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Three WOAA titles for Blyth Brussels Crusaders

Victory!

Three Blyth Brussels Crusaders teams tasted Western Ontario Athletic Association (WOAA) glory this past week: the U18 Local League team, the U13 Local League team (above) and the U21 team, which will now have a shot at an Ontario Minor Hockey Association

(OMHA) title this weekend. Above, the U13 Local League squad triumphed over the Owen Sound Junior Attack last week in Blyth. They capped off their season with a 4-0 decisive victory over the Junior Attack, a win that captured the championship for the locals. (John Stephenson photo)

After finishing just north of the middle of the West Division of the Western Ontario Athletic Association (WOAA) U13 MH-LL division, the Blyth Brussels Crusaders went on to claim the association’s silver championship last week.

The Crusaders finished the season with a record of 6-4 for 12 points, and a 0.6 win percentage, but that wouldn’t stop them from claiming the silver final for the playoffs with a pair of wins over the Owen Sound Red team.

The team posted an impressive six wins, one loss and one tie in the silver south round-robin playoffs, finishing first in the division, before heading onto the finals against the Owen Sound Junior Attack Red, who had claimed the silver north division.

While the Junior Attack struck first, claiming a 3-2 victory over the Crusaders in Blyth on March 23, the Crusaders posted back-to-back wins to claim the championship. On March 24, the Crusaders edged out the Junior Attack 4-3 in Owen Sound, followed by a convincing 40 win against Owen Sound in Blyth on March 29.

Coach Rob Mason said that, while the squad was in “the middle of the pack” for the shortened season, the squad came together to post some big wins in the round-robin for the silver south division. “Overall we had a great season with a good bunch of kids that worked very hard to end up on top,” he said.

The team also competed in the Blue and Gold tournament in Bradford over the weekend, working its way to the finals against the North Middlesex Stars, but losing by a score of 4-0.

Murder charges laid in Brussels death investigation

By Denny Scott The Citizen

Tragedy Sixty-nine-year-old Beverly Stevenson and 65-year-old Darwin Ducharme were both found deceased at their Graham Road home in Brussels on March 30 and the Ontario Provincial Police immediately called the deaths suspicious in nature. On Monday, police announced that 18-year-old Jadin Ducharme had been charged with two counts of second-degree murder in connection with the incident. (John Stephenson photo)

An 18-year-old Morris-Turnberry resident is facing two seconddegree murder charges after police investigated two suspicious deaths near Brussels last week.

Jadin Ducharme has been charged in connection to the deaths of 69year-old Beverly Stevenson and Darwin Ducharme, age 65, both of Huron East. The accused was also charged with possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000.

The charges were laid after Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were able to apprehend a family member of the deceased couple on April 1 in connection with their deaths.

The OPP were assisted by the OPP Tactics and Rescue Unit, the OPP West Region Emergency Response Team and the OPP Regional Support Team in apprehending the accused.

The charges stem from an investigation that started on March 30 on Graham Road, just south of Brussels. At 4 p.m. that day, OPP attended the property to investigate as two deceased individuals were located, one in the house and one on the property.

At the time, the OPP reported that both deaths were considered suspicious in nature. The OPP also reported that the deaths marked an isolated incident.

The situation is being investigated by the Huron County OPP Crime Unit, as directed by the OPP Criminal Investigation Branch, along with the Office of the Chief Coroner for Ontario. Anyone with information regarding the incident should contact Huron County OPP at 519-482-1677.

Those who wish to provide information anonymously can call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or visit www.hpcrimestoppers.com.

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U21 Crusaders win WOAA, prepare for OMHA

By Denny Scott The Citizen The Blyth Brussels U21 Crusaders have their sights set on the Ontario Minor Hockey Association (OMHA) championship this weekend after capturing the Western Ontario Athletic Association (WOAA) championship on Saturday.

The Crusaders swept their bestof-three series in two games, downing the Hanover Falcons in Blyth 4-3 on April 1 then earning a 5-2 victory on Saturday night to claim the WOAA championship.

Coach Dan Fritz says the team faced some difficulties in the series, but the Crusaders were able to overcome them and put up the win.

The entire playoffs leading up to the finals were unique, he said.

Blyth won three of their five games in the round-robin, topping the Central Perth Predators 4-1 on Feb. 18, losing to the Arthur Vipers 4-3 on Feb. 25, edging out the Huron-Bruce Blizzard 2-1 on Feb. 27, losing to the Hanover Falcons 3-1 on March 5 and posting a convincing 7-2 win over the Walkerton Capitals on March 6.

That put the Crusaders in a threeway tie for second place with the Vipers and the Capitals, while Hanover’s record of five wins and one loss put them on top.

The Crusaders then edged out the Vipers two games to one in the semifinal. The Vipers struck first with a 4-3 win in Arthur, however, the Crusaders fought back, earning a 2-1 victory on March 20 and then crushing the Vipers 8-2 on March 25. The win put them up against the

first-place Falcons in the finals.

“Hanover cleaned up the roundrobin, beating every team except Walkerton,” Fritz said.

That record may have left some of the Crusaders nervous as they entered game two with a key player suspended and on Hanover’s home ice.

“That didn’t help, but we changed the line-up and played better than we did in game one,” he said.

The team was pretty excited, Fritz said, as no one really knew how far the Crusaders would make it this year. The U21 Crusaders ended the regular season with a record of seven wins and five losses.

“We had some tough games against Walkerton and Central Perth throughout the season,” he said. “To finish so strongly certainly made us proud of the team.”

The win is quite the accomplishment for the team as, for a number of years, neither Blyth or Brussels has had a Juvenile (U21) team.

This was the first year for the team, and Fritz said it would be tough to ask for a better one. The squad has 24 players to draw from to fill its 18 dressed positions, and, with some players returning and more coming from the U18 Crusaders squad (which also claimed a WOAA win last week), there are already 21 players signed up for next year, he said.

“I don’t know what the future holds long-term, but for a couple of years we will have a team,” Fritz said.

There were only five other teams at the Juvenile level in the WOAA, he said, which shows that other

centres are working hard to attract players, but despite that, the team

played 28 games over the season with a total record (including

season and postseason games) of 15 wins, eight losses and two ties.

Hard fought The Blyth Brussels U21 Crusaders will be competing for Ontario Minor Hockey Association (OMHA) gold this weekend after sweeping the Hanover Falcons in the Western Ontario Athletic Association (WOAA) championships last weekend. (John Stephenson photo)

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U18LL Crusaders claim top spot in WOAA finals

We are the champions The U18 Local League Blyth Brussels Crusaders captured the U18 Western Ontario Athletic Association (WOAA) White Final last week, despite facing some challenges as a team early on in the season. The squad posted a number of wins in the postseason, allowing them to make a play for the championship against the Walkerton Capitals. (Photo submitted)

By Denny Scott The Citizen After facing a few obstacles earlier in the season, the U18 Local League Blyth Brussels Crusaders came together to win their year-end championship series against the

Walkerton Capitals in the U18 Western Ontario Athletic Association (WOAA) White Final.

The team finished the season with a record of four wins and seven losses, putting them in the bottom half of the WOAA U18 southern

division, but coach John Groves says the team pulled out all the stops in the postseason to claim the championship.

In the round-robin tournament, the Crusaders posted four wins, one tie and one loss, earning nine points, putting them ahead of the

Seaforth downs Clinton in final

Listowel Cyclones’ four wins and two losses, which netted them 8 points. The Crusaders also scored 28 goals for and had 20 against for a division-high goals-for rating of 58.3 per cent.

The playoffs started in early February with the Crusaders posting a 5-3 win over the Listowel Cyclones. Next, on Feb.14, the Crusaders downed the Huron-Bruce Blizzard by a score of 7-4. The Crusaders’ first loss came at the hands of the Cyclones on Feb. 26 when Listowel doubled them 4-2.

The Crusaders then tied the BCH Ice Dogs Blue team 4-4 on Feb. 28 before starting a four-game winning streak that would lead them to the championship. First, the Crusaders downed the BCH Ice Dogs Blue team 5-3, then the Blizzard 5-2. The Crusaders then won back-to-back games against the Walkerton Capitals on March 24 and 28, claiming a 3-2 win first then a 2-1 overtime win for the championship “It was pretty exciting,” Groves said. “The way the season started, we didn’t know where we'd end up, but we pulled together at the right

time. It was a pretty good feeling.”

He said the few times the team missed putting a game in the win column in the postseason didn’t set them back, as the squad bounced back quickly to secure their berth in the championship.

As for the regular season, he said the team had a lot of fun together, but they took some time figuring out how to play together in the way that would carry them through the postseason.

Groves said a lot of the players knew each other going into the season, but there were several new players including three from different centres. While there are always concerns with players coming from different areas, he said the local players worked together to make them feel welcome.

“I was pretty happy with that,” he said.

While the team’s win is a good finish to the season, he said that many of the players may not be returning next year, so it may be a whole new team striving for the finals in 2022/2023.

For more information on the season, visit woaa.on.ca.

True love to God says (William Nicholson, “Love to God, and the Divine Approbation”) “Father, if You are willing, please take this cup of suffering away from Me. Yet I want Your will to be done, not Mine!” Luke 22:42 True love to God... produces sweet submission to His will, does not rebel at His difficult dispensations, does not resist the appointments of His wise and holy providence, will not permit us to call into question any part of His government, will not indulge a doubt respecting the rectitude of His proceedings.

True love to God says, “This trial, this affliction, this bereavement, this piercing cross— has been arranged by my Father in Heaven! He is infinitely wise, and infinitely good— He does all things well—I submit.”

Like Job, it says, “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will depart. The LORD gave—and the LORD has taken away; may the name of the LORD be praised.”

Job 1:21 A Grace Gem Submitted by: Immanuel United Reformed Church, Listowel, ON 519-492-1359

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Good Friday April 15 Rivalry The history of the modern rivalry between the Clinton Radars and the Seaforth Centenaires had another page added to it over the weekend as the ‘Cents’ captured the Senior AA WOAA championship over the Radars. (John Stephenson photo)

By Shawn Loughlin The Citizen After battling back and avoiding a sweep in the Western Ontario Athletic Association (WOAA) Senior A.A. Finals, the Clinton Radars fell in five games to the Seaforth Centenaires on Saturday, ending the Battle of Highway 8.

The season ended for both teams on Saturday night at the Seaforth and District Community Centre, when the Centenaires beat the Radars by a score of 2-1.

The Radars were able to stay alive on Friday night, using the Central Huron Community Complex home ice to their advantage, powering them to a

convincing 6-1 win over Seaforth, the Radars’ first win of the series.

This came after the Radars suffered 4-1 and 5-1 losses on March 25 and 26, respectively, in games two and three of the series, after losing the first game of the best-of-seven series by a score of 1-0 on March 19 in Seaforth.

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Here we go again A single-page pending bill, Bill S-233, has received so many calls, emails and even hand-written letters that the Senate of Canada’s servers have been, at times, overloaded. Senators are feeling overwhelmed by the flood of correspondence over a piece of legislation named “An Act to develop a national framework for a guaranteed livable basic income” that has only the power to compel the Department of Finance to investigate the concept of a basic income program and report its findings.

