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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1988-05-03, Page 5. • 1!;- • • 4 14 c, 914 Vs, : .. Pf: Public asked to take seniors off the shelf Editor's note: Rev. Henry Jennings who lives at Wroxeter, has passed on some thoughts about our elderly friends and neighbors. His observations are entitled "The Shelf". THE SHELF A shelf is made to place things for storage. Often, seniors are put on the shelf by their friends and relatives. Life on the shelf, unfortunately, isolates the senior, leaving only the company of other seniors to help endure that "storage". Even if they can't attend, seniors still like to be asked so they may politely offer regrets for not being able to attend or participate in events:' Take the senior off the shelf and you will be surprised to see what he or she accomplishes. •They Say One is never too old to learn, htitit is also true that seniors are never so old that they can't be of some use or service to their comimunity. Seniors retire, but they are never too tired to serve. The motto of the Prince of Wales is "Ich Dien", I serve. For senior citizens, it would be "Nous Desirons A Servait", or "we wish to serve." The Master said"1 On among you as Ile that serveth." • . • • .4 4:4:4 :4 4:4 :4:4:4.4 • .4 EMERGENCY PLAN — In a declared emergency, these people are responsible for putting the Town of Wingham's new emergency measures plan into operation. They are, from left: Seated, Wingham Police Chief Bob Wittig, Wingham Mayor Jack Kopas, Wingham and District Hospital Executive Director Norm Hayes. Standing, Wing - ham Deputy Reeve Bill Harris, chairman of the ad hoc committee which prepared the plan; Lieutenant Cal Barber, responsible for social services; Wingham Fire Chief Harley Gaunt and Jim Lang, committee secretary. Missing are Wingham Town Superintendent Jack Van Camp and Wingham PUC Manager Ken Saxton. Association seeks former members of 17th Airborne Dear Editor: The 17th Airborne Division, whose members fought in the European Theater of Operations in 1944 and 1945, is conducting a membership drive in order to locate former paratroopers and glidermen who served with the division during the Second World War. The membership drive is at- tempting to locate former members, including Gold Star • mothers and family members of those who were killed in action. • • •••,.., federal provided, n subsidy to compens: pUblisher$ for the high costs Of mali distribution *a Utile and Spar* 1$'' populated country. Postal SUbsidt$ have become an unportant part of the government's support of Canadian cultural institutions. S. era The Postal Subsidy Proeram administered by Canada Post Corporation under regulatiions approved by the Department of Com m unic ations . The program allows book, periodical and newspaper publishers who meet certain criteria to obtain preferential postal rates well below those charge(' to the public. - A review of this, program was initiated by Communications Minister Flora MacDonald in January 1987. As a result of this review, the government has an- nounced that postal subsidies for publications will be maintained at their current levels. The program Is - to be known as the Publications Distribution Assistance Program and is a subsidy to Canadian readers as much as to publishers. The basic structure of the eight rates for publications mail will remain the same, as will the level of federal fuliding for the program, for at least the next five years. Most of the rates will be subdivided and volume thresholds established, -so that small mailers will pay lower average rates than larger publishers. There will be annual rate in- • creases of seven per cent of existing postal " rates -for% all eategeries publishere ' mail, except Weekly - community newspapers and foreign publications mailed in Canada. Weekly newspapers are exempted from any increase for the immediate future because of their particularly vulnerable economic base, and increases for foreign magazines — 1 y. inflation-Merehit* nsideratjon per for a total Of 12 per cent aP011es& will be' 4 c,' -MO, mailed eimintion- newspapers with mailings. which amount to five per cent or leak of their total subscriptions. • --A,H periodicals' volumes above the first 10,000 mailed per issue.' -Annual beok-rate shipments in 11 excess of 50,000 per mailer. These increases - will 0641e into effect on Jan, 1 of each year - beginning in 1989 The'iast postal rate increase for publications oc- curredJulyi, 1987. An important administrativeisSne considered during the review Was the question of appeals of eligibi decisions. Currently, publications which are denied second-class mailing privileges may appeal to the chairthan of the Canada Post Cor- poration. Many groups, particubrly members of the religious press, have asked for a separate appeal mechanism. Minister Responsible for Canada Post Harvie Andre is studYing the creation of a third - party -regulatory or advisory board for the corporation. He will be- considering whether eligibility appeals might be an apprOphate task for such a body. OtherWitst, the' /4- miniSter of communications in - cheated she intends to establish a separate mechanism to advise on eligibility appeals. The -government is deternihied to ensure all Canadians, no Matter where they live, have equal access to printed material. This program is a crucial factor in bringing books, magazines and newspapers to all parts of the country, especially given today's concerns about iteracy. If you served with this division, please contact Edward J. Siergiej, Secretary -Treasurer, 62 Forty Acre Mountain Road, Danbury, Con- necticut 06811, for details of the 17th Airborne Division Association as well as information about the 35th annual reunion which will be held this Aug.3 to7. JACK'S JOTTINGS by Huron MPP Jack Riddell, Agriculture and Food Minister Education Minister ;Chris Ward recently announced a commitment • of $381 million to Ontario's educational system. The allocation is the first instalment of million, three-year school capital plan outlined in the 1988 budget. Combined with local -con- tributions, the grant will total $504 million in capital projects over three years. About 91 per cent of the grant — $347 million — will be designated for new construction, creating places for approximately 4,5,000 new the $900 year at St. Paul„ Minnesota, pupils. In total, the three-year grant commitment will enable school boards to undertake $1.3 billion worth of capital construction, creating space to accommodatem Sincerely Edward J. Siergiej Executive Secretary Fir men answer three calls • • Firefighters were called out to a Wingham firefighters lent grass fire Sunday evening at 7:20 assistance to the dePartMent's NO. 2 pin., reports Deputy Chief Lynn station at Gorriein grasS" fire at Hickey. The fire was behind the Bill the Donald Montgomery ProPertY• Henderson residence on Diagonal Let 21 Con .11 of HOWick Township Road, justoff HighWay St Once again, Mi. "MOO Says there Mr. Hickey said the departMent was no damage. was able to extinguish the blaze A malfunctionlin a furoaciablii,ver before it was Of any threat to the motor is. being „blamed for a, fire rtaidences aloni; Diagonal Rota •&Immo at Mon at thiad Ranger ii a-SePaiateitleklelit ot Sunday, residence inloWer-Tewit , V k estimated 110,000 new students. 'the goverinnent will direct more than $15.5 thillion of its capital fund to the creation ot child care facilities in schools. Increased Funding As part of the budget commitment to health care $2 million will be provided for new cancer research laboratories to be built adjacent to the Toronto -Bayview Regional Cancer Treatment Centre at Sun- nybrook Medical Cetnre. The an- nouncement was made by Health Minister Elinor Caplan and Don Mills MPP Murad Velshi. The remaining $1 million capital cost of these laboratories will be covered by the Ontario Cancer Treatment and Research Foun- dation. Needs Addressed • An improved program to provide professional services for Northern Ontario children with special needs has been announced by Community and Social Services Minister John Sweeney. 'This innovative model of service delivery involves four ministries: community and social services, education, health', and northern development and mines. Children who experience physical, psycho -social, behavioral, and educational problems will receive professional support and assistance through co-ordinated and accessible services. An interdisciplinary core of professionals — psychiatrists, speech pathologists, teacher diagnosticians — will travel outside of the North's major urban centres to Offer needed assessment and treatment for children in reinete and rural coMmunities. .