The Lucknow Sentinel, 1994-06-22, Page 11Luc•know Sentinel, Wednesday, .June 22. 1994 - Page 11
Local Habit for Humanity Local woman presents petition
accepts applications against infiltration of `killer cards'
Habitat for Humanity is now
accepting preliminary applications
for houses, which will be used to
determine the needs for housing and
how best these needs may be met.
Habitat for 'Humanity is a non-
profit, non-government organization
dedicated to the elimination 'of
poverty housing, ' believing that
everyone should at least have a
simple, decent place in which to
live.
Habitat solicits donations of
labour, building materials and
money, using these to build
affordable homes for families in
need. Habitat is a joint venture, in
which, thosebenefiting from it
participate in the work. As a condi-
tion of being selected for a home,
each family must invest a minimum
of 500 hours of "sweat equity" in
the construction of their home or
other Habitat houses. This reduces
the cost, increases pride of owner-
ship ' and also creates opportunities
to learn new skills.
Families arc required to pay for
their homes by way of an INTER-
EST FREE mortgage of up to 20
years. These payments are then
returned to a revolving fund which
is then used to build more homes
for more qualifying families.
. For further information about how
you may qualify for a Habitat
home, or how you may help others
to acquire decent housing, please
write to Habitat for Humanity
Huron County, c/o Gordon Kurtz,
P.O. Box 417, Bayfield, Ont. NOM
IGO or fax Dianne at 565-2899
during office hours or phone
Dianne at 565-2889 or 2513 (eve),
Gordon 565-2645 or Conrad 482-
9724.
Information leaflets and applica-
tion forms may be picked up at
these locations, any branch of
Huron County Library, office of
MPP Paul Klopp in Clinton, most
Huron County Churches.
New welcome centre for
Goderich gets,. the axe
A regional .welcome centre over-
looking the Maitland River in
Goderich was axed by that town's
council last week.
Tourism promoters throughout the
county were willing to commit
$11,600 "in true regional
spiritualism" to the project, Tourist
Committee member Napier Simpson
said
But council : was hesitant to
gamble that the remaining money'
could "be raised to compensate for a
cancelled federal program that
would have given $50,000 to the
project.
Goderich's Commissioner -of
Works was negotiating with the
federal government to apply various
work program for unemployed to
the project - contribute the
equivalent to ;about $25,000 in
labour. '• 1
The project was expected to cost
1
$212,000.
Coun. Rick Magic said, "Really
what we're talking about is not a
tourism information centre for
Goderich, but one that really is for
the region. And then, it's really the
Huron Tourism Association that
we're dealing with.
"If that's the case, why, arc we
even debating it around this table.
Why doesn't the Huron Tourism
Association themselves go directly
for the funding, ask• the Town of
Goderich for. a $50,000
contribution, which we would make
to them. And then let them staff it. "
Let them rhanage it.
"We could then be the ones to
withhold the funding at the last
minute instead of always being at
the receiving end of the stick." '
Council was also uneasy with the'
location picked for the welcome
centre at the north end Of town. I
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LAM II FIZT
Psychopathic killers make lousy
"positive role model heroes", says a
Huron County child rights advocate.
And Debbie Selkirk wants as-
surances from the federal
government ..that collector cards
listing profiles of infamous killers
never hit the Canadian market. Th.e
cards have been available in the
U.S. since last May and a few have
legally trickled across the border.
"Trading cards arc supposed to
.portray positive role model heroes,
not killers," Selkirk said. She is
past -president and director of the
Huron County Community Child
Abuse Co-ordinating Committee.
A petition listing 800 names was
presented by Selkirk on behalf of
the. committee to Huron -Bruce MP
Paul Steckle. It calls for tightening
of the Customs Tariff's clause that
deals with importing obscene
material. "Obscene" is defined in
the Criminal Code, but does not
deal with violence in a non -sexual
context.
"We're involved with child abuse
prevention. We feel this is an issue
where children are affected," she
said.
If the cards are marketed in
Canada, children will he able to
collect cards detailing Jeffrey Dah-
mer's cannibalism and Charles,Ng's
alleged killing spree. Eclipse
Enterprises of Hollywood is con-
sidering adding a card on Paul.
Bernardo and Karla Homolka.
"They're here lin Canada) al-
ready," Steckle said. "And they're
here in some pretty big numbers."
The Burlington Post estimated 15
per cent of the cards issued by July,
1993 at that time were purchased in
Canada.
She added there is also a risk that
young children will see the names
of brothers and sisters who were
victims of violent crimes listed on
the backs of Ihrst' Cards
In fact, mother of .slain Burlington
teenager Leslie Mahally has leen
petitioning the government for the
past two years to pass legislation to
keep the cards out of Canada.
Eclipse Enterprises boasts in
promotional material. that it "offers
100 lurid, tantalizing 'and sen-
sationalistic" cards entitled True
Crime. Series One features 55 serial
killers and mass murderers. Series
Two "shines the' light on 55
gangsters and hoodlums - and the
G -Men who brought them to jus-
tice,"
Steckle will present the petition in
the House of Commons this week,,
where various other petitions and
addresses on the subject from all
parties have already been presented:
"It's a human issue, but should
not even be an issue. It should not
be allowed," Steckle said. He will
support the petition when it 'is
presented,
The new Huron -Perth District Health Council has formed. Its members were announced by
Ontario Minister of Health, Ruth Grier, at the Seaforth Legion on June 10. It Is the 33rd and
final' council to form. Its members are: Rev. Peter Baldwin, Goderich; Deborah Campbell,
Exeter; Brenda McIntosh, Seaforth; Joyce Scotchmer, Bayfield; Diane Aitken, Clinton; Linda
Knight, Belgrave; Dr. Ken Rodney, Seaforth; Debbie Selkirk, Lucknow; Warden Allan Gibson,
Lucknovr; Dave Gower, Goderich; Howard Culligan, Mitchell; Janet Hook, Stratford; Anita
Looby, Dublin; George Ryley, Stratford; Donna Clark, Listowel; Terry Fadelle, St. Mary's;
Judy Kipfer, Milverton; and Jeff Wilbee, Stratford -Chair, Huron -Perth DHC. (David Scott
photo)
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