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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2009-03-26, Page 4PAGE 4. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2009.EditorialsOpinions Publisher, Keith Roulston Editor, Bonnie GroppAdvertising, Ken Warwick & Lori Patterson The CitizenP.O. Box 429,BLYTH, Ont.N0M 1H0Phone 523-4792 FAX 523-9140 P.O. Box 152,BRUSSELS, Ont.N0G 1H0Phone 887-9114 E-mail norhuron@scsinternet.comWebsite www.northhuron.on.ca Looking Back Through the Years 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 thecondition that in the event of a typographical error,only that portion of the advertisement will becredited.Advertising Deadlines: Monday, 2 p.m. - Brussels; Monday, 4 p.m. - Blyth.PUBLICATIONS MAIL AGREEMENT NO. 40050141PAP REGISTRATION NO. 09244RETURN UNDELIVERABLE CANADIAN ADDRESSES TO CIRCULATION DEPT. PO BOX 152 BRUSSELS ON N0G 1H0 email: norhuron@scsinternet.com Letter to the editor March 25, 1965 The first food forum was held at the Brussels Legion, sponsored by the Home Economics Service of the Ontario Department of Agriculture. It was requested by the women of the area. The topic was Trix with a Mix, designed to show how a basic homemade biscuit mix could be used to make a variety of products. A fire of undetermined origin started in a barn on the Morris Twp. farm of Roland Marks. Twenty-five head of cattle were saved through the combined efforts of the Wingham and Blyth area fire brigades. Some cattle and young pigs were lost, along with hay and grain. The estimate of loss was $20,000. Don Dunbar’s rink won the first draw at the Brussels bonspiel. Teammates were Marie Turnbull, Dan Pearson and Mrs. Alex Pearson. The second draw was won by Jack McDonald’s rink which included Rea Vallance, Ross McCall, Glenn Rathwell. The ladies’ singles prize for bowling went to Ruth Huether, while Dave Hastings claimed the men’s prize. Doubles winners were Huether, Karen Coleman, Kay Rutledge, Hastings, Mel McArter and Albert TenPas. Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Laurel and Hardy, and Andy Clyde were the stars of 30 Years of Fun, playing at the Lyceum Theatre in Wingham. “Here are some of the funniest stars and comedies ever filmed.. all in one laugh package.” On the same program was the short subject “The Dave Clarke Five”. Cheese was selling for 33 cents a half pound at McCutcheon Grocery. Two jars of jam cost 41 cents, while two tins of Franco American spaghetti could be purchased that week for 33 cents. March 20, 1974 Blyth Lions were undertaking an unusual project, finding as many people as possible who would donate their eyes to the Eye Bank of Canada upon their death. Blyth Fire Department was called to extinguish a grass fire in a field behind houses on Queen Street. The grass was dry enough to burn, but the ground wasn’t dry enough to support the heavy pumper truck and it got stuck. A tow truck was brought in to pull it out. Nick Hill of Auburn was named vice-president of the Huron County Branch of the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario. A dozen large-size oranges were on sale for 99 cents at Stewart’s Red & White Food Market. A five-pound bag of spy apples cost $1.29 and Banquet TV dinners were 59 cents. Gary Davidson of the Huron County planning department was the guest speaker at East Wawanosh’s Federation of Agriculture’s annual meeting and banquet held at Snell’s Restaurant in Westfield. Blyth Teen Town sponsored a teen dance with music by Atticus. Admission was $4. The Lyceum Theatre was showing Mary Poppins with Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke. March 19, 1986 An attempt by Clinton town council to set aside year two and three of a three-year salary agreement between Huron County and its department heads did not receive the support of Blyth council. Clinton council called the increase “exhorbitant” and asked if such increases are given to department heads how could other county employees be expected to settle for less. Blyth’s reeve, however, said he was in favour of the salaries because the department heads had had salaries frozen in 1978, and were falling behind other counties. Jetrid Rueger and Jacques Lapierre opened JJ’s General Store in Auburn. Tim Fritz, captain of the Brussels Bulls was chosen best defenceman in the OHA Junior D western division for the season. Despite attending Ridgetown College, Fritz still managed to play all 42 games for the season. March 20, 1996 The tree tapping of 1996 was like an old time maple syrup season according to local producers. There was a steady flow during the day and deep cold nights. Graduates of The Ark’s babysitting course were Nicole Bernard, Courtney Sallows, Peter Vandersterre, Albert Siertsema, Kendall Jutzi, Nicole Lowe, Amber Park-Shaw, Sara Little, Heather Armstrong, Cheryl Armstrong, Stacey Bowles and Katie Clark. Majestic Women’s Institute would place a plaque at the Masonic chapel. A town crier would be the symbol for Brussels Homecoming ’97. Area physicians wrote a letter protesting the dismissal of the administrator for the Home Care program in Huron County, saying that during in the six years of her administration they had watched the program grow and mature, functioning with a minimum of bureaucratic interference. Blyth Festival artistic director Janet Amos announced the season, which would open with Barndance Live. Mr. Holland’s