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• JOHN ROTH, CEO of Nortek pocketed $ 123,4 Million last year. Nortel is now cutting 10,000 jobs...
• TOM WAPPEI„ Toronto Liberal MP; retitsed to help a blind and partially deaf constituent because the veteran had
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• JASON KENNEY, Alliance MP and adviser to Stockwell Day; called woman reporter a "scumbag".
• MIKE HARRIS, Ontario Premier; while in parliament, expressed his displeasure at probing questions being
pressed to him by a member of the opposition by calling him an "a e".
Looking Back Through the Years
June 21, 1950
The annual summer music
examinations, conducted by the ,
Western Ontario Conservatory of
Music of London for Brussels and
district were held at the residence of
Mr. L.D. Thompson, RMT of
Brussels.
The results for piano were: Grade
7,,honours, Edna Martin; Grade 6,
Doris Johnston, Heather Allen, Mary
Smith; Grade 6, first class honours,
June Hackwell; Grade 4, first class
honours, Ruth Stevenson; Grade_ 2,
honours, Jean Perrie.
For singing the results were:
Grade 3, first class honours,
Margaret Perrie; Grade 2, honours,
Dianne McNair.
A Brussels trucker and his
companion had a miraculous escape
from death or serious injury when
the transport trailer plunged over a
30 foot embankment. The accident
occurred 10 miles from Brantford
when the two were returning home
after trucking cattle to Buffalo.
The truck took the 30-foot drop
after shearing off 15 guard rails
when the driver was blinded by
headlights from an oncoming car.
Walton United Church was
hosting a garden party with the
RCAF Choristers from Clinton
entertaining.
There was to be a gospel meeting
in the Orange Hall with John Martin
of Hawkesville as speaker.
Donations to the floodlight
campaign came in the amount of:
$100, Brussels Motors; $100,
Baeker's Butcher Shop; $100, Hugh
Pearson; $50, Wilfred Willis; $50
Elvin Gregg; $25, Ralph Pearson;
$10, Stewart Lowe; $5 C.J. Pegelow.
The business owned by Lorne W.
Eckmier closed after 23 years.
June 18, 1986
Approximately 200 people were
entertained as they watched the
special parade to celebrate the grand
opening of the Brussels, Morris and
Grey swimming pool. The parade
consisted of the Brussels Legion
pipe band, fire trucks, old and new,
clowns, decorated bicycles and
many more attractions. Special
appearance for the opening was
made by Huron County Warden
Leona Armstrong.
Blyth and Brussels residents no
longer had to ask if the doctor's
office was open as Dr. Street and Dr.
McGregor of Blyth and Dr. Bozyk of
Brussels would remain working.
Many doctors had heeded the call of
the Ontario Medical Association to
protest a provincial bill to ban extra
billing and had been on strike.
Two new members were initiated
into the Blyth Lions Club, Paul Kerr
and Graham Jackson.
Floyd Herman, a former teacher at
the Grey Central School acted as
master of ceremonies for the
appreciation day for Jim Axtmann
after 21 years at Grey. Axtmann was
moving to Brussels Public School.
The engineer's report for the
Belgrave arena recommended that a
new roof was needed. Cost for
materials was estimated at $31,000.
Jim Schneider, the newly elected
chairman of the Auburn board of
trustees presented a plaque to
Warner Andrews in honour of his
long service to the community. He
served for more than nine years on
the village council.
George Collins was appointed to
the board of trustees for Auburn to
replace Andrews who had retired.
June 19, 1991
Blyth taxes jumped 7.29 per cent
with the new budget. West
Wawaoosh held the line for 4.6 per
cent tax increase.
Brussels Public School teacher
Phil Parsons took over the position
of vice-principal for the Learning
Resource Centre in Clinton.
Jack and Elva Armstrong of the
Auburn area celebrated their golden
anniversary.
The EMA store in Brussels closed
off the street for an outdoor carnival
of values.
Blyth celebrated its second annual
Rutabaga Festival.
Athletes from F.E. Madill
Secondary School were honoured at
a banquet. Area students were
among the recipients: Christine Carr,
Brussels, junior girls volleyball
award for effort, dedication and
improvement; Jason Gropp,
Brussels, medal for breaking the
school's triple jump record; Ryan
Finch, RR1, Ethel, most valuable
runner midget boys cross country
and Peter Albers, RR2, Bluevale.
junior boys soccer rookie award.
June 19, 1996
Brussels firefighters hosted their
annual breakfast.
Jamie Lewis, incoming vice-
president, of Blyth Public School
.student council accepted a cheque of
$500 froM the Blyth Optimists for
new playground equipment.
