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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1988-04-26, Page 5ter t'"Xr • . • 27r, • • A BALLOON RELEASE was held last Mdilday morning at the Wing - ham Public School to mark the beginning of Education Week. 1.988 campaign raises $64,385 for foundation Dear Editor: On behalf of the board of directors of the Huron County Chapter of the Heart and Stroke Fotindation of Ontario, I would like to thank your paper , for the excellent coverage given our annual campaign during February. So, far, $64,385 has been raised,• an increase of more than $7,000 over last year. This increase is due not only to the newspaper coverage given, but also to the outstanding efforts of all the canvassers, captains and area chairmen in all the communities of Huron County. In turn, the residents of the county responded to the work of the volun: teers by giving generously to this worthwhile cause. The board of directors also wishes to acknowledge the time and effort spenton the campaign by this year's campaign chairman, Chuck Rowland, Sincerely Margaret MacLeod Public Relations Chairman An open letter toirash picker Dear Editor: Woald you please publish this open - letter to a garbage picker? 1 would like to thank you for not scattering ray garbage at 5:50 this morning., illiWeVer,t yen ate -gang to Make a habit of :wog through garbage, please reSeaf the tops of the cardboard boxes so that debris will not blow around, "All these years I have accused dogs of being in my garbage. Ilow happy I aril to have finally caught the culprit" - Yoms.trttly Vaitgie flemderson Conscience Is thi ter, and and love # er Resident has four week to find home, asks for help Dear Editor : I am looking for a small house ora After being resident in Winghana large two-bedroom, greandlleor 'for the paitilfienriat*iii, ,Riartnient. as ,tuielaisbant cannot heart and shaking hand that I am climb stairs. have approached writing to you to see if you can help many home owners and real estate me. offices, but it appears- nothing is I have only four weeks left to find a • available. home because the house in which I Unless I can find something now live is being sold to make room quickly, I will be forced move for development. away from Wingham which will also My husband, former owner of mean putting my husband through Jerry's Taxi, has been k patient in the inconvenience of transferring to Wingham and District Hospital for a another hospital. year. He has been coming home on Please help, If -You can. I am a weekends, but the added worry of reliable tenaint-and have references, not having a home to come to in the from many sources, near future is an added threat to his Yours -truly health. Mrs. Dorothy McLean Editor's note: The Salvation Army's Red Shield Appeal will take lace next month in Wingham and ther communities across Canada. The following is a page from the journal kept by Wingham Corps Officer Lieutenant Cal Barber while serving with Street Patrol in Toronto as part of his early Army trebling. Street Patrol is a voluntary mini- stry of The Salvation Army in downtown Toronto. Informed Salvationists take to the street late at night on weekends to try to ad- dress the needs of people who for different reasons, find themselves in the heart of Canada's largest city. The Army hopes to meet the prac- tical needs of those who may need a room, a meal, some direction in life, or just need a friend. On a late September evening I was on duty with Captain Elaine Becker, a single officer who actually ran this street ministry herself -,last year. Others in the volunteer group of abotit 30 were also paired, except for five who were in the van and given the task of distributing hotehooktte,, to the hookers dotting the streets, often in groups of four or five. Atter a time. in prayer, each pair'of Salvationists chose a direction and headed out, some. on 'range Street; o eon. n others the Eaton ntree Various downtown . alleys and the bus depot. and headed east on Dundas, tng ryone eauld eat& new measures to food it, housing and social fii assitiflce while 0100 Pruinoting- (maim* fgrOwth through Increased renta research, development and inr vestment. The forward looking budget in fr trodemed by Treasurer li?bert N*011 also reduces cash ents to introduced -.measures to who their loweSt levet* iftteatst;r.,,„ revenue and improve the ova, The .btedgit, reetajniana the fairness of the system. , • government's obligation tO WestmAs.a result, the ncozne taxrel, those ames that will keep 0000 -.10.Alt-riger90e'Pe100: age point- mis competitive, and sustain and, int, • year and another percentage point prove the quality of life in this 'oin 1089. At the tune, a new tax - province, reduction program With the Ontatio economy ex- Ontario ilicOree tart for 850i800- low pected to record its shtth: Straight indivituals,. while an, formaoce, Mr.. Nixon -said 'tbe, PrOgFaIn %OR Mid* 'coverage for • • government has au obligation to another 30,000 individuajs in 1989. ensure that the people of the Mr. NbtOn.alsoPaltnecIOnt that the province can continue to enjoy a ?averment is. fOregalng 010 Million high standard of health care, m revenue to maintain the freeze on education