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, _,,__.._.-.-,-. WA] Htl .t if) CHRONICLE ' Wednesday. November 5. 2008 ' 9 â€"â€"â€"fi-â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"g‘ ‘__.__. __ _ _v___ __«_*_._______,..g_,_‘.v.._ 7~ 7_‘â€"»-»â€"__j l " ON LE l l , th IERS 10 THE CHR 1C , L . , Wâ€"«Avmâ€"u-J eavmg an i ' focused resolve of Elizabeth Vlfttmer, water is unfair to people living mailers legacy lives who championed the idea and saw where the public water supply is . . on Wlth free flu shot it through. fluoridated. Many people are at risk Indellble mark . There is still no jurisdiction other from drinking fluoridated water â€" Ihave long believed that our free than Ontario that offers a free flu risk of bone cancer. fractures, flu shot program. introduced by shot to anyone who wants one. hypothyroidism, underdevelop- merican author Henry Adams once said. “A teacher affects l Elizabeth Witmer when she was Ontarians continue to benefit ment of the central nervous system I heternity; he can never tell where his influence stops." l Minister of Health. has saved lives. from her work as Minister of Health. in infants and young children. and Influential teachers have been on my mind recently since i Confirming this is a study reccnt- It's a record of accomplishment and early menarche in girls to name at seeing a poster for the upcoming After Hours arts night. cele- i ’ ly published in the prestigious nted- leadership that the current provin/ few. Stopping fluoridation is, of brating the ans at Kt] (Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo collegiate and ical journal Plns Medicine. livery cial government would do well to course. the answer to this problem vocational school}. The event will showcase student visual art. year, Ontario‘s program is strong emulate. but, until that is done, unfluoridat- music. dance, performance. poetry and film. more than 300 lives. preventing ed bottled water should be available While reading the poster. memories came flooding back of 1.000 hospital admissions and MP? Ted Amott and provided at no cost to those my high-school years at Kt]. meeting my wife Sylvia there avoiding more than 150,000 visits to twilingtmtsflalton Hills who cannot afford it. more than 20 years ago. and the positive influence one film emergency rootns. Water fluoridation is not effective studies teacher had on my life. We remember the clogged emerr . . in preventing dental cavities and it For the first two years of high school. I had little interest in gency departments in the late Physrcrans Should i5 unethical to force pawl? to ingest my courses. often skipping classes to spend my time at record . 19905. and Elizabeth Witmer's deter S“ rt bottled an untested. unapproved medica- stores and arcades. But by Grade It, all that changed thanks to mination to solve the problem. ppO tion. without control of dosage. Mr. Strangways and his course in screen education. The chief medical officer of water without monitoring its effects and It was in his classroom that I discovered not only my love health for Ontario at the time was without informed consent ofthe for filmmaking. but the power of positive reinforcement and Dr. (Zolin l)'(3unha. It was his idea 5 physicians, we are very disap~ recipients. influence a teacher can have on their Students. With his gentle that free flu shots, made widely Apointed that, in discussions on As ethical, prudent physicians. l nature and great sense ofhumour_ he made every class inter- accessible. would reduce the pres bottled water and water safety. there we must support the use of bottled esting and fun_ sure on ottr emergency depart- is seldom mention of the toxic water until fluoridation is stopped \ Twenty years later. Mr. Strangways l , tncnts. hydrofluosilicic acid tothcrwisc and our public water systems are is still teachingat Kt]. sharing his ‘ \ l\ RH] 1“] , ltetnembcr there were skeptics. known as fluoridet added to our safe. ‘ practical knowledge of film prodtto l \Ii l 3 While serving on the cabinet com- public water systems irt almost half tion and analysis to grade 11 and 12 ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ mince on Health and social SCI" of(',anada. Dr. lint Beck ‘ students. Speaking with him on the l “ vices, I observed firsthand the ()utlawing the sale of bottled ( krlgru'y ] phone this past week was a surreal l ‘ _,’_ 7_ K ..