Brussels Fire Chief Murray
McArter presented firefighter John
Pennington with a certificate for 20
years of service.
The Brussels Tigers won two more
games to increase their record to
seven wins and one tie.
The staff at McNeil's Auto Body
restored a 1929 Whippet owned by
the father of Dr. Mark Woldnick.
To mark the retirement of Hullett
Central Public School principal Ron
Jewitt, a tree was planted in his
honour.
PAGE 4. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 2001
Editorials
Opinio
Time well spent
While many farm leaders were crilica4of the provincial government for
not moving faster on nutrient management legislation, the Nutrient
Management Act 2001 announced last week, seems to prove the wait was
worth it. Leaders of farm groups have been unanimous in their praise.
Of course the very fact that farmers are supporting the proposed
legislation will be proof for some opponents of modern agriculture that the
lecrictatipn icn't tntink
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It does, however, seem to be a reasonable answer to the concerns of
farmers on one side and rural municipalities on the other.
The provincial government's proposal to set up an enforcement team
will be welcomed by municipalities. Rural politicians have been between
a rock and a hard place since the trend to huge livestock barns using liquid
manure storage became prevalent. The idea of requiring those wanting to
build large new barns to complete nutrient management plans to show they
could safely dispose of the manure produced was all well and good but
once the barn was up, municipalities had no way of making sure operators
lived up to their promises. Now there will be a mechanism to make sure
people live up to their plan.
On the other hand, farmers were upset by the patchwork of bylaws
across the province. Even here in Huron County, a leader on the issue,
different townships had different thresholds of what was considered an
intensive livestock operation so that if a farmer had a farm in one township
and one across the road in another township, he could be looking at two
different sets of rules. Now with the provincial legislation superceding
municipal legislation, there will be uniform rules across the province.
The government has recognized the importance of local solutions to
problems as well by establishing loco) mediation committees, similar to
those already operating in Huron and Perth Counties, to deal with
complaints that don't reach the level of breaking a law.
As one farm leader said, "the devil is in the details", and since much of
the meat and bones of this legislation will come in later regulations, it's
impossible to know what the final reality of this bill will be. So far,
however, it looks as if the extra time the government spent drafting the
legislation has been time well spent. — KR
Towards a new aristocracy
Someone once said the class system was a terrible thing — unless you
happened to be in the upper class. The aristocracy too seems to be taking
on a new acceptance as more people achieve wealth.
As far back as 1919 parliament felt it was wrong for Canadians to accept
titles, but now many Canadians are having second thoughts. The
government complained to Britain when two Canadians were knighted on
the weekend, but many wonder what the fuss is about. These were
deserving people. Conrad Black is renouncing his Canadian citizenship
because our government won't let him become a lord. Many people
support him. The notion we should all be equal seems to becoming old
fashioned. — KR
Letters to the Editor
THE EDITOR,
If we listened carefully to
nutritionists, the activity of sitting
down to a simple meal would appear
to be as perilous as wandering
through a minefield. Once we've
coped with the dangers of fat,
cholesterol, alcohol, sodium and the
rest, we still have to face the horrors
• of additives, pollutants, GMOs
(genetically modified organisms),
and sundry carcinogens. Grilled,
smoked meat, and especially pork,
would seem to be near the top of the
list of culprits, if we believed every
press release and media story we
read.
It's time to shine a little common
'sense on the once tranquil
experience of enjoying good food.
On the pork front, all the recent
news is good. For starters, I'm sure
you've all heard that grilling and
smoking meat on the barbecue
generates potential carcinogens. This
is true, but, one, you have to eat tons
of .charred meat regularly before it
becomes a hazard, and, two, if you
marinate or season the meat
beforehand, the compounds in
question are effectively eliminated
or severely reduced.
Next, fat. Pork has about the same
amount of fat as any other meat - in
fact, the fat content has been reduced
to the point where people are
beginning -to complain there's not
enough!
Also, the fat in pork has none of
the trans fatty acids you may have
heard about, and it is low - in
saturated fats and cholesterol.
Now, ribs have a hefty amount of
fat, but you don't eat ribs every day.
Ribs are not 'bad' - no particular
food is bad - it's your habitual diet
over time that counts. As long as you
have a balanced, healthy diet, and
enjoy food rather than being shocked
into a state of permanent paranoia,
you will have covered most of the
bases.
I get phone calls pretty much daily
about the hormones in pork. There
are no hormones in pork that nature
didn't put there. Growth hormones
are strictly banned in this country.
Likewise antibiotics. The little
piggies can get sick, just like the rest
of us, and are given therapeutic
levels of antibiotics. But by the time
they reach market, if there is any
residual drug found in the carcasses,
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