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A Message from the Mayor of Bluewater
Bill Dowson
Mayor of Bluewater
We will have to think of our Municipality as one and work for
the betterment of alt. We have a great council and staff so 1 am
sure we will be able to meet the challenges ahead. With the size
of our new municipality it is going to be a challenge to meet
the.reereationai needs and wishes of our children, adults and
seniors. With winter here and our staff in transition we hope to
be able to maintain our streets and roads with the same Itvel of
service we have had in the past.
On behalf of my wife Joyce and our family we wish you all a
happy Christmas and a pleasant and rewarding new
millennium 2001.
2001 will be a year of new beginnings
and challenges as we begin working
with a larger municipality which
includes Hensall, Zurich, Bayfield, Hay
& Stanley. We also have several active
hamlets and lakeshore communities.
As we have both rural and urban
people we will have many new and
interesting considerations.
Clint Wulf photos
Christmastime talents
Chidlren from the Seaforth area gathered Dec. 9 at the Seaforth legion for the legion's annual
Children's Christmas party, featuring a talent show by local children and a visit from Santa(Right)
Stacie Van Miltenburg performs a stepdance number while musical entertainment was provided
by keyboard and (bottom left} Melissa Pushelberg, and William and Laura Chappel sing.
Blyth Festival announces surplus
at December's general meeting
The Blyth Festival
announced last week that it
had, at its financial year-end
of Oct.' 31, posted an
operating surplus of $18,000,
said Karen , Stewart,
Administrative Director of
the Blyth Centre for the Arts.
She reported the surplus to
the membership at the
Annual General Meeting
held on Thursday, December
14.
Although the amount fell
shdrt of budget, Stewart said
-it was -a successful -year in
' terms of attendance.
"We're extremely proud of
our accomplishments this
season," she said.
In 2000, the Blyth Festival
raised more funds than in
1 499 even with thc loss of
three major corporate
sponsors. although the
theatre fell short of its 2000
budgeted projection.
An increase of more than
15 per ccnt in attendance at
the box office accounted for
the surplus.
Anne (the new Canadian
classic based on L.M.
Montgomery's Anne of
Green Gables) adapted for
the stage,by Paul Lcdoux, led
the way with 8,070
attendance.'
This attendance
achievement was followed
by the remounting of Paul
Thompson's collective play,
Death of the Hired Man
which attracted a large
numhcr of students from arca
secondary schools.
Other plays during the
successful. season were
Stolen Lives: The Albert
Walker Story and The
Drawer Boy, winner of the
Governor General's Award
and the Chalmers New Play
Award.
The Blyth Festival
continues to have difficulties
attracting corporate
sponsorship as few major
corporations arc located in
Blyth's rural area. according
to a statement from the
organization.
The 2000 membership
campaign was quite popular
with the audience, according
to the Blyth Festival,
resulting in an increase of 14
per cent in membership.
This year the Blyth
Festival's Endowment Fund
increased by $105.709,
bringing the total fund to
5156.459. This revenue was
realized through in-house
awareness campaigns and
participation in The Creative
Trust. a co-operative
fundraising initiative of 23
ans organizations.
"The success of thc 2000
scason validates our mission
and encourages our
commitment to continue to
produce and develop thc
stories that reflect our lives
as Canadians," said Stewart,
who expressed gratitude to
both the members and the
incredible corps of
volunteers who contribute
invaluable expertise and time
(more than 11,000 hours
annually).
• The 2001 season will open
with The Outdoor Donnellys,
conceived by Paul
Thompson.
The rest of the 2001 season
will be announced early in
January.
Voucher packages
purchased prior to Dec. 22.
Put some summer in a
stocking this Christmas -
Blyth Festival vouchers
make great gifts.
ALL SALES
FINAL
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Store Hours 10 AM to 5:30 PM
Important Information
for all Canadians about
responsible firearm ownership
PAUL RICHARD
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The law requires that firearm owners be licensed by January 1, 2001.
1.7 million Canadians have already complied with the licensing
requirements of the Firearms Act.
And recently, Canadians have sent in their firearms licence appli-
cations in record numbers. To meet this overwhelming demand,
temporary licences are now being issued to eligible firearm owners.
Public safety remains the cornerstone of the firearms program.
For example, temporary licences are only being issued to
those who are successfully screened against Canadian Police
Information Centre (CPIC) databases. And, like current licence
holders, those with temporary firearms licences will be continu-
ously screened against police databases. Firearms licences will
be issued only to those found eligible after further screening.
These public safety checks conform to the Firearms Act and keep
firearms away from those who should not have them.
Temporary licences will be issued to eligible firearm owners who applied in 'the fall.
Temporary licence holders are not permitted to acquire firearms. However, they will
be in legal possession of their firearms and they will be able to purchase ammunition
as of January 1, 2001. Temporary licences are only
valid until June 30, 2001 or until those eligible
receive their 5 -year r r•ence.
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