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Three Gc.deric•h Police Force officers were recognized for
achievements at the March 9 meeting of the Goderich Police Com-
mission and are pictured:. here with members of the commission.
From left: front, Daviel Gower, commission member; Mayor
Eileen Palmer: Bruce Erskine, commission member; back, Chief
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By Alan Rivett •
`1'he fallout.•cante as expected from the
hif hly ,controversial London Free Press
aertiCle•.of E'ebruar,; 1(i which criticized
both council and the county administration
in the March meeting of Huron .County.
The article drew mixed reactions from
council members, some reacting with
anger while others displayed a sense of
humor to the accusations in the article.
But, most of all; council expressed a will-
ingness to put the incident behind thein.
Huron County Warden Brian Mct3urnev,
in opening remarks at the meeting, said h '
hoped the article in. the London daily won't •
result in strained relations between coun-
cil and the local press who have been
"more than fair" in their reporting of
c'ou„nty;affairs.
"I. hope you'll remain open- with theirs
and honest with them," said Warden
.MrBur:ney'...
As for the unnamed county department
head who went on record in':the article as
who.
was
"anachronistic`' and belonged in the "'40s
and '50:5". Warden Mcl3urhey said he has -
talked• to all the department heads who
have atisrn'ed .pini that the . statements
"were not attributed to them and not made
by them" and the Free Press reporter
must have "partook a person to' be a
department head".
• Some council members tools humorous
view of the article, •especially a comment -
by Goderich Reeve Harry Worsell who
said only approximately eight counei.11ors
'Participated in meeting debates while the.
rest "might as well lake a cushion and
have a sleep." Several councillors brought
cushionsto the meeting and onec iincillor,
Mullett Reeve Tom Cunningham, brought
a bag of yarn and proceeded to knit for a•.
few minutes during the meeting.
Retorted Councillor Worsell to the
barbs: "I see by some of the cushions that
some oryou ou read:the article. All I can say
is, if the hat fits, then they should wear it."
Exeter Deputy Reeve Lossy Fuller said
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Patrick King, Sgt. Gerry Hilgendorff (20 -year Police Exemplary
Service Medal), Const. Rick Livesey (10 -year service badge), Con-
st. Matt Affleck ( Advanced Training Certificate). ( photo by
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tide
ra
m council
she has received numerous culls and let-
ters about the article with local residents
"deeply concerned about what's happen-
ing in Huron County". She recommended
the county shouldful-ly investigate all the -
-internal and external" problems in the'
county and find a solution.
"Maybe we have been lax in our respon-
sibilities. Wemust represent the Huron.
.('ounty taxpayers as best we can and also
be a team working' together .in the towns,
villages and townships. The past cannot be
changed, but we can't move into the future
with someone asleep at the•switch," she
Said.
Warden McBurney said there are no
plans for, an official response from the
•county regarding thearticle. •
'•I didn't feel the story was factual
enough to warrant a response,:' he said.
.Colborne Reeve Russell Kernighan, -who
hard been on a vacation to southwest Asia,
said he was immediately confronted with
the article when he.returned. He claims he •
is happy with thecountysituation as it eur-
rently exists. '
"I wouldn't change a thing, not eyen the
gess," said Mr, Kernighan. • •
He said his travels in Asia gave him a
perspective on the situation happening in
the county, with the troubles in Huron
County paling in comparison to the ;daily
.news which comes out of• Asia.
"Every day in the newspapers. you read
about someone shot or assassinated by a
•
group," he said. .
Bayfield Reeve Dave. Johnston said the;
nature of 'being in public office leavos
politicians open . to public 'scrutiny and
criticism, but he took exception to the ac-
cusations aimed at the county alministra-
tion in the Free Press article.. •
"I'm -quite sure we'vemade mistakes in
the past and I'm sure we'll:make some in
the future. But,,. in the 4'. years I've been
on council I've never seen an employee
vote nor tell me how to vote. We ask for ad-
vice, but that's only natural. If there is
.criticism, it should be directed at the
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politicians and ,shouldn't be levelled at the
'staff and employees. That's totally out of
line. It's a personal vendetta against the
county," said Mr. Johnston..,
Goderich Township Reeve Grant Stirling
said the press have an important role to
-play-as long as they display fairness when
dealing with county matters. He also said
he has worked for a Number of years with
the county administration and found them
to be• of "good''calibre" with."nothing to
my knowledge done under -the table".
Hensall Reeve• Jim ..Robinson said his
local council has been covered well by the
two local newspapers.- in the area- and
"should not be judged by the antics of the
Free Press."
• Referring to the Free Press article • as
"garbage", he agreed "that the county
should not respond to the -accusations in -
eluded in the article. '
Former Warden Leona Armstrong,
reeve 'of Grey Township, concurred with
-1VIr.' Robinson that no action should be„
taken towards the article. She also took of-
fence to the criticism of the administration •
- in the article, saying she was "shocked at
how it was degraded in the paper.;;
Hullett Reeve'Toni Cunningham said,
' because of a.changing society, councillors
today must •be more willing to accept
criticism. He also expressed high regard
for both the - county administration and,
with the exception• • "Of • one . newspaper
which I never read',' meaning the Focus
- newsmagazine which features a column by,
Huron County opponent Elsa Haydon, he
commended the local press . for their
coverage of the council-. •
' "It seerns society is in a mode today of
being more .conscious of What's going on'
a and are more liableto criticize.. We have to•
accept that even though it's .hard to take.
I've 'never once had any problem with the
press, with the exception'of one newspaper
. • which never read, and I hope that it Will
'continue that way," he said.
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