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The Huron Expositor, 1995-09-27, Page 44.7)11 HURON IXPOBIT011, $Mt mb iso 27, 1225 Your Community Newspaper Sino. 1860 TIM CUMONG - Editor GREGOR CAMPBELL - Reporter BARB STOREY - Distribution TI:RRI•LYNN DALE • General Montage' & Advertising Manger MARY MELLOR - Soles PAT ARMES - Office Manager DIANNE McGRATH - Subscriptions A Burgoyne Community Newspaper 5UBSCRIPT1ON RATE: LOCAL - 28.00 a year, in advance, plus 1.96 G.S.T. ,SE 25.00 a year in odvonce, plus 1.75 G.S.T. Stratford oddrenal: 28.00 o year, in advance, plus 7.28 postage, plus 2.47 G.S.T Out -of Of -Area: 28.00 is year, in odvonoe, plus 11.44 postage, plus 2.76 G.S.T USA aForeign: 28.00 a yeor in odvonce, plus $76.00 postage, G.S.T. exempt Mlid»d by Signol-Sar Publishing at 100 Main St., Seaforth. Publication moil registration No. 0696 held at Seotorlh, Ontario. 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Box 69, Seaford►, Ontario, NOK IWO Member of the Canadian Community Newspaper Association, Ontario Community Newspapers Association and the Ontario Press Council • Editorial No perks for MPP's It's a tip of the hat to Ontario Premier Mike Harris who has announced the intention of his government to scrap the lucrative pension plan for MPPs who have served through five full years in the Legislature. Instead, an RRSP-based pension program similar to plans in the private sector, will likely be created. Harris has also indicated his government will make the new pension regulation retroactive to June 8 to avoid pensions vesting to MPPs who were elected in 1990 and re-elected this year. Those MPPs would have qualified for pension on the fifth anniversary of the 1990 vote, which is Wednesday, September 6, 1995. It's good news for Ontario taxpayers ... and it corned none too soon. Disgruntled voters have waited "a long time for somebody to put an end- tar: the foolishness that has cost them dearly over too many years. Harris has warned that MPPs may be paid more in salary for each of their years spent at Queen's Park. The salary for an MPP in Ontario is $56,378 consisting of a base amount of $42,218 and a tax- free allowance of $14,160. Cabinet ministers get an additional $30,003 and the premier gets $42,752 more plus a premier's allocation of $7,967. But it's the uncontrollable, veiled add-ons - the extra money for committee work and the salary bopuses if MPPs are parliamentary assistants to cainet ministers, or legislative committee chairs - that swell the Queen's Park payroll and cloud the issue for taxpayers. Attitudes would be altered inside and outside the Legislature if MPPs were paid a flat rate out in .the open - no perks, no tax-free allowances, no gimmicks - and if MPP pensions were akin to those paid to everybody else. That's essential, because when attitudes are altered, so is reality. - (SJK). Letters to the Editor Legion, Philips thanked for work on museum Dear Editor, All too often citizens of a community go unrecognized for their efforts to make their town a better place to live. In my travels to collect information and memorabilia for the RCAF Station Centralia Memorial Museum, a London resident suggested that I visit the Royal Canadian Legion branch in Seaforth to view the military artifacts displayed there. He said that a man by the name of Frank Phillips had devoted many years to the project and that the display was well worth the visit to the Seaforth Legion. Not long after, I visited the Legion and was very impressed with not only the display but also the friendliness of Legion staff and members. Since that initial visit, I have returned on a number of occasions to make use of the extensive collection of military reference books available for research at the Legion. I would suggest . to your readers that they visit your local Legion and see the fine display put together by Frank Phillips with the assistance of the Legion. W.P. Fydenchuk Huron Park Curling club staying put Dear Editor, Recent reports regarding the study of a second ice pad for the Community Centre may be somewhat misleading in that they indicate the Curling Club would be a major tenant. The Executive Committee of the Seaforth Curling Club wish to make it clear that we are not part of this project. We have not been consulted in the study and are not planning any major changes to our operadons. We are grateful for the support our members and friends have given and they may be assured that any changes we make will be done to enhance their enjoyment of the sport and the club. If an Arena expansion can be justified then it would be a welcome addition to the area's facilities, but at present we are not in a position to be a major contributor. Seaforth Curling Club Newspaper left in good hands Today is a monumental day at The Huron Expositor. Seaforth has its fust news- paper Editor raised in the Seaforth area since the publi- cation was produced by mem- bers of the McLean family. David Scott's family has played an active part in the agriculture and life of this area. I don't need to elaborate on the significant contribution the Scott family has spade (the muddy International Ploughing Match held at Scou Poultry