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Making a mark
The Mark of a Nation is the theme of this year's National Citizenship
Week, which runs from April 15 to 21. This theme commemorates the
Canadian flag's 25th anniversary - a quarter century throughout which the
national flag has proudly symbolized the distinctive values and the unique
spirit of Canadian citizenship.
More than being simply a celebration, National Citizenship Week, is also
intended to encourage Canadians to reflect on the values which animate
Canadian citizenship. Among these citizenship values are a belief in the
principles of justice and equality, and a respect for diversity which has
created a bilingual, multicultural nation unlike any other in the world. Equal-
ly important are the Canadian spirit of community and sense of compas-
sion at the foundation of the country's unique social programs, and a deep
commitment to freedom and fairness for all Canadians, whether citizens
by birth or by choice.
Other key Canadian citizenship values include a pride in Canada's
heritage; a commitment to democratic citizen participation in the affairs of
the countryt and a recognition of Canadian's responsibilities and contribu-
tions to the international community in areas such as peace, human rights
and the environment.
Today the red maple.leaf is synonymous with Canada, a symbol of the
distinctive citizenship values and unique spirit which characterize Canadians
as a people.
Let National Citizenship Week educate you about your right as a Cana-
dian citizen. You have a responsibility to uphold and protect those rights
and the fundamental citizenship values which underlie them.
Too .Many people, have forgotten, that.
LETT RS TO S ITO
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Hydro glom could devastate co
Dear Editor:
It has come to my attention that Ontario
Hydro's new 25 -year plan proposes increas-
ed hydroelectric generation along the
Moose River. This plan could devastate
native communities and the environment.
Hydro Quebec's James Bay hydroelectric
development, for example, has flooded a
vast tract of land is northern Quebec. It
has poisoned reservoir fish and disrupted
animal migration patterns. In 1984, 10,
caribou drowned trying to cross the
Caniapiscau River.
We must stop our power utilities from
causing more catastrophes. The power
from more dams isn't needed because
Canadians throw away a lot of energy.
Canadians use more energy per capita
and per unit of economic output than any
of our main industrial competitors. We use
almost four times the amount of electricl-
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ty to produce a dollar's worth of economic
output as does Switzerland, Denmark and
Holland. Most of this inefficiency is the
result of the subsidies our governments
provide to the electricity sector making the
price of power appear cheaper than it real-
ly is.
According to The Canadian Green Con-
sumer Guide prepared by Pollution Probe,
up to a quarter of residential heating
literally goes out the window. They say if
you added up all the drafts and leaks in an
average Canadian home, you'd end up with
the equivalent of a window -sized hole in
the wall!
Energy analyst Amory Lovins says that
75% of our electric power could be saved
by using technology presently available
(G&M, Oct 15/88, D4).
Energy policy should he based on reduc-
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RURAL ROOTS dFiL_1_
byJeanne Kirkby
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OFA action in the area
Last week at the annual OFA MP's Din-
ner in Clinton, Jack Riddell, MPP for
Huron, and former Minister of Agriculture
and Food, made the statement that instead
of hearing the usual loud cries of concern
from the farm community, he feels a
mood of quiet despair, helplessness and
hopelessness - almost as though farmers
feel that government is no longer respon-
sive to their needs.
Following this meeting, it was a more
upbeat experience to follow the activities of
OFA President, Brigid Pyke as she spent
two days last week in Huron County. From
Tuesday morning until Wednesday at noon,
she was interviewed by Murray Gaunt of
CKNX, addressed a Lions' Club "Farmers'
Night" meeting in Wingham, acted as
guest speaker at the Morris -Grey Federa-
tion Annual Meeting in Brussels, and on
three occasions met with groups of
farmers, both OFA members and non-
members, in kitchen table type meetings
across the county.
I had the pleasure of acting as hostess
for the final coffee -type meeting in Central
Huron and it was good to listen to the ac-
tive interchange of ideas from the farming
men and women of McKillop, Tuckeramith,
Grey and Morris. Their concerns and
situations were as diverse as the industry
of farming is today, but yet it's goodthat
we can meet together in a general farm
organization and share our points of view
and our ideas for the future.
Many issues were brought up, such as
the GATT talks on Article 11, the effect of
the GST to the agricultural fi►d isf± , 'Stehle
funding, and even the proposed re-
structuring of our municipal councils with
its possible effect of less rural representa-
tion in municipal government. Mrs. Pyke
as usual proved a masterful knowledge of
most issues, but most importantly, she
listened well too, as different points of
view were expressed.
We were left with the positive feeling of
"farmers working together for farmers".
My thanks to Sharon and Marie for their
assistance, and to Betty for the cookies.
