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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2005-07-28, Page 1Serving the communities of Blyth and Brussels and northern Huron County Volume 21 No. 30 Thursday, July 28, 2005 $1 (93c + 7c GST) Whyte savs decision right step Huron County Federation of Agriculture president Nick Whyte of the Seaforth area said the fact that the border with the United States is open and cattle are moving is a step in the right direction He. was referring to a recent decision by the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals which overturned the preliminary ban on live cattle exports to the U.S., Monday Whyte said it is a good decision to be able to ship Canadian cattle under 30 months of age to the U.S. The next logical step is to be able to ship all cattle, regardless of age. and what they are shipped for, to the States. He indicated there are dairy farmers who need to get their heifers moving. However, he said there has to be need for Canadian producers to be loyal to the Canadian processors. The Canadian Cattlemen Association said the decision was thorough and insightful. They stated the opinion delivered by the court clearly supports the United States Department of Agriculture rule to permit imports of Canadian cattle and an expanded list of beef products. The opinion, states in part, according to the CCA. that the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture had a firm basis for determining that the Continued on page 10 On holidays Summertime and the living is about to get easier for the staff at The Citizen. The offices will be closing for holidays and there will be no issue of the paper during the week of Aug. 4. The Brussels office will close at 2 p.m. Monday, July 25 to re-open Monday. Aug. 8 at 10 a.m. The Blyth office will close Wednesday, July 27 at 5 p.m. to re-open Aug. 8 at 9 a.m. Blazing Blyth firefighters were on the scene of a barn fire in Central Huron Saturday for 10 hours to keep the blaze from spreading to nearby buddings. The chicken coop, hay storage and implement shed were a total loss. Firefighters responded to a call on Monday night at the East Wawanosh property of Jim Campbell. See page 6. (Keith Roulston photo) Blyth firefighters battle barn blaze for 10 hours By Bonnie Gropp Citizen editor It was a big loss for an area farmer as a blaze totalled an implement shed, hay storage and chicken coop at a property south of Blyth on Saturday afternoon. Blyth firefighters responded to the London Rd. farm of Fred Peel at 1 p.m. to find the building fully engulfed. Fire chief Paul Josling who was in Seaforth when the call came in, said he could see the pillar of smoke in Winthrop. He said they believe the fire started in the chicken brooder. “It was first seen there, but when it spread to the hay it was just a matter of minutes before it moved into the implement shed.” “It was a huge fire, really hot.” Peel was working at the landfill site at the time of the fire, ironically keeping an eye on the burn there. The Clinton Fire Department assisted Blyth by hauling water with their tanker, until they received a call. By that time, Josling said things were under control enough that his firefighters could handle it on their own. While there is no estimate of damage at this point Josling said it was a total loss. “He lost a lot of machinery, a good deal of hay and a few pheasants in the coop.” Firefighters were on the scene for 10 hours working to protect the main barn, which contained livestock, hay and straw, from the blaze. HE looks at plant By Jim Brown Citizen staff \ public meeting will be held on Aug. 9 as part of the regular Huron East council meeting in Seaforth to determine if a meat packing plant can be built in Huron East. Reeve Joe Seili said talks with federal and provincial officials are still in the preliminary stage. Talks have been on-going with both federal and provincial politicians and agencies to determine if Brussels is a viable location for a meat packing plant. With Brussels Livestock located just east of the village, he said Brussels would be an ideal location for a meat packing plant. According to Seili, talks began when federal agriculture minister Andy Mitchell said he wouid like to see Canada increase its kill capacity by 25.000 animals per week. A meat packing plant at Brussels could kill as many as between 1,000 to 3,500 animals in a week. Local kids in play Two local children will be among those appearing on the Blyth Festival stage as The Thirteenth One opens next week. Supporting the professional actors in telling the story, based on the family of playwright Denyse Gervais Regan are Carlene Bremner of Blyth and Ryan Baan of Walton, as well as William Avey, Wingham; Tatum Bedard, Goderich; Alex Fowler, Stratford; Vanessa Huber, Mildmay; Blake Muxiow, Goderich; Jared Smith, Dublin; Curtis teBrinke, Clinton and Heather Thompson, Clinton. Starring in the production are Nancy Beatty, Mark Harapiak, Sharon Heldt, Ken Munday, Lisa North and Suzanne Roberts Smith. Regan, who was the ’13th one’ in her family said the play is a tribute to her parents, but also to her older siblings who gave up so much to help care for the younger children. Director Michelle Fisk said the circumstances of Regan's birth are “so extraordinary, they would seem to belong to the world of fiction. But they are real and have become the stuff of drama.” Regan said she was inspired by her “maman” who would tell about being left in an orphanage as a child. She would always say that the story of her life would make a good book and hoped some day someone would write it. “She always ended her fascinating tales with that challenge,” said Regan. The production of The Thirteenth One is sponsored by the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 420, Blyth; the Ladies’Auxiliary and (he Blyth Lions Club.