While the term “basic income” and “universal basic income” can be scary for some, under parliamentary rule, a senator can’t propose any new spending or tax increases under this type of bill. Ontario Senator Kim Pate, who introduced the bill, considers it “one component of a robust, responsive, and comprehensive economic, health and social safety net that includes housing, child care, education, pharma, dental and mental health care, as well as programs like pensions, disability supports and EI.” Unfortunately, a few bad actors have taken the idea and used it as the basis of numerous ridiculous conspiracy theories saying that basic income will cause everything from an end to Old Age Security and Canada Pension Plan to the non-vaccinated being disqualified from social welfare programs or other government assistance.

The letter writers are accusing the bill of destroying the Canadian way of life and variously blame fascists, socialists, the Masons, billionaires like Microsoft founder Bill Gates or investor George Soros, or World Economic Forum (WEF) head Klaus Schwab. All of these accusations are fantastical and blatantly untrue, but something has broken in our society that would cause so many people to begin to buy into conspiracy theories that would have seemed ridiculous to them not so long ago.

Whether you agree with universal basic income or not, it is not a diabolical plot from the underworld that has been devised to enslave and control mankind. It is a theory that may or may not prevent certain segments of society from falling through the cracks. – DS

Arrested development The charges levelled against and the arrest of Randy Hillier may seem to some like the reasonable culmination of years of misbehaviour by the disgraced politician, but it’s historically noteworthy that a sitting MPP and former Progressive Conservative Party leadership candidate has been arrested and is facing charges related to an illegal protest.

Hillier is charged with counselling an indictable offence, counselling an uncommitted indictable offence, mischief, assaulting an officer and obstructing/resisting an officer. He denies any wrongdoing and the charges have not yet been tested in court.

A Global News headline on the story says that Hillier’s constituents were “unsurprised” to hear Hillier is facing charges in Ottawa. Hillier has been controversial for years and was eventually removed from the Progressive Conservative Caucus in 2019. When the COVID-19 pandemic struck, Hillier, now an independent MPP, was immediately critical of public health measures and became a stalwart of the “No More Lockdowns” movement and anti-lockdown rallies.

Now, many feel, the chickens have come home to roost for Hillier, after years of courting bad behaviour and keeping worse company.

Interestingly, three of Hillier’s charges pertain to a Feb. 19 post on social media in which Hillier urged members of the public to “keep calling” 911 during the Ottawa protests, despite Ottawa Police issuing a statement asking protestors and supporters to stop clogging the lines.

While the internet was once thought of as the “Wild West”, it may adopt a new reputation if the “trolls” are held accountable for their actions. Online or in-person, though, the rules are the rules. – SL

A missed opportunity Late last week, Chartwell Retirement Residences inked a deal to sell 16 Ontario long-term care homes to AgeCare Health Services Inc. and Axium Infrastructure Inc., as well as the latter’s affiliates. Reports indicate the total value of the deal is $446.5 million, or just shy of one per cent of Ontario’s 2021 budget. The sale represented an opportunity for the province to bring long-term care facilities back into the fold.

According to the Canadian Institute for Health Information, the majority of long-term care facilities in the province are privately owned, either as for-profit organizations (57 per cent) or not-for-profit organizations (27 per cent) while 16 per cent are publicly owned. The sale represented a chance to return some of these essential facilities to being run for the people in them, not as a money-making operation.

While there’s nothing wrong with turning a buck, healthcare is something that, as Canadians, we fund for ourselves and our neighbours, and there shouldn’t be a cut-off for that. Healthcare, in all of its stages, shouldn’t be a cash cow for private companies. The provincial government squandered this opportunity, which is only going to become more important as high-population demographics get older, focusing instead on refunding license plate fees and cutting the gas tax. – JDS

Looking Back Through the Years April 8, 1965 Brussels Village Council entered into a fire coverage agreement with Morris Township. It stated that the village’s fire truck and a brigade of seven firefighters would service the area when called at a cost of $35 per hour.

At their March 31 meeting, the Huron Perth Junior Farmers decided they would begin selling slow-moving vehicle signs on behalf of the Farm Safety Council.

A mixed bonspiel at the Brussels arena meant the end of the local curling season in the village.

It was Jack Bowman’s rink that finished first in that tournament’s first draw, while Al Johnston’s rink placed first in the second draw.

The Eighth and 16th Units of Duff’s United Church Women in Walton held a variety show at the Walton Community Hall.

April 9, 1975 The Blyth boys hockey team travelled to Mildmay to play in a tournament, but came up just short in the finals.

Blyth won the first game against Ripley by a score of 5-2 and the second game against Lions Head by a score of 7-0. They lost in the finals, however, against Brussels by a score of 4-3. Kevin Coultes scored all three of Blyth’s goals in the final game of the tournament, pushing him past the 50-goal mark for the season.

The team was next scheduled to head to Arthur on April 12 to play for the Western Ontario Athletic Association grand championship.

Despite the on-again-off-again nature of the project, Blyth Village Council was told that a new seniors’ housing development was moving ahead again in the village, despite news to the contrary being

reported just a few weeks earlier.

Huron-Bruce MPP Murray Gaunt called Blyth Clerk-Treasurer Larry Walsh and told him that because the land had been purchased, the deal was now able to go ahead.

April 9, 1997 The Blyth Festival named its new artistic director, Anne Chislett, who would succeed Janet Amos for the 1998 theatre season.

The Festival’s board of directors made the decision after a fourmonth search, during which the board considered 25 candidates. Six would eventually be interviewed before the board hired Chislett.

Amid fears for the future of local provincial offices of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and the Ministry of Natural Resources, the two local agencies, with reduced staffing complements, joined forces to remain open in a Clinton office, turning a negative into a positive. This came after provincial cutbacks resulted in drastic downsizing at both offices.

The federal Huron-Bruce Progressive Conservative Riding Association was set to meet on April 12 to choose a representative ahead of the next federal election.

In the running were Shirley Hazlitt of Goderich and Colleen Schenk of Wingham with the possibility that further nominees may join up to 48 hours ahead of the meeting.

The birth of North Huron Grooming Incorporated came about with the joining of snowmobile clubs from Clinton, Blyth, St. Helen’s and Colborne in order to improve trail grooming in the area.

Blyth Lions Club members Charlie Shaw and Harold Cook were both presented with awards to honour 35 years of perfect meeting attendance with the club.

April 5, 2012 As the Avon Maitland District School Board released its annual “Sunshine List” of employees who were paid in excess of $100,000 the previous year, Jodie Baker, the board’s superintendent of human resources, said she expected that number to shrink in the next year, because some teachers appeared on the list because they taught summer school or had deferred salary.

The board listed nearly 100 employees on the list for 2011, while the previous year only saw 83 board employees make the list.

Both Avon Maitland and HuronPerth Catholic District School Board trustees made the case that the legislation needed to be updated to reflect inflation, as the $100,000 mark had been set back in 1996.

Central Huron Mayor Jim Ginn spoke to the Avon Maitland District School Board at its March 27 meeting and said the county could not sustain any more school closures. This came amid plans to close Holmesville and Colborne Central Public Schools in the summer of 2013.

He made the case that the area had been hit hard enough between the closure of the Volvo Motor Grader plant, the Bluewater Youth Centre and the Goderich tornado and closing county schools would only serve to make things worse.

“One can only wonder how many hits a local economy can take before it hits the point of no return and spirals down into depression,” Ginn told the board trustees.

Wingham and District Hospital officials learned that the extensive redevelopment of the hospital had been cancelled as part of the proposed provincial budget, which had been tabled in late March.

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Other Views

Time proves the need for policing

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t was only two years ago this coming summer that the whole concept of “defunding” police arose during protests that followed the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. How out of touch that whole idea seems in 2022.

Many people, myself included, thought the campaign was a step too far, anyway. It had all been started after a Minneapolis policeman horrified most of us when he choked Floyd to death in May 2020 while his fellow officers didn’t stop him. Derek Chauvin, the white police officer who choked Floyd for almost nine minutes, was later sentenced to twentytwo-and-a-half years in jail after being found guilty on charges of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter for his role in Floyd’s death.

The Chauvin convictions were aided because a 17-year-old woman recorded the arrest on her telephone and visually demonstrated the unnecessary cruelty he used in prolonging the arrest – video that showed Floyd choking and definitely in trouble as Chauvin pressed his knee into Floyd’s neck.

Floyd’s death set off mass protests around the globe as well as incidents of looting and unrest. U.S. President Donald Trump called on state governors to be more ardent in their response to the protesters, telling politicians “if you don’t dominate your city and state, they’re going to.”

Trump later, famously, had police and federal agents force protesters back so he and an entourage could leave the White House and walk to St. John’s Episcopal Church, whose basement had been damaged by fire, and posed for pictures in front of it holding up a Bible.

In response, supporters of the movement called for a “defunding” of police. In the time

Keith Roulston From the cluttered desk since, proponents have claimed that there was a distortion of their mission by the opposition, but it’s the misnaming of that movement that caused many of us to be against them. They were really only calling for a cutback in what we expected police to do, they claim.

That seems like forever ago now, back in the days before Trump was defeated in the 2020 presidential election in the U.S. and before he launched a campaign to claim he was cheated in the election – and before the infamous Washington riot of Trump supporters on Jan. 6, 2021 which saw dozens of police officers hurt.

It was also before the worst of the COVID19 infection and the thousands of deaths that resulted. And, in Canada, before the protests of truckers and other anti-vaxxers shut down the nation’s capital and several border crossings, damaging international trade in early February, 2022.

Police took on a more serious role after the Canadian federal government passed the Emergencies Act in February to end a monthlong occupation of Ottawa. Many people who had opposed funding of police in the George Floyd protests were suddenly happy to see them move in to, more or less peacefully, push the anti-COVID protesters out. No doubt many people who had opposed financial cuts to police probably were suddenly unhappy with their actions.

As for me, I was glad to see police finally act to restore peace at our border crossings, protecting the jobs of those who depended on trade, and to our capital. Protesters, however, are still holding rallies to demonstrate their opposition to whatever COVID-19 restrictions remain.

The issue of just what we expect police to do is even more complex than the two situations outlined, of course. We tend to treat police like a monkey wrench, a tool to do whatever we want it to, from keeping people driving safely, to investigating mysterious deaths to breaking up protests.

In a 2020 paper, researchers at the RAND Corporation argue that the police are often given too many roles in society and asked to solve issues that they are not properly trained for and that would be better suited for professionals expert in mental health, homelessness, drug abuse, and school related violence.

And the George Floyd case is but one of hundreds – probably thousands – where police, particularly in the U.S. but here too, from time to time have abused their authority. In the antiCOVID rallies, some current and former police and soldiers were opposed to the government’s actions. Aside from their jobs, cops are still people with vastly different points of view.

Given that they see the worst of humanity day after day, some may change the way they think as they broaden their experience.

Police have an essential role in our society.

Without laws and police to enforce them, too many of us would act in our own best interests, in speeding, for instance, even though it makes the world a more dangerous place. So we need police, but we also need ways to police the police – to make sure they don’t abuse their powers, as Derek Chauvin did.

An ode to the long-lost snow day

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ome wild weather last week led to not one, but two inclement weather days at local schools, leaving me working from home on Monday and Wednesday encouraging my daughter to take part in at-home assignments and log into her online classes when necessary.

