HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2009-04-02, Page 1What a kick!
The Corrigan Dancers strutted their stuff at the Me to We event held in Blyth on Friday night.
This was a youth event in support of Free the Children and sponsored by the United Church
of Canada. (Vicky Bremner photo)
While province-wide, the 2009
Ontario budget may be receiving
mixed reviews, Huron-Bruce MPP
Carol Mitchell says her riding will
find great opportunities this year.
“While I plan on sending
something out with a more detailed
breakdown on taxation, 93 per cent
of Ontarians will be seeing a tax
cut,” she says. “There will also be
significant investments in
infrastructure. There have already
been investments to date and there
will be more going forward.”
Mitchell says that the budget is
important to all of Ontario, insisting
that one tax is essential to assisting
the province’s manufacturing and
business sectors in their time of
need, making them more
competitive nationally and globally.
But there are two numbers that will
be very important locally, she says.
“This budget includes $273
million in infrastructure funding for
rural and northern Ontario and $390
million for green infrastructure,
which are two very key numbers for
us in this riding,” she says.
Mitchell says in the past, Huron-
Bruce has been the recipient of
millions of infrastructure dollars
from the province, and she will
continue to work hard to make sure
that continues.
“We’ll continue our infrastructure
program. One thing we’ve done in
the past and we’ll continue to do is
work with our municipalities to
address what they see as the greatest
need,” she says. “That’s what we’ll
continue to do, but it was just a few
weeks ago that we announced $18.7
million that came into this riding.
The provincial dollars that came into
Huron-Bruce in the fiscal year
totalled $56 million. We led the
province in getting the most
infrastructure dollars in the last
round, so I’ll work very hard to
make sure that we get our fair share.”
While the infrastructure dollars
MPP discusses budget
The ground search ended Friday
for Ronald Hallam, an Ashfield-
Colborne-Wawanosh resident who
went missing March 25.
As of Monday, Hallam was still
missing and the investigation is
ongoing. In the first 48 hours after
Hallam’s disappearance, the area
surrounding Hallam’s Prosperity
Line property was extensively
searched, yielding no signs of the
man.
Hallam, who stands 5’8” tall,
weighing approximately 200 lbs,
was last seen wearing a red and
black lumberjack-style jacket, a
black baseball cap, lightly-coloured
work pants, a dark grey t-shirt and
work boots.
It is believed that Hallam left his
residence at approximately 11 a.m.
on March 25. The OPP responded by
3 p.m., posting alerts to its Crime
Alerts website, saying officers were
concerned for Hallam’s well-being.
The search was expanded on
March 26, to include the OPP
Canine Unit, Emergency Response
Team Units, the Crime Unit and a
helicopter, still, however, yielding
no results.
The search continued until dark on
March 26 and resumed early
morning on March 27 until the
ground search was eventually
suspended later that day.
Police are still seeking the public’s
help in locating Hallam. If he is
spotted, however, OPP suggests not
approaching Hallam, but to call 911
immediately.
Anyone with information is being
asked to call OPP at 1-800-310-1122
or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-
8477.
It’s the same old story.
The deadline for nominations for
Citizen of the Year for Blyth and
Brussels is nearing. Yet, despite the
reality that there is no end to the
number of community people
worthy of recognition, submissions
have been modest to say the least.
As has been the case over the past
several years, Brussels leads the
way, though, that said, there have
only been four individuals suggested
for the honour.
Only one person has been
nominated for Blyth.
If you know someone who has
truly made a difference to their
community, take a moment to fill in
the form and give that person the
opportunity to receive public
appreciation. Past recipients have
expressed how honoured they’ve
been to receive the award.
Among those selected have been
busy volunteers, who contribute
through time and effort; caring
individuals, who offer kindness and
assistance, who are instinctively
there when needed, knowing the
right words to say; the cheerleaders,
who support the community or local
events with wholehearted
enthusiasm and selfless, who quietly
do what they can without fanfare or
pats on the back.
The list of Brussels Citizens of the
Year beginning in 1985 is: Cal
Krauter, Wayne Lowe, Jack Bryans,
Ida Evans, Bessie Johnston, Betty
Graber, George Langlois, Howard
Bernard, Joanne King, Frank
Thompson, Audrey Cardiff, Leona
Armstrong, Neil McGavin, Beth
Earl, Lyle and Alice Brothers, Nelva
and Spence Scott, Jo-Ann
McDonald, Kathy Bridge, Jeff and
Cathy Cardiff, Clara Blake, Phyllis
Mitchell, Doug McArter and Nora
Stephenson, Fran Bremner.
Blyth recipients are: Evalena
Webster, Frank and Cenetta
Bainton, Winona McDougall,
Margaret Whyte, Simon Hallahan,
Dr. Richard Street, Bill and Maxine
Seers, Margaret Caldwell, Helen
Gowing, Don Scrimgeour, John
Stewart, Janet Amos, Betty Battye,
Robb Finch, Dave Cook, Brent
Scrimgeour and Doug Walker,
Murray Siertsema, Charlie Shaw,
Lavern Clark, Bev Blair and Thelma
Johnston, Steven Sparling, Don
“Barney” Stewart, Lois van Vliet,
Janice Henry and Joe Hallahan.
If you nominated someone in the
past, you must nominate them again
for them to be considered this year.
However, the previous nomination
will be included in the package for
the committee’s consideration.
Deadline for entries for this year’s
Citizen of the Year is April 30
Come on folks! Nominate a Citizen
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RONALD HALLAM
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By Shawn Loughlin
The Citizen
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