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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2012-01-12, Page 4PAGE 4. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 2012.Editorials Opinions Publisher: Keith Roulston Acting Editor: Shawn Loughlin • Reporter: Denny ScottAdvertising Sales: Ken Warwick & Lori Patterson The CitizenP.O. Box 429, BLYTH, Ont. N0M 1H0 Phone 523-4792 FAX 523-9140 P.O. Box 152, BRUSSELS, Ont. N0G 1H0 Phone 887-9114 E-mail norhuron@scsinternet.com 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; $115.00/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: Monday, 2 p.m. - Brussels; Monday, 4 p.m. - Blyth. PUBLICATIONS MAIL AGREEMENT NO. 40050141 RETURN UNDELIVERABLE CANADIAN ADDRESSES TO CIRCULATION DEPT. PO BOX 152 BRUSSELS ON N0G 1H0 email: norhuron@scsinternet.com January 14, 1965 The goal for the 1965 March of Dimes campaign was tallied at $780,000, with a local goal of $200 in Brussels. The March of Dimes was being sponsored locally by the Morning Star Rebekah Lodge No. 315. The Brussels Lions Club came forward and pledged that it would sponsor a public speaking competition within the village. Ralph Pearson was named chairman of the public speaking competition committee. Officers for 1965 were installed at the Melville WMS meeting on Jan. 8, the first meeting of the year. Mrs. James Mair was elected to be president, while Mrs. Gerald Gibson, Mrs. W. C. King and Miss Bessie Moses were elected as vice- presidents. The inaugural meeting of the Grey Township School Area was held on Jan. 5. George Pearson was elected chair. Norman Hoover was elected as the board’s secretary- treasurer for the year at an annual salary of $600. The Brussels Midget hockey team defeated Ripley by a score of 9-4. Larry Duncan and Dale Machan both came up big in the game, scoring two goals each with Neil Gowing, David Huether, Jim Duncan, John Rock and Brian Huether all contributing single goals to the campaign. January 14, 1987 A longstanding dispute between the Huron County Library Board and its chief librarian was finally settled when William Partridge announced his resignation from the position of chief librarian for the board. David Fleet, a lawyer from a Toronto law firm, was appointed as a mediator for local elementary pact negotiations. He was charged with finding a solution to the dispute between the Huron County Board of Education and its 350 elementary school teachers. Fleet had been appointed to a similar mediation role in negotiations with the Wellington County School Board, as well as school boards in Sudbury and Sault Ste. Marie. It was reported that wages were only one of 16 items that were being discussed by the two sides. No time limit was set for the ongoing process. Young hockey players in Blyth found themselves without a home as the brine chiller, a major component in the Blyth and District Community Centre’s artificial ice plant, broke down on Jan. 6. Because of the breakdown, activities at the community centre were brought to a standstill. The artificial ice plant in place at the centre was said to be over 20 years old and a new one would cost as much as $24,000. Kevin Wheeler of Brussels, and his partner Michelle Menzies, both of the Preston Figure Skating Club, placed first in their compulsory and free skating programs at the Central Canadian Divisional Figure Skating competition in Brandon, Manitoba earlier in the week. The pair won the gold medal in the Junior Free Skate Pairs category. In October, 1986 the pair placed second in an international competition that was held in England. January 12, 1994 A house fire in East Wawanosh on Jan. 9 claimed the lives of two area residents. The names of the victims were not being released at the time until positive identification could be made. Daniel Shisko, 37, however, was brought to Victoria Hospital in London with minor burns and smoke inhalation and was listed as being in satisfactory condition. A R.I.D.E. campaign in Wingham reported checking over 1,400 vehicles and reported there were no impaired driving charges laid as a result of the campaign and only one 12-hour suspension was ordered. Dorothy and Bert Daer celebrated 55 years of marriage on Jan. 10. Brussels Reeve Gordon Workman was given a slight raise for his job as reeve for 1994, but councillors in the village would have their rates frozen at the 1993 rates. The reeve’s stipend was raised to $2,500 for the year, up from $2,400 in 1993. Councillors remained at $1,800 for the year. The Huron County Health Unit introduced a smokers’ help line to offer advice and support for those wishing to quit smoking in the new year. January 11, 2007 The Friends of Ball’s Bridge were pleased to hear a decision that would transfer ownership of the historic bridge to the