The Times Advocate, 2008-10-08, Page 7Wednesday, October 8, 2008
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Communities in Bloom
Over the next eight weeks you will be
reading about the findings of the judges
who visited Exeter. Our Community
was judged on eight categories and we
will write about one each week.
The first category is Tidiness- of
green spaces, medians, boulevards,
sidewalks, streets, ditches, road shoul-
ders, signage, vacant lots and buildings,
with regards to garbage, weeds, main-
tenance and repair, dog droppings,
notices/posters, graffiti and vandalism.
The judges found the Town of Exeter
to be neat and tidy. The public areas
including the parks, trails and the land-
fill site were litter free. Citizens and
businesses take really good care of
their properties. The garbage recepta-
cles are well maintained and of a con-
sistent design, black with the white
squirrel image and are well distributed
throughout the community. They were
pleased with our "LITTER LIFTER"
program that is sponsored by Tim
Hortons. If our committee finds you
picking up litter we will give you a
coupon for coffee and a donut. The
Judges were also pleased with our
"FILL A DUMP TRUCK" that the public
school students were involved with on
Earth Day.
The judges felt that we need to have
recycling containers on our streets and
public properties. We need to work to
clean up graffiti as it happens.
Purchasing signs and products that
have graffiti resistant surfaces to make
the clean up easier.
The Community in Blooms committee
is dedicated to the tidiness of our Town
and in 2009 will be dedicated to the
"Municipality of South Huron".
"My South Huron" Calendar
Art Contest
Grades K-8 students are invited to
draw a favourite building, scene, or
activity happening in South Huron.
eg. a Hockey game, a parade, a
church, fun in a local park, your school,
your family at home, a group of friends
playing in a yard or public place, shop-
ping etc.
Drawings should be done in bright
colours (crayon, marker or pencil cray-
on) on white 8.5 x 11 in. paper.
First names of students and their
school and grade should be written in
pencil on back of drawing along with a
one -sentence description of the scene.
Entries will be picked up from school
offices on Oct. 22, 2008.
Pictures drawn at
home could be dropped
off at South Huron
Rec. Centre Office c.v..
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or the Exeter Library
by Oct. 22.
Be, Part OfIti
Communities in
Bloom volunteers will choose
drawings to be published in a 2009 "My
South Huron" calendar to promote
community pride.
A project of Communities in Bloom •
People, plants and pride...growing
together!
Usborne
Hibbert
Mutual Fire
Insurance
Company
Head Office Exeter, ON NOM 1S1
235.0350 • Est. 1876
Residential
Farm & Commercial
Properties
DIRECTORS & ADJUSTERS
Joe Chaffe, R.R. 5 Mitchell 348-9705
Tom Feeney, R.R. 2 Dublin 3452947
Larry Gardiner, 9.R.2 Staffa 345-2678
Jack Hodgert, R.R. 1 Kirkton 229-6152
Michael O'Shea, 9.9.3 Granton 225-2600
Morris Willows, H.R.2 St. Pauls 393-6548
Wayne Mayer
Exeter
235-1915
David Moore
Dublin
345-2512
Jason Uniac
Mitchell
3489012
Barb Warden
Staffa
345-2777
gam Gaiser
`I111 Kneale
EXETER - 235-2420
GRAND BEND - 238-8484
CLINTON - 482-3401
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Mount Carmel student council
Decision makers — Mount Carmel school has selected its student council
for the year. Looking after things this year will be front from left, secretary
Grant Darling and treasurerTaylar Lightfoot. In back are social convener
Lauren Stewart, president Kristie Dietrich, vice-president Sydney Kaumanns
and health and safety minister Jessica Lavery. (photo/Pat Bolen)
Update from South Huron mayor
SOUTH HURON — One of the cur-
rent priorities of the Epidemiology
Program of the Huron County Health
Unit is to produce a Community
Health Status Report.
A Community Health Status Report
is a comprehensive report that
describes the health of a community
using commonly accepted and vali-
dated health indicators. In measuring
and reporting health status, the
health unit can compare our region
with others and also compare our-
selves over time to see if we are changing.
The Health Unit can also plan program-
ming and the allocation of resources where
they are needed. The report is in draft stage
and an update was given to give a hint at
some of the problems within our county.
A majority of Huron County residents are
overweight or obese. The 2005 Canadian
Community Health Survey revealed that 22.5
per cent of Huron County adults were cate-
gorized as obese compared to 15.5 per cent
of Ontarians. In the same survey 33.3 per
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cent of Huron County residents
were classified as overweight.
Overweight and obesity are impor-
tant risk factors for the develop-
ment of chronic health conditions
such as Type II diabetes, high
blood pressure, heart disease and
certain cancers.
Mortality and hospitalization
rates due to motor vehicle acci-
dents are significantly higher
among both Huron County males
and females when compared to the
province. Motor vehicle accidents were the
leading cause of death among individuals
between the ages of seven and 44. This age
group also experienced the highest rate of
emergency room visits due to motor vehicle
accidents.
Some food and waterborne enteric dis-
eases have a higher
incidence rate in
Huron County. Some
of this is due to the
handling of animals
HELP REDUCE DEMAND FOR
ELECTRICITY IN OUR COMMUNITY.
REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS.
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Dryer with our compliments.
s part of Festival Hydro's conservation program,
e are giving away FREE portable clothes dryers
to our customers.
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INC.
CIISIONIERS
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Festival Hydro Service Centre
35 Oak Street, Seaforth
ONE PER FAMILY • MUST PICK UP IN PERSON WITH A COPY OF YOUR LAST
FESTIVAL HYDRO BILL • LIMITED QUANTITIES
Sponsored in conjunction with the Ontario Power Authority.
and the risk exists because of the predomi-
nance of the agriculture industry in Huron
County.
Before you think you should move out of
Huron County to save your health, remem-
ber all three of these items are totally pre-
ventable. Moving out of the county without
changing your habits would only result in
taking the habits with you.
Lifestyle changes will make changing some
of your old habits to newer healthier habits a
little easier. I have travelled to a lot of places
in this world and I can tell you that Huron
County is a bit of heaven. I have never found
a place that I would trade for my home in
Huron County.
Let's all work towards changing the next
Community Health Status Report to make
Huron County better than the average in
Ontario.
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