Opus, (Two thumbs up) was playing at the Park Theatre in Goderich. THE EDITOR, On March 28 people all over the world will be turning their lights out between the hours of 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. to help move toward a healthy green planet. On Friday the lights will be out from 9:15-10:15 a.m. at Central Huron Secondary School in support of Earth Hour with the help of Mr. Taylor’s Grade 9 geography class. Sydney, Australia started this event in 2007. That first year, 2.2 million businesses turned out their lights. In 2008 the message became global and more than 50 million people turned off their lights. This year the message has even more people participating in Earth Hour. The goal is to have one billion people turn their lights out for an hour. Imagine the difference this could make. This is a call to stand up and take control over the future of our planet to save thousands of lives that could be destroyed or brutally ended by global warming. Over 74 countries and territories are participating in this event. Even celebrities are making a difference. We are proud to support Earth Hour 2009 on March 28. Global warming and the devastating effects it has on our planet are among the most urgent and serious issues we face in the world today. It’s up to us to do our share, evolve, adapt and change the way we live. On March 28, we can all get involved by doing something extremely simple: turn off the lights! It’s easy and a great way to send a message and let the world know that we care about the environment. We hope you’ll join us and that “you’ll get involved!” Says Simple Plan, a popular rock band. Turning off lights won’t stop climate change, but it does show that our actions are important. We all have the power to make a difference so turn your power off for an hour to take control of the future of the planet, the future for your children and future generations. So make a difference turn off your power for just a measly hour to save power. So here’s our question to you: Will you the public turn off your power for just one hour and make a difference? To find out more go to www.earthhour.org. Katelyn Riley and Jessie Walton Central Huron Secondary School students We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Publications Assistance Program (PAP) toward our mailing costs. We are not responsible for unsolicited newsscripts or photographs. Contents of The Citizen are © Copyright We must work together To some degree, the current dispute over the reorganization of fire services in northern Huron is a result of a clash of cultures – the old “let’s work together” culture of rural Ontario versus the “we can do it ourselves” large-urban model for getting things done. The stated reason for North Huron pulling out of the Wingham and Area Fire Board and saying it won’t renew the Blyth District Fire Area Board agreement this fall, is that it wants to make the chain of command clear by having a fire chief report to one council instead of a fire board representing various municipalities. The envisioned result is that one municipality will run a fire department and sell services to neighbouring municipalities. This is a vision that has been promoted by the Ontario Fire Marshal’s office for several years. It matches the way things are done in cities where fire protection is a department of the municipal government. When you’re used to thinking of a service provided in this way, the idea of a fire area board jointly run by several municipalities must seem archaic. But that model is an outgrowth of a rural way of solving problems that goes back to pioneer times. Faced with a small population and huge tasks to undertake, rural people realized they couldn’t do things alone, so they had to co-operate. They cleared the land this way, they built schools, churches, arenas and hospitals. Municipalities turned to the co-operation model when they set up area fire boards. Like all co-operative models, sometimes this system worked better than others. Sometimes the partners disagreed on how the board should be run, but for the most part, each municipality had a say. But the system has been complicated by the municipal amalgamations that were marriages of convenience conducted under the arm-twisting of the Harris government. Another urban-thinking solution, these created a municipal culture of self-sufficiency, and political boundaries that sometimes paid more attention to hard lines on a map than to the less evident borders of communities. The proposed model for fire protection creates a producer/consumer relationship. Municipality A will provide a service. Municipality B will buy it. Like any consumer its one option if it doesn’t like the service is to go elsewhere – except that with fire protection it’s hard to find another provider in a position to give adequate, timely service to the geographic area that must be covered. So while the lines of command between a single council and a fire chief may be clear under the model supported by the Ontario Fire Marshal, the potential for frustration and anger on those “consumer” municipalities is greater than ever. The fire area boards gave them a sense of some control. It’s not adequate to say people can go somewhere else if they don’t like the service. Some sort of consultation must be created if this new system is to work in a rural reality. — KR &