While inclement weather days (formerly known as snow days before global warming saw us facing things like fog days and ice days as often as snow days) meant something for me in my wild youth, they mean something different for my daughter: staring at a tablet screen.

Snow days don’t represent a needed-break from school anymore in the depths of the darkest months of the year, they just mean that school changes to its online mode.

In my youth, snow days were pure bliss.

I didn’t see my first snow day until I was in Grade 7, after a move saw me attending Huron Centennial Public School near Brucefield. Those first impromptu breaks were glorious.

Not only was I not at school, but I had just hit that age when I could be left home alone, which meant I spent the day doing whatever I wanted. My lunch was whatever I wanted (that I could make without the stove) and, at that time, I was neighbours with a friend from school, so we could hang out and play video games until our respective parents came home, if that was the order of the day.

For a teenager, it was glorious and, even now, I love those days when I can work from home. Not because I played video games, but definitely because I can work in comfortable clothes and really flex my culinary muscle for lunch.

Snow days are more than a chance to blow off school: they’re a chance to spend time as a family for younger children and a right of

Denny Scott Denny’s Den passage for teens and pre-teens. They mark an important milestone in growing up.

Now I’ve been told, by some friends in other school boards, that snow days do still exist out there in the province. Children, preteens and teenagers are given the chance to take a mental break from school and recover a little bit of their free time. That’s not the case here.

I also know, for a fact, that not everyone puts the emphasis on keeping their kids in remote learning that I do. Some parents choose a more relaxed day for their kids, as is their right. I just can’t bring myself to do that.

Maybe it’s the drive to see my daughter be her educational best, or maybe it’s the tiny sporran-clutching, penny-pinching Scot that lives in my brain that hates to see tax dollars wasted, but, as long as there’s an opportunity for Mary Jane to keep learning and associate with her classmates, I feel it’s important that she do so.

Because of that, Mary Jane may never get to benefit from snow days the way I did.

Beyond the enjoyment of a snow day (which could mean anything from tobogganing to watching The Price is Right and Maury), those winter days off serve a crucial function: I was able to take some control over my own life.

I didn’t realize how important that was until I got to post-secondary school and suddenly had the ability to choose what I would do with my days (outside of classes and working at a

call centre or restaurant). When you’re a kid, your day is pretty much decided from when you wake up to when you go to bed. Sure, you can choose what you do at recess or what you watch on television or whether you grab the Crazy Carpet or the GT Racer, but you get up when your parents tell you to, you eat when your parents or teachers tell you to, you go to the classes you’re told to go to and you go to bed when you’re told to.

That never really ends - you trade a parent/teacher for a boss (even if you’re selfemployed) and you start telling yourself when you have to get up, even on the weekend.

You’re always answering to someone, even if it is your own sense of accomplishment….

Except for snow days.

For some reason, when a snow day rolls around, as long as I get the driveway blown out, I don’t feel that push to catch up on the Honey Do list or the backlog of DIY projects.

There’s something about that unexpected free day that makes it feel like you can put it all off until tomorrow. That kind of reprieve is, mentally, a glass of cold water in the middle of a desert.

At least it was until the advent of remote education. Now snow days are just another workday, only now I have a boss at home who I have to keep interested in online learning.

Final Thought It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all – in which case, you fail by default."

– J. K. Rowling

Shawn Loughlin Shawn’s Sense

You live, you learn

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ince much of the world and now, finally, Ontario seems ready to fly George W. Bush’s “Mission Accomplished” banner on their own, personal version of the USS Abraham Lincoln, it seems like as good a time as any to take a bit of a look back. (Editor’s Note: Scholars will recall that that mission was most definitely not accomplished.)

This is a column I’ve been meaning to write for a while, but I couldn’t quite get it right. It’s really about my naiveté in regards to the early days of the pandemic. What brought it on was seeing a commercial on T.V., paid for by one of our governments (I can’t remember it was federal or provincial) telling us that if we all did our part, we could defeat COVID-19.

If memory serves (I know - a lot of maybes and ifs, but the point remains, even if the details are fuzzy), it depicted two people at a bus stop, dutifully wearing their masks. One, however, was letting it all hang out (it all, here, means his nose), so the second person kindly reminded him to hike it up. After making a face that showed he clearly meant to wear his mask properly, appreciated this person setting him straight and asked how could he be so silly as to not cover his nose in the first place, he affixed his mask properly to his face.

If you want evidence that governments live in a kind of dream world, look no further. Out to lunch? Maybe. But maybe this T.V. spot was trying to be idealistic. I used to be like that.

In the early days of the pandemic, I had a pregnant wife at home and I was sure everyone thought the way I did. During those first few months, if I saw pictures of groups getting together, I was sure it was Throwback Thursday and isolated folks yearning for the good old days. When I heard about people gathering in dangerously high numbers, I was sure there was some misunderstanding. That a legal and responsible attempt to safely gather had spun out of control before organizers and attendees had a chance to pull it together.

When out on the street, I felt like the second person at the bus stop. If I saw someone not wearing a mask indoors, I would think that this poor, well-meaning person had forgotten their mask at home or in the car.

Now, two years later, I feel rather dumb for thinking that way. No-way-around-it dumb.

Back then I thought that only the tin-foilhattiest of tin foil hat-wearers were attending rallies featuring Henry Hildebrandt and Randy Hillier, the No More Lockdowns Batman and Robin, or buying Chris Sky’s idiotic t-shirts. I thought you’d have to be incomprehensibly selfish not to wear a mask when every doctor and scientist was telling you they saved lives.

I thought you’d have to be a sociopath to push a plan like The Great Barrington Declaration, allowing millions to die so you could go to the movies or the gym in peace.

We’d get the odd letter or website message here at The Citizen, but that’s life in the world of local media. You always hear from the kooks. I’ve learned so very much since then.

First there was the Ottawa hot tub party and subsequent local parades. Then came the increasingly aggressive and personal letters and phone calls here at The Citizen as hate for the media has grown, even at the local level.

It’s hard for me not to think back to that T.V. spot, featuring a reasonable exchange between two well-meaning people, and think of it as a pipe dream or a relic of a bygone era.

I won’t try to be overly profound with all of this, I just often think back to how wrong I was about some of these things and how little I apparently knew about some of my friends, neighbours and fellow Canadians.

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Local murder charges leave community ‘blank’

Community in mourning The Brussels community, as well as the Graham Road neighbourhood, was shocked last week by the news of two suspicious deaths at a Graham Road residence. After investigation, police announced that an 18-year-old Morris-Turnberry man is facing two second-degree murder charges as a result of the investigation. (John Stephenson photo)

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Sigh and sigh again. That seems the most appropriate thought as I review last week on Graham Road.

Murder is not a word that’s usually needed in our community. Our reality is that, two of our friends are dead. After the sighs and sadness, blank seems to be the next best word to catch the mood of the neighbourhood. The mind is a wonderful thing, as it protects us when things are just too big to process. Sighs and blankness get us

through all the nasty things that life throws. Words do little, but sighs are real. My heart aches for the family of Darwin and Bev. We live in a world of hope and children are the most obvious bearers of most hope in our world.

So bikes and basketballs, walks and wagons were so reassuring to see this week. Life goes on and we need to find all the good things we have right here.

To the gardeners the smell of

spring brings smiles and preparation. Conversely I’m sure the arrival of the white stuff caused a few to say bad words. But spring is coming. The rhubarb and the daffodils won’t lie and the birds are certainly announcing the changes coming. Hallelujah!

On that note, Easter is coming and, as is traditional, the churches of Brussels offer a combined Holy week service. A short worship time reviews the events of Jesus’ life.

The local clergy take their turn, sharing their Easter thoughts with those attending. The chosen hour this year is 1 p.m. to ponder and learn about the death of a young man who changed the world. Jesus has been dead well over 2,000 years now and yet we learn and grow.

Really that’s a miracle. Even after all these years, the influence of one person's life, with the stories being told, still gives people a desire to attend a worship service to celebrate that life. Each generation finds their way to relate to the love, respect and hope that Jesus offered and, through most churches, that’s still offered today. So next week, Monday through Thursday, visit the United Church at 1 pm. Details are in an advertisement in this paper.

The United Church ladies are

wanting to share good stuff with you. A bake sale will be held on Easter Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon, so you can let someone else do the work of Easter treats.

Each day is a new beginning and hope reminds of that. So enjoy the days to come, knowing each is unique in its offering.

Be safe. Be kind. Mask and enjoy the hope of spring.

Bye now, Betty G.W.

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At the Branch

Branch darters heading to zone mixed doubles, teams

By Jo-Ann McDonald The week at the Brussels Legion Branch began with the Lions Club members gathering for dinner and meeting. The smaller crowd enjoyed a roast beef dinner and then discussed their business. Helping for the Branch were Judy Lee, JoAnn McDonald and Marni Knight.

The next night, the Brussels

Cadet Corp met for the usual night of practice, drills and class. It is a small group, but new members are welcome. Youth aged 12-18 are welcome to drop in and check out the group.

The notice of the visitation of the Provincial Service Officer was received. She will be here between May 25-27. Appointments must be

made by May 6 if you wish to meet with her. Contact Jamie at 519-4409457 if you would like an appointment.

The sports report included one team to attend zone mixed doubles and team darts. Comrades Jim, Sandra, Devon and Catrina Josling went to Goderich on April 2 and they qualified to go to district

A top honour Brussels Lions Club member Greg Ducharme, right, was presented with the prestigious Melvin Jones Fellowship Award at a recent meeting of the club. Named for the club founder, the award is the highest form of recognition that can be bestowed on a Lions Club member. It embodies the humanitarian ideas that are consistent with the nature and purpose of Lionism. Ron Clarkson, left, also a Melvin Jones Fellow, presented Ducharme with the award. Ducharme was also presented with a 40-year membership chevron at the same meeting. Ducharme has been a valued member of the club since joining four decades earlier. During his time with the club, he has chaired many committees and spearheaded a variety of fundraising initiatives. He has thrice been the club’s president and has served as the club’s secretary for 17 years. (Photo submitted)

competition. Golfers can mark down June 18 for the zone golf tournament in Seaforth. District mixed and doubles darts will be in Brussels April 23.

Comrade Nanci Ducharme reports that West Bachert won first for his black-and-white poster for Remembrance for the Primary division at the Branch and Zone and he placed fourth at District.

Presentations of certificates and prizes were at North Woods Elementary School, where he is a student. Congratulations to West.

It was voted to have the patio again this year and when the good weather comes it will be erected.

The fish fry report stated that 10 fish fry dinners are booked so far for this year. The first one will be on Good Friday in Seaforth. We will also be doing a fish fry for Homecoming.

The Branch was offered the opportunity to sell Catch the Ace tickets at the Big Buck event at the Brussels Arena on April 2. A group of five volunteered and worked two-hour shifts to man the table for the six hours of the show. Thanks to Jamie, Kathy Burkholder, Marni Knight, Jo-Ann McDonald and Judy Lee for volunteering. They were pleased with the day’s sales.

Many will remember the news of the devasting fire that destroyed the Hepworth Legion a few months ago. They have started their fundraising efforts and the Branch voted to make a donation at this time to their building fund.

Decoration Sunday at the Brussels Cemetery will be earlier this year and be held June 12, so mark your calendars. The public may attend but it will also be livestreamed for those who wish to watch from their homes.

