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Huron Expositor, 2002-02-20, Page 8Letter Opinion 4-THIE HURON EXPO$1TOtil, Fly 21, 2001 Your (community Newspaper Since 1860 Terri -Lynn Hart - Publisher Pat Armes - Office Manager Soo“ Hilgendorff - Editor Dianne McGrath - Subscriptions/Classifieds Susan Hunder$mark - Reporter Katrina Dietz - Sales Anne Roden - Distribution Bowes Publishers Limited lili SJ.6.." ./S.. ,4.6. C.y..t.. - A QQ s.w (Ampex) E-mail us at seaforthObowesnet.com Visit our home page at www.seaforthhuronexpositor.com SUSSCIdP11ON RATES: LOCAL - 32.50 a year, in advance, plus 2.28 G.S.T. SENIORS: - 30.00 a yeor, in advance, plus 2.10 G.S.T. a USA &Foreign. 28.44 a year in odvonce, plus $78.00 postage, G.S.T. exempt SU65CRPflON RATES: Published weefdy by Signal-Slor Publishing at 11 Main St., Seaforth. Publication mail registafion No. 0696 held at Seaforth, Ontario. 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Sox 69, Seandi, Ontario, NOK 1 WO Member of the Canadian Community tllewspoper Association, Ontario Community • Newspapers Association Publication Mail Registration No. 07605 'We the financial support of the Government of Canada, through he Publications Assistance Program (PAP), toward our ma hig costs.'. Editorial Harris wasted energy and emotions of local municipalities Less than two months after the formation of Huron East, Premier Mike Harris has announced municipalities are no longer required to amalgamate. For more than five years, the provincial government was pushing the need for smaller municipalities to form together into larger ones for cost savings and to reduce the amount of government. For more than five years, we have watched municipalities fight and struggle with coming together. It sometimes got ugly as towns and townships fought against rural and urban dominance over their territories and people feared losing control and influence into their communities. Locally, Tuckersmith Township residents struggled over which communities would be • best t0 join. What part of the municipality they lived in affected what area they wanted to join. It created some hard feelings and heated discussions as Tuckersmith council choose to come with Seaforth and McKillop Township at the time. On a much more friendly basis, Brussels and Grey Township also asked to join, and, as of January, have become Huron East. And the change happened less than two full months after Harris said it wasn't necessary anymore. How insulting to everyone who cared enough to express an opinion about what community they wanted to join. How insulting to every municipal leader and staff member who worked hard to try and bring it together. How insulting still as work continues to harmonize the five municipalities when it would have been easier to stay on their own with systems that still worked. While there may prove to be advantages in the long run to the restructuring, it's still a slap in the face to learn it didn't have to happen after threats the government would step in and force it if no one voluntarily joined together. Scott Hilgendorff How to access us to the Editor and other submissions tail to us by noon on Mondays at: and submissions must be signed panted by a day -time telephone *missions are subject to editing and content. let to check out our homepage at: .bow►elnnet.comlexpositor/ Albertan gets to meet Seaforth's Cathy Devereaux To the Editor: It was pretty nice to hear that the Alberta AAA Womens hockey Provincials best of three game series woul have games two and three being played here in Wainwright Ab, between the Edmonton Chimos and the Calgary Oval Extremes. Then, to learn that a Seaforth native Cathy Devereaux would be playing with Calgary, well it just got better and better. The Calgary team won 4hard game on Feb. 2 in Viking 3-1. Then travelled to Wainwright for the Feb. 3 game. Players from both teams put on a skills clinic that aftrenoon for the younger girls of teams from the area, and were these young girls excited. This was big league for these youngsters. I wandered down to the rink hoping to meet this hometowner that I had never met before, so after peering out on the ice it wasn't hard to pick up on the Devereaux looks. At the end of the session I caught Cathy by surprise and introduced myself and had a short visit with her. Then she was to join the kids upstairs for a meet and greet. I help coach some of these youngsters and got to ask few questions well the kids just loved her and the eyes were on her latter that night in the game. Cathy displayed her skills and had a terrific game along with her teamates. • Cathy notched up two goals and won the MVP for her team winning a jacket from the Cameron Cup Sponser. Calgary won 6-2 so they were presented the Cameron Cup AAA Champs of Alberta, along with their gold medals. Now they advance to the nationals which is held in Prince Edward Island. The crowd of 700 fans throughly enjoyed this calibre of hockey displayed by these girls, and a lot of little hearts are pretty happy to been part of it. Rumour is they might let us host it again neict year and I'm looking forward to it. Gary Phillips Wainwright,Ab (Editor's note: Cathy is a Seaforth native and is making her mark in women's hockey. She is the brother of NHLer, Boyd Devereaux.) Alzheimer Research Program leads funding sources for research in Canada Research in the field of Alzheimer Disease has progressed significantly over the past years yet there is still much that is not known about this disease. Canadians are world leaders in the research field, which explores both biomedical research and psychosocial research. The Alzheimer Society Research Program is the leading funding source of both types of Alzheimer research in Canada. Researchers are investigating the many factors that may contribute to the cause and progression of Alzheimer Disease. By gaining a better understanding of the disease processes involved in Alzheimer Disease, scientists hope to develop effective ways to stop the disease or delay its symptoms through drug and related therapy. Here is a brief synopsis of some of the latest research findings. High blood pressure, narrowing of the arteries, and heart disease or diabetes will increase a person's risk for stroke related dementia - Vascular Dementia. Some research has indicated that small strokes or TIAs may trigger the development of Alzheimer Disease and it has been suggested that vigorously treating hypertension could dramatically reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer Disease. Researchers have identified that what we eat can influence our risk of developing Alzheimer Disease. Research has identified that people who ate higher amounts of vegetables rich in anti- oxidants (such as beta - carotene, Vitamin C and Vitamin E, these nutrients can be found in foods like tomatoes) as part of their regular diet, on average remained free