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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 2015-04-08, Page 5Wednesday, April 8, 2015 • Lucknow Sentinel 5 www.lucknowsentinel.com letters to the editor You can stop the Red Blinking Lights Until recently, many peo- ple in our community were under the impression that nothing could be done about the blinking red lights on the industrial wind turbines that dominate and pollute the night sky north of Goderich. This is far from the truth. The issue with the red blinking navigation lights was brought up during the man- datory Kingsbridge II open houses. Several K2 repre- sentatives told local resi- dents that engineering options were available, including shielding, radar, etc. This technology would safely activate the red blink- ing navigation lights when a plane was in the immediate area. If K2 had implemented this technology, this would have drastically reduced the distracting, irritating, unsightly, blinking red lights that now dominate the night sky in ACW. The lights are a problem, not only for nearby residents, but for anyone traveling through the township. Resi- dents are finding them to be an extremely ugly intru- sion into the landscape and in their homes. When asked why they did not follow-up, the K2 man- agement leader stated, there was only one complaint from one resident therefore; it must not be an irritation to most people and not worth the expense to install the equipment. The K2 management leader then stated if enough people complained about the navigation lights, K2 will retro -fit the 140 turbines. K2 needs to hear loud and clear that we do not like living, vacationing and driving in an area that looks like an air- port runway! For these big corpora- tions, Samsung, Capital Power and K2 to have an engineering solution and not implement it due to more concern for "corpo- rate and shareholder North Huron Community Food Share The North Huron Com- munity Food Share pre- sents...The Race Is On....Oh Sorry, you didn't know there was going to be a race. You've heard of a 5-K race, a 10-K race, the Bos- ton Marathon, even the Amazing Race on television. But how many people have heard of a Zero K "Non -Race" Race? That got your attention, didn't it? The North Huron Com- munity Food Share is hav- ing a unique Fund Raising event. A "Fabulous Foot- race Fundraiser For Food': You don't want to repeat that too often. There is no actual race...just a Start/ Finish line...Step across the line, you're done. Athletes can enjoy themselves with- out the sweat. Non -athletes can revel in their poor field performance. It's a race anybody can enter, and better yet...finish. We need participants who would like to be part of a unique event. The fund raising part? Like any other event, you will need to get sponsors to support you in this very gruelling event. We hope each participant will be able to raise a mini- mum of $25.00 in sponsors. We are very fortunate that we will be hosting this event in conjunction with Wingham's Muskrat Festi- val. The Muskrat Festival runs from June 12th to the 14th. We are holding our race on Sunday afternoon at Riverside Park, where all the festival events also take place. We even have enlisted the help of Lisa Thompson, our local MPP as the "Official Starter': Better yet, the first 50 entrants will receive (drum roll please) a lukewarm bottle of water and a cheap white t -shirt, emblazoned with our somewhat cheezy logo. Who could ask for more? The event will go ahead "Rain or Shine" on Sunday, June 14th, at 1:00 pm with registration from 11:30 - 12:45 before the event. Concerned about a warm- up before hand...don't want to pull any muscles, do we. In fact, we have spared no expense (really no expense at all) Carol Phillips (that name strikes profits" is unconscionable. Please take 5 minutes to contact K2 and tell them you do not appreciate ACW being turned into a "Red Light District': They are expecting your call. Capital Power Corpora- tion, Kingsbridge II Wind Power Project, 46 Victoria Street North, Goderich, Ontario N7A 2R6. Telephone: 519 441-1067 (Leave a message on the voice mail for Jay Shukin) K2wind@capitalpower.com. Please copy your e-mail to Carla Stachura catbox- cleaner@yahoo.com so she can keep track of the number of complaints that are sent. Copies of complaints could also be sent to the fol- lowing groups. Ontario Government: wri- te2us@ontario.ca MPP Lisa Thompson: Lisa. thompson@pc.ola.org Township of ACW: clerk@ acwtownship.ca Mike Stachura, Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh fear into a lot of people) will be doing warm-ups prior to the race. Darn, I almost forgot another interesting twist. Costumes as well as teams are not only welcomed, but encouraged... in fact there will be prizes for the top three costumes, as well as the top three fund raisers. An anonymous donor is providing the shirts, water and prizes. All monies raised are to help stock the Food Share through the summer months, when donations tend to fall off. Interested...please con- tact me at 519-357-4833 or gdkaster@bell.net and I will be happy, yes, even delighted to get a registra- tion kit to you. The idea for this race may be all fun....but the needs of our Food Bank and clients are no joking matter! As the need continues to grow, we thank you for your generous donations and on-going support of the North Huron Commu- nity Food Share - So No One Goes Hungry! Gord Kaster, Media Relations Submitted/Drive 4UR Community Joyce Millen and Gary Whytock, from the Teeswater Curling Club, and Robin Montgomery, from Montgomery from Montgomery Ford, draw the winning ticket for the Teeswater Curling Club Shopping Spree. March 21,2015. Drive 4UR Community Event Jean Montgomery The Drive 4UR Commu- nity Event sponsored by Montgomery Ford in Luc - know and Kincardine was held March 21, 2015 at the Teeswater Curling Club. Well over 100 test drives took place with proceeds from the event going to the Teeswater Curling Club. Curling Club Shopping Spree draw winners are Luanne Gilkes - $50 gift certifi- cate, Doreen Mawhinney - $75 gift certificate, and Mike Hall- man - $500 shopping spree. Congratulations to all. First Visit by First Birthday An Important Message for Oral Health Month from Grey Bruce Health Unit Submitted "First Visit by First Birth- day" stressing the impor- tance of early and regular visits to the dentist is the message in April for Oral Health Month. Public Health will be distributing an infor- mation package encouraging area physicians, nurse prac- titioners and midwives to share the "First Visit by First Birthday" message with young families. It is a mis- conception that children don't need to see a dentist until they have all their teeth, or are getting ready to go to school. By the time there is a problem, such as a cavity or toothache, it is too late. Good oral health starts at birth. Cleaning of children' s gums should begin before they develop their first tooth. Once teeth start to appear, brushing at least twice a day with a soft wet toothbrush should be routine. In Grey Bruce, only half of mothers clean their baby's teeth and gums daily and a quarter of moth- ers never clean their baby's mouth at all. Lack of oral care can lead to cavities, gum disease and early tooth loss, which can affect speech and language and healthy child development. Just over 10 per cent of preschool children in Grey Bruce have cavities. Our goal is to reduce this number by educating and promot- ing "First Visit by First Birthday': For more information, call Public Health at 519-376- 9420 or 1-800-263-3456, or visit us on Facebook.