Â¥_,._ , ‘ experience. like stepping back into the y fâ€" . 7 1 past ~ except now I address him as l‘ l I all d d 1' ' d ’ ' Paul. I asked Paul Strangways‘ how , . H oween an ay 1 t savmgs on t le l watchman“... ‘ I .. 1 1 Between Halloween and the time change. our kids makers are SlIll trying "I entlcc our children to U".‘._:$::’:,:I iiZ-erlaitlgbgt?:nct:(i:l:n l ‘ ‘ , "Valli did m m LN weekend smoke Will! that lllllt' gunmtclc l l Ullslll'll"1011"Hlll’nitll’f‘kldb have h’ld l i v , l i We didn‘t ctr-ti get a chance to 4ch oil thc llal/ l’lus they‘re fun to eat for us adults who have no “(“810 1 ll'tndymm before ljlklll " l ‘ ‘ loot-0n hangou-r who" “1- bad to \llT\'I\.t* that extra such guilt to worry about No wit-respecting adult ‘ iny course .. saldi'wti'tn 1W1.“ ”And: i lVlARSHAl L 1 l i hottr oi dailtglit thanks to the clocks falling back an would if," "It" A t‘tNWt'ttlt'ttt‘t‘ W"? and buy 3 pack of v more ”1.0;" trend 1:83;"; {In}! “Him. i WARD ‘ ‘ hour. llttist‘ t‘illitllt‘s for themselves UK. maybe just once. i ”f the kids h'tvc done edits) ion :*___Â¥ \ i For those celebrating the tune change. you obvir lbc only guilt that t nun-s is from the few extra an" "no“, 2" hurnc But while tstu- ously don't haw children. l‘.\pt‘(‘l;llly children who pounds you pack on by helping your children work dcntlfilmsl have im roved technically over the years the sto- I use daylight as an excuse to start running around through their candy stash. ‘ i n.“ are not an 'bett‘er than when you took my (1“; back in ‘ i the house st reaming at the top of their lungs. And I needed that candy fut after my baby totncd . ‘89 .. 3' - ' ‘ ‘ l ‘ Whoever the rocket scientist was who thought the festivities this year We tried to dress him up as a } My fir“ attent tat storytelltn In Mr S‘tran V.“ “a“ 1 ending daylight sat tugs lllllt' so close to (â€"777 . -- _.. fl . . lion ht" he ill-“t “41le 1 Rue“ it Wit“ (min; in the form‘hfa film calledglr'at the Rich Earring me as a I ”antht't'” W1“ it good “it“ """"’“".V I l t t ' ' too cowardly a costume for him. I Wl"lllh ' business tycoon and Sylvia as a homeless woman livr ‘ \ didn't factor Ill the sugar bit/J that my iii ll ) l A \ Instead he grabbed the tour-foot red in ‘under a bridge- And though M; Sim" a“ appreciated ~ three sons were still on a day later. ‘ \\ ( ”H I ) lightsaber ottt olmy hand and waddled thg effort put into the project shot (‘m a frigid cold landary \ And ll wasnt trout all the sugar we up to every front door there were even mornin he noted the )er acted five-minute fight “an“ i gave them, perish the thought lbcrc , i a few houses he walked right Into think could bite used “mm gm} editin ‘ l was no way we were going to give thctn ing that an open door is an open inytta l lt was with that experience and ngwfound insight that we i “nk'm'md “” c“ to “u that "mk “Kuhn” tron. made Bein' Green, a homage to my childhood fascination with i sending them to their grandparents or And do you really want to cross a \ The Mu ets "and the coins of hm Henson Wfith a u ct ”f \ some other unfortunate soul. a . . baby With a lightsaber,7 Isn't that how Kermit 3“; lirtig on myghand l was livinga dream "126:; I ‘ «\nd men though they were lwggtng ‘ fl.- ' Darth Vader got started? 