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Man dies in ACW collision On Aug. 22 at 11:35 p.m., Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a singlevehicle collision along Amberley Road in Ashfield-ColborneWawanosh Township. The OPP say officers attended with members of the Lucknow Fire Department and Bruce County Emergency Medical Services (EMS) to find a vehicle had rolled onto its side before coming to rest against a hydro pole.

Police say the driver, 71-year-old Thomas Malins of Huron-Kinloss Township, was extricated from the vehicle by firefighters and taken to a local hospital where Malins was pronounced deceased.

According to police, OPP Traffic Incident Management & Enforcement (TIME) Team investigators assisted the Huron OPP with this incident.

Amberley Road was closed for the protection of emergency responders, but was reopened by Aug. 24.

If you are able to help investigators with this case please call Huron OPP at 1-888-310-1122.

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.

For your own good Blyth Veterinary Services continued its practice over the weekend of helping pet owners make sure their furry friends are safe with a low-cost vaccination clinic. While veterinarian Dr. Lee Siertsema, not shown, said Friday, the first day of the two-day clinic, was a bit slower than the average, he anticipated Saturday picking up the slack. The event, held with Huron Perth Public Health and through the

College of Veterinarians of Ontario, allows the Blyth clinic, which traditionally focuses on large animals, the chance to help out locals with the important rabies vaccine for a low price. Above, Dr. Grace Hildebrand gives the Lee family’s Scooby the rabies shot while veterinary technician Charlotte Winger holds on tight.

Siertsema and Hildebrand will be hosting another clinic at St. Helen’s Community Hall on Sept. 2 from 1-4 p.m. (Denny Scott photo)

COVID-19 cases continue to rise in H-P

By Denny Scott The Citizen Huron and Perth Counties continue to face a spike in total and active COVID-19 cases, though Huron Perth Public Health (HPPH) and Medical Officer of Health Dr. Miriam Klassen says not all cases are tied to any particular community or outbreak.

As of Monday afternoon, there were 116 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Huron and Perth Counties with 29 active cases, an increase of 13 confirmed cases and 19 active cases since last Monday.

“It’s not accurate to attribute all cases to one group of people,” she said.

Klassen went on to say that, while many cases are attached to an outbreak tied to a business in South

Huron previously identified as Zehr’s Country Market, that cluster isn’t the only place that COVID-19 is active in the area.

“We all need to remain vigilant as COVID-19 continues to circulate,” she said, adding people should only “relax” when they are within their social circles. “Take the same precautions. If you’re sick, stay home and be assessed.”

She said people should continue to clean their hands often, maintain distances where possible and, where not, wear a mask.

While this is the highest increase in cases the area has faced in such a short period, Klassen said she wasn't overly concerned as numerous factors pointed to this being manageable.

Due to increased testing, an increased number of confirmed

cases is expected, she said, and all of the cases can be traced, meaning there isn’t any unexplained spread of the virus.

She said that as long as positivity of tests remain below five per cent, a bar set by the World Health Organization, and cases continue to be linked, there isn’t a significant concern. Klassen said the fact that all the cases are self-isolating and not in hospital, is also a good sign.

“I’m not happy to see this many new cases and this many active cases, but on the flipside, we have no hospitalizations or deaths,” she said. “We’re confident we’re finding all the contacts and putting them in isolation.”

The outbreak is a good reminder, she said, that Huron and Perth Counties are “a long way from a time when those public health

measures are not important,” adding that everyone should act as if they could encounter COVID-19 at any time.

After several weeks without demographic information and tallies for the number of tests undertaken due to switching to a new provincial reporting program, Klassen said HPPH is working to add more demographic information regarding ongoing cases. Klassen said information was set to start populating on the HPPH website earlier this week.

Klassen also spoke to school openings in the coming weeks, saying the school boards have been working with HPPH to prepare.

Four new temporary, part-time public health nurses will be active, Klassen said, with two in Clinton Continued on page 9

Cottrills’ golf day a success Team Cottrill, comprised of Shawn and Katie Cottrill of Belgrave, hosted its second annual “Hack” and Whack scramble fundraising golf tournament over the weekend and Katie says the event was a big success.

“The tournament was great,” she said. “It was a pretty busy day, but I think everyone was happy to have something to play this year.”

Due to the COVID-19 restrictions, a lot of events that Team Cottrill regularly hosts are up in the air, however the duo, alongside the Wingham Golf and Curling Club, was able to host the golf tournament with special COVID-19 restrictions in place, even bringing in a few more teams than last year. This year, there were 20 teams, the maximum for the event, up from last year’s 16, and 80 golfers took to the course in total this year.

The event also featured raffle prizes which generated plenty of Continued on page 12

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Oudshoorn wins JFAO Novice Member of the Year

By a nose While the Huron Perth Junior Farmers would have to settle for second place in last fall’s bed races at Blyth’s Rutabaga Festival, being edged out by The Baga Bunch, the organization’s vice-president, Jolande Oudshoorn, seated, has another win of which she should be very proud. The Auburn woman recently won the Junior Farmers’ Association of Ontario’s President’s Rose Award as the organization’s Novice Member of the Year for 2019. Since joining last year, she’s been heavily involved with the volunteer organization, being elected its vice-president near the end of 2019. (File photo)

By Shawn Loughlin The Citizen Jolande Oudshoorn of Auburn has another award for her mantle as she is this year’s recipient of the Junior Farmers’ Association of Ontario (JFAO) Novice Outstanding Member Award for 2019.

The JFAO President’s Rose Awards, which are handed out annually, celebrate some of the shining stars of the JFAO. The organization hands out awards every year for Outstanding Novice Member, Outstanding Retiring Member and Most Outstanding Member. Oudshoorn is a relatively

new member to the Huron Perth Junior Farmers, but since joining last year, she is already the local chapter’s vice-president.

The awards are traditionally handed out every March, but they were announced virtually this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In an earlier interview with The

Citizen, Oudshoorn said that after being involved with local 4-H clubs for most of her childhood, being part of the local Junior Farmers felt like the next step after aging out of 4-H. She does, however, remain involved with local 4-H clubs, serving as a leader.

Oudshoorn joined the Huron Perth Junior Farmers last year at the recommendation of one of her neighbours. She attended one of the group’s monthly meetings and saw it as a way to remain involved in the local agricultural scene and maintain the freedom for members to choose their own projects as a club.

In her first year as a member, she has been a part of numerous projects and initiatives.

Oudshoorn says she has assisted the organization at fundraisers at the Dungannon Tractor Pull and Dungannon Rodeo last year, as well as overseeing the animal zoo at the annual reunion of the Huron Pioneer Thresher and Hobby Association.

She has also competed on behalf of the organization. First she was part of the Huron-Perth team for “Autumn Profile”, a farmer-style Olympic day which was hosted last year in Middlesex County. It saw the local team take on others from around Ontario. She was also part of a team that competed in the bed races at the Rutabaga Festival in Blyth last fall.

The organization’s “bed” would then be repurposed into a float for the Clinton Santa Claus parade that winter.

It was then at the end of 2019 that Oudshoorn was elected vicepresident of the Huron Perth Junior Farmers, still just in her first year as a member.

In an e-mail to The Citizen, Oudshoorn said she was surprised to hear she’d won the award, thinking there were other members across the province who were likely more deserving.

The process to nominate a member for one of the awards includes the writing of several supporting letters for the nomination. The nominations then go to the president of JFAO for consideration.

Oudshoorn suspects her nomination came as a result of her extensive volunteer work in the community. In addition to being a long-time 4-H member and leader, she has also volunteered with the Blyth Festival for a number of years.

Oudshoorn has been a leader for numerous 4-H clubs, including the South Huron Sheep Club, Grow Huron Club, the Grey Township 4-H Club and the Vet Club. She was also the leader of the Huron International Plowing Match 4-H Club in 2017, which erected its own tent at the match, one of the largest on the site, staffed completely by young 4-H members.

In addition to her volunteer work, Oudshoorn remains an active member in the local agricultural community. Not only did she grow up on a farm and all of her siblings still farm, but she keeps a small herd of sheep that keeps her busy outside of work.

Oudshoorn’s day job is at the local chapter of the business advisory firm MNP LLP in Clinton where much of her work is related to agriculture or agri-business. She also says it’s nice to be able to help her family members with accounting for their farms as well.

“I continue to stay involved with 4-H, helping lead multiple clubs, including an Ontario Fruits and Vegetables Club last winter,” she said. “Although we are teaching young members about a topic, as leaders, we are often learning about the topic too. With much of our current activity halted with 4-H [due to the COVID-19 pandemic], I’m looking forward to a hiking club, which we are planning to run in September and October. And we’ve just finished our first virtual judging competition.”

Oudshoorn also said that she likes to find ways to promote the Junior Farmers in her everyday life, bringing community members into events to further spread the message of the good work being done by the Junior Farmers.

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A storied history Jolande Oudshoorn of Auburn, right, has been involved with Huron County 4-H for years, first as a member and now as a leader. Above, she was the winner of the Murray Cardiff Award in the winter of 2016. The award, presented by Murray’s grandson Matt, is given to the county’s top overall 4-H member every year. (File photo)

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Additional land needed for controversial bridge

By Denny Scott The Citizen Morris-Turnberry Council has decided to enter negotiations to

purchase additional land to facilitate the replacement of the Blind Line Bridge. However, the decision was not unanimous.

Through significant federal and

Feeding the masses Lochlann Chisholm was one of the hard-working youths running the Brussels Leo Club’s barbecue at the Brussels Farmers’ Market last week. (Denny Scott photo)

Structure to be replaced

By Denny Scott The Citizen Morris-Turnberry Council approved the scale house replacement at the Morris landfill during its Aug. 18 council meeting for $17,987 plus HST. In a report to council regarding the scale house, Director of Public Works Mike Alcock explained that the lowest tender was below the $25,000 budget for the project. He also explained the need for the change.

“The existing scale house is a repurposed field office trailer that is in poor condition with leaks in the roof and walls,” he said in his report. “The existing trailer is not rodent-proof and rodents pull insulation out of the walls when it is not in use. Hydro for heating and cooling the existing trailer is relatively expensive for the size of the building.”

