The Wingham Advance-Times, 1988-09-27, Page 5•
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By, Margaret Stapleton
For a ,
1983, having
the differeneebetween being c1oset
ed in herfriOingor gettitigOn with life
in her community,
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This summer June Foran received
her guide dog, Buddy, after
spending three weeks in intensive
training at Canine Vision Canada.
CVC is a school at Oakville operated
by theLions Foundation of Canada.
This weekend's Walk-a-dotathon,
scheduled for Sunday in Winghaxn,
raises money for the school's.
operation.
Always plagued by poor vision,
Mrs. Foran lost the sight in her right
eye in 1977 following a blow to the
eye.
A victim of "retina detachment",
a hereditary ailnaent, Mrs. Foran
found the vision in her left eye
failing rapidly. In 1983, following
three operations, the retina in her
left eye finally detached and she was
left totally blind.
To say it was not an easy time for
her is a major understatement.
Every morning for the -first few
weeks she Would haver littletry",
but gradually realized -she had
better, come to grips with her
sightlessness and accept the fact
that she would never see again.
• With the love and support of her
husband Ron and three children,
Mrs. Foran slowly learned to cope.
She learned to cook and do her
household -09,iek,1*-tnaRY-4114.1ter -
again, She kept up , her crocheting
and craft work too and startedto get
books on cassettes, mainly because
she finds reading in braille too time
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begin toi
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admits t
people - would say and
would pity her. 'Like 1)),
people, Mrs. Foran said she was
terrified Of getting lost, even in the
small town where she had lived for
many years.
Several years ago, Lions Club rep
resentatives 'came to her home to
see if she would like a guide dog -
through the Canine Vision Canada
program. However, Mrs. Form'. says
she was not ready for a dog at that
time.
Last year she and her husband
toured the _school with a.Clinton-
based group for the blind. She came
home and thought aboritt the
possibility of -getting a dog, talking it
over with her° husband and family.
Finally in October of last year, she
sent away for the •CVC forms. She
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returned the fors and went
through' a series of extensive inter-
views last winter, before learning in
March that she' had 'been .accepted
for the June class at the school.
In addition to submitting , to in-
terviews herielf, Mrs. Foran had to
supply four referencel and ,be
declared plersically fit as well.
She arrived at the school on June 2
and went through two days of orien;
teering., hefere..,104911. er.
Mrs. Foran said she was the only
one of the eight students at the
school to get a German shepherd,
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Forthe. nextAgee =
Foran seven,tnonielawit
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dog, in classes, gruumw
animal and ellen in her room at.
night. The two grew neensteinedlo
each other during those three weeks
and by the time thecoursewas,over,
Mrs. Foran was more than ready to
go home to her family.
However, bringing Buddy home to
Blyth was not as easy as she tight
have wished. Accustomed to city
streets, Mrs. Fora- and her new
guide dog had to t all over once
they arrived in *email town.
Buddy follows three orders: left,
right or forward. ft was rather slow -
going at first, but now they can
travel downstreet with ease, which
they do every morning.
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One problem' reran has
faced is other dogs. They have been
known to bound out at Buddy,
leaving Mrs. Foran terrified that she
will be inthe middle of a dog fight, or
worse, left standing as Buddy takes
off after another dog.
However, most people now keep
their dogs tied and are,onthe look-
out for Mrs. Eaten and Biad3r.
Those with sight can scatcely
.--itrtAginelgr-srterisilfsla, $1tgoalitto..
the- post office, to the -restaurant
for a cup of !twining coffee. Having
the dog has given her such a feeling
of independence that she is savoring
every day.
lluddyhas truly become a
_MOW. Of .the-reraltlarailY. He has
gone to wedding, 'inhere1841nd 'Ito
Mrs. Foraes*Poihtch„ eats. with her
specialist. the4Y4ois take
the deg If they go *here there will be
loud music as it can hurt his ears.
The Foram even hostedatbirthday
party for BudtlY-InAtigaSt when he
turned two years old. -
It is because of Buddy's unpredict-
able nature that Mrs. Forming de-
cided against taking part in Sun-
day's Wallk-a-dog-athon. However,
she may take part in open cere-
monies in, either Wingham or
Goderich as an example of what the
• program has meant. to her.
"It seems emelt* put Someone out
on their own, 'but it's thebest thhig
you can do," she says. Having'
Buddy, bas Meant the World of
difference frit June Foran.
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As a...result, my staff afld.. 4‘.
asking, all amateur, and professional nat
photographers to submit their tei
favorite photograph of any inenil,111
in Huron County and theindges will
piek out thehostfor the calendar.
AAI you need to do is mail us a copy
of yewfavorite photograph eitber
of9fUtE;"NboYstv4lieifte:P6bYr4lrervseltlimit.
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to
Japk Riddell, 4P11 Huron, c -o 801,
. Boy Street, lith Floor, Toronto,
Ontario, M74 IA3. Please print
clearly on the back your -name,
address, telephone number 'and the
exact location at Which the
phetOlgreph' was taken. - All
photographs must be received in our
office by Oct. 30,1988.
Just remember that the
photographs will be printed in black
and white. If you are submitting a
colored one, remember, a smashing
sunset will net reproduce — try and
count on composition for effect.
Prizes will be awarded to all those
-.whose- photos__,are,-used...-in.-the.,-
calendar, and your name will ap-
pear with the photograph.
Good luck and start searching
your albums or get your cameras
click' now*
Volume Two
Volume 2 of the Premier's Council
Reeort, "Competing in the New
Jack Flatter
thanked on behalf
of comniurtity
Dear Edibr:
I wonder if the people of the
Bluevale Community have noticed
how nicely Jack Fisher has cleaned
up our cemetety?
I haVe never seen it look so
respectable. It must have taken a
great deal of work. Even a nice
fiewetbed and, I think, at his own
expense.
Thank you Jack, on behalf of
many people.
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Sincerely
it.E McKinney
)ecause of .its
vssibijities t'
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'ongre°aIrnis.arafi.t' ncdum:Pbeaintn
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automotive
processing,
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Ontario' Start 01'
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Ontario Hydi:o•
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This, research form
discussions shaping'
policy recOmmeirdatintra? released
last April in Volume 1 oftberepOrt.
New Prograni
EnAvirtnscusmensittiPersPeterr JimBradleyieYb7
-calls-for-srprovince-wideprograih -
reduce the discharge Of 'industrial
toxic contaminants to municipal
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sewer
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The proposal is mit ..of the
Industrial Strategy for Abatement
Which aims to e "
persistent toxic discharges to
eco omie eve opium
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Under the proposed program, the
'minister will plate regulatory
discharge limits on 22 industna' I
sectors ' that discharge to sewers.
The bestavailable technology which
is economically achievable will be
used to set pollution control limits.
The program allows industries to
choose flow they will compl3r by:
-.Pretreating or recycling their
toxic waste,
-Changing production processes
--Substitutieg raw materials to
avoid or reduce the generation of
toxic waste.
Municipalities will be required tO
act as the firstline of aloft -anent Of
the control program. -
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