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Editorial
Child porn
bylaw somet
to be proud of
Huron East councillors should pat
themselves on the back for their
unanimous decision to forma committee
to discuss a unique Internet child
pornography bylaw.
It is about time that some form of
government takes a stand against some of
the most vial material on the Internet.
As residents of Huron East and
Canadian citizens we should unanimously
take a step forward and tell everyone that
child pornography is disgusting and must
not be accessed through Canadian
Internet service providers.
We have to remember that child porn is
not just a picture of a naked child.
Child porn is "the violent rape and
sodomization of two and three year olds
and it's inhuman," said Grey Coun. Mark
Beaven.
We have to realize Internet child pom is
taking away a child's innocence by the
click of a mouse button. -
The 2,000. responses Beaven has
received from Canadians proves that
people are sick of children being sexually
abused and humiliated.
There comes a point where pedophiles
and their freedom of speech and
expression must be abolished.
"The right of the children to remain
innocent has to supercede the right of
pedophiles free speech. Plain and simple,"
said Beaven.
The Internet service providers of Canada
must also know that we do not support
them allowing pedophiles access to
images of child porn.
We need to make it loud and clear that
children all over Canada can feel safe that
their right of innocence cannot be taken
away.
We can start that movement right here in
Huron East by fully supporting our Council
on this unique and brave bylaw.
Jason Middleton
Opinion
Letters
Reader disappointed by Huron East
considering discontinuing nursery support
'Ib the editor:
In this age of an increasing awareness of the importance of
early intervention in childhood education and support, I was
extremely disappointed to see that the Huron East Council was
considering discontinuing its support for the Tuckersmith Day
Nursery.
This perpetuates the myth that day care facilities are there
primarily for the convenience of parents who choose to work for
their own benefit and therefore they should pay as much as the
market will bear.
Sadly, this attitude does not choose to accept the fact that
many parents must work just to survive in today's world.
In the case of a single parent, being able to. work to support
themselves and to maintain their independence and feelings of
self-worth, is encouraged by everyone, yet not supported
without adequate day care facilities.
This decision also does not reflect and understanding of the
special place that this day care facility fulfills in recognizing
early speech and behavioural challenges.
I am writing today to encourage the council members to
reconsider reducing or eliminating support for Tuckersmith Day
Nursery.
The issue isn't whether the day care is supported differently
than others in the area, nor where the children specifically
reside.
What is important, is that our municipal elected
representatives acknowledge and support the vital role that they
are being asked to support in the youth of our country.
Providing assistance to the early education of our children
serves to produce citizens better able to become self-supporting
and productive adults, and while doing this, it allows their
parents to remain within Huron East to continue supporting the
tax base.
It would seem very short-sighted to let the future taxpayer
down, the effects of which will be felt for many years, just to
benefit a short term bottom line.
Reducing our children's future opportunities and successes is
not a good long term strategy. Instead, we should be
encouraging people to live and work in Huron, rather than
moving elsewhere and out of the County, which according to the
last Government Census, has actually reduced in population by
5% from 1996 to 2001.
This trend spells economic doom for the county in the long
run, and not making every effort to support those who are
among the most vulnerable in our community, our children,
seems unconscionable.
This is not a case of everyone getting equal "dollar" support
from their municipality, those who have no children in the
school system, or in any day care facility get neither equal dollar
value, nor do they benefit tangibly from the subsidies to welfare
recipients, Women's Shelters, or other
supported facilities, but they pay their taxes anyway, to the
greater benefit of all.
An investment today in the youth of our country is the mark
of an enlightened government.
Olga Palmer
Bayfield
Memories of camp linger
Min I wanna linger
Mm a little longer
Min a little longer here with
you
This summer my eldest is
working at a summer camp,
some weeks as a counselor,
some weeks as senior staff, aka
the "nature dude".
As I sat in my car last Friday night waiting to pick him up,
I was able to watch all the campers leave. I was amused, and
a little nostalgic to see that not much has changed in the
world of summer camps.
It was easy to pick out the campers; they were the one
talking non-stop to their families as they exited up the hill.
The older siblings would try and act cool and nonchalant and
the younger ones would be literally jumping with excitement.
(And for one brief shining moment, all the kids would be
actually getting along!)
Mom would be looking around worriedly to try and see
what had been forgotten while trying to listen to the afore-
mentioned non-stop chatter.
And Dad would be gallantly trying to handle sleeping bag,
pillow, suitcase, and of course the valuable collection of
crafts assembled during
the week
Mm it's such a
perfect night
Mm it doesn't
seem quite right
Mm that it should be my
last with you
I spent eight summers as a
camper at Camp Menesetung, just north of Goderich, and it
was a highlight of my summer.
I just loved it, I mean; I never wanted to come home. (And
my home life was fine—it wasn't that I was avoiding
anything)
Back then we stayed a full week, from Sunday to Sunday.
I met so many friends at the camp, and over the years ran into
lots of them at various school sporting events, and it was so
great to have friends from all over.
