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A pair of young men have been
making waves throughout Ontario
with their junior hockey accolades.
Not only do they both hail from
Brussels, but they both hail from the
same house.
Adam and Chris Corbett played
their first season apart this past winter
and both found great success with
their respective clubs. But their
ultimate goal is to get back on the
same ice pad together.
Throughout their careers, the twins
played on the same team throughout
their Brussels Minor Hockey days, up
to the Huron-Perth Lakers and
eventually through to the Junior B
squad, the Listowel Cyclones.
However, halfway through last
season, Adam played a small stint
with the Wingham Ironmen and
through a friend of his from
Lucknow, Cory Hamilton, was led to
Windsor, where he signed with the
Essex 73s, a Junior C team.
Both have enjoyed success over the
last two weeks. Adam’s team beat
Alliston by a score of 7-0 to secure
the Schmaltz Cup, the league’s
championship.
Adam’s 73s finished the season
with just one loss in regulation time,
but it took until the second round of
the playoffs for that to happen. The
team finished with a final record of
59-1-2, finishing the regular season
with just one loss, it being in a
shootout.
Adam said the achievement was
just a shock to him. “When the rest of
the team rushed onto the ice to
celebrate, I just sat on the bench for a
second and took it all in,” he says. “It
was unbelievable.”
Chris’s team, on the other hand,
was ousted from the playoffs in the
second round by Brantford. However,
he was named the team’s most
sportsmanlike player at the Cyclones
year-end banquet. He was also
awarded the Conway Furniture
Scholarship Bursary, which is given
to a member of the Cyclones who is
planning on pursuing post-secondary
education.
Chris says that his most
sportsmanlike award came in a year
where he was, statistically, at his best,
netting over 40 points over the course
of the season. This was Chris’s
second season with the Cyclones, but
he says he has yet to win on the big
stage since an All-Ontario
championship, alongside his brother,
with the Brussels Bulls in PeeWee.
The twins played together on some
great teams, winning a bronze medal
on their high school hockey team, a
gold medal in the Czech Republic in
their PeeWee year and several All-
Ontario championships.
As far as the future goes, both
Adam and Chris agree that they want
to be on the same piece of ice
together, but the big question is where
that can happen.
Chris says there will have to be a
lot of discussion between the two
boys in the off-season while they
begin their work placements. Chris is
finishing up his exams at Conestoga
College before working at the
Brussels arena for the summer and
Adam has just begun work at Huron
Feeding Systems after a year at St.
Clair College. Both of the boys,
however, will be attending Conestoga
College in the next school year.
They have agreed that as far as
hockey age goes, they are getting a
little too old to still be considering a
career in the National Hockey
League, but they also don’t see
themselves hanging their skates up
any time soon.
“I can’t imagine my life without it,”
Chris says. Adam agrees, saying, “I’d
be lost without hockey.”
A great pair
Adam, left, and Chris Corbett of Brussels have been
lighting the lamps all season for their Junior hockey clubs,
the Essex 73s and the Listowel Cyclones, respectively. Just
last weekend Adam helped the 73s bring the Schmaltz Cup
home to Windsor with a 7-0 win and a 4-0 series sweep
over Alliston while Chris was being named most
sportsmanlike and receiving the Conway Furniture
Scholarship Bursary for his 43 points with the Cyclones.
(Shawn Loughlin photo)
Brussels brothers enjoy stellar hockey season
MEETING NOTICE
MUNICIPALITY OF
MORRIS-TURNBERRY
The upcoming Council and
Committee meetings for the
Municipality of Morris-
Turnberry will be held:
Thursday, April 30
at 5:00 pm
Fire Services Meeting
Tuesday, May 5
at 7:30 pm
Regular Council Meeting
Thursday, May 14
at 7:00 pm
History Book
Committee Meeting
Tuesday, May 19
at 7:30 pm
Regular Council Meeting
By Shawn Loughlin
The Citizen
After weeks of deliberation and
weighing priorities, North Huron
council agreed Monday night on the
bottom line for this year’s budget.
After making at least $800,000 in
cuts since the beginning of the
process, council is satisfied with a
1.97 per cent overall spending
increase in dollars from 2008.
Total expenditures for the
township amounts to $12,068,144
for 2009.
Director of finance/treasurer
Donna White said one significant
change this year is less area rating
with a uniform tax rate across the
township for landfill and garbage
and recycling pickup.
The township is trying to complete
a number of expensive, but
necessary projects. “With all that we
are hoping to accomplish we are in a
borrowing situation,” said White.
“However, interest rates are low
right now, which makes this more
palatable.”
Determining what the increase
means on an average assessment is
difficult because of this being a re-
assessment year.
However, White said that if one
looked at a $100,000 assessment in
Wingham from 2008, and brought it
to the re-assessed value of $104,820
“Wingham would actually see a
decrease in taxation.”
Blyth and East Wawanosh would
see increases of 2.28 per cent and
2.71 per cent respectively. However,
White noted, it’s important to
remember these are not big dollar
values over a year. Wingham’s
would mean a drop of $14.73 for
2009 on the $104,820, while the
same assessment in Blyth would pay
$44.91 more and in East Wawanosh
the increase for the year would be
$49.04.
The township is applying for
federal and provincial grants that,
should they be successful in
receiving them, will mean a change
in the budget.
NH agrees on 1.97% spending increase
By Bonnie Gropp
The Citizen
With less than a week to go, Huron
Hospice Volunteer Service is seeking
hikers for their annual Hike for
Hospice. They are hosting two hikes
in Huron County, one in Goderich at
the Menesetung Trail and another
hike site in Wingham, beginning at
the Lions’ picnic pavilion.
All funds raised in the community
remains in the local area providing
services and programs to individuals
and families facing life-limiting
illnesses.
Huron Hospice is a member
agency of Huron United Way and
offer many services to residents of
Huron County. The Hike for Hospice
is a national initiative across Canada
and thousands of Canadians will be
hiking rain or shine in support of
local Hospice programs.
Hospice care is available without
referral, to anyone in the community,
regardless of where you
reside.
Hospice provides care in long-
term care residences, hospitals and
in the individual’s home at no
charge.
The services include respite and
visiting, and afterwards, there is
support for the bereaved family
members, including grief recovery
outreach and the Rainbows program
for children who have experienced a
loss.
Those wishing to hike on Sunday,
May 3 are urged to call Huron
Hospice offices 519-527-0655
or 519-357-2720 in Wingham to
pre register.
ANYONE INTERESTED
IN PLAYING
Brussels Men’s Town
League
Slow Pitch 19 and over
Contact: Jeff 519-887-9790
or Mike 519-887-6449
League starts May 26th
BCH ICE DOGS MINOR HOCKEY
is holding
TRYOUTS FORA BANTAMA/BB
GIRLS HOCKEYTEAM
For the 2009/2010 season.
The intent is for the team to play
in the Lower Lakes Female Hockey League.
For more information, please contact
Sheri McIntyre at maccom@ tcc.on.ca or
Dave Murray at murrays5@ tcc.on.ca
Friday, May 1 @ 9:00 - 10:30 pm
Saturday, May 2 3:00 - 4:30 pm
Sunday, May 3 @ 6:00 - 7:30 pm
The cost will be $30 at the time of tryouts.
Please bring a permission to skate form.
TRYOUT DATESATYMCA GODERICH
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Huron Hospice seeks hikers for fundraiser