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Wednesday, December 8, 2000
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Editorial
Shoppers
missing some
local gems
for :Christmas
As parking lots continue to overflow qt
malls in the cities, there s still plenty of
parking on Main Street in Seaforth.
People are continuing their exodus to the
cities or the regional shopping centre
Goderich has become.
But they are overlooking local gems of
stores in Seaforth filled with Christmas
ideas and staff with the time and patience
to help them find the perfect gift.
For various reasons, people are willing to
fight through crowds and ugly personalities
at mall stores that don t have to care about
service because there s someone else in
line that will take whatever you leave
behind.
They re missing out on friendly service,
local sales and discounts and a host of
ideas for gift giving in their own backyards
in a town that has more new businesses
than it s seen in the past several years.
Hopefully, merchants will benefit more as
Christmas Day comes closer and people
don t have the time to slip away to
neighbouring cities.
Hopefully, they will see what surprises the
local stores have to offer.
Many Seaforth stores can be deceiving by
what s inside and shoppers don t always
realize that while the store may focus on
one specialty product, they have many
more items that might just fill that gift list.
Since people are still packing the malls
and not taking the time to look inside their
local stores, Seaforth merchants are going
to have to find ways of letting people know
just what surprises they have inside if they
want to try and keep the shoppers here.
Scott Hilgendorff
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Opinion
Letter
County council of Zoon should
restudy ambulance issue
We have watched with
concern the battle over
ambulance services in
Huron County. We would be
pleased if the people in our
region and the Huron
County Council would
consider the following
questions:
1. If the present
ambulance system is not
broken, why fix it?
2. Will the reduction in
ambulance stations reduce
costs and improve service
and response times?
3. Can and will the
ambulance services be
coordinated with the
contiguous counties of
Lambton, Middlesex, Perth,
Wellington, Grey and
Bruce?
4. Have ambulance
stations been proposed in
relation to the location and
accessibility of the Huron
hospitals and those in
Sarnia, London, St. Marys,
Stratford, Listowel, Hanover
and Kincardine?
5. Is it possible to have an
efficient and economical
ambulance service in the
county with only one
ambulance in ' each of
several stations as opposed
to two or more ambulances
in four county stations?
6. Has the summer
population of the Lake
Huron shore been
considered in location of
stations?
7. Has the age Ind health
of the population in certain
areas of the county been
considered?
8. Is there considerable
justification for having
summer mobile ambulance
stations at 'Grand Bend,
Bayfield, Goderich and
Kincardine?
9. Is an ambulance station
more justified at Goderich
rather than Clinton when
half the geographical service
area of Goderich is in Lake
Huron and is not land
based?
10. Has the nature and
number of previous
accidents in the county been
considered? Are there more
accidents of an agriculture
nature in rural areas than
there are industrial accidents
in urban areas?
11. Considering response
times for reaching hospitals,
does it make more sense
locating ambulance stations
between major hospitals
rather than in urban areas?
For example, a station at
Kippen could service
hospitals in Seaforth,
Clinton and Exeter.
Likewise a station at Gorrie
could service hospitals in
Wingham, Listowel and
Hanover. And a station in
Lucknow could service
hospitals in Wingham,
Goderich and Kincardine.
12. Should Huron County
coordinate their service with
the surrounding counties
and should the urban areas
of Sarnia, London and
Stratford subsidize the more
costly rural services in
Huron?
13. Finally, has county
council appreciated the good
service provided by the
present ambulance services
in the past? And in deciding
station locations should the
former operators be given
special consideration?
We sincerely hope that the
problem of ambulance
station locations in the
county will be reassessed by
the 2000 council and that
the whole issue be restudied
by the 2001 council.
David and Joan McClure
Crediton and Lambton
Shores
Duff's church almost finished in Walton
December 17, 1875
Andrew Cowan of
McKillop left for their new
home in Illinois. He took
with him a number of cattle
and sheep and a team of
horses.
The concert given by the
Kennedy family
commanded the largest
audience which has ever
graced the Town Hall.
Mr. Thompson, late of
Dashwood saw mill, in the
Township of Hay, has built
a new mill west of the. old
one, he having disposed of
his interest in the latter to
Mr. Brown.
The last rail on the
London, Huron and Bruce
Railway was laid. There is
some work to be done and
the opening will take place
the first week of the New
Year.
Rev. Goldsmith of
Seaforth and Scott of
Egmondville preached the
missionary service at Knox
Church, Colborne.
We were shown a few
days ago a twig or sucker
grown from the root of a
purple plum on the farm of
Thos. Adams near Seaforth
and which measured 6 feet,
11 inches.
James Scott of Seaforth
has entered into
partnership with O.C.
Wilson in the musical
instrument business. •
Alexander McLaren of
Hibbert has sold the fine
fatted heifer to Mr.
Docherty, a butcher in
Mitchell.
Donald Ross, of the
London Road, Tuckersmith
has sold his farm to a
gentleman near Toronto for
$7,500.
The contract for the pews
in the new Presbyterian
Church of Winthrop was let
to John Dunbar of the
Ethel planing mill. His
tender for the whole work
was $129.
John Habkirk of
McKillop north of Seaforth,
sold his farm on the gravel
road to his brother, Geo.
Habkirk for $6,000.
The last two days of the
deer season, John
Govenlock of McKillop
succeeded in shooting and
capturing two does and one
buck.
December 14,1900
An electric light coming
in contact with some fur
goods in E. Rennie's store
window might have caused
a fire Just as Mr. Rennie
was waiting on customers.
John McGavin of Walton
has removed from the
village to the township of
Years agone...
McKillop.
