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Rules. seemed
to change
during arena's
liquor hearing
Now that everyone's had a run at it and some
of the bugs have been worked out, maybe the
Ontario Alcohol. Gaming Commission could
reconsider starting its liquor licence application
process over again to give everyone a fair shot
this time.
It started with plans in 1996 for the Seaforth
and District Community Centres to apply for a
liquor licence.
It should have started over again when the
commission placed an ad in the Clinton News -
Record instead of the Huron Expositor
advertising a deadline for community members
to oppose the liquor licence in November.
The registrar's counsel, Karim Karsan, told the
chair of the Business improvement Area, who
spoke in opposition to the licence, it didn't matter
because at least one complaint came in and that
was enough to get the issue to a hearing.
The point is, the process was flawed from the
start.
And it continued to be flawed throughout.
Prior to the hearing, Mayor Dave Scott, who
was coordinating opposition to the licence
application, was given conflicting information
about how the process was supposed to work.
All opposition had the impression the only people
who were allowed to speak were those who
came to the meeting.
Those concerned were told anyone could
contact the gaming comission to find out how the
process worked.
But people did that. They were told it was
informal but no once came to the hearing with a
clear idea of how it would work.
It tumed out to be so informal that, at the last
minute, the board overseeing the hearing
allowed two other members of the opposition to
have the right to question, cross examine and
present- summaries about why .they were
opposed to the licence. It added to the confusion
and dragged out the process by about four hours
longer than the original six hours scheduled. It
also seemed to have a compromising effect on
the board which continued to give wide !attitude
to the parties (those allowed to present cases
and call witnesses) two of which were even less
familiar with how the process was supposed to
unfold. It led to many irrelevent questions and
issues and one party was even permitted to
debate with the board issues about the process
during the hearing.
Arena Manager Graham Nesbitt was left
explaining and defending issues that did not
have bearing on the licence application.
Much of the process seemed unprofessional
and far too informal for a licence that has serious
legal implications for the operation of the
community centre.
It's not likely to happen, but the current process
should be treated as a trial run and started over
again so it's fair for everyone and handled a little
more professionally.
STH
Kids can get Arthritis too
Sarah Gang was diagnosed
with Juvenile Rheumatoid
arthritis when she was 18
months old. Now a teenager,
Sarah knows more about
dealing with pain and
frustration than most adults.
Her arthritis, like most types,
causes fatir' ie, pain and
swellin 'scles and
joints ..n ntial for
sever. _.
Saran not alone.
Although most people
associate arthritis with aging
and consider it a disease of
the elderly, approximately
6300 children in Canada
tinder the age of sixteen
suffer from Juvenile
Arthritis. That's 1 in every
1000 children, making
juvenile arthritis more
common than most chronic
childhood disorders,
including cystic fibrosis and
diabetes.
A cure remains elusive. At
present, the causes and cure
for juvenile arthritis remain
elusive.. The disease may
range from being relatively
short term, affecting less than
four joints and disappearing
into adulthood, to a serious Research is Essential. Since
and painful chronic disorder its creation in 1948, The
which may lead to growth Arthritis Society has
impairment, joint damage, dedicated more than $100
deformity and blindness. million to arthritis research
Unfortunately, at present including research which
there is no known way to focuses on the causes of, and
predict which course the the treatments for, Juvenile
disease will take and when Arthritis. Presently, some of
and how it will flare up. the research projects being
Treatment is required for funded which focus on
pain relief and prevention of Juvenile Arthritis include:
deformity. Early detection • the creation of devices
and aggressive treatment that will help to identify
using exercise, medication significant change in
and splints are essential functional performance in
components required in order order to help in developing
to prevent deformity and for suitable treatments.
pain relief. For many • a long term,
children with juvenile comprehensive study of
arthritis, running and playing function ability and
with their friends may seem physiological indicators to
like an impossible dream. help predict duration and
The pain and stiffness severity in order to more
associated with JA can make effectively guide treatment.
keeping up with friends • a study to determine how
difficult, with the result that effective physical training for
many of these children children is in improving their
become discouraged and tum arthritis and quality of life.
into "couch potatoes". This Fifty years ago it would not
lack of activity in turn can be be at all unusual, for people
detrimental to arthritis with arthritis to be confined
treatment plans which to a wheelchair. Now, with
require physical activity. early detection and effective
treatment, most arthritis
patients do not lose
significant mobility. While
joint replacement was once
primitive and risky, today,
thanks to research, the
procedure is routine and one
of the most beneficial in all
of medicine. Often, in the
past, rheumatoid arthritis was
not detected and treatment
was delayed until joint
damage was irreversible.
