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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1988-06-08, Page 1Postal protest Rural Dignity makes Blyth stop See page 5 Day care killed County program gets the axe See page 6 Recycling Brussels looks at program See page 6 Pump breakdown leaves Brussels short of water VOL. 4 NO. 23 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 1988.45 CENTS A broken pump has created an emergency water shortage in Brussels leading municipal offi­ cials to ask people not to use water u nnecessarily, especially watering grass. The north end auxiliary pump broke down Friday leaving reduc- edpressureinsomepartsofthe village because of heavy use for lawn watering. Water level in the reservoir was dangerously low late Monday night and village officials worried about a water shortage if a fire should break out. The break­ down unfortunately corresponded with a heat wave and a lengthy dry-spell. Town officials said Monday that the pump, which had been sent away for repairs, is expected to be back Wednesday but ask that homeowners curtail water use until they hear differently. Two members of the Ontario Provincial Police’s tactics and rescue squad [TRU] charge down County Road 25 where a man, armed with an unknown quantity of weapons, was threatening Walton’s main street in full combat gear Wednesday, June 1 during a tense stand-off to kill himself. Barry Comeau eventually surrendered [inset] and TRU team members situation with police. The TRU team was called after police had surrounded a house on descended on him as he knelt in the middle of the highway to search him for hidden weapons. Walton man faces charges after stand off A 27-year-old Walton man is facing several weapons charges as the result of a four-hour siege which prompted the evacuation of part of the village last Wednesday afternoon. Barry William Comeau was taken into custody after surrender­ ing to police at about 4 p.m., after refusing repeated orders to come outwith his hands up. He had been holed up in his residence on County Road 25, armed with several guns, since a family dispute erupted in the home shortly before noon. Mr. Comeau appeared in God­ erich District Court on Friday to face one charge of possession of a weapon dangerous to the public peace, one charge of possession of a prohibited weapon, and one charge of careless use of a dangerous weapon, and was re­ leased on his own recognizance subject to a number of conditions. The matter will be spoken to when Mr. Comeau appears again in Wingham District Court on June 22. Sgt.J.R.McKeeoftheWing- ham Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police said his office had received a call from Valerie Comeau at 11:50a.m. on June 1 asking for assistance in a family dispute. She called again minutes later saying that her husband, who was armed with a shotgun, was threatening suicide. Under the direction of Sgt. McKee, Wingham OPP officers surrounded the Comeau home Citizen wins 2 national awards The Citizen this week won two more national awards in the Canadian Community Newspaper Association’s Better Newspaper awards. The two awards were in the “premier awards” category, a competition among community newspapers of all sizes, from the smallest village to large suburban weekly newspapers. after contacting nearby residents toask them toleave their homes “quickly and quietly” until the matter was resolved. Most of the For the second year in a row The Citizen was honoured for the quality of its editorials. This year it received first prize in the “best local editorial” category. The editorial, published in April 1987, dealt with the addiction of gambl­ ing against the promotion and publicity of lotteries. LastyearThe Citizen won a third place award for “best national evacuees stood or satquietly on the main street corner throughout the drama, or on the steps of Hum- Continued on page 5 editorial”. The Citizen’s second award comes for a third place finish in “best agricultural edition” cate­ gory. Finishing ahead of The Citizen were the Steinbach Man. Carillon and the Morris Man. Scratching River Post. The awards will be presented at the CCNA’s annual convention in Regina from July 20-23.