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Princess Margriet espouses vigilance for freedom
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thanked the millions of Dutch
immigrants to Canada who have
helped make the country greater.
Princess Margriet then spoke
about the Canadian soldiers who
gave their lives to liberate Holland in
World War II and the special
relationship between the two
countries.
Princess Margriet also discussed
the current state of freedom in many
countries throughout the world and
said that it isn't a given that that state
will continue, so vigilance is
necessary.
To finish the outdoor ceremony,
the princess and her husband
Professor Pieter van Vollenhoven,
unveiled a commemorative
plaque at the town's Liberation
A royal meeting
Goderich was buzzing on Sunday. Not only was it Mother's Day and the site of the annual Dave
Mounsey Run Around The Square, but in the afternoon the stage was set for royalty as
Princess Margriet of the Netherlands came through the town as part of her Canadian tour. The
princess addressed thousands of fans at Goderich's Liberation Park and then attended a
special concert and ceremony at Trinity Christian Reformed Church. Goderich Mayor Kevin
Morrison said the day will be one that forever lives in the history of the town. From left:
Princess Margriet, Professor Pieter van Vollenhoven, Goderich Mayor Kevin Morrison, Dutch -
Canadians Remember As One Co -Chair Jim Rutledge, World War II veteran Bill Andersen and
Dutch -Canadians Remember As One Co -Chair Sid Bruinsma. (Shawn Loughlin photo)
Woman sentenced to probation
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but instead pled guilty to the lesser
charge of unlawfully being in a
dwelling.
She also stated that while she did
enter the residence and take the
bottle, it was not full at the time and
she only took a few drinks from it
and didn't return it empty.
Hunter issued Klaas a suspended
sentence and placed her under
probation for a period of 12 months.
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Nicole Shuttleworth of Thunder
Bay pled guilty to a number of
charges in Wingham court last week
that resulted in her being ordered to
pay a pair of fines.
Shuttleworth was charged with
operating a vehicle with over 80
milligrams of alcohol in 100
millilitres of blood, however, she
pled guilty to the lesser charge of
careless driving in association with
an incident on Oct. 18, 2014.
Melo said that police stopped
Shuttleworth in North Huron on
Blyth Road after she had been
observed toggling between speeds of
50 kilometres per hour and 80
kilometres per hour. Police then
pulled her over and deduced that she
was driving carelessly.
Shuttleworth was further charged
twice for failing to re-attend court in
January, 2015 and December, 2015.
Hunter imposed a fine of $700 on
Shuttleworth for the careless driving
conviction and a fine of $500 for
failing to re-attend court in January,
2015.
Because Shuttleworth had spent
one day in pre -sentence custody
after the January, 2015 charge,
Hunter found that time served was
sufficient for that conviction.
Shuttleworth was given nine months
to pay the fines.
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Jonathon Woof of Gorrie pled
guilty to one charge of failing to
comply with the conditions of his
release, stemming from an incident
on April 5.
Melo said that as a condition of a
previous incident, Woof was bound
to not have any direct contact with
his former girlfriend and broke that
by attending her house during an
attempt to pick up the child they
share. Cowan said that Woof had
walked down the house's laneway to
make contact, when he had been
instructed that he should wait at the
end of the laneway.
Woof was also charged with
assault stemming from an incident
on Nov. 13, 2016, which resulted in
a peace bond. Cowan, however, said
that Woof did not agree to any of the
facts presented and was not
admitting any guilt in regards to an
alleged assault, but was
entering into a peace bond because it
was in the best interests of the
public.
In regards to the conviction on the
charge of failing to comply, Woof
was given a conditional discharge
and has been placed on probation for
12 months.
Chambers regrets missed chances
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in North Huron and Morris-
Turnberry share staff members, was
a positive plan.
"We've seen a lot of advancements
in different areas like asset
management and construction
projects," she said. "We've achieved
a lot including the airport feasibility
study, looking at policing services,
and other notable achievements."
She said she will regret not being
able to continue working with
projects in Blyth including the Blyth
Arts and Culture Initiative 14/19 Inc.
and Blyth Cowbell Brewing
Company.
