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By Scott Nixon
TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF
EXETER — After its first meeting on Feb -
23, the Exeter and District Chamber of
Commerce is hoping to give area businesses a
bigger voice in the community.
Hugh McMaster, president of the Chamber's
steering committee since the committee
began Oct. 15, said he's pleased with how
things have gone so far and said he's opti-
mistic the Chamber will continue to grow.
The Chamber's main order of business at its
first meeting will be. to nominate and elect its
board of directors. The board of directors will
then elect its executive committee at a later
date.
As he helped start the idea of having a
Chamber in Exeter, McMaster said he hopes
to be elected as the Chamber's first president.
The Chamber now has about 45 members, a
number McMaster is happy with because he
said he only expected to have about 30-35
members by this time. Eventually, he said he
would like the Chamber to have 200 mem-
bers.
While heis happy with the number of mem-
bers so far, McMaster admits he is unhappy
with the small amount of out-of-town busi-
nesses who have become involved with the
Chamber. He said he's confident, though,out-
lying areas will become more involved in the
Chamber.
Eventually, McMaster wants the Chamber to
have individual chapters for communities
such as Dashwood and Centralia.
McMaster said the Chamber's toughest job
will be positioning itself within the community
and deciding in what direction it wants to go.
Basically, he said it will help the town pro-
mote area industry and business.
The Chamber will also help promote the
area in general, which, if successful, will help
bring money into the town.
One way to promote the area, according to
McMaster, is to give the white squirrel a big -
g
ger profile. He points out Wiartorn Willie as a
mascot that has done'a lolibr a community.
To- promote the white squirrel, McMaster
suggested having businesses and schools
putting a white squirrel on their ,letterhead
and spreading the white squirrel image
beyond Exeter.
The Chamber Intends to become an active
voice in Exeter by getting involved with busi-
ness, by meeting with town council, working
with the Business Improvement Association
and holding business meetings, McMaster
said.
Chamber meetings are open to anyone who
wants to attend to find out for themselves
what the Chamber is all about. The first meet-
ing on Feb. 23 will be held at The Ranch
House Inn at 7 p.m.
In addition to electing its board of directors,
the Chamber will hear reports from its com-
mittees on finance, membership, communica-
tion and tourism and will accept its constitu-
tion and bylaws.
WarAmps produce video documenting Merchant Seamen
OTTAWA - Relying on
documents going back to
the 1940's, The War
Amps has produced a new
video charging. that the
government of the day
purposely withheld veter-
ans' benefits to Merchant
Seamen.
Quoitiitg a statement
frog the Honourable'
Lionel Cherier, Canada's
wartime Minister of
Transport, the govern-
ment decided to dissuade
Merchant Seamen from
taking their discharge as
they would be needed to
man an expanded
Canadian Merchant fleet.
Organizations represent-
ing Merchant Navy veter-
ans have long claimed
that veterans' status was
Reale, Ur vote. against p
OTTAWA =- Two local
-gibers-.of parliament
were among four Liberals
who supported a Reform -
sponsored motion on Feb.
2. demanding the federal
government immediately
oveirs a court decision.
legalizing the possession
of child pornography.
Although_ Huron Bruce.
MP Paul Steckle and
Lambton-Kent-Middlesex
MP Rose -Marie Ur voted
against their party, there
were no sanctions issued
to the dissenting Liberals.
The Liberal majority
defeated the Reform -
sponsored motion 143-
129
A Jan. 15 ruling by
British Columbia Supreme
Court Justice Duncan
Shaw found that federal
legislation banning the
possession of child porn
violated a citizen's right
to freedom of expression
and personal privacy. '
After a petition from 63
Liberal MPs and seven
senators, the federal gov-
ernment announced it
plans to join the B.C. gov-
ernment in a speedy
appeal of the case.
The dissenting votes by
the four MPs on the
Reform motion were a fol-
low-up to the petition.
Steckle said Justice
Minister Anne McLellan
-only-made the decision- .to -
appeal the case because
she was prodded by the
backbenchers.
Steckle said children are
the most vulnerable peo-
ple in society to "being
made pawns" of by the
advocates of child pornog-
raphy.
"It's a sad day when we
don't stand tall for our
children," Stechle said.
Ur echoed Steckle's
thoughts.
"This is not a question of
politics. This is a question
of putting the interests of
children first," Ur said of
her decision to vote
against her party.
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withheld from them in
1945. The War Amps
video points out, however,
that the plans for a
Canadian Mercantile
Marine never materialized
by 1949 with the result
that the Merchant Seamen
were released but were
given no rehabilitation
benefits.
The War Amps pro-
duced the film after public
indignation was raised as
a result_ of, hunger strikes
on Parliament Hill by the
aging men who risked the
deadly carry war
supplies, mostly ' to
Europe.
The film is titled, Sail or
Jail: Merchant Seamen's
Claim for Benefits.
Early in World War II,
the Canadian government
declared the Merchant
Marine to be an essential
arm of the fighting ser-
vices. When it became
obvious after the war
Canadian ships could not
compete with those of for-
eign registry (flags of con-
venience), the Merchant
Seamen were left to fend
for themselves.
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myth' that Merchant
Seamen, when' eo1T pared
with members of the regu-
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which is being distributed
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MCKILLOP"MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
NOTICE
OF
ANNUAL MEETING
The 123rd Annual Meeting of the McKillop
Mutual Insurance Company will be held in the
office building of McKillop Mutual Insurance
Company at 91 Main Street, South, SEAFORTH,
Ontario
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Wednesday, February 24, 1999
at 1:30 P.M.
- To receive and dispose of the 1998 financial
statements and Auditors Report
- To appoint Auditors
- To consider and enact proposed amendments to
'By-law CO*
- To elect three directors
- To transact mix other business that may properly
come bef ` the meeting.
- The reti 'ng directors are Eric Anderson, Stuart
Wilson and Kenneth Moore. All are eligible for
re-election. Mr. Moore has decided not to seek
re-election for another term.
Please note any person wishing to seek election or
re-election as a Director must file his. intention to
stand for election in writing. with the Secretary of
the Corporation at least seven days in advance of
the Annual: ll eeting (By -Law #21)
By order of the Board of Directors
McKillop Mutual. Insurance Company
Seaforth, Ontario
Ross Struthers
Corporate Secretary
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