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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 CitizenTh e $1.25 GST included Serving the communities of Blyth and Brussels and northern Huron County Thursday, April 2, 2009 Volume 25 No. 13SPORTS- Pg. 8Local teams bringhome trophies OBIT - Pg. 24 Aviation pioneer was bornin BlythNEWS- Pg. 2Musician to appear atMontreux Jazz Festival Publications Mail Agreement No. 40050141 PAP Registration No. 09244 Return Undeliverable Items to North Huron Publishing Company Inc., P.O. Box 152, BRUSSELS, ON N0G 1H0INSIDE THIS WEEK: OPP seek public’s help to locate man RONALD HALLAM Missing since Wednesday By Shawn Loughlin The Citizen Continued on page 6