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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1989-01-25, Page 44A — THE HURON EXPOSITOR, JANUARY 25, 1989 {,a "Buying our RRSP's through the investment Centre guarantees us the highest rate of return. Higher rates today mean more money for ours retirement years." Doug Eifion, B. Meth 11 RR$P'S REGISTERED RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLANS 'Let"TheYinvetitmertt.Centre help fou' ... the right IIRSP°,purchase. eareflh' I lPlannieg :Specialists •Come in:and ISk•us about inter#Re Bonuses for: transfer 01 iipreseriVROSPIS 1 3 YEAR RRSP All Deposits Insured Within Limns Rates Subject to Verification D5 YEAR 11`x$ 3 YEAR 11�1vEAR 113t1 YEAR G.I.C.G.LC. G.I.C. RRSP 1nve men Secure investment'Product6 SEAFORTh d9t Main Serving Ontario since 1976 with 15 locations for your convenience SEf BLADEOT SHORT pie 1.89 ROAST LB. 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Any persons in- terested in reviewing the information prior to the Open House, may find a background information package at the Township of Goderich Office, Holmesville and at area municipal offices, from the period of February 9 to 16, 1989. It is intended that the current landfilling area within the total approved waste disposal area be closed within an approximate two year period, and that future landfilling of solid, non -hazardous waste from area municipalities be relocated to an area located immediately northwest and adjacent to the existing landfill. As part of this closure and relocation, the Landfill Site Committee Intends to apply for an exemption to the requirements under Section 29 of the En- , vironmental Assessment Act, and proceed with this proposal under the re- quirements of the Environmental Protection Act. The Landfill Slte Committee is seeking public Input to the continued use of the site, and the associated application for exemption, and thus comments are invited until the end of February 1989. Submissions will be treated con- fidentially and should be forwarded to: Mr. Larry J. McCabe, Secretary Holmesville Land Fill Site Board Corporation of the Town of Goderich 57 Weet Street Goderich, Ontario N2A 21(5 Former mayor apprehensive of court project Dear Sir: Last week your paper produced an artist's concept of a particular part of the proposed Streetscape for Main St. in front of the Town Hall. I would like to take this opportunity of making a few observations as well as stating a few reservations that I have on this plan. First of all I am not in favour of using some of the travelled portion of the street in the project. We have little enough as it is. I understand that this proposal will only stick out as far as a parked car and -is not considered to make any difference. According to the pictorial examples of such projects in the Streetscape planning book they all seem to be constructed on 4 lane roads where they have more room in which to manoeuvre. We have what is vir- tually a 2 lane road or possibly 3 if you take into account the amount used for parking. Besides that it is facing the end of a street that is busy with cars and buses going to the Public School along with normal business traffic that is always attempting to join in with the north south traffic of Main St. When I was Mayor, with the help of the County and the Province we reconstructed the pavement and sidewalks of Main St. We did away with the separate curbs and in- stead put extra strength into the sidewalk edges to take their place thereby gaining a little bit of much needed extra width in the street. It was needed then and even more so now. I like trees and am all for them but in this case I think that while they would be very picturesque they would not enhance the driver visibility and might lead to accidents. No doubt the planners thought that the Town Hall looked too bare and stark. Perhaps to their eyes it is but to us it is our heritage and not really minded by the general public. Succeeding councils, with the help of the Horticultural Society, have added some colour in the way of flowers and shrubs as well as reconhting a close replica of the old entrance so -that all in all it is not an unpleasing view. Personally I have often thought that a couple of tall thin -style Junipers or cedar style trees would look nice in the angles of the building on either side of the front entrance. I didn't notice the Town bell depicted in the picture as it was suggested a few weeks ago. Was it an oversight or have they chang- ed their mind? I hope it was the latter because to me it should be left in the tower. Take down the bell then the excuse will be that we aren't using the tower so why not tear it down and while we're at it take off the 3rd floor and put on a flat roof. To this I say No because although the .building may not be the most efficient, according to modern standards, it does have ttie great saving grace of being very unique. If the tower needs some repair then by all means direct money towards it before it ad- vances too far. At the same time the bell .clapper could be electrified similar to the one at St. James Church so it would be a very functional operation. When I think of that bell it always conjures up memories of the many police chiefs and town foremen who used to ring it at 7,12, 1, and 8 o'clock each day. Some such men were Mr, Anderson, Grup Gillespie, Jamehyincent Ryan, Wellington • Skills for Ado For years educators have looked for ways of giving young people information they need to make the world an easier place to grow up in. Drugs, alcohol, teenage pregnancy, school