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Home My WebLink AboutClinton News-Record, 1986-06-11, Page 26Page 6A—CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11, 1986 Howard Aitken named. chairman J. Howard Aitken of Goderich has been appointed Chairman of the Huron County • Housing Atitliarity Alvin Curling, Minister of Housing, ant iOunced. Mi) Aitken, vice-president of operations with Signal Star Publishing, has served on the seven -member authority since July, 1982. The authority manages Ontario Hous- ing Corporation's (OHC) 415 assisted hous- ing units in the Huron County area. Mr. Aitken was appointed after the un- timely death Of Gerry Ginn. The federal, provincial and municipal governments nominate individuals for ap- pointment to the housing authorities by pro- vincial orders -in -council. The province ap- points the housing authority chairman. The day -today management of OHC's 84,000 housing units is carried out by local housing authorities, although the primary responsibility for assisted housing remains with OHC. Mr. Curling said: "By volunteering their time to serve on the local housing authority, private citizens such as Mr. Aitken, are helping to ensure that Ontario's assisted housing program is sensitive and can res- pond to the needs of the many communities it serves." The Huron County Housing Authority PAINTING EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR HOWARD AITKEN manages 331 senior . citizens assisted hous- ing units and 84 units for low-income families. The authority also provides hous- ing for physically, developmentally and psychiatrically - handicapped persons who are capable of living on their own. EXPERIENCE REFERENCES FREE ESTIMATES NIELSEN BROS • SEAFORTH 527-0603 NOW OPEN Thursday, June 12, 1986 PICK YOUR OWN ®STRAWBERRIES 1/3 mile North of Clinton on Baseline. OPEN: 9 a.m. Weather and Crop Permitting No children or pets please. Orders also taken for picked berries. Phone 482-9095 Mom, apple pie and jobs for youth By Tony Carlson Summer means a lot of different things to different people. For many of us it's, holiday time, vacation trips crammed with eye -straining sights or long lazy days away from the frantic pursuit of money. For many young people, though, it's a time of tension, especially early on as they jockey for jobs that may seem too few and far removed from career aspirations. Oh no, I can hear you say. Another motherhood lecture on youth unemployment. Well, yes. Besides, I like my mom, and ap- ple pie and all that good stuff. The issues involved are well known but they do bear repeating, especially in the face of an increasing onslaught of media hype about kids who can't find work and who may never hold a steady job. A summer job can mean a variety of things to the student who lands it. Money, of course, is of prime interest whether it's to be socked away for tuition and books—"Of course, that's what I spend all my money on, Mom and Dad; ignore that pub bill"—or whether it goes into the bank for a rainy day. If the student is lucky enough to find a job that gives him some experience in his or her chosen field, it can mean laying a solid foun- dation for future success.' But the key word there is experience, that well-known best teacher. For even if the aspiring architect ends up flipping hamburgs or piling bricks, he is gaining experience. He or she is learning what it takes to get up in the morning, to be on time, to meet responsibilities outside of the cloistered academic world. He or she is learning how to deal with peo- ple—with the public if the job demands it, but certainly with co-workers, with bosses and in the odd case, with subordinates. It is a case of learning the critical job at- titudes which, according to many employers are in shorter supply these days than job skills. For employers, the advantages of hiring one or more students are many. It's a relatively low-cost way of getting some work done, of course. But it is also an oppor- tunity to plant a few seeds for the future. Even if the student doesn't stay with the firm, it's a chance for employers to add their bit of expertise to the student's education. That's why senior business spokesmen from organizations such as the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, the Canadian Manufacturers' Association and the Canadian Chamber of Commerce are encouraging their members, and employers across the nation, to hire a student if they possibly can. At It's an inireSti(iet1NfX the f6itui%l`vhlt ti .