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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 2002-05-29, Page 3Your Community Newspaper Since 1860 Tom Williscraft - Publisher Pat Armes - Office Manager Scott Hilgendorff - Editor Dianne McGrath - Subscriptions/Ciossifieds Susan Hundertmark - Reporter Bernie Pugh - Sales Anne Roden - Distribution Bowes Publishers Limited 54.61,1,3,1 0/ 54R :hail (A.p010[1011 - .4 Q .MM0. Camp.) E-mail us at seaforth@bowesnet.com Visit our home page at www.seaforthhuronexpositor.com SUBSCRIPTION RATES: LOCAL - 32.50 a year, in odvonce, plus 2.28 G.S.T. SENIORS: - 30.00 a year, in advance, plus 2.10 G.S.T. USA & foreign: 28.44 a year in advance, plus $78.00 postoge, G.S.T. exempt SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Published weekly by Signal -Star Publishing at 11 Main St., Seaforth. Publication mail registration No. 0696 held at Seaforth, Ontario. 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Box 69, Seaforth, Ontario, NOK 1 WO Member of the Canadian Community Newspaper Association, Ontario Community Newspapers Association Publication Mail Registration No. 07605 "We ac the financial support of the Government of Canada, through e Publications Assistance Program (PAP), toward our mailing costs." Editorial Who the victims are isn't always clear such as in teasing case Recently, a 13 -year-old boy from Huron East was charged with assault causing bodily harm. His victim was a young girl he mistook, possibly in his rage, for someone who had been teasing him on the school bus. He stabbed her with an object, requiring that she receive stitches. While the girl is considered the "victim" in the police report, there remains a strong possibility that we are overlooking another victim --the boy charged with assault. While there is no excuse for violently attacking another person, people need to question what drove the boy to do this. According to the police report, the boy was being teased. Everyone knows children of that age have an amazing ability to be cruel to one another. We cannot possibly imagine, as adults, what kind of trauma the boy may have gone through to drive him to retaliate aggressively. The children on that bus who teased and tormented the boy walk away from the incident untouched. Yet they have likely left emotional scars on the boy who was charged and have led to the physical scar the young girl now faces. While she was a victim of violence, both her and the boy who was teased are the victims of teasing. The other children must share the responsibility of her injuries and of the boy being charged. Police have no choice but to charge the boy and rightly so for not finding a more appropriate way RI deal with his anger. But the children who provoked him are just as responsible and as parents and educators, a greater emphasis is needed at home and in school on teaching tolerance of one another. There were two victims in the "stabbing" and more than one person needs to share the responsibility for it. By Scott Hilgendorff How to access us Letters to the Editor and other submissions can be made to us by noon on Mondays at: seaforth@bowesnet.com All letters and submissions must be signed and accompanied by a day -time telephone number. All submissions are subject to editing for both length and content. Don't forget to check out our homepage at: ww*.sesfOrthhuronexpos for ' t II Opinion Letters Labour council protesting privatization of health care system The following is a letter sent to MPP Helen Johns Dear Mrs. Johns I hope that you don't mind that the Huron District Labour Council staged a protest outside your constituency office at 50 South St. Goderich Ontario this month. Our protest was in support of the Ontario Health Coalitions denunciation of your government's privatization plans for health care. This is our second protest on health care cuts and privatization. The first protest focused on all facets of health care as they were all feeling the pinch of your government's deep cuts. I have watched and worried continuously as this tragedy unfolds and I must ask you do you think it is in the best interest of your constituents and all Ontarioans to destroy public Health Care? We don't have to look very far to see what private health care has done to our neighbours to the south. In the United States, of their 250 million people 43 million have no health insurance at all, 100 million are considered underinsured, which means that in the event of major medical problem t2/5ths of all Americans would not have coverage to pay their health care bills. In fact 500,000 Americans claim bankruptcy as a result of inability to pay health care bills each year. It is also estimated that at least 100,000 Americans die each year needlessly because they couldn't afford to pay for treatment for their illness. Is