HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1994-06-29, Page 25THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29,1994. PAGE 25.
Grey Township
awards tenders
On their way
Blyth Legion donated $1,000 to the Blyth Lions Club Youth Exchange Program. This year's
program is sending Kerry Hallahan, second from left, to Denmark, and Debby VanSteelandt,
second from right, to Austria. Also pictured are, from left: Dave Cook, Andy Lubbers, Alec
Blair and Brad Montgomery.__________________ ____________ _______________ _____
Book Review
Eerie tales of the north
Grey Township council held its
regular meeting on June 20 and
awarded contracts for several
projects. The tender of Leo Al's
Contracting (Walkerton) Inc., for
the expansion/renovation of the
municipal building amounting to
$214,972.63, was the lowest of six
tenders. It was accepted. Con
struction is expected to commence
in early July, but is subject to final
approval being received under the
Canada/Ontario Infrastructure
Works program.
Funding under the program will
provide $108,360 towards the
project.
Council awarded the contract for
the loading and hauling of 17,000
cubic yards B gravel and 2200
yards A gravel to the road
reconstruction of Cone. 7/8, Lots
28 to 35 to Lloyd Jacklin Construc
tion. The Jacklin tender, amounting
to $17,997.40 was the lowest of
five tenders received.
Construction is expected to
commence in early July and
residents in the area are urged to
exercise caution.
Council also awarded the
contract for the Shiels Municipal
Drain. The tender of Ron Williams
Drainage Inc. amounting to
$51,974.18 was the lowest of four
tenders received.
In response to a request from a
township business, council passed a
by-law authorizing a vote to change
the status of the Tqwnship from
"dry" to "wet" under the provisions
of the Liquor License Act to allow
the sale of spirits, beer and wine for
consumption in licenced premises.
The vote will be held in conjunc
tion with the 1994 municipal
elections.
In other business council author
ized a grant of 4300 to the Brussels
Agricultural Society for the 1994
Brussels Fall Fair.
The next regular meeting of
Council is scheduled for July 4 at
7 p.m.
Guest speaker
By John Schedler
"Northern Frights 2"
Edited by Don Hutchison
Illustrations by
Henry Ven Der Linde
Mosaic Press,
222 pages - $16.95
Don Hutchison is an award
winning writer and filmmaker who
has published over 100 magazine
articles on the subject of popular
fiction. He has also been reading
fantasy and science fiction for most
of his life, so it should come as no
surprise that he is the editor of
Northern Frights a series of books
featuring stories of dark fantasy
and horror with a Canadian
perspective.
The first volume, featuring tales
by Robert Bloch, Charles De Lint,
Tanya Huff and others, was
published in the fall of 1992 and
enthusiastically received by
reviewers and readers in the U.S.,
where it was a nominee for Best
Anthology at the World Fantasy
Awards. Back home despite three
nominations from the Canadian
Science Fiction and Fantasy
awards, Northern Frights could
only scare up a few lukewarm
reviews and indifference from
major Canadian booksellers.
Sounds typical doesn't it?
Disappointed but not discour
aged, Mr. Hutchison called for
submissions from writers for
volume two and received an
overwhelmingly positive response.
The result is Northern Frights 2
which features stories by Garfield
Reeves-Stevens, Hugh B. Cave,
Nancy Kilpatrick and Edo Van
Belkom as well as 14 others.
These are not just eerie tales of
the north woods, but to quote Don
Hutchison, "internal horrors
undreamed of by the Gothic writers
of another era".
I must also commend Mr.
Hutchison for his fostering of these
very talented Canadian writers who
make Northern Frights 2 a
suspense-filled and memorable
collection of stories with almost as
many chills as a long Canadian
winter. Northern Frights and
Northern Frights 2 should be
available at most major book
sellers. If you don't see it on the
shelf be sure to ask them to order it.
discusses camp
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ness and to ask themselves these
questions, "What do we do about
the porcupines in our life? What
gifts are we holding out on?
After the pot luck lunch, served
by the women of Holmesville
UCW, the groups came back with
some interesting conclusions.
Porcupines are necessary because
frustrations promote growth.
People must be forgiving and also
learn to forgive ourselves. The
speaker was thanked by Lois Elliot-
Clinton. Mrs. Hicks has been a
camp director at Menesetung for 10
years and in the report she stressed
the need for adults to become
involved with camp activities or
support a child to attend summer
camp.
Dorothy Duncan, Stratford,
reported for the United Church
Camp at Bimini. There is a need for
household supplies.
The worship service was
conducted by Lois Elliot and
Debbie Hulley, based on the
"International Year of the Family".
Courtesy remarks were given by
Phyllis Cox, Goderich.
Convenors for the event were the
Leadership Development Com
mittee of Orrie Hartwick (chair),
Jean Mathers and Lois Elliot.
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