Three firms submitted quotations for the project including the low bid from RM Products Ltd., one from Excess Space Solutions Inc. and one from Mocoat Solutions.

Alcock explained, in his report,

that the new building is a prefabricated fibreglass modular building similar to what was sought by the municipality and he felt it would fill the role well.

“The building is insulated with rigid foam between layers of fibreglass,” he said. “The scale house will be rodent-resistant and not have any places within the structure for rodents to live, hide or build nests. The scale house comes complete with a counter, operating windows for ventilation and customer service, interior lights and receptacles as well as two heaters and an air conditioner.”

Alcock said staff expect service costs to reduce dramatically as a result of the change.

He said that, with the project coming in at $17,987, he anticipates the final cost to be $18,303.57 with HST. “The remaining $6,696.43 is sufficient to remove and dispose of the existing scale house, adjust footings, install the new scale house and reconnect the scale and hydro service to the new scale house,” he said.

Council approved the purchase of the new structure.

provincial funding, the bridge will be completed. However, according to Director of Public Relations Mike Alcock, approximately one acre of land needs to be purchased to go ahead with the replacement of the bridge.

The new bridge, a two-span reinforced concrete bridge wide enough to allow farm equipment to use it, needs to be placed adjacent to the existing bridge to maintain use of the old structure through construction of the new one.

“To prevent delays to construction it is important we get the property secured prior to tendering in January of 2021,” Alcock said during council’s Aug. 18 meeting. “The owners of the property are agreeable to working with the municipality to prevent any delays.”

The bridge had been a contentious issue in previous discussions with some council members feeling that because it sees such minimal use, due to only servicing a handful of properties, it’s difficult to justify replacing it.

To go forward with replacement of the bridge, Alcock said negotiations need to start, followed by a surveyor being secured to prepare a reference plan for purchasing the property.

After that, the issue will come back before council with a final purchase price before legal representation is engaged to prepare a purchase and sale agreement. After that, several more steps are needed before the tender can be issued.

Deputy-Mayor Sharen Zinn was against the process entirely.

“I’m not going to support buying land to widen this bridge,” she said.

“If the people there want a wider bridge, maybe they should be asked to donate the land.”

Mayor Jamie Heffer said the bridge needs to be replaced and that this process needs to be followed.

Councillor Jim Nelemans agreed with Zinn, saying that the purchase of the land should be for $1 since the landowners are going to benefit from a significant amount of money from the municipal, provincial and federal governments.

Alcock said that wasn’t the normal process, but council could proceed as they saw fit.

“Normally, when purchasing land for a road or a bridge, you generally offer… the going rate for agricultural land, plus a fence allowance.”

He said the entire process was to avoid the municipality having to start an expropriation process, which could cost significantly more in legal costs.

“With something like this, where we’re looking at about an acre, the legal costs would far exceed the value of the land by the time it’s expropriated,” he said.

Nelemans said he still agreed with Zinn’s suggestion, but the bridge needs to go ahead, so it may be worth sending a letter requesting the co-operation of the landowners.

“Say [in the letter that] this was a controversial bridge that the family wanted, so they should consider a lesser rate,” he said.

Zinn said she couldn’t believe these were the only options for proceeding.

“There has to be some other route besides [paying the going rate for the land],” she said.

Councillor Kevin Freiburger said council needs to remember that the bridge is part of the municipal infrastructure, so the municipality is responsible for maintaining or upgrading it. He went on to say that, by acquiring significant funding for the project, council had managed to

get the best of all scenarios for the construction of a new bridge.

“Pay the price for the land,” he said, “unless the property owner chooses to donate it.”

Zinn said council could choose to ask the property owner to donate it, which Freiburger said was possible.

Council voted to go ahead with the plan with Zinn voting against it.

After the vote, Nelemans said he wanted to make sure the old bridge was set to be demolished. He said he didn’t want a situation where people would want it turned into a walking bridge or to be used for fishing.

Alcock said removal was part of the plan, saying he didn’t want to deal with that kind of situation again.

BRIDGE NAMING With the replacement of the bridge, Alcock provided a second report saying the municipality should consider a name for the bridge so correct signage could be created.

“There are no real and fast rules for naming bridges,” Alcock said, before making several suggestions, including naming the bridge after: • The road the bridge is on • An adjacent property owner • The area the bridge is located • A politician

• A deceased person held in high regard • A natural physical feature • Other types of physical features • The engineer that designs it • A staff member of the municipality.

He provided several examples of local bridges that have been named in different ways.

Signage would need to be installed before February of next year, he said, then suggested council think on the name of the bridge before deciding at a future meeting.

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“Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one on earth like him; he is blameless and upright, a man who fears God and shuns evil.” Job 2:3 The weak Christian fears man too much — and God too little.

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Going prorogue The Prime Minister of Canada always has the proroguing of parliament as a tool at their disposal. The tool, which pauses parliament and all standing committees without dissolving the government, has come to be a handy political tool. When then-Prime Minister Stephen Harper used prorogation several times to avoid difficult political situations, the Liberals derided the action and pledged not to use it. In fact, they campaigned on that pledge during the 2015 federal election.

It’s disappointing that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has now chosen to break that pledge, especially during a pandemic when Canadians need to be assured that their government is working for them.

Perhaps it is time to re-examine a procedure whose modern usage has become primarily a way to avoid scrutiny. – DS

The great unequalizer In a matter of days, barring a last-minute provincial policy shift, students will be returning to the classroom in Ontario. While there will be plenty of changes, there will be inevitable similarities between this and previous school years. Students will be thrown together in a great social experiment with an uncertain conclusion in the era of COVID-19.

This means that the 2020/2021 school year will serve as an equalizer for Ontarians. Children from families that have spent the last six months isolating, wearing masks, physical distancing and practising good hand hygiene will be thrown into the same room as those from families who have behaved badly, not taking the virus seriously and perhaps even standing staunchly against measures designed to slow the spread of the virus. As a result, the work done by the well-behaved family could all be for naught thanks to the luck of the draw that lands a student in the same classroom as a student whose family has not taken the virus seriously.

And while school is destined to level the playing field for good- and bad-behavers alike, in a very real way, it could tip the scales, which are already tipped, even further, disproportionately affecting lower-income families without any other option. While wealthier parents can afford to keep their students out of school or explore safer transportation options, those without anywhere else to turn must send their children to school, likely on the bus, whether they like the idea or not. Therefore, the virus could prey on lower-income communities even more than it already has.

No one knows where we’ll find ourselves in the next month or two, but many will be wondering who will suffer as a result of this decision, that many find to be premature, to send kids to school. – SL

It’s far from over While our public health officials say that the significant spike of COVID-19 in Huron and Perth Counties, mostly related to Zehr’s Country Market in South Huron, isn’t concerning, it does serve as an important reminder of how virulent the novel coronavirus is.

On Monday, Dr. Miriam Klassen, Chief Medical Officer of Health for Huron and Perth Counties, said Huron Perth Public Health isn’t overly concerned about the cases in the two counties which, thanks to recent spikes in confirmed and active cases, has now topped 100 cases.

She said that, with increased testing, spikes were inevitable and, as long as the cases were able to be tracked and linked to existing cases, she and HPPH weren’t concerned. She also said the fact that people aren’t hospitalized was another reason to not panic over the pandemic.

However, with so many cases being connected to one location, this does serve as a reminder that the pandemic is far from over. All it takes is one case and dozens of families may find themselves once again in lockdown at home at best, or hospitalized and fighting for their life at the worst.

This spike in confirmed cases and active cases in Huron and Perth Counties serves as a reminder, while we open up the country and look forward to sporting events, the first day of school or just getting out from under the yoke of COVID-19, we aren’t safe yet and we won’t be until we have a confirmed, reliable vaccination. In light of the ongoing crisis and how it’s still a concern, remember to be safe by washing your hands, keeping your distance from each other, wearing masks whenever necessary and staying home as much as possible. We’re all in this together, but the only way we’ll win is if we face it separated. – JDS

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Looking Back Through the Years September 1, 1999 With amalgamation looming, several municipal groups were working to submit their proposals to Huron County before they would be forwarded on to the provincial government for approval.

A “North Huron” group delivered its draft proposal for a municipality that would include the Township of East Wawanosh, the Village of Blyth and the Town of Wingham. The submission was handed in early, ahead of the Sept. 1 deadline.

Another group sought to bring together Ashfield and West Wawanosh Townships, but the plan was far from final. It had been presented to a group of residents, but just 15 people were in attendance to hear the proposal.

Rev. Ernest Dow and his family moved to Blyth so Ernest could take over the pastoral charge at Blyth United Church. As a Mitchell native, Dow saw the posting as a bit of a homecoming.

Before coming to Blyth, Dowhad spent three years as an agricultural missionary in Congo with the Christian Blind Mission International. He then spent time at churches on St. Joseph’s Island and Goulais River before working in Sault Ste. Marie and North Bay and then made his way to Blyth.

Kirk Stewart of Blyth won the gold medal in the Bantam division of the Junior Invitational Golf Tournament, held at the Wingham Golf and Curling Club on Aug. 20.

Stewart shot 74 on the day, winning the tournament by two strokes.

Brian McGavin of Walton had the honours of turning the first sod at Media Day for the 1999 International Plowing Match, set to be held in Dashwood.

August 26, 2010 The Blyth Festival Young Company was hard at work on its latest project, Alligator Tears by Britta Johnson. The play, written by the Stratford author and playwright, represented a departure for the Young Company program.

Traditionally, members of the Young Company were charged with writing their own play and this was the first time in a while that a play had been created from start to finish for them.

Brock Vodden of Blyth said he planned on running to be a councillor in North Huron, issuing a statement saying that he was more optimistic about Blyth’s future than he ever had been.

Belgrave’s Knox United Church held a successful Vacation Bible School, welcoming over 50 young people a day to the week-long camp.

Ross and Barbara Anderson of the Belgrave area celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary at the Belgrave Community Centre, bringing together friends and family members from all over the province to help them mark the occasion.

A 32-year-old Milverton man was arrested and charged with possession of a controlled substance after Ontario Provincial Police officers pulled him over in Belgrave.

