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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2001-09-12, Page 4Publisher, Keith Roulston Editor, Bonnie Gropp Advertising Manager, Jeannette McNeil The Citizen is published 50 times a year in Brussels, Ontario by North Huron Publishing Company Inc. Subscriptions are payable in advance at a rate of $28.00/year ($26.17 + $1.83 G.S.T.) in Canada; $62.00/year in U.S.A. and $100/year in other foreign countries. Advertising is accepted on the condition that in the event of a typographical error. only that portion of the advertisement will be credited Advertising Deadlines: Monday, 2 p.m. - Brussels; Monday, 4 p.m. - Blyth. We are not responsible for unsolicited newsscripts or S photographs. Contents of The Citizen are © Copyright We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Publications Assistance Program (PAP) toward our moiling costs. Publications Mail Reg. No. 09244 Canadian Publication Mail Agreement No. 40050141 The Citizen P.O. Box 429, P.O. Box 152, BLYTH, Ont. BRUSSELS, Ont. NOM IHO NOG IHO Phone 523-4792 Phone 887-9114 FAX 523-9140 FAX 887-9021 E-mail norhuron@scsintemet.com Website www.northhuron.on.ca ocna CNA :Or' • Member of the Ontario Press Council micitail• ...WANNA BUY A GOLF COURSE ? P55T... HEY, TIGER... Art: I. A. Nespolon --ontlinespwincom. net Looking Back Through the Years The economic numbers posted recently are frightening economists into the sense that Canada may be on the brink of dipping into recession. Just what to do as a result is a matter of great debate. Private sector spokespersons and opposition parties on the right are exerting pressure on Finance Minister Paul Martin to combat the economic slowdown by cutting taxes still further. Tax cuts are the solution to everything as far as right-wingers are concerned. Still, given the fact business leaders and others on the right have argued tax cuts are a powerful tool, one has to wonder how we're slipping into an economic slowdown. Both provincial and federal governments have been slashing taxes (and government spending in order to pay for the cuts) so if tax cuts are the answer, there should already been a huge stimulus to the economy. The fact there isn't may show that tax cuts aren't the solution they're purported to be. Perhaps we're into the right-wing version of what the left-wing NDP government of Bob Rae tried to do in the recession of the early 1990s. Rae's government bought the idea that governments could increase spending and stimulate the economy so the recession would go away. Government spending would generate wealth which would increase government revenues. Now right-wingers would have us believe cutting taxes will generate wealth that will increase government revenues and pay for the tax cuts. Both the left and the right have proposed the equivalent of an economic perpetual motion machine. The reality is that there are no easy solutions: neither excessive government spending nor excessive tax cuts. Those who believe otherwise are usually using tough economic times to justify what they wanted to do all along. — KR Doing kids, a disservice Information released last week on the value of sleep in developing intelligence in children puts 'a new perspective on the problem most towns face of kids hanging around the streets long after they should be in bed. The research showed that children and teenagers not only will suffer short-term memory problems from being deprived of sleep but their brains also will not reach their potential without adequate rest. The future intelligence of the person may be reduced by not having enough sleeping hours for the brain to develop properly. Being a parent is a tough job these days and many parents are apt to give in to the demands of kids that they stay up late rather than fight. The thought might be that "what does it matter?" Now we know there is a cost to the future of young people when parents don't enforce bedtime deadlines. Caring parents now know battling kids to go to bed will be worth the conflict in the long run. — KR Letters to the Editor PAGE 4. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2001 Editorials .0pinio Spendwg to defeat recession THE EDITOR, Ontario Pork represents this province's 4,400 pork producers. We care about our industry, and we care about Ontario. We want nothing but clean, safe hog farms in each and every municipality in which our producers operate. That means we welcome the current consultations on provincial nutrient management legislation at Queen's Park. We want to see regulations under this legislation that are strong enough and intelligent enough to satisfy every Ontarian that our producers are team players, not just in a great Ontario economy, but also in a great and safe Ontario society. Our industry is determined to be part of this province's economic solutions, not part of anyone's environmental problems. If Ontario Pork's support for strong and fair provincial legislation on nutrient control comes as a surprise to anyone, it shouldn't. Manure is part of pig farming, just as it has been part of the raising and marketing of all kinds of domestic livestock since the early settlers set down this country's agricultural base four centuries ago. Over those centuries rural Canada has come to understand that manure can be a wonderful nutrient, but unless its use is carefully managed, it presents health risks that none of us want. Ontario Pork is an active participant in the Ontario Farm Environmental Coalition (OFEC), and