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Review closed meeting
A Hato* Comity teside it, Hlsa Haydon. a
13 -year veteran a!' monkipa.l business as
Dodetich tow eomttci1lot, has requested
Haron County C tmncil review its dosed
tomniittee *reefing policy.
Het.qnest was supported by Exeter
t he W llivn Michie who suggested couficil
meet Mts. Haydott's diallettge to review its
c rn 1te meeting perry. a believes
that govetnmettt is responsible to its
cath and should be open in its
optrations. Ootleth h deputy -,tore .f iaei Htit-
ttt11
quettiorred if is on solid legal
gtotd by ortfitting the paiblkc.
Hay Town p terve Lionel Wilder how-
ever, Bald he Ht favomt of clued meetings
Itemise if the ptess of the public is present
atatommittee meeting (trailed*, *Al trot be
diseusted it* ughly. What would
membert111 conned' say at a closed meeting
that should toot lie said if the pi oche of press
were Ito aft da .
'From the pow o ipiev of a ttpottet Mitt
oto card Huron County Connell tet-
itngs, a rev Jett of the ciomncil's dosed
c,t �g polity is a positive step,
Vie m0.6*s for dews made by county
council ate not always clear because at the
public meeting of council. members all too
often accept recommendations of commit-
tees without discussion, and council appears
to robber stamp decisions made at coimemit-
tee level. Councillors are responsible to their
constituents and all business should be
discussed in open public meetings:
to the meantime Htuce County Council
and Hruce County Board of Education
continue to hold their monthly meetings an
Tuesdays when they know most local news-
papets are busy trying to meet press
deadlines for Wednesday publication. He -
cause of staffing restriction, staff cannot be
freed to attend all day sessie s of comity
cotincil or board of education and the
constituents of attire do not give ade-
quate coverage of council and board
bttsittess.
1 n ce Courcy Cooimcil and grace aoatd of
tdueation should take heed of Harem County
Conor: ii's derision. They ton should teviety
their closed committee meeting policies as
well as their policy of holding Tuesday
meetings.
A new beginning
The eampaiga to build a new emergency
and outpatient department at the Wingham
and trittrid Hospital may prove to be one of
tette best things to happen to this baspital
recent years. leaving aiside fist the moment
the badly rid imprlowvement to facilities
sod eipartsionerr services the project .via
provide, it also is ieopet rug the channels of
rotrimitaicsitian between the hospital and the
pal& it selves. lea the long turn, this cannot
help het benefit both sides.
Alettltd to a gtowitig rift befweem itself
and the community. Wth jeopardized a
plumed fund raising drive for the new
redtrees
After serretal weeks of tomtit over the
Cattrofic wow. there were many eta
Redttee s who wished that the whole matter
should be settled once and for all. so dart the
community might once more resume its
ramal activities_ Wizen the courted tomb its
pie am the srinoolhhousre at the neat dtdy
appointed Wig' the Reverend Damn
MacLeod hook the chair in the absence of
Nta3 MacCrim m lun.
Haat he was not pzepar ed for the number of
people who attended and the semi
ceras plitked to the doors_ Before he could
begin the baseness. Macleod had to ascer-
tain tette rea.son for this spongy assetn9•-
�lp. and he did so in a tone which indicated
displeascue that the council meeting tvas
abut to be turned irsito a calumets foram.
1 begnt. " - MacLeod said. " 'it its rimy
duty to ask by what rift are so many
;ate --tel people assembled here thwis
event Net few sehar .. - itae said
eanaatically. ' 'but by Watt riglntt"v`
Chip ay Chisliehti was one a die unwel-
come guests_ Pie had not MD r ;, gatecrashed
the meeting. but was determined. roto the
bargain st seemed. to till die be atmosphere
with blue aid sire from his aid daygape
"By the same rights. 1101w -teed. as ye haw
tae occupy l is c Cris , "s chair. and the
samtte to `nit as any e' ye have for being hert
cisme cue 0. ye were elected by a vex of the
people Ye tole of upon yoUrSelveS ase ye high
and mighty wary tae speak kat cos a1J0 and ye
have ntso right tale do that -
project. the hospital board. led by its
chairman. has risen to the challenge of
closing the gap. !Members of an ad hoc
committee formed to tackle the program, as
well as the board and administrator. have
begun going out into tate cominittilly. not just
to sell the case fora new wing bort also to
address any other questions or complaints
people may have about their hospital.