Duff's Presbyterian
Church at Walton is now
almost completed. On the
following Monday a tea -
meeting was held. Music
was supplied by the choir
of Brussels under the
leadership of W.H. Kerr.
Kruse Bros. of
Egmondville were near St.
Marys, bringing home their
new machinery for their
brick yard, which they
intend opening up on the
farm owned by Sam
McGeoch.
H. Livens, grocer, met
with an unfortunate
accident. He was baking a
barrel of sugar out of his
delivery wagon when he
slipped and fell, the barrel
catching his leg, with the
result that a small bone
above his ankle was broken.
Major Anderson and G.
E. Henderson were an a
hunting expedition and
succeeded in bagging a fox,
a wild duck and five hare.
Josiah Watson of town
has taken the contract for
purchasing saw logs for the
Seaforth saw mills.
Geo. Fitzgerald has
removed his family to
Toronto where they will in
future reside.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo.
Murdie of McKillop
celebrated their silver
wedding.
Municipal excitement is
beginning to loom up in
Varna. Isaac Jarrott who
has been reeve for several
years is determined to
retire. The contest will be
councillors McDermid and
McNaughton.
Wm. Lindsay of
•
Constance, the energetic
thresher is grinding and
cutting feed.
Robert McCartney who
has returned from Moose
Jaw, NWT is visiting his
brother Hugh McCartney at
Brucefield.
James Swan of
Brucefteld has delivered a
Brantford win mill to Geo.
Baird, Stanley Ttvp. to be
used for his artesian well.
Geo. T. Mackay, agent
for the Queenston Cement
Company, has been laying
cement floors for Thos.
Russell of Thames Road.
December 11, 1925
Thos. Livingston of
Huller Tivp. has purchased
the Brown farm on the 2nd
concession of Hullett and
gets possession at once.
James Mann, Constance,
while helping Joseph Riley
to draw straw was thrown
to the ground by the sudden
starting of the horses.
Robert Jamieson of
Constance has installed a
radio.
Moore -McKenzie, Rev A.
MacFarlen united in
marriage Fannie
Mackenzie to Andrew
Moore, son of Isaac Moore
of Tuckersmith.
This week has been cold
and stoney but there is little
sleighing as the high winds
have blown most of the
snow off the county roads.
J. P. Dobson who has
been accountant in the
Bank of Commerce has
been transferred to the
Guelph Branch.
Mr. Janes Scott of
Thornton Hall underwent
an operation in Seaforth
Hospital.
The little daughter of
Joseph Connolly of
McKillop was very badly
scaled one day last week,
when she pulled a kettle of
boiling water off the stove.
Wm. Rinn, well known
stock matt of Hullett has a
calf 8 1/2 months old,
which tips the scales at 810
pounds.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B.
Tverman gave a surprise
gathering to 20 friends and
relatives of Mr. and Mrs.
Lawrence Melville to
celebrate their golden
wedding.
The choir of Northside
United Church spent a
social evening at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. A. Wankel.
The president Mr. Sauvage,
thanked the Wankels for a
pleasant evening.
December 8, 1950
Stratford's mayor elect,
David A. Simpson, is the
son-in-law . of Wm.
Cudmore of Seaforth. Mrs.
Simpson was the former
Margaret Cudmore.
The Athletic Association
at Dublin held a successful
dance in Looby's Hall. The
draw for a $100 bond was
won by Mrs. Eva Jones, two
$S0 were won by Earl Dick,
Cromarty and Fred Eckert,
Dublin.
Mrs. R. M. Peck of
Hensall had the misfortune
to fall on the kitchen floor.
X-rays proved that her hip
was fractured.
Marking his 80th
birthday, the family of
Walter G. Willis honoured
him at a family dinner at
home of Dr. and Mrs. F.J.
Bechley. In business since
1891, he opened his own
retail business.
Mr. and Mrs. W Haase of
Winthrop have moved into
their new home on the east
side of the highway.
Rev. T. Dale Jones of
town resigned to accept an
appointment in Alberta.
Mr. •and Mrs. J. P Bell
marked, their 55th
anniversary of their
marriage.
Wm. Cooper of Kippen
has purchased Wilmer
McGregor's hone on No. 8
Highway.
The many friends of Mrs.
Mary McKaig, Hensall
resident regretted to learn
of her fall down cellar
steps.
Mile McMillan left for
London where. he reported
to the RCAF. He was
recently accepted -as an
officer trainee.
The' annual Christmas
fair of St. James Church
Catholic Women's League
was held in the Parish Hall.
$500 was realized.
December II, 1975
If sewers are going to be
installed in Egmondville,
the villages water system
should be updated at the
sane time. That was the
feeling of some of the 60
people who attended an
information meeting in
Egmondville United
Church. Tuckersmith.
councillors Cleave Coombs
and Bob Bell said at the
end of the meeting that
council would consider a
bylaw authorizing the
sewers on Dec. 16.
There was a half
humorous suggestion at
Monday night's council
meeting _that the PUC be
reported to the federal
wage and prices review
board. Council was notified
that the PUC will now
charge them 54 cents per
bill for billing and
collecting sewer accounts,
up from a previous 30 cents,
beginning Jan. 1.
Town council passed a
revised an updated traffic
bylaw Monday night, in
spite of one councillor's
objections to part of it. The
bylaw regulates parking
and bike, pedestrian and
vehicle traffic and council's
protection to persons and
property committee have
been working on it for
several months. The bylaw
makes a number of changes
in through streets and no
parking areas. Coun.
George Hildebrand
objected to a section which
says cars must face the
sidewalk when they are
angle parked