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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2009-10-15, Page 4PAGE 4. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2009.Editorials Opinions Publisher, Keith Roulston Editor, Bonnie GroppAdvertising, 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 PAP REGISTRATION NO. 09244 RETURN UNDELIVERABLE CANADIAN ADDRESSES TO CIRCULATION DEPT. PO BOX 152 BRUSSELS ON N0G 1H0 email: norhuron@scsinternet.com Letter to the editor Oct. 14, 1965 A 55-year-old Brussels-area farmer was named New Democratic Party candidate for the federal Huron riding. J. Carl Hemingway was a former secretary-fieldman for the Huron County Federation of Agriculture. He was the unsuccessful candidate for the Huron NDP in the 1962 election. D.A. Rann was named president for the Brussels Curling Club season. Also on the executive were: Ken Tyerman, first vice-president; Stewart Lowe, second vice- president; Cecil Parker, treasurer and George Mutter, secretary. The Canadian government was offering a special incentive to increase winter employment by encouraging the construction of winter-built homes. Any house certified by the government inspection as winter-built could earn the homeowner a $500 rebate. “For Auld Lang Syne” Jack Thynne was presenting his farewell concert and old tyme dance at the Legion in Brussels. “The finest talent procurable” included The Osborne Sisters, Clark Johnston, The Cardiff Family, Sunny South Quartette, Scott Pawson and The Kansas Farmer. The evening also featured Barb McCutcheon and Reg Skeleton. Admission was 75 cents for adults and 35 cents for children. The double feature at Brownie’s Drive-in Theatre in Clinton was Fate is the Hunter, starring Glenn Ford, Nancy Kwan and Rod Taylor, and The Horror Of It All, starring Pat Boone. On sale at Smith’s Rexall in Brussels was Loving Care hair colour, $1.95; Listerine, with free toothpaste, 73 cents; a large container of Vaseline, 75 cents and hot water bottles, $1.29 and $1.59. Oct. 9, 1981 Blyth village councillors expressed concern for the safety of children in two separate areas of town. The old turnip plant by the CPR railway tracks, which had a sagging roof on one section was being used as a warehouse. The new portable classroom at Blyth Public School was set up on concrete blocks, Councillors were concerned about children using the building or that they might climb underneath the portable when playing outside. A capacity crowd was in attendance in Brussels Legion to honour warden and Mrs. William J. Elston. Morris Twp. deputy-reeve James Mair expressed appreciation to the warden, and Morris reeve, for the many years of service to the municipality and his election as warden of Huron. Snell’s Grocery invited customers to “Gobble up these Thanksgiving Savings”: Grade A turkeys, 73 cents a pound for 18-26 lbs. or 79 cents a pound for smaller ones; Stokely’s 28-oz. tin of pumpkin, 39 cents; Weston’s dinner rolls, 39 cents a dozen and Ocean Spray cranberry sauce, 14-oz. tins for 47 cents. R.W. Madill’s Shoes, Men’s & Boys’ Wear had deals on “navy and brown blazers for men with checked pant, shirts by Arrow and ties by Playboy, to co-ordinate for the well- dressed man,” complete for $88. It was a James Bond double feature at Brownie’s with Diamonds are Forever and On Her Majesty’s Secret Service on the playbill. Oct. 15, 1986 Among the diners at the annual Belgrave fowl supper was its organizing committee chairman for the entire 38 years, Clarence Hanna. Grey Central Public School girls soccer team won the North Huron championship. Members of the team were: Lisa Hiusser, Louise Brubacher, Stacey Boyd, Judy Read, Tracy Finch, Colleen Kuepfer, Ratsamy Larprom, Vicki Oster, Liz Prescott, Sandy Earl, Ann Morton, Melanie Vermeer, Dana Gibbons, Sibylle Menzi and Mary Wall. A steady stream of visitors came to the quilt show and tea at Duff’s United Church in Walton. More than 180 quilts were displayed. Paul Klopp was the new president of the Huron County Federation of Agriculture. Tony McQuail received the Federation’s award for service. McQuail, a West Wawanosh farmer had been active in many farm organizations. Oct. 16, 1996 Dr. Susan Norton was the newest member of the staff at the Seaforth Medical Clinic. Community leader Jack Bryans passed away at the age of 76. The signs announcing Brussels 125th anniversary celebration for 1997 were erected at the village’s four entrances. Cranbrook artist Peter Hagedoorn donated two of his Maitland River watercolours to the fundraising effort for the Cranbrook Community Hall. The pictures would be awarded as first and second prizes in a raffle. The proceeds would help with regular maintenance of the hall. OPP concluded an investigation into a disturbance at the Bluewater Youth Correctional Centre which caused damage to one dormitory. Six residents, five of whom were youth offenders, were charged with 16 offences. Chris O’Donnell and Gene Hackman starred in The Chamber, the feature at Goderich’s