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The Citizen, 2017-05-18, Page 4PAGE 4. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MAY 18, 2017. Editorials Opinions Publisher: Keith Roulston • Associate Publisher: Deb Sholdice Editor: Shawn Loughlin • Reporter: Denny Scott Advertising Sales: Brenda Nyveld • Heather Fraser The Citizen is published 50 times a year in Brussels, Ontario by North Huron Publishing Company Inc Subscriptions are payable in advance at a rate of $36.00/year ($34.29 + $1.71 G.S.T.) in Canada; $160.00/year in U.S.A. and $205/year in other foreign countries. Advertising is accepted on the condition that in the event of a typographical error, only that portion of the advertisement will be credited. Advertising Deadlines: Mon. 2 p.m. - Brussels; Mon. 4 p.m. - Blyth. PUBLICATIONS MAIL AGREEMENT NO. 40050141 Canada RETURN UNDELIVERABLE CANADIAN ADDRESSES TO CIRCULATION DEPT. PO BOX 152 BRUSSELS ON NOG 1H0 email: info@northhuron.on.ca We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada. • The Citizen P.O. Box 429, P.O. Box 152, BLYTH, Ont. BRUSSELS, Ont. NOM 1 HO NOG 1 HO Ph. 519-523-4792 Phone Fax 519-523-9140 519-887-9114 E-mail info@northhuron.on.ca Website www.northhuron.on.ca AOCnaMember CCNA Member of the Ontario Press Council CMCA AUDITED We are not responsible for unsolicited newsscripts or photographs. Contents of The Citizen are m Copyright A good news story to celebrate The visit of Her Royal Highness Princess Margriet of the Netherlands to Huron County this past Sunday is a reminder again of the remarkable bond between Canada and Holland and how rewarding that relationship has been for our area. While war is never good, the link between our two countries forged during the liberation of Holland at the end of World War II has been something to celebrate, as it was in Goderich on Sunday. Canadian soldiers fought many bitter battles through mud and water to drive out the German occupiers of the Netherlands. They paid a terrible price. But Canada's liberators could have chosen no more appreciative people to free than the Dutch. They celebrated warmly at the time, and they have continued to remember, welcoming Canadian veterans back for significant anniversaries for more than 60 years. This past weekend's events, during the 150th anniversary of Canada's founding was a thank you 72 years after Holland was freed. But the liberation was only the beginning of this remarkable story. As people suffered through the hard times in Holland after the war, some decided they needed a new start. Perhaps because of their gratitude to Canada, they looked here. They came to Ontario, first in a trickle then in a stream. The first immigrants brought little but the right attitude, slowly building a better life and paving the way for successive waves. Canada has been rewarded so well for the sacrifice of our soldiers so long ago. It's hard to imagine what Huron County would be without the ambition, vigour and imagination brought to our area by the Dutch community. Canada has no better example of the benefit of welcoming immigrants than the blessing our county has experienced. Long after most of the Canadian soldiers who fought to free Holland have died, and most of the pioneering generation of Dutch immigrants with them, we continue to enjoy the immense success that this relationship has created. It's a good news story we should continue to celebrate whenever we can. — KR Change requires changes With homeowners in Quebec, eastern Ontario, British Columbia and parts of the Maritimes facing the grim task of rehabilitating their homes following devastating floods, it may seem cruel to question if they should continue to live in such vulnerable locations but the reality is that something has to change. We're seeing more and more extreme weather events. In recent years flooding has become one of the most expensive causes of insurance claims. We are all paying higher insurance rates as insurance companies try to balance their books in the face of these claims Governments — federal, provincial and municipal — are also using more of their resources to deal with flooding. If we continue to have these floods, or they become even more frequent, rebuilding regularly will be unsustainable. We've faced this problem in our own area before. Sixty years ago the flooding of the Lower Town area of Wingham was a near -annual event. Eventually residents were bought out and building on the flood plain was prohibited. People aren't happy with this kind of government intervention. If you own a piece of property you want to be able to use it as you see fit. But change will happen, either through regulation or because flood -prone properties will be too expensive to insure. Extreme weather is going to bring change. We can either take steps to manage the change or live with the brutal consequences.