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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2010-11-18, Page 14PAGE 4. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2010.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; $105.00/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 November 17, 1948 Blyth’s village surplus was estimated to be $1,938.98 for 1948. Because of this expected surplus, treasurer Bernard Hall was extended a vote of thanks from the councillors. Citizens of Blyth met at Memorial Hall for the annual Remembrance Day ceremony. The Hall was decorated with a white cross at the foot of the platform, decked with the red Flanders poppies of remembrance. Rev. W.J. Rogers officiated over the service. Harvey McCallum was pleased with himself as he marched into the office of The Blyth Standard on Nov. 16 after shooting two large wild geese. McCallum had taken some time out of his corn-harvesting duties to do some hunting. The largest of the two geese weighed 12 pounds and had a wingspan of five and a half feet. Officers of the Blyth Masonic Lodge travelled to the Palmerston Masonic Lodge to confer the First Degrees of Masonry upon the lodge. The annual meeting of the Hullett Township ratepayers was set for Nov. 26 at the Community Hall in Londesborough. The Huron County Federation of Agriculture was also set to hold its annual meeting at the Clinton Town Hall. The meeting was set for Nov. 23. November 28, 1968 Plans were underway for the Brussels Santa Claus Parade, which was organized by the Brussels Lions, the Brussels Legion and several Brussels merchants. Twenty- five floats were anticipated for the Dec. 14 parade. Mary Lowe of the Morning Star Rebekah Lodge No. 315, Brussels, travelled to various lodges in the district in order to install members of those lodges. The District Governor Lion, Bill Moody of Mount Forest paid his official visit to the Brussels Lions Club on Nov. 25. Guests from the Goderich and Mount Forest Lions Clubs were welcomed to the meeting. November 28, 1990 The Huron County Board of Education was in the midst of considering boundary shifts. There were concerns with enrollment and capacity imbalances in schools throughout Huron County. Enrollment in certain areas was increasing, while it was decreasing in other areas, so members of the board felt that a restructuring could help alleviate some of those concerns. Blyth was preparing for the annual visit of Santa Claus to the area, which was set to take place in the first week of December. Theresa Knox of RR1, Blyth was honoured with the Murray Cardiff Citizenship Award at the annual awards night for the Huron County 4-H Clubs. The award was the highest award in the Huron County 4-H. It was given to the 4-H member who has an excellent record in 4-H as well as in community activities. Susan Meyers of Clinton, daughter of George and Pat Langlois of Brussels, was honoured with The Founders Award, which is the highest award given by the local Kinette Club at a ceremony held in Stratford on Nov. 3. The award is presented to an individual who has shown a dedicated effort to the club based on the previous three years of service. The winners are chosen based on an accumulative point system. A new grader from Champion Road Machinery in Goderich was delivered to McKillop on Nov. 23 with deputy-reeve Bill Siemon in attendance. November 20, 2008 Information on school bus cancellations came for the Avon Maitland District School Board just in time for the winter months, as they put a system in place to announce cancellations on the school’s website. Information was also being provided through an RSS system, which would come directly to those who subscribed. The Belgrave Kinsmen were set to hold a two-day home tour for the holidays to provide tips on Christmas decorating. Several area homes were slated for the tour schedule, including Kevin and Melissa Scott’s home and Gord and Nancy Folkard’s home. The first of four public meetings for the Accommodation Review Committee was held in Londesborough at Hullett Central Public School on Nov. 13. Goderich’s Erin Roy was pictured carrying the Olympic torch in memory of her uncle, Det. Const. Rob Plunkett, a former resident of Auburn. Roy said she would dedicate carrying the torch to him, should she be given the chance to carry it. Plunkett was killed in the line of duty several months earlier. Michelle Wright, Canada’s country music queen spoke with The Citizen, in preparation for her Blyth appearance later in the holiday season. The Blyth Festival Singers were in the midst of preparing for “Sing Nowell!” a Christmas concert. The Singers would be performing on their own, but on several select songs, they would be joined by the Kincardine Brass Band, special guests for the evening. 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 It’s a big municipality How does a municipality that covers a large geographic area manage to serve all its people when the best interests of one part of the municipality may be in direct opposition to the best interests of other parts? The township of North Huron finds itself in this awkward position when it comes to the new “super school” proposed for Wingham which will see Blyth and East Wawanosh lose their schools. When the Avon Maitland District School Board (AMDSB) asked for a zoning amendment to allow the school to be built on the edge of Wingham, it made perfect sense that the municipality couldn’t hold up the school over zoning changes when planning regulations don’t allow for turning down a zoning change because of the consequences for other areas of the municipality. That said, it’s a short distance from going along with the proposed zoning change to making it seem like a good thing that the school will be built in Wingham. At a news conference last week where the AMDSB announced it would go to the Ontario Municipal Board after being unable to reach an agreement with two people who appealed the zoning change, the municipality was on hand to say it was onside. According to a page one story in this issue, North Huron Reeve Neil Vincent stated: “We’re pleased to be supportive [of the school board].” He was quoted in a television interview as being enthusiastic about the new school and its location. At an all-candidates meeting during the municipal election, other candidates from the northern part of North Huron also talked about the need to do everything possible to make sure the new school goes ahead. At the time of municipal amalgamation, many in the southern half of North Huron feared the municipality would become Wingham-centred. Through strenuous efforts, staff and earlier councils tried to make people in the southern half of North Huron feel they still were represented. The school issue, and the sense the municipality has chosen sides, has the potential to make people in Blyth and southern East Wawanosh feel they’ve just become a forgotten hinterland for Wingham. — KR Paying a fair share Imagine if our government said our schools couldn’t afford to pay their heating bills so were allowed to go and take fuel free from suppliers. Or that they could cut costs in school cafeterias by taking food off the shelves of supermarkets without paying for it. If schools lobbied for these rights it would be considered ridiculous, but the new copyright act being considered by parliament is doing exactly the same thing to the country’s authors. Education officials have complained for years that they can’t afford to pay the fees to photocopy books and the new act has heard their pleas, allowing exemptions for schools and universities to copy the work of writers without payment. Writers, who make an average of $16,000 a year now, even with payment for copying, are being asked to make the school system more affordable by taking less for themselves, even as everyone else in the school system, from janitors to professors and directors of education, get regular top-ups to keep them up with the cost of inflation. It’s ridiculous to think that the poorest paid should sacrifice to reduce education costs while the salaries of those who make up the biggest part of education costs, continue to grow. — KR Too big to fail is too big When the G20 leaders met in Korea last week, one of the topics discussed was financial institutions that are too big to be allowed to fail. During the 2008 financial crisis governments were forced to step in and prop up banks that were so large that if they had collapsed the repercussions would have been disastrous for the entire economy. The problem is that in a free market system there must be repercussions for foolish action. If banks do stupid things they need to be able to fail. If a bank it too big to fail, it’s just plain too big. — 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.