HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2011-02-10, Page 6PAGE 6. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2011.
Spike!
Leanne Plunkett, of Blyth Public School, prepares to serve
at a volleyball tournament held at Central Huron
Secondary School on Thursday, Feb. 3. Plunkett’s team
showed a lot of improvement throughout the tournament
according to coaches at the school. (Denny Scott photo)
Line drawn in thesand for Blyth school
Threshers seeking posters
Comments offend village
Village wants an apology
THE EDITOR,
The Huron Pioneer Thresher and
Hobby Association is celebrating its
50th year this September and every
year a poster is produced for the
annual reunion.
This year, however, we are
missing several and were hoping for
some help in locating them.
We are missing posters from the
years 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978 and
1990.
We would appreciate hearing from
anyone who has one and may be able
to help and perhaps we can scan or
photocopy the poster.
If you have any information,
please contact Bill Andrews at
519-526-7287 or Jim Schneider at
519-526-7396.
Sincerely,
The Huron Pioneer Thresher and
Hobby Association’s Board of
Directors
THE EDITOR,
I am writing in response to Central
Huron Councillor “Mr.” Alex
Westerhout’s comments regarding
the bunch of unhappy campers
in the police village of
Auburn.
I, for one, take great offense to his
suggestion that just because we want
to live in a village that is run by a
proper and efficient municipal
government, that we should secede
from Canada. I agree that we should
secede – but not from Canada – just
Central Huron.
I’m sure that the issue of
becoming one municipality has all
arisen from the confusion and cost
of fire calls to our village, through
no fault of ours I might add. I
wonder how the campers of the
Town of Clinton and Westerhout
would feel if they were unsure of
what fire department was going to
respond to their calls, how long it
would take to reach them and if
everything they worked for was
going to go up in flames. Luckily,
that is not a concern for those
citizens.
As taxpayers in the village of
Auburn, I know we deserve the same
kind of protection and respect
as any other taxpayer in the
municipality. We may be just a
bunch of unhappy campers, and
come election time I ask you to
not knock on our door for your vote.
I do believe that someone should
secede from Canada – have you
ever considered Quebec Mr.
Westerhout?
Sincerely,
One unhappy taxpaying camper,
Tracy McPhee, Auburn.
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economic standpoint, it may not be
all bad, as the climate has warmed to
a certain level where the area may be
conducive to the wine industry,
something that would have been
unthinkable 10 or 20 years ago.
While Nichol said that he had
spent the previous 20 minutes
depressing the members of the
society, he planned on ending his
speech with some good news. He
said that many good projects are
happening in the area, but they are
not receiving the publicity that they
should.
Nichol highlighted iClipArt in
Brussels as an example of the
ingenuity and gumption to create
something the world has a thirst for
and to use technology to produce it
on your own terms.
He also cited the numerous post-
secondary learning outlets
throughout Huron County. He said
that many Ontario universities have
satellite campuses set up throughout
Huron County, of which many
people are unaware.
He said that Huron County may
be in better shape than any rural
community in Canada as far as post-
secondary education is concerned.
Nichol also said that with an
increasing emphasis on local food
and knowing where your food
comes from, this could also be an
area where Huron County could be
poised to excel.
“Small is still beautiful,” Nichol
said.
He said that with his work at the
Huron Business Development
Corporation, nearly one in every
four Huron County employees can
be linked back to the corporation
somehow, and the same can be said
for nearly one in every three Huron
County businesses.
“We need gumption. The drive to
make your own opportunities,” he
said. “We have to be clever,
inventive and resilient moving
forward.”
THE EDITOR,
It’s rather ironic that on the day,
Feb. 3, 2011 (Feb. 4 in Egypt), the
Egyptian government chose to draw
its line in the sand as regards to their
citizens (and chose wisely) The
Citizen also reported that the Avon
Maitland District School Board had
also chosen to draw its line in the
sand and announced the official
death knell of schools in Blyth and
many of our sister communities.
This despite and regardless of the
construction status of their planned,
and yet totally unfunded, “super
school” in Wingham. “For whom the
bell tolls,” if I may quote.
It’s apparent that those in
authority, acting beyond the
influence of the taxpayer, and
without accountability, but with the
approval and support of the current
provincial government, and the
current MPP, have decided that their
mandate supercedes the rules of
engagement of their own
provincially-documented guide-
lines, as described by the Ministry
of Education.
Personally, I am appalled at this
bully approach, which hardly
smacks of the democratic process.
Notwithstanding the economic
fallout for lower-tier communities –
a term I’ve just become familiar
THE EDITOR,
I have been approached by several
residents of Auburn regarding
comments made by Central Huron
Councillor Alex Westerhout in the
Feb. 3 issue of The Citizen.
The comments, made at a recent
meeting of Central Huron’s
Committee of the Whole, suggested
that Auburn residents were
“unhappy campers” and that
perhaps we should secede from
Canada.
While it may be true that we are
unhappy campers, I don’t feel the
solution would be to secede from
Canada and I certainly don’t think a
comment like that is appropriate for
an elected representative.
The struggle for fire coverage is a
very serious concern for many
village residents and it is an issue we
feel shouldn’t be made light of.
People are upset and they don’t
feel they should be dismissed in
such a manner and dealt with in such
a way. Some even feel that an
apology would be appropriate.
Sincerely,
Jim Schneider, Auburn.
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