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Ice time for all ages
North Huron has historically been a great place to be on the Family Day weekend and this
year was no different. With the exception of some stormy weather on Friday night and
Saturday, the municipality was full of fun things to do on Sunday and Monday, including free
public skating at the Blyth and District Community Centre. Taking advantage of the holiday
Monday on the ice was the Plunkett family, led by Cindy, who facilitated young Austin's
transportation, followed by Leanne Plunkett, left, and Teresa Dykstra. (Shawn Loughlin photo)
Dutch -Canadian group
plans 2017 celebration
By Shawn Loughlin
The Citizen
A group of dedicated volunteers is
planning a Dutch -Canadian
celebration to coincide with
Canada's 150th birthday in 2017 and
they're looking for support from
Huron County.
Sid Bruinsma and Jim Rutledge
spoke to Huron County Council at
its Feb. 3 meeting and detailed their
multi -faceted request and provided
more information about the
celebration.
Rutledge, who is the author of The
Men of Huron: A Book of Honour
and Remembrance, says that after
working on his first book to honour
Huron's soldiers in World War II, he
has since directed his attention to
local soldiers who fought in World
War I.
"My passion for the last 10 years
has been to honour our veterans," he
told councillors after officially
presenting council with a signed
copy of his book.
Bruinsma detailed the celebration,
which is set to take place in
Goderich at Liberation Park.
"We have invited Her Royal
Highness Princess Margriet of the
Netherlands to be our guest. We
would like her to unveil a plaque
commemorating the surrender of the
German troops in the Netherlands to
end the Second World War in the
Netherlands," the group's letter
reads. "And also to unveil a new
sign, `Liberation Memorial Park' at
the park on Victoria Street in
Goderich."
Bruinsma and Rutledge explained
that inviting someone like the
princess is not a simple process and
needs to be approved through the
Minister of Foreign Affairs,
Stephane Dion.
As part of the process, the
organization was requesting a letter
of support from Huron County to be
placed on the event's website, which
also contains a petition, that would
help give the request traction.
Council approved a motion that
would see Warden Paul Gowing sign
a letter of support for the request,
which will then be posted on the
website and forwarded to the
appropriate levels of the federal
government.
The second part of the request was
for funding, originally in the amount
of $5,000, but Bruinsma told
councillors that he had since decided
to increase that amount for a very
specific reason.
Bruinsma told council that he was
asking council to contribute $10 for
every person from Huron County
who laid down his/her life for the
cause of World War I, which is just
over 700 people. The amount, in
turn, would be just over $7,000.
Council accepted the request and
authorized that a staff report be
prepared ahead of the grant being
considered during the county's
budget deliberations.
Bruinsma said the money would
go towards promoting the event and
securing musical entertainment and
equipment for the 2017 celebration.
For more information on the group
and its ambitious plan for 2017, visit
its website at dutch-
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