The Citizen, 2017-10-19, Page 7A whole wizarding world
From Wizard Yoga to Wizard Rock, the fictional wizarding world has spawned sub -genres of
every activity imaginable and it was all on display at the Festival of Wizardry at the Blyth
Campground on Saturday. Above, Londesborough native Shannon Scott, right, leads a Wizard
Yoga event while, below, 'W -Rock' band Tonks and the Aurors took to the stage. (Dennyscottphotos)
Rising crime concerns councillors
By Shawn Loughlin
The Citizen
Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh
Reeve Ben Van Diepenbeek says
he's growing more concerned by the
day about crime in his township and
the county at large.
At Huron County Council's Oct. 4
meeting, Van Diepenbeek raised the
issue, saying that while he didn't
know what could be done, he felt
property crime was getting away
from the authorities in Huron
County.
Van Diepenbeek relayed stories he
had heard from his township about
theft and break -and -enters and the
Ontario Provincial Police being
powerless to stop it. He said that it
was becoming more complicated for
police to investigate these crimes
because their hands were being tied
by the justice system.
He recounted stories of ATVs,
vehicles and tools being stolen and,
though the victims know exactly
where their property has been taken,
the police being powerless to
investigate without a warrant. This
delay in justice, he said, has led to
some citizens taking the law into
their own hands, feeling that police
can't help them.
He also told of a recent case
where, because the keys were left in
a farm vehicle, a judge looked upon
that theft as being minor, which he
felt was just wrong.
Goderich Deputy -Mayor Jim
Donnelly said that on a foundational
level he agreed with Van
Diepenbeek, but as a long-time
judge who has been off the bench for
12 years, he couldn't offer an official
opinion without knowing the
circumstances.
Chief Administrative Officer
Meighan Wark said that staff was
already in the planning stages of
asking OPP Inspector Jason Younan
to come to a future meeting to
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discuss some issues. The state of
crime and law enforcement in Huron
County, she said, could easily be
added to the agenda of that
presentation.
Wark said she anticipated that
Younan would be speaking with
Huron County Council at a meeting
before the end of the year.
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Thursday,
October 26
5-7 p.m.
Adults - $17; Children- $6
5 & under - Free
Family rate $40
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THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2017. PAGE 7.
Festival of Wizardry
visitors a `cool' sight
PEOPLE AROUND
LONDESBORO
By BRENDA
RADFORD
Call
523-4296
Last Tuesday, a crew from
Miller/Lavis Construction worked
on the surface of the bridge south of
the village, hoping to solve the
riddle of the hole that kept opening
up. It appears they tore up and
replaced a wide strip of the
pavement at both ends where
perhaps the bridge itself joined the
highway surface. It will be
interesting to see next spring if the
problem has been rectified.
I understand the Festival of
Wizardry was cancelled because of
the wind and rain on Sunday. That's
unfortunate for the organizers and
the ticket holders who may not have
been there on Saturday. When the
Thanksgiving weekend weather was
so pleasant, it was too bad Mother
Nature didn't co-operate.
We slipped back to Blyth on
Saturday to see how attendance was.
How cool to see so many fans turn
out and in costume as well and all
seemed to be enjoying the
experience. It occurred to me that if
someone had saved those black
choir gowns churches had used for
so many years, there would have
been a ready market for them with
festival goers.
The former McEwing bungalow
in the village has new owners. Jeff
Van Wyk and Alyssa Robertson
decided it was a perfect house in
which to start life together. I thought
it ironic to learn that Jeff is an
electrical apprentice given that Jim
McEwing did his share of wiring for
years. Alyssa, who hails from
Gorrie, is the audiologist at the
hearing care centre in Clinton.
Welcome to our community.
Offering special music at
Londesborough United's
anniversary service this coming
Sunday will be a McNall-Szusz
connection. There will be a time of
fellowship following the service.
Have you got your tickets yet for
Londesborough United Church's
smoked pork chop supper on
Thursday, Oct. 26? The supper is
served at the community hall from 5
to 7 p.m. that day. Take-outs are also
available. Ladies of the
congregation are needed to make the
apple pies for the meal on Wed.
Wednesday, Oct. 25 at the church.
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