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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 2015-06-17, Page 44 Lucknow Sentinel • Wednesday, June 17, 2015 www.lucknowsentinel.com The Lucknow Sentinel PUBLISHED WEEKLY P.O. Box 400, 619 Campbell Street Lucknow Ontario NOG 2H0 phone: 519-528-2822 fax: 519-528-3529 www.lucknowsentinel.com [p] POSTMEDIA JOHN BAUMAN Advertising Director john. bauman@sun media.ca VALERIE GILLIES Editor valerie.gillies@sunmedia.ca lucknow.editorial@sunmedia.ca JILLIAN UNDERWOOD Sales representative j illian. underwood@sunmedia.ca JOY JURJENS Office Administrator lucknow.sentinel@sunmedia.ca MARIE DAVID Group Advertising Director 519 376-2250 ext. 514301 or 510 364-2001 ext. 531024 Publications Mail Agreement No. 40064683 RETURN UNDELIVERABLE CANADIAN ADDRESSES TO SENTINEL CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT P.O. 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The Sentinel is available on microfilm at: GODERICH LIBRARY, (from 1875) 52 Montreal Street Goderich ON N7A 1 M3 Goderich library@huroncounty. ca KINCARDINE LIBRARY, (from 1875 to 1900 & 1935 to 1959) 727 Queen Street Kincardine ON N2Z 1Z9 We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Canadian Periodical Fund (CPF) for our publishing activities. Canada Apcna Member of the Canadian Community Newspaper Association and the Ontario Community Newspapers Association Val's Views Valerie Gillies Libraries, Literature and Longevity There seems to be a few trends in this week's issue of the Lucknow Sentinel, but I think connections can be drawn between most. The Alice Munro Festival of the Short Story took place in Wingham recently. I was honoured to be able to cover the renaming of the library to the Alice Munro Public Library and the Jubilee Gala where the finalists and eventual winners of the Short Story Competition were introduced and announced. The Lucknow Central Public School held their annual Living Library which will appear in next week's issue to allow room for multiple photos. The Lucknow Public Library, along with The Brucedale Press, hosted the book launch for local author Mike O'Neill's latest book. This is a major step in Mike's writing career. Congratulations are certainly in order. Mike is a member of the Lucknow Scribblers, the local writers' group that meets at the Luc - know Library each Tuesday evening. I am delighted to have been extended an open invita- tion to sit in with these creative people and recently did just that as I was struggling with writer's block in my songwriting. I went to the group and told them that I needed a kick to get going again. They listened to some of my rough ideas and were keen to discuss different angles and suggestions to move forward. It obviously worked, as I was able to return with a completed song. It does not matter what type of writing you do, if you are a writer, you are welcome to join or be a casual drop-in with the very supportive Luc - know Scribblers. Now that we are on the topic of music, the duo of Two of a Kind gave a very much enjoyed per- formance at the Lucknow United Church. You may have heard them at last year's Fall Fair. If you missed this oldies rock blast from the past, you have another opportunity to enjoy Two of a Kind at the 2015 Fall Fair. The United Church of Canada celebrated its 90th anniversary and the Lucknow United Church also took part in marking this milestone. Another milestone was celebrated with Lucknow mem- bers attending the 100th Anniversary of the CGIT. With the documenting of these stories and events in this issue of the Sentinel, I believe that this editorial has now come full circle. Be sure to submit your stories and photos (in .jpg format) to be documented in future editions to lucknow. editorial@sunmedia.ca. Lucknow News Ruth Dobrensky This past Sunday South Kinloss Presbyterian Church held a special anniversary service with music pro- vided by the Lucknow Classics Band. Also this past Sunday, Ashfield Presbyterian Church held their anni- versary service with music provided by The Kingsbridge Choir and the Durnin Girls. This past weekend many people took in the Muskrat Festival in Wing - ham. The variety of events and enter- tainment was great. Congratulations to the organizers, you did a great job. The Ladies of Lucknow were well fed and entertained last Tuesday evening at Lucknow Presbyterian Church. A great number of ladies from all the churches in Lucknow were invited to enjoy a delicious pot luck supper followed by games and letter to the editor Fire Sale of Hydro One Its official, the Liberal Government pushed through budget and in turn their plan to privatize Hydro One. What does that mean for Huron -Bruce? They say they need the money from the sale to invest in infrastructure. Whether that is how any money from the sale will actually be used is some- thing the public won't know about for many years from now, if ever. There is no guarantee that any of the revenues will actually be spent that way. This is a fire sale being conducted in secret to quickly get the Liberal Government the money they desperately need. My party and I are opposed to it - plain and simple. The Liberals are not look- ing ooking out for the people of Ontario. The sale of Hydro One will lead to increas- ing hydro rates. They are looking to sell 60% of the ownership of Hydro One- relinquishing control. When the original Hydro -Electric Power Commission was launched a century ago, the first electrified sign read `for the people: Today, the mis- guided actions of Ontario's Liberal Govemment mean that Hydro One will no longer be 'for the people: The Ontario PC Party believes Hydro One is, and always has been, so important to our province that we must always own a majority of the company. As a result, we did not support the Liberal Government's plan to sell Hydro One. There are three key reasons we do not support this majority sale of Hydro One: 1. The sale is being done in secret. The decision to sell Hydro One was made without public input and it is now clear the entire sale will be done in secret. There will be no informa- tion on how many offers have been received or from whom. No entertainment. Some of the enter- tainment was provided by two young members of Danceology, and were they ever good. The Lucknow Presby- terian ladies did an excellent job of picking up the torch from the ladies of St. Peter's Anglican Church who had been hosting this event for years. The Lucknow Rumoli Club met last week for their monthly get together. The numbers were down slightly due to other obligations and holidays, but as usual we had a very good time. Last Wednesday, the former con- gregation of St. Peter's Anglican Church met at the Sepoy Manor for a Service of Holy Eucharist led by the Ven. Perry Chuipka. Sympathy of the community to the families of: Andy Yoder, 78, Creek Line Road; Gordon Brooks, 91, Lucknow; and John McKinnon, 94, Lucknow. information on the price being offered. No information on the con- ditions attached to the offer to pur- chase. You would never let your real estate agent sell your home without knowing the price, the number of offers, or what the conditions are. Why are we letting the Liberals do the same with Hydro One? 2. Ontarians will lose majority con- trol. With less than majority owner- ship, the government loses control of how the province's energy future will evolve. It will no longer have the authority to make decisions that it believes are in the best interest of the people and the province. And they will have no input on the rates that will be charged. 3. There won't be real oversight. With the passage of the budget, public over- sight of Hydro One will disappear. No part of it even has to be sold before its operations become hidden from the public. That means there won't be an independent body, such as the Ombudsman or Auditor General, over- seeing how customers are treated or how the business is operated. The Ontario Ombudsman just reported on the more than 10,000 Hydro One billing errors - errors that saw many customers have thousands of extra dollars taken from their bank accounts. This means the hydro one employee's salaries will no longer be apart of the sunshine list. With this sale, no one can be watching out for Ontario ratepayers. Hydro One is a valuable asset for all of the people of Ontario. Once we no longer own a majority of it, it's gone - and that is something my col- leagues and I cannot endorse. Lisa Thompson MPP Huron -Bruce