beard -cutting war results in
Amish road rage -. members in buggies pass-
ing each other on public roads and ... not
waving.
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