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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2013-06-13, Page 4PAGE 4. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 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 15, 1961 At Brownie’s Drive in LDT in Clinton, The Tingler starring Vincent Price and Judith Evelyn was playing on June 15 and 16 with 20 Million Miles to Earth starring William Hopper and Joan Taylor, On June 17-19, The Plainsman with Gary Cooper and Joan Arthur was playing along with The Young Captives starring Steve Mario and Luana Patton. On June 20 and 21, Pal Joey with Frank Sinatra and Rita Hayworth was in theatres. Hydro workers had been installing seven new concrete light standards on the west side of the business sections of the Village of Brussels. The new standards were installed on the east side about two years earlier. All high tension wires have been moved from the business blocks to back streets. The transfer of the wires from the old wooden poles to the new ones had been completed and the remainder of the wooden poles had been removed. After the installation, the business section was said to be uniform and modern. June 15, 1988 Both water pumps are working properly again in the Brussels village and officials are at ease. In Blyth, however, water restrictions were imposed that allowed people to only water new grass, gardens and flowerbeds and only in the evening hours. Town work crews found the water level in the reservoir dangerously low even though the pumps have been running for days. Water levels need to remain in good condition in case of a fire. The Brussels Bulls Junior “D” hockey team was faced with the possibility of folding if more people weren’t able to volunteer their time with the team’s executive. “If we can’t elect an executive, we won’t have a club – it’s as simple as that,” said Walton’s Joe Steffler the executive’s president for the 1987- 1988 season. Co-founder of the Blyth Festival James Roy wrote a large editorial piece remembering the first season of the Festival, which, in 13 seasons, had quickly become one of Huron County’s most popular tourist attractions. June 15, 2006 On June 25 the Grey Fire Department would be celebrating its 50th anniversary. The firefighters would be holding their annual breakfast at the fire hall, with a little extra pageantry to help celebrate the milestone. Special anniversary hats and a calendar would be on sale to help mark the occasion. Blyth’s Lois van Vliet and Phyllis Mitchell of Brussels were honoured as Citizens of the Year. Several Blyth Festival productions were nominated for Dora Mavor Moore Awards. At the Londesborough United Church on June 11, a member of the Blyth Christian Puppeteers, Jackie Cook, brought three puppets to help teach the children. Footless the bird taught the kids a Bible verse. A small girl puppet visited a Sunday school and learned about standing on God’s promise and came to Londesborough with a promise on the bottom of each foot. The third puppet was a young man who sang a song about God’s promises. Colm Feore played Fagan in the Stratford Festival’s Oliver. June 14, 2012 A fire alarm was tripped at Hullett Central Public School on June 12 just before noon. Students had to wait on the front lawn of the school until North Huron firefighters could verify that the building was safe. It took thermal imaging and a sweep of the building before Deputy Fire Chief David Sparling of the Fire Department of North Huron could tell school staff there wasn’t a fire, despite the alarms and the children were able to return indoors. Duff’s United Church in Walton celebrated its 100th anniversary. The church was built in 1912 and has been a cornerstone of the community 100 years. Guests from all across Canada came to celebrate in Walton, from the west to east coast and from as far south as Tennessee. Guests were welcomed by the Walton United Church Women for a social afternoon of looking at many displays in the basement. Tours of the sanctuary, the Manse, the Walton Little School and the McGavin Museum had a large number of people wandering throughout the community. Gatherings also took place at the Walton Hall on Saturday evening. An olde tyme dance took place with over 20 musicians donating their time and talent for a full house to enjoy. Hot dogs and pop were on sight by donation to satisfy the crowd. Sunday began with a gathering in the church at 10 a.m. A mass choir of nearly 30 past and present members of Duff’s was directed by Doris McKinley. Bob Heywood spoke on “Serving the God who is Able”. A barbecue dinner of smoked pork chops, baked potatoes, baked beans and coleslaw provided by the church members awaited. The number of people grew to over 450, enjoying the meal and visiting with friends and family. 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 The law should be the law Last week Ontario Privacy Commissioner Ann Cavoukian reported officials in former Premier Dalton McGuinty’s office “broke the law” in deleting e-mail accounts related to the cancellation of two Toronto-area gas-fired electrical generating stations. Meanwhile in the Senate, senators who improperly charged expenses to the taxpayer have been allowed to repay at least some of those amounts without legal consequences. If people break the law, no matter how lofty their status, they should pay the price. Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives are absolutely right when they call for the Ontario Provincial Police to investigate the alleged destruction of documents in the former premier’s office. Tory criticisms of the money wasted by the gas plant cancellation may be hypocritical since they had promised to cancel the plants themselves if elected, but they’re right when they say the destruction of documents that might have revealed how much McGuinty’s official knew about the true cost of the cancellation amounts to an attempt to cover up the facts. It’s also time the RCMP was brought in to investigate the growing evidence that some senators defrauded Canadian taxpayers by charging expenses to their Senate accounts that they had already been reimbursed for from other sources. If proven, these accusations amount to more than something that can be dealt with by a reprimand and a promise to repay the money. People who have reached high positions in our government seem to think that a different set of laws apply to them than to ordinary Canadians. Ever since Prime Minister Harper’s Conservative government got elected, for instance, it has pledged to get tough on crime. Yet in the case of Conservative-appointed Senators Mike Duffy and Pamela Wallin, the worst punishment that has been applied has been expulsion from the Tory caucus. Can you imagine what the tough-on- crime agenda would have said if a judge had let off a young punk with a similer slap on the wrist? One of the keys to a functioning society is faith by the general public that justice will prevail. The law must treat officials in the Premier’s office or Senators as harshly as it would ordinary Canadians or that faith will be eroded. –KR Talking tough at last The federal government put some muscle behind its trade policy last week when it announced it was prepared to impose tariffs on U.S. food imports unless the American government complies with a World Trade Organization (WTO) finding against its Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) program. Canadian beef and pork industries say COOL costs them more than $1 billion a year. While Americans have every right to have labels that tell them where their food comes from, COOL regulations have been so complicated they became a handy way to discourage anything but American meat from being processed in the U.S. It’s understandable if a pig or steer that’s processed in Canada and shipped to the U.S. must be labelled “Product of Canada” but COOL was much more devious than that. If a pig or steer was shipped to the U.S. and processed there, the meat must be labelled to show the animal wasn’t raised in the U.S. Worse, even if that animal had been raised in the U.S. but it had spent a few days in Canada after it was born, it was required to be labelled differently. For processors to make sure they had the right labels they had to segregate any animals that might have spent any of their lives outside of the U.S. – an expensive procedure. Better for them just not to process anything but born and bred U.S. cattle and hogs. It took years, but the WTO agreed with Canada that the U.S. regulations are a non-tariff trade barrier. The U.S. was given a chance to comply but basically thumbed its nose at Canada and the WTO. Now, with WTO backing, Canada proposes tariffs on U.S. cattle, pigs, beef, pork, cheese, pasta, some fruits and vegetables, chocolate, maple syrup and non-food items like office furniture. Such trade battles are expensive and painful but with a country like the U.S. they’re necessary or they’ll just keep pushing the boundaries of fair trade. –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. The Citizen reserves the right to refuse any letter on the basis of unfair bias, prejudice or inaccurate information. As well, letters can only be printed as space allows. Please keep your letters brief and concise.