HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 1999-10-13, Page 6OPP reports
Marijuana
plants
found
Forty small marijuana
plants were found in a
farmer's, field on
Concession 4 of
McKillop Township on
(ha. L •
The fanner called
police and led them to
the plants which were six
to 10 inches in height.
Thc plants were .seized
and taken for destruction.
Tools, equipment stolen
• About $5.000 in
Property -was stolen from_
a Tuckerstnith Township
home near Kippcn after a
break-in on Oct. I.
Taken from the htintc
were a cordless drill,
cassette player. Packard
Bell computer. portable
CD player. ghetto blaster.
. 14() CD's, calculator.
clothing. Canadian mint
sets. jewelry and other
item..
The owners said the
break=in occurred
between 12:15 and 2:15
p.rn. on Oct. I when the
thieves entered the
unlocked garage door
and then forced open the
kitchen door.
Anyone with an related
information is asked to
call the Huron OPP or
Crimestoppers.
Cattle let loose
. A cut Tock and
disconnected electric
fence led to cattle
damaging a cornfield on
.Concession 3 in
Tuckersrnith Township
on Sept. 29. ,
• The cattle's owner fold
Huron OPP that the leads
in the electric fence had
been disconnected and
the lock cut by' a bolt
cutter.
. Anyone with any
related information: is
asked to call the Huron
OPP or Crimestoppers.
News
LeBeau
ruling
to be
made
Friday
More than a year after the trial
began, the ruling will be made on
Sarah LeBeau's trial this Friday.
The Brucefield woman's trial
began last September and after a
numhcr of adjournments.
arguments finished in June. Justice
Tom Granger of London will makl►•
his ruling at the Godcrich
Courthouse this Friday at 2 p.m...
Ldleau of Brucefield, faces 11
charges resulting from. the fatal
crash that killed lour arca youths.
She has been charged with four •
Counts of unpaired driving causing
death. lour counts of criminal
negligence causing death. one.
count* impaired driving causing
bodily harm. one count oI criminal
negligence causing bodily harm
and one count' of driving over the
legal limit.
Agriculture key to economic strength
and future in Huron County
By Blake Patterson and
Amy Zoethout
Godench Signal -Star Staff
Despite a decline in fanning
across the province, agriculture
• in Huron County has continued
(0 grow. •
"We haven't asphalted over
•our fertile land." said Pai
Down. the president of the
. Huron County Federation of
Agriculture t HFAi, at the
- release Thursday . of an
agricultural export impact study
recently completed hy- the
School of Rural Planning and
ikveloprnent at the tlniversity
of Guelph.
"We went into this to try and
find out the truth about our
industry," said i3i.11 Wallace,
Chair of the economic impact
committer of the HFA which
• req uested the university
conduct the survey.
The iu inhers hacked what -
farmcrs have long known in
this county -- agriculture is kcy
to the present and long-term
cconotnic health'of this region.
- Comparing statistics from
-1991 and 1996. the study found
that 17 per cent of the county's
work force was employed in
agriculture or some agri-related.
industry. $345 -million in
• agricultural goods are exported
'each year from the county. and
the county's manufacturing
sector has "strong linkages"
with agriculture,
in summary.. the study,
reattinned Huron's position as•
-the leading agricultural. region
in the province in terms of
farm gate' • sales and
agricultural related
employment."
Good farms, good roads.
good Huron -
Thc HFA considers the
export numbers to be kcy to the
study's findings.
In recent years, the provincial
government has 'downloaded'
much of the responsibility for
mad maintenance to the county.
The agricultural federation
wants the county to know how'
important upkeep of those
roads arc to the farming
industry -- and everybody else
in the county.
As it states in an executive
summary of the study, the HFA
wants to make sure municipal
governments understand how
important it is to ensure
"infrastructure remains.
sufficient • to support
(agriculture) in years to come."
Thc entire report all comes
down to ensuring the planners
and policy makers have the
info matii►n they need to make.
decisions.
The concluding line of the
executive summary notes
county and municipal decision
makers "must take greater
account of how (infilstructurel
decisions will impact the
agricultural sector and how and
where the ripple effects will be
experienced across the county."
According to the numbers,
the -ripples could be big. The
vast majority of agricultural
goods arc transported out of the
county by truck. and if, the
roads were not good and farm
exports stopped rolling, a major
economic engine could run out
of gas and leave the entire
county stranded.
Thirty-seven major farm
production and agricultural
Let God teach us to share
From Page 1
all this quil. because God.
snnlehov . tax ours us above
,ill the rest of the creation.
Not! as the kids say. "No
way ! For if we read the
scriptures caucfully; we ,Will
find time atter time that God
seems to las our not those:
with good jobs and money in
the hank. but rather the poor
and powerless. According to
the Bible (ora favours those,
at the hottorttof the
economic and .octal ladder.
So 1 invite its to keep taking
a look at ourselves in the
fight of the Gospel. Examine
our blessings. Check off
which ones may have'
hecomc "cursings." Perhaps
we could write them down
and make them part of our
daily prayers.
Now. don't get me wrong,
testis never said that the rich
will not enter the Kingdom:
He did say. however, that it's
more difficult for the rich
because its so easy to spend
more time with our riches,
and what they can.huy. than
with God.
