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HomeMy WebLinkAboutLakeshore Advance, 2012-04-11, Page 28waft MUM* r 1 • Lakeshore Advance • Wedneedey,April 27, 2dli' Holy relics Insure faithful Saint Andre Bessette: As many as 20,000 people expected in Huron County village Jennifer O'Brien QMI Agency For decades, millions of Roman Catholics around the world have prayed to Brother Andre Bessette, ask- ing him to heal their loved ones and themselves. This month, as many as 20,0(X) peo- ple are expected to fill the Huron County village of St. Joseph, when rel- ics of the newly canonized St. Andre arrive at a church there — the first stop on a London diocese tour. The relics — hones, clothing and belongings — are highly anticipated in St. Joseph, where villagers remain proud of their history that includes reports of several healings credited to Brother Andre when he visited in 1917 and 1922. "This is one of the most special things I will do in my life. It's pretty important to us," Marc (;matin said. I le and his wife Pauline lobbied to have what is called St. Andre's major reliquary brought to their church, St. Peter. With a museum of sorts already dedicated to the saint in his home, Cantin feels personally connected to St. Andre, canonized by the Cath- olic church last year. In 1917, Cantin's great-grandfa- ther, Narcisse Cantin, arranged for Brother Andre -- then a porter in Montreal already receiving credit for healing the sick and lame -- to if HAYMUTUAL 37868 Zurich-Hensall Road, Zurich, ON NOM 2T0 519-236-4381 • FARMS • HOMES • COTTAGES Insurance for Living Today... Ontario Mutual% are part of the fabric of communities across the province, and havo been for generations like you, were about relationships, Saturday morning walks, and catching up at the local farmer's market. When it comes to protecting what's important, we prefer to deal with a neighbour, not a wonpar.,. 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The visit planted a deep faith that would be passed down, An obituary for Gamin's father, Jean-Paul Cantin, who died this month, included a note about that devotion. "1 le instilled his faith in St. Andre and St. Joseph in everyone he met," it said. The Cantins will accompany the relics on the tour that will include a stop at St. Anne Parish in Tecumseh — another place Andre visited. "The appeal of Brother Andre is that he was a very simple, prayerful man," said Bishop Ronald Fabbro. "'there has been, within our dio- cese, a very strong devotion to Brother Andre, so this will he of par- ticular interest." St. Andre Bessette Born August 9, 11145, in Saint -Gre- goire d'Iberville, Que., south of Montreal. Raised by an aunt after both par- ents died before his 13th birthday, he was devoted to St. Joseph. Ile became popular with visitors who came to him with various ail- ments and left with stories of healings. 'through donations, he eventually built the largest church in Canada. After his death in 1937, a million followers gathered to pay hits hom- age. Since then, Catholics continue to pray to him, and ninny have cred- ited hint with miraculous healings. In October he was canonized St. Andre. THE TOUR Apt -1130 -May 2: St. Peter Catholic (3tun. h,1 lwy.'21, St. Joseph May 3-4: Assumption Church, 3501 futon Church ltd., Windsor Mays: St, Peter's Cathedral Basilica, 196 I )ufferin Ave., l .oncion Three municipalities weigh in on ratepayer questions CONTINUED FROM > PAGE 3 arise (environmentally /leg- islation, etc.) allows development to pro- ceed within the area ■ Encourages new develop- ment plans (developers will find Lambton Shores much more appealing with full service opportunities). Constructing the STF does not force any of the currently unserviced areas into a col- lection system. It does how- ever allow the municipality to obtain heavily subsided needed infrastructure and encourage growth within the Grand Bend area. Addition- ally the capacity created for existing unserviced areas provides options to the municipality to implement collection systems in the future (planning period to 2031) should the need to Q. There has been no ade- quate discussion or provable evidentiary support of the sug- gested need for a sewer collec- tion system in Zones 3 & 4. All suggestions of need for the col- lection systems in Zones 3 & 4 have been refuted by credita- ble evidence to the contrary, how then can the 11 Municipal Sewer Board be considering an STF that appears to require all zones in the STF project to operate? A. The STF does not require any or all currently unserviced areas to operate. The STE was designed to be flexible to oper- ate at existing serviced flows today. It was designed to be flexible to operate at existing flows today and approved Evan Needs a Home! 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It is prudent to account for all zones with the study area for potential servic- ing to ensure that all options are available to the municipal- ity during the planning period (2013). 'Ilse SIT has been sized accordingly. The existing Lagoon system can operate with today's flows. The existing Lagoon system cannot operate with future development or with servicing of currently unserviced areas. At some point a new facility will be needed to allow growth in the area. It would be helpful if the author provided an example of "credible" evidence against the collection systems referred to in the question. The following points are factual information provided in the (;lass I:As for each project (Master Plan, S'I'i; Zone 3 and Zone 4), ■ 25% of homes in Zone 3 and Zone 4 have no records of a septic tank installation. This lack of information raises the possibility that an instal- lation inspection was never completed raising the possi- bility of unacceptable installations. ■ The average age of those systems is greater than 20 years. This is beyond the "effective" treatment age and shows that very little of the systems have modern treatment capability. • A sampling program which shows higher levels of groundwater contamination originating within Zone 3. ■ Ongoing environmental awareness programs under- taken programs undertaken by various senior govern- ment agencies such as Source Water Protection, septic inspection programs and other proposed legisla- tion by the MOE makes it clear that the Municipality should be at the very least plan for servicing envi- ronemtnalluy sensitive areas. In the planning period of 2031 it appears very likely that servicing this area will be necessary. • 'Treatment at the facility can be verified and measured daily. • Developments such as Southcott Pines would never lw approved today based on lot sizes and modern septic standards. ■ Increasing density and more full time residents in the area are placing even greater load each year on existing septic systems. 'there are many reasons for the municipality to look at servicing as a long term solution to potential envi- ronmental impacts 1• these areas. There is a. 7 obvious strong public interest in this project which is a good thing. Unfortunately it appears that much of that interest is based on fear and misinfor- mation. The municipality wants to have options availa- ble in the long term for 1111 situations.