The Huron Expositor, 1997-02-19, Page 3News and Views
Editor's first play to be produced at Blyth
BY GREGOR CAMPBELL
Expositor Staff
The editor of The Ifuron
Expositor, David Scott, has
turned playwright.
His funny play about the
trials and tribulations of run-
ning a small town newspaper
opens July 23 at the Blyth
Festival.
Scott, 31. was horn in
Ottawa where his dad was
working, hut moved to
Seaforth after two months
and was raised here. This is
the first play he has written.
He began it during a stretch
when he was temporarily
unemployed.
"The story revolves around
the disillusioned editorof the
Shadowville Examiner as he
struggles with the gradual
decline of his paper due to
shrinking ad revenues and his
own neglect," according to
the Blyth Festival announce-
ment Monday.
"It is only when a brash
newcomer arrives in town
with a scandal sheet that
threatens to destroy people's
reputations and divide the
town, that George is forced to
wake up and rediscover the
fire of his lost youthful con-
victions.
Scott graduated from radio
and television arts at
Ryerson, and worked for the
CBC, among other jobs,
before returning to town as
editor of his hometown paper
in the fall of 1995.
The arca festival begins its
23rd season on June 20 with
Concerns about road leading to
McKillop Council consid-
ered a report on the Ritchie
Municipal Drain at its Feb. 4
meeting, and set a Court of
Revision Date for re -assess-
ments of March'4.
Council approved the town-
ship's portion of the budgets
for both the Seaforth and
District Community Centres
and the Seaforth Arca Fire
Board.
McKillop's portion of the
local arena's budget remains
25 per cern. but its share for
the coming 'year fell to
$6,184 from last year's actual
of $9,253.
The township's share for
the fire arca has risen to
$23,896 from last year's
actual of $21.359.
The grader and operator
rate (tor lane grading etc.)
was set at 560 per hour. with
a $30 minimum.
ROAD THE PiTS
Council received another
letter of concern about the
condition of a road leading to
the McLlwain and Kling
gravel pit in the township,
Conc. 6 and 7 from County
Road 12 to the Hullett town-
line. from_Graham and Reva
Yates.
They wished to be advised
how McKillop is compensat-
ed by the county and compa-
nies "for their extraordinary
heavy use of township
roads,". among other con-
cerns.
"The road has been in terri-
ble condition since early
1996 and at the present time
is in even worse condition
due to the heavy use," the let-
ter states. "Does the township
have a bylaw which will
require these companies to
restore these sites when they
finished removing all the
sand and gravel."
Clerk Marion McClure says
McKillop is compensated 44
Council questions rec board minutes
The lack of a quorum at the
last meeting of the recreation
and parks committee con-
cerned Seaforth Council
enough on Feb. 4, that it
questioned approving the
committee's minutes.
Three members were pre-
sent, recreation director
Marty Bedard and Couns.
Heather Robinet and John
Ball, at that scheduled Jan.
21 committee meeting but all
five members from the com-
munity at large were absent.
The minutes record one of
them was officially sick.
Bedard told council two
high schoolstudents on the
recreation and parks group
were probably writing exams,
and another member's inter-
est appears to be waning and
he "has missed numerous
meetings in a row."
The rec director said he was
forwarding him "a letter ask-
ing him of his intentions."
Council reminded Bedard
committees require a quorum
for minutes to be tabled.
" A lot of them are already
stretched in many direc-
tions," Coun. Robinet said,
adding she has noticed a lack
Wrong person applies
for Hullett land severance
At its regular meeting Jan.
21, Hullett Council carried a
motion "that the township
buy the Iron Guard Softener
Unit from Duizcr Plumbing
and Heating. and have them
install as per recommenda-.
tions as to the price quoted of
$1,742 plus GST, including
the approximate cost of salt."
Hullett also instructed its
road superintendent to send a
letter to R.K.M. Wood
Products stating our concerns
regarding the logs being piled
on township property."
Council also passed a
motion that it objects to an
application for consent to
sever lands (No. B2/97) at
Conc. 5 Lots 26 and 27
"based on the fact the wrong
person has applied for sever-
ance." Minutes of the meet-
ing note:
—If severance is granted we
ask that the following be
addressed: i) that Section
65(1) of the Drainage Act be
applied to allow for reappor-
tionment of municipal
drainage works for future
maintenance and that fees
incurrcd.bc the responsibility
of the applicant.; ii) that
appropriatc zoning be
obtained for lot created."
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away with honorariums for
all such advisory groups in
last year's budget delibera-
tions.
Bedard said the committee
takes it turns running bingos,
and may now have the
impression that is all council
needs it for.
Council delayed any action
and the recreation director
said he would go back to the
committee "and talk as a
group to see what we can
come up with.".
the Blyth classic Quiet in the
Land by Anne Chislett.
Other productions in this
season's playbill are Booze
Days in a Dry County, a col-
lective to be directed by Paul
Thompson; The Melville
Boys, by popular Canadian
playwright Norm Foster;
Barndance Live!, another
collective and the hit of the
1996 season; and Overboard!
a one -woman play at the
Garage, written by Deborah
Kimmett, who also plays all
the parts in what is described
as an "inspired tour de
force."
The Blyth box office opens
to members April' 1, and to
the general public April 15.
gravel pit
a tonne.
A general voucher of
5226,602.95 and road vouch-
er of $21,971.29 were
approved, passed and paid.
February 12
Expositor
Exposed!
The Ex -Files:
Spotted Mistakes:
1) Page 6 George Case in
Legion photo - not Alex
Irvine - Ina McGrath
(The Expositor apologizes
for that error. George Case
was the recipient of a 40 -year
award and Alex Irvine is a
50 -year member).
2) Page 6 - "in" instead of
"tis" - Ethel Walker
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