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The Citizen, 2005-10-06, Page 4PAGE 4. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2005. Editorials Opinions Publisher, Keith Roulston Editor, Bonnie Gropp Advertising, Ken Warwick & Marcie Riegling 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; $85.00/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. PO BOX 152 BRUSSELS ON NOG 1 HO email: norhuron@scsinternet.com Canada We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Publications Assistance Program (PAP) toward our mailing costs. The Citizen RO. Box 429, BLYTH, Ont. N0M 1H0 Phone 523-4792 FAX 523-9140 P.O. Box 152, BRUSSELS, Ont, NOG 1H0 Phone 887-9114 FAX 887-9021 E-mail norhuron@scsinternet.com Website www.northhuron.on.ca A°cna«&A Member of the Ontario Press Council MEQE1M We are not responsible for unsolicited newsscripts or photographs. Contents of The Citizen are © Copyright Preventing a class society Premier Dalton McGuinty’s announcement this week of an end to a two-year freeze on post-secondary school tuitions puts in danger the ideal of a Canada with a dynamic society where skills, not wealth, determine ability to seek higher education. Fueled by stable tuitions, generous loans and grants, the baby boomer generation of the 1960s, 1970s and early-1980s enjoyed an upward mobility never before seen in the world. Sons and daughters of ordinary people who had never dreamed of going to university or community college, suddenly had the ability to rise to whatever level of education they wanted, unafraid of the financial consequences. But the deficit battle of the 1990s saw governments tell universities to make up for government funding cutbacks by raising tuitions. Suddenly students who contemplated going to university or college could foresee being tens of thousands of dollars in debt when they graduated. The very people who earlier benefitted from the ability to get an inexpensive education, now can see no problem with higher tuition fees. Why shouldn’t students go into debt, they say, because they’ll earn a good living when they graduate and they can pay back their loans. People seem to forget that there are still young people whose parents didn’t graduate from university themselves, who may wonder if they should even be considering a higher education. For these people, the fear of debt may be the deciding factor in not going to university or college. We have become one of the richest nations in the world by making it possible for people to attain their full potential through free primary and secondary education. Unless we find a solution to the barriers to post­ secondary schools for less-affluent students, we’re going to lose out as a society. It’s one of the best investments we can make to either keep tuitions low or find generous grant programs to encourage the best and brightest to get the best education. If only the daughters and sons of the wealthy can go, we’re heading toward the kind of stagnated, class society our forefathers came to Canada from around the world to avoid. — KR Teaching healthy eating Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has succeeded in his campaign to change what school kids in Britain are eating — at least as far as school officials go. Getting the kids on side might be more difficult. The British government has agreed with Oliver that kids should be eating better food at schools. Schools have saved money by giving in to what kids wanted, closing kitchens and putting in vending machines or serving fast foods. Now they’re going to have to take out the vending machines and put in kitchens, at great expense. Already some students are taking up petitions saying they want their fast foods back again. Childhood obesity is a growing health concern, leading experts to predict that today’s children may be the first generation in decades not to live longer their they parents. The problem has been created by a busy adult lifestyle that sees parents turning to fast food as a time saver. As well, fast food giants use large amounts of sugar, salt and fats to give their products a near-addictive taste jolt. They also spend billions to create excitement about their products, while no one promotes good, wholesome, simple foods. So prevalent has fast food become, that we’re quickly getting to a point where no one will know how to cook food from scratch and we’ll depend on others to prepare our food. One food expert recently predicted that cooking will become a recreation, something we do for fun, and we’ll have all our regular meals prepared by the food industry. The consequences are felt all the way back on the farm where food is produced. Consumers want convenience but don’t want to pay more than 10-12 per cent of their income for food, so farmers must take less so that , the processed food manufacturers can get their profits. Oliver has taken on a huge challenge, to try to get people to eat simple, wholesome foods again. If he succeeds against stiff odds, the ramifications could be felt on the farm next door. —KR Letter to the editor Looking Back Through the Years THE EDITOR, When Prime Minister, Pau) Martin, appointed Michaele Jean as our 27th Governor General, it was a bad choice. She had dual French and Canadian citizenship