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Peters family takes in Olympic experience
A family affair
Blyth native Justin Peters won bronze with the Canadian
Olympic men's hockey team over the weekend and his
parents Jeff and Janice were on hand to celebrate with him.
The team beat the Czech Republic to make their way to the
podium after a semifinal loss to Germany. (Courtesy photo)
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their slow start, resulting in a 4-3
loss and a date with the Czech
Republic in the bronze -medal game.
"Obviously there was major
disappointment after the loss to
Germany. It was a quiet bus ride
back to the Athletes Village," Peters
said. "Our bronze -medal game
against the Czechs was the next
night, so we needed to regroup
quickly, both physically and
mentally, get into the right
mindframe and realize the
opportunity we had to play for an
Olympic medal and make sure we
didn't make the same mistake by
coming out of the gate like we did
against the Germans."
The team rebounded and "came
out flying" in the bronze -medal
game. Peters was dressed and on the
bench once again for this game,
during which the Canadians scored
`Drawer Boy' wins
Award-winning effort
Stuart Hughes, seen here in 2016 studying his lines while
working on The Drawer Boy in Central Huron, was
honoured as the year's best actor over the weekend for his
work in the film by the Alliance of Canadian Cinema,
Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA). (Fite photo)
Stuart Hughes was the recipient of
the Alliance of Canadian Cinema,
Television and Radio Artists
(ACTRA) best actor award over the
weekend for his work as Angus in
The Drawer Boy, which was filmed
in Huron County last year.
Hughes was honoured at
ACTRA s gala. It was that night that
the organization celebrated its 75th
anniversary in Toronto.
Hughes was part of a small crew
of actors, under the guidance of
director Arturo Perez Torres and
producer Aviva Armour -Ostroff,
who came to Huron County to film
the movie at a number of local
locations, including one of the Lobb
family farms in Goderich Township,
a historic house near Westfield and a
dairy farm near Listowel.
The film is based on the play,
written by Michael Healey, which
has strong Huron County
connections. It tells the story of the
creation of The Farm Show in the
1970s in Huron County, which, in
many ways, has been viewed as the
birth of an alternative form of
Canadian theatre.
The Farm Show would lay the
groundwork for the creation of the
Blyth Festival, where The Drawer
Boy would eventually be produced.
The filmmakers spent several
weeks shooting the movie in Huron
County and then returned later last
year for a special event as part of the
Alice Munro Festival of the Short
Story, which last year focused its
attention on the world of film.
Hughes had a busy year in 2017.
Not only was he one of the stars in
The Drawer Boy, but he also
contributed his talents towards the
remake of It and several episodes of
Orphan Black, Murdoch Mysteries
and Frontier.
an early goal and never looked back.
"What an amazing feeling
celebrating after we won together on
the ice. We were presented the
medals on the ice as a team and then
I got to head up after the game and
share the medal with my parents," he
said. "It was amazing to have my
parents with me to share in the
moment. I was able to FaceTime
with [wife] Kelly and [children]
Logan and Nora back home to share
the medal with them. We headed
back to the locker room and had
some champagne. Then we packed
up and headed on our way to
celebrate as a team."
Peters said he can't wait to be back
in Ontario for the summer and to
reach out to all of his friends and
supporters to celebrate together.
"Thanks to all my family and
friends back home for following
along and reaching out. I look
forward to sharing the medal with
everyone back home this summer."
In a Monday morning e-mail to
The Citizen, Justin's father Jeff said
he was having a hard time describing
the emotion he was feeling.
"Watching Justin win bronze was
pretty cool. The game was a blast
and we watched the medal ceremony
right after the game. The craziest
part after the game was being with
the friends and family hanging out at
Gate 12 to see the players," Jeff said.
"Many players would come up the
elevator in tears to hug their wives
and families, all crying so happy and
proud. It was pretty cool to watch
that first-hand. It meant the world to
them to represent their country. It
wasn't taken lightly by any means."
Not only did Jeff and Janice take
in all of the men's hockey games, but
also the women's gold medal game
and a number of other events while
they were in South Korea. For the
bronze medal game, however, Jeff
said it was inspiring to see many
Canadian athletes come and watch
the game and cheer the team on.
Authenticity test
Blyth native Justin Peters tried out his taste for bronze over
the weekend as he and the rest of the men's Olympic
hockey team beat the Czech Republic to earn the bronze
medal at the PyeongChang Winter Games. (Courtesy photo)
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