HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2010-07-29, Page 6PAGE 6. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JULY 29, 2010.
Brussels appeal goes ahead
$500 raised for NH museum
ARC splits community
THE EDITOR,
The Friends of the North Huron
Museum would like to thank
everyone who was able to come to
the North Huron Museum’s grand
re-opening barbecue in June. We had
an excellent turnout and raised $500.
We’re hoping an increase in visitor
attendance and the funds raised will
mean new and more interactive
displays.
The Museum is open Monday
from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., Tuesday to
Friday from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and
on Sunday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Jenna Howatt
Archival Assistant
North Huron Museum.
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held at the south end of the
campground, featuring a rescue race,
a ladder race, a hose race, a hose
replacement race, the chief’s 50-
metre dash, and the firefighters’100-
metre dash. The games will start at
1:30 p.m.
At 2 p.m., the Miss Firefighter
preliminary judging will begin
upstairs in the Blyth Community
Centre, and the wading pool will be
open for children at the Lions Park.
The wading pool will close at 4 p.m.
At 4:30 p.m., the final Miss
Firefighter judging will happen in
the upstairs of the Blyth Community
Centre.
Sunday will begin with another
legion breakfast at the hospitality
tent from 7 a.m. to 12 p.m.
The memorial parade will begin
lining up at the Blyth Community
Centre at 9 a.m. and begin their
mrach to Memorial Hall at 9:30 a.m.
From 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., vendors
will be open, and at 1 p.m., fun
games and competitions will be held
at the south end of the Blyth
Campground.
On Monday, August 2, the
apparatus parade will begin lining
up at the Blyth Community Centre at
9 a.m., and depart at 10 a.m.
Vendors will be open from 11 a.m.
to 6 p.m., and award presentations
and closing ceremonies will begin at
1 p.m. at the hospitality tent at the
Blyth Campground.
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confirm council’s support of the
appeal was passed with eight votes
for the appeals and three votes
against the appeal with one
abstaining (Frank Stretton, as he is
employed by the school board).
Those who voted against the motion
were Bill Siemon, Alvin McLellan
and Orval Bauer.
Mayor Joe Seili, who voted in
favour of the appeal, said that he felt
there was only one very specific way
that the splintering between the
Brussels and Grey communities that
has begun as a result of the decision
could be stopped, and that was to
build a new school in Huron East.
“The only way to save the
community from fighting is to close
both of the schools and build a new
one,” he said. “If they close
one, they’re just going to close
the next one five years down the
road.”
Monique Baan and Alicia Deitner,
Grey Central supporters who were at
the July 20 meeting, had sent a letter
to all councillors in preparation for
the consideration of the confirmation
bylaw at the meeting. They
expressed concern that ratepayer
dollars from all five of Huron East’s
wards would be used to support an
appeal.
While Deitner was sure to say that
she and other Grey Central
supporters did not object actions that
may see Brussels Public School
remain open, what she and other
supporters did object to was the
utilization of tax dollars to fund an
appeal that could potentially lead to
another ARC and the closure of both
schools.
In addition, Deitner said in the
letter, she felt the appeal would be
difficult to hold up due to the fact
that the Minority Report, filed by
supporters of both schools, asked
that one school remain in Huron
East, which is what the result of the
trustees’ decision is.
“‘In summary, at the absolute
minimum, we want to have at least
one school in the Brussels and Grey
Ward of the Municipality of Huron
East,’ That is the decision the
trustees made, one school has been
left within the Grey and Brussels
Ward. How can you appeal a
decision that was formally requested
by you?” the letter asked.
THE EDITOR,I am hearing-impaired, so I have
had to rely on newspapers to get
information about the
Accommodation Review Committee
(ARC) meetings.
While the ARC seemed to have
split a community, it is that same
community that is keeping it split.
The ARC got exactly what it
wanted. When the two new “super
schools” are built Grey CentralPublic School will be closed and the
board didn’t have to put a cent into
either of them. Instead of
condemning or blaming each other,
demanding apologies and expanding
the rift, let’s work together and make
these two buildings attractive to out-
of-area people, as well as beneficial
to us.
Perhaps a library with conference
rooms, retreat place, small industry,expanded environmental learning
centre, holistic health centre, fitness
centre would now find the Brussels
area as an attractive area to set up
shop.
Let’s stop the fire before it gets so
out of hand we can’t see each other
for the smoke. We have a great
community, let’s act like it.
Beth Crawford.
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Huron East
NOTICE
Huron East Municipal Council
Changes to
Regular meeting Schedule
August 3rd rescheduled to
August 10th at 7:00 pm
August 17th rescheduled to
August 24th at 7:00 pm
J.R. McLachlan
Clerk-Administrator
Municipality of Huron East
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Firefighters back in Blyth
The driver of the bus...
Grey Central Public School recognized bus driver Doug
Evans for his thirty years of driving late last month. (Denny
Scott photo)