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Home My WebLink AboutLakeshore Advance, 2012-08-22, Page 11Wednesda , :. tember 14, 2011 • Lakeshore Advance, 5 community letters to the editor Free electronic recycling day *{Sar Editor: Saturday, October 1st, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm, St. Boniface Church, on Mary Street in Zurich and St. Peters Catholic Church on Hwy. 21 between St. Joseph and Bay- field will become drop-off centres for unwanted electronics. The Parish is raising money through an Electronic Waste Collection Event in partnership with GREENTEC. While doing their part to protect the environment, they are providing the community with a chance to safely and responsibly dispose of unwanted electronics. Acceptable Electronics for FREE Recycling include: • Answering Machines • Amplifiers •Audio/Video Players and Recorders • Cameras • Cell Phones • Computers (Desktop/Laptop) Computer Peripherals (Mice, Keyboards, Speakers) • Copiers • Fax Machines • iPods/NIPS Players • Monitors • Pagers 84 PDAs • Printers • Radios • Receivers • Scanners • Speakers • 'telephones • Turntables • 'televisions • Video Projectors Protect Your Privacy by ensuring that you clear all personal information from computers, digital cameras, cell phones and other electronics prior to drop-off for recycling. GREENTEC is not respon- sible for information left on devices. Once an item is dropped -off it becomes property of GREENTEC and cannot be returned. All materials are shipped directly to Greentec's Cambridge facility for safe end responsible recycling in accord- Wtce to ISO 14001, OES and MOE ndards. By keeping potentially haz- ardous materials from entering local and international landfill sites - we can make a world of difference! Just thought I would ask Dear Editor: Wottld it be fair to ask, if all the 'won- derful' things Mc.Guinty is suddenly promising us are so important, why have the Liberals not done them long before now? W. H. Metcalfe Grand Bend ON Windfall at Blyth award winning documentary Dear Editor: For some time now the pros and cons of industrial wind development have been hotly debated in many of our local communities as well as right across Ontario. There have been many discussions, meetings, rallies and municipal council initiatives. There has been a deluge of letters to the editor in local papers. An opportunity is at hand. The award winning documentary film, WINDFALL, will be showing at the Blyth Memorial Hall on Wednesday, Septem- ber 21st at 8 p.m. It is an eye-opener which should be required viewing for anyone concerned about the environment and the future of renewable energy - citizens and municipal representatives alike. 'This is a story about the residents of Meredith, New York. It is also the story of hundreds of communities across North America which encounter the sante challenges and complex- ities when industrial wind conies to town. In our eagerness to green the planet, have ve become blind to certain incon- venient truths associated with industrial wind development? Knowledge is power. \Ve need to be informed on all the facts before we make decisions which profoundly affect our ('l)Illlllllllllll'S rlll'ill and urban alike. Does WINDFALL reveal aspects of industrial wind which we have not considered? Find out for yourself. Tickets aft` available through the Myth Festival Box Office at 519-523- 9300 or by going online at lilythFestival.conl. A portion of the proceeds will go to the Goderich Tornado Relief Fund. Anita Frayno Kingsbridge, Ontario Industrial wind energy is a big deal in Ontario Dear Editor: It is evident that the McGuinty government downplays and dismisses opposition to their proposed proliferation of wind turbines across rural Ontario. In a recent media article 1 read that "wind energy remains popular with many Ontarians': (ref 'Grit immigrant incentive opens door for I ludak'- Lon- don FreePress 9/0/11) 1 suggest this is untrue. 'There are 58 grass roots citizen groups in Ontario that have formed over the past few years representing many thousands of Ontario residents opposing the onslaught of industrial wind turbines. 77 municipal councils in Ontario have requested changes to the dictatorial power of McGuinty's'Green Energy Act: This should be a clue that something may be wrong with their policy. i don't believe that there has been such a grass roots hack - lash against any government policy such as this since 1919 when the 'United Farmers of Ontario' fought back and defeated the incumbent government. 'Ibis is a huge issue in rural Ontario and it would he in the urban cities as well if the people would wake up and realize that the heavily subsidized industrial Wind Farris with all of their negative side effects are not n viable energy solution. . Roy Merkley Grand Bend When the going gets tough — Aunt Gussies jumps on board Dear Editor: Last Friday evening Aunt Gussie's hosted their second Goderich Fund- raising Night. Great music, generous patrons and awesome hosts all contrib- uted to the realizing of over $ 17,000 from the two back to back Friday music nights. Kudos and two thumbs up to Pat and LeeAnn Powers, their staff and Tenn and Dave Maguire for organizing these events complete with some great fun. When the going gets tough Grand Bend gets going and because of it the greater community is a much better place. Stephanie Donaldson September is Big Brothers Big Sisters month Dear Editor: Big Brothers Big Sisters can Hake a difference {lave you ever seen a kid who has nobody to play with or is without a mentor? 1)o you know someone who is always getting in to trouble? Big Brothers liig Sisters is ,LII about benefiting children by putting a positive role model in kids' lives. This helps kids gain better self confidence, be better Pv0Pl1' and most of all takes away their sadness. This exceptional program is mostly run by volunteers. Kind volun- teers spend countless, rewarding hours helping out. Volunteers slake it possi- ble for the children in the program to attend "Big {lunch': This organised group runs twice a month. It gives children a chance to make friends, enjoy a planned activity and most of all have a delicious snack. My son attends this program and enjoys himself every time! Big Brothers Big Sisters is a very ♦vorthwhile organization that everyone should support. "If you were an innocent child, how would you feel?" Please take the time to share...volun- te'er, become it BIG, of donate!!! (Make the difference in a child's life, which in turn will make the difference 111 )foul's. Diane McCarter Parent of a child served by Big Brothers/Big Sisters of South Huron. Kiana This Uttie Sister is 9 years old. She is elicited to get a Big Sister and is looking forward to having someone to play with. She enjoys swimming, riding her scooter, skipping and doing art projects. She loves animals and would like it If her Big Sister had pets. This Little Sister Is one of the many children waiting to be matched Within a mentorf Mentoringprogram are unable to commit to being a Big, consider our in - For information on becomktg a or our other volunteer programs, call our office at 519.237.3554, e-mail us at on.ca or visit our web -site at www. ehbbbton,ca