and social services. OHIP premiums in place since 1:9850" The budget provides: Other revenue measures an- --$900 million over three years to nounced include a' one percentage assist with the construction' ,guid point increase In the general retail expansion of elementary -and sales tax rate to eight per cent ef- secondary •schools. fective May 2, and an increase in the -$430 million over, three years to levies on spirits, wine and beer ef- reduce class sizes inOrades_l and 2,, fective.May 24. pro -tide- aiblitional textbooks and Also announced was an increase in science equipment, and improve the the tobacco tax of one cent per availability and teaching of com- cigarette and 0.6 cents per gram of puterteclmology. cut tobacco, effective immediately. -$1.2 million increase in support Mr. Nixon has helped small for health care, which brings business deal with the financial' and spending:- on. ilealtb- Care to $12.7 paper burdens associated with billion- this " year. That represents - capital, tax by taking measures' to about 41,350 for every Ontario. eliminate this tax for finis with resident gross revenue and asSets both under --$440 million commitment to $1 million.• address urgent Capital requirements The news was also good for the in Ontario's colleges and univer- agricultural community, with sities. farmers receiving additional -$10.0 intUion capital increase for protection from market fluctuations roads and highways. through increased provincial fund- -A research and development ing of stabilization funds. super allowance which provides an With the increases armouncecl in additional 25 per cent deduction on the agricultural budget this year, research and:developnient costs for the overall increase in spending on large firms, and 35 per cent .for agriculture has risen by 86 per cent small businesses. since the change of government -42 in Canada Pension Plan three years ago. ex - year of strong economic per- pooded preinittoi assistance and offering a suitable tract describ- tried ing what the Army and the Lord corn could do for them. Within minutes clea we met a young man and a girl in her get teens. While the girl felt free to talk mus with Cap, the fellow walked on a y ahead. Then we met Tony who told alar us about himself as we walked and bute after that, Cap approkched a young Af hooker who also talked with us. I posi was surprised at how attractive she amb was and estimate her age at around any 20. I thought to myself, "Woman, phon and stuffed him in the back seat of the cruiser. Following another similar en- counter with a drunk, we went in the van back to the Friendship Room for a quick coffee break, but were soon back out on patrol, this time on Yonge. Street — very crowded with many sights, but really saner(?) to speak, his message was spotted two more men sleeping on pletely incoherent. As it was a warm -air ground vents near a r night with a fill moon and distant building and said that a ting quite chilly, we decided we drunk can survive on them to -30 C. t get him somewhere warm and The police called the people at the young man passing by seemed Detox Centre to find out if they had a med 'enough to call an am- space for this old guy. Meanwhile, ice for us. the hooker had Come over to the ter lifting him to a sitting cruiser and was talking to the police tion, Cap and I decided th..e officer. The radio confirmed a bed ulance was taking too long, for the man, so we unceremoniously were sent at all. Cap decided to picked him up by the arms and legs, e for the Army van and left fora why are you doing this?" While chatting With Cap, she shared that -she Was a*Jativiti Steed Wolter and not a 'Yonge Street one. I 'learned that there are territories and social strataeven iii businest The young lady pointed out a Man iyingritt the iidet; under small tree. just it lbw 1 hadn.'t even ',Seen tint, We'SettOtoverlo the -old Man; tiluf was **ed.- out: and. noticed theentell of We- otetf his Mao, 'from ingly, he * Clean ough he A number of outs tato' and hands, r hitting the ground: rp seemed fairly Well dr With polithed shoes • r phone while I held the man in a sitting position on the sidewalk. After a few minutes, I was able to flag down a passing police cruiser and just as they sto 0 Lmi. btilance pulled Up. T attendants and the police officer sized Up the situation quickly -- a drunk down on the -street., They were friendlymtd treated it as a bit of alai** but did their jobs. anyhow. The a*nbulance people said they didn't pick drunks up off the street because the hospitals didn't have enough beds for them. If they picked him up, they might not be able to take him t anywhere. The attendants also'e than Dundas. We talked to Scott, a street vendor who had just moved back from B.C. and Cap got into a debate with another young guy, quite drunk, but knowledgable in the Scriptures. Were any scuts saved during that evening? Not while I was there, although we did share the gospel as we could. Yet, I know God blessed our,conversations and our testinmaY to those our ministry touched. It was an opportunity to offer to sever People something of Jesus' love. W�knowswhatswe5jn tiWn the many lives that night? Oftrjobli o sow the seed. od gives, „ItTi. 'ease. • r.