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Goderich Signal Star, 2017-03-01, Page 66 Signal Star • Wednesday, March 1, 2017 opinion 4 Y�3 fuAench Signal -Star VOL. 26 – ISSUE 10 PUBLISHED WEEKLY — EST. 1860 Signal Star Publishing 120 Huckins St. Goderich ON N7A 3X8 519-524-2614 www.goderichsignalstar.com POSTMEDIA JOHN BAUMAN Group Manager, Media Sales jbauman@postmedia.com ext. 232 JANET SHRIER Office Manager jashrier@postmedia.com ext. 220 SUSAN MCINTOSH Sales gss.ads@sunmedia.ca ext. 228 TARA CORRAN Sales goderich.ads@sunmedia.ca STACEY SCOTT Inside Sales focus.ads@sunmedia.ca ext. 229 RHONDA BUTT Accounting rhbutt@postmedia.com MARY JOHNSTON Accounts Receivable majohnston@postmedia.com CURTIS ARMSTRONG Group Director of Media Sales 519 376-2250 ext. 514301 or 510 364-2001 ext. 531024 Editorial Deadline - Friday 2 p.m. Advertising booking deadline - Friday 1:30 p.m. SUBSCRIPTION RATES ADVANCE: Regular $50.00 includes GST (12 months) Seniors S50.00 includes GST (14 months) US S249.00 plus GST Foreign $416.40 plus GST Single Copy 61.50 includes GST Publications Mail Agreement No. 40064683 RETURN UNDEUVERABLE CANADIAN ADDRESSES: CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT 120 Huckins St, Goderich ON N7A 3X8 For any non -deliveries or delivery concerns: 519-524-2614 Goderich Signal Star is a member of the National Newsmedla Council, which is an independent ethical organization established to deal with editorial concerns. For more information or to file a complaint go to www.mediacouncil.ca or call toll free 1-844-877-1163. The Goderich Signal Star shall not be liable for failure to publish an ad for typographical errors in publication except to the extent of the cost of that portion of the ad in which the error occurred. The Goderich Signal -Star reserves the right to reject or edit any advertisement. The Goderich Signal -Star is a proud member of the Canadian Community Newspapers Association (CCNA) and The Ontario Community Newspapers Association (OCNA). Member of the Ontario Community Newspaper Association and the Canadian Community Newspaper Association. We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada. ocna. Canada Premier Wynne earns Teddy Award February 24, 2017 Brantford Expositor In the life of any ill-conceived gov- ernment program there comes a moment when it "jumps the shark" into utter absurdity. The phrase refers to a 1977 epi- sode of 1 sappy Days, where Fonzie, played by I lenry Winkler, jumps over a shark while water-skiing, marking the popular sitcom's descent into farce. In politics, the Canadian Taxpay- ers Federation marks examples of government spending "jumping the shark" with its annual "Teddy Awards," named for a former fed- eral appointee fired for submitting dubious expense claims. This week, the CTF awarded a well-deserved Teddy to Ontario's Liberal government, headed by Premier Kathleen Wynne, for its Ontario Electric Vehicle Incentive Program, which has given out $I 4 million in subsidies over the past six years to buyers of luxury electric vehicles, such as Teslas, in the S70,000 to $150,000 range. These absurd subsidies, given that people who can afford to spend up to S150,000 on a car don't aced up to S14,(X)0 from the public to do so, are a small part of the Liberals' ill-fated climate change action pro- gram, which has cost Ontarians bil- lions of dollars, spent on dubious and ineffective schemes. The CTF also awarded the Wynne government a "Lifetime Achieve- ment Teddy," in recognition of its disastrous green energy plan, which it keeps doubling down on even as the provincial auditor general criti- cizes it for runaway waste. That has sent electricity prices skyrocketing, forcing growing num- bers of Ontarians into energy pov- erty, where they face choices such as buying food or paying their elec- tricity bills. All this while the government pays billions of dollars for expen- sive and unreliable wind and solar power, which often has to be sold eoGA', 010 YOU QUOTN? at a loss to Quebec and the U.S. because Ontario has a massive energy surplus caused in part by high electricity prices, which gut- ted the manufacturing sector. The one benefit the Wynne gov- ernment claims from this -- that it eliminated Ontario's use of polluting, greenhouse gas -emitting, coal-fired electricity -- was actually achieved with nuclear and natural gas power not wind and solar, which have tumed into massive boondoggles. None of which is to mention Ontario's cap and trade carbon pricing scheme, poised to add hundreds of dollars to the average Ontario family's cost of living, starting this year. -Postmedia Network letters to the editor World Day of Prayer in Goderich Dear editor, The World Day of Prayer has been connecting people in a meaningful way for almost a cen- tury. Despite being planned years in advance, World Day of Prayer services have a remarkable record for anticipating major events like the refugee crisis (France 2013), the Arab Spring (Egypt 2014) and the winding down of the U.S. embargo against Cuba (Cuba 2016). The secret to this depth and insight is the women who plan and write each World Day of Prayer ser- vice. Too often, women have the most intimate experiences of armed conflict, violence, social justice and human rights violations. What might Canadians learn from women of the Philippines, a country on the front lines of cli- mate change, foreign mining and resource interests, a regional insur- gency and social upheaval due to migration, who wrote the World Day of Prayer 2017? How will we answer the question, 'Am I being unfair to you?" Fifty-four years of cutting hair Dear Editor, When important events occur in our town, we often celebrate them and let others know. Well, on March 1, Goderich's only remaining barber, Mike Jef- frey, celebrates 54 years of cutting men's hair! Mike began his career as a barber on this date in 1963 as a trainee at one of the several bar- ber -shops that were in existence at' that time. He moved with his friend, Ray Ducharme, to a shop on the corner of the Square and North Street a few years later, and cut hair there until the building burned down in 2002. With help from the town's mayor, Deb Shewfelt, Mike and Ray moved into a vacant shop on the Square, next to the Bedford Hotel. Ray passed away a few years later, but On March 3, 2017, Christians from more than 170 countries and 2,000 communities across Canada will gather to learn about, pray and celebrate in solidarity with the women of the Philippines through the World Day of Prayer. A local World Day of Prayer service will be held at St. George's Anglican Church at 87 North St, Goderich, on Friday, March 3, at 2 p.m. For more information, please call the church office at 519-524-2274. In Canada, the World Day of Prayer is co-ordinated by the Women's Mike still cuts hair there today! Ninety sixty-three was the year that Lester B Pearson replaced John Diefenbaker at prime minis- ter, and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Detroit Red Wings for the Stanley Cup! It was also the year the gas was 25 cents a gallon, beef steak could be purchased for about 69 cents a pound and a hair cut was all of S1! Inter -Church Council of Canada For World Day of Prayer materials or to learn more about WICC, please visit our website at wicc.org. The World Day of Prayer has its roots in an ecumenical day of prayer odd by women in Canada and the U.S. in 1920. This event became international World Day of Prayer in 1922, and Christians around the world began celebrating this event on the first Friday of March. Sincerely, World Day of Prayer Com- mittee of the Philippines We congratulate Mike on his long -existence as a barber, with his still -affordable $13 haircuts and his information about what is going on in our town! If you happen to go by his shop on Wednesday, March 1, poke your head in the door and wish Mike the Barber good luck! Doug R. Bundy Goderich LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Signal Star welcomes letters to the editor. Letters must include the writer's full name, address, daytime phone number and signature (for verifica- tion). Anonymous letters will not be published. We reserve the right to edit all editorial submissions including letters for clarification, style and length. Let- ters must be signed and be in good taste and follow the laws of libel and slander.