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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2001-10-03, 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 of 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 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 mailing costs. Publications Mail Reg. No. 09244 Canadian Publication Mail Agreement No. 40050141 The Citizen P.O. Box 429, BLYTH, Ont. NOM 1H0, Phone 523-4792 FAX 523-9140 PO. Box 152, BRUSSELS, Ont. NOG 1H0 Phone 887-9114 FAX 887-9021 E-mail norhuron@scsinternet.com Website www.northhuron.on.ca OCna. C *CNA 1 . Member of the Ontario Press Council tillE=011. It took Canadian senators only three days last spring, to approve a hefty pay raise for themselves... 0 va %-41 1=4-- ‘`Itg'•t-'--' It is estimated that the Senate will take close to a month to pass the immigration bill and its measures against terrorism... Looking Back Through the Years Oct. 4, 1950 The Lions Club Boys and Girls Band under bandmaster Robinson led a parade of pupils and teachers from 19 schools of Brussels, Morris and Grey to the fairgrounds. Reeve R.B. Cousins and his wife preceded the band. Judges for the parade were Rev. J. H. Kerr and Rev. A Lane, Brussels and Mr. Wakeford, Listowel. They awarded prizes for marching, banner and costumes to SS 10 Grey, SS3, Grey, SS12 Grey, SS5 Morris, SS8 Morris. Prizes for floats went to SS1 Grey, SS Morris, SS4 Grey and SS 12 Grey. Other schools taking part were Brussels Public, SS6 Grey, SS8 Grey, SS7 Grey, SS 11 Grey, SS1 Morris, SS11 Morris, SS9 Morris, SS4 Morris and SS3 Monis. The parade was under the direction of K. Ashton. In his remarks at the opening ceremony, L.E. Cardiff MP, urged the people of the community to support the fair board each year. Winners of the lucky draw at the Brussels Arcade Store in connection with its display at the fair were Mrs. Louis Armstrong, who won a blouse and• Mrs. Doug Hemingway, who won a dress shirt. Playing at the Regent Theatre in Seaforth were Fighting Man of the Plains starring Randolph Scott, Jane Nigh and Bill Williams; The Big Hanover, with Elizabeth Taylor and Van Johnson and Mother is a Freshman, starring Loretta Young and Van Johnson. At the Capitol in Listowel it was Fred MacMiarray and Maureen O'Hara in Father was a Fullback. The midnight show on Sunday was Robert Montgomery, Ann Blyth and Jane Cowl in Once More My Darling. Oct. 1, 1986 .._ Friends, neighbours and officials from across Huron were in Brussels to honour Huron County Warden Leona Armstrong. An appreciation night was sponsored by Grey Twp. With only 10-15 per cent of the Huron County white bean harvest in, hopes of saving the rest of a crop worth more than $15 million began to dwindle with each heartbreaking downpour. Brussels began making plans for its 115th birthday bash. Gerry Wheeler was chosen chairman of the planning committee with Wayne Lowe as. vice-president, Sarah Stephenson as second vice and Mary Lowe as secretary. Barb Mutter and Dave McCutcheon shared duties as treasurer and Dave Hastings and Harold Bridge were joint heads of the parade committee. Volunteers were busy at the Belgrave arena installing a new steel roof. The rush was on to have the building back in use for the annual fowl supper. Tim Chapman was named general manager of the Blyth Festival. A native of northern Ontario, Chapman had considerable experience in the Toronto theatre scene. The ribbon was cut to open the new lodge room of St. Johns Masonic Lodge in Brussels. Taking part were Fred Kleinknecht of Bell Canada, owner of the building, Norman Hoover, Fred Thuell and Gerald Gibson. Lisa Duizer of Londesboro was named winner of the Huron County Women's Institute. Scholarship.' Duizer had 18 4-H clubs to her credit and was also a leader. She earned a trip to the Western Fair leadership conference. The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. TomDuizer was enrolled in the University of Guelph's dietetics program. Oct. 2, 1991 Morgan Murray, RR5, Seaforth, was crowned as Dairy Princess. Heading the Blyth Festival Rutabaga committee were Elisa Brady, secretary; Bruce Papple, chairman and Bev Elliott, treasurer. Oct 2, 1996 Council, staff and interested individuals from six local municipalities met to discuss amalgamation. The general consensus was that while they would do whatever they could to share services and save costs they would not agree to boundary changes. Grey Twp. Deputy-Reeve Robin Dunbar said, "We have decided on (unarmed) resistance. We are saying no to the province." Audrey Cardiff was named the Citizen of the Year for Brussels and area. The Brussels Park Recreation development committee received $1,000 from the "Legion for the reconstruction of the soccer field and ball diamond and $3.000 from CIBC for the new bleachers. It was a great day for Barb Durrell, chair of the Walton PS school advisory council when she accepted three donations: $2,500 from the Brussels Lions, $300 from the Brussels Optimists and $200 from the TransCan Motocross. Money went to the second installment of the new playground equipment at the school. Sept. 30, 1998 A Blyth teen was among 119 people from across Canada receiving the Gold Award of Achievement from Prince Philip. The presentation went to Erica Clark, daughter of Joan and Lavern. Thieves netted $13.500 in liquor from a Brussels LCBO. PAGE 4. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2001 Editorials & Opinio S The great sucking sound A month ago a survey of Canadians showed the vast majority wanted nothing to do with becoming Americans. Two weeks after the tragic events of Sept. 11 in New York and Washington, new polls show 85 per cent of Canadians are willing to give up their country's sovereignty to create a security wall around North America. Politicians, from federal opposition leaders to provincial premiers are jumping over each other in their desire to harmonize Canadian policies with those in the U.S. so the Americans won't cause problems with security checks at the border. We really stepped into this quicksand in 1988 by accepting free trade with the U.S. With that irrevocable move, we hitched our economic wagon to our giant neighbour to the south and created a situation where American political opinion will be one of the most powerful, and uncontrollable, forces in Canada. We can't afford not to go along because, like a junky on drugs, we're dependent on our next fix of the U.S. trade dollar. It doesn't matter that if we'd had exactly the same immigration policies as the U.S. those thousands of people would still be dead. It was U.S. immigration policies that let the terrorists into their country and let them stay there, not Canadian policies. Yet Americans, looking for someone else to blame, are happy to blame Canada for its "weak" security measures, and plenty of Canadians, from the media to opponents of the government to business leaders afraid of the repercussions of tighter border controls, are happy to agree. And so, unless our government is clever enough to find changes that satisfy the Americans without totally adopting their policies, we take one more step toward joining the U.S. It's just a matter of time as we make more and more compromises in exchange for U.S. trade, before we lose all control over our own lives and become Americans. — KR The limits of power In the days following the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, Americans plaintively asked "Why do they hate us so much?" More recently that cry has been drowned out by those who want a direct application of blunt power in retribution. Thankfully the American government has resisted the urge to strike at someone, anyone, in its anger and frustration. President George W. Bush and his advisors have been remarkably subtle so far, moving troops around to give the impression of preparing for a military blow so that both U.S. voters and supporters of terrorist leader Osama bin Laden think an attack might happen any moment yet not actually doing anything that would make the situation worse. It has become apparent the task of the U.S. and the rest of its allies is much more difficult than capturing the illusive bin Laden. Scenes of demonstrations in Pakistan and elsewhere denouncing their own government and supporting the terrorist, show that ridding the world of a • single, brilliantly evil individual won't rid the world of terrorism. Great empires have found for centuries that you can impose your will on people without winning their hearts and minds. Without winning their friendship, you never really have control. If the U.S. hopes to defeat terrorism, it must first prove the case against bin Laden so his supporters will begin to doubt him. The U.S. must then begin to turn from its policy of being guided only by what's in "America's interest" and instead do what's proper and just. It's not as easy as dropping tons of bombs, but it's more effective in the long run: — KR Letters to the Editor THE EDITOR, influx of younger people dedicated I am writing this letter to the to help keep our village looking as people of Blyth on behalf of the attractive as it has been for many executive of Blyth Horticultural years. We keep meetings to a society. We have reached a point minimum (six - one-hour meetings where we no longer have sufficient per year). Our financing comes from working members to organize, plant a membership and business canvass and maintain beds and boxes in the and a $400 grant from North village. Huron. Over the past years we have All work has been done, by looked after the large bed by the members, free of charge for many sign at the south-end of the village, years. This has allowed us to save a the Horticultural Park on Dinsley moderate amount which may have Street, the large perennial buttertly to be spent to hire gardeners. garden on the Greenway, the This would be a very short-term pumphouse bed and over 25 boxes solution to the problem. With more on the main street. With only participants, nobody would need to approximately eight active members put in much time. (several of whom are seniors) we We are planning an open meeting are unable to continue without more on Monday, Oct. 15 at Blyth help. We need more active members Legion's Upper Hall at 7 p.m.; or organizations willing to take over Please attend and consider joining responsibility for some of the areas us and sharing the responsibilities. listed above. For Blyth Horticulture Society The executive really needs an Elizabeth Battye, President.