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SOWS KILLED, BARN, DAMAGED Brussels
Volunteer Firemen fought hard Monday' night to
save a pig barn belonging to Charles Thomas just
north of the village but were unable to stop the fire.
When it was all over Tuesday morning there were
about 40 sows, all with litters, dead and damage to
`the• building was estimated at least $15,000.
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105th Year - Issue No. 27
WEDNESDAY, JULY 7, 1976
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BRUSSELS •
ONTARIO
ouncil supports new lots
WE WANT TO Gb. SWIMMING SW411-1-fling' le8-8brig 'fberttlittelg. Ohildren 'at the
Lions Pool HoWIck ToWnship started. this week, and. an. eager busload waited for
their driver to' take off. Abaft 90 ,Brussels Ohiideett are, takirig .advantage of the
lessons-, with transportation provided by the BruSS616 Lions
(Photo by LanolbiS).
Sows with
litters
destroyed
in fire
A fire on the farm of Charles
Thomas just north of Brussels
Monday night badly damaged a
pig barn and caused an estimated
$27,000 damage.
Forty-two sows, all with -litters,
worth an estimated $12,000 or
More were killed in the blaze,
according to Mr. Thomas's son
David. David Thomas said the
barn was damaged to the tune of
at least $15,000.
Mr. Th. omas does not know if
he will rebuild the barn.
The Brussels fire department
was called to the scene, but were
unable to save the structure.
Faulty wiring is suspected as the
cause of the fire.
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New building lots may be
ilable in 13tussels if Lewis
rdiff's plan to redevelop part of
orchard on his Mait-side
hards property into seven lots
eels,
Mr. 1 Cardiff appeared at
ssels council Monday night to
ke sure that the village had no
ections to surplus orchard
erty being turned into
sing lots before he approaches
ron's Land Division
by Evelyn
Swimming instruction for a
ge number of youngsters in
s community got under way Oh onday morning of this week. It
t off to a somewhat slow start
e .. bus that transports the
ling folk to and from the pool
8 an hour late. Organizers as
11 as the would-be swimmers
re in a flurry and feared that
afigements had somehow gone
Png. Ninety-nine children
gistered for the course and
ttg are anxious to join them if
y can be included: • ******
rid letes froth around the
are gathering in Montreal the 'satinet Olympics, We
sh 64 Canadians the best of
a nd' out country will rejoice d
be Proud of these Who are,
ong the Winnelt,. There will be
who are not a.iriOng the
t1tiotg, but all those who
rtiete deserve credit for the
Committee for permission to
sever the lots. He hopes to have
four lots east of his house, near
the western boundaries of the
village, and three'lots west of the
house.
Brussels Clerk Bill King said
that Mr. Cardiff doesn't 'want to
get involved in a subdivision type
of development, but would like to
offer the lots for sale for housing.
Councillors, with councillor
Hank Ten Pas in the chair
Kennedy
immense efforts that they have
put forth in striving to prepare
themselves to represent their
coUritty, competing against the
best in the world.
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- The Lion's picnic park is a
popular place these summer
days. Many individuals, family
groups and others just looking. for
a shady spot to enjoy some
relaxation, are making use of the
facilities provided:
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.People rarely recognize the
benefits many receive from the
services as the Public
Health nurses and those of the
Until they are hi need of
thoseservices: They area great
convenience, and comfort, to
shut to at home patients who, are
in need of their ministrations and
to those of their fatnilies. Their
help is there Whoit needed arid is
itiOSt, certainly appreciated,
Hope
arena
stays
open
A representataive of the
provincial labour ministry is
coming 'to Brussels today to
inspect the arena and councillors
hope they will be allowed to keep
the old building open for the
summer so that regularily
scheduled activities can go on.
The engineer's report on the
. building's structure isn't good
but Clerk Bill King says council
may be able to keep the building
open 'till snow flies or until a start
can be made on a new arena. The
ministry may object that the
building will not meet their wind
resistance standards, but the
arena could , be closed anytime
there are high winds, the clerk
said.
Clerk King said the village
should hear either way on the
arena today.
because of the absence of Reeve
Jack McCutcheon, supported
Mr. Cardiff's idea. • ,
In other business council
decided after their month's trial,
to continue using the garbage
compactor instead of the village
owned truck for garbage pick up.
Pick up day will change to
Wednesday, beginning on July
21.
Building perniits were issued to
Bruce McCall, Mrs. Bonnie
Wilson, Mrs. Elera Warwick,
Harvey Kitchen; Frank Carter,
William Bremner, Gary Evans,
Gordon Coulter, Jack McDonald,
Mrs. Mahan, Herb Kenyon and
Alex Keefer.
A recreation grant of $1900 has
been received from the prdvince,
council heard.
Short Shots