It appears the efforts are working_
Judging (torn early responses. the problem
is not so much one of hostility toward the
hospital and its plans as it is one of misirmd-
Two to page HO
These words tool( -the codicil" " by
surprise. and the Reverend Duncan 1dac-
t.eod sensed drat his position as chairman
would be short-lived_
"We shall of course listen to you. Mr_
Chisholm. in due time. but first there are
more important items of business which
require our afferntaronn_ -"
The voice of Grant the blacksmith rang out
from the back of the crowd,
"Nem maze important than oarhat owe came
here tat discuss_ First -- he said. swagging a
blackened flinger at i4acfeod. "drat there
will be no mare ctirnuani ulnirty business spotter°
about in Lbws schoolhouse_ liminess pis a
council which has been properly nominated
amid e0ected by the Lave -cods of Skye_ No. ye
meed say a,iae mare abut comlrorcntanoi tty busi-
nness. Lent -s talk abs watt as in alio Durr
;Minds. t>tatrastttn it out and hire aft donne of
Ye"ve slandered avid dragged the name o'
Main Rrradw &wools the tiSU,r+tis grit omit
cause and frae toxo 1ooag.. Some o the pee 4e
here to migiin aim* oft s abrmutt time eve Iters her
speak_ riot in keir defence. -c-aause she atseeds
nay defence_ butt eras ant 'e rtae apologrze
frac a0l the uanatrastoavo thin,?.. ye -aye sand
about Geer_ gym" Of ,nes a'edogioov Ames al the
Moana ,o" tftoas. kelt me tell me Mat ye -ye lost
> r=tc 1eP PreSb7Teri-aen un GifarvIrt the Ki ck-
s be/cauuse 11 attend to marry her an the
Catholic faatt t Aye. e. roe 005tt a Presbyterian
and lid Take to trifid _ throw. yeire
astrtfOgasuc a and stupidity. we" ®1e gym, lkostt
nese a ticsvrim v" - -
to the editor
Will write Nicholson biography
To the Editor:
A. M. (Sandy) Nicholson has engaged
Hefty Dyck to write his biography. Material
from a variety of sources is required to make
the biography accurate and interesting:
1900-1920 he lived on the family farms,
Kinloss township about two miles from
Lncknow', Ontario; went to Saskatchewan
graduating in Arts in 1926 and Theology at
5t_ Andrews College 1928; active in student
affairs, individual track champion 1924 and
1925; than led Marian Massey 192S and left
for 1diaburgh for post graduate studies;
1930 arrived its Hudson Hay Junction.
Saskatchewat>i as United Charch minister;
1935 became the only full time CCF
organic in Canada on a salary; won
elections its Mac teaiie const itttueacy ie 14�d,
1945, 1953 and 1951 and sat in the How: of
Commons.
In 1960 and 1964 he was elected in
Saskatoon as a Member of the Legislature;
he was Ministet of Social Services in the
Cabinets of Douglas and Lloyd; he has been
involved in several sacressfdl fund raising
campaigns for the Saskatchewan Association
for the Mentally Retarded and the Council
for Crippled Children and Adults. and for
CUSO: he and Marian were charter mem-
bers of Canada's first Co-operative farm at
Sturgis. Saskatchewan in 1943.
People who have known Sandy Nicholson
at any time ate encouraged to share
re " (enchtding anecdotes) and
forward material befoul February 29. 1984
to. Mrs. Betty Dyck. 11 fahee Hay.
Winnipeg. Mamifob2. R21 ZW3. Tei: (204)
S6-4152_
bear Friends:
The above will tell that a book is being
written. We were up last year with Harry
The Reverend Dnnt an MacLeod was
about to reply, but before he condo do so.
