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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1985-03-27, Page 2THE BANK CLOSING IN A BU N? Meeting For All Bon Patrons 8, Concerned Citizens of Auburn Will Be Held: On FRIDAY, MARCH 29. 1985 at 8:00 p.m. at the Community Hall to discuss any alternate possibilities. appoint or elect a committee and give it a directive to take action. ANNOUNCEMENT JOHN LITTLE ABC Annuities Ltd. is pleased to announce the appointment of John Little. He will be joining in partnership with Dennis and Frank Little. John has successfully completed a two year Marketing Program at George Brown College . He is now licensed and will be specializing in computerized quotes for Term Insurance and Life Annuities. NNUITIES LTD. •Investments • Annuities•LIfelnsurance 53 WEST ST., GODERICH 524-2773 1 ,tr GO -3000-5 ATTENTION Before purchasing or renovating existing buildings or establishing a new business, related to food (Restaurant, Bulk Food, etc.) or Public Ser- vices CALL THE HURON COUNTY HEALTH UNIT for advice on - regulatlonsl. 482-3416 1-800-265.4252 (out of town callers) The transformation of the former Bluewater Centre for the Developmentally Handicapped to a regional detention centre for young offenders is well under way as work crews prepare one wing of the facility for occupation by July. It is estimated up to 100 young offenders will be housed at the centre by early fall but the centre will not be fully operational until April 1, 1986. Former employees are being retrained for jobs at the detention centre. (photo by Dave Sykes) Regional Centre will open in July • from page 1 to answer local concerns at special group and public meetings, something he hopes to do more of, there are still misconcep- tions, rumors and apprehensions floating around. DeGrandis welcomes -any opportunity_ to talk about the centre and hopes he can make as much contact with the communi- ty as possible. "The community has legitimate con- cerns but contact is an important part of my job and I welcbme any opportunity to speak," he said. "The public wil be ge- nuinely surprised how open we are to in- teraction. I hope to have a citizen liaison group that we can bounce ideas off." There will be an open house when the centre is operational and DeGrandis hopes the public will be involved on a volunteer basis. The administrator said there is a lot to be gained through interactiOn interactionif the volunteers are giving of themselves because they want to. 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The interior of the former centre for developmentally handicapped has been refurbished but the detention centre will not open until the 17 -foot perimeter fence has been erected. The project has been, tendered and -will commence when drier ground conditions permit.. Nuclear war is number one health .hazard... • from page 1 "We can only survive through the awareness of the fact that there's no such thing as the planet surviving even a limited nuclear war." Because doctors have a better appreciation of the horrors of nuclear war, Physicians for Social Responsibility may have a better chance at being heard by politicians, says Dr. David Walker. "It's a well-respected group which crosses international and political boundaries and heightens the awareness of nuclear build-up," he says. The fact that physicians from the U.S.S.R. belong to the organization adds credibility to it, he adds. Even if war is never declared, nuclear destruction could happen by accident, says Dr. Hollingworth. "Weapons are getting more and more sophisticated and the amount of time to declare a false alarm is diminishing. In the past two years, there have been 144 incidents of false sightings of missiles," he says. "Star Wars' is the great paradox.(U.S. President) Reagan is building more and more sophisticated weapons while talking peace. We have to be able to see that's invalid." __The _recent swing to the political right and the re-election of President Heag n in' :-- the U.S. represents fear, says Dr. Hollingworth. People are afraid - to Question the inbuilt respect for the top politicians who advocate the nuclear arms build-up_ "We've failed to see at the deepest level that all people are human beings and we all inhabit this planet together." Economics also contributes to the escalation of the arms race. "Many people earn their living from building arms in the U.S. It keeps the economy rolling. But, if the money could. be switched from weapons to the third world, hunger could be abolished in the next five years." Dr, Hollingworth applauds. the courage of the countries New Zealand and Australia who recently made a stand against nuclear weapons in their ports. "Sometimes we get baffled by the rational, technical arguments about war plans but we don't need a PhD to figure out where it's going. All we need is common sense. Why do they have to be able to wipe out the world 30 times when they can already do it once?" he says. Though it's easy to feel powerless to stop the escalating arms race, Dr. Hollingworth says it's important tip keep our hope and vision. Even. discussing. the issue over coffee with a friend can be effective. "My sense is that discussion and. dialogue is bound to filter through to the politicians. Keep informing them about facts as you feel them; write a lot of letters." "When. you've done something you believe in, you feel much better. It gives its back some personal power and we no longer consider ourselves to be totally invalid and powerless. I have the cotnfort wing the f life knowing alselt of living my g oods around the nuclear build-up."