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Looking Back Through the Years
PAGE 4. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MAY 16_2001
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Idiotic ruling kills sane solution
Dr. Colin D'Cunha, the province's chief medical officer of health seems
determined to be right, even if he passes on his problems to others to solve.
D'Cunha has ruled that local health units must enforce the law that says
there can be no smoking on school property.
D'Cunha is disturbed by a sane solution worked out by school boards
and local municipalities to solve the problems caused by this law. When
students were forbidden from smoking on school property, they naturally
moved just off the edge of school property to smoke before and after
school, at lunch hour and whenever they had a break. Their new smoking
location could be a public sidewalk or a neighbouring lawn.
It's easy to understand the well-meaning thought behind the ruling that
there will be no smoking on school property. On one hand, no public body
wants to condone smoking among young people. It's illegal to sell
cigarettes to anyone under 19 so students in a secondary school shouldn't
be old enough to smoke.
There's also the thought that if you make it inconvenient to smoke, fewer
people will pick up the habit. While thei .2 were designated smoking areas
at schools people continued to smoke so making it even more inconvenient
might further reduce the numbers who smoke.
There's theory, then there's reality. The reality of preventing smoking on
school property is that the problems were transferred to others. Innocent
neighbours were the victims. As Goderich Mayor Deb Shewfelt told
county council, neighbours near the Goderich high school couldn't open
their windows during warm months or they'd have their houses filled with
smokes. What about their health, Dr. D'Cuha? Younger children were
forced to walk in the street to get by the lineup of smokers on the sidewalk.
What of the health dangers to them?
Faced with these problems with a stupid law, school boards and
municipalities worked out an ingenious solution: lease a small area of land
from the school board to the municipality so it now technically is not
school property. Direct the smokers to this one area, off the sidewalks and
out of neighbours yards. It worked. Except for Dr. D'Cunha.
Everybody, except for tobacco companies, shares Dr. D'Cunha's desire
to discourage young people from smoking. The reality is, however, that
there is no simple solution — and trying to mandate one simple solution
that create problems for schools, neighbours and the whole community, is
just plain stupid. — KR
THE EDITOR,
As the 2000 campaign chairman
for the Huron United Way, it gives
me great pleasure to say thank you!
We have officially reached and
surpassed our 2000 campaign goal of
$210,000.
On behalf of the board of directors
and staff of the Huron United Way, I
would like to extend a sincere thank
you to the individuals and
corporations who helped to make
this possible. Each contribution and
effort was instrumental in this
terrific success. Our achievement of
$223,532 represents a $21,532
increase over last year's success. - - This mission of the United Way is
to "promote the organized capacity
of people to care tbr one another"
and through our member agencies
and New Venture Grant Programs
funded by the United Way, literally
thousands of people in Huron
County will receive a better quality
of care and services. Thanks to you!
Already our 2001 campaign plans
are underway, which will take many
dedicated volunteers to organize and
implement. If you would like to be
part of this vital organization, please
call the office at 482-7643.
Contributions, whether they are
financial or personal resources and
talents, are welcome and gratefully
appreciated.
It has been a pleasure and a
privilege to serve as the campaign
chair for the Huron United Way, and
I wish them continued success. Once
again, the people of Huron have
proven they can do it.
Sincerely,
Jack Riddell
2000 Campaign Chairman
Huron United Way.
May 17, 1950
A pound of farmer's sausage sold
for 39 cents at Grewar's Groceteria.
Karen Bushlin won the $2 first
prize for the Brussels School Grade
9 speaking contest. Other finalists
were Heather Allen, Donald Edgar,
Marion Hull and Mary Smith.
Hugh Pearson was elected
president of the Huron Football
Association. E. RichardS was
president of the junior teams.
Several Brussels Cadets passed
their Signal examination: John
Edgar, Kinloch Grewar and John
Kerr. The boys each received $10 for
their achievement.
A three-act comedy play Hen-
Pecked Henry was staged by the
Walton Dramatic Club at the
Brussels Town Hall.
Councillors from Brussels, Morris
and Grey met with Listowel's
municipal representatives to discuss
the idea of establishing a Maitland
River Valley authority.