Chippy Chisholm "chipped"" in again_
"And there's a few mare here who would
lire tae hear vwhatt the lady has tae say
bend. because we -re thinking it wi11 make a
101 mare sense the flet gossip that's been
goin- otn frae too long.. -
lite Reverend Dnocan MacLeod protest-
ed Mr- Chishotm you will have to
sematic only When 1. ' eo permission to do
-11 sreafk when 1 Brae ere itorind or yell root
only be oeediior another blacksmith,
steed -off another carpenter amu" ali'0. New Oren
6ie'ereood, ame'ane iso::, r the lady its
question vwu" ars here torn, -i; 1 . amid of ORI
grii"ore yet permission, sfue-c COMM- airp► tame
the front tape say Ger piicocc. "-
Therle. was a sodden bosh 01 expeetame7 oro
the schoolroom as Maaoreeun 11Tra if slily
a Te„ aired from the back Of die audience.
walked too) the from and tormed and faced
them Ellet face res flushed With u m -
mrless and embarrassment When she spike of
was in a quiet woke. tinged with sadness
_ . 0 thank you a0 for letting Mite sp aoic _ soy 0
dog_ but iltt is mot 1.,,10pc i11Jjatt 0 am to he
stt.at diittg here to 11w vprdi aft, as off 0 auto 010
Gria0 am a011. Rout pleased 1 ann.. 0itu t the *arruivz.
forof Dhave do agtolieNtue for thu ngs 11 ll aive
neeNtretr d0 _ that do, and utf O mist
.:otifess to WO fir117 sig as oculi as teo> ria
wrest. t011att 0 wis011 « tam. ..fit iss ttiariie. so 511
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Goldhar, but he was not able to do any
writing, and is pleased that Mts. Dyck is
now working on a schedule to have it in
about two years.
1t will be appreciated if you can use part or
all of the above. Although it is 63 years since
1 went West, 1 have subscribed to the
Sentinel all these years. While most of the
names are new, we always read material we
would not like to miss. We will plan on
getting up with Mrs. Dyck during 1984.
Season's Greetings and every good wish.
Sincerely,
A.M. (Sandy) Nicholson.
Praise, day centre
supervisors
To the Editor:
Seniors who attend the Wingham Day
Centre for the Homebound enjoyed a bus
trip to Kitchener and St. Jacobs recently.
Forty-seven senior citizens took part in the
trip which was organized by Rita Rice and
Pam Wilson. supervisors of the Day Centre,
These two girls deserve a lot of credit for
the way they handled the elderly to get on
and off the bus. 11 was no easy task but these
two girds along with the bus driver managed
very capably.
N it wasn't for some like Rita and Pam.
seniors would be left at hoime. We think they
deserve a hearty vote of thanks from two of
the passengers.
Spence and Mildred lrwiin.
by don carr'
chart 1 bore a child oat of wedlock for that 1
cannot deny_ Though the tape et it win pass
with time.1 shall suffer for my sin vwitlnurn my
heart mod 1 die. Only my dear Lard tan
forgive me, but 1 am thinking 1 bast already
been pttsrevitsd _ The man who was the father
used me cruelly. and lett when he knew 1
was with child. 1t was a child which was m -
er to see the light 01 day. but 1 won+., have
wed that child. so 1 win r,r . jast as if at had
been blessedr ,, the a~'horch, "
Sihie &new herself and held her heard
and her vow i' amkiervialiter as she
continued_ ""1 am a Com' and r011id 1 a ov
rev be so. Petrilaais uti you hadistudied a little of
your own history you sin 1i i know
thatmmaiy
(cifdie iliglillandersr1 f w.Jhlatt CmlyUten
were Cafflioo aces took_ Of you were not so
iP5coo racntt yon would not see Me as a fcorevgrm-
er, for B too spreaik Gaelic and come from the
sante stootit as you. . 0 hove tflnooAm lot 1. that 0 amts
oniuoare tolerant duan you are and indeed D
believe 0 ago 0 hope too, hitt 11 we easter to
Ore timerBoum 0#1 fess CtcsiLtt. and that 0 onto,
beocaPmise 0 forgive pirli and ewerryove nif you
mho, , hags bore arse Vie.
She paste and 0oolkeed aVARUA the room.
show lig and deliberately ratelEy ass if to gave into tthe
c' (Of each triaudtiratixdttva ll . • Of there us anybody
eltse geittO EEnas 0tm fhm fro *av.. lett thenm say Litt
ruow and to ram7 face.. tor 0 shai0t never walk tin
the gyeopile eve Redac es ar srim"
The sirlitoogroMP was hushed arid nobody
m1t'iree-rtoi a *mind The. Maarsrileetsts eras% asffairr
Km as fisvnileat •c '
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