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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2002-05-15, Page 4Publisher, Keith Roulston Editor, Bonnie Gropp Advertising Sales, Alan Young and Mary Jean Bell 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; $130.00/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 PO. Box 429, BLYTH, Ont. NOM 1H0 Phone 523-4792 FAX 523-9140 P.O. Box 152, BRUSSELS, Ont. NOG 1H0 Phone 887-9114 FAX 887-9021 E-mail norhuron@scsinternet.com Website www.northhurcn.on.ca ocna C +CNA by. Member of the Ontario Press Council lone I4,1485 TINY, WHITE-HAIRED SOLANGE DENIS FACED DOWN BRIAN MULRONEY OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT AND BROUGHT HIS GOVERNMENT TO ITS KNEES... May 8, 2002 OUR GRANDMOTHERLY AUDITOR OENERAL,SREILA FRASER, FORCES AN R.C.M.P. INVESTIGATION INTO A PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT THAT "BROKE EvERY RULE IN IKE 1300K". THE CHRETIEN GOVERNMENT SCURRIES FOR COVER iicsroLot4 anthriespowincom.net Looking Back Through the Years May 19, 1960 The Wingham District High School announced an 'opening night to be held May 27. No official ceremonies were planned but everyone was invited to come and look at the new addition. Seven students from Grades 7 and 8 competed at the Majestic WI spring public speaking contest. The students were from schools in Brussels and Grey. The topic was 'A Famous Canadian'. The winner was June Wilbee of SS3, Grey who spoke about Pauline Johnson. The Huron East W. I. held its 58th annual meeting at the Cranbrook Hall on May 10. Mrs. Harold Harris was elected president and Mrs. Harry Rhane, secretary-treasurer. The Cranbrook WI served lunch for the 70 guests. The Morris Twp. council met on May 2. Accounts in the amount of $1,600 were approved. The Town of Wingham received $ 374.95 for fire calls and George Martin, the tax collector, was paid $ 270 as salary. The Morning Star Rebekah Lodge in Brussels held a variety sale at its hall on Saturday, May 26. Brownie's Drive-In, Clinton was offering 2 shows a night and the admission was 65c. This week's Saturday double bill was Fort Massacre and Hong Kong Confidential. The Lashmar Drive-In of • Listowel featured Tarawa Beachhead and Forbidden Island on Saturday. May 13, 1987 Local councils reported an increase in taxes this year due to increased levies from the school boards. Grey taxes increased 4.9 per cent while those in Brussels increased by 7 per cent. The increase in East Wawanosh was 5.5 per cent. The Brussels Pipe band celebrated its 35th anniversary on May 23 With a dinner and.dance for past and present members. Ron Vercruyssen of the Blyth area accepted a basketball scholarship to St. Joseph's University in Philadelphia. The team plays in the Atlantic Ten Conference. The student has been a member of the Seaforth High School team since Grade 9. Karla King of the Brussels area placed second at the provincial public speaking contest held in Kingston. The Humphrey subdivision at Belgrave was sold to East Wawanosh Reeve Ernest Snell. The subdivision had been purchased earlier by the Fast Wawanosh council. The Green Gallery opened in Blyth. The business was operated by Sheila Rintoul of Wingham. Eighteen members of the Belgrave division of the Scarlett Dragons attended a kung fu and karate tournament in Kitchener this week. Six members brought home trophies in several disciplines. The Lyceum Theatre in Wingham was advertising Project X with Matthew Broderick and Walt Disney's The Aristocats. May 13, 1992 Bill and Maxine Seers of Auburn were chosen as the Blyth and area Citizens of the year. The Maitland Conservation Foundation dinner and auction held in Brussels raised $10,000. The funds are to be used to support the East Wawanosh Nature Centre. On the same. Saturday the Brussels Scouts, Cubs and beaVers spent part of their day planting trees at the Centre. Consultant Don King appeared before Huron County council to present a report on the progress of the new seniors' apartments in Brussels and Clinton. He expressed the opinion that council needed to do more to communicate what was happening with the facilities to the residents, staff and general public. At its regular meeting of May East Wawanosh council agreed that no member of council could talk to the press about municipal business without the prior 'knowledge and consent of the rest of the council. The Park Theatre in Goderich was advertising Lethal Weapon 3 starring Mel Gibson and Danny Glover. May 14, 1997 The Blyth Festival appealed to area residents for any stories or memorabilia they might have pertaining to the time when the county was 'dry'. The request was made in aid of the Festival's second production of the year, Booze Days in a Dry County. Wingham and District Hospital signed an affiliation agreement with the London Regional Cancer Centre to provide cancer treatment locally. The agreement will see some levels of chemotherapy provided at the Wingham Hospital. Hullett Central Public School officially opened its renovated office and library on May 10. The day was also a celebration of the 30th anniversary of the school's opening. Charlotte Worsen travelled to Elliott Lake to compete in the provincial public speaking contest. The Grade 4 student from Hullett Central Public School was competing against students in Grades 4-6, Her speech on "alphabetical discrimination" was a mixture of humour and personal experience according to the young competitor. Listowel's Capitol Theatre and the Park Theatre in Goderich were advertising Father's Day, star- ring Robin Williams - and Billy Crystal. PAGE 4. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 2002 Editorials Opinions Interesting times ahead? Last week two Blyth ward councillors were in the uncomfortable position of telling Wingham residents how they should run the town's recreation centre, The Wescast Complex (suggesting Wescast, the complex's major donor, shouldn't be allowed use of the building rent free for its 100th anniversary celebrations). Down in the Bluewater, meanwhile, residents of some parts of the sprawling municipality are upset at council's decision to go ahead and rebuild the Zurich arena. With arenas already available in Bayfield and Hensall, some question the need for Zurich to have an arena at all. In Central Huron, Mayor Carol Mitchell has said the municipality will look at the representation from each of the wards. When the municipality was set up, Hullett, Clinton and Goderich Twp. were given equal representation for the first term as a way of allaying fears from rural residents they'd be swamped by their larger urban neighbour. - Mitchell's comments echo movements that have already been made in Bruce County where amalgamations are a couple of years ahead of Huron. There, the urban areas have been pushing for representation by population. It's a move that's only natural. Representation by population is an accepted part of democracy. For instance, those Wingham residents who think their town's largest employer should get free rent of the facility built with $2 million of its money, must object to the weight Blyth and East Wawanosh councillors hold on their municipality's council. But what happens if rep by pop does arrive? There will be the possibility of urban voters telling farmers how they should run their farms, because the rural areas will have little representation. There will be the possibility of small centres like Blyth and Brussels being outvoted on how their facilities can be used or, like Zurich, whether they should have one at all. So far the councillors elected in the newly amalgamated municipalities have done a marvellous job of trying to look at the good of the whole municipality, not their own little corner. In future elections, however, there are likely to be candidates running because of grievances they feel in the way their backyard has been treated, particularly in larger centres which feel under-represented. The amalgamation experiment has gone as well as could be expected so far, but it's really just begun. Unless there's exceptional leadership, the messy part could be ahead. — KR Pushing ahead with ideology For a while there, it seemed like the new-look provincial government under Premier Ernie Eves might really bring a new look to Ontario politics. Discussing the proposed sale of Hydro One, for instance, Energy Minister Chris Stockwell admitted perhaps his government needed to do a better job explaining its reasoning to the public. That was just days before Stockwell walked out of a "public consultation" session in London because some of the public wanted to ask questions and he refused to take them. They booed and he left. Now Stockwell says he wants legislation passed by the end of this legislative term in June that will allow the government to sell the electrical distribution system. ft seems the new-look is an awful lot like the: old-look government, rushing ahead with legislation based on ideology but claiming it's doing it for common sense reasons. The government claims, for instance, that the "discipline of the market" will eventually lower electrical prices. But a new study commissioned by the government and leaked to The Globe and Mail says in a competitive market during peak demand periods, electrical prices could soar to several hundred times it would be under public ownership. The government claims Hydro One is money-losing, mismanaged company, yet it made a profit of $641 million last year. That profit is the reason private investors are so interested in buying the company, yet it would also help pay down the debt of the former Ontario Hydro. There's nothing wrong with selling Hydro One if it makes enough sense that ordinary Ontarians can be convinced. The government, both under Mike Harris and Ernie Eves, is so convinced of its own infallibility that it doesn't seem to want to take the time to convince us.— KR The Citizen welcomes letters to the editor. Letters must be signed and should include a daytime telephone number for the purpose of verification only. Letters that are not signed will not be printed. Submissions may be edited for length, clarity and content, using fair comment as our guideline. The Citizen reserves the right to refuse any letter on the basis of unfair bias, prejudice or inaccurate inforMation. As well, letters can only be printed as space allows. Please keep your letters brief and concise. tters Po