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The Brussels Post, 1974-02-27, Page 1103rd Year — ue No. 9 Wednesday, February 27, 1974 BRUSSELS ONTARIO Chilly but fun Wading through chunks oillodtitigibei this group appears to- be' having' • a lovely time! at the ahhual Polar into,: the: Maitland Saturday. • TWalVd detidta iighdred freezing terrideratUre6 and.tridViti, to Vie forplastic jogs; some containing moheyi, in -the iddld ofi the icy river., Judged grinners In this years, were JIM, Wheel6G Barry Currie and. Wayne LOW6, BrussOs gets Seniors' housing, LCBO store :en of and r and yford, :yford a. eanor with . and of same Tenders will be called "within 2 or 3 months" on the long-awaited Senior Citizens' Apartment complex in Brussels, and construction of an L.C.B.O. outlet will start "within the year", Ontario cabinet Minister Brie Winkler, M.P.P. for Grey South, announced. Friday to about 40 citizens who attended a luncheon meeting in the -Brussels. Legion Hall. Mr. Winkler said that he "couldn't understand the delay" with communities is "greater than it wps." Reeve McCutcheon, who intro- duced Mr. Winkler, said "it's good to see Brussels getting some outside help." He added that Morris and Grey Townships may join the village in sponsoring the Senior Citizens' Apartment Unit. "We're all one community", the Reeve added. The municipality has pur- chased property across from the old school site for weeping tile ESTABLISHED 1872 e IC IC It was "Polar Daize" week end n Brussels and polar days we sure had with, snow, intermittent sunshine and cold raw winds. In spite of the rain on Friday, which threatened the cancellation of the Polar Daize events, the powers that be sent the snow which was needed and it was go for all events. A variety concert at the school Friday evening got things underway. The inclement weather cut down the attendance but not- the ,a,ppreciation.,of the. audience. • In spite of the snow and high winds the Torchlite Parade from he Legiori Hall to the Fair Grounds Palace was enthusias- ically participated in with lunch available at thPalace and a merry ime was reported. The Christmas. ree bonfire was abandoned ecause of the wind and danger of ire spreading. Braving the chill a good many pectators were on hand Saturday ft ernoon to watch twelve The children's skating races at the arena were participated in with enthusiasm. ' Dancei,atAhe4.arena. (Continued on Page 16) Adah Smith, Fred Uhler and Edwin Martin. A contract and agreement was drawn up and signed with Peter March, President of March Shows Ltd. to provide a midway for the Brussels Fall Fair on September 26, 1974. gBrussels Pos ig crowd. at Polar Daize Agricultural Society signs midway for Fair that the village was experiencing in attempting to get Department of the Environment approval for a program of sewer construction in Brussels. The Grey South M.P.P. assured those at the meeting, who included Reeve Jack. McCut- 'diem and most members of council that he would accept responsibility for speeding up the project and would follow it very carefully and said that his government's responsibility for awareness of and communication persons take the polar dip, among them 3 young ladies. Plastic jugs, some containing money, were tossed into mid-stream to be retrieved by the hardy souls who braved the ' icy waters of the Maitland River. Undaiinted by the prospect of the cold plunge they were about to take, some of them frolicked around in the snow as if they really enjoyed it. The Thunder Mug downhill races were a source of hilarity to both participants and spectators alike. only,added, to the ifuty. The 'canoe tace, a new feature The Annual Convention of the - Ontario Association of Agricul- tural Societies was held in the Royal York ,Hotel, Toronto on February 20 and 21, 1974. Delegates attending from the Brussels Agricultural Society were Mrs. Robt. Grasby, Mrs.. installations from the septic tank that will serve the new complex. The building will be switched over to sewers when the municipal system is installed, Mr, - Winkler said. When asked about the likeli- hood of a similar Senior Citizens' development for, Blyth, a village which has been requesting such a facility for some time, Mr. Winkler said he had no informa- tion about it. He called the former school property "a great site and close to downtown" and told the 40 or so people at the luncheon that he'd been trying to get a Senior Citizens' development in Han- over, his -home town, for four years. No site has yet been acquired for a liquor store, Mr. Winkler said, but he thought that property would be acquired soon. The public was invited to the '$1.25 luncheon by the Brussels Progressive Conservative Asso- ciation in an ad in last week's Post promising "An announcement of interest to Brussels and area residents and of particular int- erest to the Business Community." "It was an unusual way to announce the ' prOject", said Township Reeve Charles Th- omas, who did not attend. "We weren't officialy invited. Reeve McCutcheon told me about the meeting but not what it was about", Reeve. Thomas added. In audience discussion after the announcement was made, local resident Herb Stretton com- mented on the hardship that the lack of rail service in and out of Brussels, causes to elderly people' and others. Most of the audience appeared to share Mr. Stretton's complaint that CN was continuing to curtail, rather than improve passenger train service. Stressing his opposition to the CN policy, - Mr. Winkler said if railway service continues to be withdrawn, perhaps the province will have to replace the trains with some other form of trans- portation. The cabinet minister said that GO trains have been used successfully in urban areas. ,He added that if the province is ,going to take on transportation, a federal responsibility, it will have to have federal participation in :paying for these programs. months. Two Hydro spokesmen, Art Mosher, P.Eng. for right-of-way planning and Al Nevill, systems planning division, commented on the planning for a station in Huron along the lake. It was Ed. Oddleifson, reeve of • Bayfield and a former Hydro employee, who pressed Nevill for details. Nevill told council' that while "no definite site has been established" it would probably be "within 20 or 30 miles of Goderich. He said the plant is expected to be operational by j(*ackutinuect on Page' 4j ERIC WINKLER M.P.P. By Shirley J. Keller While rumors have been rampant in Huron County since the provincial by-election in 1973, last Friday was the first time there was any official indication that a nuclear power station is planned by Ontario Hydro for this area. At Huron County Council's regular February session in the council chambers at Goderich Friday morning, however, a hefty delegation , of Ontario Hydro representatives spilled the beans and confirmed what the public and press has been surmising for ydpolar dip as they had some ro t lk a s' difficulty trying to get their canoe [ILK ear out of the water. plans at Council this year, from west of the bridge to the dam and back, attracted six two-man' crews. One crew got an - unscheduled ducking when their canoe tipped over at the beginning-of the race and they withdrew. They were in the water longer than those who took the All ladies of the Brussels ommunity are urged to join in e World Day of Prayer service be observed in the. Brussels nited Church at 2:30 p.m. on riday, March 1st. The theme is year is "Make Us Builders of eace". The guest speaker wil I be Mrs. Jim Hummel of t.Helen's. * * Those pesky starlings, of which e saw very few last year, are nfortunately with us again. It is of that there is any dislike Of rds, the contrary is quite true. ut, for starlings there is no loire, hey are greedy., fight fttriotisty nd drive away the birds that veryone enjoys. Drat the black, ellow-beaked, sandy raseals!! ***** From tithe to time WO receive omPiaints from sUbScriliers tside out lintriediate area that eir Post reaches them days, a deki or mote, lat e. It is only ight that they should complain: iltiapers ate mailed at the same line and the hold-ups' occur after (Continued on Page 10)