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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 2000-10-04, Page 4Your Community Newspaper Since 1860 Terri -Lynn Hort - Publisher Pat Armes • Office Manager Scots Hilgendorff - Editor Diame MCGidh - $ubsuiptions/dmufteda Susan Hundertmark - Reporter Katrina Dietz - Soles Anne Roden - Distribution go Bowes Publishers Limited i4.1.6.., /4...44 CA.14..o..- .4 QIP iw'w, E-mail us at - seakxthebowesnet.com ,SUBSCRIPTION RATES' LOCAL 32.50 a year in advance. plus 2.28 G S.T. SENIORS: 30 CO a yeor. .n advance plus 2.10"G S T USA 8 Foreign 28 44 a year in advonce, plus S78.00 postage, G S T. exempt SUBSCR►PTION RATES' Published .weekly by Signal -Star Publishing at 11 Mom St.. Seaforth. Publication moil registration No 0696 held at Seaforth. Ontario Advertising is occepted on condition that .n he event of a typographical error. the advertising space occupied by the erroneous ,tem. together with a reasonable allowance for signature, will not be charged, but the balance of the odvertisernent mill be paid for at the applicable rat: In the event of a typographical error. advertising goods or services at a wrong price goods or services may not be sold. Advertising is merely an offer b sell and may be .'thdrawn at any time. The Huron Expositor is riot responsible for the kiss or damage of unsolicited manuscripts, photos or other materials used for reproduction purposes Changes of address, orders for subscriptions and undeliverable comes ore to be sent to The Huron Expositor. Wednesday, October 4, 2000 tdleeriet red &Weems ONises - 11 Melo flreett.,are,derlb isie*lseee (519) 527-0240 h: (519) 527-2050 Meaty Address - P.O. N: 09, seeterth, Ooeerle, NOK 1 WO Member of the Canadian Community Newsoaoer Association, Ontario Community Newspapers Association Publication Mail Registration No. 07605 "We acknow4edge the financial support of the Government of Canada, through the Publications Assistance Program (PAP), toward our mallrng costs," Many more candidates needed for council, trustee spots With a little Mess than two weeks until Nomination Day, the deadline for candidates to file their intention to run for positions in Nov. 13's municipal election, there are still only .a handful of people running. While there is still time for people put their names in to seek positions for trustees in the school board or council table positions in the municipalities. This is one of the most significant elections in recent -history and begs the question, where are all the candidates? Huron East is about to form, effective the first day of January. Serving on council is a chance to make history and help shape the direction of the new municipality as it heads into its fledgling year. It's a chance to become part of a new team and face the challenges of bringing five distinct municipalities into one. • And the school board is corning off a particularly tough year and is heading into another. School board trustees in this last election faced constant criticisni and pressure from the school closure issue. It was clearly a tough job. Perhaps that his intimidated some from running. But more of the people who believe they could do a better job and were willing to make strong criticisms of the current board, need to come forward. They need to give their best effort to improve how the board operates and how its decisions are made. Both the board and council need trustees and councillors who have strong voices willing to ask hard questions and take some of the leadership role away from administration by making their own strong decisions. It's a lot to ask of someone but it would be nothing .less than a shame if any positions are filled by acclamation rather than by citizens having a chance to choose the people they think will best represent their community and interests. Scott Hilgendorff How to access us Letters to the Editor and other submissions can be made to us by noon on NIko clays at. seaforth@bowesneteolroi All letters and submissions mast be sib and accompanied by a day -time telephone number. Alt submissions are sect to for both length and content. Don? fi,rget to check out our holnreragf WWW.b0WeSeet.OMIASpiedilegi Opinion Letters Mayor questions restructuring coverage To the -Editor: I almost laughed when I read the one -source story entitled "Huron East taking shape" on page 6 of last week's Expositor. What struck me as kind of humourous was Grey Township Reeve Robin Dunbar's remarks regarding the topic of a town hall. To refresh your memory, the paragraph was: "Where other municipalities have restructured, Dunbar said the process can be difficult with municipalities debating issues such as where the municipal offices should be located. In•this case, Dunbar said it was an easy decision to make, choosing the larger offices located in Seaforth." , To anyone in presence at the last restructuring meeting on Monday evening. Sept. 25, Reeve Dunbar