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Home My WebLink AboutTimes Advocate, 1997-03-26, Page 3Where's the flag? GRAND. BEND - In response to a resident Who complained the -flag pole at the end of the village's main sirect Tacks a flag. council has de- cided to fulfill the request - but only during special events such as the winter carnival. ."I think the person who calleLI'in and Jaid this..complaipt • .had a point," said ;Councillor •Bob Mann at last• Monday -night's .council meeting: - . Because Lake. Huron winds have damaged flags erected.on.the pole, at one time in as..little as three weeks, council figures flying a flag during special occasions would not he too cosily. Peter Haist, a.Grand .Bend res- ident and owner of The -House of . Flags in Forest. feels the Canadian Ilag should he .flown at the end .of: Grand Bend's main street at all times, v. ith- the exception of the roughest winter. months.- _ '_'Grand Bend is trying very hard to influence the- Canada Games. hid." he explained. adding the de. cision to fly the' flag only on Special occasions indicates a lack of inter- est in the games: ' According to Haist. a -high tenac- ity nylon tlag,.cstimated at S170.for Grand Bend's- .pule: should: last longer than• .three wee-ks.- De pending on fabric -quality and weather conditions. a flag is ex= - peeted to Iasi- from six .months to two years. Flags that become shred- - ded can be repaired at little ex • - Sharon & Barb's STEP AEROBICS INTHENEWS___, S Times -Advocate, March 26, 1997 __ Page 3 Quilt donation Nancy Tweddle, activity director for the Exeter Villa and resident Mary Brown received .two lap quilts from Diane Carson, -far right, on behalf of the Huron -Perth Quitters Guild which donated the quilts •to the Exeter Villa on Friday. Steckle wins nomination LUCKNOW - Huron -Brute .MP Paul .-Steckle had little opposition ' from Liberals Ur his own ridunN as he won;.the federal nomination un- contested his week. , , , :Paul has adequately proycn jte. deserves .our continued supptnl ' said former - • - MPP'Jaci: RiLidell nL nontin:.tine' Steckle at- a meeting in Lucknutt March 19. e ' Riddell. a hunt ing: bud• dy ofSic kl '. efts: many. yea4. said , -Pant manias up -lits what he believes based' on hitt Oven con- stytlee. Christian values and moral integrity and he may have laid the ground -work for .i" free -vole system in.Parliament.", Stecklc's, first term as a member Of Parliament in OttaWil teas cott(i:•ntitfu.. He volC() against the govern - incites hills on L,un control. and hate crines. which would have iiv- en more. protection to homosexuals. He was also a: propment of cor— poral poral punishntcnl. The 11)0 • local I.iber'als • who showed up at' the nomination meet- ing didn't seem to tnind Stcckle's deviance from the parry line. and ' gave hint two standing ovations. Steckle, from Stanley Township in Huron C'ounlv.' said his voting against government hills resulted 25 other Liberal . MPs voting :r_.iinst the government. He saidtlnaking decisions to vote for.the majority inthe .riding a op - ,posed to the "rue pluralist minor- ity' has been difficult. but is- what lie,heliryes is right. - - Sickle -.lid he %%Ill continue to vv t,rk ,t. he ILIIs in a secoii I mandate in Oitatya if Ire win.. An. elution III i. c\pcoed fol June, - "I Iinirmisetl. if 1 was elected. 1'il light a good Tight and be a member for this riding. -My only other promise was to serve this t'iiling and put the iveople first above all." Steckle said that w bile' the unenq►lot stent rate under the I.iherals has dropped `• from 11.4 per cent to - 9.7 per cent. "there -ha not 'exactly been a miracle in the last tine` years.' • He event on to hi,,hhglil the Lib- eral's control, 01 the delicit. which Inas hiker ('anad.t bons the wont li niancial position or the (17 most itt- Lfust'i:dtied :uuntrilS in the world. to die Inst. ' He also .,lid low interest rates 'hive put mine disposable income into the hands