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Time to move on 141
hen the sun came up Tuesday
morning over Newfoundland it began a
journey it has been making for the past
128 years....an uninterrupted voyage
across the greatest country on earth.
Thankfully enough Quebecers had the
courage to stand up for Canada and
make sure Quebec will remain a vital
part of our country. The vote against
the yes forces led by Jacques Parizeau
and Lucien Bouchard will be undoubt-
edly be remembered as perhaps the
most important time in the young histo-
ry of Canada.
Emotions have been running high in
the Province of Quebec as almost half
of the eligible voters were determined
to take the first steps in forming a new
country. Their determination was
fuelled by the charismatic leadership of
Lucien Bouchard and years of prepara-
tion by the Parti Quebecois.
Those who have been working hard to
preserve Canada by working for the
"No" side could not have come much
closer to losing. Polls taken just before
Monday's vote indicated there was a
very real possibility those of us in the
rest of Canada could be getting used to
the idea of having a new country called
Quebec right in the middle of Canada.
Whether it was the fear of financial
uncertainty or Prime Minister Jean Chre-
tien laying the cards on the table in his
no nonsense address to the nation last
Wednesday that turned the tide against
separatism is a matter for speculation.
The undecided voters who quickly de-
cided Canada was the place for them are
to be congratulated for making the right
decision. Canada is the envy of practi-
cally every other country. Our standard
of living is among the highest in the
world and the atmosphere here is one
that allows for a variety of opinions. We
wonder if any other nation in the world
would allow about 25% of their popula-
tion to opt out and form their own coun-
try.
Democracy was put to the test in Cana-
da and it passed with flying colors.
This time Canada survived the most
serious threat by separatists who are de-
termined to turn Quebec into the world's
newest French nation.
This time the forces that are pro Cana-
da and afraid of change combined to
preserve the country.
The challenge ahead of all Canadians
is to find a way of operating federally in
a way that all parts of Canada are work-
ing together because there is absolutely
no way to guarantee what will happen
next time.
Your Views
Letters to the editor
A friendly place to shop
"We hope the people of Exeter
and area know the contribution
these young shop owners are
making..."
Dear Editor:
This summer on our way to Grand Bend we
stopped in Exeter and had lunch at your lovely park
and enjoyed the white squirrels.
1 was looking for a special fabric so went to
Quilts & Calicos, found what I wanted and then we
were on our way (a couple, my husband and 1). We
knew we had to return to Exeter.
We returned today, three ladies. The street is so
pretty with flowers, stores decorated with pumpkins
and we were so surprised at the friendly people in
the stores. The crafts were so beautiful. Country
Flowers is a lovely store, also Sew Fine Fabrics. We
went in all the stores on the Main Street.
We enjoyed lunch at Bayberry. Once again every-
one was so eager to help, so friendly, it was a joy to
shop.
We hope the people of Exeter and area know the
contribution these young shop owners are making to
your town.
Keep up the good work ladies. We'll return.
Marion Amies, Guelph
A View From Queen's Park
TORONTO -- Politicians like to boast
that they had humble beginnings and tough
times, but Premier Mike Harris has pushed
this a bit far by his claim that he was even
hard up for something to eat.
In supporting his government's claim that
welfare recipients whose benefits it has re-
duced car?Thanage by spending $90 a
month on cheap foods like the humblest of
sausages, the Progressive Conservative pre-
mier said he often had to exist on bologna
in his younger days.
Harris recalled it as not the most enjoya-
ble experience, but enough to spur people
to get jobs.
No one can dispute that the premier, who
shows no signs of malnutrition and to the
contrary is often described as burly, ate bo-
logna at times, but nothing in his history
suggests he needed it as a steady diet.
Harris's father owned successively a
welding supply business, fishing camp and
ski resort and Harris spent some time in
university and teachers' college and later
according to his official biography was "a
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Health Matters
By Heather Mir
Something to scratch your head about
It makes you itchy just think-
ing about it but head lice is a
common problem in schools and
although it doesn't pose a health
risk it is a "social nuisance."
Head lice spreads among chil-
dren because they often have
close social contact but it is not
a reflection of poor personal hy-
giene. In fact, lice prefer clean
hair opposed to greasy hair
which they will slip on. Hair
length is also not a significant
factor in lice infestation.
To rid a head of lice, an insec-
ticidal shampoo should be used.