has worked with OFEC in developing a comprehensive nutrient management strategy that gives primary consideration to ensuring (and improving) water quality and soil health and minimizing manure odours through careful management practices. Now that consultations have begun on the legislation that the Ontario government introduced on June 13, we hope that all political parties will take OFEC's and Ontario Pork's hard work and thoughtful research into account. Ontario Pork is looking for standards and regulations that will be consistent across the province, so no producer gets too easy a ride in one jurisdiction and too tough a ride in another. Competition in the international pork industry is vigorous, and profit margins are often slim. This industry contributes more than $3.5 billion and 35,000 jobs to the Ontario economy every year. We are asking the government to ensure that if the regulations it brings in under its new legislation are costly to producers, ways be found to help them make any adjustments that are needed. Continued on page 5 Sept. 13, 1950 Mr. F. Walton Todd arrived - in . Brussels to assume his new duties as manager of the local branch of the Canadian Bank of Commerce. Mr. Todd replaced Mr. W. Porter who left for Whitby. Mr. Todd, whose hometown was Penatanguishene came to Brussels from Strathroy where he was an accountant. He had also been with the _ Bank of Commerce at Kitchener and Ottawa. He and his wife and their two children, nine-year-old Linda and Roger, seven, moved to the village. A shipment of pedigreed Rhode Island red pullets left Brussels for Newfoundland. They were sold by R.W. Warwick, whose strain of Rhode Islands was becoming widely known for outstanding egg production. Names were being compiled for the honour roll in memory of Brussels and area men who lost their lives in the second world war. Those known at this point were: Peter Baker, Russell Barnard, Monty Brothers, Fred Burchell, Lyle Evans, King Hastings, Harold Huether, Lloyd Hood, Willis Machan, Allan McKay, Arthur McLean, Gordon Nichol, Joseph Nicholson, John Speirs, Roy Pierce, Robert Prest, Lewis Russell, Archie Wintle, Ross Whittard, Russell Wilson, Archie Young. Ann Blyth, Bing Crosby and Barry Fitzgerald played in Top 0' The Morning, at the Capitol Theatre in Listowel. At the Regent in Seaforth it was The Wizard of Oz. Sept. 10, 1986 A proposal for a condominium at the edge of Brussels had council thinking of expropriation of more land within the village. A Grey Twp resident said he would like part of his farm annexed in order to properly service the land, east of an extension of Burgess Street at the village limits, for development. The 25th annual Thresher Reunion _ was an outstanding success with a reported attendance of close to 11,000 over three days. Cindy Bernard and Sherry Hoegy tied for first place at the Royal Conservatory of Music examin- ations. Huron County council agreed to sell an antique traction engine to the Lambton Heritage Museum south of Grand Bend for $3,000. It was an appropriate artifact for the Lambton Museum as the engine was made in Sarnia, capital of Lambton County. Angela Nethery won the 1986 Dairy Princess title. Other contestants were Brenda Nancekivel, RRI, Clifford; Anita Bos, runner-up, RR3, Blyth; Audrey Bos, RR3, Auburn; Heather McIntosh, RR5, brussels; Dianne Litt, RR2, Clifford; Darlene Darrow, RR4, Wingham. The newest business on Walton's main street was Walton Irrigation, a division of Cadman Power Equipment, operated by Robert Walker in partnership with Wayne Cadman, the new venture rented the latest in water and liquid manure irrigation. The Blyth Inn slowpitch team captured its second tournament title in two weeks at the Auburn Lions tournament. Members were: Derwin Carter. Gary Courtney, Andy Lubbers, Don Stewart, Gord Haggitt, Grant Elliott, John Stewart. Larry Rowan, Steve Howson. Ken Stewart, Jack Watson, Bob Hillis and Lonnie Whitfield. Rev. Dori McInnis preached his farewell sermon in Knox Church on Sunday. The Mc lnnises were moving to Alberta. Sept. 11, 1991 With a new school year underway, four of the six area schools noted an increase in enrolment over the previous year: Brussels, Blyth, Grey and Walton. There were 15,000 in attendance at the annual Thresher Reunion. Pastor Paul Acton assumed the pastoral care at Blyth Trinity and Brussels St. John's Anglican Churches. The Brussels Community Thrift Shop opened. Sept. 11, 1996 For the first time in years, a steady rainfall put a damper on the fun at the Huron Pioneer Thresher Reunion. Despite this the attendance still hit 7,000 over the three days. Five young women sought the title of Brussels Fall Fair Ambassador: Keri Anne Nicholson, Patty Harrison, Joanne Van Keulen, Janice Jacklin and Sherry Baan. Katie and Brittany Cook. daughters of Les and Jackie Cook of Blyth were the lucky winners of the Heart and Stroke Foundation's Dream Home draw. Tricia Teeft of Brussels was the page at Huron County council. Brussels Tigers defence held the opposition to one run over the final 19 innings of baseball in leading the team to their second consecutive and third in' five years consolation championship of the Goderich Fastball tournament. Brussels Midget Girls won the WOAA title. They were: Coach Gary Pipe. Sandy Earl, Julie -Bromley, Debbie Logue, Shari Jacklin, Coach Greg Mulvey. Stephanie Henry, Carla Johnston. Lori Perrie, Patty Knight. Margaret Jarvis. Tricia -Zehr, Krista Hastings. Bobbi-Jo Rutledge. Sheri Huether. Michelle Machan, Holly Dauphin.