The Brussels Post, 1978-01-25, Page 1CROSS COUNTRY POPULAR — Cross country
skiing is bocoming popular in Brussels and area and
a new club has been formed. Club members are
practising for events to be held FEb. 11 and 12 at the
JamestoWn Winter CArnival. See the Post sports
page fOr m ore information on the club.
:(Photo by Murray Bremner)
Proposed change
irks local nurses
Nearly $2000,000. in
building permits. for '77
housing and a liquor store.
As for this yeaf's number of
building permits, issued, Mr.
by Debbie %valley
Building permits issued in
Brussels2have in 1977 remained
pretty well stationary since 1976.
• Fifty-four building permits
were issued in 1977 compared
with 55 issued in 1976 according
to village clerk Bill King.
Forty-sevent residential
buildings permits were issued, in
1977 for a toal of $166, 175 and 7
commercial perniits were issued
for a total of $114,450., Mr. King
said.
There is no real reason for the
small amount of commercial
building last year but Mr. King
said, "It goes like that in fits and
starts." ,
He said that one year the
amount of commercial buildings
permits was high because that
year they" got senior citizens
Improved lighting for the
Palace and changes in the prize
list are among the steps. being
taken to improve the 1978
Brussels Fall. Fair. Agricultural
Society president Graeme Craig
told the group's annual .meeting
last Tuesday that the society also
hopes to have a circus on the
fairgrounds May 29. A dance,
featuring Walter Ostanek, is also
planned for July 14.
Treasurer Edwin Martins
report showed cash receipts for
1977 totalled $9,571.10.
;Expenditures for • the year
included general costs of
$5,302.87 and prize money of
$4,046.00. The bank balance On
hand at the end of the year Was'
$2,174.92.‘
Barbara Dunbar, president of
the ladies diviion, reported the
ladies had a balance on' hand of-
$620.99. She also reported, that
revisions to the ladies division
prize Fist have now , been
completed, and . that the 1 t is
ready for distribution.
Guest speaker for the, evening
was Keith Roulston, publisher of
the Village Squrie and the Rural
Voice, and president of the Blyth
Summer Festival. Mt. Roulston
praised small towns for the
co-operation they show on
community projects. Fall , Fairs,
he - said, help to keep little
communities alive. Mr. Roulston
also noted taht the ' pioneer
method of people getting together
to get things done is often the
best Way ,to avoid the pitfalls of
bureaucracies.
Keith Willliamsori thanked the
guest speaker on behalf of the
Society:
Rev. Ken Innes and John
Boneschansker 'presided °Vet the
4-H Club award ceremony
following Mr. Roulston's
address.
Top showmanship award in
A ew service became
available for area, residents last
week when Nicholson Bus Lilnes,
owned and operated by Allan
. 'Nicholson of Wingham extended
their, license' to include airport
transportation service, to Malton
airport. The company holds
Brussels 444 clubs, the Bruce
McCall trophy, went of Jennifer
Rock. The award for highest
points in the. 4-H -Dairy Club,
preSented by Reeve Calvin
Krauter went to Cathy
Boneschansker.
Highest point scorer in first
year dairy - club was Bruce
Boneschansker. The award was
presented by Howard Bernard:
Top judge in the 4-H dairy'club
was Cathy Boneschansker.
Leonard .Jamieson of Topnotch
Feeds presented the award.
The Canadian Imperial Bank of
Commerce Award, given to the
person amassing the highest
ntimbor of point for both beef and
dairy clubs‘ went Cathy
Reserve February 7th for the
Pancake Supper at St. John's
Anglican Church. The ladies
:here have a long-established
reputation for serving mouth-
watering pancakes and syrup,.
along with other good things to
satisfy your appetite, at this
annual event. If yeti like pancakes
St. John's is the place to 'be on
February 7th. Watch for further
particulars.
* * * *
It seems that .not all crows
take flight to a warmer clime
when the cold whiter winds blow.
