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Wednesday, February 14, 1998
Editorial and Business Offices - 100 Main Street.,Seaforth
Telephone (519) 527-0240 Fax (519) 527-2858
Mailing Address - P.O. Box 69,
Seaforth, Ontario, NOK two
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and the Ontario Press Council
Where's that place with
the historical main street?,
When thousands of people drive 'their cars west this summer
down the Highway 8 corridor, toward lake Huron to eacapc the
city heat and poilluticn, what is -there to make them stop in our
town and shop? .•
• Nothing. , '
Well, if thcy're,hungry people they usually find the food
spots and quite a few end up at the edge of town for ice cream. .
They •night also need to fill up their car with 'gas, But those
are service industries that usually have a higher flow of. traffic -
than retail. What is there to entice these -thousands of people 10 ,_
put on their left signal, turn south down our Main Street and
spend some money?
- Nothing:, '
What is thereto let tourists know that Seaforth has onc'of the'
host architecturally, .authentic and bcadtitul maih streets in'
.Ontario, that was given heritage designation in 19,84? - -
Nothing. ' -
Why -not? The- Village of Bayfield hae a sign touting their "heritage
Main Street" and the -date it was designated. Why doesn't
Seaforth have Something similar? We can't move our town to
the lakcshore but we can at least put up a sign to help divert
the flow -of tourists and tourist dollars theft bypass' us every
summer. Store owners have put,thousands of hours of time and
thousands of dollars into preserving these buildings over the
years but no one bothers to let the rest of the world -know they -
just have to turn left, when westbound on Highway 8, to sec
our historic architecture and stop and shop. -
When Scaforth implemented it's` "Heritage Conservation
District Plan" in 1984• it was "deemed to be crucial for the
preservation of the' historic building' stock 'and for the
economic web -being of the downtown business section."
It's unfortunate that the, layout of our town has most pi" the .
businesses on a quieter stretch of road. Scaforth and • Clinton.
don't have the advantage of Stratford and Mitchell where. you
see what stores the town has to offer whether -you like it or not
when you drive through. -
Put up a -sign and tell them we're. here. - -
(It's either that or construction at the lights -and a permanent
detour down Main Street). - DWS - t,
Letters to the Editor
Morris Tract groups need over
quarter Million by endof, month
,Fear Editor, -
Thc Morris Tract. a 144 -acre
forest, on the banks of the
Maitland River, is one :Of
Huron County's most exquisite;
most pristine and nibs( beauti-
ful forests. it is home to many
rare and endangered birds and
plants. With an established trail
system, this forest has been
enjoyed by many hikers, natu-
ralists .and snowmobilers lbr
decades.
Thc future integrity eerfi is
magnificent forest now depends
on us.
The Nature. Conservancy of
• Canada, supported. by The
Friends of Morris Tract; negoti-
ated to buy -this special forest
from the County of Huron, in
order to protect it in perpetuity,
as a natural, ever evolving.
forest.
These two groups have to
raise S285,(0X) by the end of
February • the closing date of
the sale. This sounds like a lot
of money, but we arc off to a
great stars! An anonymous
benefactor has already pledged
S100,000 to match private
sector donations. Thanks to this
generous contribution, , every
dollar donated brings us. S2
closer to our goal.
It is very likely that this will
he our only chance to protect
this unique -natural treasure
from the logger's saw. A -natu-
ral treasure which reminds ine
of f my Thoreau and his lite.
at'Walden: "\r can never
,have enough nature. We trust
be refreshed by the sight of
inexhaustible vigour. Thc wil-
derness with its living and its
decaying trec,s, the
thundercloud,' and . the rain
which lasts three weeks and
produces freshet. We need to
witness our own limits -trans-
gressed, and sonic of lite pas-
turing freely, where we never
wander.". -
Please help us 10 save the
Morris Tract and 'give a present
to the future. Make your tax -
deductible contribution payable
to the NatureConservancy of
Canada re: the Morris Tract.
Donations may be sent to: The.
Friends of the Morris Tract,
Box 443, Gixlcrich, N7A 4C7.
For further information call •
our local campaign office al
(519) 524-4363 or the Nature
Conservancy at 1-8(X)-465--
(1029.
On behalf of the trees and all
the other species which find
their home in the Morris Tract.
1 thank you for your- consider-
ation. . •
Jim Hollingworth,
Friends,of the Morris Tract
Akey coached SeafQrlh's first all -Ontario B ntam Hockey Champions
'Where were you Gregor?,' asks Triple A president
am writing- this letter to
clear•igaccuracies, and other
misinformation contained in the
so-called opinion piece offered
by -the "award winning journal-
- ist" Gregor Campbell.
The article . in. question
appeared in -the Feb. 7 issue of
The llurott Expositor.
