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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 1999-05-12, Page 44 -THE HURON EXPOSITOR, May 12, 1999 tx �.ositor Gfii[trut SEAR 0 H Your Community Newspaper Since 1860 Terri -Lynn Dale - Publisher Scott Hilcjendorff - Editor Susan Hundertmark - Reporter Larry Dalrymple - Sales Pat Armes - Office Manager Dianne McGrath - Subscriptions/Classifieds Publishers Limited A subsdiory of Sun MecLo eorpord.on a Quebecor co..ny E-mail us at Seaforth @bowenet.com 3UBSCRtPTION RATES: LOCAL 32 50q year, in advance, plus 2.28 G.S.T. SENIORS: • 30.00 a year, in advance, plus 2.18 G:S.T. USA tL Foreign: 28 44 a year in advance, plus S78 00 postage, G.S.T. exempt • SUBSCRIPTION RATES - Published weekly by Signal Stor Publishing at 100 Main 5t , Seaforth. 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Sox 69, Seaforth, Ontario, NOK IWO Member of the Canadian Community Newspaper Association, Ontario Community Newspapers Association Publication Mail Registration No. 07605 Editorial Lot.te�Ydecides 'r e township' s fate The fate of Tuckersmith Township was decided by lottery. For months now, council has been deadlocked whenever motions were made relating to which direction the township should take in restructuring. While it has spent years working out a plan with severalrural municipalities to the west, it has also give consideration to restructuring with the east, with Seaforth and McKillop Township. it has only been a recent situation that pressure has been placed on council to. consider an eastern amalgamation plan and it - led council to a cross roads at a meeting last Tuesday night. The Brucefield United Church was packed with angary ratepayers who were invited to the meeting to voice their concerns about which direction the township should take. However, at the same meeting, council filled its vacant seat, left empty when Reeve Bill Carnochan died this winter. The deadlock remained as council could not decide between the two applicants:. one from Harpurhey and one from Brucefield, apposite sides of the township and potentially opposite views of which_direction to take. The deadlock had to be broken by lottery and just a few minutes after being sworn in, new Harpurhey councillor Jim MacLeod voted with three others in support of talking amalgamation with Seaforth and McKillop.Township. The lottery swung the decision on the eastern direction. Councillor Doug Vock, who had been in favour of electing Brucefield applicant Bernie MacLellan, changed his view to the Seaforth side after the lottery broke the deadlock. Reeve Bob Broadfoot had said the meeting was being called to give people a chance to have their say. He didn't say council wasn't going to listen. But that's exactly what happened. After more than two hours of presentations, questions and comments from the public, council, with a new member who has not been directly involved with any previous restructuring talks, made its restructuring decision in just minutes with absolutely no discussion. No one on council debated any•of the points made by members of the public or felt any more time was.needed to make a decision,:.. . The responsible action would have been to at least make it look like they had listened to what the public -had to say before making their final decision. STH HATS OFF To the volunteer canvassers for Cancer in Egmondville: Donnie Smith -Captain Cathy Broome Gwen Dalton Marj Hulley Jill Johnston Leanne MacDonald Joan McNaughton Ruth Thorbum Aft Ruth Snell - Captain Barb Alexander Agnes Etue Corrie Klaver Elaine Harris Carol MacLean Pauline Mero Ruth Smith Jayne Walsh Opinion letter Conflict in Kosovo sparks memories To the Editor: Due to an accident it has been quite some time since I last wrote to you. •. The accident occurred when I fell out the back door of our store and landed on• my head on the asphalt, resulting in a cracked skull and the resulting damage to my eyesight and memory. The eyesight has gotten worse while my memory has practically retprned. With so much talk of war on the television and in the papers I have, started to- remember some' things that happened to me in the recent war in Europe. I have written before. about various things but I'm not sure if I told you about a train ride in Africa. North Africa to be exact. -I was returning from there to England in order to marry my wife Dinah. 1 was on a freight train with some others from my unit heading for Gibraltar. Our bed was the floor of the freight car where we slept in our uniform and great coat: The sliding door was open and I was stretched outabout' a. foot from the door. Another airman had gotten up and stepped over me to stand leaning up against the door frame so that he could smoke a cigarette. It was practically raining outside. A lanky Englishman was sjretched out beside me. A very nice chap who was now a radar operator had formerly been a_ bank clerk: A very particular fellow with his dress and- a -neat little moustache. 