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Home My WebLink AboutHuron Expositor, 2009-08-05, Page 41 i Por_di Aug, 5,2P0'? • The Hui AAAA'l aret.....^.A-.,.i. •�M....M- Expositor 46 Opinion Proprietor and Publisher, Bowes Publishers Limited, 11 Main St., Seatforth, ON, NOK IWO The sky's the limit for Gateway after another generous donation Inspired several years ago by a four -storey Centre for Excellence in Rural Health in Hazard, Kentucky, Seaforth organizers returned to build a municipally funded $2 million health centre that now houses the Huron Community Family Health Team, Healthkick Huron and the Gateway Rural Health Research In- stitute. But, as the dream continues to unfold, space is already running out and Gateway has applied for $500,000 from Industry Canada to build a lecture hall as partnerships with the University of Waterloo, McMaster University and the University of Western Ontario continue to ,brow. And, list week, the exciting announcement was made that :e familyof A.Y. and Winn McLean is donating more than two acres of land. to Gateway that the 'researt t institute can build a new head= quarters and lecture hall. Daughters Susan Whiteand Maggie McLean and son Joe McLean, all o whom grew up in Seaforth, are excited by the practical and down-to-earth way that Gateway is making university expertise acces- sible to rural residents. i wow,, ^s#r, , sy,64 'hey say their parents, especially their father A.Y. McLean - the fuer Huron MP and publisher of The Huron Expositor - were always working to ensure that the people of Seaforth had the most up-to-date healthcare possible. A.Y. McLean was the chair of the Seaforth Commu- nity Hospital board when the current hospital, build- ing was built and his children believe that if he were still alive, he'd be just as excited about the Gateway Rural Heath Research Institute as they are. So, in a fitting tribute to him and their mother, they gave the land they inherited from their parents to Gateway, contributing to the development of an organization that has the potential to create all sorts of good -paying jobs that will contribute to the local economy while benefitting the health of rural Cana- dians with its research. With the rapid development Gateway has already achieved, it's anyone's guess how much more might be accomplished within another year's time. But, with generous donations like those of the McLean family and the 'momentum that's already been built, it will be exciting to watch. Susan Hundertmark Your Community Newspaper Since 1 860 Publidher - Dave Sykes Editorial and Business Offices -11 Main Street., Seaforth Zblephene (619) 527-0240 Fax (519) 527-2858 Mailing Address - P.O. Box 69, Seaforth, ON, NOK 1WO Visit our home page at C www.s�rthhuronezpositor:c�om Canada QUIRC0R MEM "WE ACKNOWLEDGE THE FINANCIAL SUPPORT OF THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA, THROUGH THE PUBLICATIONS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (PAP), TOWARD OUR MAIUNG COSTS." Seven days of kayaking in Algonquin could tum me into a hunchback By the time you read this, I will be in terrible pain. My back aches, shoulders are in a knot, feet and hands blis- tered, lips chapped, mouth dry, ears sunburned. Ironically, this. is how I am en- joying my last week of vacation this summer. I'm spending seven days kayaking through a portion of Algonquin Park north of Madawas- ka. I'm )writing this before I enter the gauntlet, while I'm nervous but still unscarred. So I don't actually know how much pain I'll be in by the time you read this. It's just a hunch. My friend Norm (who is actually quite an ex- perienced kayaker) and I plan to make our way through a series of small lakes and rivers, por- taging through the bug -ridden woods when we have .to. Because we'll be forced to carry everything in our hands and on our backs, I'll be packing light. I've already had to drastically cut down on my equipment to keep the load as manageable as possible, but I still expect it to be an awful strain on my back. Next week, if you see a new hunchback in town, that'll be me. My supplies have been reduced to a change of clothes, first aid kit, water shoes, toothbrush and an old issue of Mad Magazine — to keep me chuckling as I pop bloody blisters on my heels. It's encouraging to know however, that plenty of nature -lovers head to Algonquin for an ad- venture and live to tell their stories. Ron d have The camp counselor said this is the best way to learn about archery. Learn to do by doing! SUBSCRIPTION RATES: LOCAL - 38.05 a year, in advance, plus G.S.T. 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PUBLICATION MAIL AGREEMENT 40064683 PAP REGISTRATION NO. 7605 For any non deliveries or delivery concerns please call 519-527-0240. RETURN UNDEUVERABLE CANADIAN ADDRESSES TO: Circulation Department, P.O. Box 69, Seaforth, ON., NOK 1 WO Member of the Canadian Community Newspaper Association & the Ontario Community Newspapers Associlstlon Norm emailed me a link to a website detailing a trip sim- ilar to ours made by "Janice and Bill" — a nice of couple who hap- pen to be from Clinton. Over 10 days, Janice and Bill canoed 104 kilometres with 21,380 metres in 21 portages. So that's kind of encour- aging. But, for all I know, Janice and Bill might be former Olympians. Still, a change of scenery should be really in- vigorating. , Growing up on a 44 -acre farm close to a for- est, I spent a lot of my childhood exploring those woods. Bug bites and sore muscles aside, I still get a charge out of a spirited hike in the wilderness. But this trip is different. Instead of my usual meat and potatoes, it'll be trail mix and Ensure protein shakes. Instead of sleeping comfortably on my double bed, I'll be laid out on top of spiky pine needles and dead insects. _ - For all the difficulty though, I'm sure it'll be thoroughly rewarding. I haven't done any hardcore camping of this kind since I was 19 and I remember nearly ev- ery minute of that trip in British Columbia viv- idly - clearer than most days I've had in the past few months. To me, there's something about getting out of your comfort zone and testing your durability. If you succeed in meeting that challenge, it's truly an accomplishment of character. Now, please excuse me while I collapse from the pain. You just stand over there, and do what I told you to. by bavid Lacey I feel it's important for my brother to to develop a healthy sense of skepticism. 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