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Editorial
Passports
to cross U.S.
border insulting
and ineffective
It was bound to happen and now it has.
Nearly five years after the horrific,
terrorist -driven attacks along the eastern
U.S. seaboard, and with the mastermind,
Osama bin Laden, still on the lam, our
neighbour to the south has now deemed
that most Canadians must now have a
passport for day trips and the like.
Indeed, suddenly the world's longest
undefended border is now going to
require a lot more paperwork to cross —
as if, somehow, forging a passport is so
difficult to do.
Naturally, the change in policy is going
to prove more than somewhat
problematic to Canada given the feds'
growing propensity to eliminate civil
service jobs while taxes, including the
gnarly Goods and Services Tax (GST)
that was allegedly temporary, continue to
rise up like a perpetual phoenix.
It should come as no small surprise that
several folks see the maneuvre as,
downright rude, especially those who live
in border cities, like Windsor, Sarnia and
Niagara Falls, and had, up till now,
neighbourly relations with their American
cousins. Others, like snowbirds, are likely
to be miffed that they will suddenly need
a passport to go visit what they've come
to call a second home.
Last, but not least, is the fact that it's
impractical to ask that Canadians, who
are by far the most U.S. visiting types in
the world, to shell out nearly $100 to zip
across the bridge in order to buy
something from Target. Most likely, the
change will deter Canucks from spending
their bucks over yonder.
Also, the U.S. border crossings are
already notoriously understaffed so one
must wonder if the passport police will
have more or less work to do when the
change comes into play.
One would be remiss to not mention
that many of the terrorists on the fateful
day of Sept. 11, 2001, were indeed in the
U.S. with passports. The passports were
altered and, according to some reports,
the terrorists were confident the forgeries
would not be spotted by over-worked
customs officials.
Clinton News Record
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Letters
B and B owner wonders why
locum doctors need apartments
To the Editor,
First of all, I would like to thank the people of Seaforth
and area for making us feel at home right from the fust day
we moved here and took ownership of Home and Hearth
Bed and Breakfast. Before, coming to Seaforth we did a lot
of research and soul searching and decided that not only is
there a definite need for this service in town (I believe, at
present, ourselves and Peggoty's are the only two B and Bs
in Seaforth), but this was the town we wanted to settle in.
In the eight months since coming here we have had
several locum doctors stay in our home. So, needless to say,
I was quite disappointed when I read the headline on the
front page of last week's paper "SCH trust and town trust
creating apartments for visiting locum doctors," and even
more so as I continued through the article.
I believe not only do we provide all the "amenities" that
would be created by these apartments but I am confident in
saying that we can surpass that expectation. We too have
large, comfortable sleeping areas, fully -equipped kitchen and
laundry facilities, internet access as well as some extra
"amenities" such as a private outdoor patio area with a
barbecue and additional meal preparation if requested.
We feel that we have a "homey atmosphere" because it is
our home and as soon as someone walks through the door
this is their home for as long as they stay and they are made
to feel most welcome.
Since the province funds the locum program including
accommodation, why not let that money be put back into the
community? And as a tax -paying member of this community
trying to make a living and provide a much-needed service,
does that not just make a whole lot of sense?
We all know in a small, tight -knit community like
Seaforth that in order to survive one hand has to feed
another. I feel that we should be supporting our local
businesses in order to keep Seaforth a thriving and pleasant
place to live and work.
Barb and Ivan Wolfe
Home and Hearth B & B
Westcott remembers being invited
to private reception to meet the Pope
To the Editor,
I can appreciate how Jerry Murray felt on meeting the
Pope.
Although a Protestant (who played the kettle drum in
many Orange Lodge parades in Huron County in the '30s
and '40s) for me meeting him was indeed a moving
experience that is long remembered. The greatness of the
man seemed to fill the room.
I was on the committee for his 1984 visit to Canada and
Cardinal Carter invited Virginia and I to a private reception
to meet him. For a few seconds we talked about skiing.
I was fortunate in that I had the opportunity to meet Pope
Paul VI in Rome in 1975 and although a different
personality, he spoke impeccable English (and I understand
he spoke many other languages).
It was to be a 10 -minute visit but it lasted for over half an
hour. In my opinion the power of the office was matched by
the power of the personal character of both these men.
Clare Westcott
Toronto
Local man is said to have a calf
with no eyes or tail in 1905
APRIL 23, 1880
A telegraphic dispatch
from Lucan states that the
Rev. Father Connolly will
shortly leave Biddolph and
that he will be succeeded by
Father Dean Murphy of
Irishtown, who will remain
in Lucan for two years.
The old Presbyterian
church of Harpurhey has
been pulled down.
James A. Cline is the
possessor of a dog which
weighs 150 pounds.
The fall wheat is looking
very well in the Hibbert
section except where it was
eaten down with the cattle in
the fall.
Thos. Shillington, who has
been attending normal school
has successfully passed his
professional examination for
second class certificate.
