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Wednesday, February 14, 2000
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Editorial
Drivers
not gm' ing*
emergency
vehicles
space they need
Too many people are becoming
inconsiderate and dangerous when it comes
to sharing the roads with emergency
vehicles.
Recently, two ambulances came racing
through town on an undisclosed call.
They were travelling along Highway 8
through Seaforth to the local hospital and
both were faced with red lights.
Sirens wailed and lights flashed but still,
drivers proceeded through the intersection on
their green light, ignorant of the approaching
vehicles.
While both ambulances slowed for safety's
sake the second had to allow another vehicle
to get out of its way before it could get clear
of the intersection. '
While mistakes happen and,4or one reason
or another, a driver might not have heard the
sirens approaching, what was inexcusable
was the number of drivers who didn't
hesitate to go through the intersection.
It's the same way some people will try to
beat a train.
But they've put everyone's lives at risk and
have added seconds or more to the
ambulance's drive.
Those seconds really can mean life or death
in an emergency situation.
And whether it's police, fire or ambulances,
people are too often forgetting they need to
pull over, no matter what side of the road
they're on, until the emergency vehicles have
passed.
Any delays inconsiderate drivers are
causing are putting lives at risk.
It may not seem like it'll make a difference
but 'you're not waiting for the, ambulance or
fire truck to arrive.
Scott Hilgendorff
Opinion
Letters
Media sets bad spelling example
To the Editor:
Re: headline: 'Parasites' who steel
from others need to be stopped
How could you miss such a glaring
spelling mistake?
1 could understand if this was in the
small print - but not in a headline!
I am dismayed to find my
newspaper editor didn't catch this one.
Please don't tell me you rely on
spellcheck all the time. Surely a live
body looks over the paste-up before
the paper goes to press - yes?
How can you expect children to
spell if you (as the media) set such a
bad example?
Ten lashes
Shame on you!
with a wet noodle!
Drusilla Leitch
P.S. I do love receiving my paper
(even if 10 days late) while I'm away
for the winter. .
(Editorial note: Mrs. Leitch had not
yet received the Feb. 7 edition when
she wrote this letter in which an even
more glaring error appears in a front
page headline. We take these mistakes
seriously and endeavour to prevent
them from happening with
proofreading, not spellcheck on the
computer systems, but mistakes do slip
by.)
Food Freedom Day a bad sign
for farmers across the province
To the Editor:
By Feb. 6 this year the
average Canadian earned
enough money to pay for an
entire year's supply of food.
That's why it's called Food
Freedom Day.
For consumers it's a
reason to celebrate, as they
enjoy the lowest priced food
in the world. For farmers on
the other hand, we need to
emphasize that the farmers'
portion of the average
Canadian food bill has been
paid by Jan. 8.
That's right, eight days
into the new year, the
fanners of this country have
been paid f& their share of
the food bill of the average
Canadian. Compare this with
the Tax Freedom Day which
doesn't come until early July.
On average, Canadians
spent only 10.1 per cent of
their personal disposable
income on food. This
compares with 10.4 per cent
in the United States, 21 per
cent in Spain, 27 per cent in
South Africa, and 51.4 per
cent in India.
All consumers need to
appreciate the care and work
farmers put into producing a
safe food supply.
Not only are farmers
producers of food, but
stewards of the land and the
environment. As well,
farmers are members of our
rural community, anxious to
do our part to keep the
community active and
viable.
In the past year Ontario
Federation of Agriculture
along with other provincial
and federal farm
organizations have been
asking the Canadian
government to be treated
equitably with our major
food producing competitor,
the United States. This is
especially true in our grains
and oilseed sectors.
We need to get the
message out as 'to why we
are asking to be on a level
playing field.
When a major agriculture
producing country such as
the United States 'is
providing their farmers with
very rich farm programs, it
causes the balance of supply
and demand to be altered. By
investing in their farm
support programs, the United
States has helped their
farmers to continue to
produce, regardless of what
they are getting from the
marketplace for their goods.
