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The Citizen, 2009-09-03, Page 4PAGE 4. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2009.Editorials Opinions Publisher, Keith Roulston Editor, Bonnie GroppAdvertising, Ken Warwick & Lori Patterson The CitizenP.O. Box 429,BLYTH, Ont.N0M 1H0 Phone 523-4792 FAX 523-9140 P.O. Box 152,BRUSSELS, Ont.N0G 1H0 Phone 887-9114 E-mail norhuron@scsinternet.com 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 $34.00/year ($32.38 + $1.62 G.S.T.) in Canada; $105.00/year in U.S.A.and $175/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 PAP REGISTRATION NO. 09244 RETURN UNDELIVERABLE CANADIAN ADDRESSES TO CIRCULATION DEPT. PO BOX 152 BRUSSELS ON N0G 1H0 email: norhuron@scsinternet.com Letter to the editor Sept. 2, 1965 The Willis Bakery in Brussels was sold to Wm. Stephenson. The business had been part of the community for 47 years. With the passing of Mrs. Willis in June, the bakery had been carried on by family members. Stephenson, who had lived his entire life in Brussels, took possession at the beginning of the week. A card of thanks from Willis Bakery acknowledged the people of the community for their patronage. The notice also asked that they give their support to Stephenson as well. The Rev. Robert Jackson, Galt, and The Rev. David Crawford, Listowel were the guest ministers for the Knox Presbyterian Church in Cranbrook’s centennial service. Appearing at the Western Fair were “popular singing MC of television fame” Mike Douglas, “singing star of stage, TV, radio and records” Carmel Quinn, “favourite TV funnyman” George Gobel and “swinging singing star” Bobby Vinton. Candelabra, baskets of white mums and mauve gladioli decorated Brussels United Church for the candlelight wedding, Aug. 21, of Dale Caroline, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ross Cardiff, RR4, Brussels and Donald Carl Chesher, only son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Chesher of Sarnia. Rev. Allan Johnston officiated. The Canadian Highway Safety council estimated 6,000,000 automobiles would be on the road over the Labour Day weekend. This was more than half the number of motor vehicles produced by Canadian manufacturers since 1904. Red Skelton starred in the Saturday matinee, Fuller Brush Man, playing at the Lyceum Theatre in Wingham. Thursday and Friday at Brownie’s Drive-in in Clinton it was The Dave Clark Five, Mary Ann Mobley, Chad Everett, Joan O’Brien and The Animals in Get Yourself A College Girl. Sept. 1, 1976 A freak windstorm hit Blyth during a violent thunder storm knocking down trees and damaging buildings. The arena fund for Blyth was over the $85,000 mark. Kim Watson of Blyth was named Huron County Pork Hostess at the annual pork producers barbecue in Seaforth. It was the second year in a row that a Blyth girl took the crown. The previous year’s winner was Cathy Madill. Watson would go on to compete at the Ontario Pork Congress in Stratford. Two superintendents were hired by the Huron-Perth County Roman Catholic Separate School Board at a meeting in Dublin, to fill vacancies created by resignations. Joseph Mills of Burlington, formerly with the Dufferin-Peel board replaced Joseph Tokar as superintendent of special services. William Eckert of Brantford, formerly with the Brant County board replaced Alexander Easton as superintendent of program. Aug. 27, 1986 The surge of growth on Brussels’ main street continued when a new ladies’ wear store opened. Some Thing Special was the proud project of Wilma Rathwell and Nella Blake. This was the third new business in 1986 for the village. Earlier Radford Auto, Farm and Industrial opened a Brussels outlet and in June the EMA food store opened on the site of the former Queen’s Hotel. A freak accident near Walton took the life of a 22-year-old Toronto woman. Her car collided with two horses in the westbound lane at 9:15 p.m. Blyth firefighters were on scene to extricate the victim who died in hospital. The firefighters described the scene as “grisly” with the two horses, one pregnant, were killed. The foal also died. Police found a marijuana crop in a field near Wroxeter with a street value of $2 million. Stephen Caldwell took over as manager of the Auburn Co-op. Caldwell had worked with the Auburn and Belgrave branches of the United Co-operatives of Ontario for the past four year. Several original members of the Walton Women’s Institute were on hand to celebrate the 30th anniversary. They were: Margaret Craig, Maxine Marks, Alberta Stevens, Marjory Humphries, Annie Reid, Elva Bolger, Berva Watson, Leona McDonald and Mary Humphries. Mr. and Mrs. Don Haines of Auburn, representing the Clinton Lawn Bowling Club won the Frank Carter trophy at the Brussels tournament. Sept. 4, 1996 Scott McDonald was the new manager of the Brussels CIBC branch. Benmiller Inn unveiled five new deluxe suites and its new spa services at an open house hosted by innkeeper and Brussels-area resident Kathy Nichol. Farmers had been knocked at every turn by Mother Nature, according to a soil and crop advisor with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. Yields were expected to be mediocre. Hours at the Blyth CIBC branch were being reduced. THE EDITOR, Since the Avon Maitland District School Board has decided to ignore the recommendations of the ARC regarding the closure of four elementary schools in North Huron, opting instead to construct a new school to accommodate Grades K-6, and to send Grades 7-8 to F.E. Madill Secondary School, if I had a student affected by this change, I would request answers from the board to the following questions: 1. What area of the high school has been allocated for use by the Grade 7-8 students? Will this area be accessible to students with physical handicaps? Where will they be allowed to go for recess? Will Grade 9-12 students also use the same area at the same time? 2. How will the students access the gym? Will they encounter students from Grade 9-12 in the halls? 