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The Huron Expositor, 1989-05-17, Page 41New Ontario Health Professions legislation Dear Editor: The word is out! Our freedom of choice in health care is in jeopardy! The long-awaited report from the Health Professions Legisla- tion Review (H.P.L.R.) has been tabled in the Ontario Legislature and its recommen- dations - soon to become law - will have dire consequences for the whole natural health field UNLESS WE AS CFFIZENS AND TAX- PAYERS DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. NOW. This report lists 24 health professions on the regulated list and 31 others which have been placed on the unregulated list. This means that anyone on the unregulated list will legally not be able to diagnose, assess, advise or treat a patient. The profession most affected by this is Naturopathy, which is being put on the deregulated list after being regulated under the Drugless Practitioners Act since 1925 - over 63 years! This will effectively wipe Naturopaths off the natural health care map. Why the government wants to take them off the regulated list is incomprehensi- ble, since they are certainly proven qualified professionals and have fulfilled the government's criteria for regulation. Naturopaths must have completed at of great concern least three years university with related science subjects and have graduated from a recognized Naturopathic Medical School with no less than four years and 5,000 hours of training in the various disciplines. They must pass the 17 basic science and clinical examinations set by the Regulatory body, the Board of Drugless Therapy - Naturopathy. Programs of study include anatomy, biochemistry, medical genetics, toxicology and pathology as well as inter disciplinary holistic clinical sciences such as food and environmental allergy testing, diet therapy, massage, pediatrics and radiology. There are 175 practising Naturopaths and 130 students in Ontario at the moment. We don't want them to have to move to B.C. or the U.S.A. because they can't practise their chosen profession in Ontario under this new proposed legislation. Since our son is a qualified pracitising Naturopath in Newmarket l am helping to Uranium main partner Dear Editor: We are writing letters to newspapers across Canada, to register our strong op- position to the proposed Cigar Lake uranium mine in northern Saskatchewan; The Cigar Lake "test mine" will involve the con' --•'^tion of access roads, bulldozing, blasth. :he removal of tonnes of ore, and ,e of dangerous radon gas. Given governments' loyalty to nuclear development, it seems unlikely that Saskat- chewan, Ottawa, or the Atomic Energy Con- trol Board will order a shutdown of the pro- ject after completion of the so-called "test" mine - no matter how much damage has or will be incurred...unless there is a hue and cry from the public - like there was over the government's proposed nuclear -powered submarine purchase. Canada is the world's leading exporter of uranium' - feed material for the nuclear arms race and civilian nuclear power generation. All the uranium mined at Cigar Lake is to be for export. Government assurances that Canada's uranium is used only for "peaceful purposes" aren't very convincing: Ontario Hydro, our civilian Womenrs Missionary Society discusses motion on abortion Cromarty Correspondent MRS. ROBERT LAI NG 345-2326 lobby the Ontario government to put Naturopaths back on the regulated list before this new legislation is introduced into the legislature We need your help in writing the government immediately to let them know how you feel about this proposed legislation and your freedom of choice in health care For your FREE copy of "Striking a New Balance: a Blueprint for the Regulation of Ontario Health Professions'' phone 1-800-268-1153 In this new legislation the government will also have the instrument to eliminate all alternative health practitioners and severely limit the distribution of vitamins, herbs, homeopathies etcCan you imagine only being able to get vitamins and herbs at a pharmacy if they become classed