Canadian grains and
oilseed producers are being
especially hard hit by this
unbalanced playing field.
Since Canadian prices for
these products are based on
United States markets, the
United States investment in
their farm support programs
has resulted m prices that are
below our cost of production.
People owning and
operating other businesses
know they have to make a
profit to stay in business.
Farmers know that too, and
all farmers want to be able to
get prices for their products
from the marketplace.
However when what our
grains and oilseed producers
are receiving for their
products is beyond their
control, they can't continue
to produce at below cost of
production if they are to stay
farming.
Canadian farmers need
assistance comparable to our
competitors - and that is the
message we have been
taking to our government,
and to date we have been
ignored. Input costs for
farmers - everything from
fuels to crop nutrients - have
been increasing, but farmers
have little opportunity to
pass those costs along when
they sell their produce.
Society needs to be aware,
especially today on Food
Freedom Day, of the
circumstances that are
affecting our grains and
oilseed producers. The
question we need to put to
the Canadian public is - do
we want the ability to feed
our own people, and will our
political leaders protect this
ability?
Charles Regele
President, Huron County
Federation of Agriculture
Huron sees rising Alzheimer numbers too
Today more than 300,000 Canadians,
or 1 in 13 people over the age of 65,
have Alzheimer Disease and related
dementias. This means over half of the
people in Canada know somebody with
Alzheimer Disease and that 1 in 4 people
see Alzheimer Disease amongst their
family members. The disease will affect
more than double that number, or 3/4 of
a million Canadians, by 2031.
Preliminary analysis estimate that there
will be 60,000 new cases of dementia per
year.
"Canada could be facing an Alzheimer
Disease crisis in this millennium," says
Steve Rudin, executive director of the
Alzheimer Society of Canada, "and we
have to act now to prevent it. With vast
numbers of people likely to get this
disease," Rudin says, "it's even more
urgent for us to find a cause and cure for
Alzheimer Disease and develop better
methods for diagnosis, caregiving, and
providing the needed services specific to
people with this disease."
Huron County is not immune from the
rising number of people affected by
'Alzheimer Disease and other forms of
dementia. Dementia projections for
Huron County estimate a rise from 804
persons affected by dementia in 2001, to
1,204 persons by 2028.
Caregivers are eager for any help they
can get, including day programs, respite,
overnight and weekend care. All three
levels of the Society (National,
Provincial and Local) work together to
provide support groups, counselling,
information, services and programs, such
as the national Alzheimer Wandering
Registry, which helps people, return
home after wandering. Caregivers are
also seeking home -care hours that mesh
with their work schedules and increase
with the disease's seventy - and workers
specially trained to care for people with
dementia. The Alzheimer Society of
Huron County in partnership with
Fanshawe College will be offering
courses for the Dementia Studies
Certificate Program in Huron County
this year. More information about these
specified courses is available at the
Society office.
A leading funder of Alzheimer
research in Canada, the Alzheimer
Society of Canada commits over $1
million annually.. Still, Rudin says more
research dollars are needed "to fight this
disease that's costing Canadians over
$3.9 billion a year." The Alzheimer
Society of Huron County welcomes
research donations from the local area,
and encourages the federal government
to make Alzheimer research a higher
priority. There are many ways you can
contribute to the work of the Alzheimer
Society of Huron County, please contact
our office at 317 Huron Road in Clinton.
To reach us by phone dial 482-1482 or 1-
800-561-5012.
See ALZHEIMER, Pogo a
Kippen train station opens for passengers
February18, 1876
It is expected that the
station at Kippen will be
opened :for passenger
accommodation this week.
One of the trackmen in
the London, Huron and
Bruce was thrown off a
hand -car and run over. One
leg was broken and he was
cut and bruised.
A few days ago, as Geo.
Holland of McKillop was
going home from Seaforth,
he was overtaken by a run-
away team.
A grand and sociable
gathering took place in
connection with the
Presbyterian Church of
Bayfield. Rev. Mr. Danby
was chairman.