Mr: Campbell -piously- states
.he is giving us his opinion on
. what has gone on in Seaforth
Minor Ho ckey anti -its tradition.
I -would like to point out that
tlmosr 20 ;years ago I cameo
Seaforth, and my first: year
-here became- involved as a -
coach of theJocaf midget team.
I coached Dennis Nielsen and
°there on that -midget teem, and
obtained a try -out I"or Dennis
with the -North Bay Trappers of,
the 'old provincial .Jr... "A". '-
league. Dennis chose _to go
another route and- did not:
accept the invitation. -
1- was also prepared to - get
invites for others • from • that
team ' hut ,they declined. I was .
interested in.. the - - young
. Scaforth. hockey players while
Mr. Campbell was .still - in
echoel and trying to learn.
•
COACHED ('ENTENAIRES
1 then coached the 1i.. "D"
Centenaires for two years for
no pay except- a second hand•
-pair of hockey gloves because
an honourable man, (filen
McClure, said they were
struggling financially.
On that team was Cam Doig,
Ian Doig, Dan McClure and a
host of . others which Mr:
Campbell seems to he ,laking
credit for.
Where .were you Gregor?.
• During. these ..years -I also
served on` the Seaforth Minor
-Hockey board -off and on and
helped .10 convince the board to
adopt a constitution and open .
the process up to all. -
- Where were you Circler'? •
During . these years i also
served on the Scaforth Minora
Hockey board off and on and
helped to convince the board to
adopt a constitution and open
the process up. to all.
Where were you Gregor?
While l wasn't serving on the
hoard, 1 organized, with Terry
Craig and Bill Weber, the first
Seaforth Minor Hockey School
and turned all profits over to
the Minor Hockey board. I
took no compensation for that.
Where were you Gregor''
There is a picture of a Ban-
tam Hockey team that hangs in
the lobby of ,the arena of the
first all -Ontario Hockey Cham-
pions for Seaforth coached by
non. other than Charlie Akey.
On that team is Pat Murray,
Dave • Akey and Mike
Scliuonderwocrd. •
• Where were you Gre.gor?
Alter coaching the Bantams
1'or two years d returned to help
coat h the Ccntenaires again for
no - pay along with Jiihn -Watt
and Graham Nesbitt.
• Where were you Gregor?
I then returned • to Scaforth
Minor Hockey as a coach and.
helped- with the Atom's and-
ed:icheti the second Atom team
for urns year.
. Where were you Gregor?
ON MINOR BOARD
I also served for the last two
years on Seaforth Minor
Hockey Board and I .know
where you were Gregor. By
now you were - with the
Centenaires and .trying to
destroy the Minor Hockey
system by affiliating with Ban -
tem players, against the wishes
of the Minor Hockey Board.
When the Board tried to meet.
with you, your answer was no.:
It became apparent you would
not cooperate with the. Board
and even caused a minor
hockey product to have • to go
to Mitchell to play junior while
you- loaded up with Stratford
players. •- The Stratford Centenaires; as •
they becortic known in town,
suffered . Financially while you -
refilled. your tune. -
"rwo, players requested:
releases so they 'could -
ld return to
play Midget and junior and you
refused: DDbs the. names Jason -
Murray and Steve Mclnally
ring a bell?
This year . the Centenaires'
-CONTINUED on page 8
National Citizenship Week - February 12-19
How much do you - know about Canada?
1.-WhatCanadian city has the h) King George' VI
honout of beipg the most Heritage Sitc in Alberta has c) William Lyon Mackenzie
multicultural ir) the world, as been named atter aprehistoric - King - -
designated by thc. United species of animal? . • le. The : longest national'
-Nations.' . -11. What 275 -year-old French - highway in the world (7,821
3. Name the cartographer and- fortress -on i[e• Royale (Cape kms ' allows "Canadians : to. -
ezplorer who earned the title Breton) has been restored by drive, using ferry services on •
- of 'Father of - New' -France' 'Parks . Canada and" is now a both coasts, from -Si. John's
and who held ,the position` world -fatuous National Ncwloundland, w Victoria,
that isrnow'thc oldest political Historic Site? British Culuinbiu..Name this
- office in. North America. - 12. Which Canadian, as one highway.. -
-i. 'What famous' fishing of the world's • fastest .. 19.. Canada's I1ag . was
schooner, built 75 years. ago: • wheelchair athletes, has won . proclaimed by Her Majesty
in Lune!nburg, -Nova - Scotia, the Boston Marathon. several Queen Elizabeth It 3 1. years
- 'won 'several-- International times? ."- ago.. Holy many designs dicta
Schooner_Races in the 1920s '. t) _Rick Hansen - • . Parliamentary Committee
apd 1930s? b) Andre Viger- • - ' • review before. choosing the
• 4. This is•thc oldest survivipg c) Chantal Petitcicrc- . maple feat?