dropouts, etc. are all pro- blems teachers have tried to equip their students to deal with in their futures. Now at Seaforth Publlc School there is a new guidance program, Skills for Adolescence, which may help. Skills for Adolescence is a program designed to help 10.14 -year-olds develop skills which will help them deal with life. Al Sygrove is the vice-principal at SPS and is involved with teaching the Skills for Adolescence program. He has been asked by many parents in the community if the program has been initiated as a response to a problem, and he would assure them that there is not a serious problem in Seaforth now, but he does see Skills for Adolescence as a valuable pro -active program. "This positive prevention initiative helps 10 to 14 -year-olds develop skills in areas in- cluding decision making, communication, SEAFORTH SEBRINGVILLE Open Mon. thru Fri. 8 a.m. to 12 noon and 1 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. 140)09 FELDMANNDQO.RS WilITER BOOKINGS DELIVERY AT CUSTOMERS' CONVENIENCE "Your BEST/CHANCE TO BUY THE BEST product at the BEST Lumber Yard" QUALITY & SRViCE SINCE 1906 3-343TalfiRTEAt'S AER, SEAFORTH, ONTARIO NOK 1W0 TELEPHONE 527.0910 Fee, Jack Currie, Jack Cummings, Helmer Snell and Harold Maloney. I likely have missed some others. Some people don't like bells but the majority do. To my mind the Carillon at the Presbyterian Church adds a great deal to the friendly atmosphere of the town and the same can be said of the bell at St. James Church. Some of the organiza- tions in town might be interested in the bell and tower project. This past summer the up- per inside section of the St. James Church tower was refurbished and it is older than the Town Hall so it can be done. My next worry is the placing of statues down at street level in pedestrian traffic areas. I like statues but think they will be vandalized if they are small and within easy reach..In cities when they are in heavy traf- fic areas they are usually quite large and not easily molested. It is difficult to find a place in town where they have a better chance of survival but I wondered about Victoria Park or perhaps a nice prepared spot in the green area north of the Library. I understand that one statue is a pump. In the late 1940's and 50's, when I was on the Library Board, we had trouble with the north wall of that building. One old timer told me that it was probably caused by the well that was situated north of the Library wall. Evidently this well served the func- tions of a town pump located there and in turn supplied the water needs of many peo- ple in the area who didn't have a well of their own. Another spot that might be considered for future use of history could be the Market St. Senior Citizens' Area. The buildings around the intersection of Jarvis and Market St. are • located on the old roads that surrounded the Market building. According to Miss Camp- bell's book this building contained the Town Hall, Fire Hall, Drill Hall, Council chambers and several booths in which various wares were sold, It was destroyed in 1891 by the hand of a supposed arsonist. I am ✓}orry if this sounds like a very com- plaining letter because I really do ap- preciate all the labour that the committee has put into their projects. From past ex- perience I know that committee work of this nature can be a real headache with the possibility of pleasing everyone exactly nil. Eventually the personal satisfaction is Jt ust put me down as another headache but believe me when I say that I wish the com- mittee well. Thanking you for you space in your paper I remain, Sincerely Frank Sills Rural Ministry anxious to help Dear Editor: A well-read farm weekly newspaper recently carried a heart -wrenching acpount of a particular farm couple's struggle with the Federal Debt Review Board and the Farm Credit Corporation. The Queen's Bush Rural Ministry is receiving numerous calls by people ex- periencing the same problems. The Direc- tors of the Queen's Bush Rural Ministry wish to make its services available topeople with problems, and those who have solved them, by putting these people in touch with each other. In this way, information could be exchanged in smail,coalition groups, that the co-ordinators of the Queen's Bush Rural Ministry will gladly facilitate. If you have gone through the Review Board process and found it unsatisfactory, or are having difficulty with Farm Credit, please call. If you've successfully settled your situation, please call too. Others need to know how it was achieved. The numbers ctcall age dly fi0ce Arid 357-2149. Collect rang are gl�\dly�a/ec/epted. Yours truly, Brian Ireland Co-ordinator Homemaker, Home care clarified Dear Editor: I am writing to clarify the terminology that has been used in recent articles about the homemaker agencies' deficits and the homemaker rates. The workers employed .by homemaker agencieaare called homemakers not home care workers. The Home Care Program is the name of the 100 per cent funded government pro- gram, administered in Huron County by the Board of Health. Home care presently buys homemaker services from Town and Country Homemakers and Pare -Med Health Ser- vices. Other services provided by Horne Care may ,include visiting nursing, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy and other professional and support services. These services are pro- vided to ro- vided'to qualified clients. The client does not pay for any of these services as long as they meet program guidelines. It is important to understand that the Huron County Home Care Program is not out of money. The Home Care office is located at 80 Mary Street in Clinton. If you would like any further information, please phone: 1-800-265-5591 or 482-3411. Iescence program and dealing effectively with peer pressure in order to say no to drugs and alcohol. They will also learn to develop healthy relation- ships and set goals for lifelong success," ex- plains Mr. Sygrove. One factor which weighs in the success of the program is parent involvement, and a meeting was held at SPS to introduce the program to the parents of the children in- volved. 