The Wingham Advance-Times, 1988-10-25, Page 5•
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Committee n
area representatives
Dear Editor:
In the spring of 1987, the document
entitled "Challenges and Oppor-
tunities" was introduced by the
minister of community and social
services. This document promised to
have a great impact on the lives of
all people who have been labelled as
developmentally handicapped. It
called for the closure of institutions,
the reduction of sheltered workshop
placements, and placed a
wholehearted emphasis on com-
munity integration for people who
have been labelled. This document
clearly indicated that all alter-
natives would be explored and
developed to support labelled people
and stated that institutionalization
of children would be an option of the
last resort.
At present, approximately $3.5
•million dollars per year come into
Huron County to provide services to
people who have been labelled as
developmentally handicapped.
These funds are primarily ad-
ministered by three local
Associations for Community Living
(formerly associations for the
mentally handicapped). They are
used to provide services ranging
from in-home support for labelled
children to fully integrated sup-
ported employment.
To conform with the philosophy of
Challenges and Opportunities, the'
ministry of community and social
services has directed that county-
wide planning committees be fir-
med. These committees will be
charged with the task of rioritizing
the allocation of funds coming into
the county to provide services for
labelled people. In particular, this
group will be concerned with seeing
that any new programs developed in
Huron County address needs which
have been identified as a concern by
the whole area.
To allow this committee to
ac-
curately reflect the concerns of
labelled people in the county, it must
be consumer driven and its mem-
bership must include consumers and
families of consumers. This 12 -
person committee will be comprised
of one board member from each of
the community living associations,
• one representative from each of the
three People First groups, and the
three executive directors of the
associations for community living. A
• priority now is to find representation
from the parents qf labelled people
from each of the three areas in the
county. ---
To this end, meetings will be held
in Exeter, Goderich and Wingham
for parents to meet, air their con-
cerns, and appoint a representative
from each area to sit ori the planning
committee. Notification of the
meeting times and locations appears
in this and other local newspapers. A
contact number for each area is
provided and parents of labelled
people are urged to become, in-
volved.
-
In
the Wingham area, interested
parents should call Rita Rice
Bowers at the Wingham and District
Community Living Association
office, 357-3562, A- parents' meeting
will then be set thin the Wingham
area to discuss Ors county planning
format, and , to: etect a parent
representative from this area.
• Sincerely
'Rita Rice Bowers
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Committee Member
Centre seeks $5,000 goal
in communit
Dear Editor:
The Wingham and Area Day
Centre for the. Homebound grateful-
ly appreciates the community sup-
port we have enjoyed during 1987
and 1988. The centre continues to
provide a social and recreational
day program for older adults who
are homebound due to a disability,
have no access to transportation or
due to age, don't get out and about as
often as they once did.
Transportation to the 'Centre is
y donations
Lest We Forget • • a series
Editor's note: We continue
with a series of award winning
poeins and essays on Remem-
brance Day. Each selection is a
national winner in, the Royal
Canadian Legion's 1987 Liter.
ary Contest. This week's selec-
tion is the Junior Essay whiner,
"R -E -M -E -M -B -E -R" by Jody
• **mon .of Limehouse, Ontario.
As I look at the word
"Remember", I look -at each
letter carefully and think of
what it means tome.
In my heart, "R" stands for
the remembering I do when it
think back to the soldiers who
risked their lives and lost their
friends, relatives and families
for me. The reward of their
sacrifice is the peace that we
must guard and cherish.
"E" stands for the emotions I
feel when I think of the soldiers
as they fought endlessly. I hear
the echoes of the frightening
bombs and feel the explosions in
my heart.
"M" is for the mothers who
• were left at home with their
fears and hopes. They Waited
desperately for news of their
loved ones and tried to give
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lives.
"E" is for the electricity that
was blackened, leaving people
in the misty, dark night. Air
raid sirens and angry flames
filled the deathly silence.
"M" Stands for the memories
we must preserve of the horrors
of war. Memories of unmarked
graves, red poppies blowing in
the fields, soldiers marching,
children crying and shells
"shattering.
"B" stands for a new begin-
ning and a new generation;
beginnings of peace, love and
equality for mankind. Begin-
nings made possible hy the
freedom we have been left.
have been left.
"E" stands for everyone on
this earth who must remember
the significance of Nov. 11: At
the 11th hour on the llth day,
may the businessman, -the
secretary, the factory worker,
and our leaders remember and
respect. _ . • •
• "R" • stands y-iftie ?L.:Abe
"responsibility" that remahis.
with me to. wear the poispy and
understand toitlqkning,IVAL
be my reipenSibilityrartV , t0'.•
share "Reinernbraric-fir with.
my children in the years to
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provided for people who live in the
northern part of Huron and the
southern part of Bruce counties. The
1986 purchase of, a van with a
wheelchair lift assists with
transportation, especially for those
who no longer find it easy to travel
by car. This purchase was made
possible through the combination of
an Ontario government grant and
community funding. Our current
expenditures are covered by grants
from the Province of Ontario, Huron
County, the Town Of Wingham
client fees, fund-raising activities,
and community donations.