APRIL 28,1905
Wm. Raidar of the 14th
concession of Hay is said to
have a calf that has neither
tail or eyes.
Last Thursday a merry load
of young people journeyed to
the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Chas. Stelck of Hillsgreen
and enjoyed an old fashioned
taffy pull.
Henry Staffer of Kippen,
proprietor of the Kippen
Hotel, has just closed a deal
with the McCartney Bros. of
Brucefield for the purchase
of a 15 horse power gasoline
engine and a Jolliet chopper
to be installed here about the
first of August.
Henry Little who has been
a resident since disposing of
his farm in Tuckersmith, has
purchased the Seaforth and
Bayfield stage from Jas.
McGee.
Miss Helen Wilson,
daughter of John A. Wilson,
has accepted the position of
organist in First Presbyterian
Synod.
The bachelors of Seaforth
In the Years Agone
will give a dance in Cardno's
Hall on Wednesday next.
John Rankin, the recently
appointed Town clerk and
treasurer enters upon his
duties on Monday.
John Thornton of the
Seaforth bicycle emporium
and repair shop has added a
gasoline engine to his plant.
The Dominion Bank here is
making extensive
improvements on their bank
building.
George Turnbull of town
has purchased the stable on
the Presbyterian Church
grounds for $75. He is
moving it to his property in
the east ward.
Mr. Chas. Aberhart has
opened his ice cream parlour
at the rear of his drug store.
MAY 2, 1930
On Saturday afternoon,
Mrs. Wm. Dodds, McKillop,
was hostess at a shower to
honour Miss Helen Kerr. A
mock wedding took place.
The bridge received many
useful gifts.
Miss Marie Koehler of
McKillop had the misfortune
of getting a finger caughter
in the wash line pulley. The
nail and the finger were
pulled off.
Owing to the inclement
weather of late, very little
seeding has been done in the
Cromarty district.
Mr. Keith Love of
Hillsgreen left for Alberta,
where he will spend a few
months in the mission field.
Seeding has begun with
full swing in the Walton
vicinity.
Miss Gladys Passmore of
Hensall has taken the
position of saleslady in her
father's store, the Hensall
radio and automobile service.
Miss E. Beattie of Seaforth,
taught at No. 10 Tuckersmith
in the absence of Mrs. Harry
Caldwell.
Mr. Ballantyne, at present
on the staff of the St.
Catherines Collegiate
Institute, has been appointed
Principal of the Seaforth
Collegiate.
R.L. Thompson of town is
having a cellar and cement
foundation built under his
residence on John -Street.
Arthur Thompson of
Tuckersmith, son of Reeve
W.P. Thompson, caught the
record sucker of the season.
He landed one which
measured 24 inches long, and
weighed five pounds.
Mel. Clarke and Bill Kelly
motored to Toronto on
Tuesday.
MAY 6, 1955
Mrs. Paul Denomme, a
resident of Drysdale all her
life, on May 15th observed
her 90th birthday. A birthday
dinner was the feature of the
affair, held at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Edward Parks
of Crediton.
Tragedy struck at two
district homes when an 18
months old child died of
injuries received when a
truck passed over him and an
eight year old boy was
drowned at Constance.
Dr. John W. Shaw, widely
known resident died
suddenly at his home on
Ratterbury St. Clinton. He
was born in Hullett in 1861,
son of John Shaw.
Seaforth, on Tuesday,
notified the bonding
company for B.C.
Construction installations of
Seaforth sewers that work on
the contract had closed.
Activity at the Seaforth
agricultural race track is the
greatest seen in years,
according to W.H. Elliott of
the Seaforth Turf Club.
T.S. Smith of town
celebrated his 87th birthday
on Sunday at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Leeming.
Ken Beattie, who has been
accountant at the Canadian
Bank of Commerce St.
Thomas has been appointed
accountant at the new branch
of the bank at St. Catherines.
Wm. Stephenson of
Toronto spent holidays with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leo
Stephenson prior to spending
the summer in Labrador.
Senator W.H. Golding who
has spending the Easter
recess at his house here has
returned to his duties in
Ottawa on Monday.
APRIL 24, 1980
The spring flooding
problem in Silver Creek may
be corrected after a
consultant completes a study
on flood prone areas for the
Ausable-Bayfield
Conservation Authority this
summer.
John Small, watershed
planner for the authority, said
a consulting firm will look at
flood prone areas in the
watershed and recommend
whether a dyking program or
the installation of larger
culverts will prevent
backwaters being created on
Silver Creek.
A Seaforth PUC crew has
started work upgrading 1,200
feet of water mains along
Railway Street, between
Main Street South and
William Street. The mains
will be changed from four
inch to six inch installations.
Walton area subscribers to
the Seaforthh Bell Telephone
exchange are waging a fight
with Bell against losing their
Seaforth phone numbers by
the end of the year.
Roos di Dave
rRemember how, in the sixties, all those,
rock stars like Joplin, Hendrix, and
Morrison were dying of drug overdoses?
Well, this is even
more depressing.
by bavid Lacey