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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1981-03-11, Page 1 ESTAIILISHip 1172 Brussels Post BRUSSELS 109TH YEAR - ISSUE NO. 10 ONTARIO WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 1981 30 CENTS A SECTION, PAGES 1 - 20 B SECTION, PAGES 1 - 24 0.44 .. IF YOU DON'T LIKE THE PANCAKES, HOW 'BOUT A CUP OF TEA—Young Ciaran Hdnrahan-Powers accepted a cup of tea from his father Tom at the pancake supper at the Anglican Church last Tuesday night. He seemed to appreciate it more than the appetizing plate of pancakes that was put in front of him. (Photo by Ranney) Sewer charges will be billed Short Shots by Evelyn Kennedy Time cannot be regained. The minutes you waste today have forever passed you by . * * ** * ** The Optimist Atom Hockey Tournament will keep the B. & G. Arena buzzing with activity both this weekend and next. It promises lots of excitement for hockey fans. ******* The Brussels Seniors Friendship Club are looking forward to what should be an interesting meeting at the Legion Hall at 2:00 p.m.' on 'March 18t11. An official of Pinery Provincial Park will be there with slides and observations. Do not forget the date. Come see "Winter Fun Into Spring." Progressive Euchre will be played. Attend and enjoy this informative as well as pleasant, social afternoon. ******* Tracey Wainman, that amazing figure skating flash of agility, determination and style, reached her objective when she placed 10th in the World Figure Skating at Hartford, Conn. Tracey, a Canadian young- ster from Toronto, was the youngest of 31 competitors. She was a favourite with the spectators who gave her a standing ovation, arms full of roses, and kisses from admirers. She made a remarkable come-back in the free-skating after a disappointing 15th in the short program and 'sixth in the compulsory figures. She deserved the suc- cess she had and with her talent, desire and dedication will surely be a top ranked figure skater of the World before too long. ** * * * * * This is the Lenten Season. It should be time of reflection, self assessment and denial. In years ago many people gave up something they enjoyed during Lent as a form of self denial and control: How many of us do that these days? How many have the will power to practice such denial until Easter. Some years ago there was a clergyman who dearly loved his pipe. Smoking it was a source of relaxation after a busy day and a comfort when he was troubled. In the Lenten Season he denied himself that pleasure. The last evening of Lent he worked late in his study. As the hours crept away he glanced often at his watch. At the last chime of midnight out of his pocket came his pipe and pouch, tobacco was carefully tamped in and lit. With a smile he would stretch out in his easy chair, give a sigh of content and puff away enjoying his pipe after long weeks of abstinence. That was restraint of desire. ** * * * * * It is time to start getting a costume ready for the Family Costume Carnival On Ice which is to be sponsored by the Brussels Fig tire Skating Club on Saturday, March 28th. at the B M. & G. Arena. There will be 14 classes so you should have no difficulty in picking out one that appeals to you. Dress up and join the fun. You could win a prize. The Carnival will star Bill Riddell, the fabulous Stilt Skater and the Clinton Crystals- precision Line Skaters. See ad elsewhere in this paper for particulars. * ** * * * * Prince. Charles has fallen in love at last. He has chosen Lady Diana Spencer to be his wife- and future Queen. They will be married in St. Pauls Cathedral on July 29th of this year. The ceremony will be conducted by the Archbishop of Canterbury. May it be a happy marriage! Lady Diana must be deeply in love with Charles and possesses courage, as well as beauty, to face the demanding role she will assume as Her Royal flighness the Princess of Wales and someday Queen. It is hoped that this young lady has the strong moral character and inner resources to withstand the pressures of her future life better than did Margaret Trudeau. • The British peOple think highly -of Prince Charles and have expressed their - hearty approval of his coming marriage. They greeted the announcement with shouts of joy and anticipate the pomp and pageantry as welcome contrast to the trials and tribula- tions that Britain has been enduring. They look forward to a boost in the economy with a tremendous influx of visitors this summer. Merchants are already capitalizing on sou- venirs marking the engagement. THere will be an abundance of such things this summer. All aboard the skyway to London this July! * * * * * * * Sometimes the telephone, which most of us regard as a necessity (although Bell seems bent on making it a luxury for many) can be an infernal nuisance., For