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Clinton News Record, 2014-06-18, Page 44 News Record • Wednesday, June 18, 2014 Clinton News Record PUBLISHED WEEKLY — EST. 1860 53 Albert St. P.O. Box 39 Clinton ON NOM 1L0 (519) 482-3443 www.clintonnewsrecord.com SUN MEDIA A Quebecor Media Company f h NEIL CLIFFORD Publisher neil.clifford@sun media.ca MAX BICKFORD Advertising Manager max.bickford@sun media.ca DAWN JOHNSTON Sales Representative clinton.ads@sunmedia.ca CHRISTY MAIR Front Office clinton.classifieds©sunmedia.ca SUBSCRIPTION RATES 1 YEAR $50.00 (47.62+2.38 GST) 2 YEAR $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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The images from the regimental funeral of the three Mounties slain in New Brunswick are indelibly seared in our national psyche, an enduring reminder that policing — even in a relatively law-abiding country like Can- ada — is one of the most dangerous occupations. Mercifully few but hugely powerful, the mass gatherings of thousands of police offic- ers to salute colleagues killed in the line of duty are first and foremost a fitting way to honour the men and women who, in an instant, can lose their life as they keep the rest of us safe. Those same solemn ceremonies also tele- scope to the public the enormous risks that come with policing, reinforcing generally widespread acceptance that officers need the best equipment and training we can give them to do the dangerous jobs we ask of them. Would that the same public understand- ing, the same safety -at -all -costs thinking, would attend the many other dangerous jobs out there — from construction to man- ufacturing and farming — that take a terrible toll in workplace deaths each year. If it did, maybe the price paid would fall and we'd no longer accept the oxymoronic idea of workplace "accidents:' An officer deliberately gunned down while a perpetrator is committing a crime, and a worker killed in a fall, are not the same thing One is murder; the other, an easily preventable tragedy. But while the public rightly asks tough questions when officers give their lives, too often we do not when others are killed on the job. Yes, there are labour departments to investigate and workplace safety laws to uphold, even a national day of mourning for Canadians killed on the job. But there's nothing like a national public insistence on safe workplaces, a sense of outrage when civilian workers are killed on the job. If there were, Canadians wouldn't be dying at work at the rate they are now: almost three a day, nearly 1,000 a year. When three officers give their lives at work to protect others, it's worth asking what we're willing to pay on the job to keep our- selves safe. Varna news for June 18 Joan Beierling Special to the News Record The Last Meeting for the summer for the Seniors was held June 4 with a delicous pot- luck supper. After supper they enjoyed enter- tainment of music and jokes by Bob Heywood. A short meeting followed with the Secretary and Treasurers report.George Colclough and Bertha Taylor names were entered into the Book of Remembrance. Mel Grahams will be also entered this month. A donation of $50 will be given to the Farm Safety Day. The Fall Rally will be in October in Londesboro. The next Stanlee Meeting will be Sept. 3 at 6pm with a potluck supper. Worship Leader on Sunday was Ruth Long and her Message was on "That All May Be One" Sunday June 22 Trish McGregor will be leading the Service. The Canadian Foodgrains Church Service is planned to coincide with the annual Picnic Service to be held in the Pavilion at the Varna Complex on Sunday June 29th. at 10:30am. Special speakers will be David and Kathryn Mayberry, Ontario Directors of the Canadian Foodgrains Barnk. Please bring food for potluck, lawn chairs, dishes anc cutlery. The U.C.W. will be hosting a fun summer night on July 17th. A dinner theatre evening in Grand Bend at the Playhouse. They will be seeing "Twist and Shout': Please contact Joyce Hummel if interested or need more info. There will be a collection for Matt Turner and Tammy Poppe for their upcoming Wed- ding on August 22nd. All money should be to Joyce Hummel by August 3rd. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR The News Record welcomes letters to the editor. 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