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Rural Development Outreach Project
UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH
Percentage. of populgiOn over 66 years of, age in
Ontario, Canada, and selected rural communities in
Huron, Perth, Wellington, and Bruce.Coiinties as com-
piled by the Rural Development Outreach Project,
University of Guelph.
ONTARIO, . . . mum 8.6%
CANADA 9%
PERTH COUN Y
Listowel
St. Mary's
Mitchell
HURON COUNTY
Goderich
Clinton
Exeter
Wingham
Seaforth 21%
WELLINGTON COUNTY .
Clifford
Mt. Forest
Palmerston
Harrison
BRUCE COUNTY
Kincardine
Walkerton
Teeswater
Lucknow
, 16%,
111111111.1111.1.11 16% '
• 22%
20%
21%
23%
20%
24%.
••••10%
THE• HURON EXPOSITOR, NOVENi ER 2, 1070
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community. It will welcome all ideas and
support. from interested local citizens.
Anyone who wishes to assist or make
Figures on population trends point up
the urgent need for priority on planning to
meet the housing. medical, transportation
and other social needs of senior citizens in
small towns and villages. The indications,
are, however, that the problems now being
met in smaller centres will be more general
within 25 years. Present efforts to meet
those needs in smaller centres should help
in dealing with problems that will arise in
larger centres as their percentage of senior
citizens increases.
Towns like Exeter, Clinton, Listowel',
Wingham, Mitchell, Harriston, and Luck-
now have between 15 per cent and 24 per
cent of their, population over the age of 65.
By comparison, local townships range
between seven and 12 per cent senior
citiiens, and cities like Mississauga are as
low as four per cent. In Canada as a whole,
just nine per cent of the population is over
the age of 65.
Experts tell us that by the year 2001 the
national percentage of senior citizens will
be about 1.2 per cent, and by 2031 it is
expected to reach 20 per cent.
The Rural Development Outreach Pro-
(R.D.O.P.) of the University of emelnh.
which• is working in the local area. has met
with local agency personnel who suggest
that a comprehensive study of the needs,
concerns, and; expectations of senior
citizens should help provide . immediate
answers for the local community. At the
same time, they expect such efforts, to
point the way for future planning to meet
the needs of Canada's elderly.
The Rural. Development Outreach Pro-
ject has already_ begun to accumulate
information on the elderly in parts of
Huron County, and plans to continue in the
hope of providing ar clearer understanding
of the problems of an agingpoplulation irr-a
rural area, The facts and opinions already
gathered have confirmed the view that an
emphasis on the needs and concerns of
senior citizens would be an appropriate and
useful way for the University of Guelph to
support rural development in Huron
County, and indeed throughout the pro-
vince.
The preliminary efforts show clearly that
the problems relating to quality of life for
the elderly in a rural community are many.
Finding solutions will demand co-ordinated
and concerted effort. Here are some of the
findings to da.td;
Retired.citizens attending a workshop on
the elderly, sponsored by the R.D.O.P, of
the University of Guelph, identified the
following difficulties facing seniors in a
rural area:'
Changes in the rural pattern of living
were seen as factors which affected all
parts of society but created special
e problems for senior citizens who often
fotind it difficult to change and adapt to
them. •
Cack of communication with other
seniors was observed as an alienating
factor and contributed to feelings of
isolation.
While improved health facilities are
available to the community. seniors felt
that in some areas the lack of a "local
doctor" created an uneasy situation for
them.
Transportation is dependent in large
part on the wishes of others and at their
convenience-sometimes vehicles, whether
private or public are not suitable, to
seniors.
In a survey of the Wingham and ns
Turnberry Township area, 20 per cent of
the seniors said they were not satisfied
with services availab,e In the same survey,
answers indicated a lack of transportation
for seniors, and a lack of inforMation aboUt
services that were ayailable in tlfe
community.
Local agency personnel within the
community have outlined a number of - • areas of concern to seniors. These incluciet-
Isolation and loneliness were observed
as predisposing factors to many types of
chronic -illnesses,• —
seniors exists!
No central information service for
Some assistance to persons
at With disabilities is available from various
service clubs; however, this information is
S pecial not always readily available to the group in
need.
Insufficient financial resources resulting
in 'unsatisfactory housing conditions and
inadequate nutritional levels were felt to be
problems facing Seniors. services
Inadequacy :.of services tgapsY. and
inefficiencies clue to distance were evident.
The University of Guelph, through its itx they R.D.O.P. seeks the help and involvement
of the widest possible cross section of the
suggestions may contact the , agency by
phoning Wingham 357 991„1, or Guelph
824.4120, extension 3637,
need?
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Pet peeves
Raising rabbits
by Dr. Bob Friendship
Rabbits have A limited use as pets, but
there are inany-other reasons for raising
them. Commercially they are valuable for
• their meat and fur. Rabbits make excellent
laboratory research animals in such fields
as genetics and ophthalmology as well as
pregnancy diagnostics. Furthermore,
keeping rabbits for show purposes can be
an interesting and challenging hobby.
There are 17 breeds and many varieties
of rabbits, with New Zealand whites and
reds being probably the most common.
'Rabbits are famous for their ability to
reproduce, and justifiably so. They have a
31 day geStation period which thus enables
them to have an ayerage of 5 litters a year.
The average ,litter size may be around 8-9
and these young, although born naked and
blind, are able to eat solid food by 3 weeks
of age.
Despite the prolific nature of this
species, it can be difficult to maintain a
rabbit colony, due to disease. Even in
virtual sterile conditions, such as research
buildings, rabbits are continuously con-
tracting infectious diseases. .
Disease
Possibly the most important disease of
rabbitg is Pasteurellosis. The mild form of
,this disease is called "Snuffles" and is
characterized by a constant nasal discharge
An animal such as this can .be a carrier and
spread the diseasetoless resistant rabbits.
A healthy rabbit should have a dry nose!
Severe forms of Pasteurellosis causes
bronchopneumonia or sudden death. Snuf-
fles may be best controlled by culling
obviously affected animals and medicating
the food or water of the rest.
Mange
Mange is another common problem of
rabbits. The typical clinical signs are an
itchy rabbit with crusty lesions on the
inside of the ears. If caught early the rabbit
may be successfully treated with ear drops
containing insecticide. To prevent rein-
fection the bedding should be destroyed
and the cage cleaned.
• There are many internal parasites that
can cause problems as' well. Most notably
coccidia are a pmajor cause 'of rabbit
mortality. Treatment with sulfas and
keeping the-rabbits on wire mesh certainly
helps to control this loss.
Common
There are many more diseases that are
important but these three are by far the
most common and possibly the most
difficult 'to get rid of. They tend to be
problems that the rabbit breeder must live
with and control by maintaining good
sanitation and having a keen eye for early
signs of disease.
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