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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1994-07-27, Page 1Government___I______Sports______I Farm______J Entertainment Agriculture Minister visits Huron communities See page 6 2 Brussels girls gear up for provincial qualifier See page 8 Area farmer shares his farming accident story See page 21 Bouncing Back has its share of good and bad See page 30 Autopsy done on youth An autopsy was done on a 16- year-old Hanover youth, who died in Howick Twp. this past weekend. Wingham OPP report that at about 10:30 a.m. on July 24, Gray- don James Edwards, 16, was found dead inside a building that houses two tigers and a cougar. The cats, which are on display at a family park, owned by Larry Bott at Lot 9, Cone. 8, were hand-raised from kittens. The Edwards youth, a nephew of Mr. Bott, has stayed with his uncle the past two sum­ mers and helped raise the cats. Police say he frequently went into their cage to feed and play with them. It is unknown what triggered the attack. The incident is under investiga­ tion. People report car burglaries A series of car ransackings has prompted Wingham OPP to urge people to remember to lock their vehicles. During the early morning hours of July 21 several vehicles parked behind main street businesses in Brussels were entered and ran­ sacked. The thieves took cassette tapes, small change, a case of WD40 and a flashlight. One of the :ars was moved from one spot to mother. Also that evening an attempt was nade to syphon gas from a car >arked in a private drive. The gas ap door was bent, the cap was ound across the street on a neigh- ►ouring lawn. There was a scratch •n the car's left rear quarter panel. stain on the side of the car led >olice to believe that someone had ried to steal gas from the car. On July 22, the car burglaries noved to Blyth. Several vehicles in he area were ransacked with cash, apes, pop and a small bottle of iquor taken. A police spokesperson said peo- ilc should lock their doors even vhen the car is parked in their own lrivcway. The thieves, she said, did lot try loo hard; if it wasn't easy to »ct into a car it seemed they just noved on to one that was. Const. Rick Schut is investigat­ ing. There arc no suspects at this time. Anyone with information that may help is asked to notify the Wingham OPP. Food Fair, The Taste of Country Food Fair held in Blyth on July 23 was a great success. Committee member Keith Roul- ston says approximately 1,000 peo­ ple attended the day's events, sampling some of the almost 30 exhibitors' wares on display. The items ranged from fruits and preserves to pheasant, venison, wild boar, buffalo, elk and quail CitizenTheNorthHuron Vol. 10 No.30______Wednesday, July 27, 1994_______sq^gst included Sharing some thoughts Everett Scrimgeour, left, of Blyth, had some thoughts to share with provincial Liberal Leader Lyn McLeod when she stopped in Blyth last week as part of her summer tour. Approxpimately 100 people turned up to enjoy a barbecue, hosted by the Huron Liberal Association, and meet with Ms McLeod. Also pictured is John Jewitt, a trustee with the Huron County Board of Education. McLeod wants people working By Bonnie Gropp Getting people back to work and back on track is the promise of the Provincial Liberal Party and its leader Lyn McLeod who brought her message to Blyth, July 21. Ms McLeod was guest of honour at a barbecue hosted by the Huron Provincial Liberal Association. Approximately 100 people attended to meet with and hear the Opposi­ tion Leader talk on her concerns and her parly's strategies for the next election. After an informal conversation with those present, Ms McLeod made a brief speech. Expressing her belief that the Liberals, by hav­ ing the right people in the ridings, can and will win the election, Ms McLeod said the number one prior- a success eggs. The evening barbeque of beef, turkey and pork was enjoyed by 180 apprcciators of good food. The food fair was presented to give the community an opportunity to meet the people who grow the food and to discover new taste sen­ sations. The proceeds went to the Blyth Festival. ity, once in power, will be getting people back to work and the province back on track. Since the NDP government was formed there have been $4 billion in tax hikes imposed and an unem­ ployment rate of 11 per cent. "Everything that should be down is up and everything that should be up is down," she said. Though during this summer lour she has met a few people who feel the province is coming out of the recession, she finds the fact that 580,000 Ontarians are unable to find jobs "unacceptable". "Seventeen thousand new jobs created in five months is not good enough for Ontario," she said. "There is no reason that the province that used to lead this country should be trailing. I won't accept there's not hope for so many unemployed people." She added that she did not want to give the message to university students, the construction worker who has been unemployed for three months or the small business per­ son who wasn't able to keep it going, that there is no hope of get­ ting a job. She cited an example of a university graduate who was told that they could be re-trained through jobsOntario as a bartender. "Thai's just not good enough," she said. "Those arc the kinds of human stories behind the numbers that make jobs and economic develop­ ment our number one priority," she said. The policies of the Liberals have been based on the work of a job task force. The first step to achiev­ ing their goal, Ms McLeod says, would be to implement a program to boost the province's economic growth rate beyond current fore­ casts to six per cent over five years, rather than the government predic lions of nine per cent over the same time period. What is making it tough right now for economic growth is taxes, Ms McLeod says. "We are commit­ ted to holding the line and a realis­ tic reduction to send a message that we are serious about taxes." Government regulation is another detriment to growth she said, adding that much of the cost of doing business with government doesn't make sense. She said she had talked with fruit and vegetable farmers in Middlesex County who said they wanted to stay competi­ tive but government regulation for­ bids them from using the same chemicals that their American counterparts use. Yet, we accept the chemically treated U.S. prod­ uct. "It just doesn't make sense. People arc saying the government Continued on page 6 Robbers jailed Two of the men charged with the assault and robbery, which took place Jan. 21 at the Bobkat Royal T Gas and Variety in Wingham pled guilty Monday in Goderich court. The store's owner Bob Crumb had been beaten with a baseball bat by the robbers who had been wear­ ing snowmobile suits and bala­ clavas. Michael Campbell and William Sanderson were sentenced to a total of two years less a day. Each received one year less a day con­ secutive for robbery, one year less a day for wearing a disguise during the robbery, one year less a day for conspiracy to commit robbery and one year consecutive for using a firearm. The pair will be in jail for a short time then transferred to a provincial reformatory. They were also placed on two years probation with conditions. The third man charged, Michael Beldman pled not guilty. He will appear Nov. 14 for a preliminary hearing. Farmer loses 4% of crop Don Dalton, a Walton area farmer has learned the hard way that a new product may have many advantages, but there may be some flaws not yet discovered. High moisture levels followed by intense heat created a problem with the new herbicide Ultim, developed by Dupont. The herbicide was designed to be applied before com has reached the six-leaf stage to avoid the possibili­ ty of it absorbing toxic levels of the chemical. The sudden heat spell in mid­ June, which boosted com growth, left farmers with only a few days to apply the herbicide. ■ Mr. Dalton said approximately four percent of the com on his 100 acres was damaged or killed. Alan McCallum of the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, says, "The rapid growth allowed the com to absorb high levels of the chemical which are now inhibiting amino acid pro­ duction in the growth part of the com." Mr. McCallum says the unusual weather conditions where not stud­ ied during the development of Ultim and OMAFRA and Dupont are monitoring the situation. "The extent of the damage depends on the location of the field, crop variety and the timing of the last spray," he says. "Much of the damage was done in the 2,600 to 2,700 heat unit varieties. Most of the fields are recovering well." Dupont representatives are in the area, visiting farmers, to gather information about the application of the herbicide. Dupont General Manager of the Agricultural Product Division Dick Reasons says, "Only three or four per cent of the crop in Ontario was affected and of that only 10 per cent will be lost. The other 96 per cent of the users are having great results." Mr. Reasons was unable, at this time, to say what Dupont's position on liability would be.