'A drop of rain fell on his face so that he looked up and seeing the fellow leaning against the door sill immediately put two and two together and came up with "are you piddling on us?" I knew that it was rain causing the mistake but said nothing except giggled. If it had been anyone other than a polite Englishman the other man would likely have'been thrown off the train but nothing like that happened. We got to our destination at Gibraltar and immediately went aboard a ship tied up in the canal at Gibraltar.. During the night you could hear little explosions about every 10 -minutes and they were due to an explosive diver who put them off to ward off any Germans who might have designs on sinking the ship and plugging the channel . From Gibraltar we had a listof things- we needed as souvenirs for some of our group. I asked for a box . of cigars that I wanted to give to my future father-in-law when -1 got off the boat. All went well..1 transferred to -a train that dropped me.off at Fulford in Yorkshire. The wedding arrangements went ahead and when completed Dinah. and I were. married in the Catholic Church there. All went as planned and 1 -received the loveliest girl in the world. The next- day my father-in-law'asked- me if I'd like to go for a walk. i said "sure" and we- started out along -side the river there that went_. down alongside the Anglican Bishop's Palace. My father-in-law offered me a: cigar which I -took although I had never smoked one before: 1 enjoyed it the same as the one i had today. Dinah and I were married for almost fifty years and had six children and 16 grandchildren. -Alt very healthy and happy. 1 didn't need a VC or .DSO to knqw that I was very fortunate during the war. and have no regrets except that t wish Dinah -had lived longer. She was more than worth any problem i might have had and would gladly do it all over again. It's to be hoped that. the people involved'in the present conflict will be as lucky as ( was. Frank Sills Steckle welcomes Nanuvut, `Our Land' ' To the Editor: On April 1, 1999, the -map of Canada changed for the first time in 50 years. On that day we collectively celebrated the establishment of Nunavut, Canada's newest territory. Nunavut, or "Our Land" in the Inuit language of Inuktitut, is larger than Newfoundland. Prince Edward Island. Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Quelcec combined. This vast territory encompasses approximately two million square kilometres, and is equal to roughly one-fifth of Canada's total landmass. The new territory of Nunavut is made up of the central and eastern portions of what was the Northwest Territories with Iqaluit (population 3,600) as its capital. The, remaining western region of the territories will continue to be known as the Northwest Territories. Through their new territorial government, the people of Nunavut have now taken direct control over education. health and social services (with the help of transfer payments from the Government of Canada). The new government has powers like those of the existing territorial governments. with an elected . legislative assembly. a cabinet and a territorial court. The Government of Nunavut is -highly - decentralized to respond to the. needs of the 28 • communities that make up the new territory. It will also help to make Canadians more aware of daily life in 'the North - including the challenges posed by realized. in conclusion, t • geography and climate. and would encourage each of the economic -potential of, your reader* to find out mining, tourism, more about this new construction, Inuit foods. arts and culture. In addition, since Inuit make up approximately 85% -of the population of Nunavut. Inuktitut will be a working language of the governtnent (government services will also be offered in English and French). federation. All Canadian' can take pride in the birth of this flew territory. and the peaceful and democratic means by which it'was. Nunavut is a significant step in the ongoing process of building Canada. It clearly demonstrates the flexibility ,of the Canadian geographic member of the Canadian -family. To assist • with this. t have provided the Huron and Bruce County. Libraries with a video that explores this matter at length. I would invite you to. view it and to contact my office if I might offer any further information regarding our new territory. of,Nunavut., Paul Steckle Huron -Bruce Campaign _ aid non-smokers' rights - the winter in the United States. May 12, 1899 While doing some papering, Miss Caldit•ell of Londesboro; fell while standing -on a board, In the Years Agone dislocating her elbow and fracturing a small bone in her arm. • Messrs. Geiger and Nicholson of Zurich were off on an exciting fox hunt recently. They were fortunate enough to get three. • • • - R:E. Jackson of Egmondville left for . Grand Rapids Michigan. where