The man was driving around Belgrave at approximately 35 kilometres per hour while repeatedly honking his horn. When police pulled the vehicle over, they found the driver was in possession of cannabis and arrested him.

August 29, 2019 The Huron County Plowmen’s Association held another successful plowing match. This one was held at the home farm of Ray and Anita Dykstra.

At the match, Maranda Klaver

was crowned Queen of the Furrow, while Grace Hallahan was named the Princess of the match. Lucas Townsend was named Junior Champion Plower, while Paul Dodds claimed the Senior Championship.

Also at the match, some of those behind the Walton International Plowing Match (IPM) in 2017 were on hand to present the first round of IPM Legacy Fund scholarships at the Huron County Plowing Match.

Six local young people were on the receiving end of the scholarships, which would aid in their postsecondary education.

Joe Hallahan and Renske and Edgar Daer were part of a group of hundreds who made their way to St. Albert in eastern Ontario to help set a Guinness World Record. Hallahan and the Daers were part of a recordsetting group that claimed the title for the most threshing machines operating together in one location.

To set the record, 250 machines were operational at the site. The achievement surpassed the previous record, which was set in Manitoba in 2016, of 139 machines. It placed Francois Latour, sometimes known as the ‘Threshing King’, back on the throne after losing out the record in 2016. (He had held the record before being bested by the Manitoba group in 2016.)

Pancakes were served at the Walton Inn to mark the final day Graeme and Helen Craig would be at the helm of the storied local diner and hotel. It had been sold to a new owner and the Craigs were stepping into retirement after decades in the hospitality business.

Tony McQuail of the Lucknow area announced he planned to seek the local NDP nomination ahead of the fall’s federal election.

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Other Views Power and human failings deadly

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he release, last week, of video of a confrontation between Masai Ujiri and a police officer who stopped the Toronto Raptors’ President as he tried to join his team on the court in Oakland to celebrate their victory in the National Basketball Association championship in June 2019, demonstrates two of the problems we face in trying to resolve the issues between police forces and civilians – particularly civilians of colour like Ujiri.

Initially, the police officer’s account of the incident made it seem as if Ujiri was at fault. Backing up his officer, a sergeant with the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office said “I’ve watched the video (from the officer’s body camera). The video is very compelling and descriptive and shows that our deputy was acting in accordance with his training and within the guidelines to work that event.”

The sergeant said the officer had asked Ujiri for his credentials that would allow him to go on the court and join the celebration. “And that’s when he (Ujiri) tried to push past our deputy, and our deputy pushed him back, and there was another push that kind of moved up and struck our deputy in the face.”

Not only did the deputy claim he was hit, but that he suffered injuries significant enough to keep him off work for the 14 months since.

He launched a lawsuit against Ujiri and the Toronto Raptors, seeking $75,000 plus punitive damages.

Finally, last week, Ujiri and the Raptors countersued and released the video from the deputy’s body camera and one from a wider angle from a stadium security camera. Both show that the deputy was the aggressor. Ujiri was reaching for his credentials in his pocket when he was pushed by the cop, then was pushed again. At that point he pushed back on

Keith Roulston From the cluttered desk the deputy’s chest, but not nearly hard enough to have caused injury.

One of his players then dragged Ujiri onto the floor to join the celebrations, but the expression on his face shows that the enjoyment that should have been part of this triumphant moment had been spoiled by another case of a Black man being abused by a white cop.

Once again, the incident points to the importance of video evidence. Without the video of a Minneapolis policeman kneeling on the neck of George Floyd for more than eight minutes until he died, there would be the usual tendency to give police the benefit of the doubt when their version of the events came up against the versions of witnesses. When there have been other abuses of power, even deadly use of force caught on video in the past, they haven’t had the power that the Floyd case did.

But there are also weaknesses of human nature involved that will make it hard to build real justice into policing. Police begin any interaction with civilians from a position of authority. The deputy who stopped Ujiri clearly enjoyed the power he was exerting in this case.

People like to be able to force other people to do what we think they should – spouse on spouse, parents with children, bosses and employees. Often people use police to do just that – for instance, calling police when there’s

a noisy party in the neighbourhood.

But for most of us, our power is limited.

Along with their uniform and badge, police officers carry authority over others with them.

It’s essential that those hiring officers ferret out candidates with tendencies that might lead them to enjoy that power too much.

Even more difficult is the ongoing monitoring of the attitudes of officers to make sure they don’t become more likely to abuse their authority as they get older and more cynical after years of seeing humanity at its worst. How many of the cases of officers who have abused their power, for instance, involve older officers?

But the Ujiri case also demonstrates the other major human failing that is a barrier to just policing. The video that, when made public, proved the deputy was at fault, was the same footage that his sergeant claimed verified his deputy’s version of events. Police officers tend to stick together. They have a sense that only they know how difficult and dangerous their jobs are so they must back each other up.

Police unions often stick by their brother/sister officers even when they’re wrong – such as when all 57 members of the Buffalo Police Department’s Emergency Response Team resigned because two of their comrades were arrested for gratuitously knocking down a 75year-old protester.

Ironically, in the wake of the George Floyd murder and other killings, police officers find themselves in the same position with the Black community as young Black men are with police – judged suspicious even if they’re doing nothing wrong. Still, to get to the point where we trust police we have to solve the problematic mix of police power with human weaknesses for exerting power and sticking together.

Making the punishment fit the crime

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s anyone who has visited my office or has seen me strolling around in one of my favourite caps knows, I’m a fan of the Montreal Canadiens, or the Habs (short for Les Habitants) and have been since I was about five years old.

It all came down to Patrick Roy - the Habs’ hall of fame goaltender who backed the team from when they drafted him in 1984 to 1995 when he was traded to Colorado.

Since then, I’ve lived the difficult life of a Habs fan. See, around here, there are few of us compared to those who cheer for Detroit, Toronto or even Boston.

Habs fans had an exciting, if short, postseason this year. In a special qualifying round instituted due to the COVID-19 pandemic and suspension of the NHL league back in March, the Habs trounced the Penguins and Sidney Crosby, taking away their shot at the playoffs (and good riddance).

As a result, Montreal came face to face with the Philadelphia Flyers for a difficult best-ofseven series that ended up going six games.

The Habs started out behind, losing a close 2-1 match against Philadelphia, but bounced back with a huge 5-0 win. The Flyers then shut-out the Habs 1-0 before taking a 3-1 lead in a second, 2-0 shutout. The Habs fought back, earning a 5-3 win in game five, but were eliminated in game six when the Flyers edged them out 3-2.

The question in my mind is how things might’ve been different if, instead of punishments being prescribed for circumstances, they were instead based on the damage done to a team.

See, in game five, Canadiens forward Brendan Gallagher, who may very well be the heart and soul of the team was cross-checked

by Philadelphia’s Matt Niskanen, breaking Gallagher’s jaw, which required surgery and, due to the bubble that the NHL teams exist in,

Denny Scott Denny’s Den the Habs having to do without one of their key players even longer than normal.

Gallagher, over the last two seasons, averaged just under a point a game and was lagging behind that in the playoffs this year (likely related to the fact that he had apparently been playing through a hip labral tear since the Pittsburgh series).

Niskanen, for his part in the injury which saw Gallagher benched for the remainder of game five, received a one-game suspension.

Now, I’m going to make an argument here, but everyone needs to realize, I’m not making it because I’m a Habs fan, but because I’ve always believed in fairness in sports and in making the punishment fit the crime.

The argument is that Niskanen should have been out at least as long as Gallagher.

I’m not talking about your two-minute or five-minute penalties. That system works.

However if you take a player out of the action and the powers that be decide what you did was reprehensible enough to be taken out of the game yourself, the time served should be equal to the time lost.

Again, I’m not saying this because of Gallagher specifically, though it would’ve been interesting to see how game six went with one of Montreal’s brightest stars on the ice instead of nursing a broken jaw and looking at months of meals through a straw.

With the condensed timelines and COVID19 pandemic “bubble”, any injury in the NHL right now could result in a key player being

taken from a team for multiple games and the punishment, if deserved, should match that.

Any player injured like Gallagher may need to leave the bubble for treatment which means, even if it happens the day of the incident, the player then needs at least four days with four negative COVID-19 tests after treatment before they are allowed back in. That’s assuming that the player doesn’t catch COVID-19 as a result of needing treatment.

If the Habs had managed to win game six, Gallagher likely still would’ve been out for game seven, however Niskanen would’ve been back and was scheduled to be back when the Flyers faced off against the New York Islanders on Monday.

So Niskanen, a player who hasn’t netted a point in the postseason, does significant damage to Gallagher, a force for the Habs both on and off the ice, and the former gets a slap on the wrist while the latter misses several potential games, requires surgery and has an increased chance of catching COVID-19, all because Niskanen cross-checked him..

Seems a bit unbalanced, doesn’t it?

Especially when you consider the fact that Niskanen has done this before when he crosschecked Sidney Crosby in the head.

There is an inherent risk in playing hockey and you may get injured. Every player takes that chance when they step on the ice. Maybe they’ll catch a puck to the jaw or break a leg by hitting the boards awkwardly. Maybe it won’t be anyone’s fault, just one of those things.

However when it is someone’s fault, shouldn’t the punishment fit not only the crime, but the damage done?

Maybe it’s time that the NHL starts looking at making punishments fit the damage the original crime did, instead of a one-size-fitsall system.

Until then, I guess I’m cheering for the Islanders.

Shawn Loughlin Shawn’s Sense

Everybody has one

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ou know what they say: opinions are like [the last stop in the digestive system]; everybody has one. Do journalists count when we talk about everyone? Are journalists people? The answer is yes, though some might disagree.

I teased writing about this topic at the end of last week’s column, so let’s have a chat about the opinions of reporters. This involves another flashback to Humber College.

In journalism school, teachers spend much of their early time with you stripping down all you’ve learned about writing up to that point.

And it makes sense if you think about it.

Throughout the late stages of elementary school and then into high school, the pinnacle of writing is the essay. Essays are structured to get your opinion across, culminating with a big conclusion tying everything together (often aided by flowery language in order to hit inflated word-count targets from teachers).

