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We nesday Ju 21 2011 opinlon www.lakeshoreadvanGe.com ashore Affinco PUBLISHED WEEKLY P.O.BOX 1195 58 Ontario St., North Grand Bend ON NOM 1TO phone: 519-238-5383 fax: 519-238-5131 emall: Iadvance®bowesnet.com SUN MEDIA A Quebecor Media Company NEIL CLIFFORD Publisher/Advertising Manager nd Iff o rdebowesnet. co m LYNDA HILLMAN-RAPLEY Editor Iadvanceebowesnet.corn STEVE NORTHEY Advertising Sales MARK STEPHEN Advertising Sales JULIE HARRISON Typesetting/Classitleds KATHY YOUNG Accounts Receivable www.lakeshoreadvance.can SUBSCRIPTION RATES ADVANCE: Regular $39.95 (38 05r1.90 (S1) Online subscriptions available—same rates Publications Mall Agreement No, 40064683 RETURN UNDELIVERABLE CANADIAN ADDRESSES TO LAKESHORE ADVANCE CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT P.O.Box 1195 58 Ontario St, North Grand Bend ON NOM 1TO For any non -deliveries or delivery concerns: phone: 519.238.5383 e -mall: Iadvanceebowosnot.co m Changes of address, orders for subscriptions, and undeliverable copses (retum postage guaranteed) are to be sent to Lakeshore Advance at the address Indicated hero. Advertising Is accepted on the condition that In the event of a typographical error, the portion of the advertising space occupied by the erroneous Item together with a reasonable allowance tor signature, will not be charged tor, but the balance of the advertise- ment will be paid at the epplicabto rates. Wr' acknowledge. tin, financial support of the Government of l:annd+t thrnush the Canadian Periodlrv►i Fund (CPI:) for our publishiug nctivl(lev. Canada AoCna Member of the CwIsdlan Conunontly Newsp;tl>nr Msor.lntk n nod tho Ontario Community Nmwpe)xm k !Minn letters to the editor in the interest of openness and transparency Dear Editor, I attended the first working meeting of the Sewage Ad floc Committee of l.ambton Shores on Monday, July 11, 2011, which was assigned by council to review the sewage matters for zones 3 and 4. 'three things stood out to most in attendance: 1. there was no press in attendance, 2. how little the impact of this project on other parts of Lambton Shores is understood by the council, and 3. also it has never been explained to the residents of the communities of Arkona, Medford and Forest that they too will be paying for this project. WHY WAS THE MEDiA NOT iN ATTENDANCE? 'she municipality has not advertised the first two meetings as required by their resolution that requires two weeks notice to the public of any meeting. 'lie commit- tee has no allocation of funds for this or any other purpose. 'therefore, the media was not in attendance. According to (:AO Mr. Byrne this will be corrected. WHO WEU. PAY? Some council members did not understand that the present users of the sewage system will be impacted by a substantial increase in their quarterly sewer rate charges. Also, if zones 3 and 4 are not incorporated into participating in the cost of building the new sewage treatment facility (S'I'F), the existing sewer users will pay for development in the Grand Bend area. All the present users of the Lamb - ton Shores sewage systems should have been advised that according to the former mayor Mr. Minieliy will rise by two and one half to three and one half tittles the present rate. '}his is on a video recording. AH users in Arkona, 'Ihedford, Forest not just those in Grand Bend should take a much stronger interest in this project. It does impact each and every user of the sewer systems in the municipality because Al.!. sewer users will be paying for this project. W110 BENEFITS? Ask yourselves who does this benefit? COSTS PER HOUSEHOLD? What is the cost per household in zones :3 and 4? ISSUES WITH THE SEWAGE TREATMENT FACILITY (STI ) 'there are issues with the technology , the cost and size. SECRET/PRIVATE MEETINGS? Secret meetings excluding the stakeholders, the public, do not deal properly with such complex and important matters. 1)o not accept my comments. Seek the truth out for yourselves, and "the truth shall set you free." Submitted in the interest of openness and transparency (Original signed by Bob Sharon) R.M. (Bob) Sharen Thanks to municipality for getting the job done Dear Editor, Many thanks to all who signed my petition with respect to a pedestrian railing across the bridge on hwy 21. 