of Alzheimer Disease and other dementias. Studies have also indicated that individuals who ate a high fat diet during early to middle adulthood were associated with an increased risk of developing Alzheimer Disease. Research has also revealed that some drug therapies may reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer Disease. Taking estrogen after menopause may help some women avoid lower risk of cognitive decline, compared to the women with the lowest levels of estrogen in studies. Scientists continue to explore the relationship between estrogen and Alzheimer Disease. Other studies suggest that nonsteroidal anti- inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) may reduce the incidence of Alzheimer Disease. While clinical practice guidelines can not recommend the use of NSAIDs for the treatment of Alzheimer Disease, but if these drugs are required for the treatment of other conditions such as arthritis, they may afford some protection against the development of Alzheimer Disease. Research continues to reveal more about the nature of Alzheimer Disease and what can be done to reduce risk factors or even delay the onset of this disease. For more information about Alzheimer Disease or the latest research finding, please contact the Alzheimer Society of Huron County at 482-1482 or 1-800-561- 5012. Farmer's association relying on input from its members as it plans action By Terry Otto, OFA Executive Committee Member Preparations for this year's activities are well under way at the Ontario Federation of Agriculture. As a grassroots. organization, OFA relies on input from its members, local federations and board of directors to set its priorities, both for the short and the long term. A lot of what the OFA does is also driven by plans and actions of federal, provincial and municipal governments. When governments are slow to act on matters critical to agriculture, the OFA takes steps it feels are necessary to protect and promote the farming industry. Considerable effort went toward improvements to the agricultural safety nets this past year. Some progress was made, but a lot more has to be done l2ecause Ontario and Canadian farmers are still well below the support level enjoyed by their U.S. counterparts. We know our federal government can provide funding to narrow this gap of disparity. Ontario fanners, when they look across the country, see their counterparts in Alberta and Quebec being supported to a much greater level. We know our provincial government is in a position to provide increased support to its agricultural sector. OFA, working with the province's commodity organizations, will increase its efforts to get government action in these areas. We know the provincial government is planning to table legislation aimed at nutrient management by Ontario farmers. This legislation has been influenced by a number of developments over the past year. Initially, a provincial task force looked at intensive agricultural operations in the province. Before the report could be delivered by the task force, a community's drinking water supply became contaminated, and additional considerations were introduced. OFA supports legislation that will serve to protect the environment, including drinking water and the air we breathe, but we also believe the pending provincial legislation should not be used to force or scare fanners out of the industry. We know the province's farmers strive to produce the safest food possible, but we also know the food system has many more participants. OFA is prepared to work with the provincial government as it reviews the entire food safety issue in Ontario. We want our produce to be recognized, not just Locally, but around the world, as the safest in the world. Property assessments, in many parts of the province, increased this past year. While this is a concern for OFA, we will focus our See ASSOCIATION, Page 5 Farm bought for $4,500 in Stanley February 25, 1876 Mr. John Lanni of the Township of Stanley has sold his farm on Con. 4 to a Mr. Cook from Walton for the sum of $4,500. Messrs. Doherty and Menzies, musical instrument dealers of Clinton have commenced the manufacture of organs in that town. Birth: Dickson --In Seaforth on Feb. 18 the wife of Mr. D., Dickson, postmaster, of a son. The contracts for the erection of the wing to the Seaforth Public SchoOl building were awarded on Friday last. The contracts for the brick work was awarded to Mr. William Shaw and for the carpenter work to Mr. A. Scott. Both contractors are good men and their work will be well executed by them. Winthrop Temple No. 201 Independent Order of Good Templars meeting was held in the Temperence Hall in Winthrop. Rev. Thomas Thomson addressed the Years agone... audience saying Prohibition was what we as Canadians need, must have and must work for. The pupils of the senior class in Seaforth Public School assembled at the residence of their teacher Mr. McFaul on Thursday evening and presented him with with an address accompanied by a very handsome writing desk and a gold pen and holder. We are requested to state that Dr. McTaggart of the London Medical and Surgical Institute will be at the Mansion Hotel. February 15, 1901 Mr. Wm. Fell, Staffa, has sold his 100 acre farm, west of this village to Mr. John Smale for the sum of $6,500. The annual poultry show under the auspices of the Huron Poultry and Pet Stock Association was held in Goderich last week. Judge Jarvis of Montreal said in some respects the show was ahead of the recent show in Montreal. A local winner was W. Carter of Hullett carrying off 21 firsts and 8 seconds. Mr. William Scott shipped his wool last week. He was somewhat later this year than usual in selling, the market being dull. The young bachelors of Hensall will hold their second assembly in Millers new hall on Monday evening. A grant of $150 was made to the band, this being the usual annual amount. February 26, 1926 The W.J. will hold their annual social on March 17th in Londesboro. Fifty neighbours gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Green, who were recently married and moved on to the farm which they recently purchased from M. Henry Hoggarth. A surprise party was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Dallas last week. On Tuesday evening last, the annual birthday party of W.M.S. of the United Church was held in the schoolroom of the church. On Friday evening of last week, the high school held a skating party at the rink. Effective immediatly at the post office, the maximum charge on any parcel of merchandise weighing up to 14 ounces is one cent per ounce. The semi-monthly meeting at the Lions Club was held in the Commercial Hotel dining room. People on RR 1Dublin are asked by the mail courier when going to Dublin to travel as much as possible on the 2nd and 3rd concessions to keep the roads broken which greatly facilitates the prompt delivery of mail.