The Citizen, 1994-05-25, Page 1Community Feature Special
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Park project
Doctor says violence and
sexual assault are
community problems
New column
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CitizenThe North Huron
Vol. 10 No.21 Wednesday, May 25,1994 600 GST included
Flying over
Area students have been busy recently participating in track and field meets at their schools.
Brussels Public School student Katie Clark gets good height on her triple jump attempt, while
teacher Joan Perrie keeps a close eye to make sure she's in good form. Winners form the
Brussels meet will be competing against other North Huron schools at an upcoming meet in
Howick.
Emotions high at site meeting
By Bonnie Gropp
Emotions were running high at
the landfill site meeting in Col-
bome on Thursday night, May 18,
as residents affected by the C3 and
C4 sites presented arguments to
support their elimination from the
list of 11 candidate sites.
This meeting, the last in a series
of five public meetings designed to
provide affected landowners and
neighbours with the opportunity to
provide input into the process of
choosing a county landfill site, was
specifically to deal with Part Lots
11, 12, and 13 on Cone. 6 and Part
Lot 9 and 10 of Cone. 4 in Col-
bome.
Environmental concerns, and
criticism of the selection process
were the principle issues brought
forward by the residents.
Landowner Roger Moore said
that if the site is chosen there
would be no way to control the
leachate from going into a spring
that is used by a farmer for water
ing his cattle. "When they get sick,
who does he sue," he asked.
Mr. Metzger said that would
depend on who causes the problem.
"Is that the county?" asked Mr.
Moore.
"Whatever you can prove," Mr.
Metzger responded.
Chairperson Bill Carnochan,
reeve of Tuckersmith Twp., said
that concerns like Mr. Moore's
would be what the county looks at
To determine which sites are suit
able.
Asked about how the county
plans to reduce county waste, Mr.
Metzger said there will be an edu
cation program involving such
things as county-wide backyard
composting and enhanced separa
tion recycling. "Municipalities will
need to meet our 50 per cent diver
sion to use the landfill," he said.
Mark Marquis, representing a
committee of C4 residents, present
ed a detailed brief outlining various
reasons they believe should elimi
nate the site from the list.
"This is what we wanted. Public
Continued on page 6
Joanne King earns
top citizen honours
a long-time resident who has
shown a never-ending ability to
give to her community despite per
sonal trials has earned the Brussels
Citizen Citizenship Award.
Joanne King of Tumberry Street,
Brussels was awarded the honour
for her many years of involvement
in her church and community activ
ities. Mrs. King is originally from
the Belmore area but moved to
Morris Township when she married
Bill King.
The couple raised three children,
Bill Jr., Chris and Karla and now
have three grandchildren.
For more than 25 years, she has
been the choir director for both the
junior and senior choir at Melville
Presbyterian Church in Brussels as
well as holding the office of presi
dent of the women's guild.
Her love of music has found her
performing for many social events
in and around the village. Several
OPP recover autos
Wingham OPP were notified
after Blyth's Village Foreman John
Rinn found a 1991 Plymouth aban
doned behind the public school on
Saturday.
The ignition had been removed
and the car, which had been taken
from Goderich earlier that morning
had been hot wired, a police
spokesperson said.
It is believed that after the car
was ditched the same thieves stole
2 hurt in area accident
Two Brussels area men were
taken to Wingham and District
Hospital following a single vehicle
accident in East Wawanosh at 10
p.m., May 18.
A spokesperson from the Wing-
ham OPP said that Steven
McCauley, 24, of Brussels, and a
passenger, David Demaray, 25,
RR2, Bluevale were travelling east
on Cone. 6/7 just east of County
Road 22 when the accident
occurred. The spokesperson said
the 1981 Olds was being driven at a
New face at Blyth Festival
The staff working behind the
scenes at the Blyth Festival for the
1994 season has welcomed another
new face.
The position of publicity director
has been taken over by former
Stratford Festival media manager,
Keith Courtney.
Mr. Courtney assumed his duties
May 10 and will be looking after
promotions and free advertisement
possibilities.
"The Blyth festival has a strong
and effective history of using word-
of-mouth to promote itself. We
would like to recapture that feeling.
We are very interested in bringing
the local audiences, frorr Huron
and southern Bruce, back to the
theatre. They are very important to
us," says Mr. Courtney.
"I have heard a great deal about
the community spirit for the theatre
in Blyth and I am excited to be part
of it and experience the involve
ment," he says.
Mr. Courtney resides in Stratford
with his wife Martha and children
Jeremiah and Rebecca.
of those who nominated Mrs. King
for the Citizen of the Year said she
could be heard providing the music
at every shower, wedding or other
event in town.
Through her work with the
church choir, Mrs. King has been
described as one who will try dif
ferent ideas and will encourage oth
ers to do the same. She has also
used her piano talent to write songs
and create harmonies.
When not involved with musical
pursuits, Mrs. King volunteers her
services to Wingham Palliative
Care.
Other volunteer activities include
the Brussels Thrift Shop and the
Blyth Festival.
Many of Mrs. King's proponents
describe her as sincere, creative and
enthusiastic and as one young per
son from her choir aptly put it,
"She is a very, very deserving per
son."
a 1994 Dodge Shadow from the
driveway outside the home of Peter
Smith. The spokesperson said that
the car, which was recovered in
London Monday morning, had also
been hot-wired. In addition to that
damage, the car's tail light was bro
ken as well.
Police have no suspects and are
advising people to lock their cars at
all times.
"It is a bit of a deterrent," the
spokesperson said.
high rate of speed when it left the
travelled portion of the road, struck
a private drive, causing it to
become airborne. After landing
once again on its wheels, the car
continued east for a time before
rolling.
Mr. McCauley sustained minor
injuries, while Mr. Demaray's
injuries were listed as major.
The spokesperson said Mr.
McCauley has been charged with
careless driving.
KEITH COURTNEY