In a newspaper story, you use the inverted pyramid. The idea is to capture the reader’s interest, giving them the facts in the first sentence or two. Furthermore, we were always told that when laying out a newspaper, art directors and editors always needed to be able to quickly trim stories on the page. So, the last paragraph or two of the story should be the least important in the story, so they could be cut for space and not missed by readers.

Students were then taught how to cover an event and write a story about it. There was a note-taking class, there was media law and there were basic reporting classes, even one focused on community journalism like what we have in The Citizen every week. In those classes, future journalists were trained to strip any and all opinion out of their stories; only report what you know to be true and always attribute information to a source. “Police say” is your best friend, one of my teachers used to say. It makes it clear you’re not making it up and attributing a statement to an authority shows your readers (depending on their level of intelligence and/or media literacy) that if they take issue with what’s being said, their beef is with who was quoted, not with you.

Then, after journalism school stripped you down, rebuilding you in its image, was a class on opinion writing. Once you learned to eliminate your opinion from your reporting, teachers would say, only then were you ready to be taught to reintroduce it in a column.

In a responsible and well-marked area of the newspaper (like pages four and five in The Citizen), you could express your opinion. You just needed to ensure readers knew you were giving your opinion and not relaying facts.

Working for The Citizen or other respected news sources, there is no room for bias. That is reserved for left- or right-leaning newspapers, websites or newscasts all over the world.

That is where it can get tough for people like Denny or myself. As news gatherers (or truth seekers as one of my teachers called us), we are often in on the ground floor of much of the information in our communities. We attend council meetings, public events, court cases and press conferences so our readers don’t have to. We have sources and are privy to all kinds of off-the-record tidbits. In many ways, reporters are among the most well-informed people in a community, but due the nature of the job, their opinions are checked at the door.

Perhaps that’s why reporters are among the most opinionated people on the planet. In their day-to-day lives, reporters are stripped of the natural human instinct of having an opinion, so when they are comfortable enough in their home lives, they may just let the opinions fly.

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Antique car parade brings back memories, stories A NOTE FROM BETTY

By Betty Graber Watson Call 887-9231

When you think of summer, what comes first to your mind? That response can be anything from vacation time to berries to vinewarm tomatoes or crops coming off or family visits. This year has changed things but some things have stayed the same. Enjoy the regular and embrace the changes.

The Friday farmers’ market is going well; nice friendly faces

offering lots of good stuff. A loaf of braided bread, fresh lettuce, summer sausage, loaves, preserves, new potatoes, smoked pork chops, pies, flowers, jewelry, kitchen things and, of course, masks of any type you desire. With new protocols and masks in place, it is still possible to have a nice visit with the many familiar faces you’ll find at the market.

When you look over life, yours or another, you see how people and places interact at various times over the years. Recently George and Shirley Wheeler and Laura Barbour have died. Each one of them contributed to our community in their unique way. In rural communities when people stay or family connections remain we know people by and from their actions.

For the Wheelers and Laura they have spent lifetimes or decades in our community. We know them by how we worked or played in their presence.

When someone dies the selfish part of us recalls how they affected our lives and we hopefully smile and think of stories that come with the name. Three lives, nice long ones, and George, Shirley and Laura all leave us stories of working with them on projects over the years, as well as laughter and fun along the way. So recall the good memories and remember, you are now making the memories that others will keep.

An impromptu parade was available on Sunday afternoon.

Vehicles of many types and colours drove through Brussels as part of a rally.

At several intervals, interrupted by everyday traffic, our past was shown. Memories of cars once owned and the stories that went with them, made for an afternoon of remembering. Corvettes and Port

Elgin, Corvairs and labour pains, 1950s family cars, convertibles and beaches; ah yes, memories. The flat nose purple truck and the white Thunderbird were my visual favourites. So thanks for the show and the trip to memories.

August is coming to an end and I can’t believe you can smell autumn in the air. Oh well, another thing we have no control over. Keep calm and carry on.

Bye now, Betty G.W.

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Rutledge, Sawchuk work on specialized rental unit

Under development The fourth of five multiplexes at the subdivision at the north end of Blyth will include a unique unit designed from the ground up for individuals in wheelchairs. Developer Gary Rutledge said he was excited to work with local accessibility expert and Rick Hansen Foundation Ambassador Julie Sawchuk to make the needed and specialized unit. (Denny Scott photo)

By Denny Scott The Citizen

With the most recent addition to the subdivision at the north end of Blyth, developer Gary Rutledge wanted to introduce something that doesn’t exist in the area: a completely accessible rental unit designed for tenants who use wheelchairs.

While all the units at the subdivision were built with accessibility in mind, Rutledge said that building a unit specifically for people who live in a wheelchair is something he hadn’t tackled before.

For help, he turned to Rick Hansen Foundation Ambassador and local accessibility expert Julie Sawchuk.

Several years ago Sawchuk, while cycling between Blyth and Goderich, was struck by a motor vehicle, leaving her paralyzed from the chest down. As a result, she has learned to see the world in a different way and eventually, with her husband Theo, designed and built a home specifically tailored for

her own new reality.

Sawchuk is taking what she learned building her own house and applying it to the unique unit, which is in the fourth of five multi-unit structures that Rutledge is constructing.

Rutledge says the unit is necessary for the community. It’s slightly larger than other units, to make more space for some of the changes, but Rutledge said the differences are more significant than just a couple extra feet for its footprint.

Currently Sawchuk is working with Rutledge on the design for the kitchen, one of the most intense parts of the project as far as accessibility is concerned, Rutledge said.

Rutledge said that, while some of the changes are apparent, some aren’t as noticeable. He said the doors, for example, are two inches wider at 38” to allow for full accessibility, and there aren’t any floor transitions to prevent wheels from getting stuck while traversing the house.

“Some of it is things like the height of switches or the thermostat,” he said. “These are things that [non-disabled people] take for granted.”

Other changes are very noticeable, Rutledge said, like all the kitchen cupboards being lower, different kinds of appliances and different locations for them and wheel-under counters and a wheel-under cooktop.

The garage is also specially designed, he said, being built large enough for access as well as with a reduced grade to prevent problems with unexpected or undesired rolling of a wheelchair.

Sawchuk said some of the differences from other units Rutledge has built include relocating the washer and dryer as they are stacked in other units, and a roll-in shower.

“It’s exciting to do something different and serve a need that may not be met in the community,” Rutledge said. “We couldn’t do it without Julie. We wouldn’t have done it right without her. “

He said he hopes to open the unit for Jan. 1, 2021, and if the speed the other units have been claimed is any indication, it won’t be on the market long.

“There won’t be another unit like it around for a while,” he said.

Sawchuk said the lack of similar units was a problem that she ran into shortly after the collision that resulted in her injuries.

“There are no rental locations in Huron County that are completely wheelchair accessible,” she said.

“There was nowhere to rent when I came home and we had to renovate immediately.”

As a result her family made significant renovations to their existing home before building the new, fully-accessible home they erected beside their old home.

She said she is excited to be able to help others and provide a space that could accommodate them if they find themselves facing the same challenges she did.

“This was a great opportunity to build something that could fully accommodate someone in a wheelchair,” she said.

Sawchuk said Rutledge has been ahead of the curve on his other units, making sure they are all accessible with no steps so people of all abilities can get in and out of the buildings.

She said she was happy to work with him on this project.

“The opportunity to be involved and apply what we learned, building our home, for someone else is great,” she said.

Sawchuk said there were some things she learned after she and her husband designed their own home she would be implementing into the new build.

“There were things like turning radius and how far you have to reach in some spaces,” she said.

There isn’t a one-size-fits-all solution for building accessibility, Sawchuk said, so she’s working to make the space as universally accessible as possible.

One significant change she suggested was that windows are lower in the unit, she said, so people can see out of them while seated.

That’s just one example, she said, of looking at development through the “lens of accessibility” that can often be forgotten. er esh Thrpecial S

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Story time Cindy McKenna of Wild Goose Studio held an outdoor story time on the weekend as part of the weekly Saturday morning children’s art program the studio hosts. (John Stephenson photo)

Trees change as fall approaches From Marilyn’s Desk

By Marilyn Craig Call 523-9318

Happy birthday to Terry Daer of Elmvale, who will celebrate his birthday on Aug. 27, Connor Brooks Sept. 1 and Hannah Boven Sept. 1.

Happy anniversary to Brent and Lori Brooks, who will celebrate their anniversary on Aug 28.

This is the last week of August, the last week of summer. Looking around you can notice that the trees have lost their lush green colour, the

crickets are singing and it even smells like fall. The kids are getting ready to get back to school, although it will be different from other years because of the physical distancing and the wearing of masks.

Following these health rules will keep us safe and maybe we can defeat this virus that is so strong and fast moving. Stay safe and well this coming week.

She said building completely accessible structures doesn’t need to be that big a difference, but to the right person, it can make a world of difference.

Rutledge has one final multi-unit residential structure to build at his development that he hopes to start in the spring. At the end of the development, he will have erected four quadruplex and one triplex in the development, with numerous homes being erected privately throughout the subdivision.

“Demand has been crazy,” he said.

“Almost all the units in the ongoing build have been rented.”

Sawchuk is sharing her experiences building for accessibility with anyone looking to follow her lead, saying she has educational resources for builders or homeowners available online through her website juliesawchuk.ca. She encourages people to contact her at julie@juliesawchuk.ca for more information.

“The trick is to do it right the first time,” she said. “You don’t want to have to redo it later.”

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Annual 4-H e-recycling day set for Sept. 5 PEOPLE AROUND LONDESBORO

By BRENDA RADFORD Call 523-4296

Villagers and rural families may be finding their mail is arriving in their boxes a trifle later than previously. After those many years of handling your mail I like to stay in touch with what is happening with Canada Post. I learned many things with my last inquiry that I thought I would pass on.

Over the past couple of years more and more people have been shopping online. And, in a wise move, Canada Post contracted with Amazon to deliver the company’s packages. So even when I was still handling parcels there had been an uptick in the volume. Now with isolation and working from home the volume is heavy. This means more work even before your driver gets to put the mail in their vehicle.