ballet company in Canada, the . 13' Wood Buffalo.. National ,a) 200, be 2,000 c) 20,000
• seceed, oldest ballet company - Park is the largest park -in 20.., Whichprovince is the •
in- .North America, and _the' Canada. flow does it rink ih ethird largest of -Canada and is -
• first coimpeny ie the the World' in terms oli size? - • celebrating- the 125th
Commonwealth to be granted - a,f first b) second i.) third anniversai'y of its, entry into
a royal till.. What is' its - - -• C inledcration. this year';
-name? , , 14: 'Fhe largest , rodent_ in - 21. `tame the artist and writer -.
5:t Samuel Hearne - explorer--- Canada - iso 'a symbol' df ; who was born 125 years ago
and -fur, trader - was the first sovereignty. What is nauona! - . in Victoria, British Columbia.
-. white man.to reach the Arctic it? - - _ , Her paintings were influenced • -'
Oscan 225 years ago. How 15. 100 years ago, the first by the art ol'thc Northwest
did he get. there? French-Canadian- cisco Cease Indians, and hcit-book -
•
a) by land ' Confederation 'became Prime -. Klee. W ce won a Governor
h) by Jho Northwest Passage Minister of Canada. Who was - General's Award in 1941.
--e) by navigable river. , he'' 2_2. Name the first woman -•-to
6. Guy Laliberte is the creator. - • 16. Name the -.book, written - .- be ' 'elected.- . to• • Canada's
of what world-rehbwned ' by Lucy- Maud Montgomery, • Parliament 75 years ago in
circus? - • that has been translated into • the first federal election' in
7. Narne the first European more languages thin any; which women -huddle right tib
whose voyage pf-explorationother novel in -history,- won vote. - -
landed him on Canada's cast ''international acclaim, twice, 23-. What - remarkable-
coasttin June 24, 1497. been made into a film, and Canadian - innovation - in
S. What ingx)rtaru 'neaps of been presented as a play. in cirieniatography - allows
' transport was opened between Charlottetown, P.E.I. 'since - movies to be projected on a
elontreal. and Toronto 150 1965. . ' -screen up to six storeys -high?
years toga? 17. Who :was the first -- 24. Name the Canadian hero
9. The largest Native Canadian citizento - be - who began his 'Marathon of -
population north of the: 60th naturalized - in January 1947 Hope' ran across Canada in '
-I)arallel is famous- .for their with the Canadian Citizenship 1980 to raise money- 'for
art. Name them. 'Act?' cancer research and has a
10. What UNESCO World a) Sir Wilfrid Laurier - youth centre named after him.
25. The day our maple leaf
flag - first was raised, the
Speaker= of the -Senate, the
Honourable Maurice Bourget,
said: 'The flag is the symbol
of the nation's unity, for it,
beyond any doubt, represents
all the citizens of Canada
without distinction of race,
language, belief or opinion,'
Where and on what date did
this official ceremony take
place? .
26. Name thewell-known
piece eat'' music , written by
internationally , renowned
Canadian composer. Calixa -
Layallde.
27. What author wrote the.
famous Yukon stories ;'The -
Cremation of Sant. -McGee'
and 'The Shooting of lien
McGrew'?
a) Pierre Berton .
b)Robert Service
c) Margaret Atwood
28: What city has been called
the 'Cradle of Confederation'
and why? '-
29. George Sterling Ryerson
opened a''branch 'of a British
,society iii Canada 100 years
ago that, is now world-wide.,
One of its duties . is to
'distribute medical supplies
during umc of war. Name
this society.
30. The 'XXVI 'Summer
Olympics will be held
Atlanta in 1996'. .In
approximately how many
sports will Canadian athletes
participate? -
a) 15 ' b) 32 c) 25.
31. Name one of the three
largest - ethnic groups in
Canada other than Canadians
of British or French origin.
ANSWERS ON PAGE 13 '
Speaker from RCMP tells Lions Club about drugs
FROM THE PAGES OF
l'HE HURON EXPOSITOR
FEBRUARY 21, 1896
NOTES AND COMMENTS
- The editorial columns of the
Clinton News-Rccprd, of last
week, bear manifest evidence
that the editor, or whoever
compiles the political literature
for the paper, has gone crazy.
If he -would turn'' his giant
'intellect towards explaining
why his protege, Mr.
Weisnillcr, signed that written
agreement, pledging himself to
oppose the Remedial Act while
he was pledged verbally to
support it, and while he has his
hand in he slight explain the
location of Mr. Weismiller's
six hundred acre farm in the
township of Hay. This would
be vastly more becoming con-
duct- than calling his brother
editors bad names.
