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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1994-11-30, Page 4• r'iThIP$URONIxPo$IToRNOV.fflb.V3Ol.,S Huron� E sitor Your Community Newspaper Since 1860 TERRI-LYNN DALE - General Manager & Advertising Manager MARY MELIOR - Sales PAT ARMES - Office Manager - DIANNE McGRATH - Subscriptions TIM CUMMING - Editor GREGOR CAMPBELL - Reporter LINDA PULLMAN - Typesetter BARB STOREY - Distribution A Burgoyne Community Newspaper SUBSCRIPTION RATES: LOCAL - 28.00 o year, in advance, plus 1.96 G.S.T. SENIORS 25.00 a yeor, in advance, plus 1.75 G.S.T. Goderich, Stratford oddresses: 28.00 a year, in odvonce, plus 7.28 postoge, pkrs 2.47 G.S.T Out -Of -Area addresses: 28.00 a year, in odvonce, plus 11.44 postage, plus 2.76 G.S.T USA & Foreign: 28.00 o year in advance, plus 576.00 postoge, G.S.T. exempt SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Published weekly by Signal-Stor Publishing of 100 Main St., Seoforth. Publication moil registra- tion No. 0696 held at Seaforth, Ontario. Advertising is accepted on condition That in the event of a typographical error, the advertising spoce occupied by the erroneous item, together with a rea- sonable allowance for signature, will not be charged, but the balance of the advertisement will be paid for at the applicable role. In the event of a typogrophica) error, advertising goods or services ori a wrong price, goods or services may not be sold. Advertising is merely on offer to sell and may be withdrawn at any time. The Huron Expositor is not responsible for the loss or domoge of unsolicited manuscripts, photos or other materials used for reproduction purposes. Changes of address, orders for subscriptions and undeliverable copies ore to be sent to The Huron Expositor. Wednesday, November 30, 1994. Editorial and Business Offices - 100 Main Street, Seaforth Telephone (519) 527-0240 Fax (519) 527-2858 Mailing Address - P.O. Box 69, Seaforth, Ontario, NOK 1 WO Member of the Canadian Community Newspoper Associotion, Ontario Community Newspapers Association and the Ontario Press Council Editorial Flyer cost should be born It's about time Canada Post became responsible for flyer recycling costs. Throughout area communities it's not uncommon to see garbage bins filled to the brim with flyers. Those flyers go directly to the landfill site (in some cases)...at no cost to Canada Post or the mostly out-of-town advertisers responsible for them. In fact, it's the taxpayers who pick up the tab. In October, Environment Minister Sheila Copps saki she believed the Crown Corporation should be treated like' other distributors of flyers and advertising mail; that people should be able to tell Canada Post they don't want to receive flyers In their mail and perhaps most importantly, that distributors should be absorbing landfill or recycling costs. Copps recommended that costs associated with flyer destruction and recycling should be absorbed by those putting out the flyers, rather than the taxpayers. If you check oto We 'lumber of flyers In the waste bin in your mail box, you'll see the amount going to the landfill site is deplorable. It's time that action was taken. Canada Post must be made to live with the same costs and restrictions on flyer distribution as other industries. Ontario newspapers provide financial support toward the cost of recycling their product. The industry has been pushing to have commercial printers and flyer distributors, including Canada Post, pay the same recycling levy. Copps' recommendations are encouraging. •Reprinted from Shoreline News. Letters to the Editor 'You did it again, C4th' Dear Editor, "You did it again, Scaforth" Friday night saw the town of Seaforth come alive in a festival of lights and music and joyous young faces. The annual Lions Club Santa Claus parade featured over fifty entries to the delight of some two thousand spectators along Main Street. It would be impossible to list all those who contributed to the suc- cess of this evening, but special thanks must go to the parade par- ticipants, local contributors, award sponsors, Seaforth Police, and the host of volunteers from the Lions and Lioness Clubs. When a community gets behind a worthwhile project, the results are usually amazing. Thanks again to all of