Now, research has taught us
how to diagnose earlier. and
treat better.
Arthritis treatments and
research have made
significant strides -since the
creation of The Arthritis
Society 50 years ago;
however, a cure remains
elusive. Although many new
treatments exist, more deaths
are caused each year by side
effects from arthritis than
deaths in multiple -vehicle
accidents. fires and gunshot
related homicides combined.
The past has proven that an
investment in arthritis
research improves lives.
Flames seen from Hick's Hotel roof
February 17, 1899
About 11 o'clock Friday
night, the fire alarm sounded.
Flames were issuing from the
roof of Hick's Hotel. The
building being of frame, it
was impossible -to save it.
Mr Cling, current proprietor,
had an insurance of $2,800
on it.
Kruse Bros., masons of
Egmondville, have already
secured a large number of
contracts.
The Broadfoot and Box
`Furniture Co. have just
received another large order
for furniture from the Old
Country. •
Miss Nettie Wilson of
town, has been offered and
has accepted a scholarship of
free tuition at a school in
Worcester, Mass.
Mrs. M. Y. McLean of
town met with a painful
accident. She was standing
on a step ladder and lost her
footing and in falling
fractured her shoulders.
A real old fashioned tea
meeting will be held in
Egmondville Church in the
near future.
George Patterson and H. J.
Punchard were in Toronto
this week attending the
Grand Lodge of the Ancient
Order of United Workman.
Mrs. John Fleurscheictz of
Egmondville, passed away
on Wednesday.
Miss Nellie Devereaux,
left to resume her former
position in Toronto.
February 15, 1924
The auction sale" of Wm.
staples, on the 1lth
concession of McKillop, was
the record sale of the season.
In the Years Agone
Staples stock was in good significance of St.
condition. Thos. Brown of Valentine's Day in an address
Seaforth wielded the hammer before the Lions Club.
and he hasn't any superiors A pleasant evening was
in the game. The total sale spent at the home of Mr. and
realized $3,400. Mrs. Duncan Cooper,
Some of the farmers. in Kippen, when they
Tuckersmith are not getting a entertained a number of their
supply of ice stored away for friends on the occasion of
the coming season. their 12th wedding
The many friends of A. T. anniversary. They were
Scott of Brucefield are sorry, presented with a gift of linen
to hear that he had the by those present.
misfortune to fall and break There passed away Daniel
his leg above the knee. Smith, formerly of the Zurich
The carnival held on the district and one of the oldest
Zurich rink was largely persons in the community.
attended and many unique His son, Chester L. Smith is
costumes were worn by the the publisher of the Zurich
skaters. Zurich band Herald.
furnished the music. One of the most highly
Elmer Detweiler has respected and familiar
purchased the Fisher farm at business men on Mail St.,
Kippen, which is now being Malcolm McKellar, this
worked by Wren Bros. week commenced his forty-
Mts. Bertha Bell of second year in which he has
Hensall has been in Toronto served the public at the
attending 'the Millinery Canadian National Express
openings. Co. He learned the business
The annual congregational from Wm. Somerville. who
meeting of Egmondville has retired.
Church was held with a good W. L. Mellis of Kippen,
attendance. left on Friday for Detroit to
For the convenience of the attend the funeral of his
community the Bell brother, John Mellis. At one
Telephone has placed an time Mr. Mellis was
announcement board in the connected with the Huron
window of their office on Expositor.
Main St.. Manager M. J. Joseph Dayman of Kippen
Babkirk invites any person to is driving a new Mercury car.
make use of the board. He traded his De Sota in the
February 18, 1949 deal.
Rev. D. Glenn Campbell, Mrs. F. S. Brugger of
Minister of First Church, town, left for Montreal where
Seaforth, told of the she will visit for time.
J. A. Stewart of town was
in Toronto attending. the
Men's Wear Association/
Mr.s Annie Somerville.
well -known Seaforth
resident, observed her 90th
birthday on Feb. 18. Mrs.
Somerville, despite her
advanced years. enjoyed
good health.