Canada Post always has big turnovers in staff, especially truck drivers. So there is always someone new to train, which can also slow up the process. Canada Post, like other companies, is working to improve their/our bottom line meaning there may have been layoffs. Then along comes summer and vacation time.

Sometimes a spare driver on a route needs extra time to sort out who's who and get the mail in the right box. This is where you can help the process. It’s been two years now since the new boxes were set up in the village. Hopefully you have managed to notify all those sending mail to you of your new address.

Getting used to using the 911 street address instead of a box number was a big change. But an important one no box numbers.

Darrell Bergsma dropped in to ask me to remind you about the 4-H erecycling day coming up on Sept. 5, the Saturday of Labour Day weekend. The truck will be in the area of Londesborough feed mill in the village. As Darrell explained almost anything with a cord will be accepted. It's a great way to help out the club and keep those electronics out of the landfill and out of our closets.

I came across an article recently the basis of which was how diseases have been eradicated through the discovery of vaccines. Polio was the main focus of the article. Polio raged

across Canada between 1949 and 1953. I expect many of us know some family that was touched by polio. What I don't recall from that time is that Ontario tried to control the spread of the disease through quarantines, closing schools, pools, parks and restricting access to movie theatres. At one point border crossings from the U.S. were restricted. Sound familiar?

Susan McIlveen, minister for Londesborough and Auburn United Churches, told the history of the peoples of Judah being exiled to other lands by the Babylonians in her message on Sunday, Aug. 23. In 50 years of exile, the Jews may almost have forgotten their homeland. Then along came the prophet Isaiah to tell them to get ready, that God’s salvation was at hand. They would be starting over in their old home. God had not forgotten them.

Over the past five months we, too, may feel we are in exile. We are isolating at home and shut out of our church buildings. Many others are facing uncertainty and challenges of

many kinds in their lives. But God has not forgotten us. We have a future in which we are valuable.

Susan encouraged everyone to look and listen; to be ready to be together.

God has not forgotten us.

NEWS FROM LONDESBORO

NOTICE OF THE PASSING OF A ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT

BY THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF HURON EAST TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Municipality of Huron East passed By-Law No. 16- 2020 on the 11th day of August 2020 under Section 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990.

AND TAKE NOTICE that any person or agency may appeal to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT) in respect of the By-Law by filing with the Clerk of the Municipality of Huron East, not later than the 15th day of September 2020 by 5:00 p.m. a notice of appeal setting out the objection to the by-law and the reasons in support of the objection, accompanied by payment of the fee prescribed under the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT) Act. AMOUNT OF FEE for an appeal is $1,100.00 payable by Certified Cheque or Money Order in Canadian funds, made out to the Minister of Finance and accompanied by Appellant Form (A1) which is available on the LPAT website. An Appellant may request a reduction of the filing fee to $400, if the Appellant is a private citizen or eligible community group. The request for a reduction in the fee must be made at the time of filing the appeal.

Only individuals, corporations and public bodies may appeal a zoning by-law to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT). A notice of appeal may not be filed by an unincorporated association or group. However, a notice of appeal may be filed in the name of an individual who is a member of the association or the group on its behalf.

Still going Competition at the Clinton Raceway continues with special rules put in place that allow a limited number of spectators to the Sunday afternoon races. (John Stephenson photo)

Obituaries CLAUDE PETER LASSALINE Claude Peter Lassaline passed away suddenly in Blyth, Ontario in his 85th year.

The son of Norman Lassaline and Diane Gouin is survived by brothers Jerry, Guelph and Joseph, Caledon East. He was predeceased by seven brothers and three sisters.

Cremation has taken place as per Claude’s wishes. A family celebration will follow in the future.

Friends may sign the book of condolences at mccallumpalla.ca

Obituaries in ‘The Citizen’ also appear online at huroncitizen.ca

STRATFORD MEMORIALS Creating Memories in Stone for Over 95 years

We are now open but by appointment only and following government recommended protocols to ensure the safety of all visitors and our staff. Please call or email us to set up an appointment.

519-524-8457 email: mfalconer@stratfordmemorials.com

Goderich/Clinton Michael Falconer Memorial Counsellor www.stratfordmemorials.com

No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the by-law was passed, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the Council or, in the opinion of the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT), there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party.

PURPOSE AND EFFECT The purpose of the Housekeeping Amendment is to update general and zone provisions, permitted uses and definitions in the Zoning By-law. The proposed Housekeeping Amendment affects all lands within the Municipality of Huron East. A summary of the proposed changes to the Huron Zoning By-law is as follows: • Update text references from the Huron County Health Unit to the ‘Septic and Plumbing Inspector’ • Reduce the number of required outdoor parking spaces for a residential unit from 2 to 1 per unit; and • Add secondary residential units and converted dwellings in the R1 (Residential Low Density), R2 (Residential Medium Density) and R3 (Residential High Density Zones) Changes to the zones maps or zone text for the following properties to correct specific mapping errors: • 819 TURNBERRY ST, BRUSSELS, zone change from FD (Future Development) to R1 (Residential Low Density) • 21 KING ST, BRUSSELS, to change the portion zoned FD to R1 • 42774 NEWRY RD, BRUSSELS, zone change from R1-26 to R1 to remove existing entrance requirements • NEWRY RD CON 9 PT LOT 2 RP 22R5372;PARTS 1 AND 4, BRUSSELS, text change to remove references to entrance requirements, zone remains R1-25 Effect of Written and Oral Submissions on Council’s Decision Council received no comments from members of the public during circulation or at the Public Meeting. Council reviewed all information and correspondence related to this application, the effect of which helped Council make an informed decision.

Dated at the Municipality of Huron East this 26th day of August 2020.

Brad Knight, CAO/Clerk Corporation of the Municipality of Huron East 72 Main Street South, Seaforth, Ontario N0K 1W0 Phone 519-527-0160 Fax 519-527-2561 1-888-868-7513 Toll Free bknight@huroneast.com

THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 2020. PAGE 9.

Zinn against new standards bylaw

By Denny Scott The Citizen Morris-Turnberry Council adopted a new property standards bylaw on Aug. 18 after several reworks, though Deputy-Mayor Sharen Zinn feels the bylaw reaches too far.

The bylaw has been brought before council several times in the past, resulting in the document being approved on Aug. 18, however Zinn said council needs to be aware of the position in which it could be putting its ratepayers.

“I hope all of council has read every line of this bylaw, especially Part 2 and Part 11, sections 11.1 through 11.7.3,” she said. “We are giving bylaw officers more power than [Ontario Provincial Police] officers to go onto properties and into homes.”

She said she was concerned about potential lawsuits as a result of the changes.

Part 2 of the bylaw includes the application and interpretation instructions for the document, stating that the standards in the bylaw shall be upheld for public health, safety and comfort. It also states that any owner not conforming to the standards may see their land “cleared of all buildings, structures, debris or refuse and left

in a graded and levelled condition”.

Part 11 has to do with enforcement of the bylaw, including powers of entry and what bylaw enforcement officers can implement to remedy properties found not in compliance.

“This is not what we started out to do,” Zinn said. “I’m very disappointed in how this bylaw has [evolved].”

Chief Administrative Officer Trevor Hallam spoke to Zinn’s concerns saying that, regardless of the tools available to the officers, the bylaw is complaint-driven, meaning no property will be investigated without someone first commenting on it.

“Yes, there is power being invested into enforcement officers, but it is complaint-driven,” he said, adding council needs to trust its staff to do the right thing.

Councillor Kevin Freiburger said the powers of entry are based in the Building Code and aren’t just being arbitrarily handed to staff. “It’s coming from higher provincial laws,” he said.

Mayor Jamie Heffer said changes to the Ontario Building Code require this kind of bylaw in place for the former document to be upheld.

Zinn still wasn’t convinced, but her single vote against the bylaw didn’t stop council from passing and adopting it.

HPPH, local boards working together Continued from page 1 and two in Stratford.

“The school boards are working tirelessly for the return,” she said, adding she and HPPH have been working with the local school boards to develop back to school plans.

When asked how schools would handle cases of COVID-19, Klassen said most of the actions taken would be handled by the HPPH. Contact tracing would continue and HPPH will contact those who may have been exposed. She said individual cases wouldn’t likely result in school closings, or parts of schools closing, but those decisions would be made when necessary.

That said, Klassen said schools

will function differently than they have in the past and students should be prepared for that reality. As an example, she said that there will be daily screening of staff and all other adults entering the school and all parents will be asked to help by going through a screening document every day with their children and not sending them to school if they have symptoms consistent with COVID19.

Klassen said school outbreaks may not be as severe, as younger children seem to have milder symptoms, if any at all, and spread the disease less, which directly opposes how other respiratory illnesses operate.

Reopening schools safely matters to everyone That’s why the government of Ontario has worked with health officials, school boards and educators to develop a comprehensive plan to keep kids and staff safe.

• Physical distancing measures will be implemented such as desk separation, signs, floor markings and one-way hallways.

• Face coverings will be required for staff and students in Grades 4-12.

• Hand hygiene will be enabled with hand sanitizer and hand washing.

• More nurses will be in schools.

• School cleaning will be enhanced.

Letter to the Editor Farms should hire local THE EDITOR, In The Citizen last week, you wrote of COVID-19 spiking in Huron County partly as a result of immigrant workers. (Editor’s Note: In last week’s issue of The Citizen, Dr. Miriam Klassen said it was “possible” that a specific outbreak was tied to migrant workers in Windsor-Essex, but that she didn’t know for certain.)

Years ago in the 1940s, the

government appealed to teenaged girls in Ontario to join the farm labour force. These Farmerettes took to the fields and helped to cultivate and reap the harvest.

Why do the powers that be not consider hiring local people who are out of work and look to students instead of bringing in these workers from places that are full of the infection?

Isobel Gibson.

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Livestock transportation at heart of case: Jutzi

By Lisa B. Pot The Rural Voice Timing is everything and in the case of the animal rights activist’s fatality in Burlington and subsequent death threats towards the driver, one piece of legislation might have protected everyone.