***
LOCAL BRIEFS - Mr. and
Mrs. Win. , Pollard, of
Lcadbury, McKillop, passed
through here on Saturday, on
their way home. from London,
where they had been spending
two weeks visiting their daugh-
ter, and other friends by the
way.
Mr Andrew Crozier, brother
of Mr. John Crozier, of
McKillop, died at the residence
of his uncle, Mr. Wm. Rac, in
Fargo, Dakota, on Wednesday
of last week. He was about 40
years of age: He has resided in
Dakota for about 15 years, and
formerly resided in McKillop.
Thc remains were taken to
Brussels for interment. He had
been ill all summer.
At the recent examinations at
the Toronto Conservatory of
In the Years Agone
music, Miss Aggie - Fairley,
daughter of Mr. John Fairlcy,
of, Carberry, Manitoba, and
fohnerly of this town, passed a
successful examination in
introductory theory. . .
FEBRUARY 25, 1921 -
SOCIAL EVENING - T h c
Epworth League of the Meth-
odist Church entertained the
Egmondville Christian
Endeavor Society on Tuesday.
An exceptionally good pro-
gramme was given by the
Egmondville Society, consist-
ing of an address by Mr. Jas.
Love; a solo by Mr. Earl Van
Egmond; instrumental' duet by
Miss Ella Chesney and Miss
Margaret Grieve; solo'by Miss
Sadie Robinson; reading be
Miss Latimer; solo by Miss
Clare Sproat; reading from
Shakespeare, Mrs. Ben
Johnston; dialogue by Misses
Ella Chesney, Sadie Robinson
and Messrs. Ralph McGonigle
and Peter Simpson. At the
close of the programme lunch
was served and a thoroughly
enjoyable evening was spent by
the large attendance present.
***
McKILLOP SCHOOL FAIR
- At a recent meeting of the
trustees of the ten schools of
the School Fair District, a
review of the work of last year
showed a good surplus after
paying a large prize list for
1921 shows items to the value
of over $250.
A keen competition is
expected this year in all lines.
The following • officers were
clefted for 1921: President,
John Murray: Directors, John
Laiiee Ed. Horan, Wm.
Me.Clure, Joseph McQuaid,
Harold Lawrence, Scott Bolton,
George Benewcis, John
Shannon, George Love, Isaac
Hudson; Secretary -Treasurer,
F."['.. Fowler. The date of the
fair will be set later.
FEBRUARY 22, 1945
LOCAL TEACHER HON-
OURED - Miss Kathryn
O'Rourke, RR 1 Dublin, was
elected the new - president of
the -Ontario English Cathplic
Teacherm' Federation for this
disuict ata meeting held at the
Loretta Academy, Stratford, on
Saturday. Representatives from
ten schools of the district were
present:. Following rcgistrauon
of delegates, the meeting was
opened with prayer by the
retiring president, Rev. Mother
St. Andrew, Mother Superior
of the Loretto Academy,
Stratford. '
* *'*
The monthly meeting of the
Young Adult Group of
Northside United Church was
held on Monday night in the
Sunday School with President
Jack Stevens in the chair. After
the business of tllc meeting,
several well known classical
sole.tions were played on a
record player aitd short
addresses on the lives of the
composers were given by Mrs,
J:. Turnbull, Maxine Lawrence
and Sam Scott. , An enjoyable
solo was sung by Miss Mabel
, Turnbull. Thc meeting -was
closed with a quiz contest and
lunch was served. .
FEBRUARY 25, 1971 .
The -Scaforth Recreation
Committee was organized fye
the current year at a meeting
Tuesday evening in the Town
Hall.
Charles Campbell was re- '
elected,- chairman. The vice-
chairman is Donald Bode;
Secretary - Mrs. Marjorie
Whitman and Treasurer - W.D.
Stephenson. The Arena Board
chairman is Gary Gray. ,
***
Increase en drug trafficking
was emphasized when Cpl. F.
Keith Trail in charge of the
Goderich detachment of the
R.C.M.P. spoke to the Seaforth
Lions Club.
Guests at the dinner ejecting
in the Community Centre
included teachers in Seaforth
schools, members of the Opti-
mists Club and representatives
of area police forces.
Lions Club president'' J.W,
Talbot presided and the pro -
gram was arranged by Bill
Pinder.
Cpl. Trail, who was intro-
duced by A.Y. McLean and
thanked by Geo. Hildebrand, is
a native of Fredericton, N.B. A
member of the force for nearly
14 years, he served on the
Toronto drug squad for ten
years.' •-
Pointing out that as drug use
becomes accepted by society
addiction increases, Cpl. Trail
said that in ten years convic-
tions have increased tenfold.
•