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Home My WebLink AboutHuron Expositor, 2015-04-08, Page 44 Huron Expositor • Wednesday, April 8, 2015 www.seaforthhuronexpositor.com Nuron Expositor PUBLISHED WEEKLY — EST. 1860 P.O. Box 69, 8 Main Street Seaforth Ontario NOK 1 WO phone: 519-527-0240 fax: 519-527-2858 www.seaforthhuronexpositor SUN MEDIA A Quebecor Media Company NEIL CLIFFORD Publisher neil.clifford@sunmedia.ca MAXWELL BICKFORD Advertising Rep. max.bickford@sunmedia.ca MARCO VIGLIOTTI Multimedia Journalist seaforth.news@sunmedia.ca DIANNE MCGRATH Front Office seaforth.classifieds@sunmedia.ca MARIE DAVID Sun Media Group Publisher Grey Bruce Huron Division 519-364-2001 or 519-372-4301 SUBSCRIPTION RATES 1 YEAR $50.00 (47.62+2.38 GST) 2YEAR $95.00 (90.48+4.52 GST) SENIORS 60 WEEKS $50.00 (47.62+2.38 GST) 120 WEEKS $95.00 (90.48+4.52 GST) Publications Mail Agreement No. 40064683 RETURN UNDELIVERABLE CANADIAN ADDRESSES TO CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT P.O. 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Canada editorial Throw the book at spendthrifts Amessage must be sent to the political class that there will be consequences if you treat the taxpayer like an ATM machine. Court documents released Tuesday show the RCMP believe sus- pended Senator Pamela Wallin committed fraud and breach of trust when she claimed over $25,000 in expenses for 21 trips between 2009 and 2012. "I believe that Senator Wallin travelled to Toronto to pursue per- sonal and business inter- ests, and later repre- sented to the Senate that these travels were parlia- mentary related as she sought reimbursement for expenses incurred," writes Cpl. Rudy Exantus in a sworn statement. The trips in question here include a Bank of Montreal board meeting and visits to the Univer- sity of Guelph where Wal- lin served as chancellor. The whole reason the court documents were filed is because the RCMP wants to be able to compel evidence to be released from the places Wallin travelled. None of the allegations has been proven. Wallin is not currently facing any charges and main- tains her innocence. However, charges could be forthcoming after the RCMP finishes gathering evidence. Media reports Tuesday evening also revealed that the auditor general sent letters to dozens of cur- rent and former senators concerning their ques- tionable expense claims. Senators have previ- ously complained that the whole expense probe is too tough on them. Boo hoo! We have the right to ensure our money is spent properly. If Harry in accounting is suspected of swiping cash from the office till, the cops get called in. Charges are laid. The person has his day in a court. Wallin tells us there's nothing wrong with her expenses. And she could be right. But as it stands these are just words float- ing around in the court of public opinion. While these latest alle- gations have furnished a clucking opposition with another week's worth of ammo to pound the Harper government, there needs to be serious con- sequences if Senators are blowing taxpayer dollars. Given what we learned Tuesday, Wallin's case should enter the real courts. For her sake and for the rule of law. If a crime has been committed, by any Sena- tor, throw the book at them. These cases are too important to just vanish from the system. Local goose produces massive eggs in 1890 In the years agone Apr. 11, 1890 • Mr. John Somerville of Morris has a goose that is making a record by laying eggs, some of which measure 9 1/2 by 12 inches. The goose that beats that will have to stay up at night. • A genuine specimen of the lynx or wildcat was shot near Mil- verton the other day. Apr. 9, 1915 • The farm of 100 acres for Wil- liam McMichael, lot 34, 6th con- cession to McKillop, was sold on Friday last to Alexander McMi- chael, a neighbour, for $3,800. The farm is a fairly good one and the purchaser got a bargain at the price paid. • The Goderich fishermen are making big hauls of perch and suckers this spring. Some lifts have contained over one thou- sand pounds of fish. They are shipped to Buffalo, prices ruling at seven cents for perch and four cents for suckers. Apr. 12, 1940 • When Germany captured Denmark this week and the European war became cen- tered in the Scandinavian countries, the worst fears of John Neilson, Seaforth baker, were realized and today he wonders what is the fate of his parents, his three brothers, his three sisters, whom he left in Denmark on coming to Canada 11 years ago. • Showing at Regent Theatre is Seaforth: that famous heart- warming story, "The Chicken Wagon Family." Apr. 8, 1965 • The Bayfield River, a highway for Huron pioneers 150 years ago, came into its own again recently when four members of the Egmondville Rower Crew (Jack Durst, Rob Brady, Laurie Stock- well and Harold Smith) and a member of the District Office went by canoe from Egmodnville to Bayfield. Apr. 11, 1990 • Tuckersmith Council have agreed to appeal to the Huron County Planning and Develop- ment Committee on behalf of Bill Brown of Egmondville, who has been seeking severance for eight lots on his cleared property. Mr. Brown, who previously operated a wrecking ball in the hamlet, had since cleared the land and applied for severance for eight building lots. • Judy MacDonald, the new Head of Finance at the Seaforth Community Hospital, is finding small-town life a refreshing change. Mrs. MacDonald, who is presently living in the area during the week and travelling back to Brampton and her family on the weekend, took over her posting at the hospital on March 26. She is looking forward to settling down in the Seaforth area come June, when her three children are fin- ished school. • At its April 3 meeting, McKil- lop Township Council endorsed a resolution received from Roches- ter Township concerning the Health System in Ontario. The res- olution requests the health minis- ter to take immediate action to ensure Ontario's health care sys- tem provides the health services for which it was designed. Canada has one of the highest rate:6 multiple sclerosis In the world. utws lahliNA ilde1411. 110 111111111;4 Civics encipmiu 14.111 1 260x769 iwom.mssccleely.ca SEAFORTH HURON EXPOSITOR - HOURS OF OPERATION MONDAY: 9:00 - 5:00 • TUESDAY: - CLOSED • WEDNESDAY: - 9:00 - 5:00 • THURSDAY: - 9:00 - 5:00 • FRIDAY: - 9:00 - 5:00 • SATURDAY & SUNDAY: - CLOSED ADVERTISING DEADLINE: FRIDAY AT 2:00 • PHONE 519-527-0240 • FAX: 519-527-2858 www.seaforthhuronexpositor.com