With the su mm er of 2012 on the wane, we will soon have to begin m aking sea- sonal adjust m ents. We had better be prepared for an y eventualit y because with our wack y weather, y ou never know what Autu m n holds in store, eh? If Spring is the season for fresh starts, Fall is for m an y an occasion to buckle down and return to the routine. With su mm er breaks having ended, it is ti m e to return to school, night courses, clubs, tea m s, co mm ittees, exercises, and so m e serious m atters as well, such as hocke y . While local m inor hocke y organizations are preparing for another season, m an y fans are re m e m bering the 1972 Su mm it Series. Have 40 y ears actuall y elapsed since we were glued to those incred- ible ga m es? Just as we re m e m ber where we were when m an first walked on the m oon, we know exactl y where we were when The Goal was scored. Neil Ar m - strong, Paul Henderson. In the m inds of hocke y - m ad kids, there was no question who was the biggest hero. Sure, Ar m - strong walked on the m oon, but he did not have to take on the Russians on their ho m e ice. Ga m e 8 of the Canada-USSR confronta- tion was so i m portant that school teach-
all of their capital assets. We could alwa y s hope to get an injection of m one y fro m the Ontario govern m ent, but y ou m a y have no- ticed that the province has so m e m onetar y issues of its own. Good things take ti m e. Which brings us to the crops. While the drought has had var y ing i m pact on the region, so m e far m - ers can look forward to so m e relief fro m the federal govern m ent. Livestock producers who are struggling as a result of extre m el y dr y growing conditions can appl y for tax deferrals, Glengarr y -Prescott-Russell MP Pierre Le m ieux has noted. The Parlia m en- tar y Secretar y for Agriculture observed recentl y that “While the effects of drought can be seen on fields in m an y parts of cen- tral and eastern Canada, it is still too earl y to know the full extent of da m age to crops and feed stocks.”The late su mm er rains sure have been refreshing, although we obvi- ousl y could have used m ore drizzles during the peak of the growing season. However, at this point, an y m oisture is appreciated. Have y ou noticed how well so m e heat- loving garden plants have done this y ear? It is has been surel y brutal for water-depen- dent fruit, especiall y the big ones, such as pu m pkins. The high te m peratures m ust have so m ething to do with all those butterflies we have seen over the last few m onths. Those spectacular creatures are fading in our m e m or y as the gardens and fields are cleared. Soon we will be thinking of pick- ling, sweaters and Halloween. As these lines are being written, a m ist is falling. Down the street, Biscuits Leclerc cookie factor y is working on a new batch. If onl y all industrial e m issions could s m ell so sweet. Looks like it is ti m e for a refreshing walk in the crisp Autu m n air.
Seasonal adjustments
dence of wh y our govern m ents m ust keep upgrading our basic public services. Easier said than done, obviousl y . We are all painfull y aware of the constant need for road repairs. But, as we have seen in Ottawa, surface work onl y scratches the surface. Defects in bridges and culverts, our “hidden infrastructure,” are m ore difficult to spot. When weaknesses lead to failures, the results can be catastrophic, as we have seen with overpass tragedies in Québec in 2000 and 2006. You will recollect that earlier this y ear, the Eastern Ontario Wardens’ Caucus released the Eastern Ontario Financial Sustainabilit y Update Project which painted a gri m pic- ture of a region struggling with a li m ited tax base, rising debt levels and a growing need to invest in infrastructure. The docu m ent, “ Facing our Fiscal Chal- lenges,” is as interesting as the title sug- gests. It identifies nu m erous factors that contribute to the region’s overall financial sustainabilit y , long-standing difficulties, capital assets, etc., etc. The rural-urban divide is huge. In cities the cost of rebuilding a kilo m etre of a one- lane road is split between 25 households, while in rural areas, the sa m e cost is shared b y onl y five households. The botto m line is that rural m unicipali- ties will never have enough m one y to fix
ers set up TV sets in classroo m s. The triu m - phant ending is so vivid. Paul Henderson, on the edge of the crease, slipping the puck past a prone Vladisav Tretiak. We all got the sa m e rush again when Sid- ne y Crosb y scored in overti m e in the Ol ym - pics. It is hard to believe that it has been two y ears since that unforgettable m o m ent oc- curred. Ti m e flies when y ou are having fun, ap- parentl y . Speaking of people who are tr y - ing to relive glor y da y s, a while back federal Liberals – re m e m ber the m ? -- gathered in Montebello to discuss another leadership race. Justin Trudeau’s entr y would m ake ever y one sit up and take notice. Few were indifferent about his father. But ever y one can agree that Pierre Trudeau sure did m ake politics interesting. If the son can recapture so m e of that old Trudeau m agic, the die- hards m a y have reason to hope that the Liberals will once again rise fro m the ashes of the last election. It is hard to believe that at one ti m e Glengarr y -Prescott-Russell was considered such deep-red Liberal territor y . While we are speaking about disappear- ing turf, no doubt m an y m otorists were vexed in the wake of the sink hole that swallowed a chunk of Highwa y 174 east of Ottawa. A sobering re m inder of how fragile our road s y ste m s are, the collapse is further evi-
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HGH WELCOMES A NEW GENERAL SURGEON We are pleased to announce that Dr. Jeffrey Wackett, a general surgeon, has joined the HGH surgical team as of September 17, 2012. Dr. Wackett received his medical degree from the Ottawa University in 2006 and completed his surgical residency at the Sherbrooke University.
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