"I found those projects very
intriguing and very exciting," she
said. "It would be very rewarding
and stay and work with those groups
to see the projects come to fruition."
She also said she was excited to
see what happened with the
Emergency Services Training Centre
under the direction of new
North Huron Fire Chief Ryan
Ladner.
Vincent said he wasn't surprised
by Chambers' announcement.
"Realizing what Sharon's abilities
are, there would be other places
definitely doing whatever they could
to attract her to their municipality,"
he said in an interview with The
Citizen. "I can't blame them.
Sharon's skills are in very high
demand."
Vincent said that council knew
when they hired Chambers that her
skill level could result in her term
being a short one with North Huron.
Council had only anticipated her
being on staff for five years, Vincent
said.
Park to memorialize the event.
The couple then attended
Goderich's Trinity Christian
Reformed Church for a special
concert and the signing of a scroll of
remembrance.
Organizer Jim Rutledge said he
felt the day couldn't have gone any
better.
"It was so successful. I think it
went really well," Rutledge said.
When Rutledge and his fellow
event organizers arrived at
Liberation Park for the first time
after hosting a pre -event reception
for families of fallen soldiers at the
church, Rutledge said he was
amazed to see how many people had
turned up.
While Rutledge was impressed
and blown away, he said he wasn't
exactly surprised. He said he know a
royal visit, especially from Princess
Margriet, would result in a lot of
people from Huron County and
beyond wanting to attend.
Princess Margriet, he said, is very
connected to children and veterans,
so he said he could tell she was
especially interested to spend time
with both veterans and children.
Rutledge also said the princess was
very down-to-earth in dealing
with everyone at the Goderich
event.
While it has been a long road and
it's taken a lot of work to host the
event and organize the royal visit,
Rutledge said it was worth every
second to see how successful the
event was. It was covered by
Canadian national news outlets as
well as a number of Dutch
journalists who travelled to Canada
to cover the royal tour, which
continued throughout the week
towards Hamilton and the Greater
Toronto Area.
The work of the committee is not
yet done, however, Rutledge says.
While one plaque has already been
placed at the park, there are plans for
a second, larger plaque that will
honour the Huron County soldiers
who died liberating Holland in
World War II, but the committee
wants to wait until all of the families
have been located.
Below are the names of the fallen
along with their regiments and
homes in Huron County:
Robert James Elliott of Blyth/
Teeswater of the Sherbrooke
Fusiliers; Lyle Alexander Evans of
Brussels of the South Alberta
Regiment; Clifford Roy Fawcett of
Dublin of the Lincoln and Welland
Regiment; Roderick Alexander
Finlayson of Lucknow of the
Governor General's Foot Guards;
James Fraser of Clinton/Goderich of
the RCAF 424 "Tiger" Squadron;
Wilburt Carl Hart of Wingham of the
Black Watch Regiment; Leonard
Theodore Hoffman of Zurich of the
Highland Light Infantry; Lloyd
Hood of Brussels of the Lincoln and
Welland Regiment; James Jamieson
of the Carleton and York Regiment;
Kelso James Johnston of Goderich
of the Royal Canadian Army Pay
Corps; George Francis Kelly of the
Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders;
John Earl McSpadden of Walton of
the Royal Winnipeg Rifles; Robert
James Montgomery of Dungannon
of the Lincoln and Welland
Regiment; Earl Robert Mugford of
Auburn of the Royal Canadian
Regiment; Donald McLennan
Murray of Seaforth of the Royal
Hamilton Light Infantry; Thomas
Joseph Ryan of Grand Bend of the
Highland Light Infantry; Robert
Henry Sallows of Goderich of the
Essex Scottish Regiment; George
Melville Straughn of Auburn
of the Argyll and Sutherland
Highlanders; Melvin Taylor of
Kippen of the 1st Canadian
Parachute Battalion; and Richard
Kenneth Young of Goderich of the
Calgary Highlanders.
Anyone with information on
these soldiers or their families
is encouraged to contact the
committee.
For more information on the event
or the committee's continued work
in the Huron County community,
visit the organization's website at
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