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The Citizen, 2017-10-05, Page 4PAGE 4.THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2017. Editorials Opinions President: Keith Roulston • Publisher: Deb Sholdice Editor: Shawn Loughlin • Reporter: Denny Scott Advertising Sales: Brenda Nyveld • Heather Fraser The Citizen is published 50 times a year in Brussels, Ontario by North Huron Publishing Company Inc Subscriptions are payable in advance at a rate of $36.00/year ($34.29 + $1.71 G.S.T.) in Canada; $160.00/year in U.S.A. and $205/year in other foreign countries. Advertising is accepted on the condition that in the event of a typographical error, only that portion of the advertisement will be credited. Advertising Deadlines: Mon. 2 p.m. - Brussels; Mon. 4 p.m. - Blyth. PUBLICATIONS MAIL AGREEMENT NO. 40050141 Canada RETURN UNDELIVERABLE CANADIAN ADDRESSES TO CIRCULATION DEPT. PO BOX 152 BRUSSELS ON NOG 1H0 email: info@northhuron.on.ca We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada. • The Citizen P.O. Box 429, P.O. Box 152, BLYTH, Ont. BRUSSELS, Ont. NOM 1 HO NOG 1 HO Ph. 519-523-4792 Phone Fax 519-523-9140 519-887-9114 E-mail info@northhuron.on.ca Website www.northhuron.on.ca AOCna tom. Member CCNA Member of the Ontario Press Council CMCA AUDITED We are not responsible for unsolicited newsscripts or photographs. Contents of The Citizen are m Copyright The solution begins at home News that the provincial government is considering banning the depositing of organic waste in the province's landfill sites will probably be regarded by many Ontarians as one more nutty, misguided program from Premier Kathleen Wynne's government but this is one that can save taxpayers' money and help the environment too. Currently 3 7 million tonnes of organic waste goes into Ontario's landfills every year, where it breaks down and creates methane gas which makes up six per cent of the province's greenhouse gas emissions. It also costs millions to collect those potato peels and truck them to the landfills. For homeowners, particularly for rural homeowners, this is an unnecessary problem. Most organic waste can be easily handled with a simple compost bin in an out-of-the-way corner of the backyard, and the bonus is valuable fertilizer for use in the garden next year. That's not what many people want to hear. They just want to put all the yucky stuff in a plastic bag and have someone cart it away. At the same time they'll gripe about rising taxes or bag -tag fees. They'll complain, too, when a new landfill site is proposed because they don't want the expense, or to see it located near them. Yet experts say that at the current rate of waste (12 million tonnes of waste a year in Ontario — or 850 kg. per person), our landfills will be full in the next 20 years. People often complain that others don't take enough personal responsibility, requiring governments to pick up the slack. Well here's where you can take personal responsibility for the organic and yard waste you create and compost it right in your own back yard. — KR How can we be Canadian? The problem for Heritage Minister Melanie Joly who announced her "Creative Canada" program last week to ensure Canadians can see Canadian stories on their television and telephone screens, is that most Canadians don't really care whether they see such programs or not. Canadian viewers have a long history of caring more about watching what their American neighbours are viewing than seeing people like themselves on their screens. Historically, cable television and satellite TV subscriptions boomed in Canada 30-40 years ago because people miles from the border were happy to pay for a way to watch U.S. channels, fearing they were missing out on programs that really matter. That began a tradition of Canadians' willingness to pay for the pipeline that brings us American programming that has continued with paying for internet connections and Netflix. Proposals to promote Canadian creation have always been like waving a red flag in front of a bull for many Canadians Aside from hockey, they regard most things Canadian on their television or movie screens as being inferior — it must be if the government has to force it on us. So providers like Netflix, where you can gorge on U.S. programs without having to worry about anyone tricking you into watching Canadian content, are seen as enjoyably subversive — particularly when you don't have to pay HST on it as you do on your cable bill. And then there's Canadians' sense of cultural inferiority. Our worry we might be missing out on something that was being discussed on U.S. talk shows reached the ridiculous extreme when Canadians demanded to be able to see the U.S. advertisements on the Super Bowl games. Canada's small population hinders the creation of programming that truly reflects Canada, but the real problem is our attitudes in English Canada. In Quebec, with a much smaller population but a different language and a much healthier sense of self, there's a strong demand for made -in -Quebec content. Canada will never start telling its own stories until Canadians are comfortable enough in their own skin to demand those stories be told.