Volume 2 Number 12

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Volume 2, Number 12 – October 9, 2008

Inside: 2008 Federal Election candidate profiles

• Candidate profiles – Huron-Bruce
  2008 Federal Election Candidate profiles Huron-Bruce Dave Joslin Christian Heritage Brussels 519-887-9337 Age: 54 Hometown: Burlington Status: Married College: Georgian College, Owen Sound Concentration: Welder High School: M.M. Robinson, Gr.12 Employer: Cleaver-Brooks City/Town: Stratford Position: Fitter-Welder Activities: hiking, biking Interests: philosophy, theology, political theory Favorite Music: variety Favorite TV Show: don’t watch TV Favorite Movie: We Were Soldiers Favorite Book: The Lord of the Rings Favorite Quotation or Motto: Contra Mundum About Me: Kathy and I have been ...
• Candidate profiles – Lambton-Kent-Middlesex
  2008 Federal Election Lambton-Kent-Middlesex Joe Hill New Democrat Sarnia 519-542-2344 www.ndp.ca   Birthday: April 8,1942 Hometown: Wallaceburg Status: Married   High School: Wallaceburg District High School   Employer: New Democratic Party City/Town: Sarnia-Lambton Position: Riding association president Activities: running, cycling, triathlons Interests: political activism, cooking, gardening Favorite Music: blues, rock Favorite TV Show: CBC News, The Hour Favorite Movie: Wag the Dog and all of Michael Moore’s Stuff Favorite Book: The Shock Doctrine, Naomi Klein Favorite Quotation or ...
• Federal election questions: Huron-Bruce
  The Strip asked all of the candidates five questions related to federal issues in our ridings. The Green Party did not return our questionnaire by press time, and the Christian Heritage Party’s Dave Joslin did not respond to these questions. Huron-Bruce What is the most pressing issue facing your riding, and what do you plan to do about ...
• Federal election questions: Lambton-Kent-Middlesex
  What is the most pressing issue facing your riding, and what do you plan to do about it if elected? Micheal Janssens: The most pressing issue facing this riding, this country, this world, is the demoralization of western society brought on by the disintegration of the family. We kill our children, trample marriage, ignore the elderly, ...
• Were you a Star?
  By Casey Lessard Photo courtesy UWO Libraries in Zurich, Exeter and Parkhill each have a little gem hiding in their DVD catalogue: archived 8mm film from the late 1940s featuring each town and its residents from the era. Stars of the Town is a collection of 85 films profiling towns from across southern Ontario, distributed as an ...
• Beach project begins
  Planners move to block splash pad from wind, make more attractive for pedestrians Story and photo by Casey Lessard Diagram courtesy EDA Collaborative Snowbirds and visitors won’t recognize Grand Bend’s beach next summer. The beach enhancement project will be finished in June 2009, and the planners have made some major changes that should ease some of the concerns ...
• Will Imeson get plea deal?
  (Note: originally published October 9, 2008. Jesse Imeson plead guilty to second-degree murder, and received three concurrent life sentences with no chance of parole for 25 years.) View from the Strip By Casey Lessard There’s a dangerous game being played in Goderich, at the court where Jesse Imeson faces first-degree murder charges in the deaths of Bill and ...
• Sewer meeting exceeds expectations
  By Casey Lessard Turnout at the recent sewer meeting (previewed in the Sept. 25 edition of the Grand Bend Strip) was more than double what the municipality of Lambton Shores expected, community services director Peggy Van Mierlo-West said Monday. “We proposed we would get 200 people. We had 400 show up. It’s great to see there’s great ...
• Letter to the Editor – Horticultural Society
  To the Editor, After our successful ‘Home and Garden’ tour on July 5, the Horticultural Society asked our members for suggestions on spending some of the money to improve areas around the Bend. Sharon Solden asked that we consider doing something with the very neglected front at the public school. The executive decided that because the school/library is used ...
• Letter to the Editor – ALS
  To the Editor, Every year for six years our family has participated in The Walk to D’feet ALS, as my grandfather died from ALS in October 4th, 1985. This year my daughters, aged four and six, wanted to raise money and brainstormed for ideas. First my daughter Abby wanted to sell live turkeys to people but ...
• Election issues
  Advice from Mom By Rita Lessard Since we are preparing to go to the polls for another election, I suppose my column this week should reflect on the matter. Like most people I’m not too sure who I want to vote for, but I will vote and hopefully my choice will be a wise one. I suppose ...
• Running for office
  Or, how to get into real trouble Keeping the Peace By Tom Lessard Many years ago, there was an upcoming municipal election looming. I resided in Huron Park where there was probably the largest number of voters in Stephen Township. I was pretty well known as a helper, a doer and a goer in the community, therefore, I ...
• What are you selling?
  Technically Speaking By Tamara Nicola VisitGrandBend.com Are you ready to give selling over the Internet a try? There are a host of tools available; many of them are free or very low cost. Cleaning out the closet Most of us remember the days when costly classified ads or yard sales were the only option. Today consider turning to kijiji.ca or ...
• Get your woodpeckers straight!
  Living in Balance By Jenipher Appleton “There’s a hairy woodpecker on the suet feeder.” “No, that’s a downy!” This is the sort of banter you hear around our place. Truth be told, the hairy and downy woodpeckers are pretty much identical in appearance except for size. Sometimes it is difficult to distinguish which is which because of distance (or ...