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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1980-01-16, Page 1;, • About, 15 people, met at Brussels United Church on Friday night .to discuss setting up, various committees to aid the boat people' family that the Melville Presbyterian Church is going to sponsor. , Although: the presbyterian Church' is the sponsoring:agency, they wanted this to be'a community effort and called a general Meeting, • „ itev..:Ken :Innes of Melville Presbyterian • Church, who chaired the meeting... told the group he had been dciwn te the Departinent :,of Immigration in Kitchener, filled out a form and that the information had been telexed- through to Hong Kong and when they :locate .:a. fainily they will notify the ' Presbyterian Church. Five basic committees were set up. An orientation group will meet the people, help them to adapt to our culture. and learn ',English if necessary The other committees will cover accommodation and household furnishings, fund-raising, clothing, and employment. In reference to the possible criticism some. people might have about bringing a refugee family into Brussels, one Of the men at the meeting pointed out that three or four generations back their people might have had to leave another country to come to this one. "I think if they could look back to ,:theirt, 109th .Year Issue 'No • WEPOESPAY; JANUARY'16-, 1980 , family and how they got here, they were probably' refugees,'? he said, Some people named to the five commit, tees at the meeting on Friday and: thers who have signed up since, InclUde Work CoMmittee Chairman Hank, PardYs; Orientation: Anneka Nrtlys, Joanne King, Kathy Workman, Rev. Ed Baker, Mary Ten Pas; Accommodation - Chairman. Graeme MacDonald, Bill. King, Frank Workman; Clothing - Faye MacDonald, Leona Arm- strong; Fund-raiSing - Alf Knight and JIM Armstrong. Other names were suggested for the various committees but were to be contacted first:, ' - It was decided that .a list of those five committees would be made, then hung up in the Brussels and Walton U sited' and the Brussels Presbyterian churches so that people who were interested could sign up for them. Possible ways for raising funds in the future were discussed and Rey. Ed Baker from Duff's United Church in Walton was made treasurer for pledges and doriations. People wanting to send in pledges and donations are to send them to the Boat. People Fund, care of treasurer. Rev. Ed. " Baker, Walton or else band thpm in to their churchreasurers, indicating that it is for the ,...Boat People Fund. BB'A discusses ::promotion; THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS—The 'BrUssels Fire • Department -worked through the early morning hours, Tuesday to:control a fire at the home of Gar Vandenberg of Brussels. In order to get at the • fire they oack!o tear some of the aluminum siding off the house. Here one of ,the firemen works to 'control :%the srhoke coming out of a bedro6m window. :* • (BruSsels Post Photo) rase subdivision for jamestoWn: Short Shots by avelin Kehnedy The good weather and'lack of snow during the pre-Christmas season, and at Christmas, made ttavelling easy. Many of us were pleased about that. However, one wonders what effect it had on merchants in small towns and villageS., Did their tills jingle as briskly and rewardingly as they should have at that time, for many the most lucrative time of the year. When folks• do not have to contend with bad weather and snowdrifts we tend to head for the,cities where we perhaps will find a better selection and hopefully, Some bargains, We forget about our community merchants who serve our needs, when we have'not the time, or inclination to go flitting oft elsewhere, and need quit service. What would we do without theirt then? It is understandable that if we cannot get what we need, or want at home we trust". gO elseWhete; We must realize that home toWn Merchants need the support of their community if we expect them to stay in business. When We Stop to consider the cost 'of travelling to and from the city, and probably meals as Well; those bargains we thought we found might not be such. a bargain after all. TheSe days One Cannot escape the gobbledy-gook of the political arena. Turn on the TV, tadio, or pick up a daily paper, and we are blasted with the spoutings of the leaders of the parties. Clark, Trudeati and `Broadbent are hard at it, busily taking pertonal swipes at each other and faulting the: Other parties for the state our country is hit Making promises (as usual) that people Can scarcely expect will, or can, be kept. They, and