'the June edition of Ikeshore advance confirmed that a $65.000 budget had been approved by council to erect the' pedestrian railing comes with much satisfaction from yours truly and the citizens of grand bend especially the ones who took the time to make sure signing the petition would be a major stepping stone to this much needed project being approved Canadian Cancer Society Also thanks to our mayor Bill Weber for his tithe and energy in getting the job done . Yes , PETITIONS such as this do work as we look forward to walking across this bridge having a railing to hold on to which would prevent the accident to one of our locals June 2010 which was the sole incitement of this project Special thanks to Barb at Beauty on the Beach and Paula at Salon 21 for their participaction. Societe canadienne du cancer Derek Culbard LET'S MAKE CANCER HISTORY For Information about cancer, services or to make a donation 1.888.939.3333 • www.cancer.ca From the countryside John Russell Lakeshore Advance One of the best parts of my job at the museum is the grr number of interesting people 1 meet every year. Of you interesting sometimes is a less than adequate descriptor for some and 1 have had ex -cons from Kingston and nuns from London stop and talk when 1 am outside working. You would think that after thirty years of these visiting and moving on conversations, I would have heard it all. But that is not even close to the truth. 'the boredom factor does exist but the shock and awe of 'you said what' comes up regularly as new stories and experiences come my way. A few weeks back I noticed a slim gentleman walking fast out of the backyard before there had been any visitors. 1 hailed him down and he came over and directly asked if i was John the writer for the paper. l said yes and the man intnxfuced himself as I lylke van der Wal and gave me a few copied sheets of paper. 1lylke said he was in visiting relatives and friends and thought I might lx' interested in his story. l le grew up in the'i\idhop house when it was in its original spot in Bosanquet'lbwnship and was just a having a short visit to the old place betore coming to find me. 1 guess people have been on his back to write about his inter- esting life. In researching archival materials here and there, he realized that the place where he grew up hadn't heard about hint in fifty years and wondered if 1 would fill in some blanks for them. Ile told the his life story is about basically his Christian faith and his running addictions and they both took hold in Bosanquet. last year at the age of 73,1 lylke was awarded the Saskatchewan Sports Masters Athlete of the year by Premier Brad Wall. l lis accomplishments for the previous year included 5 firsts at the Canadian Masters Outdoor Track and Fieki Championship and at the Indoor, he won the long jump and the pentathlon. !Hs athletics started by running beside his father the eight miles to work every day in season clown to the 'Ihedford market gardens where they both worked for Fred Donald in the fields. 11e would return the same way an(1 remembers running down to Ipperwash Beach to cool off in the water. 1 lylke worked hard at school and running and received scholarships in track to East "Texas State in 1959. Ile says he was a bit of spirited fellow and opinionated and this has sometimes got him in trouble. 1 said imagine that and we had a g(xxi chuckle over that. in 1960, then Senator Lyndon Johnson and Vice -President candidate visited Past Texas State and a picture of 1 Iylke and the Senator hung for years in the school without proper identifica- tion. Years later in 1965, when suslx'ndvil by the AAI l for attend- ing coloured track meets, a no -no in the segregated south.1 lylke used that meeting as a way to implore then President Johnson to pardon the immigrant Dutch Canadian track star. t le did! Looking for arts and culture vision Lynda Hillman-Rapley Lakeshore Advance Arts and culture 111 this community has become' a kev component and Latnbton Shores councilor John Russell would like to discuss the possibility of an area arts council 'the i1)('etings are slated to be information itttd'ex})lorato, ()I)t'l) }rouses to talk about i1)1p)U)Ving till' reach of arts and culture for the communities along Lake }furor) and surrounding areas. "the meetings will be held at the Lambton 1 leritage Museum. Anyone interested in helping with the goal of obtaining feedback from citizens on the feasibility of having an area Arts Council is encouraged to attend. "}hey are looking for committed individuals who share the vision and are willing to attend and share their knowledge to assist with the initial steps in this process. if you go: Tuesday July 19 4-5:39 p.m. 'lhursday July 21 7-9 p.m. Saturday July 23 9-11 a.m.