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The Citizen, 2013-03-28, Page 4PAGE 4. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 2013.Editorials Opinions Publisher: Keith Roulston Acting Editor: Shawn Loughlin • Reporter: Denny ScottAdvertising Sales: Ken Warwick & Lori Patterson The CitizenP.O. Box 429, BLYTH, Ont. N0M 1H0 Ph. 519-523-4792 Fax 519-523-9140 P.O. Box 152, BRUSSELS, Ont. N0G 1H0 Phone 519-887-9114 E-mail info@northhuron.on.ca Website www.northhuron.on.ca Looking Back Through the Years CCNA Member Member of the Ontario Press Council 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; $130.00/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: Monday, 2 p.m. - Brussels; Monday, 4 p.m. - Blyth. PUBLICATIONS MAIL AGREEMENT NO. 40050141 RETURN UNDELIVERABLE CANADIAN ADDRESSES TO CIRCULATION DEPT. PO BOX 152 BRUSSELS ON N0G 1H0 email: info@northhuron.on.ca April 6, 1961 Terry Rutledge of Brussels was rushed to the hospital after he was knocked unconscious when he was thrown from a horse, resulting in a concussion. Warden Ivan Forsythe of Huron County enthusiastically endorsed the cancer campaign in Huron. “I recommend this cause to every citizen in Huron in the hope that each will respond generously to this worthy matter,” Warden Forsythe said. The projected donation amount is $16,000: $4,000 from Goderich district; $3,500 from Exeter; Wingham district, $2,500; Blyth and Brussels districts, $750 each. Cousins Dairy was paying Brussels residents five cents for every milk bottle they had in good condition. March 30, 1988 Blyth Public School held a fashion show, put on by the Grade 8 class in order to raise money to help the class get to Ottawa. This proved to be a popular event, over $400 was raised and tickets cost only $2 per person. The show portrayed over an hour’s worth on fashions for many occasions, donated by Webster’s Clothing. The outfits were modelled mostly by Grade 8 students. There were two intermissions that offered fruit punch, coffee and refreshments provided by parents of the graduating class. The gym was transformed into an attractive salon with silhouette posters decorating the walls. Completing the look were pieces of wicker furniture. Comedy was provided by Jim Lawrie while he was making draws for the 17 prizes donated by the Blyth business people. March 30, 2006 There was an accident on Dinsley Street in Blyth in the early afternoon on March 27 when a car hit a pole. There were five passengers in the car what the accident occurred, all of which were students from F.E. Madill Secondary School. One passenger hit the front windshield of the car and suffered a head injury, the extent of his injuries were unknown at the time. The other passengers received only minor hand injuries. Published author, literacy facilitator, poet and storyteller Patrick Douglas of the Chatham- Kent area gave the Grey Central Public School students an opportunity to learn from him. He offered advice and encouragement on students writing, welcoming them to express themselves through storytelling. Students then wrote poems or stories and shared them with their peers. Huron United Way’s second annual Amazing Race was set to take place on June 24. The adventure would take its participants across the 840,960 acres of county land, going from the lakeshore inland. The Huron County Amazing Race had team members race around the county, allowing participants to learn about their ability to work as a team. Just like the T.V. show, teams were challenged by detours which give them two choices for completing a task, fast-forwards that allow teams to go directly to the next pit stop, roadblocks, or yields that delay themselves or another team. March 29, 2012 Maurice Hallahan of RR1, Belgrave passed away at the Clinton Public Hospital on March 22. He was 81 years old. Hallahan was an active member in the community as a former councillor of the township on East Wawanosh, had a long association with St. Michaels Roman Catholic Church and St. Michael’s Cemetery Board and the annual Reunion of the Huron Pioneer Thresher and Hobby Association. Blyth Brussels PeeWee Girls team two won the Western Ontario Athletics Association (WOAA) White Division consolation title on March 25 in Ayton. During their year-end tournament, the young ladies lost 2- 1 against the Durham Huskies on March 23, tied the Georgian Shores Lightning 1-1 and beat Markdale 4- 1 to take the consolation prize. Lorne and Bonnie Glanville went on a trip to P.E.I. to visit their children and grandchildren. When they returned home, they were just in time to see their home of 40 years be demolished. Before they left for the east coast, they cleared out the home. Indoor fixtures, woodwork and doors were removed while they were away. Then the windows and doors were removed. Monday morning the high hoe arrived and, within a short amount of time, their house was knocked down. The Brussels Optimist Club