Huron Expositor, 2004-03-31, Page 5Opinion
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Why does Seaforth needs to spend
$io million on a water pipeline?
To the Editor,
How deep do your pockets go?
There are a few things that need to be asked, starting with
why are we spending money to research the possibility of
bringing a water pipeline to Seaforth, when nobody I've
talked to wants it.
You need to ask yourself this question, "would you rather
drink well water or lake water?" We all know that when the
temperatures rise in the summer, you're warned not to swim
at certain beaches, so why would you want to drink that
water.
The miniscule traces of radon that the public health
officials have told us are well below concern, the
reassurances by Tom Philips and others, should be enough
to appease everyone's fears. So the question remaining is
why do we want to spend $10 million or more on a pipeline?
Maybe this falls under the same category as the wasted
$100 million on advertising of the federal Liberal
government. Then 'there is the increase for your hydro to
cover their mismanagement, and the upcoming cost of the
smart meter Premier Dalton McGuinty says you'll have to
buy.
These meters will be used to penalize seniors, parents that
stay home with their kids,and families that eat dinner before
8 p.m. because they'll be using hydro in prime time. Maybe
the money wasted on these meters could be used to research
or even build new forms of energy, such as wind or solar.
Let's not forget why your insurance went through the roof.
That was so they could compile record profits to the tune of
$3 billion plus.
It's gotten to the point now you shop insurance first to see
if you can afford to insure the vehicle that you want to buy. I
was under the impression that rate increases had to be
warranted.
Gas at the pumps keeps going up. The top Ivan at Petro
Canada received a $1 million top up to his salary Friday for
doing a great job. What a great job: just keep increasing the
price. Governments say they will put a stop to this, but with
half the cost of gas being tax how hard are they really
trying?
There is no accountability anymore. Governments act
more like a monopoly, not someone elected by the people,
for the people. Why did our interests go by the wayside?
If you have an opinion let someone know so maybe we
can stop this cycle of being screwed.
Bev Coleman
Seaforth
Kincardine resident on vacation
impressed with band in Florida
From Page 4
my life. They were
courteous and tidy,
occupying the top floor of
our little
three-storey hotel.
Other than emptying the
vending machines every day
and squealing with joy in
the pool, the girls of your
town band behaved very
well.
They got up early to play
in Busch Gardens and
Disney World and certainly
deserved their swim after
playing in the hot sun in
their uniforms.
' Much praise goes to the
bus drivers, the chaperones,
coaches, teachers and
whoever else was along to
make the trip so enjoyable
for those young ladies.
I used to chaperone air
cadets so know how hard
and demanding the job is.
You did a fine thing
volunteering your time to go
on that trip.
I hope the girls had a great
time. I know 1 felt proud
watching them, knowing
they were from my area in
Canada.
So people of Seaforth,
give your band a big hand
the next time you watch
them march and hear them
play.
The Seaforth Girls
Marching Band is
something to be proud of for
sure.
Mary Wilkinson
Kincardine, Ont.
Robertson gets nod from Huron -Bruce
NDP members at nomination meeting
By Matt Shurrie
Goderich Signal -Star Editor
Huron -Bruce New
Democratic Party members
didn't look far when it came
time to choosing a candidate
for the upcoming federal
election.
Grant Robertson, a 38 -year-
old family farmer from the
Paisley area and the local
riding president, was selected
to carry the NDP banner in
the upcoming federal election
during the party's nomination
meeting last Saturday at the
Goderich Lawn Bowling
Club. Robertson ran for the
party in the last provincial
election.
"I am honoured to represent
the NDP because we have
consistently put first the
interests of today's families,"
Robertson said upon
accepting the nomination.
"While the other two parties
seem to only care about which
insider gets to belly up to the
trough, the NDP has been
standing up for quality health
care, for farm families, for
education our students can
afford, for opportunity for all,
for a green and prosperous
economy and for a society
where no one is left behind."
Hank Koskamp, a Ripley
resident who immigrated to
Canada from Holland in 1950,
challenged Robertson.
During his speech
Koskamp, a director at
• Lucknow District Co-op for
the past six years and
president in 2003, said he
would like to see a Canadian
government that commits
more of the gross national
product towards international
aid and developing countries.
Robertson, on the other
hand, took aim at all federal
governments over the last 20
years.
"Winning for the sake of
winning is not enough. If the
pursuit of power was all I
cared about we have homes
for people like that — called
the Liberal and Conservative
parties," Robertson said. "As
new democrats we pursue
electoral success as part of a
movement to bring about real
change in this country and
that poll is important because
after 20 years of Mulroney
and the Chretien/Martin duel
it is time to take our country
back."
Robertson pointed to the
recent sponsorship scandal as
•
the primary reason Canadians
should choose change
when they are called
to the polls.
"This wonderful
country was not
created by CEOs, nor
was it created, by the
small corporate elite or
by the high paid
lobbyists or insiders
with the Liberal and
Conservative parties,"
Robertson said. "No, this
amazing country - which is
the envy of most of the world
- was built by all
of us.
Robertson said
the prime minister
likes to pretend that
he has no history
with the current
scandal when, in
fact, he was the
right-hand man of
Chretien.
Robertson said
proof the NDP is poised to
make "historic gains" across
the country and in Huron-
Brucc is evident in the
number of memberships
already sold and the high
interest in solutions being put
forward by the party.
"It is our vision that has
helped build this amazing
country," Robertson said.
Robertson, representing the
NDP, will go head-to-head
with incumbent Liberal MP
Paul Steckle and Conservative
Party of Canada candidate
Barb Fisher, of Kincardine.
Joelle Glanville, of Seaforth Public School, pauses before
attempting the correct spelling of a word during a town
spelling bee for Grade 5 students, hosted by the Seaforth
Optimists Saturday at St. James School.
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