as "drugs"? Health food stores will be greatly limited. Also state your feelings about this in your letters te Health Minister Elinor Caplan: David Reville, Health Critic (He is sympathetic. but needs letters 1: Premier to nuclear weapons 5 tim nuclear utility has, for example, held at least one seminar, at which staff of major nuclear bomb manufacturers were present (Toronto Star, October 4th, 1988, A13). Several years ago our government facilitated the export of a Candu reactor to India, which led to the explosion of a "peaceful nuclear device". The "peaceful use" mandate is merely polite accounting procedure it seems to bear no relation to how the world's pool of uranium and nuclear know-how is actually disseminated. Cameco, a Canadian uranium mining interest, is pursuing Ciro- Lake igrrLake in partnership with Cogema, the French military outfit that tests weapons in the South Pacific. Other partners in this deal are South Korea is country with a dreadful human rights record), as well as a Japanese company that may well wish to fly deadly plutonium over Canada's north, en route between Britain and Japan. And last, but not least by any means, are Canadian taxpayers - inadvertent shareholders in the heavily -subsidized nuclear industry: The proposed mine at Cigar Lake will place workers, the public, and the environ - ment at serious risk. Desposits in this region are of particular interest to the nuclear in- dustry, for they contain extremely high- grade radioactive uranium ore. Both the in- dustry and its opponents agree that the high radioactivity and depth of uranium from the surface will present unparalleled technical problems. And because of these uncon- trollable dangers, the nuclear industry has pondered the use of robots to work in such a deadly environment' Thr ••ovincial and federal governments have .4,en no initiative whatsoever to pro- vide an open, meaningful public forum for assessment off the Cigar Lake project, Despite a swell of opposition, in 1988 provin- cial environment minister Herb Swan ap- proved three other uranium mines at Wollaston Lake - without independent en- vironmental assessment, and without public hearings.. These radioactive sores will be mere open pits. situated several hundred metres from a major water body, serving community needs of the north. The partnership With nuclear weapons makers is being done in Canadians' names. Our domestic atorruc industry has already left a legacy of 130 million tonnes of THE HURON EXPOSITOR, MAY 31, 1989 - 5A David Peterson; and Hon. Murray Elston (who was Health Minister when this legisla- tion was conceived 1. If you want more information on this mat- ter feel free to write to me as well. A concerned citizen for natural healthcare, Sheila Gatis RR 6 Wiarton, Ont. NOH 2T0 Write a brief letter to. 1. Hon. Elinor Caplan Minister of Health Hepburn Block, 10th Floor, 80 Grosvenor St. Toronto, Ont. M7A 2C4 2. Premier David Peterson Room 281, Legislative Building Queen's Park Toronto, Ontario M7A 1AI 3. David Reville, MPP N.D.P. Health Critic Room 348 Legislative Bldg, Queen's Park Toronto, Ont. M7A 1A2 4. Hon. Murray J. Elston 8th Floor 555 Yonge Street Toronto, Ont. M7A 2H6 e to act now of Hensel! Lfd. Your Home Comfort People Heating - Air Conditioning - Heat Pumps Commercial Refrigeration Service See Us For Carrier Heating & Cooling Equipment We Aren't Comfortable Until You Are GARDEN TRACTOR SAL unrestrained, highly toxic uranium mine tailings, in addition to over 12,400 metric tonnes of spent nuclear fuel, temporarily stored at reactor sites. For public safety, the nuclear industry would have to guarantee isolation of some of these wastes from human beings, plants and ground water for up to one-quarter million years! Enough is enough! Urge your MP to help stop the Cigar Lake uranium mine develop- ment. Also write to: Herb Swan, Saskat- chewan Minister of Environment and Public Safety, Legislative Building„ Regina, Saskatchewan S4S 0B3; Hon. Jake Epp, Minister of Energy, Mines and Resources, House of . Commons, Ottawa K1A 0A6; and Hon. Lucien Bouchard, Minister of