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Clinton News Record, 2016-10-12, Page 44 News Record • Wednesday, October 12, 2016 www.clintonnewsrecord.com NewsCl Record PUBLISHED WEEKLY — EST. 1860 53 Albert St. P.O. Box 39 Clinton ON NOM 1L0 (519) 482-3443 www.clintonnewsrecord.com E POSTMEDIA CURTIS ARMSTRONG Group Director of Media Sales 519-376-2250exL514301 or canstrong@postnedia.com NEIL CLIFFORD Advertising Director NClifford@postmedia.com JUSTINE ALKEMA Journalist jalkema@postmedia.com DAWN JOHNSTON Sales Representative DJohnston@postmedia.com TERESA SMITH Front Office TSmith@postmedia.com SUBSCRIPTION RATES 1 YEAR $50.00 (47.62+2.38 GST) 2YEAR $95.00 (90.48+4.52 GST) SENIORS 60 WEEKS $50.00 (47.62+2.38 GST) 120 WEEKS $95.00 (90.48+4.52 GST) Advertising is accepted on the condition that in the event of a typographical error, the advertising space occupied by the erroneous item together with a reasonable allowance for signature, will not be charged but that balance of advertisement will be paid for at the applicable rate. 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Canada Aocna Member of the Canadian Community Newspaper Association and the Ontario Community Newspapers Association Unknown hopefuls bode well for Tories Last week, Saskatchewan MP Andrew Scheer announced he has joined the contest to head the federal Conservatives. Political observers sighed; when would a political star emerge to lead the party Stephen Harper left behind? Also last week, no one announced he or she was running for the helm of the federal NDP party. Political observers shrugged; none expected anything different. What are the lessons from see- ing no heavy hitters in the Tory race, and apparently no hitters at all in the NDP one? Perhaps not what you think. The Conservatives, holding 96 seats in the Commons, have not suffered the soul-destroying, letters to the editor TPP concerns Dear Editor, October 30 is the last day on which Canadians can submit their concerns to the Federal Govern- ment about the Trans -Pacific Partnership (TPP). Whilst most Canadians under- stand that Canada is a trading nation, far too few Canadians understand the serious, long term, negative ramifications of the TPP. Below are just a few examples of the negative effects of the TPP. A study by Tuft's University reveals that 58,000 Canadians are likely to lose their jobs, including major job losses in the auto and agricultural sectors. Our cost of prescription drugs is guaranteed to increase, since leader -humiliating exercise Tom Mulcair endured last spring at his party's Edmonton convention. Instead, the Tory boss stepped aside quietly, his party intact and well -funded. An interim leader was quickly chosen, and the party of the right chugged along, if not in flashy fashion, at least competently. So far, six people have filed papers to suc- ceed Harper, and there could be as many as nine or 10 within weeks. The rub, for some strategists, is few of these wannabes are house- hold names. Scheer, Maxime Bernier, Michael Chong, Deepak Obhrai. Who, you ask, are they? Tony Clement has some profile; ditto Kellie Leitch. But Conservative star Jason Kenney is out; Peter Mac- Kay is out. It's not yet known if multi -national pharmaceutical companies will be offered extended patents. Canada would be forced to allow milk into Canada, pro- duced by cows treated with bovine growth hormone (BGH). Currently, BGH is banned in Canada, since its use has been linked to serious health risks in humans and cows. Concerned readers should con- tact the Council of Canadians at www.canadians.org for more details and as to how to submit their concerns to the Federal Government. Sincerely, Jim Hollingworth MD, Goderich FROM THE ARCHIVES 15 years ago... • There was an outbreak of feline dis- temper in London that had some local cat owners scared for their pets. The dis- ease had claimed around 30 cats' lives in London. It was a virus that's symptoms were depression, loss of appetite, fever, nausea and lethargy, and it could cause death within hours. • The municipality adopted its new logo, which is the same as it currently is, includ- ing a photo of birds flying over water with the radar dish and a stalk of corn. The logo is blue and yellow and reads "Central Huron". It was designed by graphic designer Julie McNichol. 