Blow the dust off your darts and come out to play on Thursday evening in the month of April.

Thursday, April 7 is the first night.

The evening is open to anyone, not just Legion members, who wants to come out and play, for just a toonie.

The Catch the Ace draw on Friday evening was conducted by Team Brown with Sandra, Kathy Burkholder and Cartrina Josling helping. The lucky weekly winner was Tim Deelstra, winning $179.

He chose to reveal envelope number 23 and the six of hearts was found. The draw goes on with an estimated jackpot of $1,200 for the April 8 draw. The pub grub for the night was chili. Next week’s meal is poutine.

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Council looks at Royal Oaks space for chambers

By Denny Scott The Citizen

Despite Councillor Kevin Falconer urging his fellow council members to use existing building stock, North Huron Township Council voted to begin negotiating for rental space for council chambers, for the cost of just utilities, during its Monday night meeting.

Staff presented a report to council outlining different options for a new council chambers, including the Hot Stove Lounge at the North Huron Wescast Community Complex, the upper hall at the Blyth and District Community Centre , the squash court at the Wescast complex, the Columbus Centre at the complex, the Wingham Library and the Royal Oaks Health and Wellness Centre.

Staff said that two of the above options fit their needs: the Hot Stove Lounge at the Wescast complex or renting two classrooms

from the Royal Oaks medical facility and renovating them into one larger meeting space.

Using a number of benchmarks, including utilities available, public washrooms, internet access, lighting and a number of others, staff reviewed the sites, recommending either renting the Royal Oaks site or renovating the Hot Stove Lounge at the Wescast complex, though the latter didn’t meet the minimum space requirements suggested.

Renovating two classrooms at the Royal Oaks building is expected to cost $221,958, while renovating the lounge would cost $891,138.

“The Royal Oaks building would… require renovation, as the township would require two of the old classrooms and there would need to be removal of walls, old plumbing and new flooring installed,” Director of Public Works Jamie McCarthy and Clerk Carson Lamb said in their report.

Falconer, however, felt the Blyth and District Community Centre’s

upper hall, which the municipality already owns, had been judged too harshly in staff’s review process.

Initially, he questioned why the review had been carried out in a way that left the centre wanting, but later went on to say that the meeting hall was already used for committees of council and local groups. He said if council wasn’t willing to use it, then it should be repaired, since committees are already using it.

McCarthy said the site required significant upgrades, and that the second meeting space, a room on the main floor of the arena, wasn’t considered large enough to be used for additional meetings.

Falconer would go on to say he was trying to find a use for a space the municipality owns, saying that not utilizing it would be “another nail in the coffin” if council ever had to consider closing a community centre, before going on to repeat his belief the municipality should repair and upgrade the upper hall if it’s not fit for council

meetings since other committees and organizations do use it.

Reeve Bernie Bailey asked if space for staffing, which is what drove council out of its chambers in the first place, is sufficient if the move to the Royal Oaks centre was made, saying that council could consider moving staff to the upstairs of the Blyth community centre if that space remained available.

Chief Administrative Officer Dwayne Evans said that is a difficult question to answer, adding that, three years ago, he would have never anticipated council not being in its traditional chambers.

Some council members questioned the lease cost, with McCarthy saying there would be no rental cost for the space, only that the municipality would have to pay for its own utilities.

While council agreed with the recommended motion, which will see staff start negotiating with the Listowel Wingham Hospital Alliance to rent the space, council passed another motion as a result

of the discussion, which will see staff produce a report on opportunities to better utilize littleused spaces like the Blyth and District Community Centre’s upper hall.

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Donations rising The Blyth Lions Club is working to collect monetary donations to assist Ukrainian refugees and, as of right now, that total has exceeded $3,100, just from those from Blyth and the immediate surrounding area. Lions Club members Victoria Sider, left, and Mary Lou Stewart are seen above holding a cheque for the exact amount. Anyone wanting to donate can contact John Stewart or any Lions Club member. Tax receipts will be issued for donations of $20 or more. (Photo submitted)

Police execute warrant in Blyth On Wednesday, March 31, members from the Grey-Bruce and Huron-Perth Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Units, along with assistance from the West Region Emergency Response Team, OPP Tactics and Rescue Unit and West Region OPP Canine executed search warrants.

According to police, officers searched a dwelling house located on Charles Street in Wingham, as well as a farm property located on London Road north of Blyth.

As a result of the execution of the search warrants, two people are facing dates in criminal court.

The OPP report that police seized Hydromorphone-Dilaudid tablets and Morphine tablets with an estimated street value of $600.

Police also seized offence-related and stolen property that consisted of a sport utility vehicle, a gator utility vehicle, an all-terrain vehicle, two landscape trailers, break-and-enter tools, Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) plates and licence plates.

The estimated value of the recovered property is $95,100.

The police say a 36-year-old

Wingham resident has been charged with: • Altering/Destroying/Removing a VIN - five counts • Possession of Property Obtained

by Crime Over $5,000 - three counts • Trafficking in Stolen Goods Over $5,000 - two counts • Trafficking in Stolen Goods Under $5,000 • Trafficking in Property Obtained by Crime • Fraudulent Concealment - two counts • Fraud Over $5,000 • Possession of Break-in Instruments • Fail to Comply With Release Order.

The accused remained in custody

with a court appearance scheduled for April 1 at the Ontario Court of Justice.

The OPP report that a 21-year-old from Blyth has been charged with Fail to Comply with Release Order.

The accused remained in custody with a court appearance scheduled for April 1 at the Ontario Court of Justice in Goderich.

Any person with information regarding this incident should immediately contact the OPP at 1888-310-1122.

Should you wish to remain anonymous, you may call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000.

Happy birthday to Will Nesbit, who celebrates April 8, and Kerry Diebold, April 13. Have a good time on your special day.

Happy anniversary to Gerald and Nancy Hakkers, who will celebrate April 7.

Your little town is growing by leaps and bounds. When you meet someone on the street take a minute out of your busy day and say hello,

it will make you feel really good.

On Monday, as I was writing this column, the weather seemed more like spring. The snow has all pretty well gone and the mud has appeared. We need a nice warm rain to wash away winter and bring on the spring flowers.

The temperatures are forecast to be above 0°C during the daytime for the next little while.

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Residents in hospital after health scares

This wee poem comes from Jim Croegaert: “May goodness ever surround you. May grace keeps its arms around you. May God, rich in mercy, grant that you’ll be filled with all the love your heart can hold on this day’s road and forever.”

On the short trip from Londesborough to Blyth this morning I took some liberties with the age-old rhyme about rain, rain go away. Let’s try “Snow, snow go away, Everyone wants a sunny day.” You can substitute as you wish with sleet, ice, dreary, drizzle, cloudy, etc. Boy was Wiarton Willie ever wrong this February! Mind you, I expect every year at this point in the calendar, everyone is feeling the same. Schools in this area even missed two days of classes last week due to nasty winter weather.

Two village area families are very in need of your concern and prayers currently. Be generous with your support for these folks.

Sandy Garnet, daughter of Don and Carol Plant, is in a London hospital having suffered a stroke recently. Sandy is manager of the

Shortages slowing daycare

By Denny Scott The Citizen

During the Blyth Business Improvement Area (BIA) executive’s March meeting, North Huron Township Council representative Kevin Falconer provided an update on the possibility of a daycare being open in Blyth.

Responding to a question from BIA Chair David Sparling, Falconer said there was an issue with filling existing positions within children’s services in the municipality.

“Right now it comes down to staffing,” he said. “We don’t have staff to fill the spaces in Wingham.

No one is coming out to work.”

He said there are changes being proposed, including increased wages for staff and the funding from the recent provincial and federal announcement of subsidized daycare services, that will help with that, but those changes have yet to make an impact.

Falconer said the situation is unfortunate as the children’s services budget is one of the few municipal budgets that breaks even and, in some years, posts a profit, which allows for reserves to be built for capital projects.

Made in Huron shop in Clinton and the family of volunteers there will need your support as well.

Allan Bosman is dealing with heart issues which made for a transfer to a Kitchener hospital for attention. Meanwhile wife, Barb, continues to await her surgery date.

The Lenten challenge for week five suggested by Licensed Lay Worship Leader Sue Barnett at Londesborough United Church on April 3 was “reaching out”. This last challenge incorporates the others she has encouraged congregants to do but suggests trying even harder.

The scripture passage that morning was John 12: 1-8. In this passage, Mary is chided for washing Jesus’ feet with an expensive oil and letting her hair

down to dry them. As Jesus points out to Mary’s critics, Mary has given love with the perfumed oil and her act. Jesus gave His life to give the world love. His was the costliest gift. Our ministry is showing our love to others/the world.

Sue reminded those gathered that Sunday that Knox Church in Auburn will hold a Good Friday Service on April 15 at 10 a.m. Rev Jan Aylward will offer the Sacrament of Holy Communion on Easter Sunday.

Fewer masks are being worn in public since the mandate was lifted on March 28. But health experts are warning that we are now in the midst of a sixth wave of the virus meaning we can expect to learn of higher case counts once again.

China, Britain and Germany are seeing a dramatic rise in cases after softening their protocols.

There has been an uptick in cases among school children since the March Break and hospitals in Ontario are preparing for a surge of hospitalizations as a result.

Protecting ourselves from other humans is one thing, but scientists are studying some species of wildlife – bears, deer, moose and wolves for infections of COVID19. The virus has been found in wildlife in 24 American states.

Someone in Ontario was infected by a deer. The concern is that the virus may mutate and become strong enough to jump back and forth between humans and animals.

Prevention is going to be hard to manage.

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The Fashion Arts and Creative Textiles Studio (FACTS) in Blyth is moving, and with that move, it’s growing with new community partners allowing for bigger classes and workshops within better equipped facilities.

Although FACTS lost its permanent space on Queen Street in Blyth, FACTS has found local organizations and businesses to secure their future with: Trinity Anglican Church (166 Dinsley Street, Blyth), which will now host the majority of FACTS’s classes and workshops in their spacious hall and kitchen; Brød Bread and Pastry, across from Memorial Hall Blyth, is the new social venue for Common Threads Open Studio Nights that run every second Thursday from 7-9 p.m.; 345 Queen Street, the new location of Pick a Posie Vintage Shop, and the Blyth Lions Park will be the sites for outdoor classes.

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APRIL IS CANCER AWARENESS MONTH LET'S MAKE CANCER HISTORY Miller looks back on 2013 testicular cancer diagnosis, remembers interactions

By Denny Scott The Citizen

Spreading the word After being diagnosed with tesicular cancer in 2013, Wingham’s Scott Miller, likely best known as a reporter for CTV News, started on the road to recovery, which included years of follow-ups. He took his experience and shared it with the world through both his job and through events like the Terry Fox Run, shown above. (Photo submitted)

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After a visit to his doctor, and a number of studies, including blood tests and an ultrasound, Miller was told he had testicular cancer. The month after he first found that lump, he was scheduled for surgery to have the cancerous testicle removed and, by that time, it had doubled in size.

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He said he was told early on that, if it doesn’t come back in five years, that’s a good sign, so when he hit his first five years with no sign of relapse, it felt good. That didn’t mean, however, that every time something felt off he wasn’t worried.

“It takes you back to that moment when you’re in the doctor’s office,” he said. “It’s a twinge that you feel and think about and that will always be with you.”

