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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1988-10-05, Page 1Murder! Diners munch while mayhem takes place See page 5 Winners Blyth Inn ends winning season See page 20 Vandals beware Brussels promises crackdown See page 7 Nomination meetings set for Nov. 21 vote Serving Brussels, Blyth, Auburn, Belgrave, Ethel, Londesborough, Walton and surrounding townships. VOL. 4 NO. 40 WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 5, 1988.45 CENTS Rewarding the messenger, Blyth Festival artistic director Katherine Kaszas, left, and former Festival board of directors president Sheila Richards just couldn't contain their elation when Huron-Bruce MP Murray Cardiff, centre, announced a federal grant of $450,000 toward the Festival’s capital expansion project during a news conference at the theatre on Saturday evening. Provincial funding is expected to follow, and Phase 1 of the $1.8 million project could be underway as early as next month, according to Festival general manager Joel Harris. Festival gets$450,000federal grant The federal government has announced a contribution of $450,000 toward the first phase of the Blyth Festival’s $1.8 million capital expansion project, ending nearly three months of speculation as to whether the project would be able to proceed on schedule. The promise came only hours after Prime Minister Brian Mulroney announced an election for Novem­ ber 21. “We’re dancing on our desks!’’ said Katherine Kaszas, the Festi­ val’s artistic director, as Huron- Bruce MP Murray Cardiff made the announcement at a press conference at the theatre Saturday evening in front of more than 100 theatre patrons gathered for the Festival’s first-ever “Murder My­ stery Dinner’’ which followed. Several rounds of enthusiastic applause broke out as Mr. Cardiff spoke. The contribution is expected to be matched or exceeded shortly by the provincial government, which has twice extended the Festival’s funding application deadline in the hopes that the senior government would make a commitment to the project. In a letter to local newspapers lastweek, HuronMPPJackRiddell said that his government has been ready to offer its support to the Festival expansion for some time, “the only hold-up (being) that the federal government has not yet made a commitment for its portion of the funds required. ’ ’ As soon as that commitment came, Mr. Rid- Continued on page 18 With Prime Minister Mulroney calling a Federal election for Nov. 21 the three local parties are gearing up with nomination meet­ ings scheduled for the next week. The New Democratic Party will get off the mark first with their nomination meeting Saturday, Oct. 8 at 7:30 in the Dungannon Senior Citizens Hall. The Liberals will be next with their nomination meeting Wednesday, Oct. 12 in the Lucknow Community Centre and the Progressive Conservatives, with incumbent candidate Murray Cardiff already preparing for the election, will hold their meeting in the same location in Lucknow on Thursday, Oct. 13. Two candidates are in the running for the NDP nomination, both experienced from past elec­ tion campaign. Tony McQuail is a West Wawanosh farmer and a member of the Huron County Board of Education. He was president of the Huron County Federation of Agriculture and Foodland-Hydro committee nego­ tiating a better deal tor farmers along the route of the Ontario Hydro corridor. He is married with two children. Norma Peterson of Kincardine is Continued on page 18 Lawyer to handle case against Topnotch Brussels village council is turn­ ing up the heat in its battle to get a roadblock to the development of its industrial park removed with the hiring Monday night of a London law firm. The lawyers will conduct negoti­ ations on behalf of the village for the removal of a building that obstructs the road leading into the industrial park. Council had been told last month by Ralph Watson of Topnotch Feeds, owners of the building, that his company was “not keen” on moving the building off the road allowance for George St. where it has sat for many years. Mr. Watson had suggested that if the village was prepared to pay for the cost of relocating the building his company might be interested. But the council Monday night, after hearing from Clerk-treasurer HughHanlyontheresultsofhis discussions with the London legal firm about the subject, decided to hire the firm to represent the village feeling that even if the case were to go to court the village would still be farther ahead than paying the estimated cost of moving the building. Council also agreed to set a deadline of Oct. 31 for the removal of the building. Council was backed up in its arguments by a new survey by Chris Kiar Land Surveyor of Goderich that showed the building on the road allowance. Monday Thanksgiving holiday Mo nd ay will be Thanksgiving day acrossCanadabutthere will be little change in the Citizen’s normal deadlines. Deadline for receipt of news and advertising copy will be 2 p.m. Monday in Brussels and 4 p.m. MondayinBlythasusual. How­ ever, due to the holiday the Brussels office will not open until 11:30 a.m. Monday instead of the usual 10 a.m.