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The Citizen, 1987-08-05, Page 1North Huron will get new MPP Sept. 10 Huron county voters will join the rest of the province in going to the polls to elect a new provincial government on Sept. 10, after Ontario Premier David Peterson Friday announced an election for that date. Whatever the outcome of the election locally, people in the VOL. 3 NO. 31 Serving Brussels, Blyth, Auburn, Belgrave, Ethel, Londesborough, Walton and surrounding townships. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 1987.40 CENTS Blyth architect Chris Borgal [centre] explains part of the model of the New Huron County Museum to Lily Munro, Citizenship and Culture Minister [second from right] during a tour of the museum last week. Mrs. Munro also laid the datestone in the new building. Others taking part in the tour are Claus Breed [far left], Bill Hanly, Huron County Administrator [rightof Mr. Borgal] and Goderich Mayor Eileen Palmer [extreme right]. Munro lauds plans for new museum' Lily Munro, Citizenship and Culture Minister led a number of county dignitaries in the laying of the cornerstone for the new addition to the Huron County Pioneer Museum in Goderich Wednesday. Mrs. Munro called the museum “one of Ontario’s finest commun­ ity museums.’’ The growing repu­ tation of the Huron County Pioneer Museum will be enhanced by this addition.’’ She said she was proud that the re-enactment of the historic main street in the museum will include fragments of buildings like the Queen’s Hotel in Brussels and the old Wingham Fire Hall. She jokingly congratulated the two local members of the legisla­ ture Health Minister Murray Elston and Agriculture Minister Jack Riddell “both of whom have worked so hard to lobby me.’’ She said she was quite confident the northern part of the county will have a new M.P.P. Under redistri­ bution Huron will now havejust one member of the legislature. Currently the county is split in two with the southern part being associated with Middlesex in Huron-Middlesex and the north­ ern part linked with Bruce in museum would be receiving some of her ministery’s support for on-going programs and looked forward to receiving a presentation from the county seeking such assistance. Harry Worsell, Reeve of God- Hwy. 4 beefs aired today Two more high-profile provin­ cial politicians will be in Huron county today (Wednesday) as the provincial election campaign heats up. In a meeting scheduled before the election announcement Ed Fulton, Minister of Transport and Communiciations will be in Blyth tomeetwith representatives of Blyth, East Wawanosh, Morris and Wingham councils to discuss the problems the area municipali­ ties have with announced plans of Huron-Bruce. Murray Elston, a Morris town­ ship native now living in Wing­ ham, who represented the north­ ern part of the county as member from Huron-Bruce and was On­ tario Health Minister, will move north to contest the new Bruce riding for the Liberals. erich and chairman of the museum’s building committee ex­ pressed thanks to the minister for the financial assistance of her ministry. Brian McBurney, Huron county Warden said “Milestones like these make the whole proce- MTC to repave highway 4 north from Blyth to Wingham at some unspecified date in the future. Local councils have been upset with the reaction of the MTC’s regional director Gerry Browning who said the traffic on the highway and the accident record did not warrant a complete rebuilding of the road as local councils, spear­ headed by Blyth Reeve Albert Wasson, have demanded. Local councils want to see the road built up so that there will be less problem with snowbanks and poor Jack Riddell, formerly M.P.P. for Huron-Middlesex and Ontario Agriculture Minister will be the Liberal candidate for the new Huron riding. It is clear that with candidates for all three parties farm oriented, farm issues will play a large part in the local election campaign. dure worthwhile.” During a tour of the unfinished building that followed the corner­ stone laying, Chris Borgal of Blyth, architect for the building explained to the minister that the project is Continued on page 2 visibility that have lead to many winter accidents over the years. The meeting, to be held in Memorial Hall, was to have taken place at 3:30 but has been moved up to 2 p.m. Agriculture Minister Jack Riddell will also attend. Later in the day both will attend Mr. Riddell’s annual barbecue at his farm midway between Exeter and Dashwood on Highway 83. Special guest at the barbecue will be Premier David Peterson, mak­ ing his second visit to the riding in the last few months. Mr. Riddell has expressed pride in the accomplishments of his government in 25 months in office saying that agricultural spending has increased substantially in that period and pointing to programs like the Ontario Farm Interest Rate Reduction Program (OFFIRR) and the OFFIRR Plus program which helped farmers hit by last fall’s wet weather. Carrying the Progressive Con­ servative colours in the election is Nico Peters, RR 4, Seaforth, a 36-year-old farmer and former ordained minister who has been active in various county farm organizations. When he was nominated in April he said farmers need long-term assistance. “The Conservative way is to deal with (farm problems) sothatwhenitisall over, those farms and those families will still be there.” Paul Klopp a Zurich area farmer who is president of the Huron County Federation of Agriculture will represent the New Democratic Party. He had earlier accused Mr. Riddell as being a fence sitter on agricultural financing issues. He said the problems of the farms are turning up in the towns and villages. “Small towns are realizing that if agriculture contin­ ues to be treated with bandage remedies, they will continue to suffer. More farmers will leave the land, more kids will be heading for the city to find jobs.” Ken Anderson new Hullett councillor An entrepreneur from the Win­ throp area has been named to fill the seat on Hullett Township Council left vacant in mid-July by the resignation of councillor Har­ vey Stewart. Ken Anderson of RR 1, Londes- boro, was selected on the first ballot at a special meeting of council on July 28, defeating three other candidates for the position. The vote was conducted by a show of hands, with each councillor having one vote. Mr. Anderson is the proprietor of Anderson Salvage, an auto wrecking business on County Road 17, three miles west of Winthrop. He told The Citizen Monday that although he has served as the Hullett representative to the Sea­ forth Arena Board for the past three years, he had never before aspired to a position on council. “After hearing about some of the problems (council) has been having recently, it just came to me that maybe there is something I could do,” he said, adding that he had “lots of confidence” in taking on the position. Mr. Anderson lives with his wife, Diane, and three small sons at the site of his wrecking yard, on land farmed by his father. Others applying for the vacant council seat were Hugh Flynn and Don Greidanus, both of RR 1, Londesboro, and John Flynn of RR 1, Clinton. Hugh Flynn was a member of Hullett council for several years before being elected toserve as township reeve from 1967 to 1974, while John Flynn spent two years as a township councillor in 1979-80. Township clerk Harry Lear said that John Flynn had withdrawn his application to fill the vacant seat by telephone prior to the special meeting a week ago Tuesday, but said that his name could not be formally withdrawn without a written request. “However, it could be that his request did influence council in its decision,” Mr. Lear said.