you out there who made Friday evening truly amazing. Merry Christmas! B. Doug Elliott, Parade Chairman Parade chair used humour to highlight serious issue Dear Editor, The article "Santa Claus coming" in the Expositor Nov. 23, 1994 was very timely and appropriate. Doug Elliott's tongue-in-cheek comment regarding the lack of support from Masonville and Fairview Malls will hopefully not be brushed off lightly. Without local community support Seaforth and area residents will eventually find themselves having to drive to London or Kitchener for purchases, through necessity and not choice. Community support of local busi- nesses is what keeps a town thriv- ing and inspires families and new companies to move to the area. It's probably time for all of us to rethink our shopping habits. Per- sonally, over the last years, I have found quality and service far more important than a small reduction in price. My congratulations to Doug Elliott for his community work and humour. Marg Wright RR 4 Walton Social reform input sought Paul Steckle, Member of Par- liament for Huron -Bruce will hold three separate Public Forums to seek constituent input on Minister of Human Resources Development Lloyd Axworthy's Discussion Paper on Social Security Reform, ._ Discussion papers, 'Have your say' workbooks and further information are available through the Constituency Office, 30 Victoria Street North, Goderich, A Ontario N7A 2R6, 1-800-465- 1726. The Social Security Reform Public Forums will be held at the following places and times: December 1, 1994 7 p.m. South Huron D.H.S. Exeter, Ontario, Small Gymnasium; December 5, 1994 7 p.m. Saugeen D.S.S. Port Elgin, Ontario, Cafetorium; December 8, 1994 7 p.m. F.E.Madill S.S. Wingham, Ontario, Library. Opinion Keep Toronto solutions in Toronto There must be something wrong with me...I'm starting to agree with Rory Leishman. Those of you who don't read Rory may be unfamiliar with the London Free Press columnist who is somewhere to the right of Atilla the Hun. (It's no coinci- dence his name rhymes with Tory). Despite his conservative bent, Rory is (unlike his right wing cousins to the south such as Rush Limburger) well -con- sidered in his reasoning. But nonetheless, he makes Preston Manning look like a pot -smok- ing, Mao -quoting, pinko radical. That's why it's scary when I read one of Mr. L.'s columns and say "Right on!" The next thing I know I'll be wearing cuff links and bow ties and joining the Conrad Black fan club. Frightening. What column forced me to agree with Right - Tum Rory? Was it one of his road maps of morality pointing to Old World values? No. Was it one of his tirades against statist interference or high government spending? Not really. It was, in fact, a column opposing the Letters Lung association applauds new rules on smoking Dear Editor, The Health community moved one giant step ahead today in the battle against tobacco products with the Ontario government's proclama- tion of the Tobacco Control Act. The main focus of this Act, also known as Bill 119, is to help pre- vent our young people from starting to smoke. With proclamation of Bill 119 tobacco products cannot be sold to those under the age of 19, 'kiddie packs' of fewer than 20 cigarettes are banned, all schools and their grounds must be smoke- free. As well, pharmacies are pro- hibited frdm selWlg ttbb 'pii iQ-' ucts. •'soS ;L ; .. to Tobacco use is the leading cdnse of preventable death and disease, causing more deaths than. alcohol, traffic accidents, murders, suicides, drownings, fire, illicit drugs and AIDS combined. Before last February's tax reduction, 3,000 children joined the tobacco market in Ontario each month. With lower cigarette prices, we can only assume the number is higher today. Many of these children will die prematurely from tobacco -related diseases. Health agencies and concerned citizens have waited a long time for this legislation and join The Lung Association is applauding the prov- incial government on the proclama- tion of Bill 119. Your Sincerely, Deedee Herman Executive Director, The Lung Association, Huron -Perth Counties NDP government's use of clo- sure on the Long -Term Care Act. Traditionally governments have used closure only on issues of national importance or when the opposition parties have used