Farms in 1966 is still talked about). The Scotts are a cornerstone of this community. Dave's local background will be a definite asset as he assumes this challenging position but that isn't the only reason his hiring is an excit- ing moment. David is a young person (although not that young, right Dave?) who, in partner- ship with his wife Kathleen, is raising a family in Seaforth. He is also active in his community. He is someone who left the area, went on to success in Toronto but who decided to return to his home town. There will be plenty of heartache as a person with a vested interest intown becomes pulled in a hundred different directions by readers with a hundred different ideas of what a community newspa- per should be. Sometimes his duty as a journalist will make his life as a local resident uncomfortable. I know, however, that Dave will provide some special insight, some blight writing and bold new ideas on how to cover the life of .this com- munity. He knows the area and has experience both in community newspapers and The Expositor in particular. Sometimes a fresh new outlook is needed when an event is being covered for the 20th or 30th consecutive time. A new person can bring ideas and approaches which have never been tried before. Certainly when David worked here as a reporter and photographer he wrote some excellent in-depth feature stories, columns which were at times humorous and at other times provocative and took some memorable slice - of -life photographs. It's quite often at com- panies that the change from one employee to another is a rough ride. In this case, there is as smooth a transition as I can recall. Although I will miss Seaforth and this newspaper I am ready for a new chal- lenge. I am reassured that I will be replaced by someone with such strong local roots and such talent in his craft. Having built Dave up, I can assure readers there will be plenty of potholes on his journalistic highway. I have certainly hit enough of them during my last three years here in Seaforth! I hope readers have a little patience as a new person takes the reigns. I also hope that you, the subscriber, assume an activerole in shaping what is, after all, your community newspaper. Good luck, Dave! I know you will make a very positive contribution to the journalistic life of your old home town. I would also like to take this chance to thank reporter - photographer Gregor Campbell for his continued contributions to The Huron Expositor. Gregor has restored • my faith that there are still real characters left in our newsrooms, He has contributed an important written and photo- graphic record • of Seaforth and arca. It's a treat to see community news writing done with a flair and community news photography done with professionalism and polish. Sgt. Carron receives military medal FROM THE PAGES OF THE HURON EXPOSITOR, OCTOBER 4, 1895 While Mr. Plewes of Tuckersmith and his children were returning from the field, the horses were running and scared the children and while one of them was running to her father, she was run over by the horses and one of her legs broken. * * * Jack Weber, of town, took his handsome driving horse to the London show and sold him there for $200. * * * Mr. and Mrs. John R. Lyon, of town left for Toronto where they will in future reside. * * * John 'Snell of,Klnburn has'' twtrapple trees which are now loaded with blossoms. * * * There was quite a bustle around the new Commercial Hotel. The new carpets had arrived and were being laid. J. F. Clark of the Golden Lion, In the Years Agone supplied the furnishings. James Coxworth, of Hensall, intends providing a good skat- ing and curling rink this winter for lovers of these sports. OCTOBER 1, 1920 For the first time in a number of years ideal weather pre- vailed on both days of the annual Fall Fair of the Seaforth ' Agricultural Society. * * * A violent thunder storm passed over Chiselhurst fol- lowed by torrential rains and a damaging'wintt whlett: tail low many trees... Several ordinals u suffered severely. Miss Beatrice Larkin of town left to resume her studies at McGill University. * * * Wm. Webster of town' brought into this office several stalks from a raspberry bush that were taken from his gar- den and which were laden with ripe berries of a large size. OCTOBER 5, 1945 The first snow of the season fell and there was a short downpour of hail, Possibly one or both will clear the air. Award of the Military Medal to Sgt. Edward P. Carron, of Paincourt, has been announced. An infantryman when he was first captured in Sicily in 1943, he escaped from the Germans three times. He is the son of S. F. Carron who lived east of Seaforth, on the farm now owned by Harold Jackson. * * * Mr. and Mrs. John McClure, highly esteemed residents of flashback FRANK PHILLIPS PHOTO SEAFORTH COUNCIL CIRCA 1967 - The Seaforth Council around 1967 included (front row) Mayor Frank Kling, Coun. Betty Cardno, Coun. Jean Henderson, Reeve Cart Dalton, (back row) Coun. John C. MacLennan, Coun. Bob Dinsmore, Clerk Ernie Williams, Coun. Jim Kelly, Deputy -Reeve Wilmer Cuthill and Coun. George Hildebrand. McKillop Township, celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. John