instance, when it rings and you have to jump out of a nice warm bath that is soothing away the aches and tensions of the day, or when you have gone to sleep early for a change. You stumble down the stairs, half asleep, risking life and limb, at its insistent call only to find the receiver going up at the other end just when you are about to answer. One !annoying thing is when the phone rings and you answer promptly and no one says a word after you say "hello,." iillyou hear is a receiver being replaced. That is not only annoying to the person who responded to the ringing of their phone but is bad manners on the part of the other person. It would be quite easy, and would only take a moment, to say "sorry I have the wrong !lumber." Rabid fox found here There was an animal walking up toward the Brussels dam last week, but it wasn't anybody's pet. It was a fox. Mrs. Mary Lowe said she was cleaning her back window on the inside Thursday when she looked out and saw the fox. She called Dave Hastings and he shot the animal, Reiner Wilfing who does a lot of hunting, was going to use the pelt but thought may be the fox should be examined. Mr. Wilting said that a vet from Seaforth picked the animal up; it was sent to the University ofIduelph and found to be rabid. BY DEBBIE RANNEY Brussels residents will soon be getting a letter from the clerk's office advising them of their frontage and connection charges for sewage, after council approved the forni at 'Monday night's council meeting. In the letter residents are requested to `eonnect any buildings to the sewage works in !the municipality. Under a section entitled Annual Rates, it states that a property is liable for the sanitary sewer rates of a frontage charge of 30 cents times the number of feet and a connection charge at $50.62 times the number of connections. In addition to these fixed charges, the property is also liable for a water surcharge rate 01, 426 per cent times a person's total water bill, to be collected on the utility bill after connection has been made to the sewer system. The sanitary sewer rates except for the water surcharge rate are to be levied on the tax notice. Frontage and connection charges will be levied annually for a peridd of 40 years. The water surcharge rate is not fixed and may be revised from time to time. The letter also notes a commuted rate (cash prepayment option) whereby the total frontage and/or connection charges can only be prepaid on or before December 31, 1981 at the following rates--a frontage charge of $3.07 times the number of feet and a connection charge of $495 times the number of connedtions. If residents do want to pay those rates in cash they are still liable for the annual water bill surcharge of 426 per cent. Council gave first, second and third reading to a by-law requiring owners to connect to the sewage system. Residents have been given till July 1, 1982 to be hooked up. NEW PLAYGROUND Council had a deputation from Jim Yuill, who was representing the Brussels Home and School Association. He asked council fol. a ddna'ion towards the new creative Please turn to page 16 One of his stops was at Davis in Huron Wants to preserve family farm Ontario Premier Bill CKNX in Wingham where he Davis was in the Huron was interviewed by Bill County area Wednesday \ Thompson. touring the Bruce Nuclear When asked Power Development at Kin- cardine and making other stops in Huron. EVEN POLITICIANS MUST PLAY—Premier William Davis took a little time off to indulge in the horseplay of throwing snowballs at the people on his campaign buses, after being interviewed at CKNX radio in Wingham on Wednesday. (Photo by Ranney) whether he saw a renewal program to- ward nuclear power, Premier Davis said they were moving more towards the use ' of electricity. "It's an indigenous re- source. It's a safe system, an efficient system," he said. The premier was asked if his party didn't get a major- ity government whether he would become the next Joe Clark. "I've been asking the people of the province for a mandate. I'm optimistic that we will receive that man- date," Davis said. Mr. Thompson comment- ed on his open line program he had received a lot of comments about high in- , terest rates from farmers. "It's the high interest rate policy of the • Liberal government in Ottawa," ex- plained Mr. Davis. "I know the arguments that our interest rates have to follow those of the States, but I think we could have our own policy." "We have no control over interest rates. They're totally controlled by the federal government," Mr. Davis said, He said another area where he's had some concern expressed to him is with younger farmers, that his government should look at programs for younger farm- ers. "The preservation of the family farm is very ftinda. mental to our agricultural policy," he said. Y.