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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1988-11-02, Page 1Candidates speak J-.? ■ Brussels, Grey candidates interviewed See page 5 Luxury for sale Buy a trip in a Rolls See page 27 Stockyards struggles back after owner flees Efforts are underway this week to revive the Brussels>Stockyards after it was closed last week when its owner, Klaus Henschel, disappear­ ed leaving unexplained discrepan­ cies involving the payment for cattle ordered from Western Canada. Bruce McCall, former owner of Tom Clark of the Christian Heritage Party makes a point while fellow candidates in the Nov. 21 federal election look on during an all candidates meeting in Clinton Thursday night. About 200 people turned up to hear the candidates answer questions from the floor. Taking part were [left to right] Mr. Clark, Ken Dunlop, Liberal Candidate, Chris Palmer, president of the Huron Federation of Agriculture, sponsorsof the event, Tony McQuall, NDP candidate and Murray Cardiff, Progressive Conservative candidate. VOL. 4 NO. 44 Serving Brussels, Blyth, Auburn, Belgrave, Ethel, Londesborough, Walton and surrounding townships. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1988.45 CENTS Federal candidates debate election issues There was wide-ranging discus­ sion but little fire when the four candidates in the November 21 federal election in Huron-Bruce faced nearly 200 people at an all-candidates meeting in Clinton Thursday night. Halloween passes quietly Halloween passed quietly in Blyth and Brussels Monday with virtually no damage reported in either community. Firemen from the departments of the two communities were on duty patrolling but reported little of the Stockyards before he sold it to Mr. Henschel in May, 1987, said Monday night that his son Ross would be going to Toronto Tuesday to seek licences to operate a sales barn under a new company now being formed. The licences of Brussels Stockyards Limited to There seemed little chance many minds were changed as the candi­ dates (incumbent Murray Cardiff for the Progressive Conservatives, Tom Clark for the Christian Heritage Party, Ken Dunlop for the Liberals and Tony McQuail for the New concern. There were a few leaf piles set on fire in Brussels, but other than that the worst damage that could be reported was that there would be some extra work for merchants cleaning store windows from soap. In Blyth there seemed to be even very little of that. operate a community sales barn and act as a livestock dealer were provisionally suspended October 23 pending a hearing Thursday, Nov. 3 at 10 a.m. in Toronto at which time there seems little likelihood the licences won’t be permanently suspended for the old company Democrats) each seemed to have his own cheering section on hand that responded enthusiastically to the comments of their favourite. The meeting, sponsored by the Huron County Federation of Agri­ culture dealt with issues ranging from free trade to nuclear submar­ ines to the role of women in society to using farmers crops for ethanol production for gasoline. Each candi­ date made a five minute introductory speech which was followed by questions from the floor with each candidate having a two-minute wrap-up speech. As might be expected in a meeting sponsored by the county’s largest farm organiza­ operated by Mr. Henschel. A receiver has been appointed to represent the intents of Western cattlemen who lost money in the affair but it is reported the receiver is amenable to leasing the stockyards to the McCalls. Doug Grout, head of the Financial tion, there were several farm-orien­ ted questions but farm issues didn’t dominate the debate. One questionner wondered if farm commodity marketing boards had been protected in the Free Trade Agreementonly tobeundermined at General Agreement on Tarriffs and Trade (GATT) negotiations by the support of the Mulroney govern­ ment for U.S. moves that would eliminate the clause allowing mark­ eting boards. Mr. Cardiff, defending the government’s position said the government is committed to keeping Article 11, the article allowing Continued on page 12 KLAUS HENSCHEL Protection Branch of the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food, said Monday that approval of a new licence application might take a matter of a few days or somewhat longer, depending on the ability of the new applicant to provide the financial backing necessary. A livestock dealer must provide proof of financial responsibility while a Livestock Community Sale Barn must post a surety bond. Mr. McCall said Monday that he and his son wanted to get the sales barn back in operation as quickly as possible. The regular sale last Friday had to be cancelled because the licences of the old company had been suspended. Meanwhile police think that Mr. Henschel is in Germany, although his actual location has not been pinned down. Constable Ai Hunter of the Wingham Ontario Provincial Police detachment stated Monday. Constable Hunter has been working on the case since Oct. 24 when a western cattle broker called police to say he thought something strange was going on. Since then Constable Hunter has been doing the lengthy leg-work of talking to truckers and others involved to build a case of fraud. He said charges will likely be Continued on page 2 Candidates to meet ratepayers With the municipal election ap­ proaching quickly on Monday, Nov. 14, voters in several area municipali- tieswillhaveachancetomeetthe candidates in upcoming all-candi­ dates meetings. November7willbea busy nightas three all-candidates meetings will be held. Blyth voters will get a chance to meet the seven candidates running for four council seats and four P.U.C. candidates at a meeting atSp.m. attheBlythandDistrict Community Centre. In Grey, voters will have a chance to meet their candidates for council and deputy-reeve at a meeting Monday night at the Cranbrook Community Hall at 8:30 p.m. Those voting in the three-way race for Board of Education seat in East and West Wawanosh and Ashfield will have a chance to hear the candidates at Brookside School north of Dungannon at 8 p.m. on Monday. Brussels voters will be able to meet the seven candidates running for four council positions at a meeting at the Brussels, Morris and Grey Community Centre on Wed­ nesday, Nov. 9 at 7:30 p.m.