Huron Expositor, 2001-04-11, Page 66 -THE HURON EXPOSITOR, April 11, 2001
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Announcement
Dave Sykes, Group Publisher of Bowes Publishers, is
pleased to announce the appointment of Tom Williscraft
to the position of Publisher/Advertising Manager of The
Huron Expositor.
Tom is a Huron County native & graduate of Central
Huron Secondary School in Clinton. He is also "coming
home" to Seaforth after working at The Expositor ad
department in 1993.
We wish Tom all the best in his new position.
News
Cuddle bears bring comfort to Alzheimer patients
By Scott Hilgendoeff
Expositor Editor
Unique 'cuddle bears' are
being adopted by residents in
Seaforth Manor.
In fact, one of the hand
madebears, a source of
comfort to people with
dementia illnesses like
Alzheimer disease, was
adopted minutes after being
introduced to residents at the
nursing home facility.
"They have'someone to
care for in the bear," said
Alex Beasse of the
Alzheimer Society, who
brought the bears to the
residents last week.
She said the bears can help
decrease a person's sense of
isolation, provide tactile
stimulation and can spark
fond memories from their
past, periods where
Alzheimer patients memories
are focussed as they lose
memory of the present.
As the bears were being
passed around for residents
to see, Doris Smith took to
one immediately and adopted
it on the spot, naming him
Peter.
"That's why we do this,"
said Beasse of Smith's
immediate joy in having a
bear.
Scott Hilgendorff photo
Doris Smith, Pat Ryan and Alex Beasse (Huron County Alzheimer Society) enjoy the 'cuddle
bears' recently presented to residents of Seaforth Manor.
"For someone like Doris,
she's a person who really
connects with the bear," said
Beasse.
"They're comforting," said
Cheryl Phillips, activity
director at the facility.
She was excited to be able
to have the bears at the
Manor.
Volunteers hand-knit the
bears which are given to
people with dementia as
gifts. They stay with the
residents, not the long-term
care facility where they
might be staying.
While the program has
been in place for about five
years in Huron County, it's
the first time bears have
come to Seaforth Manor and
residents were glad to see
them.
Each one is different and
can be in traditional colours
or brightly coloured yarns.
Beasse said the Alzheimer
Society has seen some
patients' self-esteem improve
through use of the bears.
She said some take to them
so strongly that they treat the
bears with care and
compassion.
Councillors concerned by different standard
set in proposed manure bylaw for wards
By Scott Hilgendorff
Expositor Editor
Council is one step away
from approving a manure
bylaw effective in the
McKillop and Grey Wards
of Huron East, different
from one passed by the
previous council of the
former Tuckersmith
Township, now also part of
Huron East.
"Yes, we are going to have
two different standards in
the municipality," said
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Administrator Jack
McLachlan, sparking
concerns from several
councillors at council's April
3 meeting.
The bylaw would restrict
the number of units a
livestock operation can have
to 300 while Tuckersmith's
bylaw restricts to 250. For
pigs, one unit is equal to
four animals.
Tuckersmith's bylaw
would expire in September
and the new bylaw would be
set to expire at the same
time for McKillop and Grey
Wards.
McLachlan said the bylaw
is being set up differently in
response to advice from
Huron County's planning
department that
Tuckersmith's bylaw is best
left on the books, as is.
While council
traditionally gives new
bylaws a first, second and
final approval in one
meeting, McLachlan
suggested they only give it
the first two to give
residents a chance to
respond.
"I'm uncomfortable we
have different regulations
for different wards," said
Deputy Mayor Bernie
MacLellan
Grey Ward Coun. Graeme
MacDonald and
Tuckersmith Ward Coun.
Bill DeJong also expressed
concern about having two
different bylaws.
"I think we should follow
the Tuckersmith numbers,"
said DeJong.
"I don't like the double
standard either," said
MacDonald.
Brussels Ward Coun. Joe
Seili asked if the situation
would create a flood of
applications for building
permits approval prior to
the bylaw being passed.
"That's the chance we
take," said McLachlan.
He also told council by
the time the bylaw expires,
the situation could be
completely different because
an Ashfield Township bylaw
is going through the courts
and the Ontario Municipal
Board for a hearing that
could impact what powers
the municipalities have in
regulating large livestock
operations.
McLachlan told The
Expositor, by the time the
bylaw expires, it is hoped
upper levels of government
will have come up with
standards for livestock
operations.
The bylaws are being put
in place to put a moratorium
on the size of livestock
operations until sizes can be
determined that are
considered safe for the
environment because of the
amount of manure produced
by the facilities which
potentially contaminates
water supplies.
Council discussed the
numbers being used in the
bylaw to limit the size of
livestock facilities and
MacLellan pointed out. "It
was an effort not to penalize
the small farms."
Car stolen from home in Hensall
A 1998 Mercury Topaz,
navy blue in color, was
stolen from a home on
Richmond Street in Hensall.
The vehicle was reported
missing on March 26th, at 3
p.m.
The vehicle is still
outstanding and anyone
seeing the vehicle or
coming across Ontario
markers #AHJM058 is
asked to notify the closest
OPP office or call
Crimestoppers at 1-800-
222-8477.
License suspended
A 19 -year-old Hensall
man had his driver's license
suspended for 12 hours and
was charged with a liquor
offence as a result of erratic
driving.
The man was pulled over
by police on March 23
shortly after 10 p.m. on
Highway 8 just west of
Seaforth.
Huron OPP say he was
driving erratically, received
breath tests and had an open
container in his vehicle.
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