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Lakeshore Advance, 2011-10-12, Page 44 Lakeshore Advance • Wednesday, October 12, 2011 Opinion www. 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Advertising le 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 tot, but the balance of the advertise- ment wiN be paid at the appticsble rates. We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada thmu1h the Canadian Periodical Fund ((:PF) for our publishing activities. Canada Wiest at rs Cansrmunity noia Nowigor end ins Over o Comma* letters to the editor Pharmaceutical service at Blue Water Rest Home Dear editor: Apparently the supplying of pharmaceuti- cals/prescription drugs to the Blue Water Rest Nome (BWRII) is not being offered for tender. Does the appointed hoard or ministry allow the BWRH administration to make this deci- sion? We hope not because pharmaceuticals should be tendered on a regular basis. The Board, (not the administrator) should decide who get the contract to supply this service. Could it be that finder's fees are involved? Just asking! But If it were the case it would he understandable why tenders are not being let. The BWRII has in the past received grants from the municipality. They get donations from local charitable organizations and indi- viduals alike. Don't you think it's time the BWRII reciprocates and when feasible shop locally? At the very least give the local phar- macy the opportunity to tender. We would not like to see the Zurich Phar- macy close due to the lack of local support. Urban -rural rift too wide to be bridged 7b 'lire /Whew; Keith locking, in his letter of September 21, 201 I, states that "our elected council must ensure that the legitimate concerns of our farm- land, urban village and Lakeshore interests are all addressed in an open and objective man- ner." I agree wholeheartedly, however, it would appear that the territorial attitude created by our ward system has, and is preventing, that from happening and 1 stand by my claim that the urban • rural rift in Bluewater is proving to be too wide to be bridged. I think that is unfortunate but it would appear to be reality, In what way have any of our municipalities benefited from amalgama- tion? Our operating costs have increased at a rate triple that of inflation, our regulatory proc- ess has increased and the total number of October is vision month /)ear eylitor: October is Vision Health Month. Bring in your 'eddy Bear for it comprehensive eye exam with Dr, Rich Samuel! any time during the month of October and Main Street Optometric will give a donation on behalf of each teddy to your local school library. Regular ey't' exaulhinalions are an important part of keeping kid's and'leddy's eyes healthy. Excel- lent vision is an important part of reading and learning, Main Street Optometric is equipped to Bob Fisher Zurich employees have increased. 'lhe amalgamation experiment that was forced on us has failed on all counts and our governance process is prov- ing to he increasingly inefficient making this process, in my opinion, not sustainable. The process of de -amalgamation will be difficult and costly but will only worsen as we prolong taking corrective action. As 1 stated in my original letter, if the frivolous audit request regarding the Mayor's campaign expense clears Mayor Rowson of any inten- tional wrong doing, I would hope the electoral loser, Mr. Ferguson, will he held responsible for all costs associated with it. Bev Hill Varna handle the needs of families and children. All Teddy Bear Exams are completely free and chil- dren under the age of 19 are covered annually by 01111). If you go: Please (:all 519.565.23(X) to Book Your Appointment! one "teddy per child limit 25 Main Street North, Bayfield inti)(a'nuilnstreetopton1etric.con www.mainstreetoptometric.com Lambton Fall Colour & Craft Festival - October 15 & 16 The 30th annual l,atnbton Fall Colour and Craft Festival returns to North Lambton on Sat- urday and Sunday October 15 & 16 from 10 am until 5 pal at the 1.aunbton Heritage Museum, 8 km south of Grand Rend on 1 tighway 21 and the Legacy Recreation Centre, 16 Allen Street in Medford. One admission charge of $4 for adults and $1 for children allows access to both craft venues with over 100 craftspeople. Visitors can begin their day at either location, or can split tip their show stops over the two days of the event. The Lambton Fall Colour and Craft Festival also includes the Village of Thedford's 'Fall Fan- tasia; which combines a Farmers' Market of local bog and orchard produce, with bake, sidewalk, and yard sales. Fall Fantasia takes place along Main Street, in the Village cen- tre. The Firemen will also host their Firehall Breakfast on Sunday morning and there will be free children's finger painting in the parking lot by the fire hall. Mother Nature's autumn finery will be admired by all, regardless of weather and visi- tors can also take in the 7th Annual Poinsettia holiday Shopping Tour in the Northville/Port Franks area. Just follow the poinsettias to all vendors, including the tearoom operated by the Ausable Port Franks Optimist Club in the com- munity centre. For more information call the Lambton Her- itage Museum at 1-519-243-2600. Sands of Time Lynda Hillman-Rapley Editor, Lakeshore Advance London, Sarnia behind the times when it comes to recycling 1)o you think maybe it is time to edu- cate Sarnia and London on recycling? Most of the smaller communities are years ahead of these two cities when it cones to bags of garbage versus recycling. Instead of going the greener approach, Sarnia endorsed a plan to restrict how many bags will he picked up. London is considering a user -pay garbage plan to encourage more recy- cling. In Sarnia city staff proposed a two -bag limit in an effort to promote recycling and divert more garbage fmnn landfill, Really! Readers from outside city limits are surprised when they see how much garbage these cities produce- not adhering to the 'three "R"s. "If you recy- cled more you would have less gar- bage," said one reader. "All surrounding areas have paid for garbage for well over a decade. 'Ihe recycle bins outweigh the garbage bins in my area that's for sure and hopefully will start to see this in London too!" said another. Sarnia's current diversion record is "dreadful," said Mayor Mike Bradley. While Ontario guidelines say cities should divert 70% of their waste from landfill, Sarnia has never achieved Net- ter than 33 per cent diversion. For every ton of material that goes into the blue box in Sarnia, 1.5 tonnes of recyclables are carted off to the dump. At the encs of the day, it seems off that smaller municipalities have been blue -boxing it for years- producing less and less garbage- and the bigger cities are just thinking green now.