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The Citizen, 2006-02-02, Page 41.a.netrio1on0gmail.com PAGE 4. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2006. Editorial Opinions Publisher, Keith Roulston Editor, Bonnie Gropp Advertising, Ken Warwick & Marcie Riegling The Citizen The Citizen is published 50 times a year in Brussels, Ontario by North Huron Publishing Company Inc. Subscriptions are payable in advance at a rate of $30.00/year ($28.04 + $1.96 G.S.T.) in Canada; S90.00/year in U.S.A. and $100/year in other foreign countries. Advertising is accepted on the condition that in the event of a typographical error, only that portion of the advertisement will be credited. Advertising Deadlines: Monday, 2 p.m. - Brussels; Monday, 4 p.m. - Blyth. PUBLICATIONS MAIL AGREEMENT NO. 40050141 PAPREGISTRATION NO. 09244 RETURN UNDELIVERABLE CANADIAN ADDRESSES TO CIRCULATION DEPT. PO BOX 152 BRUSSELS ON NOG 1H0 email: norhuron@scsinternet.com We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Publications Assistance Program (PAP) toward our mailing costs. CanaM. We are not responsible for unsolicited newsscrIpts or photographs. Contents of The Citizen are C Copyright A9cna 4, CNA •„, ,to Member of the Ontario Press Council Mil3;6•1 P.O. Box 429, PO. Box 152, BLYTH, Ont. BRUSSELS, Ont. NOM IHO NOG 1H0 Phone 523-4792 Phone 887-9114 FAX 523-9140 FAX 887-9021 E-mail norhuron@scsinternet.com Website www.northhuron.on.ca Another complication Expensive therapy The removal of many popular cold remedies from store shelves is one more case of a small minority creating inconvenience for a large majority. The danger of cold remedies like Sudafed Decongestant and Contac Cold being used as a raw material in the manufacture of the highly- addictive drug crystal methamphetamine has led the National Association of Pharmacy Regulatory Authorities to declare that as of April 10, these drugs will only be available in pharmacies, and then only behind the counter. This will disadvantage many people, even city shoppers, accustomed to going to the nearest grocery or corner store. The problem will be greatest in places like Brussels without a pharmacy to turn to. It's easy to think this is another stupid regulation until you hear how addictive and destructive crystal meth can be. It's a problem that's particularly dangerous in rural areas where it's easy to set up a lab to make the drug. The new restrictions are he lesser of two evils. — KR After six weeks of angry words and vicious charges, a calm has descended on Canada. In a way, a federal election is a rather expensive session of therapy in which all the voter's anger and frustration is poured out and the patient becomes calmer. Like people in an angry argument, there was something irrational about the election. Whai started calmly became more and more frenzied as the campaign wore on and the anger built. At the beginning of the campaign most people would have bet the election would have resulted in the same situation as at the beginning: a minority Liberal government. There wasn't really that much that changed during the campaign to bring about such a different result. Certainly Conservative leader Stephen Harper ran a near-perfect campaign and made some popular promises like reducing the GST but his real genius was focussing the voters' anger on Paul Martin and his Liberals. Canadians don't tend to elect governments: we throw other governments out. And so the 2006 election will be remembered like the 1993 election when voters turned viciously on the Conservative government, though this time the outcome wasn't quite so devastating for the sitting government. This campaign was also like the 1990 provincial election when Premier David Peterson went into the election popular, but somehow touched off anger in the electorate that wanted to punish him for calling an early election. The voters in 2006 were in the mood to punish the Liberals and they did. With that out of their systems people seem calm. This too is one function of a democracy: to provide people with a way to channel their frustrations. Though elections are expensive, in the long run it's perhaps a good investment.— KR Commentary Looking Back Through the Years By Paul Mistele, Vice-President, Ontario Federation of Agriculture Canadians have chosen a new federal government and now it's time for farmers and their organizations to start working with these politicians. During the election campaign OFA met many of them and explained what agriculture's priorities were for the future. Now, we have to focus on specific changes that will be required to get farmers through the current financial crisis. Our farm families have suffered through several years of negative incomes, watching their equity disappear year by year. These are desperate times by any measure. All parties have demonstrated some knowledge of the economic ruin farm families are enduring. It now becomes our job to move them forward from acknowledging the distress that's out there to implementing programs to get agriculture back on the road to better times. They say they recognize the urgency to get immediate funding into the hands of producers — dollars that will serve as a down payment toward the risk management and production insurance programs we are demanding. There is no need to spend time studying the situation and developing these programs — farm organizations have already assembled the programs and put them before governments. We're waiting on both federal and provincial governments to accept what's been placed in their hands, and turn it into