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Huron Expositor, 2005-12-07, Page 5ME1=11, Opinion Bullying legislation a positive step, says Canada Safety Council To the Editor, The following is an open letter to Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty. Dear Premier, The plan announced on Nov: 16 by Ontario's Minister of Education, the Honourable Gerard Kennedy, to fight bully- ing in schools is a posi- tive, progressive step. If a school is rife with bullying, it doesn't feel safe. Bullying poisons the social environment for everyone, has long- term consequences for the bully and the victim, and is a factor in suicides and violent incidents. For this reason, the Canada Safety Council supports your government's efforts to address this very seri- ous problem. Bullying affects the whole community, not just the bully and the vic- tim. Peers are more important than they real- ize. They can be part of the audience, support the destructive behavior, or intervene in a positive way, perhaps by report- ing the situation. As they grow up, play- ground bullies may trans- fer their abuse of power to other forms of harass- ment, violence, or abuse, and they may become workplace bullies. Boys who were bullies in elementary school are more likely to have crim- inal convictions by the time they are in their 20s. This is not surprising, when you consider that many bullying activities are offenses under the Criminal Code. Victims, on the other hand, typically suffer withdrawal and anxiety. Their school performance may drop and they may try to . avoid going to school. In rare cases they lash out in revenge, endangering the entire school, occasionally resulting in very tragic incidents. The Canada Safety Council has worked with various organizations, including the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police, to address this issue. We would be pleased to assist your government as appropri- ate. Emile Therien President Canada Safety Council ali=111D The Skipalong Shoe Factory on Seaforth's Main Street in the 1950s. The Huron Business Centre now resides where the Skipalong Shoe Factory used to be located. Broderick Block on Seaforth's Main Street completely destroyed by fire in 1930 DECEMBER 3, 1880 visited Seaforth in many years completely destroyed the Boderick Block on the west side of Main Street, opposite the Commercial Hotel, early Thursday morning. The fire was first discovered about 3:30 a.m. but had gained such headway before an alarm wag turned in that the firemen were powerless to save the buildings. The blaze apparently originated in the rear of the Israel and Charters store as the roof of it was down and the whole store ablaze when the alarm was turned in. The rains and thawing of the snow brought rejoicing to many a farmer in Staffa. Some were dri- ving their stock for a mile or more to water. If cold weather continued it would have been a real hardship to a great number of people. DECEMBER 2, 1955 Seaforth is the centre of the heav- iest poultry producing area in John Dorsey has commenced the erection of a new brick blacksmith shop on the site occupied by that which was burned. Mr. Greaves has the contract for the brickwork. On Monday last, rather a novel sight was witnessed on the north- ern road. There was solid proces- sion of teams laden with wood extending from the first Concession Line in McKillop to the Huron Road, being a mile and quarter in length. This procession, counting wood, horses, vehicles, and men, must have represented a very con- siderable sum of money. DECEMBER 1, 1905 George Hearne of Winthrop has purchased D. Gouinlock's fifty acre lot on the 8th concession of McKillop which adjoins the farm of W.A. Ross, paying for it $1,300. DECEMBER 5, 1930 The most disastrous fire that has Canada, Merlin H. Mode, district inspector of Canada Marketing ser- vice of the Department of Agriculture, told a meeting of the Seaforth Lions Club Monday night. L.P. Plumsteel, principal of Seaforth District High School has been notified by National Trust, Toronto that $1,000 is available this year from the Scott Memorial Scholarship Fund towards the pur- chase of books for use in the school's library. DECEMBER 4, 1980 The season's first snowstorm claimed the life of a 37 -year-old Dublin area man. James McLady, of RR 2, Dublin died Thursday afternoon when the pickup truck he was driving collided with a van in Dublin at the intersection of Pert County Road 10 and Highway 8. The reconstruction of Market Street will be the main project Seaforth will undertake over the next two years, mayor John Sinnamon told the new council at its inaugural meeting Monday night. Seaforth photographer and Legionnaire Frank Phillips was honoured Monday night for his community contributions when he was named Citizen of the Year by the Seaforth recreation committee. Mr. Phillips is the first recipient of the award which the committee hopes will be bestowed annually on a resident who has contributed to the community life. The campaign for renovations at the Seaforth Lions park and pool is going well, with about 26 per cent of the goal now in from Seaforth residents, according to Marlen Vincent, who's in charge of the fundraising.