their followerS all declare that §illy their party can dispel Canada's woes. NOnSensel Casting a vote on February 18th ;is going to require the serious censideration of thinking peOple. In a great manycases, in the ridings, voters will be. marking their ballots for the 'mane of their Choice there, 'regardless of the party he represents: What. Canada needs is more honest, trustworthy` Members Of parliament devoted to the good of their country and the welfare of its people, not to their own prestige and power and that of their party: * * * Keep Monday, February 11th in mind. Plan CO attend the Dessert Etiehre of Molting Star Rebekah Lodge on that date: Watch for later particulars iii the Brussels Pest. *** Grey Township Council met with' people from the Jamestown and Henfryn areas at an information meeting to disucss a pOssible proposal from Ray Knechtel for a small subdiviSion in Jamestown oh Monday night: Maleoln-CMelntosh of the Huron County Planning•Department was there to explain to the - people that there , was a proposed amendment to the Grey Township Secondary Plan - to • designate Jamestown as urban residential; currently . Jamestown is designated agricutlural and natural environ- ment. It Was also planned to designate a The metric conversion that baffles many of us goes On. Milk, this month, is to be sold in Ontario by litres, not quarts. A litre holds 12 per cent leas but there, will be, no redtiction to consumers fot the. smaller containers. The metric system does riot confuse young people but we older Ones still keep thinking, in this case, of pints, quarts and gallons. It is difficult to turn off what we were taught early and used for many years and adjest to 'Metric. It is not easy for "old dogs" to learn new tricks. ,k* Since reperting corn land ploughed on Graeme MacDonald's farm last Week we have been told that Wayne Riley was ploughing On the farm of his father, Jini Riley of Grey Township; at 6t00 p,in;on December 28th. * * Our briiSseis Minor Heckey, schedule prevideS' the boys of this community with healthy atilt/11y during the hockey seaadn. It is also an outlet for their abounding energy that might otherwise find sonde .less aecept- able activitY. Managers and coaches give their time and energy to these hockey teams' but money is also needed for'operating' small area of Henfryn as urban residential 'for limited development. (Continued on Pagel) Playschool closes The Brussels Playschool closed its doors on Friday. Although attendance at the school had picked hp after a meeting with the parents in November, 'it fell off again after a while, and Colleen Rice program director said that the lack of attendance was the reason they (Continued on Page 3) expenses. Brussels Minor Hockey are hold- ing a dance here this Saturday, January 19. Attend the dance and help supply the funds they need. See ad in' this paper for further particulars. * * *,* Tragic deaths in house tikes have been, all too often, reported, A number of the fires have been blamed on wood burning facilities -We fear there will be more such fires. People Who - have had no experience with Wood burning stoves and furnaces are not always aware of the dangers; the ptopet operation or care necessary, to avoid fires that could destoty their homes and lives: If you have switched to wood btitning be sure you know 'hew to do it safely: * * Bilingual highway signs have teappeared iri Qtiebec, at leaSt at border pOints, Quebec has said that this is "A gesture of courtesy:'' More likely they have found that tion- totitist were disgusted when they found it difficult to find their way atoUnd. Quebec police Were, no doubt, sick and tired of giving English speaking tourist directions. • • * * * The $100 draw was discussed when the Lions Were disctissed again and how. the' Brussels Business Aasociation met fir. its BBA could participate in it. Henry Exel is to first regular meeting 'of the new year. bring more information to the next meeting. questions asked, were if the businesses A small donation was given to Wayne Grube were' happy with it, and how people for making -and driving the BBA floats and responded to it. Different ways,,on how the also to' Jiin Byers for lending the wagon to draw should be run were clischssed, but carry the float in the Christmas parade.j • there were, not enough business people at The Christmas party was discussed and it the meeting to come to any concluSionS. was decided to have a live band for the party The Home and Garden project from •the which will, be held around. December 1. The next meeting will be held on February 6 at the-Brussels Inn.