of the people -of Can- ada. Progressive Conservatives in Hu- ron -Bruce will hold their nomina- tion meeting April 12 in Wingham. MP Pau 1 Steckle • Charest meeting rescheduled for March PC Leader Jean Charest GODERICH - Progressive Conservative Party leader Jean Charest will be in Goderich . Thursday. March 27 for a town- halhstyle meeting.to discuss fed- eral anti _regional issues. The Goderich _visit was re- scheduled after a previous -visit by Charest was cancelled.dtic to poor weather. - The town -hall style meeting will be held at the Knights of • Columbus Centre onrParsons Court. Goderich. and begins with lunch at_ i I :30•a.m. Tickets for the event will be available at the door. - - Charest will open the session with a I5 -minute. address at noon, and then will field -ques- tions from the floor Tor 45.min- utes. - Tom Jasper of Godc }ill moderate the question and an- swer period._ - Charest was chosen leader of the Progressive Conservative party in 1993. Hehad been inter- im leader atter Kim Campbell -• stepped down after the Conser- vativ'es Were virtually wiped off the Canadian electoral map. Charest isonc of only two Conservatives presently sitting in the House oT Commons. Clothing stolen from Grand Bend store GRAND BEND = North Latnhton OPP are investigating a break and enter that Occurred -on' Thursday at approximately (1a.m. at Peckitts tilers Wear at 78 -Ontario Si. According tri police, entry was gained by smashing a•lit,nt w in- • dnw. Approximately (ii) pairs of assorted brand name ie.ins as well as ore sWeatshirts were stolen. Police.ask for the assistanec'of the public regarding this or other occurrences. Please call North.: 1.anthton Detachment at` 746-2349 or Crimestoppers at I -14X)'222- 8477. - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 1 s 1 8 THE FUN WAY TO KEEP FIT CLIP THIS COUPON AND GET $500 OFF MONTHLY MEMBERSHIP FEE of $30.00 ONE COUPON PER PERSON 415 MAIN ST. , EXETER 235-1289 4 12th AN UAL EXETER HOME GARDEN j & LEISURE SHOW Fri. Apr. 11 7-10 p.m. Sat. Apr. 12 Noon -9 p.m. Sun. Apr. 13 Noon -5 p.m. SOUTH HURON REC CENTRE - Exeter, Ont. 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This was a Very invasive procedure done in the hospital. requiring an- anesthetic. and the patient had ntahy incisions and stitches and usually had to take extend\ c time off work - anew here from one to six weeks. Many times .the scars were quite disfiguring. Now strippings .are . done -hy a procedure called ,ambul;atory phlebectomy. • By contrast. in this procedure - veins are removed through tiny needle..holes and there is no sear at all. No stitches. no anesthetic and no time- off -work. No- sears and it is permanent. • Now Dr. Cauchi at.the Lorimar Centre for Cosmetic Medicine is able to offer his varicose vein patients a- procedure to strip varicose veins called ambulatory phlebecton y: This procedure is done in the clinic. under local anesthesia. I'he patient is able to return . to. work and normal activities that day. This procedure was pioneered in. the United States by. Dr. Pauline Dr. Mario Cauchi Raymund-M;tr'tinbeau, a Canadian tjoctor who practices in Texas and is acknowledged to he North America's forenlost 'authority in varicose vein. treatment. Dr *14110„9." Cauchi and Lorraine Cauchi. RN have. both studied and trained `with Dr. Martinhcau in Texas: Mexicti and l'enns'.Ivanla on this procedure and are now offering this at their clinic - Varicose veins cause people. -to have painful, heavy legs and if left untreated can progress to cause phlebitis and varicose ulcers. The Loramar. Centre. for Cosmetic Medicine clinic offers up to date treatment of varicose veins- and -prides itself on being one of the first Canadian clinics to other this' new vein treatment. Besides this innovative surgery the•' Loramar • Centre also offers the treatment of varicose veins by laser and painless injections )sclerotherapy). 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