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Home My WebLink AboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1989-06-27, Page 3rn; pX s,,, 't{•.�:1:1%:1,1%;*)* G;! ,Yf.�.,,i:.? S.o•i•fir {`•'!'`.;G,...,4:44410 -'•:F ` • >:v3•' i :Fr;•,t:r• :.:5 w'r'•'.f.•+ri i �•x+ •,;.c •F,'s••iryF%:•',:'i•'^,`i J::'f%t•: i.' H':''%4r,'r 7?'.n, r„Ef:''7i.:>SF.:f:'.,...r.,.•.v,..r'%,.i//,...sl'+L':;.:�2 .>/'^f': JACK'S JOTTINGS by Huron MPP Jack Riddell, Agriculture and Food Minister i /.tr a5/.•:r •1v fa3�. The Ontario government has set the month of June aside to celebrate the achievements and contributions, of older Canadians. The minister for senior citizens' affairs, the Honorable Mavis Wil- son, has announced that the theme chosen for this year's Seniors' Month is "Tap the Potential". The theme has a double message. To seniors, it says: Use your wis- dom and experience to discover new talents and explore new hori- zons. It is also a reminder that seniors are eager to meet new chal- lenges and share their creativity, enthusiasm and experience with fellow Ontarians. Since taking office, the Liberal government has charted a course for .securing a better future for the people of Ontario. The following initiatives ensure that our reform agenda will encourage seniors to participate fully in Ontario's pros- erit P Y —A series of seminars which allow seniors to address relevant issues was instituted by the minis- ter for senior citizens' affairs last fall. These seminars provide a con- structive forum through which seniors can voice their concerns. —A cornerstone in this govern- ment's policy is the assurance that assistance is available to seniors who want to remain in their homes. That assistance is guaranteed by this government through communi- ty services. Further, those who require institutional care are given the highest quality of care in that setting. To ensure those services, the province has provided the fol- lowing initiative s under the Home Care and Home Support programs. (a) an additional $70 million for Home Care assistance in 1989-90 and; (b) additional funding in 1989-90 to improve salaries and benefits for homemakers and attendant care workers. --'Funds have been allocated for the development of 25 new elderly persons' centres. An additional $2 million has been approved, to sup- port the operation and funding of elderly persons' centres in Ontario. —Seniors with special trans- portation needs will benefit from an additional $5 million to improve transportation services for seniors and disabled people. —The Ontario Home Renewal Program for Disabled Persons, which benefits elderly people need- ing assistance, will receive $10 mil- lion over the next two years. —Laid -off workers over the age of 55 will be eligible for retraining assistance under the Transitions Program, pending a decision on Ontario's participation in the pro- posed federal -provincial Program for Older Worker Adjustment (POWA). At the beginning of. Senior Citi- zens' Month, Ontario Senior Achievement Awards were present- ed to older Ontarians who have made outstanding contributions to the life of the province. On June 5, in a ceremony at Queen's Park, in the presence of thelieutenant-gov- ernor, the province honored the accomplishments of 21 outstanding individuals. The government supports seniors who continue to live creative and challenging lives after retirement. Ontario recognizes the value of tap- ping their potential and wealth of knowledge and experience. GRANTS TO RIDING The following organizations will receive funding under the Experi- ence '89 grants program which pro- vides funding for the purpose of hiring youth for summer employ- ment: Village of Bayfield LACAC, $1,500 Goderich LACAC, $1,366 Blyth Centre for the Arts, $1,561. Response fo child abuse callea 'excellent example' Members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario were told dur- ing the recent Throne Speech debates that Huron County's coor- dinated response to child abuse is "an excellent example of communi- ty efforts to try to help with the problem." The Hon. Cindy Nicholas, MPP for Scarborough Centre, spoke at length on the work of the Huron County Child Abuse Coordinating Committee. This follows her visit as guest speaker at the committee's Teddy Bear Dream Auction and Raffle last month. Among Ms. Nicholas' comments in the House are: "The unique thing this commit- tee does is that it has puppet pre- sentations that go to schools and talk about child abuse. Apparently, right after some of these puppet presentations, the children disclose that they have been abused by their parents. They tell these puppets more than they would tell adults, because they are intimidated to tell adults, so it has been a very effec- tive program. "I think the example of the Huron County Child Abuse Coor- dinating Committee is an excellent one of how volunteers and the com- munity at large can assist in trying to prevent child abuse." A 23 -member multi -disciplinary committee, the committee coordi- nates the professional and commu- nity response to child abuse. It also provides• educational workshops to service providers and raises public awareness about child -abuse and parenting issues. Its projects include the "Kids on the Block" child -abuse prevention program and a parenting -informa- tion package made available through hospital obstetrics units. Huron NDP members attend prov. council Two Huron members of the New Democratic Party attended the provincial council of the NDP at Gravenhurst earlier this month. Tony McQuail of Lucknow and Ben Barnes of Morris Township both attended the conference which focused on "The environment and the New Democrats". Bob Rae, leader of the Ontario opposition, delivered a speech, in which his report called for a more efficient use of our resources and a redistribution of resources in order to attain "sustainabte growth". Audrey McLaughlin, a former native of Wroxeter and MP for the Yukon, also attended the conference, along with Ian Waddell. Both are candidates in the race for the leadership of the federal New Democratic Party. -0-0-0- The trouble with progress is that it can progress in any direction. W. A. Ireland SACRED HEART BANQUET—Seven young gentlemen from Sacred Heart School in Winghatn r will be heading to, high school in the fall and were honored at a banquet last Thursday evenirf Gathering for the occasioh are Father Stan Soltysik, Thomas Martin, Pat McGlynn, Kevin Doerr, Di,V1 rell Hallahan, Chris Chomyn, Kelly McInnes, teacher Nancy Laing and Jim Steffler, principaof Sacred Heart School. Absent is student Chris Palubiski. DEAN'S HONOR ROLL Graduating on the dean's honor roll, Anne Kernaghan of Brussels receivecfr Bachelor of Science degree in nursing from the University of Western Ontario, London. Convocation ceremonies were held June 2. 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