Jack Wheeler reported that he
spotted two crows, on Monday
and Tue,sday of last week, who
had braved the chill and the snow
to stay with is. Could it possibly
herald an early spring or even
mild weather? Not according to
the 'Chase Almanac which
predicts a severe Winter and long,
,charter bus rights for Brussels
and area: The new service will
include a personalized service
from home to the airport and a
return trip home upon arrival
back in Malton at 'the end of a
flight. Several area residents
attended the hearing in support of
the extension.
,ESTABLISHED
1872
Boneschansker.
Officers and directors of the
• Agricultural Society for 1978
were also elected at the annual
meeting. Elected were: .resident
Grame Craig:. ist: ice /res.,
Jack Cardiff; 2nd. Vice Pres.,
John • • Boneschansker;
Sec. Treas., Edwin Martin;
Directors, Jim Stephenson,.
Emerson - Mitchell, Fred Uhler,,
Murray Hoover, Bob Higgins,
Rev-. Ken limes, Keith
Williamson, Ray Adams, Neil
.Hemingway. Auditors: NorMan
Hoover, Walter Kerr, President
of the ladies division is Barbara
Dunbar. c. Treas., is Mrs.
Harold Bolger.
by Evelyn Kennedy
dreary spring.
* * * * February is Heart
month when the Canadian Heart
Fund Campaign will be conducted
to combat the number one health
enemy of Canada. Funds are
urgently needed for Heart
Diseases, kill 80,000 Canadians a
year. Give so more will live! It
may be your own life you help to
save.
***** *.
I was shoeked to read recently,
as I am sure Others Were, that
thousands of Canadian teenagers
attempt suicide: In Toronto alone
the number is staggering and the
average age of these tormented
youngsters who becoMe suicidal
is said to be 14 years. Some of the
reasons quoted Were alcoholic
parents, school problems, sexual
problems, patents Vvlio provide
necessities of life, even luxuries,
but fail to give their time and
understanding to their children's
problems. It is a tragic reflection
of the times in which we live.
There is no lack of winter sports
events in this community in
addition to the' usual hockey,
curling, figure skating etc. The•
newly formed cross-country Ski
Club is thriving ' with great
enthusiasm: The Jamestown
Winter Carnival is scheduled for
February 11th and 12th with all
kinds of exciting events including
ski marathon, cross-country
skiing, canoe races, wood
splitting, snow Machine tour,
back packing, bticksawing, snow
sculpture and a torch light
parade. Greg Cowan reports
there have been enquiries from
all over Ontario about the
Carnival and it is expected to be
an outstanding success with
hundreds of participants. See, full
details elsewhere in the issue of
The Post.
of Nursing announced a proposal
whereby certificates 1)1
competence would be denied to
RN's and RNA's who had failed lo
work at leaSt 50' days. in any one
of the previous five year; after
1980.
The nurses 'arc upset,
have formed a group tlalled
NURSE (Nurses United h
Registration Security aliti
Employment). to fight against the
proposal which they feel is unfair
to their profession.
Gayle King of Blyth is one of
those people who are upset. Not
for herself, but for the younger
nurses who have just graduated
and may be looking for jobs.
' If unable to find a nu ing job
for awhile, they may have a hard
time meeting the conditions of the
present proposal of 50 days of
work . one of the five years.
Gayle, who was an RNA in
London, for seven years, is no
longer working in that field but
had , a special reason for
expressing her concern.
"I don't think the rural women
in the area understand the policy.
They issued out a policy with
registration forms in November.
If you didn't read it carefully, yot'
wouldn't have gotten out of it that
by.the end of 1985 you would have
had to Work 50 days," Mrs. King
said,
'Rural Areas
Mrs. King was concerned that
because seine people'living in the
rural areas don't get the bigger
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A
Service begins to
and from airport
King said, "I would think' this.
kind of average for a, normal
year,"
4Brusseis Post
BRUSSELS
107th Year - Issue No. 4
ONTARIO
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY, 25, 1978, — 20 PAGES '
• Will upgrade
In Crystal :Palace
by Debbie Ramey
Once upon a time, there was a
shortage of nurses in Ontario.
NoW there's an overflow and the
colleges keep churning them out.
But that, unfortunately, is not
where the fairytale ends.
Recently, the Ontario College
Short. Shots