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Exeter Times–Advocate
Wednesday, March 23, 2005
Farming conservationists honoured byABCA
Paul Hodgins accepts the Conservationist of the Year Award from Teresa
Ondrejicka, chair of the ABCA. (photo/Stephanie Mandziuk)
Get your free MenC shot
CLINTON — Youth can
now be protected against
the most common cause of
meningitis outbreaks in
their age group, by a vac-
cine publicly funded by the
Ontario Ministry of Health
and Long-term Care.
The Huron County
Health Unit is offering the
free Meningococcal Type C
conjugate vaccine (the
MenC shot) to all Grade 7
students and youth aged
15 to 19 years. The Health
Unit will provide the MenC
shot at school clinics
between March 21 and
April 29th. The MenC shot
provides greater than 92
to 97 per cent protection
against the bacteria that
accounts for the largest
number of meningococcal
meningitis outbreaks in
Canada.
Meningococcal disease
can be treated with antibi-
otics, but unfortunately
five to 15 per cent who
become ill with meningitis
infection will die. The
death rates tend to be
higher in the adolescent
age group during out-
breaks. The Peterborough
County Health Unit con-
firmed recently that
Meningococcal Type C was
the cause of the tragic
death of a Sir Sanford
Fleming College student
earlier in March.
The bacterium that
causes type C meningitis is
spread by contact with
saliva from an infected
person. The meningitis
bacteria can cause serious
infections of the blood as
well as meningitis.
Symptoms of meningitis
infection include fever, a
severe headache, a stiff
neck, nausea, vomiting,
and sometimes a rash.
The MenC shot is your
best protection against this
serious disease.
The Huron County
Health Unit urges all youth
in the target age group to
get their MenC shot. For
more information about
the MenC shot, meningo-
coccal disease or the free
clinics, contact the Health
Unit at 482-3416, or if
calling long distance, dial
1-877-837-6143.
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By Stephanie Mandziuk
TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF
EXETER — When it
comes to farming, Vic and
Paul Hodgins of Shadyside
Farms have always been
concerned about the envi-
ronment.
In 1988, with the help of
the Ministry of Natural
Resources, they planted
18 acres of Norway
Spruce at the back of one
of their farms in Biddulph
Township. A spring forms
a little creek through the
middle of their land and it
winds its way to the
Ausable River.
In 1992 a variety of
POLICE BRIEF
Thief likely
used hidden
keys
SOUTH HURON —
Sometime during the night
of March 10 a vehicle was
stolen from a garage on
Mount Carmel Road in
South Huron. Police say
the truck was unlocked
and the keys were hidden
inside. The vehicle is a sil-
ver/blue 1994 GMC pickup.
It has Ontario plates: 598-
6MF. If you have any
information that can help
police in their investigation
call the Exeter OPP or
Crimestoppers.
trees (cedar, white pine,
locusts, walnut, spruce,
white ash) and shrubs
were planted on 12 acres
near the front of the farm
on both sides of the creek.
This time, the Ausable
Bayfield Conservation
Authority was involved in
the effort.
Another planting project
will soon be underway.
By the end of this spring,
about 35 acres will have
been planted into 20,000
trees overs 16 years.
Shadyside Farms and
owners Vic and Paul
Hodgins have been recog-
nized for their conserva-
tion efforts by the ABCA.
On March 17, druing the
ABCA's Annual Partners
and Awards Meeting, Paul
Hodgins was presented
with a print by Michele
Clarkson: Silent Passage -
Mallards.
A tree will also be plant-
ed in the Hodgins' honour
at an Ausable Bayfield
Commemorative Wood
site of their choice.
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BLUEWATER
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STRATEGIC PLAN PUBLIC MEETING
The Municipality of Bluewater is developing its first Strategic
Plan. In January and February, a series of community focus
)groups and other research was completed and became the
basis for developing the draft Bluewater Strategic Plan.
Municipal Council will be hosting a public meeting on
Saturday, April 16th from 10:00 am to 12:00 noon at the
Stanley Complex in Varna for residents to hear about the
plan and provide their input. All residents are invited.
The Strategic Plan establishes the key priorities that the
municipality will be considering for the next three to five years.
It is a significant directional plan and the input of the residents
is important in finalizing the Strategic Plan for Bluewater.
Copies of the draft Strategic Plan are available from the
municipal office in Zurich. Additionally, copies of the
Background Research Report and the draft Strategic Plan are
available on the municipality's website:
www.town. b l u ewate r. o n. ca
For further information, contact Janisse Zimmerman, Clerk -
Administrator at 236-4351 ext 231.
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