— KR The case for disarmament Nuclear disarmament has long been a dream of the world's idealists but never has its desirability been more evident than today, with so many unstable leaders in charge of nuclear weapons. The saying goes that with great power comes great responsibility but with unpredicable and egotistical leaders like North Korea's Kim Jong - un, U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in charge of nuclear weapons, the world may be teetering closer to the brink of nuclear war NOW more than at any time in history. Who knows what might trigger one of these guys to push the button? The closest the world has come to nuclear war in the past was the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 when U.S. President John F. Kennedy and Nikita Khrushchev, president of the Soviet Union, had a 13 -day standoff as the U.S. insisted Khrushchev withdraw missiles he had stationed in Cuba. Luckily the two leaders were wise enough to ignore the calls from hardliners in their own military who were quite prepared to go to war to get their way. Does anyone have the same confidence in current leaders? Under Barack Obama, the U.S. and Russia at least made steps to reduce the number of nuclear warheads in the countries' arsenals. There are still so many nuclear weapons that the world could be destroyed many times over. Complete nuclear disarmament probably remains a pipedream but it sure looks good right now. — KR rr I have decades of 1 experience raising ehildreh. I'm a good Cook, and IthoW �,,, first aid. iirlo, i I am coh f iweht that ow I would make a very capahle caregiver 1 for your Dally. _TtipAr * or ii'4, A. 17/1' °`' Arkr# ,........ i Here is my resume', and' my referehees. za4, 'Thahlts. We'll get bacht to OPP: you, Mom. rfi °rusa4¢arrsy�^ + Al 4 0:,4,:„ moll r fr I "---'-'-' I 4111 Looking Back Through the Years May 17, 1944 Ian McDonald was issued a license by the Wartime Prices and Trade Board for a new butcher shop scheduled to open in Brussels later in the year. The shop, which had formerly been run by Archie McDonald, had been forced into closure because McDonald had been experiencing ill health. During a severe electrical storm that rolled through Ethel, Arthur Henry was surprised when a large piece of plaster at his home was torn from the wall. It was estimated that Henry's house was struck by lightning, which made its way down the telephone wire and then out through the ground wire. Other than the damage to the wall, the rest of the house was unharmed. Higher and Higher starring Frank Sinatra was set to screen at the Regent Theatre in Seaforth on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. May 18, 1967 Approximately 50 members of the public were present for the introduction of a pair of new doctors due to begin work at the Brussels Medical Dental Centre. The special introductory event was held at the New American Hotel. Both Dr. Zyluk and Dr. Verth said they were "keen" to begin working in Brussels. The Brussels Post reported that the doctors were impressed with the facilities available in Brussels. Ahead of the Brussels' "Come Home Week" approaching in just a few months, organizers were working on a campaign to make Brussels "Ontario's Prettiest Village" by encouraging locals to spruce up their gardens or paint their homes in an effort to further beautify the village. The District Annual Women's Institute meeting was set to be held in Brussels and hosted by the Majestic Women's Institute on May 18. Registration for the event would take place in the Anglican Church hall ahead of the program later that day. May 20, 1981 A West Wawanosh farmer was acquitted of a seldom -laid charge under the Federal Fisheries Act and, after a lengthy battle with the Ministry of Natural Resources, was now free to farm his land as he saw fit. The man had been accused of "the harmful alteration, disruption or destruction of a fish habitat" but was acquitted of the charge after Judge William Cochrane delivered his verdict in Goderich provincial court. Two surveys were due to be conducted in the community, both of which would deal with long distance charges in the area. The first survey would ask if telephone users in the Blyth exchange area wanted long distance charges eliminated for calls to Clinton. The second survey was similar in nature, but dealt with long distance charges for calls between Auburn and Goderich and Clinton. Hullett Township Council made the decision to conduct the township's business at the CIBC in Blyth. This came after the closure of the Bank of Montreal branch in Londesborough. May 21, 1997 A Kitchener man camping at Family Paradise Campgrounds east of Walton was injured in a propane explosion. Fire Chief Paul Josling said the man was injured when he was trying to light his trailer's propane tank and it exploded. Damages to the trailer were estimated to be between $3,000 and $4,000. An unseasonably cool spring had served as a deterrent for golf memberships as officials with the Wingham Golf and Curling Club reported that memberships were selling slower than they had in recent years. They pointed to the weather as a likely reason. Despite the report in which Huron MPP Helen Johns said that funding to the Ontario Arts Council would be maintained, the Blyth Festival received word just one week later that the government had cut a further 16.5 per cent. Festival Artistic Director Janet Amos said that with the most recent cuts, total reductions for the Festival in the last two and a half years totalled 46 per cent. Keith Roulston, president of the board of directors, said that while the Festival had already absorbed $30,000 in cuts, he expected that the Festival would have to absorb a further $10,000 as a result of the most recent cuts. In order to absorb the cuts, Amos said the Festival would cut back on its production of new Canadian plays and eliminate all of the Festival's special activities, such as the Crossroads Drama Festival and drama workshops for local youth. The Festival was also being forced to increase ticket prices as a result of the cuts. Christine Knorr of Ethel was just weeks away from an epic trip to China. She said she planned to spend eight weeks in Mongolia where she would teach English and Gospel to members of the community.