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The Citizen, 2002-07-10, Page 1e Citizen Serving the communities of Blyth and Brussels and northern Huron County Volume 18 No. 27 Wednesday, July 10, 2002 75 Cents (70c + 5c GST) 10 Pg Local girls oft to provincial meet Tug-of-war team to I S' 11 compete in S. Africa in M-T withdraws 11 Pg. funding for camera - Festival season Pg* Z 5 officially begins Devereaux brings Cup to Seaforth It has been 32 years since a Huron County native brought home the Stanley Cup. That all changed on Thursday, June 13 whreii the Detroit Red. Wings won 4-1 over the Carolina Hurricanes. On July 16 at 1 p.m., Boyd Devereaux, a member of the winning Detroit Red Wings is bringing the Stanley Cup to his hometown. Seaforth. In a recent interview Boyd stated: "I am excited to be coming back to Seaforth and I am looking forward to a great day. It will be very special to see all the people who helped me along the way." A grand cavalcade will be held with Devereaux and the Stanley Cup on a fire truck with several lucky children aged 16 and under winners of a draw that will be held next week. The Seaforth Girls Marching Band will be part of the parade along with various dignitaries. The parade will commence at 1 p.m. The parade route will be from Optimist Park down the main street of Seafortluo Duke Street and end at the Seaforth and District Community centre where Devereaux will speak to the crowd from the fire truck. After the grand cavalcade, Devereaux along with the Stanley Cup, will be in the community centre for professional photos at a cost of $10 (8x10) until the doors close at approximately 5 p.m. Due to time constraints there is a limited time for photos. There will be a special souvenir edition and photos for sale the day of the event and local volunteers will help with all aspects of the event, including selling hot dogs and drinks. All proceeds from the sales will go to support local groups of Devereaux's choice. By Keith Roulston Citizen publisher After months. of debate the forest conservation bylaw was officially passed by county council July 4. In presenting the report of the agriculture, public works and seniors committee, chair Bernie MacLellan said he hoped the bylaw would finally be acceptable. "I've spent more time on the phone in the last week than my teenage daughter," he joked. "I'm ready to ,put this thing to rest." The bylaw had been scheduled for passing last month` but MacLellan has recommended delaying approval to allow one last chance for critics to present their case at the June meeting of the committee, At that meeting farmers, woodlot owners, loggers, logging companies, woodlot management consultants and a representative of the Federation of Agriculture, 10 groups in all, had been present. There had been ongoing debate for the two years the bylaw, a replacement for the old tree bylaw, has_ been under consideration. Debate became more heated as the bylaw moved toward approval. The final draft made a few small wording changes to clarify intentions. The county had earlier considered going to a different method of calculating which trees could be cut which was based on an adequate number of larger trees remaining after a selective harvest. The idea was rejected as too complicated, said Scott Tousaw, senior planner. He was answering concerns of Goderich Councillor Deb Shewfelt who worried about the loss of trees in the county. "When you look at the map (of the county) we're soon Committee for parade With just under a month until Blyth celebrates its I 25th anniversary, Candace Howson and Phil Black of the parade committee are still looking for confirmation of entries. "We have five confirmed entries," said Howson, "We have the Shriners Band and the Five Counties Pipe going to be like I am — bald," said Shewfelt. Tousaw said tree cover ranges from as high as 24 per cent of the land in West Wawanosh to three or four per cent in McKillop and southern townships. "We'd be much healthier to have 24 per cent like West Wawanosh," he said, while admitting that good farmland is not going to be replanted to trees. Still, he said, a look at McKillop showed that if marginal land was reforested it would double or triple the number of forested acres in the township. waits entries Band" as well as three other floats of groups. Everyone interested in participating in the parade, which takes place on Aug. 3, beginning at II a.m., is encourage to contact Howson or Black. The route begins at Hubbards, then to Mill. up Drummond and down Queen Street. Corn thrives, chicks perish By Janice Becker Citizen staff With farmers wagering as to whether the corn would have been knee high by the first of July, those who held to the old adage would have surprisingly, come out the winners. A cool, damp spring left many fields far behind the expected growth by late June. However, two weeks of . exceptionally warm temperatures gave a quick boost to most cornfields, putting the crop back on schedule. "It was quite a turnaround," said Brian Hall, crop. production systems" specialist with OMAFRA. "It has seen phenomenal growth. It _has grown so quickly that some top leaves are coming out yellow or white." The soybeans look quite good in this area, said. Hall, though south Huron and north Larnbton are seeing drought stress. "They arenot as good because of the prolonged dry period, the crops are fairly small and the ground is very hard after earlier rains. The crops are drying up." Harvesting of the first-cut hay has been a little difficult due to the humidity, he added, but much of that is getting wrapped up now. The winter wheat i-siooking good with it starting to mature in some areas. The edible beans are progressing well though there are occurrences of leaf hoppers. "Storms from the south brought them in and they appeared quite suddenly," said Hall. Though there is currently no concern for lack of moisture in the soil, Hall said the area will need rain again soon. "Heat stress is the concern riow." Spring cereals seem to be the crop most affected by the heat. As most can attest, there was still a healthy population of lady beetles this spring and while Hall said there have been no reports of aphids in the beans this year to date, the beetles are helping to control the numbers of other insects. "The crops are in pretty good shape considering the spring we had," Hall said. While the field crops have benefitted from the hot weather, chicken producers have realized losses anywhere from two to 25 per cent. John Maaskant, a director on the Huron County chicken producers board said losses were dependent on when the birds were ready to go to market. "There were quite a few losses over the last two weeks, especially at the beginning of last week," he said. "It was, very difficult." The losses were exacerbated by the fact that there was humidity added to the heat. Maaskant believes the losses were significant enough, particular'y because producers in Quebec were also impacted', as to result in a noticeable drop in supply and a price change in the wholesale market. Closer look The Blyth Festival Art Gallery opened its latest collection Friday night in the Bainton Gallery. Dimensional Illusions and Incarnations features the three-dimensional work of Roberta Corey, who recycles discarded cultural artifacts into sculptures. The paintings on display of portrait artist Cyril Leeper, who has painted members of the royal family and many leading Canadians, focuses on work other than portraiture. The show is at the Gallery until Aug. 3. (Vicky Bremner photo) Forest bylaw passes Inside this week pg. 2 Kids Day Camp in Brussels Qs*.