had another successful fundraiser. They were able to raise over $23,000 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation and community betterment. The provincial government approved a Trillium grant in the amount of $22,400 to help the market get off the ground in its first three years. The Elementary School Fair, formerly the Belgrave, Blyth and Brussels School would officially continue with a new executive in place. We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Canada Periodical Fund of the Department of Canadian Heritage. We are not responsible for unsolicited newsscripts or photographs. Contents of The Citizen are © Copyright Something to be proud of Winning a provincial hockey championship is rare enough that it’s something to really celebrate in a community. When two neighbouring villages join together to create the team that wins, it’s a double celebration. The Blyth Brussels Midget Rep team won the Ontario Minor Hockey Association Midget championship this past weekend, setting off a celebration that included a police escort from Blyth to Brussels and a tour of Brussels on fire trucks. The team showed heart in the final game, coming back from an early 2-1 deficit to win 7-3. That heart had been on display throughout the season, according to coach Brian Ten Pas who said his players were battered and bruised by the time they won the final. The two communities also showed amazing support. Ten Pas said Brussels and Blyth fans outnumbered home fans in the Belmont arena. It was a brave decision when the two villages decided to amalgamate their minor hockey programs a few years ago to create a larger pool of talent and allow each player to compete at his own level of talent. The provincial championship is a sign of the success of that decision. Blyth and Brussels can be proud of this championship: proud of the players, the coaching, the organization and the fans who worked together to make it possible. –KR Would it could happen Despite not being forthcoming with a long list of policy proposals, Justin Trudeau seems set to be crowned leader of the Liberal Party of Canada next month. One of the few policies he has announced is one most Canadians could only hope will be achieved. Trudeau has promised a number of reforms to the way parliament does business that, if actually implemented, would do much to re- establish representative democracy in a House of Commons which has, under successive governments, become a mockery of what it was intended to be. Trudeau promises to allow his party’s members of parliament to vote with their conscience except on bills that enact the party’s election platform, that promote values embodied in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms or that, because they are money bills like the budget, would result in the defeat of the government if they failed to pass. Trudeau calls omnibus bills an affront to Parliament when they lump so many regulations together they are impossible for parliamentarians to properly scrutinize them. He also pledges controls on the use of prorogation to avoid scrutiny. If he were prime minister, Trudeau also promises to strengthen the role of parliamentary committees to allow them to properly review government legislation. There are just two problems with these promises. The first, of course, is that as leader of the party with the third most seats in parliament, Trudeau may become prime minister and have to deliver. The second is that these promises seem familiar. In fact, in 2006 when he was in opposition Stephen Harper promised most of the same things if he became prime minister. In fact he promised free votes for all issues except budget bills and main issues. Since he actually gained power, Harper has operated one of the most closed, manipulative governments in Canadian history. He prorogued parliament to avoid defeat when he had a minority government. With a majority, he has pushed through changes in legislation in massive omnibus bills that are supposed to implement the budget but instead sneak through non-monetary changes that even parliamentarians, let alone the public, don’t know are being made. The Idle No More movement was a direct response by the First Nations peoples to changes that would affect their lives that were hidden within the last omnibus bill. So obviously, Trudeau’s promises don’t do much good if he never gets a chance to put them into action or if he does, but acts like Harper and ignores his promises. At least he has raised the issue of open government again, however, and in doing so may move us closer to real change which is so badly needed before Canadians lose their faith in democracy. –KR & Letters Policy The Citizen welcomes letters to the editor. Letters must be signed and should include a daytime telephone number for the purpose of verification only. Letters that are not signed will not be printed. 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