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Home My WebLink AboutLakeshore Advance, 2013-08-07, Page 54 Lakeshore Advance • Wednesda , Au, ust 7, 2013 opinion www, lakeshoreadvance.con takoaboro Ailvanco PUBLISHED WEEKLY P.O.BOX 1195 58 Ontario St., North Grand Bend ON NOM 1TO phone: 519-238-5383 fax: 519-238-5131 email: lakeshore.advance@sunmedia.ca SUN MEDIA A Quebecor Media Company NEIL CLIFFORD Publisher/ Advertising Manager neiIciiftordOsunmodia.ca LYNDA HILLMAN-RAPLEY Editor Iakoshoro.advancoesunmodia.ca MARK STEPHEN Advertising Sales mark.stephonrcDsunmedia,ca KATHY YOUNG Typesetting/Classifleds lakeshoro,ads4Dsunniedia.ca www.Iakeshoreadvance.com 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 1 TO For any non -deliveries or delivery concerns: phone: 519-238-5383 e-mail: Iakeshoro advance4Csunmedla.ca Changes of address, orders for subscriptions, and undeliverable copies (return postage guaranteed) aro to bo sent to tnkeshoreAdvance 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 for signature, will not be charged for, but the balance of the advertise- ment will be paid at the applicable rates We acknowledge the financial soup at of the Government of (:amnia through the Canadian Periodical Fund (CPf) fur our publishing activities Canada zkocna MAmb. i of the Canadian Community NAw$pnpor AAxrciAtim And tin IMm an Crmunundy Ne wslugsr,s A...x x.11 Only four weeks left for evening tours at the Huron Historic Gaol Time is running out to go back in time and sleet historical inmates at the 1luron Historic Gaol in Goderich. Roughly 400 visi- tors so far this summer have enjoyed meet- ing prisoners and staff from the gaol's past at "Behind the Bars," a popular interactive evening tour that brings the compelling, strange and sometimes tragic stories of this 172 -year-old building to life. Running 'Tuesday and 'Thursday nights until August 20th, Behind the Bars offers a rare glimpse of the untold stories of 1 luron's pioneer past, and offers a unique and dynamic way to exp('ri('ll('e til(' county's only designated National 1 listoric Site. Visitors will meet and talk with real pris- oners and staff of all ages and backgrounds, as portrayed by our dedicated volunteers: from a 9 -year-old vagrant who was commit- ted in 1897 with her entire family, to a teen- aged boy disciplined with solitary confine- ment in 1845, to Margaret Dickson, one of the gaol's longest -serving matrons. As questions of these figures of the past as guide you through the gaol as they kh 4 a hundred years ago. Sign the registry book ant "'s ftewhat-brwie,woulcl.have landed you in !he Huron County did Refreshments are served. Visiting hours for Behind the Bars are Tues 5' Thursdays 7:OOpm to 9:O0pm—last entry at 8:30ptn. Visitors are encouraged to leave themselves at least 45 minutes to meet as many faces of the gaol as possible. 'this rare chance to interact with the past will be ending for the season on August 29th. All ages are welcome. Special admis- sion is $10 for an adult, $5 for children and $25 for a family (rates include tax). Children under 5 and museum members are free! Tickets are bought at the door. If you go: Tuesday & Thursday nights Until August 29th 7pm-9pm (leave at least 45 min- utes for a tour, last entry at 8:30pm) -I he I holm i listoric Gaol is located at the corner of Victoria Street North (1 lighway 21) & Gloucester 'Veyi ce� in Goderich. It oper- ated as ttr aunty Jail !foal 1841 until 972, ITO the •. { Z 9 rhe Gaol's regular hours are Mon-Sa l0am-4:30pm and Sundays 1pm-4:30pn Visit on Fridays for free interactive Gaol NidayU activities in the kitchen, '1t'ou can Mid out more about what's going on at the "Huron Historic Gaol this summer by calling letters to the editor Bike by-law not being enforced !hear editor: 'There is no doubt that in it resort community like (rand Bend, use of bicycles should be encouraged. However, let us look at a few facts. Bicyclists are governed by the same rules of the road as motorized vehicles, but notice how few riders pay any attention to those rules. Motorists should be aware that if they have any accident with a bicyclist, the law presumes the motorist to be guilty until proven innocent. ilicyclists now have right of way on all roads (including highways). Why then, is it acceptable for bicyclists to ride on the sidewalks in Grand Bend? There is a by-law rr'quirin'- Ih'cyclists to dismount and walk bicycles across the bridge on 1 lwy 21. This is announced by obscure and wrongly worded signs at both ends of the bridge. The by-law is not enforced and the signs are largely ignored by the cyclists. When I sent an earlier email about the bridge to Carol MaKeniie at i.itmhton Shores, 1 received no response. My guess is that it will take a per- sonal injury accident for anyone to pay atten- tion. I can only hope it isn't my wife or i. John Kerr Grand Bend Sands of Time Lynda Hillman-Rapley Editor, Lakeshore Advance Ambassador program It appears that we have hit it nerve. When the group of residents and busi- ness people met in it public )fleeting one concern was the by-law in Lamb - ton Shores. So, we wrote their con- cerns in an editorial and all hell broke loose. One council member, one %vho has been listening to these people say they want by-law tendered, he bus listened to theta say the by-law are "negligent in their duties" and that by-law "were just not doing their job': -Ihe're was a meeting %iter. this coun- cilor told the forum if the by- law were not doing their job they could be fired and new people hired. But when someone says they just aren't smil- ing- that is %hen he says Lambkin Shores staff is being criticised. And now, because of the attacks on staff, his words, an ambassador program will come forward. Something posi- tive will conte from this. This is not the first time councilor Doug Bonestec1 has asked for this program- in the beginning of their term he thought this may be a good idea- and it is. CA() Kevin Williams made a good point though- lookin hack to the late 1970s when Ontario's Ministry of Tourism introduced the We Treat You Royally program. i le said an Ambassador program should not just he on the backs of staff but the community at large. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Lakeshore Advance welcomes letters to the editor. Letters must include the welter's fall name, address, (Iiay11(bit' phone number and signature (for veri- fication. Anonymous letters will not he published. We reserve the right to edit all editorial submissions including letters for clarification, style and length. Letters must he signed and he in gooti taste and follow the laws of libel and slander.