the En- vironment, House of Commons, Ottawa K1A 0A6. The voices of ordinary Canadians do make a difference. That is largely why the nuclear -powered submarine scheme was cancelled, and why South Moresby in British Columbia is now a protected na- tional park! Yours truly Anne Hansen and Irene Kock FARM'EQUIPNIF.NI 11'M1 t t 1) Joy Scott opened the May meeting of the Marian Ritchie Women's Institute Society by reading A Leader's Conversa- tion with God. Ruth Laing accompanied the hymns at the piano. Grace Kerslake was in' charge of the worship service bas- ed on Ecclesiastes 3: 1 -14. The roll call was answered by 10 members who told what they had brought for the plant sale and what they had made for the bazaar to be held the end of October. Hazel Harburn presided for the business when Grace Kerslake read the names of those on the committees for the bazaar. A motion on abortion to be presented to the government by Synodical was discussed. Lillian Douglas reviewed the study book on South Africa, also the two films, Mandela and The Women of South Africa. Following the closing hymn, a sale of plants and baking was held. OFFICIAL GOODBYE. • Teachers with the Huron Perth Homan Catholic Separate School Board held their annual meeting last week in Seaforth, and during the course of the evening, paid tribute to three retiring teachers. HELEN KRAUSKOPF, left, has been teaching for 35 years, and is currently at St. Columban School. Other teaching stints included seven years al St. Patrick's School in Kinkora, and 17 years at St. Patrick's School in Dublin SHEILA BENTLEY, middle, has been teachin• tor 22 years, most Dublin woman attends baptism Dublin Correspondent MRS. DON MACRAE 345-2842 or 345-2140 Congratulations from all your neighbors and friends in Dublin to Pat- ty and Jerry Fuhr on the arrival of a lit- tle son to their home. Mrs. Katie Murray attended the bap- tism of her great grandson William Allan Feeney, son of Francis and Glen- da Feeney, RR 1 Dublin, and grandson of Bill and Catherine Feeney of Kit- chener and Mr. and Mrs. Geddes of Seaforth, at St. Patrick's Church, Dublin, a week ago Sunday. Jerry Murray was a guest at the wed- ding of Boyle and Aldie in Grafton on the holiday weekend. The bride was the Cranbrook of that time in Stratford schools. She is currently at St. Ambrose School,,Mrs. Bentley trained in England for 1, years, before im- migrating to Canada. FRANCES WESTELAKEN, right, started her teaching career in Holland, and eventually carried it to Canada. Now a resident of Hensall Mrs. Westelaken has taught tor the past 10 years at Precious Blood School to Exeter. Prior to that she taught at Zurich. Mcllwraith photo. MOORGARD Latex House Paint 31- Aeg. 40.30 MOORGLO Latex House & Trim Paint daughter of friends who Jerry was an attendant at their wedding 30 years ago. Jerry also spent a few days with his sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Costello in Kingston, and they all visited with Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Gaffney at Otterlake near Perth, Ont. Visitors with Millie Evans during the week were Moni Holland from Stratford and Bill and Hazel Cleary from London. Rose Marie Boryswick and children Tammy, Grant and Daniel from Strat- ford were with Joe and Olga Eckert on the weekend. Recent visitors with Mrs. Margaret Carpenter were her niece Marilyn Bratlel from London and James Patter- son and daughter iron' Ottawa. FORM NEW EXECUTIVE - Huron Perth Roman Catholic Separate School Board teachers held their annual meeting at the Seaforth Legion last week. At that time, they made official note of their 1989-90 executive. That executive includes: back, Angelo Ip- politto, St. James School, Seaforth; Don Farwell, St. Columban; Brian Morrissey, St. Mary's, Hesson; and Heather Marcy, Mount Carmel, Front, Linda Kistner, St. Boniface, Zurich; Marg Bossence, St. Aloysius, Statford; Colleen Murphy, St. Boniface, Zurich, and Tina Doherty, St. Columban. Mcllwraith photo. 3495 Reg. 44.00 MOORE'S High Gloss House Paint 32 . 