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swam the 100-metre prediction
swim and was just two seconds off
her time resulting in a first-place
finish. In June, Joan was part of a
triathalon and swam 200 metres,
Drusilla Leitch biked five
kilometres and Ethel Walker walked
three kilometres and their combined
results earned them a third-place
finish. Joan reports that “of course it
is nice to challenge myself and win,
but the real value of the Senior
Games is in the activity and the
exercise you get in preparing for the
event.” Joan reports that there are
also events that are not as
physical for Seniors to participate in
such as euchre, bridge and
crokinole.
There are also winter games that
include snowshoeing, cross-country
skiing, curling, etc. during the
winter for enthusiasts.
If you are interested in
participating, making new friends
and challenging yourself to get out
and get active, Marty Bedard in
Seaforth has information for you
about the Seniors Games
Walker, Perrie, Leitch
place third in triathalon
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strengthen economic develop-
ment.
Richards said when the time came
that Blyth and Brussels could no
longer support their own community
newspapers, The Citizen was formed
to serve both communities, an
organization that has just recently
celebrated its 25th anniversary.
Richards wrote that it is these types
of partnerships that may perhaps be
the future for Brussels.
And while many of those in
attendance appreciated the results of
the project, Brussels resident Hank
Ten Pas felt that the results were
interesting, but that firm action was
needed if the people of Brussels
wanted to turn their village around.
“There’s some nice history and
bedtime stories, but they’re still no
answers,” Ten Pas said. “We have
professional help here, but no good
answers yet. Everybody tries, but
nobody gets anywhere.”
There were those who disagreed
with Ten Pas to a certain extent,
including Kathy Nichol, a Brussels
business-owner. Nichol said that
several business-owners were at the
meeting and they have obviously
displayed that they care.
Nichol pointed out that there are
plenty of vacant storefronts in
Brussels, but there isn’t much that
other business-owners, or the
municipality, for that matter, can do
about it.
MacLellan agreed, saying that
unless a business falls under a
property standards issue, there is
little the municipality can do to force
a property owner to keep the
appearance of their property up.
“A lot of people here tonight have
a vested interest in the downtown
core,” Nichol said.
Hawley eventually began taking
names for a new committee that will
be formed to put the findings of the
business retention and expansion
survey into action. Nearly 10 people
volunteered at the meeting, but
additional members will also be
accepted.
The group will need to be formed
and officially named so it can apply
for grants and funding, Hawley said.
That will be the first step, followed,
potentially by a rebranding initiative
for the entire village.
Hawley also stated that while this
meeting was simply the beginning of
a new chapter in the history of
Brussels, she feels it will be a
positive one if the effort is there,
which she thinks it will be.
“I don’t have a silver bullet, but I
think this is the beginning,” she said.
“I don’t fail often and I won’t
quit.”
Meeting lacks answers
Standing on guard
The annual decoration service for the Brussels Cemetery was held on Sunday with Legion
Padre Sandra Cable officiating over the service. Eric Ross and Jo-Ann McDonald (not
pictured) were flag-bearers for the afternoon. (Vicky Bremner photo)
School board coldon council request
At a recent meeting with
representatives of the Avon
Maitland District School Board,
Huron East Mayor Bernie
MacLellan said he had been taking
extensive steps to ensure the board
‘does something’ for Brussels after
closing the school.
MacLellan reported to councillors
at their June 21 meeting that when
Brussels Public School closes, he
felt it would be appropriate for the
municipality to retain the
playground equipment in some
capacity. MacLellan said he wasn’t
sure if such an agreement would
entail keeping the land as well as the
equipment, or buying the equipment
from the school board and moving it
elsewhere in the village.
Either way, however, MacLellan
said his suggestions were met with
cold responses.
“They were not very co-operative
right off the bat,” MacLellan
said.
The main concern of the school
board, MacLellan said, is the safety
of the equipment and potential legal
liability should someone injure
themselves while using the
equipment after it has been
transferred to the municipality.
The equipment, however, is not
even 10 years old, said Councillor
David Blaney. And in addition,
under the school board’s
regulations, the equipment has been
inspected every year to ensure it is
safe.
Councillor Joe Seili reminded
councillors, however, that the
playground equipment was not
initially purchased by the school
board, so it is unfortunate that they
now own it and have control over
whether it stays in the Brussels
community or not.
Blaney cited a similar example
when Walton Public School closed.
The community had fundraised for
the playground equipment, but
when the school closed, the
equipment was not allowed to
remain, as it now belonged to the
school board.
One councillor mentioned the
donation that had recently been
made to the soon-to-be-renamed
Grey Central Public School to help
students rebuild the outdoor
classroom component of the
Environmental Learning Grounds,
so this would be a nice way for the
board to show its gratitude.
After further discussion,
MacLellan assured councillors that
the idea is certainly not ‘dead’ but
that there may have to be some
hoops the municipality would have
to jump through, like transplanting
the equipment to another site in
Brussels.At their June 21 meeting, Morris-
Turnberry councillors decided to
defer taking the next step in the
environmental assessment (EA)
process for the Bluevale storm sewer
project.
Council heard an executive
summary of the EA screening report
from Scott Allen and Bruce Potter
from B. M. Ross and Associates,
which Potter said has no significant
differences from the material that
was presented to April 14 public
meeting in Bluevale.
The next step for council is to pass
a motion saying it has received the
report and another motion
authorizing the engineers to issue a
final notice.
However, since the entire report
was more than 50 pages long,
Deputy-Mayor Jason Breckenridge
said he was uncomfortable
going further until he had read the
report.
Potter agreed there was no reason
the motions needed to be passed at
that meeting.
While councillors had earlier
expressed disappointment in the lack
of response from Bluevale residents
following the public meeting, Allen
felt there had been quite a bit of
response, especially since one
petition was signed by nine residents
of Clyde and Jacob Streets.
The EA is intended to put the
project in a position of being shovel-
ready if a federal or
provincial infrastructure funding
program is announced in the future.
M-T council defers drain EA
For a good cause
Over a dozen professional hockey players and hopefuls were at Woodlands Links Golf Course
on Sunday for the fifth annual Ainsleigh Bontaine Memorial Golf Tournament. These young
men were busy signing memorabilia for lucky fans, as well as the auction. From left: Jordan
Schwartz, Ryan O’Reilly of the Colorado Avalanche, Justin Peters of the Carolina Hurricanes,
Kurtis Bartliff from Colgate University and Brett Fleming from the Mississauga Majors. (Vicky
Bremner photo)
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The Citizen
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tourism draw, both for the
presenters and the animals.
“In the past we’ve had people
come from overseas, but recently it’s
been mostly from the states,”
Lobb said, adding that last year’s
show brought in contestants
and tourists from 11 different
states.
For more information about the
Bluewater Kennel Club Dog Show
or similar events, visit
www.colmars.com
Dog show brings tourists