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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2013-05-30, Page 4PAGE 4. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MAY 9, 2013.Editorials Opinions Publisher: Keith RoulstonAssociate Publisher & Director of Sales: Ron Drillen Acting Editor: Shawn Loughlin • Reporter: Denny ScottAdvertising Sales: Lori Patterson The CitizenP.O. Box 429, BLYTH, Ont. N0M 1H0 Ph. 519-523-4792 Fax 519-523-9140 P.O. Box 152, BRUSSELS, Ont. N0G 1H0 Phone 519-887-9114 E-mail info@northhuron.on.ca Website www.northhuron.on.ca Looking Back Through the Years CCNA Member Member of the Ontario Press Council 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; $130.00/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 RETURN UNDELIVERABLE CANADIAN ADDRESSES TO CIRCULATION DEPT. PO BOX 152 BRUSSELS ON N0G 1H0 email: info@northhuron.on.ca June 1, 1961 At Brownie’s Drive-In LDT theatre,Babette Goes to War with Brigitte Bardot and Jacques Charrier was on the screen from June 1-2. The Secret of Treasure was the second part of the double feature, starring Raymond Burr and Valerie French. The East Huron Agriculture Society held a meeting on May 26 in order to make plans regarding a chicken barbecue to be held on June 21 at the Brussels Fair Grounds. The barbecue was set to run from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. June 1, 1988 The Blyth Lions Club was set to host its annual 1950s/1960s dance at the Blyth and District Community Centre on the arena floor on June 25. All profits from the dance were to be divided between the purchase of a new condenser for the Blyth arena and new playground equipment for Blyth Lions Park. Clinton became eligible for a provincial grant for a water project announced by Environment Minister Jim Bradley and the Honourable Jack Riddell, MPP for Huron. The grant was estimated to be 68.05 per cent of the total eligible cost of the proposed construction of a new ground level reservoir and installation of high lift pumps and a fire pump to replace the existing units. After more than 40 years working at CKNX radio and television, Ross Hamilton had decided to retire from his position as president on Sept. 1. Hamilton began as a sales representative for CKNX Radio and then moved to television when CKNX TV went on air in 1955. Hamilton had been president of CKNX Broadcasting Ltd for the past five years but would continue to sit on the board of directors of the company. Al Skelton would become the vice-president and general manager of CKNX Broadcasting. President Bob Elsden would then also become president and a director of CKNX Broadcasting. June 1, 2006 Blyth firefighter Dave Mounsey, along with OPP Const. Brenda Carey, began training to compete in the Royal Victoria Marathon in British Columbia on Oct. 8. After being previously trapped in his cruiser after a single-vehicle accident, Mounsey was pulled out of the vehicle by firefighters. After he recovered from his injuries, Mounsey decided to join the firefighters. In saying thank you to the community, Mounsey decided to look for something challenging to do and chose to run a marathon to raise money to buy a defibrillator, costing about $5,000 including training. Mounsey said that even if they only use the defibrillator once in five years and it saves a life, it would be worth every penny. The Girls Unlimited Career Day was held at Wingham’s Knights of Columbus Hall, co-hosted by the Foundation for Enriching Education and Women Today of Huron. The day provided opportunities for women to learn about jobs students may not otherwise have the opportunity to learn about. Some students were surprised to learn from the career coaches that some women still experience discrimination in 2006. There were coaches with professions ranging from a dog trainer to a corrections officer. May 31, 2012 At a special meeting, Morris- Turnberry Council voted to alter the wording of a controversial fire service survey and delay its mailing. The survey would have asked ratepayers if they wanted to continue buying fire service from North Huron or support Morris-Turnberry in having its own fire service. Council then added that non-returned surveys would be considered support for starting a new fire service in the municipality. Many at the meeting saw this as a way for council to be able to argue that it had support for starting a fire service because the unreturned surveys would be seen as support. The survey was then postponed until the right wording was determined. Councilor Alma Conn resigned from her position on the North Huron Township Council due to relocation. The councillor and her husband moved to Owen Sound after he retired so the two could be closer to their children. Conn had been a councillor in North Huron for five years. She felt her moving time could be better as far as her resignation