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Have you noticed the spring blooming of
a multitude of red, black and white signs
on many farm gateposts in McKillop
Township? This is a result of a sign blitz
conducted by the membership committee
of the HCFA.
Our goal was to have an OFA sign on
each member's gate In the Townships of
Hay, McKillop, Grey and East Wawanosh
by the end of March. We think that our
goal has been achieved, but if we missed
you, let us know.
These signs were supplied by the OFA
and the brackets were purchased and put
together by members of the HCFA. The
hanging was done by members from each
of the Township Federations working with
our committee. It's a great way to get to
know you neighbors and the rural com-
munity when you're working together to
hang those signs on some of the more
challenging mailboxes.
For the future, we'd like to tackle more
Townships in this manner, when we can
afford the t1rne, statIlitla and brackets. We
Wait eiiety member in Huron County to
have an OFA sign on their gate.
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It is with some remorse, and certainly a
sense of loss .that t write this Rohunn, my
last one for at least Several months. Within
a few days, and maybe a couple weeks at
most I will .take on a new and bigger
challenge - namely that of parenthood.
And while the prospect, of having such
an awesome respongibllity left to me,
scares me somewhat, li :must say that in
general I'm looking forward to it.
Throughout the past nine months, as I've
progressed through the stages of morning
(noon and night) sickness (six months!),
backache, shortness of breath, sleepless
nights, and Braxton -Hicks, it has been the
thought that I will be rewarded in the end,
that has kept me going. After nine months
I believe I've paid my dues, and look for-
ward with anticipation to the little bundle
of "-joy-?" that will soon beg mine.
In all honesty though, I was unprepared
for pregnancy. From past observances I
had assumed it was a "condition" which
all women wore well. And while I was not
exactly saddled with the most difficult of
nine months, I was unprepared for a lot of
the symptoms - morning sickness that was
quite severe in nature and lasted well past
the morning hours (and the usually
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predicted three months); a persistent
nausea that never did go away; a stomach
that refused to fold in the middle; a body
that tired with, little or no exertion; a body
that required food at regular intervals
without exception; and normal sleep filled
nights interrupted with repeated (and often
unnecessary) trips to the commode.
Then again, what's all that when com-
pared to the good times - baby's first kick,
its continual bouts of hickups, its flip-flop
manoueuvers, and the reassurance of its
heartbeat as you touch hand to stomach.
Having one's body occupied by another
being' is certainly a strange, yet wonderful
experience. I guess you'd call it a miracle.
And that miracle provides some in-
teresting experiences for a mother -to -be.
And certainly the sensation of movement
inside one's body is one of them. Somehow
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the noveltyof being poked from inside un-
til your ach turns a bluish hue, and
your ribs ache, never wears off, although
at times (especially when it's constant, and
you're trying to sleep), it does wear a bit
thin.
But, then again, pregnancy - like any
other station in life, is hardly without its
down side, although the final outcome
makes it all worthwhile (depending, I sup-
pose, on what day you're approached on
the subject).
So, as the final days tick by and I an-
ticipate the birth of my first child, and the
release of my body from its supposed bon-
dage, I know that a whole new world
awaits me - a world where all bonding will
take place through the heart strings.
Blessed be the ties that bind.
Into. the A
A couple of weeks ago, we all almost
went into collective shock in Ontario when
Hydro threatened to pull the almighty
plug. Canes were scooped up by the
score, a million kids feverishly tried to
learn how to read as the threat of life
without Nintendo loomed over them like a
black cloud of doom, and refrigerated
goods were consumed with frightening
speed. Egad! How will we keep our pop
chilled and our veggies from wilting, a
wild-eyed nation wondered?
1 wasn't a bit worried, for being a Sur-
vivor of sorts, I've mastered The Secret of
life without refrigeration. All it takes is a
slightly drafty window and a stiff wester-
ly, and you're in business.
I can pass on The Secret now as my
Frigidaire-less epoch draws to a close.
After over two months of buying milk in
pint containers and eating five or six
salads a day so that my lettuce wouldn't
rot, I've broken down and purchased a
Major Appliance long before I had ever
planned to. I sensed an uneasy coming of
age as I handed over the cheque for my
First Major Appliance. This was a rite of
passage, for crying out loud. I should have
performed a little ceremony, dressed up a
bit, or called a couple of friends over for
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the evening so that we could raise a glass
of wine, maybe, and weep on each other's
shoulders over lost youth.
It all happened far too quickly.
I've even been considering saving up to
buy a little washing machine, and frankly
that scares me silly. Yeesb, isn't that what
grown-ups do??!!