While he certainly isn’t glad he got cancer, and wouldn’t have sought it out, Miller said he’s made the best of the situation.

“I met some amazing people and made some amazing friends and felt and received some outstanding support from strangers, family and friends,” he said.

In the year following his diagnosis and surgery, Miller produced the aforementioned series on testicular cancer for CTV, starting with his diagnosis and including interviews with other cancer survivors, and it has led to some remarkable interactions, he said.

“A couple years ago, I was at an open house for something,” he said.

“A lady, in her 70s, whom I’d never met, walked up to me and said, ‘Scott, how are your balls?’”

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With his years post-diagnosis follow-ups coming to an end, Miller said he’s happy to be turning the page on that particular journey, but will continue to encourage men to monitor themselves for signs of cancer.

“I haven’t had any relapses, and everything has come back clean,” he said. “I’ve officially been released from the follow-up program.”

That official release came with his doctor telling him he had been “officially cured”, which was a great moment for him.

That said, he feels like he’s been somewhat lucky, as he has a friend in Wingham who relapsed, and said that reality was always “in the back of his mind” as it would not only mean going through surgery again, but resetting the clock on that 10-year period.

“I’m not going to lie and say it’s not a thought that crosses my mind every day,” Miller said, adding the concern for relapse would be more prevalent every time he was preparing for his next check-up. “I’d start to think about it. Not worry, but be aware that this is something that happens, that the cancer

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For the last decade, Miller has visited the site every two months to watch for relapse, getting blood tests and x-rays. He said recurrence for testicular cancer is highest in the two years after surgery, and after five years, it becomes even less likely.

In 2014, Miller said approximately 1,000 Canadian men will get the diagnosis anually, the majority of them being younger than him as the “danger zone” for testicular cancer is in men aged 19 to 35. While being monitored, Miller said the primary nurse in the testicular cancer unit, Patrick McAuliffe, said he was seeing more and more high school students.

Miller went on to say that McAuliffe had established “Testicle Tuesdays” and “Touch it Thursdays” as a way to remind men to do regular self exams, similar to how women are encouraged to check themselves for breast cancer. Miller has taken that advice to heart, and gone on to pass it to others through not only his platform as a reporter, but also through appearances he has made speaking about testicular cancer.

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THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 2022. PAGE 11.

APRIL IS CANCER AWARENESS MONTH LET'S MAKE CANCER HISTORY Miller looks back on 2013 testicular cancer diagnosis, remembers interactions

By Denny Scott The Citizen

Spreading the word After being diagnosed with tesicular cancer in 2013, Wingham’s Scott Miller, likely best known as a reporter for CTV News, started on the road to recovery, which included years of follow-ups. He took his experience and shared it with the world through both his job and through events like the Terry Fox Run, shown above. (Photo submitted)

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In May of 2013, Miller, who works for CTV London, was preparing for a trip to Disney World with his family when he found a tell-tale lump on his right testicle. In a story he wrote and recorded for CTV, the first in a series that explores testicular cancer, he said the lump was marble-sized and that it was accompanied by his testicle feeling like it was lower than it should have been and may have been disconnected from the rest of his body.

After a visit to his doctor, and a number of studies, including blood tests and an ultrasound, Miller was told he had testicular cancer. The month after he first found that lump, he was scheduled for surgery to have the cancerous testicle removed and, by that time, it had doubled in size.

While Miller’s first concern was whether the cancer had spread and what was ahead as far as treatment, it turned out that he wouldn’t need chemotherapy or radiation treatments, just “a couple months of surgery [and] recovery” and a decade’s worth of monitoring at the

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He said he was told early on that, if it doesn’t come back in five years, that’s a good sign, so when he hit his first five years with no sign of relapse, it felt good. That didn’t mean, however, that every time something felt off he wasn’t worried.

“It takes you back to that moment when you’re in the doctor’s office,” he said. “It’s a twinge that you feel and think about and that will always be with you.”

While he certainly isn’t glad he got cancer, and wouldn’t have sought it out, Miller said he’s made the best of the situation.

“I met some amazing people and made some amazing friends and felt and received some outstanding support from strangers, family and friends,” he said.

In the year following his diagnosis and surgery, Miller produced the aforementioned series on testicular cancer for CTV, starting with his diagnosis and including interviews with other cancer survivors, and it has led to some remarkable interactions, he said.

“A couple years ago, I was at an open house for something,” he said.

“A lady, in her 70s, whom I’d never met, walked up to me and said, ‘Scott, how are your balls?’”

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With his years post-diagnosis follow-ups coming to an end, Miller said he’s happy to be turning the page on that particular journey, but will continue to encourage men to monitor themselves for signs of cancer.

“I haven’t had any relapses, and everything has come back clean,” he said. “I’ve officially been released from the follow-up program.”

That official release came with his doctor telling him he had been “officially cured”, which was a great moment for him.

That said, he feels like he’s been somewhat lucky, as he has a friend in Wingham who relapsed, and said that reality was always “in the back of his mind” as it would not only mean going through surgery again, but resetting the clock on that 10-year period.

“I’m not going to lie and say it’s not a thought that crosses my mind every day,” Miller said, adding the concern for relapse would be more prevalent every time he was preparing for his next check-up. “I’d start to think about it. Not worry, but be aware that this is something that happens, that the cancer

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In 2014, Miller said approximately 1,000 Canadian men will get the diagnosis anually, the majority of them being younger than him as the “danger zone” for testicular cancer is in men aged 19 to 35. While being monitored, Miller said the primary nurse in the testicular cancer unit, Patrick McAuliffe, said he was seeing more and more high school students.

Miller went on to say that McAuliffe had established “Testicle Tuesdays” and “Touch it Thursdays” as a way to remind men to do regular self exams, similar to how women are encouraged to check themselves for breast cancer. Miller has taken that advice to heart, and gone on to pass it to others through not only his platform as a reporter, but also through appearances he has made speaking about testicular cancer.

When examining, men should be looking for a mostly painless and persistent lump or hard spot on their testicle, lower abdomen or scrotal pain and swollen testicles or a feeling of the testicle having dropped.

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Huron-Perth Junior Farmers tops in Ontario

By Shawn Loughlin The Citizen

A banner day The Huron-Perth Junior Farmers have been named the Junior Farmers of Ontario’s Club of the Year Award winner. The club accepted the award late last month at the provincial organization’s annual March Conference, which was held in Peterborough. Accepting the award on behalf of the club are, from left: Mark Terwoerds, Luke Splettstoesser, Kasey Siertsema, Amber Siertsema and Jolande Oudshoorn. (Courtesy photo)

Get past the discomfort: Miller Continued from page 11 grandsons and cousins about testicular cancer, which is something they had never discussed before. She thanked Miller for making testicular cancer more public, as it should be a public concern.

“I still get people talking to me, telling me they talked to their kids,” he said. “It’s heartening to know you made a difference. When I think back on it, there is a lot of good that has come out of it.”

He said he’s proud of how he and his family handled it and turned what was a serious issue into something good.

After the series, Miller spoke to schools and at events about what he had gone through and espoused the values of monitoring for testicular cancer, especially in younger people.

“Admittedly, as time has passed, I’m probably not as public an advocate,” he said. “The further away you are from your diagnosis, the further the public interest tends to wane.”

He said he hasn’t been asked as often to talk about it, but he will continue to take advantage of every opportunity to tell young men to not ignore the signs.

“That’s really the danger for men,” he said. “Part of the machismo problem is that we may ignore clear and present symptoms.

In most cases, if you have symptoms, like aches in your abdomen or lower-back pain, or swollen testicles, and you choose to ignore them, you could end up in a place where it’s less treatable.”

Miller’s goal is for testicular cancer to have the kind of visibility that breast cancer now has, after it was considered taboo to discuss it in the past.

“Thirty years ago, people would only whisper about breast cancer,” he said. “Now we talk about it very openly.”

He said the initiatives that made that possible should be implemented for testicular cancer.

“My goal would be to have that open and honest conversation about testicles, balls, bollocks or whatever you want to call them,” he said. “You need to be comfortable with all of it. Anything that

removes some of the fear or awkwardness around our bodies will help. Testicles are a part of the body you have to look after and if you ignore symptoms and signs, it can be problematic.”

Miller said that reaching out to the younger people in that 15-35 age bracket is very important, saying that people on the younger end of that age range are just discovering their bodies and they might think that symptoms are just part of those changes.

“We have to get through to those kids,” he said. “As awkward as it might be to talk about this, they can’t ignore those symptoms.”

He said the message isn’t just for them, but for anyone, because testicular cancer can hit at any age,

but is more likely to affect younger men. He said it could be especially difficult for teenagers or for men out on their own for the first time.

His own quick discovery, diagnosis and recovery was made possible by knowing someone else who had testicular cancer, which led to him knowing that discomfort around talking about the issue paled in comparison to the worst case scenario, and he hopes that, by sharing his story, others may be able to overcome cancer.

“If more people hear about my story, they might act quickly,” he said. “I’ve heard from people who found something, reacted appropriately and had a positive outcome. That’s the best case scenario.”

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The Huron Perth Junior Farmers have been honoured by the Junior Farmers Association of Ontario as the province’s Club of the Year Award winner.

The association handed out its annual awards late last month at a special ceremony in Peterborough, which is tied every year to its March conference, when it’s been able to be held in-person. The club scored 140 out of a potential 150 points with its Junior Farmers Club of the Year submission and 93 out of a possible 100 points in its Agricultural Club of the Year submission.

In the judges’ comments, they noted that the club had demonstrated great creativity in regards to holding meetings amid the COVID-19 pandemic. They also commended the club for its social media engagement.

The judges’ review also noted the club’s support of four area schools through graduation awards that offer scholarships and membership, as well as its recruitment of new members.

The club’s production of The Century Farm Show, both online and on local television stations, particularly impressed the judges.

They said the show was an “excellent idea” and a great way to highlight a group of historic farms that is “quietly disappearing” around the province.

They also lauded the club’s Koscamp farm tour and its “Who Let The Hogs Out?” fundraiser that resulted in a large donation to area food banks.

“The 2021 Club of the Year embraced the challenges of keeping their members, alumni and communities engaged this year by continuing to run meetings, projects and socials for their club and community. They had lots of socials throughout the year, such as playing ‘codenames’, having ice cream,

pumpkin carving, movie nights and a Christmas potluck,” reads the award presentation. “They were active provincially by bringing three teams to The Amazing Race, having members sit on various committees and travelling to join other clubs for skating, sports and dancing socials. They made an impact in their greater community through their Who Let The Hogs Out? project, they were able to pay to donate two pigs to the local food bank, and by putting on their own sheep show for 4-H members to participate in when the annual shows were cancelled.

“This club stood out as well for their social media presence with posts highlighting local farms, their Century Farm interview videos, a video promoting Canadian agriculture and I believe they are the first Junior Farmers club to enter the world of TikTok. They found creative ways to make someone smile by surprising each other with their ‘COVID Fairy’ project and their members had a blast at their ‘Are You Tired of COVID’-themed competition day.”

Jolande Oudshoorn, president of the Huron-Perth Junior Farmers, said it was a real thrill to be named Club of the Year, but the members worked hard over the course of the year, between fundraisers, member recruitment and retention and raising awareness for some of the club’s most successful historical initiatives (the Century Farm project).