that what the people of Ontario want? Premier Hams states resistance to privatization is due to fear of the unknown. Canadians resist private health care precisely because we know a lot about it. Do you want to privatize health care because it will be cheaper? The New England Journal of Medicine says costs are 13 to 16 percent higher in profit making hospitals compared to non-profit hospitals. If private health care is cheaper than why, after 15 years has New Zealand now legislated that health care will return to the public domain? The answer is that profiteers have destroyed health care in New Zealand. Do you plan to let them do the same in Ontario. It is a fact that one private health care provider in the states, and no doubt a key bidder in the blossoming Canadian healthcare market, paid 800 million dollars in fines for defrauding the American government out of health care money. The Americans are finding it almost impossible to account for and recoup their fraud laidonned health care system. That is the same problem that New Zealand has since started to deal with by taking back control. American statistics show that US health care eats up more than 13 percent of the gross national product compared to 9 percent in Canada. In Canada; 100 percent of our citizens are fully covered. In the states few have comparable coverage to Canadians. What percentage will be fully covered once we feel the full force of your governments proposal to privatize? Are there any limits to how far privatization should go in your opinion as Associate Minister of Health. I understand that the present healthcare system will need to be modernized to deal with future demands. I understand that as the waiting lists grow it will take more money to deal with our aging population. Why then would the government knowing that they will have to deal with increase costs want to add a profit factor as an additional burden to the system? The proof is out there that privatization costs more and delivers less. It is your governments responsibility to make decisions that are in the best interest of the public you serve. When can we expect to see those decisions made? Jim Vance Huron County resident President of Huron District Labour Council Word on the street is that I'm an arsonist I am not an arsonist. I can barely strike a match. But the rumour mill, in typical By Scott Hilgendorff small-town gossip fashion, has made me a victim for the first time that I've been aware of. Now, some people are "hearing" that I might be a suspect in the arson case. How I think it happened comes from the number of people joking about me moving to town and then two days later, Sills' Hardware is set on fire, not far from my new location. While the reality is that the fires started two weeks before I moved to town, people are forgetting that fact and linking my arrival with the fires in general and not the Sills fire that started two weeks after the first fires in the downtown core. And, by virtue of having a job that requires documenting terrible events such as that, I have been on the scene at both the Sills and Quality Jersey fires. The rumour has it that I arrived at the Quality Jersey fire before the fire department, adding to the suspicion. And while I didn't arrive that quickly, I could have. The fire department's pagers go off and the old fire siren sounds alerting everyone to a fire call. Both the Sills and Jersey fires were in sight of my living room windows. The firefighters have to get from home to the fire hall and then to the fire. I have just had to walk a block or less from home to get to the scene. Both times, however, I stopped to make sure my own building was secure and, as susp sous as some people might take it, I cold certainly have been at either fire before the fire department. In fact, both times, I wasn't and, during the Jersey fire, I passed a police officer on the street on the way to the fire with my camera in hand. And you know what? For those who are still suspicious but may not know this fact, after the Jersey fire, I could also have been found roaming the back Site YLL, Page 4 Caven Church reopens with Rev. Thompson June 2, 1876 Winthrop: The re -opening of Caven Church was a gratifying success. Rev. Thompson, pastor of the church conducted the morning service and Rev. Stafford the evening service. Walton: The 24th of May was well celebrated at Walton in a manner well becoming of such an auspicious occasion. At an early hour many people from Walton --Brussels assembled to witness the different sports which were announced to take place. H?nsall: Mr. Moore of Chiselhurst has just completed a fine new store which is to be occupied by Messrs. Stanley and German of Exeter as a general store. Messrs. Fairbaird & Reynolds have opened a carpenter shop and are now prepared to do a good business. Hullett: