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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1988-10-26, Page 1Snow decision Blyth can't decide how clean to be See page 2 See page 27 Strong arm tactics Cranbrook native champion wrestler See page 5 Famous name Your name in a novel Brussels Legion gets $10,000 with help from friends Serving Brussels, Blyth, Auburn, Belgrave, Ethel, Londesborough, Walton and surrounding townships. VOL. 4 NO. 43 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1988. 45 CENTS Scary sights are on the way this week with Halloween just around the Halloween party. Secret informants reveal that the identity of the comer. These three frightful creatures got a dress rehearsal for the three are Ross Clark, Cody Fidom and Justin Sauve, main event Monday night when the Blyth Beavers held their Municipal nomination scene settles There has been some re-shuff­ ling of positions in the race for seats on Grey Township’s municipal government in the upcoming election, although the race there still remains one of the more interesting ones in the area. Incumbent Reeve Leona Arm­ strong has been acclaimed to her fourth term as reeve, following the withdrawal of nomination papers last Tuesday by veteran councillor Graeme MacDonald, who remains in the race for deputy reeve against his council-mate, Fred Uhler. The position of deputy reeve was left up for grabs by the resignation of Lyle Pettapiece who has filled the position since 1982. In addition, councillor Helen Cullen has withdrawn her bid for the deputy reeve’s position, but will remain in contention for one of the three seats on council, which are being contested by new hopefuls Carol Boneschansker, Robin Dunbar. Dale Newman and Gordon Cowan. A sixth contender, Alvin McLellan, has withdrawn from the race. An all-candidates meeting will be held at Cranbrook Community Hall on Monday. November 7, starting at 8:30 p.m., in order that all Grey Township voters can meet their candidates and examine their platforms before voting on Novem­ ber 14. Candidates debate Thurs. Huron-Bruce voters will get a chance to see all three candidates of the major parties on one stage Thursday night when the Huron County Federation of Agriculture hosts an all-candidates night. The meeting will be held at the Clinton Public School at 8:30 p.m. Those attending will be able to ask In Morris Township, Robert Grasby, who has served on council Continued on page 21 questions from the floor during the meeting. All three major party candidates in the Nov. 21 federal election, Murray Cardiff for the Progressive Conservatives, Ken Dunlop for the Liberals and Tony McQuail for the New Democratic Party will take part in the meeting. The wild skirl of bagpipes echoing off the walls of the Brussels, Morris and Grey Com­ munity Centre on Friday night provided the background for one of the most spectacular outpourings of public generosity ever witness­ ed, even in a town renowned for its generosity of spirit and its ability to pull together. The Benefit Dance staged by the community to “help get the Brussels Legion back on its feet’’ attracted close to 500 people, including fellow Legion members from Blyth, Seaforth, Clinton, Lucknow, Hensall and Goderich. As well, the Elora-Fergus Legion sentan entire bus load of party­ goers, led into the hall by their own piper; and the Brussels Legion’s sister-city of Standish, Michigan, sent representatives from both the American Legion and from the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) branch. Admission to the gala party was by cash donation, and Continued on page 25 Heritage Party enters race The Christian Heritage Party of Canada has fielded a candidate for the new riding of Huron-Bruce, providing local voters with what it says is a viable alternative to the traditional big three parties in the upcoming federal election. Tom Clark of Wingham was acclaimed as the party’s candidate by 48 registered voters at a meeting of about 70 people in Londesboro last Thursday. The vote for his acceptance as candi­ date came after the meeting passed a motion approving the suspension of articles in the CPH constitution callingfor nomina- tionsfrom the floor, and for two weeks prior notice of the nomina­ tion meeting. “The people here tonightap- proved (the suspension of the procedures) because we have so muchtodoand so little time,” said Dylan Van Den Assem of RR 4, Brussels, a director of the local Continued on page 5 TOM CLARK Acclaimed as the Christian Heri­ tage Party candidate in Huron- Bruce in the upcoming Federal election, Mr. Clark spoke at Londesboro on Thursday.