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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2011-09-22, Page 4PAGE 4. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2011.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 $34.00/year ($32.38 + $1.62 G.S.T.) in Canada; $115.00/year in U.S.A. and $175/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 September 24, 1975 Twelve-year veteran of the Provincial Legislature Murray Gaunt was re-elected by a landslide majority, retaining his seat by a 10,000-vote majority. Gaunt led every local poll in The Blyth Standard’s immediate coverage area, which included the townships of East and West Wawanosh, Morris, Hullett and the village of Blyth. Throughout the riding Gaunt received 16,276 of the 24,772 votes cast compared to just 5,883 votes cast for Wingham’s William Walden of the Progressive Conservative Party. Donald Milne of the New Democratic Party received just 2,613 votes. The Huron-Perth County Roman Catholic Separate School Board set the date of Nov. 5 to open its new offices in Dublin. Several delegations appeared before West Wawanosh Township Council to discuss water problems in the village at council’s Sept. 2 meeting. The delegation was present in order to discuss the thoughts of village residents on the possibility of a municipal drain. The Village Restaurant, which had been closed for over a year, had reopened under the ownership of Jim Watson, an Alberta native who hoped to have the restaurant open once again by Oct. 1. The Belgrave Women’s Institute held a cultural affairs meeting on Sept. 16. One of the topics discussed was whether life in the home or life in schools and church had more of an influence on a child growing up in Huron County. The first meeting of 1975 for the Belgrave 4-H Club was held at the Belgrave Women’s Institute Hall where baking bread was discussed and demonstrations also took place on bread-baking. Huron-Bruce MPP Murray Gaunt and Huron-Middlesex MPP Jack Riddell were both present at a fundraiser for the Huron Historic Gaol improvement fund. Both men had been involved with the project for years, with Gaunt saying “this indeed is a worthwhile project”. September 17, 1986 Linda TenPas was crowned Queen of the Fair at a dance held at the Brussels, Morris and Grey Community Centre on Sept. 13. TenPas would oversee the 125th annual Brussels Fall Fair on Sept. 17. A record rainfall of between six and seven inches in the previous week was threatening to create disasterous crop losses through the area. Only 20 to 25 per cent of the area crop had been brought in from the fields, which meant the rain had plenty of crop to threaten during the wild week of rain. Despite the heavy rain, the 66th annual Belgrave, Blyth and Brussels School Fair was held on Sept. 10. The annual parade, however, was cancelled due to the heavy rainfall. There was a total of 2,300 entries in the fair spread out over all categories. Jack Riddell and Murray Elston both announced their intention to seek the Liberal nomination in the two new ridings created by the recent shift in riding boundaries. Riddell was planning on seeking the nomination in Huron, while Elston would seek nomination in the new riding of Bruce. An Auburn man sat in University Hospital in London in critical condition after suffering eight stab wounds. Richard Pringle of RR3 Auburn had been stabbed eight times in a knife fight outside of the Bedford Hotel in Goderich when he was found by a passer-by on the doorstep of the hotel. A 24-year-old London man had been charged with attempted murder in connection with the Goderich incident. September 23, 2004 The Brussels Terry Fox Run raised over $8,500 locally for cancer research as the result of nearly 75 people taking to the streets to participate in the run. Proceeds from the run were slightly down in 2004 compared to the 2003 run, which raised nearly $9,500 and saw 101 participants in the run. A public meeting regarding the de-amalgamation of Grey Township from Huron East was to be held later in the month. The idea began after some informal discussions being had by citizens from Grey turned into a full-blown initiative. “People had just started talking. They weren’t happy and we thought that maybe we should meet and discuss it further,” said Dianne Diehl. Huron-Bruce MPP Carol Mitchell was in Seaforth to officially cut the ribbon on the new Community Care Access Centre office. Wendy Holm, an award-winning agricultural journalist was set to speak at an upcoming meeting of the Huron County Federation of Agriculture in Brussels. The topic she would be discussing was playing to win on the farm trade front. The Huron OPP pulled over 110 marijuana plants from farms in Morris-Turnberry, Central Huron and Howick. The majority of the plants were intertwined with corn plants, police said, while others were planted deep in a bush lot. Ontario Minister of Agriculture Steve Peters made the Belgrave, Blyth and Brussels School Fair a stop on his tour through the area. 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 Library decision right one It’s taken years but the decision has finally been made to renovate Brussels’ historic Carnegie Library rather than build a new one. There are so many reasons why it’s the right decision. The deciding factor for Huron East in the long run seemed to be that Brussels didn’t need one more empty building downtown. It’s definitely an important reason. The downtown is the face of the community. A community that is otherwise healthy can look sick if its main street does. The importance of the downtown streetscape is evident these days in looking at what happened when the August tornado hit Goderich. Dozens of homes were damaged or destroyed leading to individual heartache, but it is the destruction of downtown that affects everybody – even many people who likely don’t go to The Square to shop regularly. The Square, and its side streets, are what gives Goderich its uniqueness. Brussels’ Library also has a meaningful heritage that would be a shame to have lost. Again, using the Goderich example, we have seen how important heritage architecture is in our towns and villages. There, tough decisions must be made about repairing badly damaged buildings versus pulling them down and replacing them with something that won’t seem as much a part of the look of The Square. Future generations spending time in the renovated and expanded library, will be in touch with past generations, just through the building that surrounds them. That sense of history may make a few, at least, want to know about the past of their village and how they fit into the continuum of their community. There were good arguments to be made for any of the alternatives, but Huron East councillors picked the best possibility in deciding to renovate and expand the current library. — KR Energy’s no simple decision One of the hot topics locally in the campaign for the Oct. 6 provincial election, is energy – in particular the Green Energy Act. It’s a complicated situation that requires more than a snap decision. Two elections ago, Dalton McGuinty as leader of the then opposition Liberals, promised to close coal-fired electrical generating stations that were contributing to smog problems. The Green Energy Act and all the other energy developments have stemmed from that election promise. McGuinty quickly found out how hard it was to rid Ontario of coal- fired generation. Two elections later, Ontario still gets some of its electricity from coal, though we’ve gone from burning as much coal as Alberta, the most polluting province in the country, to nearly having the plans phased out. If Ontario had chosen to replace coal with new nuclear power plants, we’d still be burning as much coal as ever because they take so long to build. As part of the answer Ontario turned to conservation (a massive reduction in our industrial sector didn’t hurt either) and wind and solar energy which can come online quickly. To encourage conservation, especially during peak power-use times for which we need extra generating capacity, the government instituted time-of-use metering that some people resent, to the point Progressive Conservative Leader Tim Hudak has promised to get rid of it. To make wind development happen quickly, the government turned to contracts with large companies, with the result being the large windfarms that are causing unrest across rural Ontario. Some people say these wind turbines are ruining their health. More popular with rural landowners is the solar movement with many farmers and landowners becoming small power producers. Critics complain that the high rate paid to solar and wind producers is driving up our electricity costs. But there are costs, both to human health and the economy, of burning coal. The Ontario government estimates health-related damages of coal cost $3 billion a year. A Harvard University study says if you factor in health effects, the cost of electricity from coal is twice that of wind. Energy, its generation and its cost, is a complicated issue. — 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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