Times Advocate, 1995-07-05, Page 2Page 2 Times -Advocate, July 5, 1995
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Lucan
celebrates
Canada Day
Children were in the
forefront in
Saturday's Canada
Day parade in Lucan.
Shown above waiting
for the long march to
begin are Jared,
Tyson and
Kalyn Kraul.
Calen Beaune was all
decked out in Canada
Day costumes and
accessories in
Saturday's parade
in Lucan.
At the right, Pat Van
Geleuken, Rev. Bruce
Pocock and Ruth
Hardy Claessens get
ready for the flag
raising ceremony.
Serving up Canada
Day birthday cake in
Lucan Saturday are
Larry Hotson,
Marlene McFalls
and Marg
Hotson.
Health inspectors to
educate food handlers
on safer practices
ar Continued from front page
immediately throw out all the
food.
According to Medeiros the
Grand Bend area is particularly
prone to fly -by night food ve-
nues that open for the summer
and don't register their business
with officials.
"Sometimes these food booths
pop up without notifying us and
this is a great concern because
we're not sure if they've got
what it takes to prepare food
safely," he said.
Because some of these food
booths hire young students on a
temporary basis, owners some-
times don't take the time to prop-
erly educate their staff.
"That's a definite problem.
Some of these food handlers are
young and they don't have the
experience to know they could
be dealing with a life or death
situation. The onus is on the op-
erator to make sure their staff is
trained and their food handlers
are preparing food safely re-
gardless of their age," said Me-
deiros.
Lambton county has not ex-
perienced any serious food poi-
soning outbreaks; however, be-
tween 1990-1994 there has beer -
69 confirmed cases of Cam-
pylobacter, 66 cases of sal-
monella and 56 cases of E. coli
0157: H7. All were isolated in-
cidents of food borne illness
caused by the bacteria or par-
asites in contaminated food.
It could take anywhere from a
half a day to two days for some-
one to get sick after eating con-
taminated food but the symp-
toms are usually similar. They
include mild or bloody diarrhea,
severe abdominal cramps, nau-
sea, vomiting and fevers. Chil-
dren and the elderly are more
prone to food poisoning because
of their weaker immune systems
and it can sometimes prove to be
fatal.
"There are dozens of different
kinds of food borne illnesses out
there and all of them are po-
tential killers," said Medeiros.
Your Views
Letters to the editor
Photo radar not proven in less than a year
Has photo radar had a chance to
prove itself effective in reducing
speed....?
Dear Editor:
I understand that the new government of Ontario
wishes to replace photo radar with rolling radars on
police cruisers.
From an injury prevention perspective speeding is
the second leading factor in fatalities and collisions
and photo radar has succeeded in reducing the speed
of the traffic flow. The Ontario Ministry of Trans-
portation states that the provincial cost of collisions
is estimated to be $9 billion a year. This amount is
minimal compared to the personal cost of being in-
volved in a motor vehicle crash. Every eight hours
someone is killed on Ontario roads. Every six min-
utes someone is injured. Our concern with the re-
moval of photo radar, is that the number of speeders
being ticketed will decrease and speeds will there-
fore increase, as Will the likelihood and severity of
injury and the possibility of fatality.
Conventional radar patrol has been shown to have
'little effect on reducing excessive speed, especially
when multi -lane highways prevent effective use of
radar and stopping speeders on highways places
both police and the public at risk.
Photo radar has been tested and used for several
years in some North American and European juris-
dictions. Police and safety officials in these areas re-
port a significant decrease in the number of colli-
sions, fatalities and injuries since the program
began. Has photo radar had the chance to prove it-
self effective in reducing speed and resulting inju-
ries in less than one year?
Sincerely,
Gillian Bertleff and Theresa Huber
Trauma Prevention Project,
Lambton Health Unit
Huron community generosity overwhelming
While the equipment may be ob-
solete for Canadian needs, relief
will be provided in the Cuban
medical system
machine, the defibrillator, operating room lights and
countless other items will provide significant relief
in the Cuban medical sy*em. The beds. bedding,
walkers, wheelchair from the Maitland Nursing
Home in Goderich will be valued too. The school
supplies, the books (and 25 boxes of university re -
Dear Editor: search papers) will be shared amongst elementary
We are overwhelmed with the generosity of the and secondary schools, the University of Havana
Huron community in response to our appeal for hu- and a small college for sociology studies near Hava-
manitarian aid for the Cuban people. Last Sunday, na. The clothing, shoes and personal hygiene items
with the help of two volunteer drivers, we delivered donated by individuals and church groups, will be
two school buses and a commercial van loaded from sent across the island by staff at the King Centre, to
Floor to ceiling with over 400 pieces of freight for places of the greatest need.
dejivery via the ocean port of Montreal to the Mar- My wife and I, and my parents, Howard and Eve -
tin Luther King Centre in Havana. The school buses lyn Carroll, offer our heartfelt thanks for these ges-
- one purchased by student councils in Huron Public lures. We want to assure the many donors from
Education schools, the other by the Canada -Cuba across Huron and neighboring counties that the
Friendship Committee - are destined for a residen- Peace non-government agency in Cuba, accompa-
tial children's hospital in Havana. nied by Canadian representatives, will ensure that
The medical and hospital equipment and supplies this significant contribution to the 5th Canada -Cuba
- generously donated by four local hospitals - will Caravan, is put to best use. Give some thought to
be distributed between the children's hospital and how we might help once again, next November,
other worthy sites across the island. While the when the next shipload will be gathered. We thank
equipment maybe 'obsolete' for Canadian needs you!
and standards, the blood bank, the ECG and porta- Sincerely
bte X-ray, th ultrasound, the differential physio Mary and Paul Carroll
131 West Goderich Street, Seaforth, Ont.
To
!nvstigate recydllng
Possibility of recycling asphalt shingles
EXETER - Usborne Council will
be looking into the possibility of re-
cycling asphalt shingles.
Jim Tuxford of Tux -Mor Hold-
ings Inc. attended a recent council
meeting to provide information re-
garding the services he can provide
to recycle shingles.
Council will advise Blanshard
township of this possibility as the
Kirkton landfill site is jointly oper-
ated by the two municipalities.
Hay township is asking for a joint
meeting with Usborne to discuss
naming of continuous roads for the
emergency 9 t 1 system.
Hay has also recommended that
county roads be named as well as
show the county number on the
road sign.
Council has been advised that
placemats ordered by the South Hu-
ron Economic Development Com-
mittee are now available to church
and service club groups and can be
picked up at the township office.
The Ausable Bayfield Conserva-
tion Authority is looking into pur-
chasing a paper shredder which can
be shared by the township at the ad-
ministration office.
Council has given permission to
the Huron Tourism Association and
CMB to sell 1996 lottery calendars
in the township.
Huron County is spraying weeds
on the roadsides in Usborne totKn-
ship and engineer B.M. Ross will
have plans for the Usborne-
Biddulph boundary road curve
available this week.
Road superintendent Ken Parker
reported that quotation documents
have gone out to contractors inter-
ested in providing road surfacing
services.
Council will remain with their in-
itial decision to request quotations
for double high float road surface
treatment only.
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