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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 1999-04-28, Page 5News Safety equipment instructions contradict what police say surface of not less than 250 millimeters (about 3 inches) in length'and 25 millimeters (about an inch) in width." Being conscientious parents we drive to the nearest Canadian Tire Store and besides buying a light and a horn and -possibly coloured plastic reflector plates for the front and rear wheels we buy the above described; On the printed directions included it states,'"Lights and reflector_ can be broken. stolen or -otherwise not function. Laws guard against this danger by requiring reflective tape on bicycles anytime visibility is poor..day or night. This package contains the amount of tape required by law." This is printed in French too. Also on this material is a picture of From Pori 4 laid. We knew this three years ago. As parents we tried to force our children to wear their bike helmets because vile love them, we wish them .to outlive us and we do not wish to attend their funerals. Police are our protectors •and we should be able to speak freely to them without fear.of repercussions because \hey are only human as our children and as their -parents. The OPP has addressed their concern about the number of youths who were involved in nutnerous bicycle collisions during 1998. Does it take fatalities to wake up our police force or government officials' Why wasn't the new law enforced Tuckersmith briefs Tuckersmith accepts tenders for road work Tuckersmith. Township council accepts several tenders at its April 6 meeting. Council accepted a tender from Chris Lee for roadside mowing at a price of $3,750, with an additional hourly .rate of $25 per hour'for any additional cutting. A quotation from Carl Gower at 54,000 for the complete job and $25 per hour for additional cutting was not accepted. For brine dust control, council accepted a tender from Cliff Holland Trucking forsupplying and applying brine dust at a rate of $21.48 per tonne. Another quotation from Den Mar Brines for $21.80 per tonne was also received. For calcium chloride control, council accepted a tender from Pollard • Highway Products Limited for calcium chloride supplied and delivered at a rate of $227.39 per flake imperial tonne. Another quotation from Da -Lee Dust Control at a rate of 5247.45 per flake imperial tonne was also received. From four gravel tenders. council accepted George Radford Construction Limited for ihe_supplyingr crushing and hauling of 5,800 tonne at a rate of .53.67 per tonne and 7500 tonne at a rate of 53.50 per tonne plus tax. It also' 'received quotations from Frank Kling Limited of 7,500 tonnes at a rate. of 55.25 and 3,750 tonnes at a rate of $4.10, Merner Construction for 7.500 tonnes at a rate of 53.99 and Jennison Construction for '7,500 tonnes at a rate of $4.40 and 5,800 tonnes at a rate of 53.80. Storm drain work begins A two-year project to complete a storm drain and the reconstruction of William Street in Egmondville will begin with tenders prepared by B.M. Ross and Associates, Tuckersmith Township council decided at its April 6 meeting. This year's work will complete the storm drain while the paving and curbs will be completed next year. said clerk - treasurer Jack McLachlin. consistently? Not years later. Now, starting April 15. members of the Huron OPP will be enforcing bicycle legislation by laying charges against violators across the county. I was just informed on April -21. As I said before maybe I was clueless Nlw besides helmets, a bit 'will need a light, a hor, reflector tape on the fr. the bike besides tht.• reflector. Where js tilt • coming from especially for lower income parents for these items. A bike is a child's pride and joy. In. the News Release/Com- munique there is . a statement which reads, "There shall be placed -on the front forks thereof (the bike), red. reflective material coveting a a bicycle with printed in red at the rear of the bike the words "Red at Rear" and printed in white at the.front of the bike the words "White to Front." Who is right here? There are many other statements in this. News Release/Communique I do -not understand or believe. I do believe that a bright coloured helmet would produce more visibility but black was the norm because again our children saw coloured helmets as gay and nerdy objects. Where is the input- from the parents and children into anything that concerns them? I hope to obtain.a reply and I thank you for reading this. Susan Dick Students debate reasons 'why' From Pow 1 make a bomb from instructions found on the internes. "Someone ill can find that," she said. 