municipalities of Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh and Central Huron. The two municipalities then said they would work with the Friends of Ball’s Bridge to help keep the bridge open to light traffic. The recommendation from Huron County also included a one-time payment of $250,000 to assist with bringing the structure up to standard. Rollie Marks, a resident of Morris Township, celebrated his 100th birthday at the Belgrave WI Hall on Jan. 9. The influenza virus had officially touched down in Huron County, with one reported case in December in Seaforth, the new year brought a second confirmed case in Wingham. We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Canada Periodical Fund (CPF) for our publishing activities. We are not responsible for unsolicited newsscripts or photographs. Contents of The Citizen are © Copyright Cleaning up the mess With five municipalities within The Citizen’s coverage area, it’s a safe bet to guess that at any given time, at least one is embroiled in issues over garbage collection and recycling. Right now, for instance, Central Huron is looking at a new contract with the Bluewater Recycling Association to pick up both garbage and recycleables while North Huron is preparing to insist homeowners use clear plastic garbage bags, in an effort to cut down on the amount of materials going to the landfill that should be in recycling bins instead. The biggest incentive for municipalities to maximize recycling is the cost of maintaining landfill sites. Because of environmental concerns and provincial regulations, the cost of finding a new landfill has been soaring. Municipalities want to be able to make their current sites last as long as possible. But the landfill situation illustrates the no-win position of municipalities. The provincial government sets the regulations for creating and running landfills, but for the most part the municipality has to pay the bills, Likewise, municipalities have to live with the expense that results from packaging regulations made by federal officials. If manufacturers are allowed to use containers that aren’t accepted by recycling companies, it’s not the federal government that suffers the consequences. The municipalities are stuck with the bill. If we had an integrated system, manufacturers would only be able to use packaging materials that could be recycled. The problems are also downloaded to householders who are left to wonder just what can be recycled and what can’t, since each recycling company has its own set of rules. North Huron residents, for instance, will now face the daunting task of making sure something that should be recycled doesn’t end up in their clear-bagged garbage leading to it being rejected, versus things they might put in recycling which are rejected because they should have been in the garbage. Municipalities, homeowners and recycling companies need the help of manufacturers and those who design rules around packaging to simplify the recycling conundrum. — KR A Primarily flawed system In its effort to re-invent itself and reconnect with the general public the Liberal Party of Canada is looking at choosing its next leader through the kind of Primary system used in the U.S. Right now, at the height of Primary season south of the border, might not be the best time to win acceptance for the idea. The series of Republican Primaries has hardly begun to select a candidate to oppose President Barack Obama in November’s presidential election and already most Americans would likely say they’ve had enough. Though the primaries don’t actually begin until the Iowa Caucuses in early January of each election year, the campaigning has been already going on for most of a year. What’s worse, it takes millions and millions of dollars to run the campaigns in the many states that hold Primaries. Candidates who survive, then must spend hundreds of millions more to fight the presidential campaign. This can rule out potentially superior candidates who don’t have the ability to raise enough money. One also has to wonder how many IOUs are owed to the companies and major donors who helped finance these campaigns. No doubt it wasn’t always this way. Probably when it started the U.S. Primary system provided the kind of democratic openness the Liberal Party is hoping to bring to their leader selection. Since Primaries would be relatively new here, perhaps they could avoid the excesses of the U.S. system, at least for the first couple of times the system is attempted. Still, before they commit themselves to borrowing the Primary idea, here’s hoping the Liberals put safeguards in place to make sure this good idea doesn’t become the expensive monstrosity its U.S. counterpart has become. — 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.