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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1990-09-05, Page 1Thresher Reunion Special 20-page supplement Candidates speak Provincial election candidates talk about the issues See page 8 Princesses 12 vie for Queen of Brussels Fair See page 14 Huron voters go to polls Thursday to elect MPP VOL. 6 NO. 36 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1990.50 CENTS Cooked! Blyth fireman Ken Brown pours water into the remains of a motor homeowned by Allan Parkhouse of Atwood that was destroyed by fire on County Road 25 just west of Biyth Monday. Another motorist noticed flames coming from under the vehicle and warned the driver who escaped but rescued very little from the home before it was beyond saving. Candidates debate education policies There were wide differences in policy but little rancor when the five candidates in the Sept. 6 provincial election debated before about 100 voters in an all­ candidates meeting sponsored by the Huron County chapter of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation at Central Huron Se­ condary School in Clinton Thursday night. About the only heat in the evening came when one member of the audience heatedly objected when the chairperson was about to close the meeting without his question being asked. With per­ mission of the candidates the meeting was extended long enough for this question and several others to be answered. The debate centred around prov- incia' education and showed the diverse policies among the candi­ dates all the way from reducing the role of government to increasing the role of government to a total reform of the education system to make it reflect family values. Tom Clark of the Family Coali­ tion Party for instance, said the public education system is corrupt and must be completely overhaul­ ed. Christianity has been censored out of the school system, he said. In a county where 90 per cent of the parents would like their children to pray in school a teacher can get into trouble for leading them in prayer. He said he sent his seven children to Christian private schools because the public school system was teaching things that “are totally contrary to the scrip­ ture’’. He said the school system has a large part to play in the “moral breakdown of our youth’’. Children never hear “God’s abso­ lutes” and only hear secular humanist values. Both New Democratic Party can­ didate Paul Klopp and Progressive Conservative candidate Ken Camp­ bell said they would put the percentage of education costs paid by the province back up to 60 per cent but they disagreed about how to accomplish this. Mr. Campbell said the money would be found by Inquest makes recommendations A two-day inquest into the deaths of Brussels’ Theordore J. Kumm and Lome McTeer of Chep­ stow during a boating accident near Kincardine on May 21, ended when the five member jury handed down boating safety recommendations to local derby organizers and the federal government. Mr. Kumm, 63, and Mr. Mc­ Teer, 34, were fishing in the Kincardine Salmon Derby when the incident occurred. Mr. Kumm died of a heart attack and Mr. McTeer drowned. The jury deliberated for three hours before making their recom­ mendations. Presiding coroner Dr. Rick Mann read the verdict state­ ment, which recommended that reducing government waste. Mr. Klopp said the NDP would find the Continued on page 13 derby organizers make registration a point of contact between the boater and the organizer. They felt this contact could provide an opportunity to pass on information on water safety and equipment, weather conditions, and proper radio use. The recommendation also stated that derby packages should include information on the use of radio frequencies, what channels will be monitored in an emergency on both VHF and CB radios, boating safety tips and times of weather forecasts and sources. The jury said that the Russell T water rescue unit should be in service for the derby and be aware of it. OPP were told that fitted equip- The voters of Huron county will go to the polls Thursday to choose between five candidates for the provincial legislature and help choose the next government of Ontario. With the retirement of 17-year veteran Jack Riddell the race is the most open in years in the county. In 1987 Mr. Riddell, then agriculture minister, won 60 per cent of the votes cast for a 9,374 plurality. Everyone involved expects it to be a closer contest this time out. Jim Fitzgerald, a photographer and journalist and Mr. Riddell’s former executive assistant is fight­ ing to keep the riding for the Liberals. Ken Campbell, a Seaforth-area elevator operator seeks to return the riding to the Progressive Conservative fold where it traditionally was before Mr. Riddell won it in a by-election. Paul Klopp, farmer, municipal politician and former president of the Huron County Federation of Agriculture makes his second pitch to win the riding for the NDP. He also faced Mr. Riddell in 1987. Tom Clark represents the Family Coalition Party making its first run in the riding provincially. Brussels-area resident Allan Dettweiler represents the Libertar­ ian Party in its call for less government. The polls open at 9 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. Thresher Reunion starts Friday The 29th annual Thresher Re­ union kicks off in Blyth Friday with three days for nostalgia buffs. The big steam engines and other old farm equipment started rolling in to Blyth on the weekend and campers were already snapping up the favourite camping spots in the campgrounds. More than 12,000 people are again expected to crowd into Blyth over the three days, particularly on Saturday and Sunday. A bus, sponsored by Blyth merchants, will carry people from downtown to the fairgrounds throughout the day, allowing people to park away from Reunion activities or to allow Reunion visitors to travel downtown to take advantage of sidewalk sales at several stores. ment on their patrol boat should be kept in a serviceable state. Recommendations to the federal government suggested that flares be made a part of minimum boat equipment and requirements for vessels up to 5.5 metres. These flares should either be stored in the vessel or attached to a life jacket. The jury recommended that a section of the Safety Boating Guide and other publications on hypother­ mia detail the proper clothing to wear and the hazards of getting improper clothing wet. These recommendations will be sent to Ontario’s chief coroner to be directed to the respective ministry for consideration and im­ plementation.