HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1999-12-29, Page 5THE CITIZEN MILLENNIUM ISSUE, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 29,1999. PAGE 5.
Village of Brussels
Village enters 2000 working, play ing together
Brussels, Morris & Grey Community Centre Brussels mill dam
Brussels Public School
J.T. Wood woolen mill
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of around 220. The enrollment at
Brussels Public School at the end of
the 19th century was closer to 270.
While the local constabulary is a
thing of the past, the village is
policed by the Ontario Provincial
Police, with community policing
committee representatives acting as
liaisons between the detachment and
the residents.
There are five churches, United,
Presbyterian, Anglican, Mennonite
and Roman Catholic ministering to
the spiritual needs of this village of
just over 1,000 people, while many
organizations demonstrate its com
munity spirit. Sports, Scouts and
Guides, Optimists, Rebekahs and
Oddfellows, Lions, Masons, WI,
Agricultural Society, Horticultural
Society, Legion, Ladies Auxiliary,
pipe band and Cadets provide oppor
tunities for service to community
and fellowship.
Heading into the 21st century,
Brussels has despite the challenges
facing most rural towns, managed to
stay representative of a community
which continues to build and work
together.
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photographs
McCrae family home in Brussels.
Nettie Bowes, Edith Bowes, Edith
Bowes and Rose Bowes, relatives of
John Blake of Blyth.
Boys at Blyth Creek
Auburn’s Dr. Frank Turnbull,
leaning on oar, drowned while
canoeing. He is pictured here with
family members at the old Auburn
bridge.
The first hearse in Ethel was
owned by William Love, circa 1911.
’Remember 1999
with family photos
The Village of Brussels
Originally established in 1855 as Ainleyville, Brussels rapidly became a major centre for
the surrounding farming communities. A flurry of building activity in the late 1800's
provided the village with its well preserved Victorian streetscape. This Victorian
Eastlake architectural style was carried through with several homes.
Dunedin House, sometimes called the castle, is a direct copy
of a Scottish Manor house of the late Victorian period.
Although not open to the public, the house and its
gardens are easily viewed from the street.
The Maitland River flows through
Brussels and helps provide
a beautiful setting for the
conservation area.