No more proof is needed for the necessity of Bill 156 to protect farmers, processors and livestock drivers from trespass, harassment and abuse than the incident which took place on June 19 in Burlington when a Brussels Transport truck struck and killed 65-year-old animal rights advocate Regan Russell.

Russell was a member of the Toronto Pig Save group, which had been protesting in front of Sofina Foods in Burlington.

The incident happened a day after Bill 156 – Ontario’s Security from Trespass and Protecting Food Safety Act – was given royal assent.

On July 20, Halton Regional Police charged the driver (whose

name has not been released) with careless driving causing death. The charge could result in a fine of between $2,000 and $50,000 and up to two years in jail. However, in a press release, the Halton Regional Police service said “there were no grounds to indicate that this was an intentional act, or that a criminal offence has been committed.”

Since then, the incident has drawn international interest with dramatic twists and turns. A bounty letter looking for details of the driver was published in The Ontario Farmer, creating a massive upswing in support for the driver, who is facing a legal battle since being charged. A GoFundMe page to support the driver is growing steadily with the amount currently over $108,000 at the time this article was written in August.

The support has been financially and mentally encouraging for the driver who, like all livestock drivers, routinely faces harassment and verbal abuse from animal rights

activists who call the drivers “murderers and killers”.

Reading the hate online via Facebook pages of Toronto Pig Save and New Wave Activism (two groups that protest at Sofina) is chilling. Comments include threats of burning Brussels Transport to the ground and vigilante justice while calling the driver vicious names.

Another group, the Animal Liberation Front, focuses more on property destruction and animal liberation.

“It’s fair to say that many of these drivers experience a level of harassment that most of us would find unacceptable in a workplace.

Their trucks are their workplace,” says Stacey Ash, Manager of Communications and Consumer Marketing for Ontario Pork, which represents the 1,200 pork farmers in the province who rely on livestock truckers to transport their animals.

“What the drivers experience is not what anyone would consider normal and acceptable behaviour. It’s not

it will be a major blow to the industry and could result in people steering clear of it for fear of what legal trouble they may endure as a result, Jutzi said.

“The whole industry should be taking this very seriously,” Jutzi said. “If the charges stick, how many drivers will just pick up and go drive something else?”

Everyone is watching the case unfold and those on both sides of the debate are dissatisfied with the charges that were laid against the livestock driver. Jutzi says the charges are unjustified as the driver was simply doing his job, deserving to do so without having his truck blocked and accosted by protestors.

“This charge is not acceptable to the driver, other drivers in the industry or the agricultural community as a whole,” Jutzi wrote on his GoFundMe page. “The driver was just doing his job to help feed people around the world, delivering pigs to slaughter. He shouldn’t be held responsible for activists unlawfully swarming his truck.

Activists that don’t respect the blind spots of heavy equipment. Activists that verbally harass drivers in the workplace. Activists that give unknown liquids to the pigs. All of these activities are carried on while Continued on page 11

just people shouting things at them.

It’s doors being pulled open, objects thrown at their trucks and threats made to them and their families online.”

As the case moves forward, it could mean major changes for the livestock industry as businesses like Brussels Transport already have a difficult time finding good, licensed drivers.

“Good quality AZ and DZ drivers are in very high demand, not just for livestock but for any type of trucking,” explains Susan Fitzgerald, executive director of the Ontario Livestock Transporters’ Alliance, a group that she says represents 80 per cent of commercial hog transportation in the province.

“Drivers have an option as to where they can work and it has been challenging to find drivers.”

Tyler Jutzi, co-owner and vicepresident of Brussels Transport says he really thinks this could be a precedent-setting case when it comes to livestock transportation and animal rights protests. While Jutzi says protestors need to have the right to voice their opinions in a peaceful manner, livestock drivers who are lawfully doing their jobs need to be protected and allowed to do their work. If the charges stick and result in a hefty fine or jail time,

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Getting creative Isabelle Kallan was one of the many young people who took part in the weekly art workshop at the Wild Goose Studio in Blyth. Previous weeks have had themes like pirate masks and the beloved children’s book, Where The Wild Things Are, but really they just come down to artistic expression and having some fun on a Saturday. (John Stephenson photo)

Letter to the Editor

Ontario’s school plan is safe, with alternatives: Thompson THE EDITOR, Across the riding of Huron-Bruce, and indeed across the province, parents are asking questions about having their children return to school in September. “Will it be safe?” “Is there a plan?” “Is the government providing additional funding for all the extra expenses?”

“Are there alternatives?”

To all of these questions I want to assure you that the answer is a resounding “yes!”

The health and well-being of our students and school staff has always been the primary focus of this plan.

That is why we are providing school boards with unprecedented resources and flexibility, while accommodating regional differences in trends of key public health

indicators. This plan was developed in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health, the provincial COVID-19 Command Table and paediatric experts. I am pleased to share that our local school boards are working very closely with our Medical Officers of Health as well.

The Ontario government is providing more than $500 million in support to school boards to ensure schools will reopen safely in September. These supports will enable school boards to provide more physical distancing in classrooms, direct funding to utilize non-school community spaces and will allow boards to make adjustments based on their own local needs.

The initiatives include: • $60 million in procurement of medical and cloth masks for students and staff, with direction to boards to ensure that students who cannot afford a mask are provided one • $30 million for teacher staffing to support supervision, keeping classes small and other safetyrelated measures • $50 million to hire up to 500 additional school-focused nurses in public health units to provide rapidresponse support to schools and boards in facilitating public health and preventative measures, including screening, testing, tracing and mitigation strategies • Over $23 million to provide Continued on page 11

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Millions committed to school plan in Ontario: Thompson

Keeping the pace The Rolling Car Show again made its way through much of northern Huron County on Sunday, touring hundreds of cars around the community, including this 1969 Chevrolet Camaro, a replica of the official pace car for the 1969 Indianapolis 500. The convoy of cars made its way through Blyth, Brussels, Bluevale and numerous other communities before returning to Goderich. (John Stephenson photo)

Continued from page 10 testing capacity to help keep schools safe • $75 million in funding to hire over 900 additional custodians and purchase cleaning supplies for schools • $40 million to clean school buses, to ensure that students are in a thoroughly cleaned transportation environment • $10 million for health and safety training for occasional teachers, who have historically not been covered by professional development that is offered to permanent teachers • $10 million to support special needs students in the classroom • $10 million to support student mental health.

This funding is in addition to a $25 million investment in mental health and technology, which will see an additional $10 million dedicated to mental health staff, resources and programs, as well as $15 million in technology funding to support the procurement of over 35,000 devices for Ontario’s students to support their learning inschool and beyond.

Elementary schools (Kindergarten to Grade 8) will reopen provincewide, with in-class instruction five days a week. Secondary schools will reopen with a normal daily schedule, five days a week, while most secondary schools will start the school year in an adapted model of part-time attendance with class cohorts of up to 15 students alternating between attending inperson and online.

Students from Grade 4-12 and school staff will be required to wear masks, but we respect the final decision of school boards if they choose to broaden that directive to the younger classes.

Parents will continue to have the option to enroll their children in remote delivery, which respects their fundamental role in making the final determination of whether they feel safe with their children returning to school.

This is a living plan that can change and is adaptable to different public health situations and it is based on the rigorous and datainformed guidance of leading medical, epidemiological and

paediatric leaders in the province.

In the event of positive cases of COVID-19 among students, parents, teachers or other staff, these protocols will enable immediate action by health and education sector officials to identify, track and mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in the education system. Every school board will have communication protocols in place to keep families informed.

These are challenging and uncertain times, but I am very encouraged by how Huron-Bruce residents, businesses and organizations alike have responded to this pandemic. I appreciate everyone’s comments and input. We will do whatever it takes to ensure your children and their teachers and all school staff will be safe.

As always, I welcome your concerns and comments. Please call my offices – 519-396-3007 (Kincardine) or 519-523-4251 (Blyth) or e-mail me at lisa.thompsonco@pc.ola.org.

Sincerely; Lisa Thompson, Huron-Bruce MPP.

Bill 156 brings hope for the future says Fitzgerald Continued from page 10 Halton Police watch and fail to act.”

Animal rights activists, however, feel the charges are far too lenient and have since staged protests in numerous cities across the country urging the Halton Police to file criminal charges against the driver.

On July 17, the Toronto Pig Save group held a “Justice for Regan” rally in Toronto, marching from Front Street to Queen’s Park.

Russell’s family has called for a provincial inquest into her death, saying not only would it provide the whole story of what happened to Russell that day, but it would also help keep activists safe at future protests.

From Jutzi’s perspective, this incident, which he says is very unfortunate, is the culmination of a tumultuous coexistence between the livestock transportation drivers and animal activists that has been happening at that Burlington location since he began working for his family’s company nearly 10 years ago.

There had always been animal rights protestors on the site, he said, but they had been confined to areas where they couldn’t interfere with the trucks on the road. However, in recent years, they’ve moved into a more visible area of the site and will rush out in front of a truck, holding it up for between two and five minutes, according to Jutzi. During that time, they will reach into the truck to pet the pigs, give them fluid from bottles, likely water, though he can’t confirm it, and berate the truck drivers.

Jutzi says he has personally been accosted by protestors at the site, being called a murderer and being compared to Adolf Hitler simply for transporting animals to a processing plant, which his family’s company has been doing lawfully for decades.

The pushback against the company, especially online, has been intense, Jutzi said, and it has taken its toll on the driver in question as well as other employees.

Animal rights activists have been discrediting the company online, he said, posting pictures of current employees and their families online where they are subject to threats. In

addition, there have been some physical breaches of privacy. Jutzi says there have been videos posted online of people standing outside of the Brussels Transport site and some people have even made their way onto the private property to photograph the licence plates on personal vehicles of drivers.

It has been intimidating, Jutzi said, especially with his parents still living in a house on the business’s property. Activists, Jutzi said, have been working to uncover the identity of the driver and find out where he lives, which has taken a great toll on the driver and his family.

Jutzi says he has been overwhelmed by the support the driver and Brussels Transport have received online. While the money has been nice and will go a long way to mounting a suitable legal defence for the driver, for Jutzi it’s about the

support from not just the local community, but from the entire livestock transportation community.

