I came to Canada during the Hong Kong flu pandemic. I didn’t notice the pandemic because it was hardly commented on and life went on as normal.
Like everyone else my age, I was taught not to cough, spit or sneeze on people. I knew washing your hands was a good idea. I had a drawer full of handkerchiefs so I didn’t have to be contortionist to sneeze into my arm. I didn’t like people invading my personal space so for me a kind of social distancing is my norm. In 1969, life went on as usual and the economy wasn’t shut down ruining the lives of millions.
The 1969 Hong Kong flu pandemic killed more than a million people. Tuberculosis which is entirely preventable kills just as many each and every year. The second place, entirely preventable killer, Malaria kills 400,000 annually. I’ll pay attention to Covid-19 when it kills a million annually.
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle was the slogan; by all accounts it’s the slogan the people of Perth County, St Marys and Stratford have bought into.
What’s the slogan for climate change? Apparently it’s “Vote Green, Liberal or NDP or you’ll die in 12 years.”
It shouldn’t be that difficult to come up with a different slogan that Perth County, St Marys and Stratford can buy into. How about “Don’t build on flood plains?”
It occurs to me that in St Marys, the local government use 19th-century scaffolding, while Mennonites use 20th-century hydrolics.
Dead Elephant Ale is brewed by Railway City Brewing, 130 Edward Street, St Thomas, Ontario
The St Marys Skate Park is an outdoor, concrete facility for skateboard, bike or scooter. The various ramps and obstacles that include: Mini quarter pipe; Mini pyramid; Fly out; Grind Box; Stair set; and Multiple rails.
The park was constructed in 2013 after local fundraising and a $60,000 Ontario Trillium Foundation grant.
The Handsome Goat Soap Company makes goats milk soap and natural bath products in St Marys, Ontario.