Geo. Tanner of Kippen,
who has been acting as head
herdsman at Jarrott Bros.
farm, has. resigned to accept
another position at Innerkip
and leaves March I st.
We are pleased to -see
Thos. Purcell of McKillop
who underwent a major
operation in London making -
a satisfactory recovery.
February 14, 1974
The Huron Perth Roman
Catholic Separate School
Board accepted most of the
recommendations of the
Ontario School Trustees'
Council and expressed
opposition to the Ontario
government's Bill 275 al .
their meeting in Seaforth
Monday night. The Trustees'
Council sent a memo to
school boards in the province
asking that the boards
indicate whether or not they -
agree with the Council's
position on Bill 275.
About 45 interested
citizens met to discuss the
need. for a Day Care.Centrc
for Seaforth and area at St.
James' school auditorium on
Thursday night. Following a
movie showing children at
the Victoria Day Nursery in
Toronto a panel discussed
day care and answered
questions from the audience.
Life story of famous Canadian bought for 50 cents
When I asked the lady at the garage
sale how much she was asking for the
books, "the hard covers are a dollar and
the paperbacks are fifty cents," she
replied. It was a paperback i spied that I
wanted. i bought the life story of a
famous Canadian for half a dollar. .
1 knew both the author and the man he
wrote about - but I had never read the
book. It was about a bushpilot by the
name of Grant McConichie who sent on
to start an airline. The author was Ron
Keith, who went on to become his "Man
Friday" under thehitle of executive
assistant.
Although McConichie wasn't the only
bush pilot to start a major airline, he
was the first. A few years later, his
friend and fellow westerner Max Ward,
pioneered the airline charter business
with "Wardair". Then there was a bush
pilot from Northern Ontario by the
name of Stan Deluce - but it was more
of a family affair. With his two sons
Robert and William, they operated
Austin Airways. Later they set up
Norontair for the government of Ontario
to give small Northern Ontario
communities access to cities serviced by
the larger airlines - using Toronto -made
twin otters. From there, they moved into
the international chart er business.
Today, it flies around the world as
"Canada 3000".
In 1947, Grant McConichie became
the president of Canada's truly
international scheduled airline, known
around the world then as "Canadian
Pacific Airlines."
Few will remember Fred Gillies from
Kitchener who came to Seaforth once or
twice a year in the summer in his
Fearman biplane. He would land in a
€teld next to the fairgrounds and, at four
dollars a head, took many daring souls
on a ten minute open cockpit ride over
town. And for most, it was their first
trip away from solid ground. 1
given a freeride for "Uncle Fred" was a
far-off cousin of my mother. It was 1932
and 1 was eight, hanging Fast to the rail
fence on the east side of the race track,
thrilled and fascinated by every takeoff
and landing - not knowing that I would
one day fly in jet planes around the
world and have the good luck to know
Grant McConichie, Max Ward and Stan
Deluce. The last of a bree&of "seat -of -
the -pants" pilots who flew the wild
north through rain, snow and sleet.
Often without radio or fancy
instruments for navigation but armed
with a love of flying, instinct and
abundance of guts.
But this is about Grant McConichie. In
1962 the Honouaable Robert Macaulay,
Minister of Economics and
Development in the Robarts
Government, was my boss. Macaulay
decided to set up trade offices inti few
major cities around the world. The first
two were in Dusseldorf. Germany and
Milan, Italy. Later, offices were set up
in other places including Paris and
Mexico City.
Sales Missions were organized made
up of a dozen or so senior officials from
Ontario companies interested in
expanding their export business. These
missions were pulled together by the
government and a staff member from
the department accompanied the
salesmen and coordinated itineraries. It
was my good luck to be picked to
accompany the first mission which went
to England. Italy, Holland and Germany.
As the business activity in Italy
expanded and further sales missions
were planned, it occurred to me that we
were giving a lot of business to C.P. Air.
the only airline then connecting Italy
and Canada. Although it was a through
flight, it was long for it stopped at
Montreal, the Azores. Lisbon and
Madrid before 'landing in Rome and on
to Milan.
1 had an idea. McConichie had gone
from bush pilot to president of Canadian
Pacific Airlines by making deals. Like
when he sat down in Tokyo with
General McArthur right after the war
and sold him on the idea of C.P. Air
getting landing rights in Japan. Then
doing the same thing in China with
Chiang Kai-Shek. Knowing this i
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