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Zurich Citizens News, 1977-12-01, Page 4Page 4 December 1, 1977 GOING MY WAY? J111111111111111111111111111111111111111tl11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111Nllllllllit1111111111l1111111111111111111111111111tlllllillltllltlllllllllllllllllt11111_• Viewpoint �T Finnnnnunnuunnnuuuutunnnnulennuuulnunnunnnuuunnuauuununnnnnnnnnnununnunnnitnnnnnnnnnitluunnunu� Plans and People The idea of workshops prior to the im- plementation of the Hay township plan appears to be a good idea but a few problems have been encountered with respect to attendance. There seems to be a large number of residents from the hamlets and municipalities turning out, but with little respresentation from the farming sector. Attendance at the earlier sessions by few farmers is understandable considering the importance of taking the crops off, but there is no excuse for not attending these latter sessions. The sending out of information questionnaires by the Rural Outreach program of the University of Guelph to in- dividuals not attending the workshop sessions may help to off -set this lack of attendance but as one elected represen- tative said, "it's the people who don't at- tend these sessions that will raise the most fuss". Lack of attendance at anything that has to do with government can be looked at in two lights: an extreme amount of con- fidence in a community's elected officials or more likely a good old case of apathy. While Hay council should be concerned about the attendance aspect of the public meetings, a more important consideration is the type of information which is coming from the workshops. It's a very rare instance where a large percentage of a populous turns out to public meetings and when it does, a dog-fight between representatives from ,the public and governmental sectors usually ensues. The information generated from the workshops so far has been useful and inte- resting and should assist the township and planning department in the preparation of the plan. Many citizens would justify their non- appearance on the notion that the plan has been set and whatever they say will have little impact on the eventual outcome. Secondary plans for townships in Huron county have been on the go for a number of years so it's a fair statement that many ideas from these other plans are being considered for the Hay plan. What workshops allow for is a fine tun- ing of the planning process and its feasibili- ty in a specific geographic area. Tuning an engine allows it to run more efficiently, that's the role that workshops play in the Hay plans. A Canadian Watergate? The smugness of some Canadians has been destroyed by the recent revelation in Ottawa that the RCMP have been using wiretapping devicees on some members of parliament. It would appear that the Americans had nothing overtheir Canadian cousins. The only thing that is good about it, in the eyes of the Liberal government, is that it will keep the press off the real issues in the country, unemployment and the economy. Even though we are shocked by the wiretapping in Ottawa we are not sur- prised. With the amount of government mismanagment that is going on, and with our paranoic leadership we can believe almost anything that happens. We only hope that when the unemployment lines begin to grow, the press will be reporting it instead of which MP was sleeping with what call girl as disclosed in taped phone calls. Nanton Alberta, News FIRST WITH LOCAL NEWS Published Each Wednesday By J.W. Eedy Publications Ltd. Member: Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association O Ittario Weekly Newspapers Association 1�►Ciib� News Editor - Tom Creech Second Class Mail Registration Number 1385 Subscription Rates: $7.00 per year in advance in Canada $1$.00 per year outside Canada Single copies 20¢ ::1 II111111111111111I11IIW1111I111II111111IIII11I11111111IIII11111111 1111111111111111111 Miscellaneous Rumblings By TOM CREECH Helier Shelter Sports How about that decisive victory by the University of Western Ontario Mustangs in the College Bowl a couple of weeks ago? One would have thought that Acadia would have been better prepared for a team whose basic style has not changed discernably for a couple of years. The one thing that did Acadia in, was their inability to run the ball. Bob Cameron the Acadia quarterback, was forced to go the air on so many occasions that the Western linebackers could lay off the line 5 or 6 yards to cover the backs coming out of the Acadian backfield. It's an interesting point that two Mustangs who played an important role in the victory have roots in the east. Mike Curry was an all -Canadian at, St. Marys last year before transferring to Western. Jamie Bone was born in Nova Scotia and played for Acadia beside Cameron in 1975. * * The writer of this column eats "humble pie" with regards to Sunday's Grey Cup game. the blurb that was to appear originally was written days before the game and called for an overwhelming victory by the Eskimos. "The Eskimos should have won in a walk" I stated with great authority. I based my infallible prediction the Edmonton running game and the kicking leg of Dave Cutler. Howard Strickland couldn't find any firm footing, Jim Germany played less than half a football game and Edmonton's offence was so pathetic that Cutler only had two oppor- tunities to kick field goals. Two players on the Alouettes who I thought might choke came up with some of the finest football of their career. Don Sweet kicks the most number of field goals ever in a Grey Cup game and Sony Wade lead a team to the most lopsided win in the national final in over 20 years. Want my prediction on who's going to win the Super Bowl? On second thought, I don't think I'll tell yea. * It's amazing the change that can occur in a hockey team in a little over two weeks. I'm of course talking about the Flyer's who have gained victories over some tough op- position. About the only thing that's the same about this team as compared to the one at the start of the month, is their sweaters and I understand that they might be chang- ing sometime in the near future. With the likes of Kevin Wildfong and Percy Bedard in goal and the McKinnon brothers on the forward lines the Flyers don't have to take a backseat to anyone in this league at these positions. One thing that impressed this writer in a game a few Sunday's ago, was the amount of hustle displayed by every member of the Flyers. They say that one of the attributes of a winning team is the ability to move the other team off of the puck: with players the size of Dave Cyr, Ron Rader and Doug Turkheim, this is one area in which the Flyers should be proficient. Keep up the good play gentlemen. On the baseball front one notes with interest that the singing cowboy, Gene Autrey has dispensed with a few more of his corporate millions in an attempt to buy a World Series. The acquisition of Lyman Bostock to patrol centre field may prove to be not a bad buy considering his consis- tent hitting and fielding abilities. One wonders if signing one more player, albeit a good one, will really help the Angels. One thing they need desperately is a catcher with major league fielding abilities which they just don't have in Terry Humphrey, an ex Expo and ex Tiger. According to the Globe and Mail, the Angels are in- terested in Blue Jays catcher Alan Ashby while the Jays have taken a liking to a 19 year old shortstop by the name of Dick Thon. * "* Sports trivia question of the month: Name the player who played for U.S.A. in last year's Canada Cup and was called by the Montreal Canadiens from the Nova Scotia Voyageurs during the Stanley Cup playoffs? Answer: Mike Polich.