McClure, was the eldest son of Geo. McClure and Sara Torrance and Agnes Smith was the daughter of Robert Smith and Dolly Murray and were united in marriage by the late Rev. Peter Musgrove. OCTOBER 1, 1970 The Faculty of Medicine of Queen's University has announced the appointment, effective June 1st, 1970, of Dr. R. Hugh Gorwill, M.D., F.R.C.S.,(C), as Lecturer in the department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, and member of the Attending Staff of the Kingston General Hospital. He is a son of Ur and Mrs. J. A. Gorwill of Born in Edinburgh; Scotland, Dr. Gorwill .,_ tcluated from Seaforth schools and carried out his undergraduate medical education at the University of Western Ontario, graduating in 1962. He interned at the Vic- toria Hospital, London, Ontario, followed by post- graduate training in Medicine, Pathology, Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Surgery at the Kingston General Hospital and Victoria Hospital. Miss Sheila Dietz, who grad- uated this year from Seaforth District High School, has been awarded an admission scholar- ship • valued at $400 at Water-. loo Lutheran University. At the Huron -Perth Roman Catholic Separate School Board meeting in Seaforth Monday night, John Vintar, Superin- tendent of Education reported the portable classroom for St. Joseph's School, Kingsbridge, had been installed. * * * Making his first trip to Scaforth in Ontario about which he had heard all his life but never seen, Dallas Johnson of Scaforth, Minnesota wasn't disappointed. " It's a real nice town," he said during a call at the Expositor office last week- end. "It's bigger than' our Seaforth." Keep hazardous waste out of Ashfield Twp. BY ROB MCQUEEN Recently, I gained possession of two brochures that have shed greater light on the hazards of landfills on the environment, which also would have a dangerous impact on residents next to the site. The one brochure, entitled 'Hazardous Waste in Your Home' is a government document to alert the public of the dangerous chemicals Ontarians have in their homes and how to safely dispose of them. The other brochure is entitled 'Why Are You Poisoning Your Family?' which, in more specific terms, details how toxic substances are present in household products that we use in our home and the symptoms of ill - health we suffer adversely from those products. The information in these independently -written brochures veriffy the claims of danger hidden within the products that. we use in our everyday lives. The implications to those who • live near to a landfill show that the fears of those who live within miles of the proposed A-3 landfill sitc arc valid. If the products that we use in our everyday lives are unsafe even in the container, bottle or can, how much more dangerous these products arc to those who drink water near to a contaminating landfill. To make it more personal, all residents of Huron, every week, play a part in polluting our environment. We should consider the things we personally have thrown out or sent to the dump. Have you ever thrown away a paint can, a flea collar, an almost -empty plastic bottle of a herbicide, or a can of almost spent pesticide? How about an air freshener, dry cell batteries, lighter fluid, antifreeze or oil? Every item mentioned and dozens more are considered hazardous household waste and according to the government brochure, should be disposed of at a Hazardous Household Waste Depot. As those in Bruce County know, products such as these were recently collected by a hazardous waste specialist and handled as such. Perhaps Huron County should likewise become as enlightened as their northern neighbours. We should all come to understand, that the origin of many, if not most, chemicals we use in our homes were a product of the chemical industries' attempt to find chemical weapons for chemical warfare. Those chemicals not efficient enough to kill people, more specifically Germans in the first World War, were found useful in some products we use around the home (according to 'Why Are You Poisoning Your Family?'). The idea of a landfill perhaps had a place seventy years ago, before the advent and bombardment of chemicals in our world. To date, there are tents of thousands of chemicals, which humankind has produced. Seventy years ago, the waste that people would have thrown away would have been tin cans, wood products and other organic substances. That world docs not exist today, and although in some way we would love to return to it, we cannot. Even the North and South Poles are laced with unwanted chemicals that in some cases will take hundreds of years to annul. Statistics show that every year there are eight per cent more allergies suffered by people each year. I'm sure you know of many people who suffer from allergies who didn't have allergies ten years ago. Docs this have anything to do with the chemicals we now live with? You be the judge, but in the meantime, please excuse us in Ashfield, for our fear of being the recipient of the County's hazardous waste. *Rob McQueen's article was distributed by the Concerned Citizens of Ashfield group which is 'opposed to locating a landfill site In their midst.