he -leas secured a good position as traveller for it large tanning establishment. FE. Jackson of Egmondville has passed his first year's examination in the department of Mining Engineering at the school -of Practical Science in Toronto. • . . John Millson of Constance has purchased the cottage of Andre Little on Goderich Street for $600 and intends moving to town. J. 1V Beattie is having an addition • built•to his residence on West Goderich Street. - . • Chris Sparling of town met with a painfid accident. A large case of sheet iron fell on his foot and bruised and sprained it badly. • , Jacob Weber, of the Weber House in Dublin, recently purchased a ver• fine driver horse from Mr. Graham of ,Brucefield. .Messrs. Henry Pfile and John Haugh-- were augh"were going home from. Zurich, their horse started to run and ran into another rig, upsetting the buggy and Mr. Haugh was badly hurt. May' 9, 1924 Messrs. Robert, John and Kenneth Kistner left for Goderich where they joined the crew of navigators who are . going to sail the Great Lakes this season. Grounds have been secured and work is now being done fitting up a nine hole golf course in Bayfield. Messrs. George Holland and Harold Maloney of Beechwood were busy Srnrday entertaining spectators who came to see their Rocky Mountain goat. The mail mute from St.. Columban'to• Beechwood has been cut off by the Government. Frank McQuaid has been the ,nail carrier for many years. . A congregational meeting wcis held in-- . Brucefield far the purpose of calling a minister and was largely attended A, unaninroUs c cell was. extended to R.C. G, 1 rnraur of Tpromo. The Post Office in Seaforth was closed at o'clock on Wednesday afternoon from May to September Mails, however will be sorted and dispatched as usual • Mrs. C. Alexander and daughter of Seaforth left for their new home in Hespeler. • Leslie McKay of toren has taken a position rel a -hardware store in Kitchener The new well for the water »•arks • drilled by Wnt. Hopper -has been- finished. eenfinished. A good flow of waterhaving been struck at 42 feet.• Leo Stephenson of Constance has purchased the vacant lot where the old blacksmith shop of the late D. Sutherland stood and intends erecting a new shop. M9_131_1949 Angus McKinnon, Tuckersmidii, celebrated his 84th birthday when. • friends and neighbours called to wish him Many happy returns of the day. He . is enjoying fair health. • While fishing in the Varrie Peninsula. James E. Besse and Eric Munroe were successful in catching a trout that measured 18 inches. Just to make the - trip interesting. they also succeeded in killing a rattle snake 30 inches long and had eight rattlers. - Mr. and Mrs. Thos. W Bun returned io Kippen having left Santa Barbara, California, the Sunday before. a distante of 2860 miles, after spending Something hew in a weeks end .visit occurred recently when Herbert Corbett 0J'Montreal flew here to spend a few days at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A, T.-Miluni. 'The trip took four hours and he loaded in a field east (Down. . _ A. Kerslake of Hensall has purchased - the. Jlax-mill property and is ciiiiierrng. it into a chicken ranch. Joseph Ribey of Constance has purchased the 50 ucre farm of • Fred Fowler which adjoins his own property giving him 100 acres in her ankle. - May .9, 1974 Tuckersmith To►t•nship council studied and discussed plans for the . servicing Of 38 vacant lots at:Vanastra. Efforts are being made to aid -Eldon • Allen and his famil: RR 2 Stajja, to.put • in his crops. Mr Allen, still hospitalized. was injured while helpin.i, to clean tip at the. Joseph O'Reilly farm after &l ter - - Sunday's tornado.- ' • • The youth board of the Huron Pertly • TB and Respiratory Disease Association is launching a campaijtn for non-smokers' rights and its first project will be afloat in the centennial parade ire Mitchell July 1. • That wonderful group that brought you The Farm Show and Thein • Donnellvs is back in this area _developing, rehearsing and getting ready to perforin another play, - " There was a considerabl c 1;p in - losses caused by fire last year in Seaforth as compared to figures from the past five years. The clergy reserve fund set up by the 19th Century.ofcials of the Anglican Church for the education of Protestant families in McKillop.Township has been used up and it means a sizable increase in tar rates this year. Many of the aid maple trees along Main Street were cut dowry last Creek to make way for ne sidewalks, curbing .and paving of t street which is .expected to by torted in tie near future How to access us Letters to the Editor and other submissions can be made to us by noon on Mondays at: huronexp @ odyssey.onsca Alt letters and submissions must be signed and accompanied by a day -time telephone number. All submissions are subject to editing for both length and content. Don't forget to check out our homepage at: www.bowesnet.com/expositor/ 4