Head Tice products available in
Ontario contain one of three
types of chemicals, lindane,
pyrethins or permethrin. Any-
one allergic to ragweed should
not use a product that contains
permethrin. Do not use prod-
ucts that contain lindane on chil-
dren under six years. Pregnant
or breastfeeding women should
consult their doctor before using
a lindane product.
With very fine hair, a nit-
picking comb won't be suffi-
cient and parents will need to re-
move the nits by hand - one by
one.
Because the task Of getting rid
of head lice is tedious Mei lice
are spread from one head to an-
other, it is important to notify
the school your child attends if
lice are detected.
Karen Kinsmen, who owns a
hair salon in Hensall, has been
volunteering with local area
schools to conduct head lice
checks for approximately 10
years. Kinsmen suggests the
shampoo Kwellada (lindane) as
one of the most reliable prod-
ucts available at drug stores to
treat head lice. She also re-
minds parents to tell friends and
schools if they find head lice on
their child.
Recent information regarding
the treatment of head lice indi-
cates extensive house cleaning
in not necessary. Studies show
head lice don't live off the head
very long. Lice need a certain
temperature and suck blood to
stay alive. According to Rich-
ard Mathias, an epidemiologist
at the University of British Co-
lumbia, lice are motivated tc
move between heads to prevent
inbreeding. .
'Although,, some say cleaning
furniture, carpets and laundering
all bed clothes isn't worth the
bother, some prefer to be "on
the safe side" and stick to the
old guidelines.
Helen Eccles, a public health
nurse, recommends parents
check their child's head for lice
every week under bright lights,
focusing on the root of each
hair. In addition to advising
schools, she also reminds chil-
dren not to share combs, head-
bands, hats or barrettes.
The Huron County Health
Unit provides schools with in-
formation for parents and other
volunteers who conduct head
lice checks. The Health Unit
will provide support and infor-
mation for parents treating head
lice on their children. They can
be reached at the Clinton office
at 1-800-265-5184. From 1:15
p.m. to 4:15 p.m. each day, a
public health nurse is available
to talk directly to parents.
teacher and businessman who owned and
operated several successful enterprises in-
cluding a downhill ski club and a summer
tourist resort."
The premier's father and his first wife
also could not remember his eating much
bologna at the time he started working, but
thought he was well fed. If Harris was re-
duced to eating bologna at times in school,
he would have been comforted by the
knowledge his diet would improve with the
next cheque from dad, so it is not at all the
same hardship as welfare recipients' being
forced to live unvaryingly on filler sausage.
Harris has an image as a straight, blunt
talker even when it hurts, but his embellish-
ment has given opponents an opportunity
they are seizing to accuse him of being
"full of baloney", which will have a much
longer shelf life than the food he was talk-
ing about.
But Harris is in a long line of Ontario pre-
miers who tried to show they knew hard
times and therefore could appreciate voters'
problems.
Harris eating bologna!!
Harris's predecessor, New Democrat Bob
Rae, insisted he lived "pretty frugally" and
his family "have a car loan and a mortgage
and don't live a life that's very different
from millions of others in this province."
There was no rush to pass the hat around
because Rae as premier had a salary part
tax-free worth about $110,000 a year, twice
the average family's, so he did not have
quite the same struggle to put bread on the
table.
Tory premier William Davis was a lawyer
and son of a lawyer and it would have been
ludicrous to pretend he had difficulty mak-
ing ends meet.
But Davis's aides liked to put it around
that he was just a small-town guy at heart
who gave up a lot to serve the public and
would not have much when he retired be-
cause he would never feel comfortable in
the boardrooms of big business, whereas at
last count he has collected 17 directorships.
Tory premier John Robarts could never
really pose as a man of the people because
he also was a lawyer and married into the
establishment and dressed every inch of it
in his impeccable suits and his hobby was
pheasant -shooting. But he liked it to be
known that he had a plebeian connection --
he enlisted and spent part of World War
Two as an ordinary seaman.
Robarts's predecessor Leslie Frost was
yet another lawyer who could never plead
poverty, but his constituents always knew
when he was about to call an election be-
cause he would trundle out his beat -up old
car just like theirs. The one premier who
never implied he had to tighten his belt was
Liberal David Peterson, who came from a
well-to-do family, never disguised it feel-
ing it fit the yuppie mood of the times, al-
most lived in a tuxedo and scarlet cummer-
bund and was accused by opponents of
having a "lifestyle of the rich and famous."
Looking too prosperous was one of the rea-
sons that Peterson lost an election in 1990,
but politicians know none of their number
has ever suffered from appearing too poor
and humble.
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