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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 2016-01-27, Page 5Wednesday, January 27, 2016 • Huron Expositor 5 www.seaforthhuronexpositor.com IN THE YEARS AGONE Five young industrious Seaforth men seek their fortunes in Decatur, Alabama in 1888 Jan. 27, 1888 • The Ament brothers of Brus- sels have purchase Smith Brothers saw mill in Grey and intend running it in connec- tion with their works in Brus- sels. May success attend them. • The first carnival of the sea- son took place on the rink on Friday evening last. There was a large crowd present, and the ice was in fi ne condition. On account of the lack of competi- tors the fancy skating competi- tions were called off but the three races were close and interesting. The gentlemen's race was won by E. Brisbin, Mitchell; W. Fairley, Seaforth second. The boys' race was won by W. Charters, Hensall; J. Rose, Seaforth second. The barre 1 race was won by W.Charters; Geo. Ewing, Sea - forth second. ■ Five young men from this town, Messrs. Charles Gibson, Alex McLeod, Joseph Abell, George Cant and Robert Steele, left here this week for Decatur, Alabama to push their fortunes in the new south. If they send back good reports many more will soon follow. Th ey are all steady, industrious young men and will, we have no doubt, do their native country credit where they go. Jan. 24, 1913 ■ We are informed by Mr. James Wright, who has been an employee of the Bell Engine and Thresher Company in this town for the past 17 years, that he intends severing his connec- tion with that company with the view in the near future of starting in business for himself. He has leased a space in the D.D. Wilson block on Main Street where he intends open- ing an automobile and general repair shop. Jan. 28, 1938 • Th e annual Burns night of the Seaforth Lions Club was held on Monday evening in the Commercial Hotel, when in addition to the members f the club were some 25 visitors present. • Following the publication of the SCI Alumni Year Book some weeks ago the story of Clifford Carmichael and his world's largest stamp club, leading daily papers have played up the story with resulting publicity to the "Stamp King" and to Seaforth. • Despite the fact that the Fall Fair lost over $100 last Septem- ber, all prize monies were paid in full. Membersof the Seaforth Agricultural Society attended the annual meeting in Carnegie Hall on Friday and made plans for a better show next year. Th e infantile paralysis epidemic is blamed for the poor attendance in last year's show. ■ A cold storage plant for Sea - forth is a possibility in the near future if enthusiasm shows at a meeting of interested persons held in the Town Hall on Friday can be taken as an indication. Jan. 24,1963 • Mary Sill, 12 and Bruce Brady, 14, representing the Seaforth Fig- ure Skating Club, won the first place trophy for the Novice Pairs event in the Western Ontario Fig- ure Skating Championships in Galt on Friday. They are Sea- forth's first winners in any West- ern Ontario championship event. Jan. 27,1988 • Seaforth native Lloyd Eisler and skating partner Isabelle Brasseur, of Quebec, have qualifi ed to represent Canada in the Olympic Games. Eisler and Brasseur captured the imagination of the judges and the crowd of more than 3,000 at the Canadian figure skating championship last week, fi nishing second overall. ■ At long last the Seaforth Police Department is back up to its full strength of four men. First Constable Harro Maydell was officially sworn in on Monday, Jan. 25 when he showed up for his fi rst day with the local police department. ■ Dump dogs, rats, odour, smoke and the possibility of harmful water are reasons why residents of the hamlet of Hol- mesville are against the expan- sion of the Holmesville Land- fill Site. A public meeting was held in the basement of the United Church so residents could express their grievances as well as ask questions of the Ministry of the Environment. Memo to Trudeau: Oil's still important Former prime minister Pierre Trudeau once infamously asked Sas- katchewan farmers, "why should I sell your wheat?" Earlier this week his son said much the same thing about Canada's resource industries, while addressing the World Economic Forum in Davos. Speaking to a gathering of global business and political elites, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he wanted Canadians to be known for their "resourcefulness" rather than their resources in a partisan shot at former prime minister Stephen Harper. It was self-indulgent and hurtful to the tens of thousands of workers in Alberta who are losing their jobs because of the global crash in oil prices. In fact, the written tran- script of Trudeau's speech simply said, less offensively: "Canada was mostly known for its resources. I want you to know Canadians for our resourcefulness." But Trudeau changed that in his delivery to: "My pre- decessor wanted you to know Canada for its resources. Well, I want you to know Canadians for our resourcefulness." That left it to Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi, also in Davos, to point out that: "We are still a resource- based economy. Our biggest export is still energy. And I do not see a path where that does not continue to be the case, so clearly we need to do what we can on market access." Nenshi said he appreci- ated Trudeau's efforts on cli- mate change, which will help give Alberta's oil indus- try the "social licence" (approval) it needs from other nations to market its products internationally. Trudeau does deserve kudos for telling actor turned climate activist Leon- ard DiCaprio to turn down his anti -oil sands rhetoric. The Titantic star travelled to Alberta in 2014 to record an environmental documen- tary and said "we must fight to keep this carbon in the ground." Trudeau also rightly said later in his speech, in French, that: "Our natural resources are important, and they always will be." However, he immediately added: "But Canadians know that what it takes to grow and prosper isn't just what's under our feet, it's what's between our ears." Doesn't our PM know Canada's resource industries are a source of innovation and high tech jobs, much like Silicon Valley in the U.S., which he praised in his speech? Maybe he needs to read up on Canada. BUY • SELL • TRADE IN THE CLASSIFIEDS PLEASE RECYCLE HAVE AN OPINION? The Huron Expositor welcomes letters to the editor. They must be signed and accompanied by a phone number for information clarification. It is importantto note, letters will not be printed without the author's name attached. All letters are subjectto editing due to possible space restriction. Letters can be dropped off at the office, mailed or emailed: The Huron Expositor 8 Main St. P.O. Box 69 Seaforth, ON NOK 1WO Shaun.Gregory@sunmedia.ca www.seaforthhuronexpositor.com