Park Theatre. Among the new video releases at J.R.’s were Primal Fear, The Last Supper, Celtic Pride and Fear. THE EDITOR, I’m writing because it seems someone has stolen our local Member of Parliament’s identity. Just recently I received a mailout, supposedly from “him”, talking about “Identity Theft”. But I know this can’t be from him. Before the 2008 election the Conservatives blanketed this riding with over 15 single pages mailouts that were simply political pre- election propaganda paid for with taxpayers’ money. During the election he said he would never do such a thing, that he thought this type of mailout should be banned. He didn’t say this only once – he said it every time the issue was raised at all candidates’ meetings. What worries me is that since he disappeared to Ottawa less than a year ago I have received at least eight of these mailings in my mailbox. They follow the same format. A big headline about what the government is supposedly doing, then a mail back portion on which to check which party leader is doing the best job. The problem with them is that they are simply Conservative political propaganda and supporter identification. They don’t provide local citizens with any useful information. Just a headline and paragraph or two praising the government. They then try to identify party leader support. This may be very useful to the Conservative Party when they go looking for money and workers in the next election but is hardly a non- partisan activity that should be funded by the taxpayers. Since he said he wouldn’t do it, do you think we should ask the RCMP to investigate and see which back room Conservative party hacks have stolen our MP’s identity? It would be so disappointing to discover that he lied with a straight face at every all candidates meeting in 2008, then turned around and did precisely what he said he would never do. A concerned and potential disillusioned citizen in Huron- Bruce. Tony McQuail. 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 They’ve gone too far Police and health officials went too far last week when they charged a truck driver with smoking in the workplace – his truck cab – as he travelled Hwy. 401 near Windsor. OPP laid the charge and then officials of the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit went a step further. A farmer, they said, also could be charged for smoking in his tractor cab because that is his work place. When does health promotion become persecution? The reasoning behind anti-smoking legislation has been to protect non-smokers from the effects of second-hand smoke from others. All non-smokers are grateful at how much things have changed in a couple of decades from the time when smokers took it for granted they had the right to light up anywhere they wanted and those who didn’t smoke were just supposed to breathe in the smoke and shut up about it. The restrictions on public smoking have had the effect of not only protecting non-smokers, but discouraging people from starting or continuing to smoke. Smoking doesn’t seem so cool when you have to huddle outside in the cold and rain to take a drag. The world would be a better place if everyone gave up smoking, but legislation designed to protect co-workers in the workplace from second- hand smoke should not be used to harass people who work alone from smoking if they want to. If there are two truckers in a cab, then the second person should be protected from the smoker. A trucker alone should have the right to poison himself/herself. Would that everyone would give up smoking, but using the club of prosecuting people for smoking in a workplace where they’re alone, whether a truck cab, a farm implement or a home office, goes too far in aid of a good cause. — KR Deliver us from ‘experts’ The report last week of Ontario Auditor-General Jim McCarter into the scandal at the Electronic Health Records Initiative (eHealth Ontario) shows what can go wrong when the people we elect to manage our government turn over too much power to unelected “experts”. Ontario’s Liberal government wanted to achieve the commendable goal of getting all health records into a secure, yet easily accessed, digital system where health professionals could efficiently share a patient’s medical records. It was a daunting job, so the government turned it over to experts. Not wanting to build a huge bureaucracy, it hired consultants – and things got out of hand. Some of these outsiders, even those who were on the government payroll, decided the time-consuming government practice of competitive bidding was inefficient, so they gave contracts without tenders. Often they hired the people they knew and were comfortable working with. Consultants hired other consultants. And while the private sector is seen as efficient, it isn’t when it comes to dealing with government. Rates are often increased when doing government work. That the government wanted expert advice is commendable. Where it got in trouble was in giving the experts too free a hand. — KR &