3. What time and where will they eat? Will they be allowed to eat in the cafeteria? How will the school ensure they do not have access to the vending machines to get junk food? Elementary students are not allowed to purchase junk food at school. 4. How will the staff police the students who decide to go downtown during lunch hour? 5. Presumably they will ride the same buses as the Grade 9-12 students. What kind of disciplinary problems have been anticipated and what action will be taken to avoid problems? We would like to believe that students treat other students as they would like to be treated, but it always has been, and probably always will be, a fact that older students like to hassle younger students. Now, instead of picking on the Grade 9s, they can pick on the Grade 7 and 8s. 6. Does the board intend to send all Grade 7-8 students to high schools in the future? 7. When the parents in North Huron were invited to take a tour of Northwestern and Stratford Central, was the tour structured during a quiet time of the day (instructional time) and weighted with positive aspects? It’s my guess that the above-average achievers were highlighted. Did the parents have an opportunity to see how lunch and recess were handled on the tour? 8. Will Grade 7-8 students have access to cooking and tech programs? 9. Will there be a separate office and secretary for Grade 7-8? 10. Will there be a separate entrance to the 7/8 wing? 11. Will there be a parent council for just Grade 7/8? Presumably the We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Publications Assistance Program (PAP) toward our mailing costs. We are not responsible for unsolicited newsscripts or photographs. Contents of The Citizen are © Copyright The shifting ‘truth’ of science Last week the county council in Simcoe County voted in favour of a one-year moratorium in the development of a garbage dump at the controversial “Site 41”. Many feel the moratorium was really face-saving for the council: that, in fact the landfill will never be built. The moratorium is a victory of a diverse group of community protesters who spent years trying to stop the development but who seemed sure to be overwhelmed by the momentum of the project. After all, Simcoe had already spent $11 million on the site. Supporters of the project will say it was a victory of not-in-my-backyard protesters over the science of those who said the site was perfectly safe. What it really does is bring into question the science of landfill sites. The site had been rejected originally as environmentally dangerous for a landfill because it’s located above a huge underground aquifer of crystal-clear water. Later, the decision was reversed and the site was the prime candidate for a landfill again. Scientists assured the public that a combination of clay and an artificial liner would prevent any seepage of leachate from the dump into the groundwater. The politicians were willing to listen but the public didn’t buy it and fought back. The science of landfills seems to be a political science. When Huron County was going through a search for a county-wide landfill a decade ago, gravel pits were immediately ruled out because they were porous and chemicals could seep through the ground to the groundwater underneath. Most Huron dumps had been located in old gravel pits. The landfill search went round and round and more and more people got upset when their area was posted as a possible landfill location, but the search was fruitless. Then the government changed, and the rules changed too. Suddenly existing landfills, located in gravel pits, were no longer a problem and were allowed to expand to take in more garbage. The expensive search was called off to the relief of local officials. Landfill science is a lesson for all those who call for “science-based” decision making, as if science was an absolute. In the weird science of landfills, what’s unacceptable today could be fine tomorrow. — KR A sense of entitlement Whether working for business or government, the high-rollers have a warped sense of entitlement. The latest examples are top employees of the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation, some of whom lost their jobs Monday when the provincial government cleaned house. One charged OLG an expense of $1,000 for cancellation of a deposit on a Florida condo because they couldn’t go due to work requirements. Others charged for a nanny so they could attend meetings. Another claimed $30 for a car wash. All this on top of salaries most of us could only dream of — and they probably feel wounded that people objected. — KR & Continued on page 6