At camp we had polar dip (a swim in the unheated pool
before breakfast) and cabin competitions and crafts and
sports and nature hikes and of course vespers each night at
sunset -overlooking Lake Huron, what a sight!
S66 COLUMNIST, Page 5
Stranger compliments Seaforth in 1879
JULY 25, 1879
There was an immense
Orange celebration in
Goderich on Sunday. Over
600 left Seaforth station by
The
here
special train.
excursionists from
returned about 7 p.m.
A stranger, who recently
travelled over the greater part
of Canada remarked that
Seaforth was the nicest,
liveliest and most business
looking little town he had
visited on his travels.
Thos. Hill of Egmondville
met with a very serious
accident when a wagon
rolled down the gangway
with great rapidity. He was
carried with it and thrown
out onto the ground. His arm
was broken in two places.
John Henderson of
McKillop has sold the
Newton farm on the 4th
concession to R. McFall for
the sum of $6,750.
JULY 22,1904
T. J. Berry of Hensall, the
well known horse importer,
is shipping his fine pair of
black Clydesdale stallions to
the Brandon fair where they
will be exhibited.
Dr. James Bell of Hensall
has succeeded in passing his
state board exams and is now
a graduated dentist.
The pupils and teachers of
Kinburn school deserve
many congratulations on the
successful work of the school
at the exams. Four pupils
wrote on trial and four
passed.
Pound keeper Duncan
Tudor of Hensall has
Years Agone...
completed a new fence. It
stands between his lot and
the new post office.
Thom. Quigley of town
has removed his shoe shop to
the Dominion Bank block.
The contract for the new
Methodist parsonage has
been awarded to Messrs.
Tycrman and Sparling.
Contractor Patterson is
rushing the building of a new
school in Varna.
Tuckersmith council is
having a new cement culvert
erected on the Mill Road
opposite Mrs. Turner's barn.
JULY 19, 1929
The ten members of the
Hays family were all
together for the first time for
many years when they came
to Seaforth to attend the
reunion of S. S. No. 4
McKillop.
The first of a series of
twilight tourneys was held on
the beautiful new greens of
the Seaforth Lawn Bowling
Club. The greens were in
excellent condition and
during the evening play was
watched by the largest crowd
of spectators ever seen at a
tournament here.
With ideal weather, hay
making has progressed
rapidly and the quality of the
crop is first class.
The football game between
Milverton and Winthrop was
a snappy one. The score was
2 to 0 for Winthrop.
Alex Foster, Zurich had
the misfortune to fracture his
arm while working at a
gasoline engine.
Messrs. T. Beattie, C.
Neely, J. Cardno, B. Wright,
F. Kling, R. Allen, H.
McLeod, K. Pinkney, L.
Pinkney, A. Calder and E.
Gillespie have returned from
military camp at Carling
Heights, London.
A regular air mail service
has been inaugurated
between Montreal and
Detroit via Toronto,
Hamilton, London and
Windsor.
Jack Arnold. has taken a
position on the staff of the
Dominion Bank in Seaforth.
E. J. Box of town has
engaged James Johnson to
run his farm in Harpurthy.
Miss Florence Laidlaw
leaves next week for England
where she will spend a year.
JULY 23, 1954
Cold weather reduced
attendance at the final night
of the 19th annual summer
carnival on Seaforth•Lions
Club.
Members of the PUC
maintenance staff have
completed installation of a
new blinker traffic light at
the intersection of Main and
Goderich.
A highway crash east of
Mitchell resulted in the death
of Gordan Holland and
Duncan McNichol of
McKillop 'I1up.
The residence of the
Misses Beattie, Godcrich St.
west was moved to a new
location a short distance
north of the present site. The
foundation on which the
house was set was
constructed by Earl Dick of
Cromarty.
Haying is almost finished
in McKillop and the harvest
is coming on fast. The army
worm is causing considerable
consternation. A group of
men numbering 50 gathered
at the farms of Robert
Dalton, Ken Thompson and
Wm. Dolmage to mix poison
bait for these pests.
Mr. and Mrs.• Herman
Axtman of McKillop are
leaving for Germany where
they will spend some time.
The annual ham supper of
St. Columban church was
largely attended. A feature of
the evening was draw for a
200 pound sow which was
won by Steve Madlooey.
JULY 19,1
A bylaw to control the type
of holding tank for animal
waste that can be constructed
in Tuckersmith Township,
will be prepared by Clerk
Jack McLachlan for council's
consideration at its next
meeting August 7.
A good crowd was out to
take part in Dublinfest
activities Saturday, which
featured a talent show, pork
barbecue and dance.
Johnny Neilson, Seaforth
athlete, left for France
Tuesday, where he will
represent Canada as part of
the Canadian Junior Team, of
the Canadian Track and Field
Association.
Ron do Dave
Bottles of Beer on the wall..
99 Bottles of Beer..If one of
those Bottres should happen
to fall....98 Bottles of Beer
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