For more information on the club, find it on social media. Its most recent episode of The Century Farm Show, released last month, focuses on the McGavin family of Walton.

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steers and heifers sold $168 to $175. Second-cut cattle sold $162 to $167. Aged and medium-fed steers and heifers sold $152 to $168. Holstein steers and heifers sold $107 to $138.50. Cows sold steady.

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Connell Farms of Palmerston, consigned 15 head. Two gold heifers weighed 1,403 lbs. and sold for a price of $173.50.

Sue Gethke of Bornholm, consigned three steers. One grey steer weighed 1,605 lbs. and sold for a price of $175.

There were 150 cows on offer.

Beef sold $96 to $118 with sales to $122.50; good holstein cows, $86 to $108 with sales to $108.50; medium holstein cows, $76 to $85.

Bulls sold $115 to $133.50.

There were 190 head of veal on offer. Beef veal sold $170 to $225; good holsteins, $165 to $176; SL heavy holsteins, $148 to $164; heavy holsteins, $120 to $145; medium holsteins, $130 to $155; plain holsteins, $110 to $120.

Reuben S. Martin of Wallenstein, consigned 12 head. One blue heifer weighed 900 lbs. and sold for a price of $225.

Paul Pennington of Mildmay, consigned seven head. One holstein steer weighed 735 lbs. and sold for a price of $176.

Lambs under 50 lbs. sold $459 to $500; 50 - 64 lbs., $449 to $467.50; 65 - 79 lbs., $411 to $431; 80 - 94 lbs., $367 to $381; 95 - 109 lbs., $352.75 to $372.50; 110 lbs. and over, $281 to $347.50.

Sheep sold $50 to $275.

Goats: billies sold $150 to $400; nannies, $100 to $250; kids: dairy, $350 to $550; meat, $490 to $520.

Irvin Huber of Thornloe, consigned 10 head. Five kid goats averaged 48 lbs. and sold for an average price of $550.

Brian and Craig Salverda of Londesborough, consigned 50

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Top quality stocker steers 400 499 lbs. sold $249 to $266; 500 599 lbs., $228.50 to $266; 600 - 699 lbs., $220.50 to $233; 700 - 799 lbs., $199.50 to $227; 800 - 899 lbs., $198 to $213; 900 - 999 lbs., $190 to $200; 1,000 lbs. and over, $170.50 to $181.50.

Top quality stocker heifers 400 499 lbs. sold $189 to $221; 500 599 lbs., $188 to $207; 600 - 699 lbs., $183 to $187; 700 - 799 lbs., $182 to $192.50; 800 - 899 lbs., $189.50 to $197.75; 900 lbs. and over, $166.75 to $179.

Eli Burkhart of Wallenstein, consigned 25 head. Eight charolais heifers averaged 898 lbs. and sold for an average price of $197.75.

Mervin M. Horst of Holyrood, consigned eight head. Seven charolais heifers averaged 891 lbs. and sold for an average price of $197.50.

Ronald Menary of Lucknow, consigned 30 head. Nine charolais steers averaged 981 lbs. and sold for an average price of $200.

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• You are comfortable working in a physical, outdoor, environment, and on your feet for the entire day.

• Heavy lifting is required.

• Must be able to follow our Fence Safe Work Procedures.

We will provide: • Overtime after 44 hours.

• A health benefits package will be available to you after the first three months of employment.

• An RRSP matching program will also be available to you • Training and certification where required • A drug and alcohol-free work environment, a safe and positive work environment.

Installer Qualifications/Skills: • Reliable • Ability to read labels, safety warnings, and guidelines • Attentive to detail and alert always to ensure safety • Able to receive and follow instructions and communicate with co-workers Education, Experience, and Licensing Requirements: • High school diploma required • Valid G licence with a clear driver’s abstract, and A restricted (AR) is an asset • Ability to safely operate various vehicles and equipment • Previous experience, especially in agriculture industry, preferred This is a full-time seasonal position. We are an equal opportunity employer. Brussels Agri Services Ltd. provides the highest quality farm fence installation in the Southwestern Ontario region.

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Municipality of Huron East (BRUSSELS) PRINCESS STREET RECONSTRUCTION CONTRACT NO. 18235 Sealed tenders, addressed to the Public Works Manager, Barry Mills, Municipality of Huron East, 72 Main Street South, Seaforth, ON, N0K 1W0, will be received by him until: 12:00:59 p.m. (local time), Tuesday, April 26, 2022 The work includes approximately: • • • • • • • • •

2780 m3 of earth excavation 1750 tonnes of Granular A 3900 tonnes of Granular B 450 tonnes of Hot Mix Asphalt 260 tonnes of Hot Mix Asphalt (2023) 640 m of curb and gutter 540 m2 of sidewalk 166 lineal metres of 300 mm dia. storm sewer 356 lineal metres of 150 mm dia. watermain as well as other work incidental thereto.

Plans, specifications and tender forms may be obtained from the office of the undersigned, upon payment of a non-refundable fee of $40.00. This fee includes all taxes.

BROMLEY. In memory of Bev who passed away April 6, 2019.

Silent memories keep you near, Time unfolds another year.

But out of our lives you may be gone, In our hearts you still live on.

Death leaves a heartache no one can heal, Love leaves a memory no one can steal.

– Always loved and sadly missed, Linda, Mom and family.

14-1p -------------------------------------------CHESTER. Ange, a special granddaughter, passed away April 4, 2017.

They say there is a reason, They say that time will heal, But neither time nor reason, Will change the way we feel.

No one knows the heartache, That hides behind our smile, We want to tell you something, So there won’t be any doubt, You’re so wonderful to think of, But so hard to be without.

– Always remembered and dearly missed and loved by Grandma B and family.

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A certified cheque or bid bond in the amount of $35,000.00 must accompany each bid.

Lowest or any tender may not necessarily be accepted.

B. M. ROSS AND ASSOCIATES LIMITED Engineers and Planners 62 North Street Goderich, ON N7A 2T4 Phone: (519) 524-2641 www.bmross.net

THE SEAFORTH AGRICULTURAL Society has unfortunately had to cancel the “Breath of Spring” event for 2022. We look forward to seeing you in 2023!

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Personal WALLACE. In loving memory of Bev Wallace, husband, father and grandfather, Feb. 28 1934 - April 8, 2020.

Sometimes we just sit quietly, Reflecting for a while, Imagining your voice, your face, Your warm and loving smile.

For it’s so lovely to recall, The happy times we had, When you played such a special role, As both husband and dad.

And at this very special time, We only wish you knew , That we’d give all the world today, For one more hour with you.

But we still have our memories, And since we’ve been apart, It comforts us so much to know, That you’re right here in our hearts.

– Love your wife Helen and children Debbie, Nancy, Susan and Mark and families.

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Walton Hall tidied in preparation for events PEOPLE AROUND WALTON

By Jo-Ann McDonald Call 887-6570

It is with a heavy heart that we react to the news in our Brussels/Walton communities, which is of a very sad nature. Shock has rippled through everyone with the news of the deaths of Bev Stevenson and Darwin Ducharme under tragic circumstances. There is little to be said but to express our support, deepest sympathies and condolences and prayers to the Stevenson and Ducharme families at this difficult time.

We had some interesting weather last week and the children missed

two days of school with bus cancellations. We had stormy, wintery weather on Monday and freezing rain and ice on Wednesday.

Just when we thought winter was getting over and we would not have any days off from the bus, we had two in one week! We probably can’t expect any more this year.

The Walton Hall board members met on Saturday and held a cleaning bee at the hall. Folks are ready to gather again for family functions or parties and the hall has several upcoming bookings. Members Judy Lee, Jo-Ann McDonald, Margaret McInroy and Judy Emmrich worked quickly and had everything cleaned, washed and vacuumed in just over three hours. A good job done for now.

Restrictions have relaxed, as we all know, in Ontario and across the country. You no longer have to wear a face mask if you choose. I do not see that many wearing a mask, but we still are. The number of cases is

now rising and my motto is I would rather be safe than sick. I deal with many very elderly people and then many young children and I have young grandchildren, so being cautious and wearing my mask will continue.

Our youngest granddaughter suffered a mishap on the weekend.

Elaina and her brother were playing around when Connor fell on her.

Unfortunately, he hit just the wrong place and she suffered a broken collarbone. She will be “trussed up like a chicken” in her sling for awhile as it heals. Oh well, accidents happen. She is a brave little trooper and watches everything they do when treating her, because she says she wants to be a doctor when she grows up.

As the snow disappears from the roadside ditches, you can see the garbage there to be picked up.

Surprisingly, it does not look that bad. In years gone by, Tim Horton’s

cups would make up the majority of the mess. From my viewpoint in the bus, it looks like plastic bottles and cans are the majority of the garbage. If you are going to cleanup the roadside, don’t forget to wear gloves. Better yet, maybe folks could stop littering!

It only took three days and the barn on the Pete Terpstra farm was gone. In all honesty, no one even noticed something was happening until day two, when you could see through he barn, as the side boards were gone. One more day and the job was done and the workers gone.

Our April Fool’s babies start the list and they include Matt Lee and Lily Fincham, followed by Peter Bennett, Susan YanYu Watson, Corbin McCallum, Krista Shortreed Verkley, Gary Bennett, Nate Fritz, David Baan, Marlene Glanville, Colleen McCallum Bromley, Savannah Bowers, McKinley Janmaat, Donna Hannon, Stephen Gulutzen, Shelley McGavin, Doug

J. Mitchell, Wayne Regele, Myer Braecker and Janet Mitchell. Happy birthday to all.

NEWS FROM WALTON

Obituaries Friends and family are invited to attend the visitation, which will be held Saturday, April 9 at Riverside Funeral Home, Blyth Chapel, from 2-4 p.m.

Donations to the Blyth United Church or the Canadian Cancer Society would be appreciated.

Cards of sympathy may be sent to Box 435, Blyth, ON N0M 1H0.

Condolences may be left at riversidefuneralhome.ca

LLOYD EMMERSON MACHAN Lloyd Emmerson Machan passed away peacefully on April 3, 2022 at Huronview Home for the Aged, Clinton. He was in his 88th year.

Lloyd was the dear father of June and Harry Bakker, Cathy Machan Miller and Scott and Tammy Machan. He was loved dearly by grandchildren Mandy Machan and Mike Frowen, Jody Machan, Danny Machan, Aaron Bakker and Theresa Mesdag, Courtney Bakker and Mark Ballagh, Melissa Machan and Mike Hoggart, Tia Machan and Will Pendergraas, and Tori Machan.

Lloyd was the great-grandfather of Gracie and Chancen Machan, Darien and Kiera Ballagh, Hailey Hoggart and Emma and William Pendergraas.

Lloyd was the loving brother and brother-in-law of Martina Machan, Joan and Bob Barwick, Florence Machan, Maxine and Bill Robinson, Carmen and Sandra Machan, Gail and John Currie, Dale and Ruth Machan, Gord and Jane Machan, Anne and Jack Vincent, Jim Alton, Pat and Ken Mathers and Lawrence Machan. He will be missed by the Shantz family and many nieces and nephews and their families.