25 years ago... • Nominations for Clinton council for were closing. Two of the three remaining coun- cilors who hadn't stated if they would seek reelection announced that they would run again. Those councilors were Ron McKay and Deputy Reeve Case Buffinga. • A preliminary government report sug- gested that hospital beds be reduced in Huron County by as many as half. • The sixth annual Country Craft Festival took place in Holmesville. 35 years ago... • The first annual Harvest of Savings event took place in Clinton. The event was put on by the Clinton Business Improvement area and retail merchants. The downtown stores were decorated with a harvest theme and many of them held special sales. • There was a list in the paper of all the university students from various institutions across North America who came back to Clinton to visit for Thanksgiving. • There was an editorial in the paper by Elaine Townshend who started her edito- rial with the line "to perm or not to perm". She wrote about the difficulty of that decision. Kevin O'Leary, Lisa Raitt, Steven Blaney, Chris Alexander or a few other names will join the fray. Or the declared candidates who haven't yet filed formally. This crowd of mostly unknowns speaks, in our opin- ion, not to a problem in the party but to its health. People run for the leadership of a politi- cal entity because they believe it can win with them in charge. Many of these candidates are young. They come from across the country. There is ethnic and gender diversity. They present a wide swath of ideas -- from Leitch's controversial Canadian values platform to Bernier's gov- ernment -be -damned libertari- anism. There will be Christian Conservatives, big -tent Tories and narrow ideologues. The competition between them will be healthier for the Conserva- tive party than any coronation of an early favourite or old face. To the NDP, meanwhile, we can wish only the best. It has no offi- cial leadership candidates, a sign few of its adherents believe it can take power, although Mulcair almost did. But politics is a fickle business. Sometimes, stars eclipse others from the get -go, a la Justin Trudeau; as often, stars are born from good, old-fashioned toil. One of these parties seems to know that; the other should relearn it. - Postmedia Network Association fears ABCA is taking away lakefront taxpayers' property rights Dear Editor, Are you aware that Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority has issued their draft Shoreline Management Plan? For links to the report or a complete summary of the report go to www.BSRA.ca. Here are some of the highlights of the report: Properties in Lakeshore Area 1: * Restricted to interior altera- tions only for a time frame, yet to be decided by the ABCA (Sunset Clause) * External repairs and maintenance that are not "like for like" not allowed * If a dwelling is destroyed for any reason, rebuild- ing not allowed * Maintenance/ repairs to existing septic systems only until sunset clause * No per- mits after sunset clause Properties in Lakeshore Area 2: * Face future restrictions * Repairs/maintenance, small addi- tions allowed for a specific time frame, yet to be decided. * Repairs/maintenance to septic systems allowed only until sunset clause * A dwelling destroyed by reasons other than flooding or erosion could be rebuilt until the sunset clause * No permits after sunset clause Erosion Control: * Recommended that construc- tion of "hard" shoreline protec- tion structures not be permitted. Property Value: * That the passing of the SMP such as proposed would have an impact on the value of shoreline properties and the resale of same. You have till Dec. 1, 2016 to sub- mit your comments on the draft Shoreline Management Plan. The ABCA must obey Legislation 147.06 of the Conservation Act but ABCA has the authority to develop local polices. The Shoreline Management Plan Update Steering Committee will decide which of the recom- mendations and how much or how little of them will be included in the recommenda- tions forwarded to the Board of the ABCA. The outcome will be affected by what this committee hears from the public. No com- ments will suggest the recom- mendations presented above are appropriate. Your submitted comments are needed if you feel the recommendations in the draft document presented by ABCA are not acceptable. Sent your comments to gcade@abca. on. ca. Sincerely, Keith Locking Past President of Bluewater Shoreline Residents Association Thoughts, observations or concerns about this community? Share them with Clinton and the surrounding area. Email your letters to the editor to Justine atjalkema@postrnedia.com.