That community has been staging its own protest in terms of asking Halton Regional Police to keep protestors on the sidewalks for everyone’s safety.

“Individual truck drivers have no control over the actions of protestors,” explains Fitzgerald.

“They will swarm the truck and trailer in groups from five to 50. It’s not safe for them. It’s not safe for the drivers. It’s not safe for the animals.”

Especially in summer when it’s hot and humid. When protestors stop trucks from entering the processing plant, the pigs get hot and stressed.

All the noise and action excites the pigs, which start moving around, which increases the heat in the truck.

“It becomes an animal welfare concern as well,” adds Fitzgerald.

Food safety is also an issue. When Ernie Hardeman, Ontario’s Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs introduced the legislation last year, he said, “Interfering with the operations of farms, food processing businesses, and livestock transporters not only puts the health and safety of our agri-food workers and farm animals at risk, but also jeopardizes our food safety.”

The Ontario Livestock Transporter’s Alliance maintains that these protests create an unsafe situation. “We have been discussing this situation with Sofina, Ontario Pork and Halton Police for over four years,” says Fitzgerald.

The Alliance is now putting its hope in Bill 156 to discourage protestors and activate Halton Police to charge protestors who disrupt the trucks and harass the drivers.

“A lot of that act deals with

trespass on farms and facilities but the important piece for livestock truckers is in Section 6,” says Fitzgerald. Section 6 prohibits persons from interfering with a motor vehicle that is transporting farm animals and from interfering or interacting with the farm animals in the vehicle without the prior consent of the driver. While the act has received royal assent, enabling regulations for the act still have to be written and it will be months before it comes into effect.

In the meantime, Ontario Pork, in support of its partners, has been asking for firsthand accounts from truck drivers to get an accurate representation out there. They will use their social media account to share their stories.

“Part of what we do is to make sure voices are heard and stories reach the public,” says Ash.

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Letter to the Editor Committee points finger at M-T for stalling servicing THE EDITOR, An open letter to the residents of North Huron regarding cross border servicing negotiations: About a year ago, the cross border servicing agreement between North Huron and Morris-Turnberry expired. Shortly thereafter, North Huron entered into negotiations with Morris-Turnberry to reach a new agreement. The cross border agreement allows Morris-Turnberry properties to connect to North Huron’s water and sanitary systems.

There is inaccurate information circulating in the community and North Huron wishes to ensure its residents have an accurate and fulsome description of the negotiations.

North Huron Council recently adopted a new strategic plan and one of the goals is to build a stronger economy through residential growth; retail, commercial and industrial development; tourism and thriving agriculture. North Huron Council’s priority is development in North Huron and less spending of North Huron’s taxpayer dollars in ways which predominantly benefit other municipalities. Council’s leadership and investment in residential projects in North Huron illustrates council’s desire to grow the community and lessen your tax burden.

North Huron has worked hard to negotiate an agreement in good faith with Morris-Turnberry. North Huron recognizes the economic benefit to the region by having a cross border agreement in place. North Huron

wants to give the development community certainty regarding water and sewer services by limiting interactions and approvals to one municipality. North Huron also anticipates economic benefit to the region by giving Morris-Turnberry control over how, when and where development will occur in MorrisTurnberry. Morris-Turnberry elected to stop negotiations.

North Huron owns and operates the water and sanitary system and is financially responsible and liable for the maintenance, repair and upgrades to the system. MorrisTurnberry has no financial investment or liability with North Huron’s water and sanitary system.

Morris-Turnberry has enjoyed access to North Huron’s water and sanitary system with little financial responsibility and liability.

Through a joint industrial land strategy, the lands available for commercial and industrial development are located in MorrisTurnberry. Morris-Turnberry desires access to North Huron’s system to service these lands. MorrisTurnberry receives tax benefits from developments serviced by North Huron. At the outset of the negotiations, Morris-Turnberry made it clear that sharing of the tax benefit was not open for discussion.

Morris-Turnberry also advised that it does not deem it ‘financially prudent or responsible’ to contribute towards North Huron’s costs to have capacity available for future development in Morris-Turnberry.

The township has presented

several offers for MorrisTurnberry’s consideration and feedback. The offers were criticized and no compromise or counteroffers were presented for North Huron’s consideration. The offers were designed around MorrisTurnberry bearing responsibility for future growth within its own municipality or giving North Huron the opportunity to facilitate economic development for the region. North Huron ratepayers currently bear all of the financial responsibility and liability for the development of boundary properties in Morris-Turnberry due to MorrisTurnberry’s unwillingness to account for their future growth.

Morris-Turnberry previously advised North Huron that no new services would be required to service Morris-Turnberry properties.

A few months later MorrisTurnberry submitted two new service connections for North Huron’s approval.

North Huron has an excellent track record of working with its neighbouring municipalities for shared service delivery, and the success of these arrangements illustrates North Huron’s willingness to engage in mutuallybeneficial, cost-effective partnerships. A couple of examples are the deals reached with MorrisTurnberry regarding the former Willis lands and fire services. These agreements illustrate North Huron is open to productive negotiations provided that North Huron’s concerns are understood and

addressed. With respect to cross border services, North Huron is seeking a longer-term agreement to provide stability to the development community and to enable North Huron to undertake long-term capital planning.

In addition to water and sewer services, Morris-Turnberry residents enjoy access to a wide variety of North Huron’s programs and services including, but not limited to, daycare, cemeteries, arenas, an indoor pool, greenspaces, parks, playgrounds and trails. These programs and services are the financial responsibility of North Huron ratepayers. Services such as daycare support the regional economy, including businesses and industries in Morris-Turnberry.

North Huron Council has passed a resolution to defer all cross border connection requests with MorrisTurnberry until a cross border servicing agreement is reached.

With respect to Green’s Meat Market, inaccurate information has

been circulating in the community.

The connection requested by Morris-Turnberry was for the adjacent house, not the business.

North Huron recognizes that Green’s Meat Market is a vital business to all of Huron County and North Huron’s deferral of a cross border service connection does not impact Green’s Meat Market’s ability to rebuild.

North Huron remains committed to supporting the economic development of the region and reducing the tax burden for residents. North Huron is seeking a fair return on its investment. As your appointed cross border member committee representatives, we want to ensure North Huron residents have an accurate and fulsome description of these negotiations.

Sincerely, North Huron’s Cross Border Committee Members - Reeve Bernie Bailey, Deputy-Reeve Trevor Seip, and Councillor Anita van Hittersum

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Brussels Livestock report

Fed steers, heifers sell $1 to $2 higher Total receipts for Brussels Livestock for the week ending Aug. 21 were 1,355 cattle and 639 lambs and goats.

On Tuesday fed steers and heifers sold on an active trade at prices $1 to $2 higher. Choice steers and heifers sold $150 to $165 with sales to $170.

Second-cut steers and heifers sold $145 to $150. Aged and medium fed steers and heifers sold $125 to $140.

Cows sold steady. On Thursday veal sold steady. Lambs sold higher, sheep sold higher, kid goats sold steady and nanny goats sold higher.

On Friday calves and yearlings sold on an active trade at steady prices.

Kevin Rennick of Monkton,

consigned four head. One limousin steer weighed 1,270 lbs. and sold for a price of $158.

There were 175 cows on offer.

Beef sold $85 to $110 with sales to $120; D1 and D2, $80 to $95 with sales to $102.50; D3, $70 to $80; D4, $60 to $69.

Michael Becker of Ayton, consigned three head. One black cow weighed 1,425 lbs. and sold for $120.

There were 13 bulls selling $103.50 to $125.50.

Andy Toll of Blyth, consigned two head. One black bull weighed 1,990 lbs. and sold for a price of $125.50.

There were 120 head of veal on

offer. Beef veal sold $135 to $201; good holsteins, $120 to $135 with sales to $140; heavy holsteins, $108 to $120 and medium holsteins, $112 to $119.

Rueben S. Martin of Wallenstein, consigned five head. One limousin heifer weighed 820 lbs. and sold for a price of $201.00.

Lambs under 50 lbs. sold $282 to $305; 50-64 lbs., $270 to $327; 65 to 79 lbs., $279 to $325; 80-94 lbs., $278 to $299; 95-109 lbs., $276 to $300; 110 lbs. and over, $211.50 to $265.

Sheep sold $160 to $255.

Goats: Billies sold $150 to $350; nannies, $100 to $250; kids, meat

sold $320 to $370 and dairy, $250 to $295.

Melvin Miller of Charlton, consigned three head. One kid goat weighed 73 lbs. and sold for a price of $370. Carman and Cheryl Bridge consigned 18 head. Five lambs averaged 53 lbs. and sold for an average price of $327.

Top quality stocker steers under 400 lbs., sold $263 to $274; 400 -499 lbs., $243.50 to $273; 500 -599 lbs., $222 to $246; 600 - 700 lbs., $211.75 to $230; 700 - 800 lbs., $201 - $211.25; 800 - 900, 191.75 – 205.50; 900 - 1,000 lbs., $180.00 - $196; 1,000 lbs. and over, $170 - $185.50.

Top quality stocker heifers 400 499 lbs., $193.50 to $227; 500 - 599 lbs., $190.50 to $210; 600 - 699 lbs., $186 to $208; 700 - 799 lbs., $177.50 to $202; 800 - 899 lbs., $181 to $187.75; 900 lbs. and over, $166.00 to $183.00.

Enos B. Bauman of Bluevale, consigned five head which averaged 908 lbs. and sold for an average price of $183.75. Onias N. Martin of Teeswater, consigned 20 head. Five charolais steers averaged 788 lbs. and sold for an average price of $211.25. Mark Enright of Cobden, consigned 32 head. Four charolais steers averaged 1,018 lbs. and sold for an average price of $185.25.

Berms, terraces help control water flow, runoff

Draining right Craig Merkley of the Upper Thames Conservation Authority, left, and Ken Martin of Veldale Farm in Oxford County spoke at the London Farm Show earlier this year.