I never would have had to take this un-
wanted step into the responsible -sounding
realm of Appliance Purchasing were it not
for the fact that Seaforth suffers from Ap-
pliances are the Exception Phenomenon. I
must admit, it struck me as kind of odd
that landlords will happily supply the
apartment hunter with beds, dressers, cur-
tains, rugs, sofas, lamps and in the odd
case pots and pans, but they expect you to
be lightfooting it around the countryside
with your own fridge and stove. I must
have looked pretty dumbstruck and
helpless when I moved into my first apart-
ment here, because my landlord gracious-
ly filled my kitchen with a perfectly cun-
ning little fridge and stove before I had
barely started to whine and sniffle. I
wasn't as lucky the second time around,
though, and many was the time that I
thanked my lucky stars for my microwave
and those brisk winter westerlies.
So now I have nothing left to whimper
about as far as the basic amenities of life
are concerned, except for the fact that I
have to load my grungy clothes into the
Chevette - a.k.a. the Creeping Blue Horror
- and drive ALL the way to Market St. and
ALL the way back once or twice a week.
That washing machine is starting to sound
better all the time, but the gosh -darned
maturity of it all makes me feel sort of
clammy and short of breath.
Maybe I'll just buy a new can opener
and start working my way up again.
Spilt milk saves Tuckersmith house
APRIL 18, 1890
An incident of a rather peculiar nature
took place on the premises of Mr. Elijah
Jory of Stephen Township, it being a young
calf which was being devoured alive by an
old sow. She had her victim secured in a
mud hole, and while there one of Mr.
Jory's daughters was on her way to the
barn for milking when'something came to
her notice in a mud hole, and on closer ex-
amination found it was a poor calf, beside
it an old sow, feeding on its prey. She at
once summoned help and the poor beast
was freed from its captor, almost lifeless
and minus its tail, which was eaten off. No
doubt the calf will come around again all
right.
The handsome new residence of Wm.
Elcoat, of the west end of Tuckersmith,
had a miraculous escape from destruction
by fire a few evenings ago. A lamp left
burning on the sitting -room table exploded,
spreading burning oil on the table and
floor. Fortunately, a large crock of milk
had been left standing on the table near
where the lamp was, and it is supposed
that the heat of the burning oil broke the
crock, allowing the milk to spW down over
the fire, thus extinguishing it.
One owner of a sugarbush hi the vicini-
ty of Avonbank has made $25 worth of
syrup this season.
APRIL 16, 1915
About 350 tons of onion tops were ship-
ped from Henson this season.
Worknieii are itgw erecting the'belfry on
the post Office, in Clinton, in which will be
installed the big bell in connection with the
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clock that is to be placed in the tower. The
clock will be similar to the ones placed in
Seaforth and Mitchell post offices and will
strike the hours and half-hours.
It behooves the owners of , dogs in
Seaforth and vicinity to be very careful of
them for some time to come and see that
they are kept closely confined. There is no
doubt but that the dog killed in Harpurhey
recently was afflicted with rabies. A dog
owned in town that had been bitten by this
dog went mad and had to be destroyed. A
number of other dogs were also bitten at
the same time and any who have any
suspicions as to their dogs should have
them destroyed at once.
Mr. J. Henry, principal of the Dashwood
School who has been seriously ill with
nerve trouble, is improving.
APRIL 19, 1940
The condition of Rev. R.W. Craw, pastor
of Duff's Church, McKillop, and Mrs.
Craw, who were injured in an accident on
the London Road near Lucan late Thurs-
day,ds satisfactory. A slush covered pave-
ment a half mile south of Lucan was
blamed . for the accident. The car stewed
across the highway and rolled one and half
times in the west ditch.
Committees of the Seaforth Amateur
Athletic Association are hard at work com-
pleting arrangements for a Victory Party
for the Seaforth Beavers, Ontario In-
termediate 'B' finalists which is being held
in Cardno Hall. The affair, which will also
honour the Seaforth Juniors group winners,
will be in the form of a euchre and dance.
John Sproat, a life-long and highly
esteemed resident of this district, in receiv-
ing many congratulations from his friends
on having attained his 89th birthday. He
was born at Weiland's Corner in Egmond-
ville, being the eldest son of John Sproat,
one of the original pioneers who came to
Tuckersmith from Kirkcudbrichtshire,
Scotland.
APRIL 22, 1905
A cavalcade of honking cars followed a
Seaforth fire truck as it carried members
of the victorious Seaforth Beavers on a
triumphant parade up and down the Main
Street. Minutes before the Beavers had
defeated Brooklin 7-1 to win the Ontario
Hockey Association Intermediate 'B'
Championship.
The Seaforth Cancer Society is within
$100 of the total subscribed last year. R. J.
Spittal, campaign chairman, said that
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