The Hullett champion Ayrshire bull belonging to Mr. R.N. Adams of Kinburn weighed on May 2, 920 pounds, being one year old on this day. Who can beat it? Tuckersmith: Mr. James Smillie, Mr. John B. Sinclair and Mr. Murdock have had sheep and lambs killed by dogs. Last Wednesday night, the barns of Mr. Wm. Tuckersmith, on the Huron Road, were discovered to be on fire. The fire when first noticed was too far advanced to be checked. The entire out -buildings consisted of barns, sheds, stables, pins, etc. were levelled to the ground. June 7, 1001 Huron Notes: John Brown of Ethel the other day shot a crane which measured 6 feet two inches from Hp to tip. Brussels: Ned Wilson who was so badly injured by falling out of a wagon and Years agone... being run over on Thursday of last week was removed to the House of Refuge on Friday. Ned has no relatives and is penniless. The bowling dub have their new grounds on the flats just north of the river nearly completed. Miss Jennie Warwick of the second line of Morris and Miss Gertrude Farnham of Kinburn left on Tuesday for Edmonton, Northwest Territory where they will spend the summer. Constance: The Sunday school anniversary services in connection with Kinburn church will be held on June 16th. Rev. Mr. Denver of Walton is expected to preach at half past two and at seven o'dock. Egmondville Notes: Kruse Bros. have got nicely started at their new brick and tile yard and are said to be turning out a fine article in both lines. Jacob McGee spent a few days with his son and daughters up around Ashfield last week. June 4, 1926 Notes: Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bennett left on Monday where they are going to look after M. McOuarry's farm, east of Brussels, for the summer months. Frank O'Brien of Staffa, was last week elected president of the layman's Association of the London Conference of the United Chtxch, London. Mrs. Wm. Scott has sold her house to Mr. Roderick McKenzie, of London. The many friends of M.C. Haugh, who was operated on in the Seaforth Memorial Hospital two weeks ago, will be glad to hear that he is so far recovered to be removed to his home this week. John Munn is away helping to cut wood for Mrs. Ross on the 10th line. A cream collector from Dublin, as well the Walton collectors are on the rounds. Mr. Wilker who recently had a severe accident by being caught in the wheel of an engine, is now slowly recovering. The children of the Seperate School were treated to ice cream and cake on Monday afternoon and enjoyed the feast very much. Bell Engine Co. ship to West - The Robert Bell Engine Co. Ltd., shipped last week a 20-35 Imperial Tractor to the city of Price Albert, Sask., for municipal work. June 1, 1951 Police Constable Ken Shearadown, Ottawa, has been posted to Seaforth Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police. Mr. Bill Munn, son to Dr. and Mrs. Munn of town has obtained his private pilot's license from the Department of Transport, Ottawa on the completion of a course of training at Sky Harbour, Airport, Goderich. H. E. Smith was elected president of the Seaforth Lions Club, Monday night. Lawrence P. Plumsteel, principal of Seaforth District High School, was advised Wednesday that Mr. Robert Bruce Scott, Toronto, who died May 21, had established scholarships for students graduating from the Seaforth District High School. The Flying Saucers Club, sponsored by the Women's Institute, composed of Girl Guides from Mitchell and Dublin, who are working for their hostess badge through this club entertained at tea recently at the home of Mrs. WJ. Stewart, Dublin. Miss Ethel McClure, of Winthrop, spent a few days with her aunts, Misses Belle and Rebecca McClure. Achievement Day last Saturday was the culmination of the work and efforts of 141 girls of the Huron County Junior Institutes. Captain D. C. Irwin, Cadet Inspector for an Area Headquaters, London, carried out the annual inspection of the Seaforth District High School Cadet Corps. on Wednesday afternoon. Miss Mary Ryan, daughter of Mrs. C. Ryan of town, received first class honors in The Honor History Course which she was taking at the University of Western Ontario. The first band concert of the season will be Sunday night at 8:30 p.m. as announced by Bandmaster E. H. Gose. June 3, 1976 It was with reluctance that Elgin Thompson first got involved in local politics 30 years ago and it's reluctantly that he has decided not to stand again for reeve of Tuckersmith Township in this fall's election. He was reeve for 30 years. Members of the Maitland Dirt Riders motorcycle club met near Walton at the farm of Chris Lee over the weekend to learn motorcycling tips from the pros. A proposal to open an entrance way to Vanastra off No. 4 Highway at the Ontario Hydro location to 7th Avenue was made to Tuckersmith Council Tuesday nlght.