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CitizenTheNorthHuron Dry weather makes
stubble a fire hazard
Vol. 15 No. 31 Wednesday, August 11,1999 w gst 75g
Blyth District Fire Department
battled the latest in a number of area
grain field fires Monday morning,
answering a call to the farm of Brad
Westerhout, Lot 35, Cone. 11,
Hullett Twp.
Fire Chief Paul Josling said stub
ble in a wheat field was ignited when
burning garbage got out of control.
The fire covered about an acre
before firemen were able to extin
guish it.
There have been a number of field
fires in the county in recent weeks.
Chief Josling said dry conditions
have created conditions where heat
from implements such as balers can
start fires in the tinder-dry straw.
Stubble fire
Blyth firefighters work amid clouds of smoke battling a fire in grain stubble on
the farm of Brad Westerhout in Hullett Twp., Monday morning. Tinder dry con
ditions have made stubble in fields vulnerable to fire. Though in this case the
fire, which covered an acre, spread from a garbage fire, other fires in the coun
ty have started from heat caused by harvesting or baling equipment. Area fire
departments have been kept busy. — Photo by Janice Becker.
10,000 expected at
Walton Motocross
this weekend
Brussels, Grey set to open
By Janice Becker
Citizen staff
The roar of the bikes and the thrills
of the crowd will return to Walton
this weekend when the TransCan
motocross championship puts racers
to the test.
The annual event is an opportunity
for Canadian motocross enthusiasts
to come together for four days, Aug
12-15, for rivalry, socializing and
family fun.
Now eight years old, the event has
been covered by national television
for half that time.
It draws competitors from Alaska
to Florida and California, Britain,
Wild driving in
Blyth leads
to charges
A Goderich Twp. man will appear
in Wingham Court Oct. 21 to face
charges of impaired driving, driving
with a blood alcohol content of
more than 80 mgs and possession of
hashish.
Dean Lyons, 29, was charged
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Belgium, South Africa and every
province in this country.
Tremendous community support
and an enthusiastic staff has helped
the races grow by leaps and bounds
during its existence. It has also
allowed organizers to provide a wide
range of services such as gate con
trol, full course meals and an off
track program of entertainment.
The 1999 championship is expect
ed to be bigger and better than ever
with entries exceeding 900 and atten
dance likely to surpass the 10,000
mark set in 1998.
Aside from the track attractions,
there will be 2,000 models on display
and a vendor and exhibitor area with
the largest section ever to be dedi
cated to off-road equipment in
Canada.
A special event this year will be the
Honda mini ride for kids. They will
get expert instruction and leam to
ride a mini.
There will be a free jump demon
stration by Kris Garwasiuk of B.C.,
live entertainment Friday and
Saturday night and a fashion show.
For more information call 887-
6735 or check out the web page at
http://village.walton.on.ca. —
talks with group to south
With the push on for municipali
ties to reach agreement on amalga
mation plans, the request from
Brussels and Grey Twp. to hold talks
with Seaforth, Tuckersmith and
McKillop Twp. has been accepted.
Each group is nearing completion
of individual plans for restructuring
and at present, believe it is in the
best interest for both to continue to
do so, said Seaforth Clerk-Treasurer
Jack McLachlan.
McLachlan suggested the separate
plans should be finished because of
all the work put into them and as a
fallback if the group of five plan was
not accepted.
He believed it would be relatively
easy to combine the two plans once
completed and that a final plan could
be ready by November or December.
A progress report will be filed with
county council for the September
deadline instead of an official plan.
Councillors from all municipali
ties see the grouping as beneficial
due to the close relationship and the
strength in numbers.
Brussels Reeve Ralph Watson
said, “It is not a bad fit where we’re
concerned.”
There are many common interests
such as the Seaforth Medical Clinic
and Seaforth Community Hospital.
Brussels PUC also works with
Seaforth on jobs for which Brussels
does not have the equipment.
Seaforth Mayor Dave Scott said he
was happy to have them “coming
aboard.”
Following approval by the three
municipalities, a joint meeting was
held July 21 at which time Brussels
and Grey Twp. representatives
attended. They will not officially
become part of the group until
September.
Scott said the meeting was very
productive with healthy discussion.
One issue which was of concern
for Tuckersmith Reeve Robert
Broadfoot was the location of the
town hall.
Former Ethel-area man,
Brussels Bull, electrocuted
Tragedy struck a former Brussels
Bull as he worked on a construction
site Aug. 4.
Brian Campbell, 31, of Listowel,
who played for Bulls ten years ago,
was engaged in demolition of a resi
dence in Elma Twp., Line 75, when
the aluminum ladder he was moving
came in contact with overhead wires,
said a report frorm the North Perth
Detachment of the OPP. He was the
Brussels and Grey had already
indicated acceptance of the office in
Seaforth, but were interested in hav
ing some services such as bill pay
ment and notice pick-up being avail
able at Brussels Library.
Watson does not see any of the
issues as insurmountable.
In a phone interview this week,
Grey Twp. Reeve Robin Dunbar said
the two group have agreed to send
letters to the strategic planning com
mittee of county council informing
them of the current situation.
In September, the hard decisions
about amalgamation will have to be
made, he said.
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son of Isabel and Archie Campbell of
the Ethel area.
Other workers administered CPR
until the arrival of the ambulance.
Campbell was taken to Listowel
Memorial Hospital where he was
pronounced dead a short time later.
The Ministry of Labour has been
called in to investigate as has a hydro
inspector from Electrical Safety
Authority. An inquest is likely.I