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The Huron Expositor, 1989-11-22, Page 4°dA — THE-HUR+l' Psi~EXP_t?SiTOR,'MOVEMBER.:22, 'i98 5c/BAR -ANNUAL An9lpp•IIVIMI • PWithINUTn.NUlersuotecr ToWrmemon, lf,YEAR w►NNUAL 3 t '90464 r� MAYS 6 YEAR ++RRSP SPrmg On' fano smcr 1.476 with 15 Focafrons tor vkur convert enci;_I 4 EAR HRISTMAS 41A .at Prop.: Jeannette Connolly :by -:Hair Stylist::Shelly3McGavin 15 E. 'William :St. Seatorth 527-218O Victoria Christmas i debrand. ° lowers cordially invite everyone to an OPEN HOUSE at the home of Ruth, Steve and Tyler Hildebrand 77 JOHN 'STREET Refreshntents'Served Christmas Decorations For The Entire House .SUNDAY, NOV 6 ,2.6 Hildebrand Flowers 15 Main St. Seaforth 527-0555 1 ` ons spe ii Attitudes towards ,21rinking and driving are changing, any local"teenagers, 'but not =enough. 'Members •of the =executive af SAID, Students•IAgainst ,Impaired Driving, from ,Seaforth-District HIgh.&thoo1 got together recently to express their feelings and con- cerns about The drinking and driving pro- blem 1prevalant among teenagers. Contrary to popular adult -opinion, 'the'problem .is not necessarily getting 'worse. In fact, awareness isincreaaing-and teenagers who are faced with a situation where drinking and driving are involved are beginning to realize that they aren't blessed with im- mortality. But the problem has been around for time immemorial and the solu- tion is not going to come easily. Although the SAID membership roster numbers 20 to 25, club executive notes that there are only about 10 members who are "hard core" and are actively involved with club activities. Tragically, they add, there have been cases where a SAID member has flouted the whole premise and driven under the influence of .alcohol. There is also an opinion among teenagers in the school that the SAID program is an un- workable idea. "They don't think it does anything...they, don't think it's cool to be in it," one member notes. "It's really hard to stop people from drinking." adds club president Tracey Fischer, but the main SAID objective is to get people - students, parents - to change their attitude towards drinking and driving. With statistics and tragedies, including a L on fatal drinking -related 'accident right here in the 'community this past August, staring teenagers and adults alike -right in the face, why is the •drinking and driving pro- blem still around? 'Why do people persist in doing it? "They see other people doing it, and they figure that it's o.k., or cool," surmis- ed one student. It even becomes a bragg- ing point with some students. "Someone will talk to their friend, and say something like, 'Oh, I drove home last night and I was •so drunk I could harly see.' They think it's funny," one member reports. "It makes you wonder." The students remark that the SMD club experienced a jump in membership this fall after the death of a classmate from Walton, but the knee-jerk reaction to the accident wore off with time. Did the tragedy have any lasting effect? "It did for a while, but that didn't last," an executive member notes. Drinking and driving began to rear its ugly head once again. "Some people just think they can handle it." So where does the solution lie? The answer, SAID feels, lies in changing at- titudes. That is something that can't be forced on any one person or group, but in- volves a personal decision. Often times, this may mean going against popular opinion. Peer pressure to drink is just as great as it ever was among teenagers. "There isn't the pressure to actually drink and drive, but if other people are at drink a party drinking, you're sort of made to feel out of place if you don't, too," one member remarks. What is promising to hear, however, is that reverse peer -pressure is starting to kick in. Driving `hammered' doesn't have the humourous side that it used to among teenagers, and .choosing a designated driver for outings is becoming the norm in- stead of the exception. Agreements among friends to look out for each other when drinking and driving are involved are fair- ly common, and a few years ago contracts were handed out to Seaforth bigh school students and their parents. .In the event that the student had been drinking, the parent was to be contacted and drive him or her safely home. Did it work? The students gave it mixed reviews, "Most kids don't phone their parents and just take the chance." Whether it be the legal ramifications of drinking and driving, or the personal tragedy of seeing a friend or relative hurt or killed as the result of it, all the signs are pointing to a need for a change in at- titudes. Booze, cars and teenagers have always been around and always will be. The Students Against Impaired Driving are fully aware of this and don't expect to change it, but they firmly aelieve that they by changing their own attitudes and maybe those of a few ethers, their community will be a safer place to live. It's an uphill bat- tle, though. "There's a few that change, but there's some that it has no effect on...some never learn." Tow adopts A Strategic Business Plan, prepared