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wy 8 -- Scugog Citizen -- Tuesday, November 21, 1995 |] ; co-publishers : John B. McClelland, Valerie Ellis | editor : John B. McClelland published by : Scugog Citizen Publishing Ltd. Phone : (905) 985-6397 Fax ; (905) 985-1410 OCNA Member office manager : Sibylle Warren on Si E I Dog ted CCNA Member advertising manager : Valerie Ellis ? weekly community newspaper, ccna adv. sales reps : Thom Doran, Jennine Huffman is distributed, free of charge, | (#CNA reception : Janet Rankin ~~, : ; ; , to over 13,500 homes and businesses production : Tanya Mappin, Liz Drebit ; : \ : Bi feature Writer : Heather McCrae 54 WATER ST., PORT PERRY, ONT. L9L1j2 in and around Scugog Township. CCNA Veri x : : '08 ! Subs¢riptions sold outside Scugog Te ified lled Proud Canadians, prod to call Scugog Township home." Cheap health care . It cost about $125 for the Ontario Health Minisfry to provide vaccines for children in this province from infancy through to their teen years. ¢ = 4 | The vaccines give them protection against nine diseases, and at $125 this is something of a bargain. Consider that it costs about $125 to keep somebody in a hospital bed for four hours. : * Ontario's Chief Medical Officer of Health thinks the province should be expanding its vaccination programs. Dr. Richard Schabas wants all school children to be immunized against measles, to expand the vaccing for hepatitis B and to provide shots to anyone over 65 for pneumococcal pneumonia as well as to younger people with certain chronic diseases that puts them at higher risk. In the September Throne Speech, the Ontario Conservative government of Mike Harris re-confirmed its commitment to childhood vaccination programs. Let's hope it's a promise the Governmept keeps. It's far cheaper to provide vaccines to helpiprevent people from getting sick, than it is to keep them in a. hospital bed, Is ' Don't pity the CFL There.was no shortage of moaning and gnashing of teeth Sunday night as the Baltimore Stallions defeated the Calgary Stampeders in the 83 annual Grey Cup classic and "in the process took this beloved old mug outside Canada for the first time ever. Another cherished Canadian tradition bites the dust was the all-too familiar refrain. Imagine, the Grey Cup residing for the next year (at least) in an American city. Next thing you know, the' CFL games will have four downs and 11 players on a field 50 yards*wide by 100 yards long. That the Grey Cup would eventually find its way south to an American city was a given two years ago when the CFL expanded in a big way into the United Stajes; So why the big fuss when that day actully arrived? ' American expansion is not going tp be the death knell of the CFL. It will bring about changes, to be sure, but not the total demise. Those now moaning the loss of the Grey Cup to Baltimore ought to look no further than Toronto- Canada's largest city-wheré the Argos often toil in front of less than 20,000 paying fans in a Sky Dome that has seats for 52,000. A lot of American high-school football games draw more fans than the Argos. And in many Canadian high schools, they don't even have a football team these days. y They ought to look at the nation's capital where fans have turned their backs on one of the finest sporting traditions ever in this cduntry. Or Montreal, Canada's second largest city where the CFL team changed its name a couple of times then just folded in the middle of the night, The CFL doesn't need "protection" frdm American expansion teams. 'What the League need is solid ownership and mEnagEmen: and more paying customers in the stands. Thankfully, the Grey Cup game Sunday in Regina proved that football in this country is far from dead. More than 55,000 paid to watch the game and the city through a week- long grey Cup party that brought back memories of by-gone days when celebrating fans actually rode horses through the lobby of a famous hotel in downtown Toronto. ' Perhaps Regina ought to be named the permanent home of the Grey Cup game. At least, the city, the province of Saskatchewan 'and the hearty fans have shown the rest of the country shere is a pulse left. Those be-moaning the Grey Cup's first ever journey south of the 49th parallel are likely the same people who cheered like hell when the Blue Jays carted the World Series banner north for the first time ever in 1992 and then had the utter gall to turn around and do it again a year later. ™ A GROWIN' PINOCCHIO, YOUR CHIN IS HAVE You BEEN A AGAIN... BADDA BOY? Sp [ LETTERS TO THE EDITOR < "Union dues and the To the Editor: "Union Dues and the NDP" letter to the editor by Harold Reid in the November 7 Scugog Citizen attacks the way the union votes on union dues for the New Democratic Party. He states that some time ago they voted on the issue in the plant Bnd 84 per cent voted "no." Now they want to stack the _ union hall and with a show of hands vote--leaving those who vote against funding to pressure from the executive. Reid states that the "union executive cannot be trusted," and the vote is very "undemocratic." It is interesting to note that union' executive atross the' province are the,ones leading the campaign to "embarrass Harris." Bob White, Buzz Hargrove, Gord Wilson and Sid Ryan are among 'the rabble rousers heading the campaign. These people are acting like fascists in threatening to shut down the province by calling strikes. Mentioned was that one of the first targets is to close down the city of Kitchener. Many people are fed up with the lawless ways that unions hold the public hostage. I have a report by John Bryden MP (Hamilton Wentworth) 'in which 'it states that the Canadian Labour Congress 'receives millions of dollars from the federal government. The report says "Elections ' Canada returns show the CLC gave the federal NDP $1,014 million during the 1988 election and $1.5 million in 1993, by far the largest single source of election funds for the New Democratic Party. w i 8 " This alarming report continues "the Canadian taxpayer was the biggest financial backer of the NDP during the last two federal election campaigns." Further, Mr. Bryden stated in his report (P. 29) "Given that Elections Canada matches the campaign donations dollar for dollar, that means that during the last election, every taxpayer "in Canada backed the ultimate NDP! in special interest. groups--a political party--to the tune of $3,019,620." As a result of this funding your vote could have been killed--and we all paid for it. Caveat Emptor--Let the voter beware. Dean Kelly, president Assoc. of Dedicated Canadians (since 1967) Por Perry ' Local musher looks for community help To the Editor: I would like to thank you for a few minutes to explain to you and your business the Iceman Alaskan Sleddog Racing Team's upcoming event. Over the last few years the dogs have been providing a service to the schools of Durham. The service has been in the form of Dog Sled Demonstrations. The children love #hd learn a great deal about sleddogs and racing and more importantly about teamwork, trust, hard work and goal setting. . One of I Alask goals Canadian Teams fre entered out , of a selected thirty world wide. The very best teams wil) be participating. I am proud tS be representing Durham Region, Ontario and Canada in this International Media event. * I truly need the support of your busi and the ity at large so that I can put forth my "best effort in the race. I would also like to continue as a role model for the children of Durham Region, to come back to the schools to say we have met and exceeded our goals and, yes, d to come true. has been to compete against the best in the world. This has been 'a five year plan. Since this goal has been set, we have become Canadian Long Distance Champions in 1995 and have " visited close to 20 schools in the ' past two years. We are now currently entered in the first ever International Rocky Mountain Stage Stop Sleddog Race in Wyoming, February 4 to 11, 1996. Four Your donation will be money well invested as part of a unique effort to allow not only the dogs and myself but the whole community to be a part of a truly - great adventure. Sincerely, Bruce Langmaid Team Driver Iceman Alaskan Sleddog Racing Team, Scugog Township 905-985-9170