1 movies with my friends building self‘esteem and gaining skills l to out something before wt» got through ‘ g - ! Whitin pt'tltilt’ ask-d what: was h I would draw from for years to come \ the door s it't tal thanks goes to the , .« t rt-sst-t up as satt was At c's at er. 3 , ’ ‘ ‘ . . . y I lady handing‘out t ans of pop this year i a“ perhaps the chief reason I named my “I 1laggiâ€"zqfiififlmvlggigzlgrg‘rg[Brawgllglgzslvz‘fiam‘ \ ll molt all no parental powers to hold BOB firstfrlgorngyon after "Khan'mmtfigvamkt aplprchiate the teachingsbof Mr. Strangi/vays. the entphasis‘hc ‘ ‘ them oil ct n . tar ars nine. at s a c l or t ‘ , , - . ‘ i Boy. wasn‘t that ( an of pop a ticking ‘ VRBANAC ‘ you can't use him as a punchline? pl’tsi);ht()r:glglgigtlagijr mgwxgfiftifiznrilyjfiewardm as a“ \ l time bomb for my children who aren't "W '7 W ’ ‘7 'k' 1" fact. I W35!“ tht‘ only adult Whti “ffi‘achfiw screen education is heart" from fillltll‘nlSfiNl’ig 0‘ i allowed to have any of that sugary syrup. And the got into the spirit of the night as some parents went onto ["359 filmmakin a"? 8“”ng to hear students tell: i l fact that ll rllilk'tl apart the paper bags my kids were all out including the guy in the full Batman suit runr me hotly iractical the (0%“? “It: {0" than . said Stran a“ i mum-“n“ mm” In guarantor-d mm mm" M“ "0 rung up and down my gm.” “I've hulstudents say my course tau ht tlicm to‘writcgrhootr i way M. could mm. " fmm lht‘ltl. Ho freaked m" my three-yearrold Dylan. “Kw ‘ lit ‘ d be ble to market themself is a onelman band " t l 5"". Wt‘ ”It‘d Km"?! "10'" ”W “in? “M “NIH. and ”a"; ‘Tltt‘lt he was joint: by his willow!" W”? all ( ( Afr; 20 yielars oftcaching screen education [asked Mr l 1 dance that they weren't allowed to touch their candy dcc ct out in ghostly w ite, When my sort asked . v. ‘ ’ . . ' ‘ ’ t \ until my Wtfc and 1 had lnspt‘Cft-d it who she was, I said, "‘lbe bride of Batman, of :ég‘gggrgggrf‘ 222::(1‘2: affegét‘t‘tsf'titfelx‘fl‘ucnce and the \ 1 the parents ottt there all know what really hap- WWW." .. ‘ ' . ' . i } pens next. W'o sort through their bag of goodies try Don't worry. my kids got me back for all those bad it mfif?(:‘f:;‘::§?ngmymÂ¥:; if“ lhjvfg';ii?nnfa:: \ 1 "‘1“ ‘” rm“ ”W "‘7‘“ ”ad" “‘3‘ M" “9"" “S ”m“ "m“ by “mm“ ”" m”""’"‘ "m“ S“"“"" “min" withethcir friends ' he said “I still showeyBein' omen conformer. ‘ panicipating in next year's haunted holiday. to tell me I had forgotten to turn the clock back. (if t l s #_ 0“" le ‘a lives on here at Kt‘l Marshall .. ‘ . i In the meantime. we smped out all those Candy course they didn't know the clocks had been turned 0 T1: C a; Pa ); l g cy A neve I?“ wh 're ‘ influ- favourites we haven't had since we were kids and back and that this was the first time in five years that in g u ‘ guess you C n r e your . i started setting aside a few for a special taste test for mogtmxnd dalifiil woultg‘ft to 859'? is d encaslggfig depanment welcomes the public be pan of me“ I when our little ghouls were in bed. in 0 con amt t m wit a t at can y ’ ‘ ‘ . ‘ _ . _ 1 \ lhese are the candies we would never buy as lying around. 323' c} 3:22:31; Sggggrésmngefigrge; d ?azor:‘"lf;:&2f;r$: 1 adults. like Popeye cigarettes. They're not called that The last Wind went in the baby who bellowed 745:685l ext 487 or emaileterhoursOkciartscom ‘ ‘ j 1 anymore but is there any real mystery about them as "bottle" at five in the morning. They grow up so last. ‘ ‘ ' ’ ‘ ' t . they're packaged in simulated cigarette packs, with "-5 the exact same thing I'll be bellowing at the Marshall Ward is a visual and; and independent/ilmmalcer ‘, food colouring on the end to indicate which side is bartender later this week after! finally catch up on Fmailis welcomeat marfllall unrdOhotmaime ‘ j lit up, I find it morally reprehensible that candy my sleep. ' ~ - - ‘ _.a A“ .. _) ‘ #â€"_â€"â€"â€"â€"_â€"â€"#