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SAT.8-NOON BecauseN.ew Zealand lea small country situatelii>rtthet ouih:f a le-farawayfry the two superpowers of the United States `ardthe' SSR;ltco d.eas divo' eitself,:..... from the issue of nuclear war. But, John Howe, Who Is living near Goderich for the next 1e months, won his seat on his•local ee�uncli ¢ on, :a platform of a nuclear free Blow Zealand. .. "LoFal .eolnaeiIs are becoming more awareof nation issues. We're"such a mall country, we could be wiped out wittl just one or twu nuclear bombs and we want that risk to be away, If we allow the United States to bring their nuclear ships into our harbors, we could become a target," he says. Mr, Howe, who along with his wife, Gwen is on an exchange With the family of Huron County health inspector Klaus Seeger, says his concern for the nuclear issue is just part of caring for the people of his community, the Town of Feilding, population 12,000. "The ,major powers should be getting round tie table, getting rid of the things (nuclear weapons) and getting on with negotiating for peace," he says. ' Because New Zealand has a population of only 33/2 million and a two tier govern- ment, Mr.. Howesays it's probably easier for municipal .councillors to make an im- pact in national policy than it would be in a country the, size of Canada. "But., you've got tgtry," he sajr Mr'. Howe is also employed by. the Feilding council as chief health and / building inspector and is working for the Huron County Health Unit while on -the ex- change with Klaus Seeger, a health in- spector whose home the Howes are- now 'living in. • The exchange is the second one ever between health inspectors. Mr. Howe Says he saw an advertisement in an en- vironmental health journal suggesting an exchange between Canadian and New Zealand health inspectors and decided to get involved after the first experimental exchange in 1984 between the Berkhans of New Zealand and the Whites of Huron County was a success. Because the Howes' children have. grown up and, moved from home, the ex- change gave them a chance to travel com- bined with the possibility for John to take a fresh look at his work, public health. "It couldn't have worked out any bet- ter," he says. "We want to get to know as many people as we can and tb see as much of Ontario as possible." While John gains greater experience in his career of health inspection by compar- ing the terns of Canada and New Zealand, G n is taking the year as a rest from her job as a private secretary. "She came over here to do some needlework since she didn't have time for that at home," says John. t Fran their first rvations, the Howes say Canadians are. clurte' similar to New Zealanders though there are differences. While the standard of living is on par in both countries, some products such as cars and dairy products are less expensive in Canada. The value of the Canadian dollar is also higher than New Zealand's dollar. New Zealander, John Howe, who's living in Huron County for 10months with his wife Gwen, is on the second e'er exchange for health inspectors between Canada and New Zealand. He's shown above taking a. water sample at his office at the Huron County Health 'Unit. (Hundertmark photo) "Every Canadian should be off to New Zealand, right now because the New Zealand dollar is worth 65 cents in Canada. Their money would make them feel like millionaires," says John. Canada also •has a greater variety of food than . New . Zealand. "We couldn't believe the grocery stores when we first got here. We spent two hours in one the firsttime," he says. If Canada has any drawbacks, the top one has to be its weather. As well as spen- ding a good deal of their income on beating, Canadiansshould all receive medals • of brtavery;•for,9driving. in" the winter, says John. "I've gone through nine lives and had four heart attacks driving in the snow. We drive on the left side of the road in New Zealand and driving in Canada so far has been a dramatic experience." "We'd really be enjoying things here if. • for the hassles sof the weather," he says, New Zealand at this time of year is .en- joying summertiine with temperatures around 25 degrees Celcius. Even so, winter in New Zealand is never cold enough for snow since temperatures seldom drop below 10 degrees C though snow falls on the Ruahine mountain ranges to the north east of Feilding. "If we got any snow at all it would hit the front pages of the newspapers. We've taken numerous photographs of diggging out the car as its-*tually impossible•to desbtibe to ant fa[rhat'it s like, With an attempt to enjoy the snow, the Howes have tried winter sports such as curling and cross country skiing. They have also travelled to Niagara Falls and to Detroit to visit relatives. "We want to see 'and do as much as we can," says John. Goderich has complete official plan BY TODD MOWATT It took five years to complete, but Goderich now has a complete official plan with a 232 -page zoning by-law. On Thursday, March 7, three meetings were held at town hall. The purpose of the first meeting was to deal with the official plan and bring it into conformity with the proposed zoning by-law before being presented to council. The second meeting dealt with the zoning by-law and the public was invited to comment on any changes or problems that they had. During the third meeting, the planning advisory committee dealt with the concerns that were brought up during the zoning meeting. Mayor Eileen Palmer chaired the first meeting and she addressed the ,12 -member audience. She said that the meeting was not required, but it was a second chance for the public to add or comment on the by-law. She also emphasized that the information gathered at this meeting would be dealt with by the planning advisory committee, who in turn, would Flake recommendations to council. During the planning ddvisory committee meeting several requests for amendments were heard. Mr. Eric Kirk asked the committee whether or not the old Catholic school pro- perty on the corner of North Street and Caledonia Terrace was correctly zoned. As this property is now a residence and under ,the zone in effect, there is no allowance for people to 41)e occupying the area. 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