policy. We're also waiting on the two levels of government to demonstrate a willingness to work in partnership with farmers and each other to deliver these programs. The Canadian Federation of Agriculture has developed the framework of a Canadian Farm Bill, a proposal that will replace the Agricultural Policy Framework due to expire 2007. Farmers across Canada have stated that the current Agricultural Policy Framework has been flawed from the beginning, and dramatic changes are needed. During the election campaign, agriculture's spokes people from the three major parties talked about the problems created by the Canadian Agricultural Income Stabilization program. Some even promoted scrapping CAIS completely and replacing it with programs that would be more responsive to the needs of farmers. Those are some of the first things OFA will be talking about when we meet with representatives of our new Continued on page Feb. 5, 1959 The Brussels Library appointed a new librarian. Mrs. Harold Kerney of Brussels took the position of librarian after the unfortunate passing of the former librarian, Mrs. W. Scott. Miss Irene Myers of BrusselS was crowned Queen of Listowel District High School at the annual "At Home" event. The Grade 12 student is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. C. A. Myers of Brussels. Ticket receipt counts from the 1958 Brussels Fall Fair held in the area were reported as being the highest in Huron County. Norman S. Hoover, secretary/treasurer at the time, stated that the total ticket sales were $5,788.31, making it the most successful fair in Huron County. Feb. 6, 1960 A former Blyth resident was severely burned in an accident taking place at his home. The man was in hospital at Kenora after suffering burns to his face, hands, and feet. The incident occurred when the man was attempting to carry a burning pan of grease out of the house after a cooking mishap. His wife quickly summoned help from their landlord as they finally extinguished the fire: The victim was expected to stay in hospital for six weeks with his face, hand and feet completely covered in bandages. A card party hosted by the Hullett Twp. Federation of Agriculture was very successful. There was a large turnout with a total of 20 tables in play. Among the winners were: Mrs. Elsie Shaddick, Mrs. Bill Flynn, Mrs. Leonard Archambault, George Carter, Robert Townsend, Jack Armstrong, and Alex McMichael. More card parties similar to this one were to be planned for the future due to the great success of this one, anti . the enjoyment of all who attended; it -was reported. Residents of Tuindorp, Holland were salvaging the few remnants of their homes after a large dike gave out. The dike was located along a branch of the North Sea Canal. Several homes and streets were flooded. Jan. 31, 1973 Mark Battye, a then Grade 8 student was presented with a cheque after his poem Remembrance Day Thoughts won top honours at both the Zone and District Levels of the Legion's Poetry Contest. The cheque was presented to Mark by Tom Thompson of the Blyth branch of the Royal Canadian Legion, the co- ordinators of the contest. Mark's poem would now go on to the provincial finals and if it won there, it would go on to the national finals. By a vote of more than two to one, the directors of the Blyth Agricultural Society decided to discontinue holding the Blyth Fall Fair. A vote was held at a directors' meeting of the Society at Snell's Banquet Hall in Westfield. A total turnout of 65 took part in the vote. Among the reasons to cancel the annual Blyth event, were the recent decline in attendance, and lack of help and volunteers to organize the event. Feb. 4, 1987 Students at Blyth Public School were the lucky audience for a great performance when the Central Huron Secondary School band and choir entertained. The band also included many former Blyth and Hullett students. The performance was well enjoyed by all. A photo was featured in the paper of a young boy and his father all decked out in winter gear atop their snowmobile. The boy in the picture was five-year-old Jason Thompson accompanied by his dad, Eldon. They were just a couple of many participants in the poker rally held in Walton. The event was a huge success and the top poker hand was Walton's own Brian Wilbee, winning a total of $150. The Brussels Bulls Player of the Month was #11 Tim Fritz. Tim was the captain and on-ice leader of the Juniors. His 100-point pace has kept the Bulls in contention for the first place throughout the month of January. Jan. 31, 1990 Thieves made off with over $20,000 in merchandise from The Old Mill, south of Blyth. The break- in occurred during the evening of Tuesday, Jan. 23. Once inside, the thieves removed 70 ladies' leather jackets of various sizes, valued at approximately $23, 325. There were no witnesses to the crime and the Ontario Provincial Police had no suspects at the time. Investigations were going on into the incident. A 'two-car collision occurred in Morris Twp. on County Rd. 12. The accident was caused by extremely icy road conditions. Two men from Chesley were southbound when they began to fishtail and then collided with a northbound vehicle driven by a London man. There were only minor injuries, but both vehicles were reported as completely demolished. Playing at the Park Theatre in Goderich was The War of the Roses. The film was a dark comedy starring Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, and Danny DeVito. Also playing at the Lyceum Theatre in Wingham was Back To The Future: Part II, starring Christopher Lloyd and Michael J. Fox.