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The Citizen, 1998-02-25, Page 1Disastrous meeting Two cars collided on Hwy. 4, just south of Drummond Street, Blyth, Friday afternoon. A 1997 Pontiac Sunfire, driven by Margaret Alarie, 18, of RR2, Petersburg, exited from a private drive, to head south on Hwy. 4. She collided with a northbound 1988 Oldsmobile, driven by Jaimie Hayter, 18, of RR1, Varna. No one was injured though both vehicles sustained moderate damage. Alarie was charged with failing to yield from a private drive. Province seeks options for youth Running the gauntlet Johnathon McDowell takes the low road while Ellen Procter takes the high road as East Wawanosh Public School students celebrated Canada Week with a host of activities including their own version of the winter Olympics, Wednesday afternoon. The events included an obstacle course, as seen here, indoor curling, two-person bobsledding, various forms of races and a pride-in-Canada poster. Huron-Bruce MP Paul Steckle visited the school Monday to speak with the children and a grand finale close out was held Friday. Sports Brussels Juveniles win WOAA See page 10 Recognition Blyth Scouts, Guides say thanks See page 17 Entertainment CHSS, Madill drama kids win awards at Sears See page 26 News Performance message, injury prevention See page 27 The North Huron itizen Vol. 14 No 8 VVednesday, Feb. 25, 1998 70e +Se GST750 Busy week for Blyth firefighters It was a very busy week for the Blyth Fire Department as they responded to three calls. The most serious, an implement shed fire at Morris Twp. Lot 9, Conc. 7, Feb. 17, destroyed the building. It has been determined a faulty oil furnace started the blaze, said Blyth Fire Chief Paul Josling. A damage estimate is not avail- able as the owner, Raymond Ram- meloo, is still determining the value of the considerable amount of equipment lost. The department responded to a truck fire in the early morning hours of Feb. 24. It is believed the truck was stolen then abandoned in a field at Lot 30, Conc. 4, East Wawanosh Twp., said Josling. The vehicle was completely destroyed. A nuisance call was also answered, Feb. 16. According to Josling, a man with a history of heart troubles, appar- ently dropped off an acquaintance at Lot 25, Conc 13, McKillop Twp. late Monday evening, then col- lapsed. A medical call was phoned in, but when the department arrived, the fire fighters discovered the man was only drunk. He was later taken to hospital by others. By David Emslie Clinton News-Record Staff The Ontario government is looking at ways to improve opportunities for rural youths, and Huron MPP Helen Johns will be delivering some local suggestions to a caucus meeting this week. Johns last week hosted a round tables discussion with area youths and business leaders to talk about the issue of employment opportunities for rural youth. The meeting was held at the Clinton office of the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA), the ministry responsible for initiating the study into rural opportunities. In her opening remarks, the MPP noted that she thinks this is a very important issue, as does the government. The main item of concern, she said, is the problem of finding employment for rural youths, and OMAFRA gave MPPs the opportunity to gather data from the areas they serve for presentation to the government. Before discussions began, she noted that the ministry needs to know why the opportunities are not out there. "Finding answers is basically why we are here tonight," Johns said, adding that the group would attempt to find a Huron County solution, which could be presented to the provincial government. Noting, ''we are losing our brightest and best to other parts of the world," she added that the ministry would like to know how this situation could be turned around, and how they can assist. "The ministry is really interested in this issue. They are going to try and do something about this," she stated. In a telephone interview the following day, the Huron MPP said that at a caucus meeting this week, she will be presenting the initial results from the local meeting. From the meeting, she continued, there were three main issues that arose, the first being that there is a need for rural Ontario to be promoted as a place to invest, Businesspeople at the meeting, she said, felt that there was a need for economic development in rural areas. Johns said the second main issue was the idea that job skills should be incorporated into education, so that youths who attempt to land a job will have the tools necessary. The feeling at the meeting, she continued, was that rural youths need much more information on such subjects as resumes, how to find jobs, and doing mock interviews. The third main issue to arise, which Johns said "actually, I was surprised about", was the need for more community links. As there can be more job opportunities in one community, as compared to another, she said, "there needs to be links between communities," so that youths can find out about job opportunities. She added that there needs to be a better flow of information from the private sector to youths, and Continued on page 6 Seeking top citizens The time has come to acknowl- edge the hard-working people in your communities. A committee from The Citizen annually takes on the difficult task of selecting one individual from Blyth and one from Brussels to be the "Citizen of the Year". Traditionally nominations come in for many Brussels candidates, but Blyth appears to be more reluc- tant to single out any particular per- son. However, the number of selfless people who make our com- munities thrive are too many to honour, so each year the one select- ed is representative of the spirit in all. Nominations can be sent to either of the Brussels or Blyth Citizen offices.