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The Brussels Post, 1974-03-13, Page 1IT HURTS!- Richard Brubacher, 4, had.his own idea of what an inoculation feels like at Tuesday's Child Health Clinic, spon6ored by the Huron County Health Unit in the Brussels Medical Building. Richard's mother, Mrs. Lloyd Brubacher of R.R.2, Brussels tries to reassure him as Health Nurse Elizabeth Belling,of Exeter administers the shot. Richard's little sister Joyce, 2, is visible behind the nurse. ESTABLIS4ED 1872 413russ 103rd Year — Issue No. 11 Wednesday, March 13, 1974 'tanning for Senior Citizens 4partments started 3 years ago ribose limits tbert st. turn err sl a eran er.st. 1. mary st .triarivrioo ttekitoo, cetat.oe 0493.witrets north Or' Spring brings with it clean-up time. Remember what a clean, tidy and sparkling appearance our village presented in Centennial year. Would it not be pleasant if it could look that way every year? There are a few lots in our village that are in dire need of a clean-up. They are most unsightly and certainly need to be cleared of rusting, discarded junk. * * * * * The freezing rain that fell turned streets and walks into a glare of ice on Saturday morning. .The dangerous conditions kept many people close to home, afraid of risking broken limbs. It is at times like these, that we really appreciate the delivery seryice of our local merchants. It perhaps is inconsiderate to expect them to do what we ourselves hesitate to do, but usually they are better equipped for such Conditions. Such service at these times is certainly appreciated, especially by older customers. * * * * * * People enjoy all the home community news. This applies not only to those of our immediate area, but especially the sub- scribers :tattered the length and `breadth of Canada and else- where. So, come on folks, if you have any items of interest to our readers, please let us know. Drop in, give us a call, 887-6641, or send.a note to The.Brussels Post. All you have to do is just give us (Continued on Page 16) 4. Council working on dog problem The new 23 unit Senior :izens' Apartment building nounced recently for Brussels quite a "coup" for the village. my larger centres have no tario Housing Corporation :ommodation for the elderly at• or have smaller units. 'forth, for example, with a milation two and a half times t of Brussels, has only 21 units its new Seniors' apartment npletecl last fall. 'he village qualifies for a 23 t complex because Morris and Townships joined Brussels applying for the Senior zens' housing. Irussels' Reeve McCutchedn started working Senior Citizens accom nig- t)n when* he became reeve in 1. Reeve McCutcheon tatted the councils 'of Morris Grey and asked then) to, Jest that OHC make a survey he need for `rent geared to Ink housing for the elderly. Many people from Morris and y retire to Brussels and it le sense that the 'three licipalitieS share the tnents", he said, "We've to start thinking in terms of Whole community, not just ;sels", the reeve added. 0 sooner we stop drawing a idary around Brussels, the survey of the housing needs )Ider people in the three inipalities that • Ontario did in the whiter of -73 indicated that a 23 unit building should be built. In 1971 the total population to be served by the units was 4,418 of which 18.8 per cent were senior citizens. Brussels had been turned down previously when the village attempted to get Senior Citizens' housing and a liquor store, Reeve McCutcheon said. He has pushed for both facilities since becoming. PeeVe. The reeve felt the village hadn't gotten much help from higher levels of government and "it was about time we did". "We established that there was a -need and it was up to the government to , give us this service", the reeve said. The Ontario government has had a policy that Senior Citizens' housing will not be built in communities which do not have sewers to service the units. However, the village government heard about a municipality where this ,rule had been waived, A precedent had been established and Brussels Was able to get it's unit okayed although sewers here are not yet under construction. Reeve ..McCutcheon expects that tenders for the building. will be called Soon. "The site is ready and land across the road has been acquired for the weeping tile bed °. • The senior Citizen's 'unit will be hooked i nto sewers as soOri as they are constructed hi the village, Reeve IVICCittchedii said he would like to see even mote units of Senior Citizens' housing built in the Village. He would' also like Brussels may have to hire an animal control officer at a cost of about $700 or $800 per year to keep dogs from running loose in the village, if people consider the problem is serious enough, Reeve Jack McCutcheon told the Post. Complaints about dogs running wild and disturbing village residents are increasing. The onus is on dog owners to control their, pets, the reeve said. The dog tags that every dog in the village is supposed to be weafaig just aren't being bought by owners and there seems to be no way to find, out which dogs are Lions plan The Brussels Lions are planning an event called "Canoe The Maitland" in the week end of March 30th. Proceedings will start the Lions Park at 1:30 to 2 p.m. Competing teams will be classified and will race upstream towards the dam, go around a buoy, and then proceed down- stream. The finish mark will be at the -bridge near the Wingham Golf Course. Teams from all over Ontario are expected, to compete in this event. An itinerary and map will be printed in a subsequent edition of this paper. This will show the causing the problems. Council is considering acquiring the services of an animal control officer who now works for Blyth and Clinton. Dogs would be picked up and taken to a pound where their owners could retrieve them after paying a fine. Dogs would have to be kept at the pound for four days before they could be destroyed and the village would have to pay its share of pound costs. "It's a diplomatic way of controlling dogs", the reeve said. -The question is whether the problem is serious enough to spend this amount of money". canoe race route of the Maitland and the approximate times of the crossing at the various bridges. The booth at the Lions Park will be open for hot dogs, coffee, etc. Everyone is invited to attend a dance in the LegionHall to the music of Ken Scott's Orchestra that evening. - The Lions hope for a large turnout of both participants and spectators. They' re told by, experts that this stretch of the, Maitland lends itself admirably to a c 'anoe race. They hope to make this an annual event. to see a catering service of some type which would provide, all senior citizens with one hot meal ,a day. Perhaps. a kitchen in the new building could be used for this, Ile said. The new apartments on the old public school site will be administered by the Ontario (Continued on Page 16) s.