provocative tactics to stonewall government initiatives. Do you see the people of Ontario clamouring for instant changes to our long-term care? Hardly. In this area health care "Don't throw baby out with bath water..." consumers have either avoided meetings on the issue or called only for fine-tuning of our cur- rent system. The common sense advice which has come from the people is 'Don't throw the baby out with the bath water.' Improve long-term care delivery...yes. Get rid of it...no. The current Long -Term Care Reform would bring more unions, more government inter- ference in the care of the elderly, less volunteering and more bureaucracy. Although there are claims of new-found administrative effi- ciencies by the government it is safe to say that Long -Term Care will be more expensive, not less. In Huron County we can be rightfully suspicious that this is another Toronto solution to a perceived Toronto problem. Thankfully, the long-term care committee in this area has said 'No thank you' to the NDP's demands for a sweeping new bureaucracy in the form of a 'Multi -Service Agency.' Although legally obliged to introduce this animal into Huron the local committees are stress- ing minimal change to the cur- rent system. The Long -Term Care changes have to be rethought. The people have too many unanswered questions. There are too few compelling reasons to rush this legislation through according to deadlines manufactured by gov- ernment. I believe the Long -Term Care Reform train has to be derailed.,.even if I do have to agree with Rory Leishman. •«« mini marathon update This weekend you will find a strange presence in front of Seaforth's Town Hall. I will be conducting event number 40 of my 52 -event hospital fundraiser: a 60 -hour campout! Stop by to say 'Hi' and don't forget your donation to Seaforth Community Hospital. This old-time photo of the Egmondville Dam looking east was lent to thp,E MPP rejects criticism of haw Dear Editor, Many constituents have called me recently about powers of attorney. They have been alarmed at stories that if they do not assign a power of attorney right away that if some- thing happens to them then the government will take their assets. This is incorrect. The Substitute Decisions Act is a new law that allows you to choose someone in advance to make deci- sions for you when you are no longer mentally capable. The new law covers two areas of decision- making: decisions about property and finances, and decisions about personal care (things such as hous- ing, health care and nutrition). The law was supported by all three parties and will come into effect in the next year. The existing laws were made years ago and are out of date. For example, the existing law does not permit a person to appoint, in advance, someone to make personal care decisions for them if they become mentally incapable. The new law allows this. The new law confirms that a person's wishes will be respected if they become incapable of expressing them. The existing law gives few options to family members if they need to get legal authority to make decisions. The new law provides more choices. The new law protects the rights of those who are mentally incapable. The `new Office of the Public Guardian & Trustee will apply for guardianship only as a last resort when it is clear that a person needs it and there is no one else willing or able to assume this responsibil- ity. is very unfortunate when a program such as the Garth Turner report on CFPL-TV on Nov. 9 gave out so much misleading information about the Substitute Decisions Act. I writing this letter to correct this and to let the residents of Huron County know that the correct infor- mation is available. Feel free to contact my office forms and infor- mation are available. Yours truly Paul Klopp, MPP Local sauce better than 'Worcestershire' FROM THE PAGES OF THE HURON EXPOSITOR, DECEMBER 7, 1894 In the spring of 1888, the late Hurnphrcy Snell, of Huller, gave his son, William, a thoroughbred heifer calf. Since then this heifer has dropped five bull calves, which when sold averaged $105 each. On Monday it became the mother of another bull calf. A record of six male calves for a seven-year-old, is something out of the ordinary. ••• Robert Adams, of Winthrop, held a successful wood bee