and just recently she wrote Paris, France to renounce her French citizenship. Her husband Jean-Daniel Lefond, an international filmmaker, hangs around with ex-FLQ member. (Front de liberation du Quebec). The FLQ played a role in the killing of Quebec cabinet minister Pierre La Port whom they strangled and dumped in the trunk of an abandoned taxi during the 1970 FLQ October crisis. In a preface of a book that accompanied a documentary film he made in 1991 entitled Lamaniere Negre, he wrote “an independent Quebec? Yes, I applaud with both hands’” In the film, he and our new Governor General are seen partying and toasting independence in a Montreal bar. This appointment of Michaele Jean is an insult to all of Canada. Lois van Vliet. Oct. 6,1948 Bill Craig Jr. of Auburn was the recipient of the championship and silver cup of the Huron Secondary Schools Athletics. The event was held at the Agricultural Park in Goderich. Craig was a student at Goderich Collegiate Institute. Upon looking under the hood of his truck, William Black -discovered a hen sitting inside. The truck was parked when Mr. Black heard strange sounds coming from his engine. The hen was placed in a bag and sent back home to the farm. Oct. 4, 1972 Shirley Weary was named the New Democratic Party candidate for Huron. Mrs. Weary was a mother of four from Goderich, and a secondary school teacher. This would represent her second attempt in federal politics. She ran unsuccessfully for the NDPin 1968. Oct. 3, 1973 The turnout for minor hockey registration was good overall, but significantly down in some divisions. John Elliott, chairman of the Blyth Minor Hockey Association, said that the turnouts for Midget and Bantam categories were lighter than usual. As a result, registration was extended in hopes that a larger number would sign up. A number of films were playing at Brownie’s Drive-In Theatre in Clinton. The first was George C. Scott in Rage. The next was Man in the Wilderness starring Richard Harris. Also on the bill were “Four Hideous Tales of Torture”. The first two were the thrillers Blood from the Mummy's Tomb and Night of the Blood Monster. Then there was Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde starring Ralph Bates and The Return of Count Yorga. The Ontario Provincial Police were busy investigating several accidents. The first involved a Wingham man who struck a sign post on Hwy 4 at Huron Road 16, East Wawanosh Twp. The man was not injured, and damages were estimated at $325. Another Wingham man along with his passenger, also of Wingham, were injured in a single car accident. The incident took place on Highway 4, south of the Maitland River Bridge, in Morris Twp. The vehicle was damaged to the amount of $1,500. Two men, from London and Guelph, were involved in a two-car -collision at the intersection of Hwys 4 and 86. Some passengers in both cars were injured and damages were estimated at $1,200. Charges were pending. A Wingham woman was injured following a single-car crash on Hwy. 4. The car the woman was driving left the east side of the highway and rolled over in the ditch. Damages to her vehicle were estimated at $2,000. Finally, two men, from Clinton and Hamilton, were involved in a two car collision on County Rd. 12, north of Cone. 11-12, in Grey Twp. There were no injuries and damages were estimated at $1,000. Charges were pending. Oct. 1, 1986 Morris Township council donated a total of $1,500 toward the cost of repairs to the Belgrave Arena. The old steel roof had been removed from the arena and a new steel one was being installed, but at a high cost to the town.'The estimated cost of the new roof would be almost $31,000. Even with the Morris Twp. donation being matched by East Wawanosh Twp., and a government grant worth $ 10,699, the council still had a way to go in fundraising in order to have enough to pay for these repairs. Efforts were being made by many surrounding townships to help out, in hopes that the goal would be reached. Brussels was making plans for its 115th birthday bash. Tim Chapman was named the new general manager of the Blyth Festival. Mr. Chapman was a native of northern Ontario, and had considerable experience in the Toronto theatre scene. Lisa Duizer, of Londesborough was named the winner of the Huron County Women’s Institute scholarship for 1986. Duizer was then enrolled at the University of Guelph, and was taking a four-year dietetics program. Oct 4,1989 Lana Jones of Clinton was the winner of the Huron County Women’s Institute Scholarship for 1989. Having served in every secondary school in Huron, except for Bluewater, Herb Murphy accepted his position as principal at F.E. Madill Secondary School in Wingham. Mr. Murphy was bom and educated in London, and majored in chemistry at the University of Western Ontario. He also held a Masters degree in educational administration. There was plenty of political muscle on display at the official ribbon cutting ceremony announcing the opening of the Huron County Museum in Goderich. The ribbon cutters were as follows: Dave Johnston, Huron County Warden, Murray Cardiff, M.P. for Huron-Bruce, Don Manzankowski, Deputy-Prime Minister, Jack Riddell, M.P.P. for Huron and Robert Fisher, Reeve of Zurich and chairman of the museum committees.