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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2006-01-05, Page 6= rk` - N'cff:Lro c Voter Information card YOU WANT TO KNOW WHERE AND WHEN TO VOTE? Keep the voter Information card we sent you. It has all the information you'll need to vote, and you'll get through the voting process more quickly If you have it with you. To vote, you must be a Canadian citizen and be at least 18 years old on election day. If you haven't received your voter Information card, or if you received it but found an error In your name or address, please contact your local Elections Canada office now. You'll find the telephone number at www.elections.ca by clicking on the Voter Information Service icon. ON MONDAY, JANUARY 23, VOTE. www.elections.ca 1 800 463-6868 toll-free in Canada and the United States 001 800 514-6868 toll-free in Mexico TTY 1 800 361-8935 for people who are deaf or hard of hearing toll-free in Canada and the United States or (613) 991-2082 from anywhere Elections Canada PAGE 6. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JANUARY 5, 2006. New year brings good news for farmers Letter to the editor January Americans announced a decision to re-open the United States border to Canadian THE EDITOR, I am writing to you at this time because there is another project concerning our veterans that needs attention immediately. My project is to write about the men and women of Huron County who served this country and did not come back home to Canada. As well, I want to speak to our remaining veterans and compile their stories. My goal is to speak to as many veterans as possible, to speak to the families, to obtain their military histories, to obtain letters from overseas, to gather poems and to find out where our men are buried. All the information gathered will then be compiled in a format that can be provided to our schools, libraries and museums. As well, we will offer it to service clubs, businesses and the general public upon completion. This will not be a six- month nor a one-year project, but may take years to complete. I am willing to begin this project and to do so in a professional manner. If we don't do this now, it can never be started because shortly we will have nothing but memories. The Huron County Museum is interested in assisting, as is the Huron County Library, and with the help of the public this is a very doable and worthwhile project. To get things rolling, there will be a public meeting at the museum in Goderich on Wednesday, Jan. 11 at 7 p.m. with a snow date for one week later. I have asked Eric Heywood of Exeter to join us. He has worked on something similar in the south of the county It. is my understanding that there 'are monies available through the Trillium Foundation. I hope to form an executive committee at the upcoming meeting to pursue cattle.. Brussels-area producer Ross Procter said the announcement was the most positive information Canadian beef producers had such funding. If anyone would like to take part in this exciting and vital project, please consider attending the meeting in received to date. An 81-year old Huron East man died as the result of a two-vehicle collision. Water systems in Morris- January or call me at 524-2605 for more information. Very respectfully yours, Jim Rutledge, Goderich. Turnberry and North Huron were upgraded due to funding from the Canada-Ontario Infrastructure Program. Blyth firefighters assisted at the scene of a single-vehicle crash in the early afternoon of Jan. 21, on Blyth Road just east of Auburn. According to the police, the driver of the eastbound Pontiac had fallen asleep behind the wheel. Her car left the roadway and struck a tree. She was taken to hospital and then released. Huron East met with county librarian Beth Ross to discuss a recommendation to explore options in making the Brussels Library wheelchair Continued on page 7 Man seeks war stories Special entertainment In February of 2005 local residents were fortunate to have an opportunity to see the popular Rankin Sisters when they performed in Blyth. (citizen file photo)