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The Citizen, 2006-11-09, Page 4PAGE 4. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2006. Editorials Opinions Publisher, Keith Roulston Editor, Bonnie Gropp Advertising, Ken Warwick & Kelly Quesenberry 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 $32.00/year ($30.19 + $1.81 G.S.T.) in Canada; $92.00/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 PAP REGISTRATION NO. 09244 RETURN UNDELIVERABLE CANADIAN ADDRESSES TO CIRCULATION DEPT. 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It means one part of the population is trying to kill another part of the population or people from another country are trying to impose their will on their, neighbours. Canadians have not had their borders invaded in nearly 200 years since the War of 1812, though there were skirmishes by raiding parties of Fenian terrorists 150 years ago. Only with the 1837 Rebellion and the 1970 FLQ crisis in Quebec have we fa..:ed anything even close to armed insurrection. Part of the reason is that our soldiers have volunteered to fight on fronts far beyond our borders so they wouldn't have to fight on our own shores. Canadian men and women paid a horrible price in two world wars. In neither case was Canada in imminent danger of invasion. But with the evil that was Adolf Hitler's Germany, at least, there was always the chance he wouldn't be satisfied with conquering Europe and would eventually thirst for North America too. Even if he didn't, it was essential the world respond to stop his murderous regime which was imprisoning, enslaving and slaughtering millions of innocent people. Today again Canadian soldiers are risking, and sometimes losing, their lives in a mission to try to give freedom to a people who-have been terrorized by an evil force. They join a long line of people who have served the cause of peace, freedom and democracy in the Middle East, Cyprus, the Balkans, Korea and elsewhere in our country's history. There can be no greater gift to a country than to have people risk their lives to protect the peace and human rights of others. On Remembrance Day we should remember all those, from past generations and today's, who have risked their lives, and lost their lives, on behalf of Canada and the world. — KR Looking Back Through the Years Act now, or hold your peace In recent years there has been no sadder commentary on the democracy that our soldiers have sacrificed to protect, than the turnout at municipal elections. Usually far fewer than half the eligible voters take their opportunity to decide who will represent them on local councils. Yet in many ways the municipal government is the most important government at our personal level. Everyday needs like roads, garbage pick-up, street lighting, arenas and parks are overseen by your local council. The head of that council participates in Huron County council, overseeing the spending of many millions on highways, homes for the aged, day care centres, social assistance, libraries, and public health. When a municipal government fails, as did Walkerton's in the water crisis, people can lose their lives. Governments can fail if voters do not take part in democracy and stay alert to how their government is working. The first step to good government is voting on election day, Monday, Nov. 13. Take it. — KR Commentary By Ron Bonnett, President Ontario Federation of Agriculture Once again the federal government has demonstrated how quickly it can move on some financial issues. In this case it was the threat of losing major dollars in corporate taxes through the income trust regulations. Meanwhile, Canadian formers have been waiting for more than three years for government action to correct a situation that has cost them billions of dollars in lost income. These farmers and their organizations have presented proposals to both federal and provincial governments for programs that would reduce of eliminate the risk of lost income due to efforts by foreign governments to support their farmers. Citing potential high costs for such programs, both levels of government have declined to act on the proposals. They say it would be too costly to fund the programs as proposed by farmers. Without those programs, an increasing number of farmers will be forced out of business setting off a ripple effect throughout rural_Crada that has the potential to cost governments much more in social programs and lost tax revenue. Canadian agriculture makes a tremendous contribution to Canada's Gross Domestic Product figure— 8.3 per cent of the nation's total or $83.9 billion — and is a major factor in the country's positive trade balance position. What's so difficult for our elected government leaders to see about the link between having a strong, healthy agricultural economy and a strong national economy? Governments have devised ad hoc programs to put some money into the hands of farmers and their families. These and the recent CAIS