70 parenta' attended the meeting, and were told -how they could help their child in the program by doing homework asaigments with hlm?her, and otherwise understanding and supporting the program.. The Skills for Adolescence program is the result of a partnership between Lions Clubs International and Quest International. Quest International is a non-profit educa- tional organization founded in 1975. All of Quest's programs and services are designed to encourage the healthy development of young people. For Lions Clubs International, the Skills for Adolescence program repreifents the major focus of a five-year committment to an intensive drug education effort. As a result of Lions' grants, the program has been initiated in 5,800 schools in Canada and the United States, and is developing on an international level. 700 schools in England alone use the Skills for Y trul Mrs. Elizabeth Camino, Directo ,Home Care Program. at SPS Adolescence program, and it is also found in Belgium, Germany, Iceland, Northern Ireland, New Zealand, Puerto Rico, Scotland, and Sweden. The program educates students In seven basic areas: Understanding the changes of adolescence. Building communication shills and self-confidence. Understanding and managing feelings. Improving friendships and resisting negative peer pressure. Strengthening family relationships. Making wise and healthy decisions, especially regarding alcohol and drug use. And setting goals for successful and healthy living. At the moment, Mr. Sygrove says the first objective of the program is to create an at- mosphere in the classroom that allows com- fortable discussion. Later in the year, the classes taking therogram will be involved In community projects with a goal of doing something for the good of the community. Eventually there will be a county-wide- evalutation of how the program is doing The Skills for Adolescence program Is an extension of the Values, Influences and Peers program, end does not replace any of the current guidance initiatives at the school. It is another addition to a curriculum which is very full, but Mr. Sygrove says "there is always room for a program like this." Dairy farmers face efficiency International trade negotiations, Improv- ing efficiency in Ontario's dairy Industry and the continuing evaluation of bovine somatotropin as a potential new manage- ment tool, are some of the important factors facing Ontario milk producers in 1989, ac- cording to Grant Smith, Chairman of The Ontario Milk Marketing Board. Mr. Smith told delegates to the Board's 23rd Annual Meeting in Toronto that On- tario's 9,700 milk producers will have to study the issues far beyond the farm gate and be prepared to make tough, long-term decisions. A few hurdles and minor deta is remain over the Canada/U.S.de deal but the main fight in 1989 will be over the current round of negotiations of the General Agree- ment on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). "Those of us tri agriculture who operate true supply management systems are con- vinced that those systems do not cause chaos in the international marketplace. in fact, we strongly believe they are the solu- tion to the chaos for such commodities as dairy, the feather industries and such like," Mr. Smith said. It will be a crucial challenge to see that Article XI of GATT is maintained to preserve supply management systems. This is the article that enables the Canadian dairy Industry to maintain effective import controls. "Without those controls our supply management system is doomed to failure,'" he said. The Board and Dairy Farmers of Canada :w,ili,keep linaking the dairy Industry's case at the highest levels. He said success will de- pend on every dairy farmer keeping the pressure on politicians during the next two years. There can be no sell-out! No trade-off!" Mr. Smith said. The Chairman also addressed the 21 per cent increase in productivity that Ontario milk producers have achieved in the last 10 years. He said bovine somatotropin represents a controversial change in management which may increase produc- tivity that must now be dealt with by the industry. Bovine somatotropin (BST) isa naturally - occurring protein which can now be produc- ed by biotechnology. Giving this protein to dairy cows has the potential to increase milk production and it has been proven to have no adverse effect on milk quality, Health and Welfare Canada has determined that milk from cows given BST is complete- ly safe for human consumption. Tests in two Ontario herds have been under way to assess the long-term effects on dairy cows. The Board decided in December to tem- porarily stop marketing the milk from these herds because of the potential for sales losses because of public misconceptions about the protein. "After all the millions of dollars spent by dairy farmers on producing, promoting, and marketing a quality product from natural sources we could not take the chance of los- ing sales based on wild misconceptions about our product's safety, health and wholesomeness," Mr. Smith said. Turn to page 15 • • to