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CAFÉ
More than just a great sandwich!
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Country Music Concert
featuring Juno Award Winner
Jamie Warren
Friday, September 27,8:30 pm
in the Upper Deck
Dinner ~ Stuffed Salmon or Prime Rib $19.95
2 seatings 6 pm & 7:15 pm
Tickets:
$15.advance
$20.at the door
$10.with dinner
Call to reserve your spot
* alcohol free event
TransCan brings visitors from all over to BrusselsAh the summer days of August arecontinuing, nice and warm duringthe day and cooling down forsleeping at night. Pretty fine August
we’re having.
On Aug. 11 Miss Lenyx Campbell
was introduced to the combined
Presbyterian and United
congregations in Brussels. Baptism
day was the event at Brussels United
for Nicholas and Danielle to invite
family and friends. New names
added to Laurie and Debbie saygrandparents, making Betty, Jack andLiz now great! Babies bring out thebest in folks as they smile and chat to
the wee one and 25 of Lenyx’s
favourite people came to church and
then joined her back at her house.
S.S. #6 is home now and many
reading will recall going to school
there or visiting with Mrs. Hooper
before the Campbells called it home.
Time is running out to see the
several excellent plays still running
at the Blyth Festival this year. Don’t
miss these quality productions, so
near to home, as the summer is
coming to a close. Whether it’s the
humour in nursing or the goings on
in a garage, you’ll enjoy these plays.
So call for your ticket this week.
Strangers in our village were from
many places this week as they
enjoyed the great weather provided
for the Walton races. Missing
supplies, nourishment or a wee visit
had several people checking out
Brussels. Hearst, Burlington,
Brantford, Michigan and Kitchener
were noted as home by the few I
spoke with. They enjoy this part of
the land and the calibre of the racing
facilities. So good work to all who
put so many hours into making thisAugust time so enjoyable for somany.It was party time on Saturday for
Max Demaray as he celebrated life
at 80. Old pictures, papers, and
people got many stories, memories
and laughs revisited as family and
friends gathered at the Legion to
celebrate the life of Max.
Animals in our midst are
awesome. A mother skunk and three
babies knew it was okay to travel
between a line of back-to-back
campsites with many campers aware
of the animals and watching their
travels. Coming home near
Palmerston, six raccoons took their
own sweet time crossing the road,
knowing I guess that we would stop
and watch them amble. Then there’s
the snoring squirrel in Wroxeter. Not
a very likely story, but an under-the-
tree visit by two, confirmed that yes
that noise by the window really was
a snoring squirrel. The animals are
really quite amazing when we take
the time to appreciate them.
The “Ex” has opened. School
advertising has started, much to the
annoyance of many kids and joy to
the parents. The last days of summer
are here and so the most must bemade of them now. Last minutetrips, overnights with Grandma andmoving into the routine of
September days is fast approaching,
so enjoy time now.
Take care of yourself
– Betty G.W.
A welcome donation
Brussels Agricultural Society President Nicole Noble, left,
was more than happy to accept a donation of $500 from
Jess Jorritsma, an employee at Brussels Agri-Services,
who was given a cheque for $1,000 from the business to
donate to a charity of her choice. Jorritsma chose to
donate half to the Brussels Agricultural Society, of which
she is a member, and the other half to the Community Food
Advisers Group. (Photo submitted)
By Betty
Graber
Watson
Call
887-9231
A NOTE FROM BETTY
At the Branch
Demaray celebrates 80 years
By Jo-Ann McDonald
It was a nice weekend at the
Brussels Legion Branch. The party
to celebrate the 80th birthday of
Comrade Max Demaray was held at
the Branch. A nice crowd dropped
by to wish him happy birthday
during the open house Saturday
afternoon. Happy birthday Max!
Helping at the afternoon affair was
Sandra Josling, Deb Cann and Mary
Bradshaw.
Comrades Rick McDonald and
Eric Ross attended the District
Sports meeting held in Hanover on
Saturday. It was an interesting
meeting conducted by the new
district sports chairman.
Following the meeting the
ladies of the Branch provided a light
lunch.
Huron East council approves reconditioning of roof
Huron East Council has chosen to
recondition the roof of the Brussels,
Morris and Grey Community
Centre. Despite having three years
left on the roof’s warranty,
councillors felt as though they had a
good deal in front of them.
Chief Administrative Officer Brad
Knight told councillors at their Aug.
13 meeting that there are a “number
of issues” with the roof that would
need to be addressed sooner, rather
than later.
The roof was last conditioned
seven years ago, Knight said, for the
price of $61,000. The same
contractor will now recondition the
roof for $38,000.
Several councillors felt that while
the municipality technically still had
three years left on its warranty, they
felt the reduced price for a full
conditioning project was the best
solution for the building right now.
Knight said that the warranty on
the roof is a conditional one, that
likely wouldn’t cover the current
damage. In addition, he said that
often warranties are pro-rated,
meaning that they decrease in overall
value as the years wind down.
With three years left on a
conditional warranty, a new
conditioning on the roof for $38,000
was as good of a deal as council
could hope for, Knight said.
He also reminded council that
Morris-Turnberry would be respon-
sible for 20 per cent of the cost, due
to its joint ownership model.
Councillors were interested,
however, in the new warranty that
would come along with the new
conditioning, saying that perhaps
they should read it a little more
carefully than they did the warranty
from seven years ago.
Councillor Larry McGrath was
concerned that rust on the roof was
the actual problem and that
conditioning wasn’t the answer if
rust was the root problem. McGrath
said that the contractor should be
invited to one of the community
centre’s committee meetings to
discuss the roof’s problems.
Councillor Les Falconer, however,
said he trusted the opinion of
Building and Property Maintenance
Co-ordinator John Hill and said
council should let him handle the
recommendation, because that’s why
the municipality hired him.
Falconer said that the roof should
be repaired if council was planning
on installing solar panels on the
building’s roof, a recommendation
that had been approved earlier that
evening.
The issue was then referred, by
motion, to Hill. The roof will be
taken care of, subject to Hill’s
approval.
The Citizen will be closed for
Labour Day on Monday, Sept. 2,
meaning that deadlines for the
Thursday, Sept. 5 issue of The
Citizen will be moved up slightly.
Deadlines for the Sept. 5 issue
will be Friday, Aug. 30 at 2 p.m. at
The Citizen’s Brussels office and at
4 p.m. at the Blyth office.
Any advertising or editorial
content bound for the Sept. 5 issue
must meet those deadlines.
The Citizen staff wishes its
readers a safe and happy long
weekend.
Citizen offices
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Huron East has directed its staff to
issue a request for proposals (RFP)
for six rooftop solar projects
throughout the municipality.
The RFP will close on Sept. 9 at 4
p.m.
In his report for councillors, Chief
Administrative Officer Brad Knight
said that each of the six units has the
potential to generate a profit of
$100,000 over the course of its
proposed 20-year contract.
Of the six proposed installations,
three will be in Brussels, at the
village’s public works building, the
Brussels, Morris and Grey
Community Centre and the Brussels
Business and Cultural Centre
(formerly the Brussels Public
School). Two sites will be in
Seaforth at the Seaforth Fire Hall and
the Seaforth and District Community
Centre. The Vanastra Recreation
Centre is an approved site, but the
installation would have to be
connected by Oct. 11.
While newly-sworn-in Councillor
Allison Dekroon had some
preliminary questions about the
projects regarding safety and
firefighting concerns on buildings
with solar installations, the RFP was
approved by council.
Council okays solar RFP
By Shawn Loughlin
The Citizen
By Shawn Loughlin
The Citizen
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FROM BRUSSELS