In St. Johns Anglican Church,
Brussels the sacrament of baptism
was administered to the infant
children of Mr. and Mrs. Eric
Alcock, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd
Workman, Mr. and Mrs. Howard
Smith, Mr. and Mrs Herb Stretton,
Mr. and Mrs. William Fischer, Mr.
and Mrs. Lorne Bryans, Mr. and
Mrs. Wellington Mark, Mr. and Mrs
Harold East, Mr. and Mrs Mervin
McCauley, Mr. and Mrs. Ken
Fischer and Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Gowing. Miss Carrie Hingston sang
an appropriate solo.
An ad told farmers to "Stop, Listen
and Look, as a set team back band
harness 2 1/4 inch, ring traces and
steel hames was selling for $49.98 at
Pegelows.
May 14, 1986
Brussels taxes increased 6y 6.2 per
cent, while West Wawanosh Twp.
,council approved an increase of
three per cent. Grey's jumped 3.88
per cent.
Evalena Webster was named Blyth
and area Citizen of the Year.
Friends and former colleagues
from across the county came out to
congratulate former Brussels Reeve
and a past county warden, Cal
Krauter on his retirement from
public life.
Eight members of the Blyth
Brownies took part in a fly-up
ceremony enroute to Girl Guides.
They were: Erica Clark, Kerry
Hallahan, Kimberley Ferguson,
Carrie Ansley, Laurel Campbell,
Tina Burkholder, Pauline Stewart
and Jennifer Cucksey.
The Brussels Bantams had a
successful season capped off with a
division championship. They were:
Barry Blake, Jonathan VanKeulen,
John Sterner, Bruce Johnston, Rod
Nicholson, Ian Johnston, Steve
Wheeler, Jeff Earl, Mike Frazer,
Dean Nicholson, Ken Jamieson,
Brian Alcock, Manager Dave
Wheeler and Coach Joe Sterner.
Brussels Cadets receiving awards
were Corporal Jody Boynton, Chris
Mathers, Lisa Glanville and Mike
Varier.
May,15, 991
Grey Twp. taxpayers faced an
eight per cent increase due primarily
to a $25,000 deficit and the purchase
of the Walton landfill site. which
shared with McKillop would cost the
township $55.000.
The OPP's extended service office
opened in the municipal office in
Blyth.
Clare Vincent was presented with
the Meritorious Service Award, the
highest award a Legion Branch can
bestow on a member.
Erin Mitchell and Amy Thomas
were second the first runners-up
respectively at the St. Mary's Baton
competition. Lindsey Michie of
Belgrave and Ainsley Wilson were
most improved in their class. The
girls are members of the Wingham
Canadettes.
The costs of renovating the Blyth
municipal office were a surprise.
Coming in at less than expected at
$28,000, compared to the estimated
cost of $31,000. The Rutabaga
Festival sweatshirts were unveiled.
Blyth Fire Department got a new
pumper/tanker.
May 15, 1996
A camera crew from the Baton
Broadcasting System was in Blyth
taping a segment for a summer
promotional series, Knechtel's
Summer Place.
The show, sponsored by
Knechtel's highlights a minimum of
12 communities in which were were
Knechtel's markets. They aired on
CKNX-Wingham, CFPL-London
and CHWI-Windsor.
Canadian Olympian Catherine
Bond Mills visited at Blyth PS as
part of the Adopt an Athlete
Challenge.
Members of the first ever 4-H
Chinchilla Club celebrated their
completion with a show and auction.
They were leaders Barb and Ray
Storey, Kendra Brigham. Jackie
Brak, Debbie Hoggart. Teresa
Oliver, Steven Haak, Stephanie
Oliver, Joe Oliver, Blair Trewartha,
John Storey, Wes Beacom and J.C.
Beacom.
Fair move or hidden agenda?
Supporters of the public school system have been up in arms since the
announcement in last week's provincial budget that a tax credit would be
issued for those who send their children to private schools.
For those who distrust the Mike Harris government, this is another step
in undermining the public school system. They see this as a way for well-
off parents to send their kids to ritzy private schools and have the taxpayer
pay for it. •
In areas like ours, there's another reality. Hundreds of parents have been
sacrificing to send their children to Christian schools, paying taxes to the
regular school system plus paying tuition to support their own schools. Its
hasn't been fair, especially when these students were sometimes denied
use of public school facilities they helped pay for.
The problem with the tax credit, however, is that those who earn more
money get more benefit. While giving ordinary people who send their kids
to religious schools a break may be praiseworthy, the fear of an agenda that
helps the rich send their kids to private schools may be real. — KR
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