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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1992-09-09, Page 4PAGE 4. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9,1992. Ask the right questions? Is Huron County going to get a District Health council without anyone knowing what it is, let alone whether we need it or not? It was somewhat surprising when the Huron County Planning and Development, which is overseeing the Huron Study into the reorganization of county government, was asked to look into the formation of a district health council. No one had discussed the matter much at County Council. It was even more surprising that the inclusion didn’t bring any questioning from county councillors. Last week McKillop Reeve Marie Hicknell raised the subject for the first time. Why, she wondered, if Huron had been told at a meeting earlier this year that it didn't need a district health council, was the county proceeding to set one up. Because, came the answer from Nigel Bellchamber, county clerk-administrator, the executive committee had asked that a health council be included in the Huron Study. If council didn't want it included, the councillors should say so. Nobody said a word. Perhaps Huron does need a district health council to help co­ ordinate activities and rationalize resources among our various health agencies and facilities. Perhaps now is the time to act. It would be nice to get the feeling county councillors have given the issue some thought, however. It would be nice to think that if they don't ask questions it's because they're in total agreement, not that they're suddenly going to wake up when the district health council is in place and complain about it being sprung on them. Now is the time to ask the questions, not once the whole thing is in place.—KR The pleasure of preservation When the antique steam engines and tractors and shining classic cars arrive in Blyth this weekend for the annual Huron Pioneer Thresher Reunion it will be like a living museum assembled from all over the province. The old machines, lovingly restored, represent thousands and thousands of hours put into restoration of these parts of our history. While those showing their pride-and-joy vehicles have undertaken their restoration projects for their own pleasure, and while some of them may even say they have no real interest in history, they have done us all a valuable lesson in preserving the past. Because of them we can see the cars of our youth or the tractors of our father's time or the steam engines of our grandparent's time in working condition, and hopefully get a little inkling of what life was like then. And it all costs the rest of us not a cent. Imagine if we had to pay to have these vehicles preserved in a museum? We simply couldn't manage the cost if professionals had to do all the painstaking work involved in such restoration. So this weekend, enjoy the show, and say thanks now and then to all these people who are keeping a bit of our history alive. No room for maybe When the referendum on whether Canadians approve the constitutional reform proposals is presented next month there will only be a yes box or a no vote for us to mark on the ballot...no maybe. There is no room for a maybe this time out. There are those who would make you think there is a "maybe" option. Various factions are building that would urge Canadians to vote against the current proposals for constitutional reform because something better might come out of new negotiations. The chances such a thing would happen are two: slim and none. Yes there are plenty of things wrong with the proposal. Two much power is given up by the federal government to keep the provinces happy. Canada may be weakened as a result. On the other hand, provinces have done little to break down trade barriers between them, meaning it is easier to trade with the U.S., and soon will be easier to trade with Mexico, than it is from one province to another many commodities. But looking at the realities of the situation, what hope is there for a deal that unite Canada together more? Some of the "maybe" promoters in western Canada, led by Reform Party leader Preston Manning, are pretending rejecting the deal would mean they can get the fully Triple- E Senate they want without having to water down its powers. At the same time some leaders in Quebec deceptively think they can win all the powers of the ridiculous Allaire report by rejecting the reform proposals. It's unlikely anybody is going to get any belter deal by turning down what we've got... and they'll cause lots more pain.—KR Looking Back Through the Years ONE YEAR AGO September 11,1991 Pastor Paul Acton assumed the pastoral care at Blyth Trinity and Brussels St. John's Anglican Churches. The Thrift Shop, a non-profit commercial endeavour, opened in Brussels. The Brussels Midget Girls fin­ ished their season by bringing home the WOAA championship. The Belgrave Squirt team won the "B" playoff championship. THREE YEARS AGO September 6,1989 Louise McGregor, a native of the Auburn area was $100,000 richer after winning a Wintario draw. The annual Hazel Matheson His­ tory Award was established at the Brussels Public School. Mrs. Math­ eson, a local historian, was the first Kindergarten teacher in Brussels Public School when the class was formed in 1961. FIVE YEARS AGO September 9,1987 Kevin Wheeler of Brussels and his Senior Pairs skating partner, Michelle Menzies of Preston, placed first in both their Short Pro­ gram (Compulsory) and in their Long Program (Freestyle) competi­ tion to win the gold medal al the International Skating Competition in Oberstdorf, Germany. The Blyth Inn Slo-pitch team captured the "A" championship for the second year in a row. Audrey Bos of RR 3, Auburn, was crowned Queen of the Furrow at the Huron County Plowing Match. Jane Anderson of RR 1, Londesboro was named runner-up. Karla King of Brussels was crowned the Brussels Fall Fair Queen, while Heather McIntosh of RR 5, Brussels was named both Fair Queen runner-up and Miss Congeniality. C itizenTheNorthHuron P.O. Box 429, BLYTH, Ont. N0M1H0 Phone 523-4792 FAX 523-9140 P.O. Box 152, BRUSSELS, Ont. NOG 1 HO Phone 887-9114 FAX 887-9021 The Citizen is published weekly in Brussels, Ontario by North Huron Publishing Company Inc. 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