led some heated discussion on why the transition board should not go ahead with renovations to Seaforth Town Hall, how maybe town hall could even possibly be located in Grey Township and how we would save money by getting rid of the lift that would make council chambers accessible to the physically challenged. In the end, the transition board did vote to proceed with all the planned renovations to the Seaforth Town Hall - but the vote was not unanimous. Instead of rolling in fits of laughter at the coverage, I became rather angry for a number of reason: I1 The story is a one -source story from one head of council in a municipal restructuring involving five municipalities. Where are the other heads of council's comments.' Maybe if Dunbar chaired last Monday's meeting, it would he a little more acceptable to just quote him --but it was Brussels. Reeve Ralph Watson's turn to :hair that night. 21 Dunbar is in a mayoral election race and any time the newspaper chooses to quote him in this pre-election period. they should be responsible and allow a balance of comments from either his opponent - or at least from another head of council. 31 Upon returning from the transition board meeting last Monday night, there was a message from Expositor editor Scott Hilgendorff for me to call him Tuesday morning regarding a story he was writing on restructuring. And that struck me odd for a few reasons. If he wanted to know about the latest happenings in restructuring, why didn't he attend the meeting himself on Monday night? It was a very eventful meeting which included almost an hour's discussion with the OPP on policing --an issue that'- still a very long way from being resolved and that the public should be aware of. And 'why should t have to make a long distance phone call, since I now work out of the area, on .t Tuesday morning, at my expense, on my employer's time, a day past the Expositor's news deadline'' • When Hilgendorff was questioned. perhaps in an •• unorthodox way, at a recent council meeting about the lack of stories on restructuring that appeared in the Expositor, compared to other area papers in past months, he took great offence and wrote a very heated editorial criticizing the actions and conduct of Seaforth Town Council. He pmmised he would cover the restructuring issue in his own manner with a few larger stories that better covered the whole picture. In fairness to the editor, the other `tory which appeared on page 6 about staffing in the new municipal is informative -- but contains an error at the end when it states that no one else is running yet for any other positions except for mayor where Dunbar and Seaforth Reeve Lin Steffler have officially put their names forward. At last count, [ heard all the councillor positions and the deputy mayor position had the minimum required names filed. with the exception of one more councillor needed for Grey , • and one needed for Seaforth. (And that might have changed by now). I'm sure the public would be interested in who is running in what municipality. The point of this letter is that taxpayers deserve accurate, up-to-date coverage of restructuring issues -- especially at election time when these issues could have'a bearing on .. the election. If the Expositor is not willing to make a better commitment to informing taxpayers of all the issues in a balanced way, then maybe residents will have to pick up the phone and call members of various councils if they want to Lind out what really happened at a meeting. To provide an unchallenged platform for a mayoral candidate to quote at will -- when a few of those quotes don't accurately reelect the discusst►n of a meeting, is irresponsible on the Expositor's behalf. Ratepayers deserve better coverage. David Scott Mayor Town of Seaforth ' Bill would make tobacco industry pay for health problems it creates in youth To the Editor: [ am writing to express my utmost support for senator Colin Kenny's Bill S-20. the Tobacco Youth Protection Act. Intended to raise funds to cotpbat tobacco addiction, this bill would apply a 51.50 manufacturing levy on every carton of cigarettes sold. The time has come for the tobacco industry to start paying for the health problems it creates. It is a national disaster that we are losing 45,000 Canadians a year to tobacco -related diseases. Even more concerning is that tobacco use among young people is growing - an alarming 30% of Canadians aged 15 to •19 years now smoke. Bill S-20 would raise 5360 million annually - none of it tax money - in order to support community-based health education and cessation programs for youth. In California, they spent $4 per capita fighting tobacco and have a youth smoking rate 11%. In Canada, we spent 33 cents per capita and have a youth smoking rate of almost 30%. What is wrong with the Canadian picture? Please join the team of caring and knowledgeable Canadians who want to give our kids a chance against tobacco addiction. [ urge everyone to support this bill by writing to or visiting your local MP. Together, we must work to create a countrywhere the choice not to smoke is an easy choice for youth to make. Dr. Beth Henning, MD, MPH. FACPM. Acting Medical Officer of Health Seaforth man scores high at battalion shooting October 1, 1875 At the battalion shouting match for Huron County. Malcolm Munroe of the Seaforth Company made the highest individual score. We notice that W ;V. Cresswell was veru successfid at the Prrndncial Exhibition held last week at Ottawa. He carried off eight prizes _for his handsome paintings. Messrs. T Johns & Co. of Seaforth have recently completed the erection of a veru handsome hearse. Thus. Mellis who has been in the employ of Wrn. Grassie for the past three years has taken possession of the blucksmithing business in Kippen formerly carried on by John Cooper, Messrs. McIntyre di Willis have purchased from Joe Mc•Cumber, New York, a full set of his celebrated lasts. together with the right to manufacture boots and shoes on these lasts. October 5, 1900 The Bayfield people had a delightful day for their show, the Only complaint being that it's too warm. • In point of attendance the show was a great success The 50 acre farm of W.G. McSpadden, Grey Township. has been purchased by Duncan Taylor for $1,000. A large gathering assembled at the station at Kipper to witness the depwruntt and to airy goof bye to Rev. and Mrs. Writ. Gould who are on their way to the mission field at Formosa A complimentary dinner Years agone... ,was tendered R. C. Cheswright at the Queen's Hotel. on the eve of his departure to Walkerton. B.B. Gunn was in the chair and the vice chair by James L. Killoran. Songs were presented by Wm, McLeod. J.F" Daly, and WG. Willis. They presented him with a handsome chair and leather suitcase. W.N. Watson of town has purchased from Miss Fortune, the property on East William St. The price was in the neighborhood of 51.450.00. Mrs. M. Whidlow, who has conducted a dressmaking establishment in company with Mrs. M. Galbraith has taken a good position at Chesley. W. C. Davis of Hensall intends erecting another fine brick block and has rented it to the Molson's Bank for a term of 10 years. October 2, 1925 With deepest regret we learn of the death of Kenneth Murray, infant son of Mn and Mrs. W. C. Bennett of Winthrop. Wm. Dietz bean thresher of Kippers. while working on the Taylor farm was unfortunate in having his atm caught in the belt and two bones broken. The choir of the B►tangelical • Church assisted by the Paramount mole quartette of Seaforth gave a well rendered' song service. Snell Bros. of Constance have purchased a tractor _limn R. McKay. The news of the death of Mrs. F. ' Holmested. Seaforth which occurred at her home. Goderich St. came as a great shock to her friends as few even kew that she had been ill. First Presbyterian Church was the scene of a veru sociable evening when some 300 of the members were present to welcome new comers to the church, a pleasing feature of the evening was the presentation Of a five dollar gold piece firm the choir to Wallace Parke prior to his leaving for his home in England. D.L. Reid gave the address. A quiet but pretty wedding took place at St. George's Church, St. Catherine's when Lois •Madeline Holmes was married to Dr. James A. Munn of Seaforth October 6, 1950 Ernie Luxton of Cromarty, had the misfortune to. fall from a ladder while silo filling at Frank Bruce's barn. The East street Bakery, Goderich, owned by Beverley Beaton, formerly of Seaforth, was damaged by fire when a gas stove exploded ¥Iss Jessie Finlayson left for Crediton where she has been engaged to teach school. Jas. IL Scott, of Tbronto, has purchased the residence of Geo. D. Ferguson. This house was the home of Mrs Scott's grandfather, the late Dr. J.G. Scott. Hun. R.H. Winters Will address the Huron -Perth Liberal Association in. Hensall. Garry Mason of Das•lnvuod, had his rightt leg broken above the knee when he ran inti, a truck driven by Clarence Desjurdine of.Dash►voud. Judge J.L. Killoran, died at his !tome Stratford. Before going to Stratford he practised law in Goderich and Seaforth. Joseph .4ikinson of Dublin, while assisting at the farm of Itis nepltjw, Joseph Shea, was thrown to the ground, when the team ran away. He escaped with minor bruises. -Finlav McKercher. McKillop. and Ed. Allen of Tucker.smith are on a business trip to the Canadian West. Harold Jackson attended a cattle sale on Manitoulin Island last week. The death occurred in Stratford of a highly respected citizen of McKillop Township in the person of Mrs. Hiram Blanshard. The raspberry season is extending much later into the fall, accorrling to John L. Malone of Seaforth. He proudly displayed a branch laden with fresh berries. A turkey buzzard was .shot by Alvin Prvice of Seaforth and assisted by Harold Armstrong of Tuckersmith. The wing span measured 6 feet from tiptotip.