*illi' pay dividends for ail'of .us, for we all benefit from a skilled., motivated workforce. There now. That's all the motherhood and apple pie. It's not too hard to swallow, is it. In fact, it tastes rather good. Chelsea Lyn Schoenhals, cnnton If you think fitness is a distant goal, consider this: you can walk �r all the w#. naannnarroon�• The Clinton Cubs held their banquet at Ontario Street United Church on May 29 at" which time various people were honored for their achievements throughout the year. Cub of. The Year went to Jeff Oesch (front) while Bill Hoggarth (left) received a set of bookends for 10 years of dedication to the movement. Pete Caldwell was also honored for his sup- port to the Cubs over the years. (Anne Narejko photo) Accord is not a solution By Mike Singleton Federation of Naturalists Before us stretches a magnificent chain of forest -ringed, blue lakes, flanked by vibrant marshes and by cliffs adorned in centuries - old lichens... all suffering a slow, malinger- ing death. A few ancient, gnarled muskellunge prowl the shallows, in desperate search of something to eat. They'll be the last of their kind; reproduc- tion has long since failed. Already gone are the pickerel, trout, sunfish, mayflies and their brethern - important as the food base for 'otter, loons, and a host of upland creatures. The forests themselves languish. Near - barren hilltops stand exposed, pocked by the rotting skeletons of what were once artists' ideals. The malaise creeps, slowly downhill, rippling and coalescing through the forest. Some species are already gone. What should be lush conifers are drab, stunted skirts, with barely half their foliage alive. Others, resistance weakened, stand riddled with in- sects or disease. Soils slowly wash from the dying roots. Silently, deceivingly, the plague widens its grip on the shield landscape. Acid ,precipitation remains, without doubt, one of the most serious threats to the health and variety of the landscape upon which this - and f ure generations ultimate- The Canadian -US acid rain aceord, reach- ed at last .week's Reagan -Mulroney summit, is a halting, third, step in a long series need- ed to solve the problem. But it is no panacea. Indeed, there is a risk that the public may be lulled into a false sense that the solution is at hand, while antagonists intensify their lob- bying efforts. The accord builds upon growing public recognition and on demand - in both Canada and the northeastern US - for a curtaihnent of sulphurous and nitrogen oxide emissions causing the problem. The accord also follows action by Canadian and Provincial governments last February, which dictate •a 50 percent reduction in eastern Canadian emissions by 1994. To achieve that reduc- tion, major cuts were ordered from Sudbury area smelters, in automobile emissions and by electrical generators like Ontario Hydro. Guided by the foresight and determina- tion of Environment Minister James Bradley, Ontario has gone further, ordering a 67 percent reduction by Ontario's four main producers - Inco, Ontario Hydro, Falconbridge and Algoma Steel. But, while this has been happening in Canada, stateside demand for cheap energy continues to grow. This is at the same time as the US strives for energy self-sufficiency, moving steadily toward use of its own vast, sulphur -laden coal deposits. Nowhere is this demand more pronounced than in the in- dustrial heartland "upwind" of the sensitive landscape. It is for this reason that US com- mitment, now, is vital to curtailing geometric growth of the problem. On the surface, the accord appears to commit the US to a major„ cleanup. But details remain - conspicuously - vague and interpretations contradictory. Careful study reveals that the accord . • signals formal US acknowledgement both that acid precipitation is a problem and that the US must participate in the solution. This is, in itself, a significant step forward; • commits - subject to congressional ap- propriation - $5 billion over five years tow -d develop nt of clean coCburntng 1 ec ology, T ie e st would be finaiiced..ha by' government, nent, half by industry. ` • fails either to commit specific reductions or -to set a timetable for reductions in acid emissions. There is a well-founded fear that, in the mood of government restraint, and faced by, intransigence of . the combined power generation -manufacturing lobby, that the needed funds will not be forthcoming, either as government expenditure or•in forced in- dustry compliance. Solutions are within reach. But, whether the -problem is resolved - or whether it in- crementally etches away our children's heritage - will depend upon the resolve of in- dividuals - both Canadian and American - in ensuring that acid rain cleanup sits at the pinnacle of the political agenda. 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