The Citizen, 2006-02-02, Page 1e Citizen
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Brussels
school
turns
45
It was a time of celebration at
Brussels Public School on Monday
night as the community turned out
to mark the 45th anniversary of the
school and join in the second annual
family literacy nigh!.
The evening- began with a
community barbed*, followed by a
program in the gymnasium.
For the literacy portion, guest
readers were present in the
classrooms to tell 'bedtime' stories
young and old.
Students were invited to wear
their pyjamas.
A six-room school opened at the
corner of Alexander and Catherine
Streets as part of the Brussels,
Morris and Grey school area in
1961. The new facility included the
first kindergarten class ever in the
village's history. In 1966 a gym and
three classrooms were added to the
building.
The official opening was held Jan.
20, complete with parade. Inspector
Kinkead and-two students, Carolyn
Waite and Rickey Somers cut the
ribbon. Also present for the
ceremony was MPP L.E. Cardiff,
MP John Hanna, the architect B.P.
Templin, T.R. Brown of the
Hadimand region, local clergy,
school area board representatives,
members of council and the
Wingham and District High School
board members.
The principal at the time was Ken
Ashton.
The position of supervising
principal was held from 1968 to
1969 by Bill Black until the
position was eliminated
The next principal was Ken Scott
who remained at BPS for 19 years.
He was followed by James
Axtmann, Dave Kemp, Howie
Morton, Paul Dyck and Heather
Beattie, the current principal.
By Heather Crawford
Citizen staff
Residents in Brussels arid other
towns without pharmacies may have
to look elsewhere to treat a cold or
allergies. -
Certain common medications will
no longer be available at local corner
stores and grocery stores as of April
10, if the province passes a
recommendation by the National
Association ofyh armacy Regulatory
Authorities (NAPRA) as is
expected.
The ban is an effort to restrict the
availability of ingredients used in
making the drug crystal
methamphetamine.
The decision comes from The
National Drug Scheduling Advisory
Committee who advises NAPRA.
NAPRA then makes the decision on
the recommendations, Kevin Potvin
executive director at NAPRA said.
Potvin said police have identified
labs where products with ephedrine
or pseudoephedrine have been used
and there is evidence that these
products that can be purchased off
shelves in corner stores and grocery
stores are being used in small labs.
"It's up to the provinces to decide
how to implement [this ruling]," he
said. "We don't have the authority to
do that."
Ontario is one of six provinces that
automatically passes
recommendations made by NAPRA.
"So we expect this to go into effect if there is a fear [of the drug being
on April 10 in Ontario," he said. used for illicit reasons]."
The ban affects popular cold Taylor remembers when Advil was
remedies such as Sudafed taken off of prescription and placed
Decongestant 12-hour caplets, non- over the counter.
drowsy Contac Cold 12-hour, "The sales didn't skyrocket and
Benylin, Tylenol Cold, Triaminic the companies saw that. The
and Claritin Sinus. marketing went up and now you
These products will only be don't have to buy it behind the
available at pharmacies, with counter." He predicts something
Sudafed and Contac Cold being similar with Sudafed and Contac
placed behind the counter. Cold.
"It's just another reason for people "I think once sales decline the
to shop out of town," Jason Rehkopf, manufacturers will change the
owner of Brussels Foodland said. product so it doesn't have [ephedrine
"We don't sell a lot .of it but it's there and pseudoephedrine as a single
in case of an emergency." ingredient]."
A sales clerk at Brussels Variety In the meantime residents in
said the ban will make a difference Brussels will have to travel outside
in their business. of town to find cold and allergy
"[We sell it] just for convenience remedies at pharmacies in Blyth,
really. People around here are going Mitchell, Seaforth, Wingham, and
to have to travel somewhere else Listowel.
then because there isn't really Deb Stevenson, a sales assistant at
anywhere [in Brussels] to go for Blyth Apothecary said she doesn't
[cold and allergy medication]," the think selling Sudafed and other
clerk said. cough medicine to makers of meth is
Pharmacist Dan Taylor of Blyth a problem in the store because it is
Apothecary, said he hasn't received so small and she knows practically
word from the Ontario College of everyone who comes in. "In order to
Pharmacists yet but when he does he make [methamphetamine], you
will be following the restrictions would need large quantities of the
despite the fact that he doesn't feel ingredients," she said.
they are necessary. According to Const. Jeff Walraven
"We know practically everyone of the Huron OPP that is not always
who comes in to buy something and the case.
the products that are dangerous are Cookers [people who make the
within my line of vision," he said. "I drug] are not just looking for large
know what questions to ask someone Continued on page 6
Heaven
makes
point
By Heather Crawford
Citizen staff
Grey Ward councillor Mark
Beaven wants to make it clear that
Huron East council has not made any
final decisions on building a new
recreational centre in Vanastra.
"We are receiving public input and
we are still in the planning stages,"
he said at the Jan. 24 council
meeting. "We have not debated and
argued to have anew building yet."
Beaven said that council has never
made a motion to build a new rec
centre and that there must be a true,
open, and honest debate with
different opinions offered.
Deputy-mayor Bernie MacLellan
said he wasn't so sure he agreed with
that.
"My personal opinion is that the
rec centre needs to be replaced
within 10 years and I hate to think
that the people in Brussels and other
parts of Huron East would be against
having their tax dollars go towards a
new rec centre in Vanastra when the
people in Vanastra have supported
centres in Seaforth and Brussels."
MacLellan said he believed there
would be a new building in Vanastra
in 10 years or possibly less with a lot
of help from the community.
"We have not discussed dollar
value yet but if we start down the
road we need to guarantee that we
will follow through," he added.
Council decided not to discuss the
rec centre until the budget is over.
"But I hope that after the budget it
will go on the table," MacLellan said.
The discussion stemmed from a
public meeting held in Vanastra
about the future of the building.
MacLellan reported that there was
an excellent turnout at the meeting
and that his take on it was that the
people at the meeting wanted a new
centre within 10 years.
"But they wanted to know that we
would follow through or the next
council would follow through and
not just abandon the project," he said.
Campvention
meeting, Feb. 8
There will be a public meeting on
Feb. 8 at 8 p.m. upstairs in the Blyth
Community Centre to discuss
progresS being made with
Campvention.
Anyone who is interested is
welcome to come, Kern Herrfort,
economic development co-ordinator
for North Huron said. "It's not just
for the businesses involved in the
organizing, but for anyone who
would like to know more about it."
At the last meeting regarding
Campvention, there were updates
from groups interested in offering a
service for the visitors. Meal ideas
and activities were shared.
The meeting on Feb. 8 is
scheduled as an update on progress
so far and to report any contact made
with the Campvention
representatives.
For time's sake
The special anniversary celebration evening at Brussels Public School on Monday night was
highlighted by the presentation of a time capsule containing items from each of the classes.
Making the presentation to school council chair Pauleen Kerkhof, second from right and
principal Heather Beattie were student Matthew Cardiff, left and student's councilpresident
Andrew Watson. The program also included greetings from superintendent Marie Parsons on
behalf of the Avon Maitland District School Board and Huron East councillor David Blaney.
Teacher Shannon McGavin, a former student of BPS delivered the remarks on behalf of staff,
while another former student and teacher Mary Douma recalled her memories of the school.
(Bonnie Gropp photo)
Ban on cold medicines will
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