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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2000-11-29, Page 4PAGE 4, THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2000 Editorials & Opinions Publisher, 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 $27.00/year ($25.24 + $1.76 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. 1374990 The Citizen P.O. Box 429, BLYTH, Ont. N0M 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.norfhhuron.on.ca >cna<gNA Member of the Ontario Press Council Confirming the vision Many people, including more than a few in his own party, wished Jean Chretien would just go away and let someone else (in the Liberal’s case Paul Martin) run the country, but Monday’s election victory seems to indicate the voters still share his vision of Canada. Certainly there are things that irritate people, even traditional Liberal supporters. Most people, for instance, are not happy with the condition of medicare, yet they also realized that some of the problems came about because of the successful battle to rid the country of the deficit. But perhaps the voters supported the Liberals for the same basic vision of the country they’ve supported them in the past, going back to Pierre Trudeau. In his concession speech Monday night, Alliance leader Stockwell Day rhymed off a number of his policies he pledged to continue to fight for including giving power to be provinces — a policy he didn’t talk much about when he was in Ontario during the campaign. National unity doesn’t get a lot of attention these days as politicians talk about sexy issues like tax cuts, but perhaps fleep down, Canadians don’t want to see a decentralized country. A decade ago, despite the urging of major parties, Canadians rejected a package of reforms that would have given Quebec and all the other provinces more power at the expense of the central government. During the last parliament, against the advice of experts, Chretien went to the Supreme Court to seek clarification on whether, and how, Quebec could secede, then introduced the clarity bill to set the rules for a future referendum. Against all expectations, he picked up more support in Quebec this election than in the past. And a majority of Canadians, east of the Alberta border at least, still believe in an important role for the national government. Despite their concerns over medicare, they remember that it was the federal government that created the program and had to browbeat all provinces (except Saskatchewan) into going along with. It was the federal government that brought in most of the social programs that moderate life in Canada and help prevent us going through the harsh swings that might otherwise have turned the recession of the early 1990s into a replay of the depression of the 1930s. Certainly there are things that many people in Canada would like Chretien to do better or differently, but Monday’s results show voters are still happier with what they’ve got than the radical changes proposed by the alternatives. — KR Vote a tribute to Steckle His overwhelming victory in the Huron-Bruce riding is a personal tribute to the high regard people in the riding hold for Paul Steckle. Steckle polled more than twice as many votes as his next closest rival, Mark Beaven of the Alliance. Steckle is an example of the low profile MP that makes up most of the parliament. Unlike the cabinet ministers, these MPs get little publicity. Steckle, for instance, plugs away representing his contituency even when the interests of local people are against the policy of his own government. He has been outspoken and it has cost him with his government, but not, obviously, with his constituents. — KR Photo by Vicky BremnerTree hugger Looking Back Through the Years Dec. 1, 1960 St. Ambrose Roman Catholic Church was honoured to have his Excellency Rev. Cody, Bishop of London, present to administer the Sacrament of Confirmation. There were 21 children and one adult receiving. Assisting were Rev. Father Williams, secretary to the Bishop of London, Father Frecker, Parish Priest, Father Reid-Lewis, Clinton, Father Higgins, Teeswater, and Father Sullivan of Seaforth. Nominees for Morris council were: Reeve, Bailie Parrott and Stewart Proctor; council, Ross Duncan, Stewart Proctor, Walter Shortreed, Gordon Wilkinson, Wm. Elston, James Mair and Ross Smith; school board - (two required), Carmen Haines, Stanley Hopper, Elmer Young and James Elston. For the Brussels election, the nominations were as follows: reeve, George McCutcheon; PUC - C.L. Workman; council - C. McFadden, G. Workman, L. Machan, C. Krauter, W.A. Williamson and O.S. Elliot; school board, G. Stephenson, F. Mitchell, R W. Kennedy. Eight homemaking clubs participated in the 4-H Achievement Day’s program held in Clinton. Two local girls, Miss Sharon Hemingway and Miss Yvonne Pollard of the Brussels club were presented with Provincial Honour pins and certificates (12 projects completed). Miss Bette Tillman, Huron Home Economist, presented these girls with the 1960 edition of the Brittanica Encyclopedia. Miss Jean Smith also received one of these books. Dec. 3, 1975 Dave McCallum of RR1 Wingham read the brief for the Bruce-Huron Powerline Committee at the meeting of the Royal Commission on Hydro Power planning held in Wingham. More than 300 persons from Huron, Bruce, Wellington and Perth Counties attended the meeting. A 17-year-old Seaforth high school student has been named ecologist of the year by the Huron Perth Lung Association. Julie Bell, daughter of Neil and Edna Bell received a trophy and a cheque for $25. Top individual points for shuffleboard were picked up by Brian Brindley with 45 points. Right behind him was Delmer Debold picking up 44 points. Top five scorers were Harold Knox taking first place with 141 points, Jim Button 137 points, Bob Watkins 128 points, Ken Bird 127 points and Reg Brindley 126 points. An RR 3, Walton man was robbed of $100 when three masked men entered his home. He was slightly beaten and tied, but managed to free himself and walked to his neighbour, where police were summoned. The Crossroad restaurant opened for business with the new owners Mr. and Mrs. Ross Brighton, former owners of the Texan Grill in Brussels. Dec. 3, 1986 It was a day of triumph last week when the Londesboro Lions Club far surpassed its fund-raising goal of $30,000 by bringing in more than $45,000 during the “Back The Biter” campaign. The required amount was used to purchase a fully-equipped van for Lion Ron Nesbitt, in a wheelchair since being injured in a swimming accident last summer. Helping to put the fund over the top was the $10.99 collected by Amanda Kennedy, 6, of Londesboro to help her ‘real-life hero’. The Brussels Lions Club made donations to several local organizations. Lions Club president Mel McCutcheon presented a cheque for $1000 to Karen Hoegy of the Walton Sports Club; Joe Seili, chairman of the Brussels Santa Claus parade committee accepted a cheque for $325 from Dale Newman, Past-President of the Lions Club; and Debbie Seili of the Brussels Figure Skating Club received $500 from Gerrit Van Keulen, 1st Vice-president of the Lions Club. The Blyth Scouts attracted a huge crowd to their spaghetti dinner. Members of the Clinton Community Credit Union elected a board of directors for the 1986-87 term at the organization’s annual meeting in Clinton. Officers for the terms appointed were: Keith Tyndall, vice-president; John Lavis, President; Ernie Williams, secretary; along with directors Tom Eadie, Ray Garon, Gerry Fergusson and Mason Bailey. © Debbie Craig of Blyth recieved a framed certificate from OMAF to mark five years of service as a leader in the Blyth III, 4-H club. The ceremony took place at the 4-H Achievement Night at Hullett school. Crystal Black of Belgrave was enrolled as Pathfinder by District Commissioner Mary Vair, marking the first Pathfinder to be enrolled in the Guiding movement in the village. It usually requires three years for a girl to complete the work for her All-Round Cord, but Crystal completed it all in just two.