Lloyd was predeceased by wife Marion (Shantz), son Ken Machan, son-in-law Mike Miller, siblings Joe, Barry, Doug, Shirley Wheeler, Dianne Machan and Darlene Becker, brothers-in-law Wayne Becker and George Wheeler and his parents Lawrence and Violet Machan.

In keeping with Lloyd’s wishes, cremation has taken place. A private, family service will take place.

the McBurney Funeral Home website. Harvey’s final resting place is at Brandon Cemetery, Belgrave.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations to the Belgrave Community Centre, the Blyth Brussels Minor Hockey Association or a charity of one’s choice would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy.

Online condolences may be left at www.mcburneyfuneralhome.com

April 8 at 11 a.m. Rev. Ken Whiting will officiate. If unable to attend, the family invites you to join with them from the comfort of your own home. Stream the service live by visiting facebook.com/haskettfh.

Interment is at Maitland Bank

Cemetery, Seaforth.

Donations to Winthrop Cavan United Church or a charity of one’s choice would be appreciated by the family. Condolences may be forwarded online through www.haskettfh.com.

Township of North Huron NOTICE OF PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE North Huron Official Plan Five Year Review Members of the North Huron community are invited to participate in Public Open House sessions to discuss draft changes to the North Huron Official Plan. The public will have an opportunity to review draft policies and mapping, ask questions and provide comments.

North Huron Council initiated the Official Plan Review process in January. A Public Meeting was held in February to gather input from the public on what changes are perceived to be needed to the existing Official Plan. This review is taking into consideration provincial legislation, as well as comments from Council, the public, and partner agencies. Public Open Houses are being held to further gather public input.

HARVEY BLACK Harvey Black of Belgrave, passed away at Huronlea, Brussels, on Friday, April 1, 2022. He was 71 years old.

Harvey was the beloved husband of Barb (Cook) Black, Belgrave and the loving dad of Dianne and Chris Malskaitis, London and Darlene and Andrew McCutcheon, Brussels.

He was the devoted grandpa of Alyssa and Jordan Malskaitis and Avery, Brett and Claire McCutcheon. Harvey was the dear brother and brother-in-law of Bryan Black and Emma Shortreed, Bayfield; Lila Rintoul, Blyth; Ron and Marg Cook, Cam and Mary Cook, Marvin Cook and Melanie Pletch, all of Belgrave; Brad and Sheila Cook, Belleville and Paul and Karen Cook, Belgrave. Harvey will be lovingly remembered by his many nieces, nephews and extended family.

He was predeceased by his parents Stanley and Leona (White) Black, brother Ken Black, brothers-in-law Leroy Rintoul and Wayne and Doug Cook.

Visitation was held at McBurney Funeral Home, Wingham on Monday, April 4. The funeral service was held in the funeral home chapel on Tuesday, April 5 To view Harvey’s funeral service, visit

CAROLYN (Haggitt) SOMERVILLE It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Carolyn (Haggitt) Somerville of Walton on April 3, 2022 at Stratford General Hospital, with her family by her side. She was 68.

Carolyn is lovingly remembered by her husband Paul of 45 years, her sons Brad (Kristy), Scott (Andrea) and the late Craig (2020).

She was the proud grandmother of Ryelyn; Reese, Grace; Kenzie and Kylee and the dear sister and sisterin-law of Gord Haggitt and Evelyn and Jim Blake.

Carolyn will be fondly remembered by many nieces, nephews, goddaughters, and friends. She was predeceased by her parents George and Eileen Haggitt.

Carolyn was proud to have worked for over 50 years at Howson and Howson Mills in Blyth.

Visitation will be held at the Haskett Funeral Home, Seaforth on Thursday, April 7 from 4-7 p.m.

Those attending are kindly asked to register.

Please visit www.haskettfh.com/register to register. The funeral service will be held in the funeral home on Friday,

To view the existing Official Plan, see the ideas proposed, what the full review entails, and for information on how to participate in the Public Open House, please visit the Huron County Connects project page at: connectedcountyofhuron.ca/northhuron-official-plan-review Some of the proposed changes include: • Permitting additional residential units in both urban and agricultural settings; • Promoting a wider range of residential building types to address local housing shortages; • Updating mapping for agricultural, natural environment and flood hazard areas.

Multiple Open House sessions are being held as follows: • Wednesday, April 20 – 6:00 pm via electronic format.

Details on participation will be available upon request or posted closer to meeting date on project page on Huron County Connects: connectedcountyofhuron.ca/northhuron-official-plan-review • Thursday, April 21 - 2:00 pm to 9:00 pm at Blyth and District Community Centre (Arena Hall) at 377 Gypsy Lane, Blyth • Friday, April 22nd - 10:00 am to 3:00 pm at North Huron Wescast Community Complex (Hot Stove Lounge Meeting Room) at 99 Kerr Drive, Wingham Please send any comments or questions via email, mail or telephone to Hanna Holman, Planner, at hholman@huroncounty.ca or 519-524-8394 ext. 3. Mail can be sent to the Township office with Attention to Hanna Holman.

Dated at the Township of North Huron This 25th day of March, 2022 274 Josephine Street, Wingham ON N0G 2W0

THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 2022. PAGE 17.

From the Minister’s Study

There’s evil in the world; Jesus overcomes it

By Pastor Gary van Leeuwen Blyth Christian Reformed Church Many churches around the world will be celebrating Palm Sunday this coming Sunday. On the week before he was crucified, Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem to celebrate the Passover, a celebration which remembered that the people of Israel were saved from slavery in Egypt. With Jesus were thousands of other pilgrims who were making the same journey to the city, many of whom had travelled with Jesus were from the province of Galilee, the region where Jesus had spent most of his life. Many of those in the crowd of pilgrims would have recognized Jesus and they would have known of his miracles and teaching. They also knew that he was a descendant of King David, who had lived 1,000 years earlier.

Because of his ancestry, Jesus was qualified to be the king who reigned in Jerusalem, unlike Herod, who had been appointed by the Roman government and who was not from the line of David. Herod was not God’s choice to be king over the Jews in that region, but Jesus did qualify.

As the people joined Jesus in the last few kilometres on the road to the gates of Jerusalem, someone on the crowd began to shout, “Hosanna to the Son of David”. The rest of the crowd quickly took up the chant, and they began to treat Jesus as a king entering his capital city to claim his crown. They laid their robes before him as a sort of red carpet, and they cut palm branches off the surrounding trees to create a kind of canopy through which Jesus could pass. These pilgrims, many of them from the same region where Jesus had made his home for over 30 years, were putting Jesus forward as their king. They believed that he was chosen by God to reign in Jerusalem.

The word most associated with Palm Sunday is “Hosanna.” It’s a Hebrew word, and we often take it to be a word of praise. It is anything but that. “Hosanna” is a plea, a call for the Lord to save his people.

Literally, the word means “Lord, save!” The scene on that first Palm Sunday is reminiscent of Psalm 118, where we find the word, “Hosanna,” and in that psalm we discover that the people are crying out to God for salvation. A quick reading of Psalm 118 shows us that when it was written many centuries before Jesus walked this earth, the people were experiencing oppression at the hands of their

enemies. It was common at that time for nations to go to war each year to enlarge their territory and to take resources from that nation for themselves and to enslave the conquered peoples. Psalm 118 is a song of praise in which the people recognize that their king has led them to victory and that they are now safe from their enemies.

Throughout the psalm, however, the final victory is attributed to God, not to the king. God worked through the king to give his people the upper hand in battle, and they did not need to fear enslavement or death for at least one more year before the battles would begin again. But salvation was not complete, for they knew that next year their enemies would attack again, and, once again, they would need God’s salvation.

In Jesus’ time, the Jewish people were not free, for the Roman forces had occupied much of the known world, Jerusalem included, and were oppressing the people. The people longed for freedom from

occupation, and they were looking for a king who would lead them to victory. Jesus appeared to be the one who could enter into Jerusalem and with God’s help, bring freedom to the people by driving out the Romans by creating a new and independent kingdom. hus, in the minds of many people, the first Palm Sunday was all about political victory led by a king who had been chosen by God. As we well know, Jesus did not do as the people had hoped. When he entered into Jerusalem, he did not establish himself as a king, nor did he gather an army to fight against the Romans. In fact, just the opposite happened, for on the Thursday night that followed Palm Sunday, Jesus was arrested by a contingent of Roman soldiers at the request of the religious leaders in Jerusalem, and within 24 hours he was dead. It would seem that he was a failure.

Of course, we know the rest of the story. Jesus did not succumb to death forever, but was raised again,

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the knowledge that many of those in the crowd who shouted “Hosanna!” did so with the expectation that Jesus had come to solve all of their immediate problems. Today many people who call themselves Christians are depending on Jesus to make them rich or to give them a good life by taking away all their immediate problems. We do know that God, through Jesus, does provide us with answered prayers, sometimes for the very things that make life difficult. But let us be aware that Jesus did not come to take away all Continued on page 19

Churches are now open for in-person worship.

Weekly service live-streamed at 10:30 a.m. on our facebook page or on youtube @St. Paul’s-Trinity Anglican Church Wingham.

worship services and social distancing practiced. In addition, all other meetings held in Melville require proof of double vaccination.

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proving his victory over the powers of evil that are so prevalent in this world. His victory over death, the result of sin, re-establishes God’s reign on this earth so that even our greatest enemy, death, no longer has a hold on us. The Roman occupation was not the real problem; it was only the symptom of a greater problem, namely that evil remains in this world. To solve the problem, Jesus didn’t treat the symptom, but he went to the core, to the source of evil, and he overcame it.

When we think back to the first Palm Sunday, we should do so with

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BLYTH CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH Minister: Pastor Gary van Leeuwen Hwy. 4, Blyth 519-523-4743 www.blythcrc.ca

THE CATHOLIC PARISHES OF NORTH HURON AND NORTH PERTH

OUR CHURCHES HAVE RE-OPENED. WELCOME BACK. Brussels: St. Ambrose Saturday ~ 6:00 p.m.

17 Flora Street Wingham: Sacred Heart Sunday ~ 9:00 a.m.

220 Carling Terrace Listowel: St. Joseph’s Sunday ~ 11:00 a.m.

1025 Wallace Avenue N. Facebook: Search for St. Joseph/Sacred Heart/St. Ambrose Live Sunday Mass, Sundays at 10:00 a.m.

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OR T I ED Agriculture tribute lauded by writer

On target The Big Buck Day and Gun Show made its return, hosting its first show since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic at the Brussels, Morris and Grey Community Centre on Saturday. Over 900 people made their way to the show, marking a stellar return to Huron County for the show at its new home. (John Stephenson photo)

Congratulations to Shawn Loughlin, Denny Scott, and Lisa Boonstoppel-Pot for the Salute to Agriculture in The Citizen of March 24.

It was fascinating. Everything from the history of the Forest Conservation Law in 1947 to the “Perspective on the Future of Farming” organized by the Huron County Water Protection Steering Committee.

It was most interesting to discover that the increases in grocery prices are not going to the

producers (Huron County Beef Producers) in spite of their increased fuel, feed, and fertilizer costs. Also I enjoyed the important historical perspective on the contribution of the Farmerettes during the Second World War. As a person who lives in the city, I found it was enlightening to discover the variety, complexity and great ingenuity required in today’s farming. I wish this whole supplement could appear in the Toronto Star. More people need to understand more about the creation of the food that keeps the world alive.

