The Citizen, 2006-10-19, Page 1Volume 22 No. 41
Thursday, Oct. 19, 2006
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Children of the Blyth United Sunday school made a special presentation to Blyth fire chief Paul
Josling at the service on Sunday morning. The idea started with a teddy bear picnic for little
ones, and the suggestion was brought forward that the older children could bring a bear for a
donation. A number of stuffed bears had been collected to be given to children in situations
where the fire deparment responds, in an attempt to ease any trauma. With Josling are, from
left: Gil Garratt and son Gideon, Hannah Boven, Brett Glousher, Connor Brooks, Candice
Abel-Rinn and Braidon Abel-Rinn. (Vicky Bremner photo)
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Officer in serious condition
in London following crash
By Bonnie Gropp
Citizen editor
This weekend in what has become
a poptilar community event, Blyth
combines the natural with the
supernatural for its annual Witches'
Walk.
The event, to be held this year on
Saturday, Oct. 21 beginning at 7
p.m., and running to 9:30 p.m.,
takes place along the Greenway
Trail.
Organizer Gwen Papple promises
new displays that "should prove to
be very goulish, but I won't be
saying what they are."
While the picturesque trail
transforms nicely to an eerie
backdrop for the event, Papple said
it's not too frightening for little
ones. "They always come along
with their parents, and if they do get
scared they can leave the trail at any
point."
The event is by donation only with
proceeds going to community
betterment. Firefighters from Blyth
will be on the scene to sell
refreshments.
Members of Blyth's Fire
Department were honoured with
medals of merit from the Fire
Fighters Association of Ontario and
the Fire Marshal's office on
Saturday night.
The medals were given in
recognition of the firefighters efforts
at a call to a Morris Twp. farm,
which resulted in saving the life of a
heart attack victim.
Assistant deputy fire marshal
Barry McKinnon, on behalf of the
fire marshal, began with a quote
By Bonnie Gropp
Citizen editor
A well-respected Huron Ontario
Provincial Police officer and
member of
the Blyth Fire
Department
remains in
serious
condition in li
London
hospital
following a
car crash on
Saturday
morning.
According
to OPP, Const. Dave Officer in hospital
Mounsey was responding to a
transport truck rollover at Harriston
from the funeral of Pericles - "The
bravest are surely those who have
the clearest vision of what is before
them, glory and danger alike, and yet
notwithstanding go out and meet
it."
McKinnon went on to say that the
Blyth department had led the way
with the introduction of a defib
program into the community% a first
in the county.
"We know that services such as
the defib program are essential to
restoring life and they place even
Road, west of Wroxeter at
approximately 9 a.m. On Brussels
Line, just north of Brownstown
Road, the cruiser left the road and
struck a hydro pole.
There were high winds and wet
falling snow making the roads heavy
and slush covered at the time, said
OPP.
Mounsey was airlifted to
London'S Victoria Campus with
serious undisclosed injuries.
It was two years ago this same
weekend that Mounsey was
seriously injured in another crash
while on duty, when a driver had
come through an intersection and
collided with the cruiser.
Blyth firefighters had attended the
scene at the time and it was after his
recovery that Mounsey joined the
department as a volunteer.
more demands on scarce time for
volunteer firefighters. Thanks for
persevering and implementing the
program," he said.
He credited the firefighters with
working together as a team the day
of the incident to remove a person
"in desperate need of help from a
place of extreme danger to a place of
safety. They then went on to use
their skills and training in a very
professional way to restore this
man's vital signs and give them a
second chance at life."
Blyth fire chief Paul Josling spoke
on behalf of the department when he
said, "We were stunned when we
heard the news. I just want Brenda
(life partner, OPP Const. Carey), his
mom and dad and his family to know
that we are here to help in any way
we can. Dave is part of our family."
Mounsey and Carey had just
returned from Victoria B.C. where
they participated in a 46 km
marathon to raise money for a new
defibrillator for the department.
"This gives you an idea of how
dedicated Dave was to his job as a
firefighter," said Josling.
"Dave is a brother firefighter, and
a much-loved and valued member of
our department, our comnmunity
and the OPP force. Our thoughts are
with him and his family," said
Josling.
While only some Blyth firefighteis
received the medal, it in no way
diminished the work of the others,
said McKinnon. "Tonight we simply
recognize that certain individuals
went that extra step during a
significant emergency that made a
critical difference and saved a
life."
Noting that their efforts had given
the victim a second chance at life,
McKinnon said, "Your team has
proven that the technology and the
program work."
Doors
Open in
N. Huron
Oct. 28
For the first time, North Huron is
opening its doors to visitors this
fall.
As part of Doors Open Ontario,
North Huron is invited people to
tour a number of historic sites and
points of interest in the community
on Oct. 28.
The aim of Doors Open is to make
the many heritage buildings in
communities across Ontario more
available, if only for one or two days
a year. North Huron is one of 45
communities across Ontario that are
holding a Doors Open event in their
communities in 2006.
Oct. 28 is the last weekend in the
Doors Open season and North
Huron is the last event.
The Ontario Heritage Trust is the
organizing agency and Burnside and
Canadian Crane Rentals are the
local sponsors.
At Doors Open North Huron, the
sites include: Wingham United
Church, Sacred Heart Catholic
Church in Wingham, the Wingham
Masonic Temple, the Wingham
Jail Cells (tour at 10 a.m. and
storytime in a jail cell at 11 a.m.), a
walking tour of downtown Wingham
(2 p.m.), Wingham Town Hall
Heritage Theatre, Alice Munro
Literary Garden, North Huron
Museum, Barn Dance Museum,
Wingham Golf and Curling Club,
the old GTR Railway Station (Town
and Country Support Services),
Blyth Memorial Theatre, Blyth
Threshers' Grounds and Log Cabin,
a walking tour of Blyth (10 a.m.
with the Voddens) and Pianovations
in Londesborough.
A program passport, complete
with historic information, maps and
suggested back road tours, will be
included in The Citizen as well as
the Wingham Advance Times next
week. The program passport will
also be available at the North Huron
Museum and Blyth Festival Theatre,
Doors Open sites will be marked
with bright yellow banners the day
of the event so people will be aware
of the site locations. Each site will
have greeters and most sites will
have guides on hand to answer
questions and give tours.
Those visiting the sites are
encouraged to pick up a passport in
the local paper or at the information
centres (the museum in Wingham
and the theatre in Blyth).
The information centres will
also help visitors to the community
find washrooms, restaurants,
lodgings and info on local sites and
services.
"We're hoping that people in the
community will get out and explore
their community. There are some
treasures that don't often see the
light of day," said Jodi Jerome,
museum curator.
Blyth firefighters get merit medals