The tenders for the
erection of the new church
at Brucefield were opened
by the committee. For the
carpenter work was let to
Stephen and Miller of
Clinton. Mason and brick
work, Mr. Copp of Clinton.
February 8, 1901
While putting a collar on
Mr. McEwan's horse, Owen
Geiger of Hensall found it
necessary to climb onto the
manger, when the beast
sprang forward curshing
him against a partition and
breaking some of his ribs.
Henry Bauer of Zurich
has sold his farm to his
neighbour J. Haberer, for
$4,500.
The new Workman hall in
Walton is to formally open
next week when there will
be a supper and a musical
and literary entertainment.
Years agone..
M. Ross D. McLeod and
John Toms of Bayfield have
gone to stokes Bay to fish.
A very sad and fatal
accident, last week, when
the third son of Samuel
Rennie of Zurich lost his
life. While cutting down a
big tree, it caught the boy
on the left side of his jiead,
fracturing his skull.
W.B. McLean of this town
has had patented a new wire
and iron fence.
W.H. Box of the late
Broadfoot and Box
Company has been
appointed manager under
the new company.
Ed Jarmain is having
material laid down for the
erection of a new bank barn
on his farm on the Huron
Road.
Sim Neely of town has
had a tough time with the
elements in keeping most of
the sidewalks in good shape.
Henry McGavin,
Tuckersmith, has purchased
from Peter McKay a very
superior Durham Bull, 18
months old.
February 19, 1926
A pleasant event took
place at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Robert McDonald
when the teachers and
officers of the Thames Road
Sunday School honored
Ethel McDonald. She was
presented ,with a Bible and a
plant.
Mr. and Mrs. P.V.
McGrath of St. Columban
celebrated their silver
wedding. The family gave
them a cabinet of silver.
Miss Daisy Hamilton let
to enter Hamilton General
Hospital for a course of
training.
The male quartette of
First Church, Messrs, D.
Reid, M.R. Rennie, J.
Beattie and J. Scott gave a
very much appreciated
number at the morning
service.
Mrs. Flett and Miss Mary
Modeland are in Toronto
attending the millinery
openings.
Richard Kinsman .of
Chiselhurst arrived here
with a car load of fine
western horses.
M. G. Deitz of Zurich has
sold the business block
occupied by the post office,
shoe store and dental office
to his father, Samuel Dietz.
A good full sleighload of
friends from Northside
United Church gathered at
the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Harold Lawrence in
McKillop.
A most enjoyable
Valentine social for the
Sunday school scholars was
held in First Church. J.G.
Mullen presided and the
programme consisted of
solos, trios and readings.
February 16., 1951
Members of the McKillop
Fire Insurance Company
were informed at their
annual meeting that new
business for the year 1950,
amounted to about one and
a quarter million dollars and
with only one major loss.
E.L. Box of town, was
appointed a member of the
Seaforth PUC The vacancy
was caused by the
resignation of Ken M.
Campbell who has moved to
Listowel.
W.R. Davidson of Hensall
has sold his property to
Lome Hay.
The Cancer, Polio and
T.B. Committee of the
Oddfellows and Rebekah
Lodges had a successful
euchre when there were 20
tables in play.
Mrs. Elsie Case of
Hensall has sold his farm to
Elgin Thompson.
Messrs. Jas. A. Stewart,
J.E. Keating, MA. Reid and
C.A. Barber skip are in
Toronto taking part in the
Ontario Provincial Bonspiel.
Mr. and Mrs. Merril
Dunlop of town have moved
into the apartment of Dr. E.
A. McMaster, East William
Street.
Don Dale, Gar Baker,
Michael Bechly and Bill
Stephenson were a rink at
the High School curling
bonspiel in Galt.
Seaforth's Fire Brigade
answered a call to the office
of Dr. M.W. Stapleton. The
fire was believed to have
originated from eitehr a
short circuit or over -heating.
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