adjustments - have certainly been helpful in improving farm incomes, but there is still a need for. the programs proposed by farmers and their organizations, particularly in the grains, oilseeds, and horticulture Continued on page 6 Nov. 12, 1960 There-was-dismay at an important museum in Egypt when thousands of , priceless artifacts disappeared. At the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, it was found that over 25,000 different pieces from the inventory were missing. Museum employees and authorities alike immediately began the search for the missing pieces, but to no avail. Explorers from Holland and France were to set off on an expedition into the last known location in the world which had not been explored thoroughly. The seven members of Dutch-French expedition team were planning to scale the mountain wall bordering the jungles of New Guinea, a large island north of Australia. Up until now, the island had only been explored by Captain Frank Hurley, who told stories of the strange :tribes of people who regularly practised cannibalism, pig- worship and constant warfare. Montreal Canadians goalie Jacques Plante was photographed sporting one of the first goalie masks to be created. He had good reason to be one of the first to wear such protection: Jacques had already had his cheekbones broken twice, as well as other facial bones, by flying pucks. Exiled • from his homeland, Russian Russell Langelle took refuge in the U.S., bringing along his two-year old daughter Mary. Langelle was ousted by the Russian government because of allegations that he had been using his job as a security officer at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow as a front for espionage activities. Nov. 12, 1969 Blyth resident Hebo Siertsema was surprised to find a nest of 11 turtle eggs in his field while plowing. After breaking one of the then-unknown eggs open, he found a _ tiny baby turtle inside which was fully developed and healthy. After finding this, Siertsema took the remaining eggs out of the field and safely reburied them in his garden, hopefully to hatch open soon, before the cold of winter took too much of a toll on the young turtles. A group of young men were being questioned after a risky Halloween prank went out of control. The prank ended up costing a local farmer a lot of money to repair damage after his barn was set on fire Halloween night. This was to serve as a lesson to all youth in the area that pranks are fine unless they get carried away and become serious threats. Nov. 7, 1973 Police were investigating a strange incident that took place outside the offices of the East Street Post Office in Goderich. Employees came to work to find that the stacks of the Goderich Signal-Star newspapers marked for local delivery that day had been broken open and the papers scattered across the parking lot and also the adjacent streets. The string had been burnt off of the stacks, but other than being displaced, there was no damage done to the papers. • Nov. 11, 1987 Brussels Reeve Gordon Workman proposed to village council that a representative should be sent to an upcoming meeting to be held about the closure of a CN railroad station. Councillor Neil McDonald concluded that "their service stinks", referring to the management of the station, citing the unorganized and inefficient way the station was being run. CN had suffered losses of up to $900,000 because of this inadequate management, he said. Despite this, Workman convinced the council to at least send a representative to the meeting, and let the village know that they cared. Mike Bridge had a close run inwith death after his car burst into flames while he was driving it. Bridge was westbound on County Rd. 16 when his car ignited into flames. Luckily, Brussels firefighters were quick to the scene, and Bridge was not injured, although his car was completely demolished by the fire. No cause of the flames had been determined. The top runners of the Huron cross country meet held at Hullett Central Public School were: Lindsay Anderson, Hullett, junior girls; Kyle Giles, Vanastra, midget boys (tie); Marc Bricker, Hullett, midget boys (tie); Dan Vanderlaan, Clinton Christian, senior boys; Brent Whitmore, Seaforth, junior boys; Kicki Lansink, Seaforth, junior girls; Tyler Ma4Gregor, Huron Centennial, intgfmediate boys; Karalee Potter, Hullett, senior girls; and Tammi Medd, - Blyth, intermediate girls.. Oct. 28, 1992 A 17-year-old from the Listowel area remained in stable condition at Victoria Hospital in London after becoming victim to a hunting accident in Grey Twp. The youth was one of nine members of a hunting party when one of the hunters' guns accidentally went off and hit the teen in the left leg above his knee. He was transferred to London hospital and was expected to make a full recovery. Playing at the Park Theatre in Goderich was Captain Ron, starring Kurt Russell and Martin Short. Also playing was Daniel Day-Lewis in The Last of the Mohicans.