INSIDE THIS WEEK:
TRAIL - Pg. 6
SPORTS - Pg. 8
BOARD - Pg. 22
Working Committee to be formed for G2G Rail Trail
Ironmen split first games of the season
Economic Development Board begins to take shape
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Volume 30 No. 37
Serving the communities of Blyth and Brussels and northern Huron County
Thursday, September 18, 2014
Shooting shocks Hullett By Shawn Loughlin & Denny Scott The Citizen
Out of the frying pan... While things have settled down slightly from earlier this year for the Fire Department of North Huron, they are still kept busy with regular calls throughout the community. On Friday they were called to a shed fire at the home of the Hussey family on Nature Centre Road. The building was
completely engulfed by the time firefighters arrived, but they were able to put out the fire quickly and avoid it spreading to the family’s home, just feet away from the blaze. Firefighters were busy again on Sunday night, as they were called in to assist with a serious collision on Wingham’s main street. (Shawn Loughlin photo)
At a Monday press conference, OPP Detective Inspector Chris Avery of the OPP Criminal Investigation Branch confirmed that one man was fatally shot Saturday evening in the vicinity of the Hullett Wildlife Conservation Area. Avery confirmed what sources had told The Citizen early Monday morning, that the victim was 70year-old Donato Frigo, a resident of Caledon East. Frigo and a woman were riding horses when they were approached by “an unknown male” who shot Frigo, killing him, Avery said. The female sustained minor injuries. It has been reported by numerous media outlets that the woman was Frigo’s wife Eva Willer, but Avery did not confirm that. The pair have been referred to as “royalty” in the Ontario competitive hunting dog community. “An unknown male approached the two individuals and shot the victim. The female sustained minor injuries,” Avery said, “but was able to get to a place of safety.” Police were first dispatched to the scene of the shooting shortly after 5 p.m. on Saturday. Several roads in Hullett Township were then closed Continued on page 12
Municipal ballots now set for Oct. 27 election By Shawn Loughlin The Citizen With the deadline to file nomination papers now behind us, the roster for the Oct. 27 municipal election is now set. In Huron East, Bernie MacLellan has been acclaimed to a second term as mayor, while Joe Steffler will return as deputy-mayor. Incumbent David Blaney and newcomer John Lowe have both been acclaimed in the Brussels Ward. In the Grey Ward, incumbents Alvin McLellan and Dianne Diehl will be challenged by Orval Bauer and Dennis Mueller, while in the McKillop Ward incumbent Andy Flowers is joined by Kevin Wilbee and Brenda Dalton in the race for the two McKillop positions. In Seaforth, incumbents Bob Fisher and Nathan Marshall will be challenged by newcomer Neil Tam and in Tuckersmith, Raymond Chartrand adds his name to two incumbents, Les Falconer and Larry McGrath for two Tuckersmith
councillor positions. North Huron’s ballot is a crowded one, as three men are running for the position of reeve: incumbent Neil Vincent of RR3, Wingham, alongside current Wingham Ward Councillor Bernie Bailey and Steve Hill, both of Wingham. Four candidates are running for two Blyth Ward positions: incumbent Brock Vodden and newcomer Bill Knott, both of Blyth, as well as Brad Carther of Wingham and Laurie Macpherson of RR3, Blyth. Six people have submitted their names for two East Wawanosh Ward positions, including incumbents Ray Hallahan and James Campbell. Also running are Terry Brake, Tim Walden, James Woodley and James Taylor. There are five names in the Wingham Ward election, all new: Trevor Seip, Yolanda RitsemaTenninga, Robert Harth, Brent Mills and Rod Galbraith. In Morris-Turnberry, incumbent Mayor Paul Gowing now has some
competition, as current Morris Ward Councillor Jamie McCallum is taking a run at council’s top position. Ten candidates are vying for five councillor positions in MorrisTurnberry, which will all be elected at-large. The list includes incumbents David Baker, Jamie Heffer and John Smuck, as well as newcomers Terry Brighton, Carolyn O’Neil, Brian Schlosser, Jennifer Wick and Sharen Zinn and former Morris-Turnberry Mayor Dorothy Kelly and former Deputy-Mayor Jim Nelemans. In Central Huron Jim Ginn has been acclaimed to another term as mayor, as has Deputy-Mayor Dave Jewitt. In the East Ward, seven candidates are competing for three positions: incumbents Marg Anderson, Dan Colquhoun and Alex Westerhout, as well as newcomers Morag Watt, Gary Haist, Kaushik Patel and Adam Robinson. In the West Ward, four candidates are vying for three positions: incumbents Alison Lobb and Burkhard Metzger and
newcomers Genny Smith and Patrick Nagle. In Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh, long-time Reeve Ben Van Diepenbeek will be challenged for the position this election, as Shawn Drennan has filed to run for reeve. Paul Bollinger and Wayne Forster, alongside incumbent Doug Miller will run in the Wawanosh Ward, while Bill Vanstone, Glen McNeil, Arden Eddie and Michael Leitch
will run in Colborne and incumbents Murray Curran and Roger Watt, along with newcomers Preston Drennan and Jennifer Miltenburg will run in the Ashfield Ward. Judy Cairncross was acclaimed as the ACW-area representative on the Avon Maitland District School Board. Robert Hunking has been acclaimed to another term as Continued on page 22
14/19 trip successful By Shawn Loughlin The Citizen Eight people involved with Campaign 14/19 have returned from Cross-Currents: Art and Agriculture, Powering Rural Economies in Greensboro, North Carolina with plenty of transferable ideas. Peter Smith, Project Manager for Campaign 14/19, says the event was a great opportunity for those involved with rural communities to
share ideas and learn from the successes and issues of one another. Smith says there were representatives from 26 states as Puerto Rico at the conference, as well. The 14/19 group, which consisted of Smith, Administrator Karen Stewart and six members of the Campaign 14/19 board of directors, were the only people at the conference from Canada. The focus of the conference, Continued on page 11