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Home My WebLink AboutHuron Expositor, 2004-12-01, Page 1212 -TRI HURON 'DEPOSITOR, DIC. 1, 2004 J Community�Calendar WED. 1 SUN. DEC 5 10:00-11:30 a.m. - Story Fun 2:30-4:00 p.m. - Public Skating Ontario Early Years Program at Duffs United Church Wahon 1:00-4:00 p.m. - Seniors Shuffleboard at the Arena 6:00 Ruth's Fitness, main Hall THURS. , DEC. 2 10:00-11:30 a.m. - Baby Tune Ontario Early Years at Egmondville United Church. 11:30-1 - Seniors Dining Main Hall FRI. DEC. 3 10:00 a.nt. - Morning Out at Bethel Bole Church, Seaforth 10:00-10:45 a.m. and 11:15-12 noon - Seaforth Branch Library presents Takes for Tots. Aged 2-5 and their caregivers. Pre -registration required. 527-1430. SAT. DEC. 4 6:30 ant Houseleague Hockey Oilers vs. Kings 7:30 am Houseleague Hockey Bruins vs. Blues 8:30 am Houseleague Hockey Ducks vs. Panthers '9:30 am Houseleague Hockey Sharks vs. Leafs 2:30 p.m. - Seaforth Novice vs Drayton MON. DEC 6 9:30-11:00 a.m.- ABC 123 Ontario Early Years Program at St. James Gym 4:00-5:00 p.m. - After School Shinny 5:30 p.m. - Clogging Upstairs 6:00 p.m. - Ruth's Fitness Main Hall TUES. DEC 7 9:00-10:00 a.m. - Fitness is Fun with Drusilla - Clogging Upstairs with Sherry McCa11 10-11:30 a.m. - Rhyme Tune Ontario Early Years Program at Seaforth Public School 7:30 p.m. - Seaforth Harmony Hi-Lites rehearsal at Northside United Church WED. DEC. 8 10.00-11,:30 a.nt. - Story Fun Ontario Early Years program at Duff's United Church in Walton 1:00-4:00 p.m. - Seniors Shuffleboard at the Arena 6:00 p.m. - Ruth's Fitness. Main Hall if you're organizing a non-profit event of interest to other Seaforth area residents, phone the recreation office 527-1272 or the Expositor at 527-0240, or mail the information to Community Calendar, The Huron Expositor, Box 69. Seaforth, Ontario, NOK 1 WO well in advance •of the scheduled date. Free listing includes date, time, name of event and location only. Space for the Community Calender is donated by The Huron Expositor. Social Justice Coalition finds 1 in 5 Huron County residents living at or under poverty line By Jennifer Hubbard Goderich Signal -Star Staff As a single parent of three children living in Seaforth, Kathy is struggling to stay afloat. With the help of Ontario Works she has gone back to school to earn her personal support worker certificate, but her hours still fall short of those needed to support her family. "My wage does not really allow me to get off Ontario Works. There's nothing I would like more than to get off of the system, but the bottom line is that I just don't make enough money," she wrote in a personal story prepared for the Huron County Social Justice Coalition. "Without Ontario Works my children's needs just wouldn't be met. 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"We spent quite a bit of time with Statistics Canada and trying to figure out a definition of poverty and its relation to Huron County. We wanted to educate our- selves before we tried to educate others." Bonnett and Women Today of Huron executive director Pam Hanington made their first presentation on behalf of the coalition to Huron County Council's committee of the whole ses- sion Nov. 16. "If you want to make sys- tem changes, it usually hap- pens through the govern- ment, so that's where we're going to start," Bennett said, adding the coalition hopes to make the county a partner in the fight against poverty by supporting anti -poverty res- olutions and becoming a member. The pair quoted the 1998 Canadian Council on Social Development, to define poverty. "To be poor is to be distant from the mainstream of soci- ety and to be excluded from resources, opportunities and sources of subjective and objective well being, which are readily available to oth- ers." According to the coali- tion's research approximate- ly 600 or 20 per cent of Huron families - most often one parent families - live at or below the poverty line. Most people living with disabilities (physical and mental) are poor and more than half of the people living in poverty are children. "When looking at provin- cial statistics you also have to think about the rural con- text," she commented "The averages are skewed because of the urban areas." The presentation also out- lined the consequence of poverty, which include lower levels of health, high- er levels of mental illness, lower educational attain- ment, shorter life expectan- cy, homelessness and decreased ability to con- tribute to the community. These consequences cost all levels of government more money, Bonnett explained, by increasing pressure on services, health care costs and use of emer- gency services. There are also fewer per capita community resources, a lower quality of life and increased rural out -migra- tion. But it wasn't all about sta- tistics. Bonnett and Hanington also shared life stories written by two coun- ty residents living in pover- ty. Without the food bank, Kathy said she would be unable to feed her children. And while they're not going hungry, like many mothers in her situation, she is wor- ried that her children are not getting enough fruits and vegetables. "When asked about what I thought would make things better in Huron County, I told the woman that it would be really helpful to have more full-time jobs that pay halfway decent so I could support my own family," she commented. "I'm really tired of feeling like a second class citizen because I'm on Ontario Works." The first letter came from Daniel*, a 45 -year-old man living in Huron County. Despite having a university degree in history and a career as a writer and broad- caster in Kitchener, Daniel began living in poverty when he was downsized and couldn't find employment. "Many employers told me that I was overqualified for positions within their facto- ries," he wrote. "The employment insurance ran out and so did my hope. I spent considerable time moving from shelter to shel- ter, from soup kitchen to soup kitchen. Finally I came home to Huron County. "Huron County is my home, this is where I grew up and i really hoped that life would change here." Working in area factories, Daniel developed a chronic back problem and is now liv- ing on Ontario Works in a run-down one bedroom apartment with his cat. "Don't get me wrong, I appreciate the assistance I receive. My problem is this, I live in poverty," he contin- ued. "I barely can afford to live. Once my rent and utili- ties are paid I have nothing left. 1 must resort to using the local food bank and walking the back roads in search of beer bottles to buy milk and bread. "Why would anyone choose to live this way?" Bonnett said Tuesday's pres- entation and others that will follow are all about aware- ness. "We just 'wanted to give the county an awareness they may not have had before. We live in small rural communities and you don't see the effects of poverty like you do in the city, but it's here," she explained. As a collection of individ- uals and organizations, the Huron County Social Justice Coalition meets regularly to contribute to and advocate for equality, fairness and jus- tice for all citizens of Huron. The coalition is made up of service providers - health unit, mental health, legal clinic, addictions, Children's Aid Society, youth, women's shelter, hospital, seniors, churches, community mem- bers and the media. With the first of their three main goals - collecting local statistical and anecdotal information regarding social justice issues - well under- way, Bonnett said the group is currently looking for ways to share that information with the community and all levels of government. She hopes to make similar presentations to the county's nine lower -tier municipali- ties. 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