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THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 2022. PAGE 19.

Auburn’s Bud Chamney marks 90th birthday

Milestone Gordon Brookes Chamney, also known as Bud, marked his 90th birthday over the weekend in Auburn, just south of where he was born on April 3, 1932. About 125 people passed through Auburn’s Knox United Church to wish him well and help him mark the milestone. (John Stephenson photo) Gordon Brookes Chamney, better known to the community as Bud, celebrated his 90th birthday over the weekend in Auburn.

Bud was born on April 3, 1932 on the family farm near Donnybrook, north of Auburn in West Wawanosh Township. The youngest of Robert and Clara Chamney’s six children, Bud grew up on the family farm.

He went to school at S.S. #7 in East Wawanosh Township, a oneroom school on Belgrave Road (formerly the 9th Line of East Wawanosh).

Bud would marry Laura May Leatherland on April 25, 1953. She passed away in 2020 - the couple had been married for 67 years.

They had five children: Larry (Deb), Paul (Lynda), Lorraine, Doug (Lynn) and Eldon (Elaine), six grandchildren and nine greatgrandchildren.

Over the years, Bud has worked a number of jobs. He was the owner of a sand and gravel trucking business and a waste management company, as well as being a farmer.

He began his employment career at the age of 16, making deliveries of livestock, cattle feed and wood for local farmers.

In the 1950s, Bud bought a gravel dump truck and thus began a long career in the trucking business.

Over the years, he has owned and operated trucks that have hauled sand and gravel for road construction projects and delivered fertilizer to farmers in the spring.

He also had trucks sanding and snow plow trucks for the Department of Highways in the winter and many other trucking jobs. All of Bud’s truck had to be Fords, all of which sported his trademark silver swan hood ornament.

In the late 1960s, Bud expanded his trucking business operations to include waste management and garbage collection. Chamney Sanitation collected garbage from a number of local villages and businesses for several years before Bud sold the business to two of his sons in 2000.

Bud also ran a farm in Hullett Township, just east of Auburn, for about 35 years before moving into Auburn, where he currently lives in what he calls his “forever home”.

With a wealth of work experience, Bud has claimed to have retired three times over the last 30 years, which is a testament to his desire to keep busy with numerous activities and interests.

Bud “retired” from the trucking business in 2000 when he sold Chamney Sanitation to two of his sons. However, he retained a gravel truck and a front-end loader and could always be relied upon to do small jobs as a way of keeping busy.

In recent years, Bud has kept busy by clearing snow from the driveways of many residences in Auburn.

Bud tends to interpret the term “retirement” as a means of finding a new way of doing what he has always enjoyed doing over the course of his life, which is working with machinery and meeting with

Remember Jesus came as king Continued from page 17 of our problems that are merely symptoms of a greater problem, but he came to claim victory over the source of all of our problems. He came to restore our relationship with God through the forgiveness of sins so that we can belong not to a temporary kingdom, but to an eternal kingdom of which we will be part forever.

When we celebrate Palm Sunday this Sunday, let us remember that Jesus did come to become our king, but his kingdom is very different from one that has a throne in Jerusalem or perhaps some other city in this world.

That kind of a kingdom is a temporary kingdom, and while Jesus could have freed his people from Roman occupation, there would be just another occupier who would threaten his people again at another time. The battle would have been won, but the war would not be over. In going to the cross and

rising victorious and ascending into heaven, Jesus has become king forever, and one day he will make his reign fully known.

For now, however, we can shout, “Hosanna!” with confidence

because God, through Jesus Christ has begun the process of saving the world, one that will end when Jesus returns again as our triumphant and eternal king.

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Over the years, Bud has done his part to help preserve the history of Auburn, historically known as Manchester. He acquired and restored a building on the community’s main street that had previously served as the fire station, council chambers and the library. In fact, Laura May had served as the library’s last librarian when it shut down.

The “Manchester Building”, as Bud has named it, still has the fire station bell and now houses some of Bud’s antiques, while also serving as the village’s post office.

Bud also has many fond memories of his 67 years of marriage to Laura May. Especially after he retired, the couple enjoyed their many travels together to antique car shows, flea markets, country music events, visits with family and more.

They especially enjoyed their road trips with vintage car clubs in one of their 1932 Model A Fords.

Bud celebrated his milestone birthday at Knox United Church in Auburn on Sunday, welcoming about 125 friends, neighbours and relatives to celebrate with him.

Many locals attended, in addition to visitors from Calgary, Ottawa, Niagara Falls, Toronto, Windsor, Sarnia, London, Tillsonburg, Hamilton and Port Elgin.

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people. Keeping busy with his hobbies is what keeps him active and healthy, Bud says.

Especially since retiring, Bud has demonstrated a passion for collecting garage and service station memorabilia and buying and selling antique automobiles. His collection of service station memorabilia is wide-reaching, including gasoline pumps, signs, oil cans, automotive parts and more.

His greatest collecting passion, however, has been searching out and fixing up vintage Ford Model A, B and T cars and trucks. He ultimately will sell the vehicles or trade them with other collectors, but Bud has always kept a few special cars and trucks for his own enjoyment.

Some of the vehicles he has fixed up have even won awards at local cars shows and at the annual reunion of the Huron Pioneer Thresher and Hobby Association.

What Bud enjoys the most, however, is getting out to antique automotive car shows and flea markets and meeting with people and talking with them, some of whom he has known for decades.

Over the years, Bud has developed an extensive network of friends and colleagues, all of whom share his passion for collecting.

This is a large part of what keeps him active and enjoying life, even at the age of 90; that, and a family that is supportive and loves him very much.

One of Bud’s collecting highlights was finding an antique horse buggy with roots in Auburn.

Built in Auburn in the late 1800s, the buggy was built by John Ferguson Buggy Works. Bud has since restored the buggy to mint condition and displays it at his shop.

Bud is a charter member and pastpresident of the Auburn Lions Club, a past master of the Blyth Masonic Lodge and a past worthy patron of the Order of the Eastern Star, as well as a member of several vintage car clubs and service station memorabilia associations.

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PAGE 20. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 2022.

Barons eliminate Ironmen from PJHL playoffs

Over and out The Wingham Ironmen were swept by the Hanover Barons in the Provincial Junior Hockey League Pollock Division playoffs last week, ending a season in which the Ironmen battled numerous challenges to reach the playoffs. (John Stephenson photo)

By Denny Scott The Citizen The Wingham Ironmen’s postseason drive has come to an end after four straight losses to the firstplace Hanover Barons.

The Ironmen were downed by the Barons 4-1 on Wednesday, March 30, marking the end of the Wingham team’s semifinal series, as they were swept in the best-ofseven contest.

The Ironmen had entered the series on a high note with a twogame winning streak that saw them defeat the third-place Kincardine Bulldogs four games to two.

The Barons edged out the Ironmen in game one of the semifinal series 2-1 on March 22.

On March 25, the Ironmen were on the wrong side of a 3-1 decision. On March 26, the Barons earned an overtime win against Wingham before finishing the series with a 41 win on March 30.

While the Ironmen had fought to stay in the top three through most of the season, behind Hanover and the Mitchell Hawks, an administrative decision by the league saw the Ironmen forfeit several wins due to a COVID-19 issue in December.

The decision led to the Ironmen

competing against the fourth-place Kincardine Bulldogs in the quarterfinals instead of a lowerseeded team.

HANOVER 4 WINGHAM 1 After a scoreless first period, the Barons scored three back-to-back goals to gain the lead and insurance over the Ironmen in the second period, then scored a final goal in the third, cementing the win.

Trent Verbeek of Hanover scored the first marker of the game, assisted by Dylan Richardson and Bryan Richardson. Carter Moran netted Hanover’s second goal, with assists going to Ryan Colquhoun and Kyle Detweiler. Bryan Richardson scored Hanover’s third goal, assisted by Dylan Richardson.

Coleson Fischer scored Wingham’s only marker of the game. Fischer’s powerplay effort was assisted by Kyle Stanbury and Dawson Fahrer.

Alex McGillivray scored Hanover’s final goal of the series.

He was assisted by Ryan Goetz and Jonah White.

Riley McCabe earned the win for the Barons in net, stopping 21 of 22 shots while Wingham’s Devon Carson stopped 24 of 28 shots.

The Barons served 18 penalty minutes on five infractions while

COVID policy rescinded

By Shawn Loughlin The Citizen Huron County Council has voted to rescind the county’s COVID-19 vaccination policy in the wake of the provincial government lifting many public health and safety measures throughout Ontario.

Director of Human Resources Lara Vanstone presented her report on the topic to council at its March 23 meeting, recommending that the policy be rescinded.

“With the peak of Omicron behind us, Ontario has been able to cautiously and gradually move through its various stages of reopening. The majority of public health and safety measures have now been lifted, and key public health indicators continue to improve or remain stable,” Vanstone said in her report. “The province, as of March 1, 2022, has lifted proof-of-vaccination requirements and, additionally, public health restrictions imposed

due to COVID-19 [were] substantially eased. On that date, all regions in Ontario moved into the roadmap exit step of the province’s reopening plan, in accordance with O. Reg. 99/22 amending the rules for the roadmap exit step 364/20 Rules for Step 3. Subsequently, on March 14, 2022, mandatory vaccination policies will end.”

She added that employees in certain departments, such as longterm care, emergency medical services and children’s services still have obligations under departmentspecific policies. The county has been aligned with the provincial government and local public health guidelines since the pandemic was first declared, Vanstone said in her report, and the county will continue to “encourage and support” COVID-19 vaccinations.

Council passed Vanstone’s recommendation, rescinding the policy, with minimal discussion.

the Ironmen served 40 on 10 infractions.

The first period was relatively uneventful, with Nigel Kreager of Wingham serving the only penalty in a two-minute interference call.

Ben Wyatt of Wingham racked up a total of 12 minutes and a gross misconduct just over six-and-a-half minutes into the second period.

Wyatt was assessed a two-minute roughing penalty, a 10-minute inciting-an-opponent penalty and a gross misconduct penalty for removing a helmet and/or chin strap.

Wingham’s Dawson Fahrer then served a two-minute roughing penalty.

Bryan Richardson took the first trip to the penalty box for Hanover at nearly 13 minutes into the second period with a two-minute slashing penalty.

Carter Moran served the first penalty of the third period. The Hanover player served two minutes for too many men on the ice.

Teammate Austin Griffin then served a two-minute roughing penalty.

Wingham’s Kyle Stanbury then took a two-minute slashing penalty.

At the 17-minute mark an incident saw Wingham’s Tanner Reid and Hanover’s Dylan Richardson both face 10-minute inciting penalties. Richardson was also assessed a two-minute interference penalty, which was served by Goetz, while Reid was assessed a game misconduct for removing a helmet and/or chinstrap.

The final penalties of the game went to Wingham’s Dana Smith, who was assessed a twominute slashing penalty and a 10minute inciting-an-opponent penalty.

The Hanover Barons added to their four-game winning streak on Sunday with a 2-0 victory over Mitchell in the first game of the North Pollock Division championship. The teams will next take to the ice on April 7 in Mitchell, then return to Hanover on April 8. What may be the last game of the best-of-seven series is scheduled for April 10 in Mitchell with additional games, if necessary, set for Hanover on April 14, Mitchell on April 15 and Hanover on April 16.

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