5 Reg. 40.95 HILDEBRAND PAINT & PAPER Interior & Exterior Decorators SAVE NOW at these CASH PRICES 15 Main St. Seaforth 527-1880 visitors encounter first snow in. years Cranbrook Correspondent MRS. MAC ENGEL 887.0645 Title garage sale at the Community Cen- tre is planned for Wednesday, June 7, not the 6th as reported last week. Attending the Gooding -Smith wedding May 13 in the Pres. Church Listowel, were Mrs. Pat Fitzimmons from Windsor. Charlie Dadswell, Cambridge, Preston, and Bruce Dadswell Delaware, U.S.A. They are sister and brothers of Mrs. Lloyd Smith, mother of the bride and spent Saturday night with the Smiths. Dr. Henry Hagedoorn and his wife Kathleen from Ovieda, Florida, visited Peter Hagedoorn. They encountered freezing rain in Dayton, Ohio, and arriv- ed in Cranbrook in a snowstorm. Society members tour area gardens On Wednesday, May 17, 1989, the Seaforth Horticultural Society toured several area gardens. Everyone enjoyed the colorful array of spring flowers found in the gardens of Jean Durst, Marj Phillips, Gladys and Sandy Doig, Margaret De Jong and Mary Van Loon. All were thanked and presented with a Everyone then returned to Seaforth Public School for lunch and a business meeting. Helen McNaughton reported on the booth at the -Home and Garden Show while Mary McLeod 'outlined the results of the .annual plant .sale. Profits were down due to fewer plant ,donations. President Margaret De Jong -Will be a delegate to the Ontario Horticultural Association convention in Waterloo from June 20 to 22. Members wishing to attend for a day should contact Helen McNaughton. Members voted to retain the calendula as the Society's floral emblem and Alex Shevchuk will be asked to design a logo incorporating both the calendula and the Cardno Hall clock tower. Marj Phillips announced the bus trip to Larkwhistle in the Bruce Peninsula will be on Wednesday, June 28. Anyone in- terested in ,going should contact her as soon as possible (5271302). The next meeting will ,be on Aired'pp-�- day, June 14. Luti Meth of R,R. 2, Staffa will give a slide presentation on South Africa. Kathleen had not seen snow for ten years and Henry had to turn on the car heater. Mary McArthur from Markham spent Mother's Day with her son -David. Mr. and Mrs. Don Cotton visited on the holiday weekend with Garnet Starr, Wallaceburg. Mrs. Bill Armstrong, Fergus, visited in Brussels with her brother-in-law and sister, Ken and Mrs. Bray, and aunts Mrs. Margaret McBrien at the Callander Nursing Home and Mrs, Mac Engel, Cranbrook. John Murphy of Kirkcauldy Fife, Scotland visited for two weeks with Jim and Mrs. Murphy. Judy Engel, Ottawa, visited her parents John and Pat Engel on the holiday weekend. Mr. and Mrs. Don Cotton attended a funeral in Shelburne and visited friends overnight. Mrs. Mac Engel spent a few days in Kitchener with Ron and Rosanne Burdett and also called at the W.G. Young Funeral ,Home Stratford to pay respects for the late Lawrence Querengesser. Mr. and Mrs. Earl- Grisdale and family spent the weekend with friends in Windsor. Mr. ,Matt Burghardt, formerly of Cran- brook, and now residing in Oshawa, was a guest of the Grisdales. ANNUAL MEETING Wi,ngham and District Hospital Corporation Notice is hereby that the Annual Meeting of the Wingham and District Hospital Corporation will be held in the .Nursing Assistants Training Cen- tre, Catherine St., Wingham, Ontario on Thursday, June 22, 1989, at the hour of eight o'clock p.m., for the election of Governors; for the appointment of Auditors; and for the transaction of such other things as may properly come before the meeting. Copies of the Annual Report and Hospital Financial Statements may be obtained at the front desk of the Wingham and District Hospital prior to three o'clock p.m., Thursday, June 22, 1989. Membership granting voting privileges may be purchased at the front desk of the hospital for one dollar ($1.00) prior to five o'clock p.m., Wednesday, June 7, 1989. No membership sold after that time, on that date, .will entitle the purchaser a vote. Dated at Wingham, Ontario, this fifteenth day of May, 1989. By Order of the Board of Governors. N.M. Hayes, Secretary 4 4 ap