HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2013-03-21, Page 7THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 2013. PAGE 7.
THE EDITOR,
I would like to thank all the
volunteers who canvassed for the
Heart and Stroke in Grey Township
this past year. The 14 volunteers
raised $2,674.50 for the Heart and
Stroke cause. Thanks to Val Pethick,
Karen Hoegy, Judy Lee, Pat Gillis,
Annette Lewington, Steve Steiss,
Marnie Knight, Murray Hoover, Jim
Armstrong, Shirley Baker,
Rosemarie Bishop, Lori Dillon and
Deb Campbell. I would also like to
thank anyone who has canvassed for
me over the past 25 years. This was
my last year as captain of Grey
Township and I have enjoyed
working with over 70 volunteers
over the years.
Thanks to all.
Jo-Ann McDonald.
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deserves consideration.“If it wasn’t
for minor hockey, I’m not sure
there’d be a new arena,” he said. “It
seems funny we’re able to get it (ice
time) out of Hensall.”
Metzger says the issue is not
complicated. “Ice is ice, and
Saturday is Saturday,” he said.
“Where there’s a will, there’s a
way.”
At the suggestion of Mayor Jim
Ginn, municipal staff is being
directed to write a letter to the
skating club, asking its members to
again meet with the minor hockey
association in an attempt to hammer
out an agreement.
Ginn says there is a possibility
that council might have to step into
the fray further down the road.
The Editor,
I recently attended Innocence
Lost: A Play About Steven Truscott
by Beverley Cooper, co-produced by
the National Arts Centre (NAC) in
Ottawa and the Centaur Theatre of
Montreal.
Walking into the NAC on a
Saturday afternoon, I was thrilled to
see the 900-seat theatre filling
rapidly. This production, beautifully
directed by Centaur’s Artistic
Director Roy Surette, was different
from the Blyth Festival production in
many ways, but the sensibility of the
piece was identical. Beverley
Cooper’s powerful writing brought
our memories and fears and
compassion to the surface in an
instant.
I was overcome with emotion
throughout the performance, not
only because it stirred so many
memories of my time with the Blyth
Festival, but because the voice of
Huron County was on our national
stage, speaking its truth. There was
no self-consciousness in the
references to Londesborough or
Clinton or Blyth. These were real
places, populated by real people
with real lives as they wrestled with
an unspeakable crisis.
And the play worked exactly as it
had in Blyth: as the miscarriage of
justice became increasingly evident,
I could feel the emotion in the room
shift. After the play ended, I chatted
with a group of seniors about their
experience. They talked to me about
the power of watching live theatre,
as opposed to a film or television. To
a person, they were visibly moved
by the production.
The Blyth Festival creates work
that reaches far beyond the
boundaries of Huron County. Some
people measure the importance of
this theatre by its economic impact
on the region, but the true value lies
in its willingness to take risks.
[Interim Artistic Director] Peter
Smith has done a wonderful job
steering the festival as the search for
a new artistic director was underway.
He deserves the gratitude and praise
of the whole community.
The incoming artistic director,
Marion de Vries is an equally
passionate theatre professional with
an enormous love for Huron County.
The festival is in good hands and it
will continue to thrive and adapt to
changing times. As Marion’s vision
unfolds, remember that arts
organizations do need to change, just
like any other enterprise. To
maintain the status quo is to ignore
the mission of the company, which is
to enrich “…the lives of its audience
by producing and developing plays
that give voice to both the region and
the country.” The country is a big
place. And it is changing.
Embrace the treasure that is the
Blyth Festival. Without your
imagination and support projects
like Innocence Lost would have died
on the vine. Watching this show in
our capital city was one of the high
points of my career because it
proved to me that my own
determination to take risks had paid
off in a meaningful way. Please
continue to support those who will
take risks in the days ahead and keep
the festival vital.
Eric Coates
Artistic Director, Great
Canadian Theatre Company
Ottawa, ON
After 25 years of canvassing,
McDonald retires as captain
Ice time an issue at new complex
Coates impressed by ‘Innocence Lost’ in Ottawa
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