for the town by a special sub -committee of area residents, the county, and the Federal Business Development Bank, was accepted last week by Seaforth Town Council. The committee helped formulate a long range business development strategy for the town, and conclusions were drawn after examining the environment of the community and different factors in the conununity ' that have a bearing on business. Cost of the plan was $24,000, and will be borne equally by the town, the county and the FBDB. The report was formulated over the past 12 months, and contains a detailed action plan and implementation section. It also recommends that the goals can be ac- complished through Project Steering Committees. The .action plan itself focusses primari- ly on .three avenues •of business .develop- ment that wouldbe feasible in the Town of Seaforth. They include: s f'r 1111 fe 0 0 B� us nes.s 1. SERVICES FOR SENIORS - Commit- tee members concluded that the increasing average age in Seaforth, the existing health care facilities here, and the rural lifestyle, make senior services an ideal route to • go. They also concluded that the labor force required for such a pursuit is highly educated in care giving. Projects suggested include residential facilities for seniors, mobile health care • services, transportation, educational and research facilities for gerontology and retail and personal services 2. EXPANSION OF EXISTING RETAIL SECTOR - The committee suggested that Seaforth build on the the existing strengths of its current retail sector, by reducing the leakage of retail dollars from the com- munity, listing opportunities for expansion and start up that could take place in town, encouraging people to buy locally and working together, recognizing outside com- petition, and continuing a program that would capitalize on mainstreet revitaliza- tion, and make Seaforth a shopping destination. lel 3. SMALL MANUFACTURING SECTOR - In improving the small manufacturing sector of the town, the tax base would be broadened, jobs would be created, and the migration of the younger population would be stemmed. It was suggested the town develop a list' of projects that would 'be feasible in Seaforth. "I ,think the committee did a good job in developing these strategies, the task now falls upon the community to take those strategies and expand upon them," said John Parnell of the FBDB. "The respon- sibility for having the community developed falls squarely on the shoulders of people in the community." The Strategic Business Plan was a pilot project for the FBDB, who normally work with businesses and not communities; in developing such. There are no time lines for implementing the plan, but Mr. Parnell did suggest that the sooner the town move the better. "This is in effect, step on. It's up to you as a community to decide what you want to do with it," he said. ;Sales ;Service "�r installation '`'Free Estimates • Barn -Cleaners • Stabling • :Bunk Feeders .Donald G. Ives R.R. 2'Blyth Brussels X887-9024 S``' ! '4 . d s ' j, • , is ,pleased to announce that, to •b.etter :serve you, we -have Changed our welding ;gases and ~supplies from 'canox rWelding'Supp.lies -to SOUTHWESTERN ,t , ,r,'1,, A 'g {ONi� Committee to convene 4rea litycati on ,of fun- _ It was with much trepidation that town cost estimates for approval prior to per - council agreed to a request from its mission being given for conference Recreation Director Marty Bedard to ap- attendance. prove an increased estimate of cost for a conference he wishes to attend. Mr. Bedard noted he had misunderstood the registration informa- tion when. he submitted his first cost •estimate, and said the conference will cost him $440 as opposed to his original estimate of $235. Accommodation will' ac- count for $135 .of that cost, conference registration fee and meals for $205 and mileage $100. Councillor Bill Teall suggested to coun- cil that it is pointless to have a policy in place if it not going to be enforced, 'That ,policy calls for the submission of FOR -COMMERCIAL,,, :REFRIGERATION SALES & .SERVICE e. PHONE 262-2Q20 -BAILEY'S OF-HENMLL L`iD. i "We have a point in principle here," he said. "It's awfully easy to say go ahead, we'll pay the added cost, because it isn't that much, but we can't keep on resub- mitting our estimates." Councillor Teall noted that the,_policy was enacted in the first place when the recreation department sent three persons to a conference in Sault Ste. Marie in the spring, increasing its budget at that time from $1,500 to $2,700. The over expen- diture was covered by reallocating the monies from another portion of the recreation budget. . It -has been suggested that the matter of conferences and budgets be referred to council's Finance and General ,Govern- ment Committee, and .a firm ,Stand be adopted. "A budget is drawn up to be followed, and I don't think money should be allow- ed to be reallocated from one spot to another. Otherwise there's no point for it being in the budget to begin with," com- mented Reeve Bill. Bennett. . 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