— KR The twisted logic of U.S. guns The strange contortions that U.S. right-wingers use to rationalize their warped point of view was demonstrated again this week with the horrific shooting in Las Vegas on Sunday night that resulted in dozens of deaths and hundreds of injuries. If the shooter had been by someone with a Muslim name, there would have been demands to close the borders and perhaps even expel Muslim immigrants. But the shooter was a 64 -year-old man from a nearby Nevada town, so suddenly he's simply a sick individual instead of a dangerous terrorist who is the threat to America. Despite the fact that the shooter carried 10 concealed weapons into the hotel room from which he shot at a crowd at a nearby outdoor music concert, there will be no admission that keeping people from easily buying automatic weapons might be wise. Instead, supporters of the National Rifle Association will argue the victims could have protected themselves if they had only been armed (perhaps with bazookas?). It doesn't make sense, but then this is the country that elected Donald Trump as President. — KR Looking Back Through the Years October 4, 1944 The North Huron Conservatives nominated L.E. Cardiff, a well- known Morris Township farmer, to carry the Progressive Conservative banner for the riding into the next federal election. John Campbell of Brussels, while serving his country in Belgium, was able to keep up with the goings-on in his home community by chance. Campbell, while in Belgium, picked up a newspaper, only to see a news item that was taken from The Brussels Post. John took the newspaper and then sent it to his brother Harold in Brussels. October 6, 1967 A number of factors caused a "sharp decrease" in Brussels Fall Fair attendance for the year. While there was inclement weather for the day, the news that the fair had been cancelled, only to be rescheduled again, worked together to cause a lack of visitors to the annual fair. The fair did feature a good parade, which was led by the Brussels Legion Pipe Band and students from Grey Central, Brussels Central and Walton Central Public Schools. It was officially opened by local MPP Murray Gaunt. It was announced that Premier John Roberts was scheduled to arrive at the Gorrie Fall Fair on Oct. 7. The Brussels Post reported that Roberts was hoping to meet as many local residents at the fair as possible. The Brussels Juvenile Girls ball team celebrated a big win with a party at Silver Lake. The girls won their league championship by eliminating teams from Millbank, Wingham and St. Marys on their way to the title. September 30, 1981 Two Huron County residents were being forced to replant a number of trees or face charges under the county's Tree Act. Stanley Township Reeve Paul Steckle said that he found it appalling that someone would bulldoze an area without a permit, clearing 15 acres. The second man, in Ashfield Township, cleared approximately 10 acres of trees without a permit. It was the team from Walton that claimed the Tri -County Squirt championship, besting teams from throughout the area in a number of year-end tournament games. Lin Steffler was the coach of the team, which contained Nancy Godkin, Tracy Badley, Peggy Ryan, Sherry Hoegy and Bonnie Findlayson, among others. A new community club was in the midst of planning for an Oktoberfest celebration. Club Heimatland Canada's first -annual Oktoberfest celebration was scheduled for the Blyth Arena. Manfred Losereit of RR1, Auburn, the president of the club, said that only a handful of the 400 potential tickets remained available at the time. Losereit said there would be plenty of German food at the celebration that night, including spare ribs, sausage, meat loaf and sauerkraut. The event would also be complemented by a six -man German band. October 8, 1997 While some may have dismissed it as just a small act of vandalism, The Citizen reported the theft of a number of new 9-1-1 signs throughout Hullett Township. The newspaper reported that the theft could have dangerous implications going forward. The signs were relatively new and had been erected to identify each road for emergency services purposes. The program, The Citizen reported, was intended to enhance the ability of emergency services personnel to finds homes and properties. The removal of the signs would cause a delay in response time, which could prove detrimental, given the right circumstances. It was a proud day in Brussels for a number of local Legion members who had been awarded for their years of service with the organization. Lloyd Glanville received a certificate of merit for his work with the local Branch of the Legion, while Max Oldfield earned a 50 - year pin and Margaret Bennett was awarded a life -time membership with the organization. For the third year in a row, the Brussels Tigers were Huron County Fastball League champions and, for the first time, added a Western Ontario Athletic Association (WOAA) grand championship to its season. Just as the Brussels Tigers were being honoured for their historic season, the Brussels Bulls officially dropped the puck on their 1997/1998 season with the help of CKNX morning host Matt O'Neill. Country music star Stephanie Beaumont sang the national anthem at the game, which Brussels played against the Mount Forest Patriots. Roger Chandler was in the midst of preparing for a stand-up comedy show at the Brussels Country Inn on Oct. 18. Having opened for the likes of Jerry Seinfeld, Howie Mandel and Tommy Chong, Chandler, a Vancouver native, would be bringing his show to Brussels.