• As 1988 draws to a close, we are
again, asking you to help us reach
our goal of $5, 000 in: community
dohatlking -L,in addition totitii
rising acttitte -'i �r iiiert
OUT operating budget for this year.
As a registered charitable
• organization we will acknowledge
all contributions with a receipt for
income tax purposes. Please make
cheques payable to the "Wingham
and Area Day_ Centre for the
Homebound".
Thank you for your continued
support!
Sincerely
Jeanette Wardrop
Chairman
Board of Directors
Homemakers is
'very best thing'
Dear Editor,:
I think the senior citizen
homemakers is the very best thing
the government could have done for
us. •
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'nduSfria1istDavjd Buzzellj anth •aolouOV(if re
environmental* Colin Isaacs are, entitled,
among 19 leadersbave. agreed A problem Was experien
to sit on the Ontario Round Ta,bleOn the transfer of inforniation,.
Environment and - -Vcor10(11Y, nitnistry of . revenue 0,0MpUters,..
Premier. David Peterson has ministry of agriculture az4 foo
announced. computers, resulting- in errors
The round table, which will hold some areas of liurou.cournit
its first meeting in December, is If you note a problem- please sign
chaired by Murray Elston, chair- the form noting, the errors and
man of management board and return as usual to the Pam Tax'
minister of finance.
Rebate office.
The panel of senior decision Corrections will, be made in
makers, representing government, Toronto and cheques will be issue4
small and large industry, for the proper amounts.
agricultural and environmental Stabilization Plan o •
organizations, labor, and academics On Oct.- 14 as minister of agricul-
has a three -fold mandate: ture and food, I announced that a
—To support joint, long-term eco- new income stabilization plan willbe
nomic demonstration , projects introducedfor Ontario's grain -
between .government, industry, growers. I have asked the Ontario
labor, government and environmen- Farm Income Stabilization Comm*
tal, and other issues. sion to develop a, plan for the 1988-90
--To commission research on crop years, in consultation with
measures to further sustainable affected commodity organizationi.
economic development and to Since discussions with the federal.
disseminate this information. government on tripartite stabiliia-
-To develop a ,provincial tion for graih crops have !tot
sustainable economic - development proceeded as quickly as expected, a
strategy. , simplified three-year grains;. plan
Co-op Education will be -developed to replace theplan
Ontario's secondary school CO- for the 1985-87 grain crops •WwillIA,
operative- -education-lifograin -deielOP-ed-Under the authority of the .•
get the attention and high public Ontario Farm Income Stabilization
profile it deserves with the launch Act, which permits payment to the
today of a multimedia promotional farmer when the market price of
campaign, Education Minister Chris grain falls below a calculated -
Ward has announced support price The support pr.* is
A series of ads designed to raise calculated by using 95 percent ofthe
public awareness of co-operative previous fivelear average price,
education is appearing in Ontario with an adjustment made for cash
newspapers for four weeks. In costs. The provincial.- government
addition, radio commercials in six • makes two-thirds of the payment.
languages will be aired on ethnic The Farm Income Stabilization
radio stations. Total cost of the Commission -will develop details of
campaign is estimatedat $125,000. the new plari. Further information
Through the campaign, students, will be made available to producers
parents and employers will get to later this year.' , ' •
know about the value of co-operative 'Photo Contest
education and how it gives secon- There is still time to get your
dary school students meaningful entries in for the photo contest for
work experience while earning them my annual calendar in January,
credits toward their diplomas. Remember, entries must be
Farm Tax Rebates received by the end of October. Mail
Huron County residents who have to: Jack Riddell, MPP Huron, llth-
received their applications for the Floor, 801 Bay Street, Toronto,
Farm Tax Rebate Program may ,Citfrio, M7A 1A3,
Writer. has 6no problem'
recommending service
Dear Editor:
It is certainly no problem for me to
recommend Mine - care to any
person in heed ofaitinfirs about the
best thing that hatever happened to
senior citizens, though I must say, as
a class, we are almost spoiled with
service and extra privileges.
I have had several different
homemakers and certainly have en-
joyed and appreciated all of them. I
would hate to lose the wonderful ser-
vice and friendship.
The years add up and we, who are
fairly active, are very thankful for
every good day as it arrives — and
Homemakers
means staying
in own home
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stay id' my oito tome. This is veil
important to older people.
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free of falls or misfortunes. I am 89
years old and live in an old heritage
home. 1 have a loving family, but
they live in Mississauga and there
are necessary things that I am not
able to do. I appreciate having them
done for me so cheerfully.
I also appreciate the use of the car
to go to the doctor, shop, or make
other calls.
I have also made good use of the
outdoor workers.
Sincerely
Mrs. T. A. Currie
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