HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1999-01-06, Page 16PAGE 16. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1999.
Brussels employees begin 1998 with pay increase
Brussels employees received a
two per cent wage increase.
Laurie-anne and Richard Miller
of Hullctt Twp. were the proud par
ents of the area's first baby of the
new year.
Brussels councillors allowed the
liquor store to open on Sundays.
Bly th council endorsed a resolu
tion from the Town of Wingham to
look at a 10-municipality restruc
turing plan.
Brussels PeeWees earned the A
championship in a Howick Twp.
tournament.
By mid-month, the North Huron
restructuring group had formulated
a interim draft report though it was
stated they were not as far along as
they had hoped.
After objections from Morris
Twp. and Exeter, county council
postponed the adoption of the
Waste Management plan.
Diane Radford and Doug Scrim-
geour brought the idea of a fitness
trail for Blyth from their trip to
Florida.
East Wawanosh council endorsed
the Wingham restructuring resolu
tion for a group of 10 while Grey
Twp. suggested ignoring township
boundaries and looking at areas of
service.
Brussels Optimists and Lions col
lected food, personal items and
wood for the Eastern Ontario and
Quebec victims of the devastation
ice storm.
Leona Armstrong was honoured
as Brussels Citizen of the year for
her many community contributions.
Former Huron Board of Educa
tion Director of Education Paul
Carroll warned that the new fund
ing model could mean school clo
sures.
The newly-amalgamated Perth
and Huron boards of education
(Avon Maitland District School
Board) began to battle over who
would house head offices.
The AMDSB cut $2.4 million
and projected a shortfall of $6.2
million.
Wingham and District Hospital
was given the go ahead for the clin
ic.
The Ministry of Natural
Resources released wild turkeys in
West Wawanosh Twp.
Jamie Lewis, Michelle Smith and
Michelle Cook captured gold at the
Great Lakes Winter Skating Fesli-
reported that the department's res
cue van would soon be equipped
with a defibrillator.
Brussels councillors said no to a
single regrouping of 10 North
Huron municipalities into one
through restructuring. Councillors
preferred two groups of five.
Administrators from the Avon
Maitland District School Board left
a meeting with the Ministry of Edu
cation confident the board's finan
cial problem was understood and
would be addressed.
Grey Twp. Dcputy-Rccve Alvin
McLellan was acclaimed as chair of
the Brussels, Morris and Grey
recreation board.
Communities in Huron and Perth
Counties began stating their case as
a preferred site for the AMDSB
head office.
East Wawanosh council gave
their support to the OPP as policing
services were downloaded to the
municipalities.
Former Brussels resident Jim
Wheeler was appointed assistant
deputy minister of the agriculture
and rural division of OMAFRA.
Cynthia and Mike Beretta pur
chased the butcher shop in Brus
sels.
Huron County councillors set a
goal of Jan. 1, 1999 to have an
amalgamation proposal ready for
approval.
Four Blyth residents formed a
group to encourage business own
ers to ensure the future viability of
Blyth through initiative.
The Brussels Bulls were ousted
from the playoffs by Kincardine in
four straight.
The AMDSB passed a motion to
retain junior kindergarten in Huron
County.
Clinton Public Hospital opened
an opthamology service.
Lillian Moses of Brussels won
$ 151,880 in the Lotto 649 draw.
Huron MPP Helen Johns held a
round table discussion with area
youths and business leaders to gath
er input regarding rural youth
employment opportunities.
The Brussels Juveniles won the
WOAA title, defeating Lions Head.
showed the village had overspent
by $18,000.
Boyd Taylor of Morris Twp.
reported that February temperatures
had been 5.5°C warmer than in
other years and precipitation was
minimal.
While parents fought hard to
keep local high schools open as the
AMDSB considered closures, stu
dent trustees said transfers to a larg
er school would allow increased
course selection.
Blyth Midget Bulldogs were
awarded the E championship tro
phy prior to their bonjour Montreal
evening.
Pork producers questioned the
end of Ontario Pork's sale
monopoly.
Huron MPP Helen Johns and
Minister without Portfolio Margaret
Marland visited The Ark in Brus
sels to gather information about
services for children and their fami
lies.
Ethel speed skater Carla Hunt
captured four bronze medals al the
Ontario Winter Games.
Blyth Midgets advanced to the
OMHA finals while the Bantams
and PeeWees earned WOAA cham
pionships.
The Belgrave Kinsmen prepared
to begin work on a memorial gar
den in the hamlet, on the site of the
Led by MVP Michelle Cook, the
Belgrave Junior Girls hockey team
captured WOAA gold.
The Blyth Midget and Bantam
Bulldogs both earned OMHA All
Ontario championships. The
Midgets then participated in the
Canadian Cup tournament, bringing
home that trophy as well.
Bonna Rouse received recogni
tion for her years of service as sec
retary-treasurer for the Blyth Area
Fire Board.
Toronto Blue Jays Alex Gonzales
and Paul Quantrill visited Brussels
for the Huron-Perth Wild Turkey
Association's annual meeting.
The county budget doubled but
taxes remained the same.
The Blyth Legion Auxiliary cele
brated its 50th year.
Residents were asked to submit
suggestions for a logo for the Blyth
Greenway trail.
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Kendall Whitfield was awarded
the first annual Luke Anderson
Memorial Award for her love and
keenness in hockev.
Five locals received recognition
for their volunteerism. They were
Jerry McDonnell, Anne Elliott,
Duncan McGregor, Jack Lee and
Doris Michie.
East Wawanosh student Kristyn
Gerth advanced to the national
finals in the science fair competi
tion.
Wescast Industries in Wingham
announced a $60 million expansion
project for the company.
Walton area resident Bruce
Schmidt was instrumental in the
development of a new company,
Quality Jersey Products Limited.
The first products came off the line
in the Seaforth plant this week.
Scrimgeour's Food Market cele
brated 25 years in business.
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An open house was held to cele
brate the completion of construc
tion and the moving of the doctors'
offices downstairs at the Seaforth/
Brussels Medical Clinic.
Sjaan Gerth smashed several
records at F.E. Madill Secondary
School's track meet.
The Blyth branch of the Royal
Canadian Legion received a certifi
cate of excellence.
Frank Schimanski and his family
took over operation of the Brussels
funeral home.
The Blyth Lions Club built a
stairway to the top of the arch
along the Greenway Trail.
The congregation of Londesboro
United Church enjoyed looking at
the items recovered from the build
ing's time capsule as they celebrat
ed the church's 100th anniversary.
George Fox performs in Blyth for
a 4-H fundraiser.
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