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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Times Advocate, 2006-04-19, Page 66 Exeter Times -Advocate Wednesday, April 19, 2006 Opinion Forum News Seniors' perspective Continued from page 5 or twice daily. If drops are found to be ineffective, laser treatment or microsurgery can be applied to increase the outflow of fluid from the eye. Glaucoma is a disease that can cause a loss in peripheral vision. If detected early, lowering the eye pressure to slow down the pro- gression of the disease can treat it. At your next eye exam, ask your optometrist if you are at risk of develop- ing glaucoma. Dr. Tim Wilbee, Optometrist. Dr Wilbee is a graduate of the University of Waterloo School of Optometry. How does NightVision GlassesWork? Night vision can work in two very different ways, depending on the technology used. One way is called image enhancement. 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Remember...Stressed spelled backwards is "DESSERTS" South Huron Minor Hockey needs help As many of you are aware hockey season is at an end for the year. We at South Huron Minor Hockey had a successful year. We had an OHMA winner, OMHA finalist, WOHA (girls) finalist and many teams that were successful in league and tournament play. The season may have ended but work now begins on the next season. There is registration to go out, team numbers to be finalized, registration with leagues, equip- ment inventory, etc. etc... Some facts: • 17 people currently on the executive • 10 out of the 17 are on the players bench in some capacity coach, assistant coach, trainer, manager • 1 out of 17 have no children in hockey • 4 out of the 17 have children below Pee Wee • 149 children in Pee Wee and above / 176 in Pee Wee and below • 9 out of 17 have been on the executive for more than 15 years • Only 1 new member joined last year • ALL 17 HAVE OTHER JOBS BESIDES MINOR HOCKEY There is an Annual Meeting on April 24, at 7:30 p.m. at the South Huron Recreation Centre. We need help or there is a possibility that there will be no hockey next year. We need new members again. There is not a need to join the executive just be willing to take part in some of the functions that we will be discussing and need to put some names to appear. Please attend. BOB RESCHKE, South Huron Minor Hockey Scholarship program helps young Canadians with careers The issue of skilled labour continues to be a major concern for many industries across Canada. Specifically, it's the looming shortage of skilled labour that is making Canadian business owners, including small-, mid- and large-sized retailers particularly nervous. While some businesses may not have felt the effects of this labour shortage yet, it is coming and it is going to be a problem for all of us. Competition to recruit and retain entry-level, management and skilled labour has and will become a key challenge for retailers across the country. Now more than ever it is important to sup- port Canada's young adults in choosing viable careers and providing them with the tools they need to reach their goals. That's why the Retail Council of Canada, in co-opera- tion with retailers from across the country, has developed the annual Retail as a Career Scholarship Program. This program recognizes retail's rising stars by providing financial assistance to post -secondary students intent on pursuing a career in the dynamic world of retail. By June 2006, Retail Council of Canada and its retail partners will have provided more than $50,000 in financial assistance to students across Canada. This year, 20 $1,000 scholarships will be awarded to students from across the coun- try who are pursuing a post -secondary education in retail or a business-related pro- gram, such as fashion merchandising/marketing, graphic design, advertising, commu- nications and more. The deadline for 2006 scholarship applications is quickly approaching — Friday, April 21. For more information on the program and how to apply, visit www.retaileducation.ca or call (888) 373-8245. 41, Letters tthe 1 •dit0r DIANE J. BRISEBOIS President and CEO Retail Council of Canada Clawback of National Child Benefit Supplement We write to address the issue of the National Child Benefit Supplement. During Dalton McGuinty's election campaign he promised to end the government's practice of deducting the National Child Benefit Supplement, (NCBS), to families in receipt of Ontario Works and Ontario Disability Support Program benefits. This practice was implemented during the time that Mike Harris was in power and it continues today. In light of the recent budget, we are concerned about the Liberal party's broken election promise to end the clawback of this supplement of Ontario's poorest families. The rationale for taking money away from children on social assistance and using it for programs for the working poor, is to encourage parents to work. This ignores the real reasons parents are on assistance in the first place: barriers such as dealing with domestic abuse, lack of affordable childcare, insufficient training or education and the inability to find employment, other than unstable part time or temporary jobs. In par- ticular, it ignores how many of the parents, whether they are on Ontario Works or the Ontario Disability Support Program, cannot work because of ill health or disability. This results in the poorest children in Ontario being punished because their parents are disabled or face other barriers. Many programs, like the Early Years programs, implemented to accommodate poor families are not realistic for many of them living in our rural area because they cannot afford the transportation to access them. The Liberal party announced 3 billion more in revenues than expected at the last budget. This tells us that the government should be able to afford to end the clawback and keep its promise. It would have taken only seven per cent on Ontario's $3 -billion surplus for Premier McGuinty to keep his promise to poor families that he would end the clawback of the NCBS. $220 -million - that is how much the Ontario government takes away from parents and children on social assistance every year. That translates into $1,400 a year per child for parents who are struggling to pay rent and feed their children on as little as $987 a month. $1,400 each year can make the difference between using food banks and having the money for nutritious food; between having to sit out school and sports activities and having the opportunity to participate in the school and community life. It would also be a huge step towards telling those parents and children that they are just as valued as the families who get to keep this anti- poverty benefit. Putting pressure on our government will result in change for the poorest children in our province. For more information on how you can become involved, check out the Hands Off! campaign at www.handsoffnow.ca . Contact your MPP today to voice your concern with this broken promise. LYNNE HARRIS, Huron Perth Community Legal Clinic and Chair - Huron County Social Justice Coalition Important cancer program By Popular demand, CBC has agreed to air Wendy Mesley's exceptional program on the prevention of cancer , five more times. Furthermore, CBC has extended the origi- nal program to a one-hour version, thereby enabling viewers to obtain a greater understanding of what needs to be done to prevent cancer in our lives. The final two programs will be aired on CBC Newsworld this Saturday at 11 p.m., and on Sunday at 2 a.m. Readers interested in the prevention of cancer should tune in to one of the remain- ing hour-long shows. Perhaps CBC will not repeat this important programme a sev- enth time! Jim Hollingsworth, Goderich Letters to the Editor The Times -Advocate welcomes letters to the editor as a forum for open discussion of local issues, concerns, complaint, and kudos. By mail: P.O. Box 850, Exeter, Ontario NOM 1S6 By fax: (519) 235-0766 By e-mail: editor@southhuron.com Please include your name , address and phone number. Anonymous letters will not be published. The Times -Advocate reserves the right to edit letters for style, grammar and length. Please keep your letters to 300 words or less.