'Talk of guns led the students into a discussion about blame in the Littleton incident. - Natalie' Dale said one parent seen on television coverage gave the message it wasn't access to guns but poor parenting that led to the massacre. She said - his message was that everyone should cant' guns. Ian McMillan -and other students in the class said media coverage was pointing to movies like The_ Matrix and Basketball Dia1ies that feature violence and killing. The Basketball Diaries has a scene in which a former student comes into a school wearing a trench coat, shooting students. The two involijed in Littleton wore trenchcoats during the attack and were known in the. school as members of a group called The Trenchcoat Mafia. Nikki Hills- has a young child and said she has seen 'Parents don't always members of The Trenchcoat know." he said: . Mafia were treated by jocks. •He also said other students Ian also -said school rules stand a better chance of that affect the way people knowing what their friends dress.would prevent a group are up to than their parents but like The Trenchcoat Mafia even that isn't enough_ to stop from forming. a massacre like Littleton's • "They .were allowed to do from happening. • • -things we aren't," he said.. He said even if there were And Natalie said violence in warning signs froth friends of general is less evident in his. he Wouldn't tell .anyone - Canada than in the United because friends .don't do that States with •more laws and to each other and it would be rules in society here. too hard to believe that even But after what happened in an outright threat to blow up Littleton, they do think it the -school was being made could happen here: it would seriously, no matter' how just be a different reason to serious the threat sounded. f' potentially trigger a student's "In our school. I don't think uncontrolled rage. - anyone .would take " it seriously." said- Irene Gubleman, even if a student said they were mad and wanted td shoot their teacher.. But there.are differences between "!—Seafotth • and Littleton. said. the -students. They don't think the incident would occur for the same reasons in their school. In Littleton. the ongoing . investigation is revealing a hatred between' the shooters and stereotyped "jocks" who her immitate violence from a were among the targets of the movie she was watching killings. while her child wa;s playing.' The students said Seaforth's She didn't think her daughter, high school is small enough was even paying attention. that they all know each other "I do think video games and and from one. degree to' movies do bring- out another. are friends with each aggression in people." she other. They said Seaforth said. doesn't have tfte same But`Jessica Burgess said. "They are young adults. They should be able to tell the difference between reality and movies. Their problem isn't movies. They have mental problems. It's -something much bigger than that. "These people were making 30 bombs in 'their garage. How do you not know that out as a group." said Shannon. stereotypes and social structures that can be found in other schools.. like Littleton where groups of students are labeled jocks, preps or greasers. "It 'seems to me. The Trenchcoat Mafia wanted the fingers pointed at them. Here. none of us wants to be pointed much assembling is going- They don't see students in on?" asked Heather, Seaforth being ridiculed the questioning the whereabout of same way reports indicate these students' parents as the massacre was being planned. Mike also had concerns. "It's way too easy t� blame it on something like a movie. They like- to blame it on • ,everything but. themselves." he said, later adding, "I think the main reason is they didn't know right from- wrong. There's someone there who should be teaching them right from wrong --their parents." he said angrily. But Natalie said the parents - could have raised them the • best they could while Jen said. "I don't think it's fair for any of.us to judge. Those parents could have done their best." She said teenagers lie and it can be hard for parents to know what their children are -doing all the time. Ian said some parents will respect their kids privacy. and that it would be .normal for some to hang out in the garage with their friends and expect to.be trusted and left. alone. NOTICE TOWNSHIP OF HULLETT RESIDENTS Owners and/or tenants are requested by the Hullett Township Council to not dump or throw stones or other waste material on the Township roadsides, in order to avoid damage •10 the Township mowers during grass cutting operations. If any stones or other waste materials are found, the owner will be contacted to remove the materials or the work will be done at the owner's expense_ . Jim Johnston.• CRS (Senior) Road Superintendent Township of Holten Londesboro The students' discussio�t focussed on trying to understand why the incident happened and one student said it seemed unusual that they weren't thinking. about the ' ictims. CaraliMcCall said, "AIL we're trying to do is. relate it to us. We're all selfish in 'that way.' • When they learned••about what happened. she said it's normal for them to try to figure out why and whether o r not it could happen to them. -"I don't • think anyone learned from it. I hate to say it.'' said another student: She said it's something that has •happened and people aren't, going to be able to keep something like that from happening. As a parent. Niki said it has made her realize she.wants to` be closer to her daughter and be able to pass on lessons she has learned about what is right and wrong. "It made me realize this world is. getting crazy." -said Heather. "How do we handle: it as human beings?" 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