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Home My WebLink AboutHuron Expositor, 2009-12-23, Page 4- ..r... • *BP% ` a Hiiortx0otlibr eidelftteY L'3;'2oo • Opinion Proprietor and Publisher, Bowes Publishers Limited, 11 Main St., Seaforth, ON, NOK IWO Health study urgently needed as the heat rises if the ernbarraganent over Canada. being viewed by the rest of the planet as the "Colossal Fossil" of the year at the Bent Copengen climate talks has taught us anything, it's that we can't wait for our currently-electatfederal leaders to make the changes needed to combat climate change - s Muni leaden from 100 cities around the world who he 4 ::cel summit to the UN climate con- ference eluding Toronto's David Miller, seemed to show that there's plenty to be done - and a greater politi l to do it to decrease carbon emissions at loser to home, 1 has •been beginnir to a little greene editing its interest in offer - i r„ u aunicipal x t tops and municipal land to p0. tential molar projects. v✓ . It's becoming more obvious every day as glass melt and polar s drown, that alternative forms of energy are a nessity to prevent a disastrous end to humanity and that wind energy is one dale solu- tions. But, while the province of Ontario has implemented the Greenr Act to promo `"te use of wind en- ergy and oth natives in the province, the lack of an inde • ndent study that wouldetermine how to Osie wind bwithout causing harm to those who live close'industriat wind turbines remains a major roa in the �-�,at e T hundreds of people who are repo ings adverse heal i; effete from living near wind turbine across Ontario are -- not climate change deniers who are against alternative forpAs of energy. They are people w.o' often described themselves as pro -wind energy before they began to suffer a range of symptoms after wind turbines were erected nearby. A recent study commissioned by the wind industry in Canada and the United States that reviews all ex- isting literature and concludes that there are no ad- verse health effects on human health does nothing to solve the problem and end the protests. Only an independent study done by researchers who have no.,financial incentive to arrive at one outcome ,another will do. It's a study that becomes more and more important as global temperatures eOntinue to.rise. Susan liundertmark a local lei - our Community Newspaper Since MO Publisher - Dave Sykes Editorial and Business Offices -11 Main Street., Seaforth 'iblephone (519) 527-0240 Fax (519) 527-2858 MailingAddress - P.O. Box 69, Seaforth, ON, N()K 1Wl) Visit our home page at www. sea forthh uronexpositoncom CanacE QUEICCOlt MEDIA "WE ACKNOWLEDGE THE FINANCIAL SUPPORT OF THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA, THROUGH THE PUBLICATIONS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (PAP), TOWARD OUR MAILING COSTS." !1•i Gang looking for the blessings in our lives at Christmastime While Christmas cards have become a rare treat in my mail- box since the advent of email and the World Wide Web, I. still sometimes find one or two of those form letter Christmas greetings tucked in among the pile of bills each December. You may know the type I'm talking about - the page -long annual letter mass -mailed out to extended family and distant friends that detail the achievements (usually) of the past year. Daughter Janey graduated with honours from university and- is now being courted by all of the major corporations for a prestigious job researching the cure for cancer but decided to take a year in a developing nation, first, to solve the international hunger problem. A No- bel peace prize is certainly expected in the fu- ture. And, son Billy is being scouted by both the NHL and the NBA and he just can't figure out if he wants to wear skates or sneakers for the rest of what will surely be a superstar career either way. Dad's a rock star about to embark on another world tour and Mom's an international bank- er, who, despite the recession, just earned an- other million dollar. Christmas bonus and her only dilemma is where to spend it all. Ron & Dave Wow, I can't • believe it's Christmas Eve already Yeah, I can hardly wait. Just think of all the neat stuff we II get in the morning. Yeah, but don't you think it's wrong that we get so much stuff when there are so many poor people in the world? #4 41% $‘1 Susan Hundertmark I always feel a little deflated af- ter opening these press releases since, afterall, my family and I could never compete with such extraordinarily blessings -filled lives. Those of us who do not compose such letters perhaps do not be- cause our more down-to-earth lives include illness, death, lay- offs or the struggle to hold onto jobs that won't be seeing any raises or bonuses in the current economic climate. And yet, at Christmastime, we go looking for the blessings too - we have not been demoted, fired or laid off yet. Our kids, while they'll get a little less on their Christmas list than usual, are still managing to enjoy their lives, make friends and achieve at school. And, as a family, we've got each other to laugh and cry and rage and joke with. It's a struggle sometimes but we're still man- aging to 'get by and despite continuing predic- tions of the end of the world - by war, economic devastation or climate change - it's not a bad life. There are moments, in fact, when it's pretty great and Christmas is a good time to pause and remind ourselves of that fact. So, with greetings that begin lukewarm and yearn towards toasty, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you and yours. by bavid Lacey SUBSCRIPTION RATES: LOCAL - 38.05 a year, in advance, plus G.S.T. SENIOR:: - 36.14 a year, In advance, plus Q.S.T. Fes: 38.05 a year in advance, plus $195.00 postage, plus G.S.T. U.S.A.: 38.05 a year in advance, plus $99.84 postage, plus G.S.T. Published weekly by Sun Media at 11 Main St., Seaforth. 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Sorry, I forgot that the true meaning of Christmas is to get more stuff. wr Susan Hundertmark Editor seaforthnews@bowesnet.com Dan Schwab Reporter seafortheditorial@bowesnet.com Bernie Advertising / Office seaforth.office@bowesnet.com Maxwell Bickford Advertising Rep. seaforthads@bowesnet.com Dianne McGrath Front Office seaforthclassifieds@bowesnet.com