goes because the council is facing so many important issues, but she felt it was time. The Huron County Library began a new project that aimed to provide more books and computers. Local service agencies had been visiting the library each week to answer questions and provide information and referrals. The hope is that patrons recognize the library as a source of information and that the information can be gathered from books, computers and from people. We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Canada Periodical Fund of the Department of Canadian Heritage. We are not responsible for unsolicited newsscripts or photographs. Contents of The Citizen are © Copyright Making good news happen Anytime an area gets a new employer it’s good news but when the event is like the opening of New Concept Quality Doors, it’s an especially positive story. Brussels lost its largest employer back in January when a fire destroyed MDL Doors, long a fixture in the former Grey Township. When the company declared bankruptcy, 100 employees were out of work, a major blow to the local economy. But some key employees saw an opportunity to keep the skilled work- force together and continue to serve many of the customers that MDL had built up over the years. Quietly, within weeks, New Concept Quality Doors was born. The new company got a boost in a typical small-town way of neighbours helping neighbours. Just as people brought food to feed the firemen battling the MDL factory fire back in January, the business community stepped in to help the former MDL employees get their new venture off the ground. Royal Homes gave the company three months free rent in a vacant building near its plant on the edge of Wingham. The company also was given free office supplies to help it get going. So far 21 of the former MDL workers have found jobs with the new company which is growing, and rehiring MDL craftspeople, every week. The new plant is not in the Brussels community itself but at Wingham it’s close enough that the benefits will come home in keeping former MDL employees living in the area, not being forced to move elsewhere to find jobs. Here’s hoping this good news story just keeps growing – that New Concept Quality Doors is a huge success and soon employs all the former MDL workers, or even more. –KR Canada in perspective One of the things that keeps Canadians humble is that we, as individuals and especially the media, spend a lot more time focussing on what’s wrong with the country and needs to be improved, than we did on looking at what we’re doing well. Still, two recent international surveys show results that should make us stop for a moment and put things in perspective and realize this is a pretty good place to live. Earlier this week the Paris-based Organization for Economic Co- operation and Development (OECD) released a “Better Life Index”, ranking 36 countries on everything from hard data dealing with job and income to perceptions of “life satisfaction”. Canada ranked near the top, or at least above average, in most of the categories. “Canada performs exceptionally well in measures of well-being, as shown by the fact that it ranks among the top countries in a large number of topics in the Better Life Index,” the organization says in its profile of the country. “In general, Canadians are more satisfied with their lives than the OECD average, with 82 per cent of people saying they have more positive experiences in an average day than negative ones.” The OECD gave no overall ranking of countries but The Canadian Press news agency noted that if all 24 categories were given equal ranking, Canada would place third behind Australia and Sweden. In another study for the British Broadcasting Corporation, a polling company surveyed 26,299 people in 16 countries to test their perceptions of whether those countries had a negative or positive influence on the world. Toting up the opinions of people in all those countries, Canada tied with Britain for second place among countries with a positive influence. Germany came out on top. Positive feelings about Canada’s influence were highest in the U.S. (84 per cent positive), France (82 per cent), Britain (80 per cent), Australia (79 per cent) and South Korea (77 per cent). The two surveys show we have much to be grateful for and be proud of in Canada. We need to keep these positives in perspective when we criticize ourselves. Okay, enough self-praise, now back to fixing the things that need to be fixed to make us even better. –KR & Letters Policy The Citizen welcomes letters to the editor. Letters must be signed and should include a daytime telephone number for the purpose of verification only. Letters that are not signed will not be printed. Submissions may be edited for length, clarity and content, using fair comment as our guideline. 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