It's so easy to depend on
our riches. whatever form
they take. to save us, rather
than to depend on Christ. it's
so easy.
If. some of our blessings;
therefore, have become
"cursings" I invite us to.tum .
to God. Let God take over
and teach us to share more
fully. •
• Gracious God. by your
Spirit. make us thankful
people who live grateful lives
- with less: - - - - _ -
WIRES AND
TREES MEAN
TROUBLE
Cutting down or pruning grecs
near over !read wires is dangerous.
•: If you are touching a tree
or branch that falls
1(1t0 w•Ires.. you
_..�ssutlsi.hc setiuuaiy ._-.__
injured or killed:.
Be extremely careful
Before pruning or
felliru. tiers near
hsdro wires. call
' our customer
Communications
Centre at
i -888.664.9376
for advice or
• assistance. For
more safety
information. s i at
our website at
w ss w mill (40 cons.
t4 Ontario Hydro Services Company
related ht6lncssc, wen- .luihc,l
.to determine the inipad t
agricultural exports base on the
Huron cc )fl( uny. ••
It was found that of 1.326
full time :igrtcultural
1,Ott,4.are. directly- involved in
. the export industry. in terns of
sales. thc•husinesscs generated
a total -of S475 million in gnh,
annual sales.. 73 per cent (,t
which were export -related.
The -county sent S96 million
worth tit pit xis to international
markets. S235 million- u1
regains of the finis ince and `s 1.1
million Iii other pros ince,.
1'nemployment proof.'
the %lids also toile, Ilial
agrictitture-c_an help Huron
County weathei the .tools t',1
economic dow morn..
Between -1991 -and 1996. the
province experienced a kisss or
over 8.000 jobs in agriculture.
but Huron ad;tually galned.in
agricultural employment during
the same periixl. .
".The agrictiltura1 sector - in
Hilton ('aunty acted :as a
,positive force in creattni2 doh,
land limiting the 1tn(lacl , iI Inh
•losses in the regi 'n." states the
report. "'Agriculturet ha. the
capacity.to help insulate the
local economy • from the:' ellecis
of broader downturns in the
provincial economy,"
'Future given green light
As -tor the future. the Study.
forecasts : agriculture- '.vitt
continue-.1il remain "ver.
relevant to the luture prosperity
of the region •
Folloss'ing in the fixotslers of
the Huron ("ouni N. study. other
tnunieipalities
are now .skim -
thei!'nivcrstit. i,f (iuielph to,
conduct similar studies. in their
communities. • •
a•. made -in -Huron
product created10 identify and
measure the role cif agriculture
beyond 'the tarin gate." •.aid
Guelph professor ' Harrs
Cumntim s•
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Dry Eye Problems Increase as Population Ages
- div ilr f.nui: Coloboma
. if you suffer from dry, itchy nye,;, vnu inav he one of:
many.people with a condition called "dry e�•r•.:vndrome-.
As our population ages, this Irritating and potentially
vision -threatening- problem.will- mo -t likely. affect more
people. It is expected that .t he over -50 ,age group will
increase by 10 percent per .year over the next five years:
Since dry eye; syndrome is in many c,: r•:: n•I.rted to -the
aging process; optometrist- will hr• hearing more
complaints about -it. With advancing years we,prnduce
fewer and poorer quality tears. This can cal-, -e a vanPty of
eye symptoms such as redness. burning, it( long. tearing
and sensitivity to light: Aking is not the nr.h, .Tose of dry
eyes. Other factors include srnokiru , a dry environment,.
and long periods of computer. work Ilormonal ctuuigres
and taking certain medication -.such :is antihistamines,
diuretics or antidepressants may also he to.hhime.
There are several ; ample -lines of treatment. For the mild
to moderate dry•eye we recommend artificial tears or.
lubricants. These•over-the-counter products:are mainy:and
range from drops to gels to ointment.. The frequency of
.use. depends on the :severity• of the :-,v mptorri-; Product;
without- preservatives, or those 15 rte ',Ii • appearing
preservatives' are probably best it hiis• been found that
some people react to prrservatives nv>•r bole and their dry
eye gels worse. For severe cases that do not respond to
lubricants, a simple non-surgical procedure to close theeyes' tear drains may help. Tiny plug -are- easily. inserted
into -the eyelid openings to decrease the anu,tint-of.n•;ir-
that escape, helping. people. preserve their own _n.,roral
tears: People rarely have problems•with these pl r_- t,ur. if
they do, they -can be removed in iihout a minute- For t I,,,.••
who experience mild symptom.- only ors 'fund tt.en, dere
are some steps that may help: -
/Avoid cigarettesmoke
✓install_a humidifier if :your home is dry .
/Reduce caffeine iintake - ch4colatn. cola:._coffee. •,•., -
since caffeine dehydrates the eyes
/Drink plenty of water (6 glasses daily, if pos ihh•:
/Take eye" breaks' when doing lots of con pater Work .or
intense near tasks like sewing
•Remember.that<the eves., lead the Moly, and th !vision
should be both clear and comfortahle. 11''nefully .these tips
can help you to achieve both.-
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