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VOL. 7 NO. 37 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18,1991. 60 CENTS
Digging in
It was an historical occasion at 4 p.m., Friday, September
13, as dignitaries, members of county council, and
residents of Brussels attended the official sod turning for
the site of the Huronview North project, located at the
south end of Brussels. Pictured, from left: Warden Jim
Robinson, Grey Township Reeve Leona Armstrong, Morris
Township Reeve Doug Fraser, Brussels Reeve, Gord
Workman, Huronview Committee Chairman Howard
Armstrong (in the backhoe), Gail lire, from the London and
Area office of the Community Health Support group, Jack
Beattie, President of the Huronview Residents' Council and
Lois Elliott, Auxiliary President.
12 today
The 130th Brussels Fall Fair
began last night with the official
opening ceremony being held today
(Wednesday) at 1 p.m. following
the school parade.
Last night the homecraft and area
school exhibits were on display at
the arena from 7 pm. on. The Pct
Show began at 7:15, followed by
the Talent Show.
After the official opening there
will be the Open Youth Horse
Show at 1:30. goat and sheep judg
ing, 4-H dairy, beef, calf, horse and
rabbit shows.
Inside the building there will
demonstrations on cake decorating
and crafts.
For the amusement of young and
old, Robertson Amusements Mid
way will be running throughout the
day, while for the little ones there is
a mini-tractor pull at 2.
There's lots to see and lots to do
so come and celebrate this anniver
sary fair.
Blyth should
see lights soon
Blyth residents should begin to
see the light in coming months as
new street lighting is installed
under the PRIDE program.
The new, energy-efficient, high
pressure sodium lights will be
installed as soon as they can be
obtained. Clerk-treasurer Helen
Gubb said quotes had been
received from various suppliers and
it was just a case of deciding which
suppliers and how many lights to
order. (Council had been given per
mission not to put the lighting pro
gram out to tender). Council had
been holding off on buying the
lights until it saw how much money
was left under the PRIDE grant. It
now appears that all lights in town
except those on main street can be
replaced this year. Main street
lights won't be touched until recon
struction of the street under the
improvements for Highway 4.
That's likely to take place in 1993.
The job of installing all those
lights will be so big, however, that
the village crew won't have time to
do the job on top of regular work.
"I'd like to see the whole thing
done and be done with it," Council
lor Dave Lee said, suggesting per
mission be given to hire help. That
permission was given.
100 farmers
protest low
grain prices
Sod finally turned at Huronview North
After many delays and much
anticipation, the official sod-turn
ing for the Huronview North pro
ject at the south end of Brussels,
look place at 4 p.m. on Friday,
September 13.
In his opening remarks county
Warden Jim Robinson reminded
the crowd of over 100 people, who
came to witness the momentous
event, that it was nine years ago, a
decision was reached to build a
new county home for the aged.
"This is an historic and special day,
especially for the residents and
staff of [the existing] Huronview,"
said Warden Robinson. "I hope it
does justice to the work that has
gone into it."
The President of the Huronview
Auxiliary, Mrs. Lois Elliott
expressed her excitement over the
building, saying she hoped it would
serve the people in the north of the
county well.
Ms Gail Ure, from the London
and area office of Community
Health Support said, this program
has touched so many lives already,
adding that we are planning and
building with the future in mind.
"When we build let us think we are
building forever," she said.
Jack Beattie, the President of the
Huronview residents gave recogni
tion to all the people who had
worked to bnng this about, while
Moms Reeve, Doug Fraser, deliv
ered best wishes on behalf of the
other neighbouring township
reeves.
Huronview Committee Chair
man, Howard Armstrong, the latest
in a long line of county councillors
to head the committee, said, "It has
been a difficult year to say the
least, but it has finally come to be a
reality." Mr. Armstrong went on to
say that with all the obstacles that
have stood in the way of this pro
ject the people involved have
sometimes forgotten the real pur
pose of Huronview, which was to
build a home for seniors, "one that
is second to none and will be
appreciated for many years to
come.
MP Murray Cardiff said he was
looking forward to turning this sod,
because out of it "we will see
development from bricks and mor
tar." Mr. Cardiff noted as well, that
Huronview will also provide
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By Jim Fitzgerald
Unhappy with falling incomes
for their grain and oil seed crops,
worried about losing their farms,
and even fearful of possible sui
cides, nearly 1,000 farmers from
Huron, Bruce,.Perth, and some
from as far away as Essex County,
gathered at a protest meeting in
Lucknow last Wednesday night.
Calling themselves "a line in the
dirt," organizers of the grass roots
protest movement hope to draw
public and government attention to
their plight.
An informal proposal al the
meeting by Lucknow area farmer
Fred Phillips, to withhold playing
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