in Lucas Ross' bush, and in the evening the group assembled with the fair ones at Mr. Adams' residence and the time was spent in tripping the light fantastic. ' • «• Master Lorne Weir, son of James Weir of the Royal Hotel, was skat- ing in the old quarry, east of the town, when he broke through the ice, and would probably have been drowned, but his little dog gabbed him by the hair and held him until a young fellow came to his assist- ance. • «• Wm. Routledge has shown us a sample of meat sauce or relish of his own manufacture which he is introducing to the public. It is called Routiedge's Royal East India Tomato Mustard Sauce. It is claimed to be superior to the cel- ebrated Worcestershire Sauce, DECEMBER 5, 1919 John Denholm, who lost his barn in Hulka, received three carloads of material for a new barn and men In the Years Agone) are putting it together. ••• Owing to the smallpox scare,- Dr. F. J. Burrows, of Seaforth, vacci- nated all the children in the Beechwood school and some are nursing their sore arms. ••• The wind storm was the most severe ever experienced in Hensall and in the surrounding country. A great deal of damage was done when fruit trees, barns and silos were torn up. ••• Chas. Holmes and bride arrived here from overseas and are visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. S. T. Holmes. Mr. Holmes went overseas with the first draft from the 33rd Battalion in 1915. ••• John McGrath, of Hibbert, came near losing his auto by fire. He was in the village getting gasoline and took a lantern to see how much he had. There was an instant fire from the tank. Alex Darling, who was near, took a robe and threw it over the fire. DECEMBER 8, 1944 Before leaving the Hesky Flax Products Ltd., to enlist for Overseas services, Scott Kerr was by the staff with a set o military brushes. ••• Cpl. Kenneth Adams, son of Pred 4 Adams, was injured in Prance fol- lowing D -Day. He suffered a frac- tured skull and lacerations of the scalp. ••• Fred Reeves had the misfortune to have his leg broken while cutting down a tree at the Dick house. DECEMBER 11, 1969 The resignation of councillor G. S. Moggach was accepted with regret by Seaforth Council Monday night. Coun. Moggach, completing the first year of a two-year term, has been appointed farm management specialist and program leader for a four -county area including Bruce, Grey, Simcoe and Dufferin. He will live in Markdale. ••• A 37 -year-old Kitchener lawyer and Scaforth�native has been chosen by the K -W Junior Chamber of Commerce for the outstanding young men awards contest. Ronald Sills was selected from nine nominees as the top K -W man to represent the area in the provin- cial 10 outstanding young men awards contest in March, 1970. ••• Seaforth Lions' meeting in the Community Centre Monday evening honoured members who had achieved perfect attendance during the year. Presented with pins by Ross Scott and J. A. Stewart were C. A. Bar- ber, u. iseuttenmiiier, t.. t ampbell, J. Scott Cluff, E. Larone, A. Y. McLean, Irvin Trewartha, G. A. Whitney, Ed. Taylor, W. D. Stephenson, O. Oke, G. D. Hays, J. A. Stewart and Earl Ritchie. ••• Stewart Proctor of Morris pres- ented awards to David Thomas, Brussels and Marlene Stewart, RR 1 Kirkton at the 1969 Huron County 4-H Achievement Program. Huron Agriculture representative Donald S. Pullen presented the A. Y. McLean trophy to Jack De Groot, RR 3 Blyth. Warden James Hayter presented Irene Konaroki, RR 1 Blyth with the Warden's Novice Trophy, Robert McKinley presented the Citizenship Trophy to David Marshall, RR 1 Kirkton, who also won the Bainton Ltd., Blyth award, a sheep -skin coat, presented by Mrs. James Snell. George Campbell, president of the Huron County Hog Producers, presented a clock to Gerald Townsend. • • • Gerald Townsend, RR 3 Seaforth, won the Toronto -Dominion Bank Award for champion all-round 4-H livestock showman, the Huron Hog Producers award for champion swine showman and the Cahadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Reserve award for the champion 4- H gilt. Tom Papple was the winner of a trophy which he received as the champion in overall judging competitions.. ••• 'Spotlight on Women', a regular feature in the Western Ontario Farmer in a Ieeertt issue told about Mrs. Mary Haugh of Bruceficld.