The two were part of a team of speakers discussing drainage. (Lisa B. Pot photo)

By Lisa B. Pot The Rural Voice

Berms and terraces are just part of a fix to control erosion, but they do work well when partnered with other erosion control practices, says Craig Merkley of the Upper Thames Conservation Authority.

He and Ken Martin of Veldale Farm in Oxford County like to partner together to share ideas on how to make valuable soil stay put.

They were part of a team speaking at the London Farm Show way back in the pre-COVID-19 days and their information remains relevant as the spring cropping season has wrapped up and the heavy rains of summer are about to begin.

Merkley spoke about a farm near Zorra which has just been purchased by a landowner who wanted to correct some deep erosion channels in his field caused by racing water collecting in farms uphill from his.

“He started with hay bales and tried to stop the erosion but from a

management point, bales do not work very well,” stated Merkley.

The landowner called in Merkley and the team to decide on how to correct the erosion issues. “When we go to the farm, we draw up a Plan A, B, C and D,” explained Merkley.

Sometimes the ideal plan costs too much, it cannot be constructed in time or it has to be created in stages.

In this case, the design included berms and terraces to slow down the water runs and get the water soaked back into the ground.

“You want to get up as high in the landscape as you can,” advised Merkley. “We came up with a plan to install 800 feet of terraces and berms.” Terraces, in terms of erosion control, are ideal if you have sloping fields on your farm. They conserve moisture on steep slopes and can be designed as narrow-based, broadbased or as channels. They work by slowing and reducing the energy of runoff.

Some terraces collect drainage water and direct the flow of water

underground rather than overland as runoff.

In this case, the landowner was able to access free topsoil from a construction site. It was windrowed in areas where the terraces were to be built. The existing topsoil was pushed back and the subsoil from the construction site was laid so that it met the existing subsoil. A bulldozer shaped the berms and then topsoil was laid back over top.

The result was a reduction in erosion, though Merkley admits sometimes work needs to be done upland, on other farmers’ properties, in order to decrease the speed of runoff from other farms. However, this project was effective and, in combination with other erosion techniques, such as cover crops as part of a whole management plan, the landowner could begin the process of rebuilding the field’s soil base and protecting it against future damage.

Martin said the approach among the clay, sand and loamy fields at Veldale is to switch to strip till planting methods and plant cover crops. “We made the switch about five years ago because we had rolling topography and we saw a lot of erosion,” said Martin. The system up until then had involved plowing and cultivating which was resulting in waterways filling with silt and a lot of crusting issues.

“We would work the soil flat, it would rain hard, crust over and the crop would not come up,” remembers Martin. Thinking to reduce erosion, eliminate crusting and be more efficient with nutrients applied to the fields, the farm purchased an ETS Soil Warrior. It’s a 12-row strip-till machine that uses a coulter system with the ability to switch from spring to fall coulters.

On wheat ground, they make a fall pass in September with the goal of not letting the cover crop get too big because roots can hinder making a nice berm.

“I like to strip-till multiple species with some that live over the winter, such as cereal rye,” said Martin. “It might look scary in the spring but you can still see the berms and there is still soil exposed to sunlight. You just have to make sure the mix isn’t too thick that it shades the ground.”

The living cover crop is killed and then the field planted with a crop such as adzuki beans. Soybeans are planted no-till.

An attendee to the farm show asked him about the risk of the striptilled rows becoming passageways for water to flow down and steal nutrients. Martin said he thought it probably depends on how each machine creates the berms. If containment disks made a cut, that can lead to the creation of a runway for water. Finding the right set-up is key.

“This winter, I saw a strip-tiller throw seeds on tops of the berms as he tilled. If those seeds take hold and roots are there, that might scavenge nutrients,” said Martin. “It’s an idea worth looking into.”

Veldale Farms is also experimenting with air seeding cereal rye. They planted a field like this on Oct. 10 and it was very successful, though results have been mixed in other fields. The process is still being perfected. Martin said he really likes the time and cost savings of using an airplane to seed the fields. “It’s not that expensive either… costs about $20 an acre and you cannot run the drill for that.”

However, there does need to be an airstrip fairly close by.

The next plan is to build a berm on a farm where excessive water runoff floods in from a neighbouring property. The field was tiled, so that will help, and construction of a berm will help stop the water coming in from the north side that, left

unimpeded, runs the length of the farm.

“We lost a lot of soil and it is a major problem,” said Martin.

Thankfully, the tons of soil that have eroded over the years are being regenerated with strip-till and no till.

“You have to put your mind to it and do it,” advised Martin. “We made a commitment to this system and we always look for ways to improve it. We’ve added row cleaners to the unit and increased downforce to the planters. We aren’t there yet but we always add (to the system) to make it better.”

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Project now open for apps The Huron County Clean Water Project is a fund that supports water quality projects in Huron County and funding applications are now being accepted for this year. In 2020, the County of Huron allocated $400,000 in funds to be distributed through the Maitland Valley Conservation Authority (MVCA) and the Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority (ABCA) which deliver the program on behalf of the County.

“It is vital that we, as a community, are good stewards of our land and waterways,” said Warden Jim Ginn. “Investing and participating in on-the-ground water quality improvement projects contributes to a healthy environment and will provide lasting benefits for the residents of Huron County and generations to follow.”

Limited funding assistance covering up to 50 per cent of the costs of eligible projects is awarded to county farmers, rural landowners, businesses and community organizations. County of Huron funding can be combined with other sources such as the Canada-Ontario Environmental Farm Plan cost-share program, Canadian Nature Fund, and Forests Ontario tree-planting subsidy programs.

The Huron County Clean Water Project is in its 16th year of providing financial and technical support to improve and protect water quality on Huron County farms and rural properties. Since 2005, Huron County residents have completed more than 3,000 stewardship projects with funding from the Clean Water Project.

Clean Water Project grants have helped residents: • Plant more than 375 hectares of trees • Fence cattle out of 25 kilometres of streams • Plant 200 kilometres of windbreaks • Decommission 95 liquid manure storages • Complete 160 forest management plans • Upgrade 400 private wells • Complete 222 erosion control projects • Decommission 570 unused wells • Plant 25,000 acres of cover crops.

Learn more about the Huron County Clean Water Project at huroncounty.ca. To apply for funding, or to obtain further information, call Maitland Valley Conservation Authority at 519-3353557 or Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority at 519-2352610 or 1-888-286-2610.

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Community gets active in late summer months PEOPLE AROUND WALTON

By Jo-Ann McDonald Call 887-6570

Another fine week of weather has everyone busy. Lots of folks are away on holidays before school starts but taking the extra precautions against COVID-19.

Some are having their holidays at cottages and others are just taking day trips to the beach. Walking and or biking the Goderich-to-Guelph Rail Trail is a great way to pass some time.

It has been mostly completed with the last loads of stone dust being

applied, spread and leveled this past week. It is now complete from Guelph to Goderich.

It was a huge project that took plenty of money and manpower to accomplish. Donations towards this project can be made to any board member of the G2G Trail. Just Google and find out the information.

Our sympathies are extended to the family of Laura Barbour on her passing. She will be missed by her children Gary, Gail, Cathy, Laureen and Marc and their families. I remember meeting Laura many years ago when coming to Brussels to work and she was a soft-spoken lovely lady. She loved to garden and had beautiful flower beds. Our condolences to all.

Congratulations to Christopher Pennington on being recognized as a 2019 Junior Citizen by the Ontario Community Newspaper Association.

The “virtual” award ceremony had

the Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, congratulate the recipients on their contributions to their communities. I am sure that Dad Mark and grandma Bonnie are very proud. Congratulations to Christopher.

Congratulations to Devin Bachert on his marriage last week. He and his new wife Jessica will reside in Stratford. They were married at the Sunshine Conservation Area with their families surrounding them with love. A social gathering was held at the home of parents Marvin and Wendy following the nuptials.

Congratulations to the newlyweds.

Our condolences are extended to the Van Den Assem families on the loss of Joan Van Den Assem. She will be missed by her children Dylan, Oscar and Rebecca and their families. Our sympathies to all.

Good news to hear that Jack Knight is home from hospital and doing better. We hope he continues to improve.

Celebrating birthdays this past week includes Shawn Flaxbard, Christine Gulutzen, Nicole McIntosh, Gloria Wilbee, Terri Gulutzen, Pat Nolan, Bradley Shortreed, Blaine Hackwell, Cheryl Lee, Owen Dalton, Camden Csoff, Sarah Fraser, Brent Godkin and

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The great room, dining area and kitchen flow into one another, so the gas fireplace in the great room can be enjoyed in the other rooms as well. Large windows in the great room look out to the front garden and windows flank the fireplace, allowing in lots of natural light.

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Mosquitoes in Perth County positive for West Nile Virus

New to the team Shawn and Katie Cottrill, the husband-and-wife curling team from Belgrave, held their second annual “Hack” and Whack scramble fundraiser on Saturday at their home club, the Wingham Golf and Curling Club. The newest member of Team Cottrill, the couple’s son Oliver, was also on hand, though he’s still a bit young to win the putting challenge.

(John Stephenson photo)

Huron Perth Public Health is reminding residents to protect themselves against mosquito bites following confirmation that mosquitoes collected from a trap in Mitchell tested positive for West Nile Virus (WNV). This is the first positive mosquito finding of the season for Perth County.

“It’s not surprising to see positive mosquito pools in the month of August,” says Kaitlyn Kelly, Public Health Inspector. “In the late summer months, people are at greatest risk of contracting West Nile Virus, so it is important to protect yourself while outdoors when mosquitoes are most active.”

The Health Unit has been trapping and testing mosquitoes in locations across Huron and Perth since June 8.

To reduce the risk of potential WNV transmission, larvicide has been applied to roadside catch basins in

Stratford, St. Marys, Listowel and Mitchell this summer to help reduce mosquito breeding.

In Ontario, no probable or confirmed human cases of WNV have been reported. Not everyone who is bitten by an infected mosquito will show symptoms of the virus. Of those who do show symptoms, most will experience mild illness, including fever, headache, body aches, nausea, vomiting and rash on chest, stomach or back. About one in 150 people infected will get seriously ill, with symptoms like high fever, muscle weakness, vision loss and coma.

WNV can also lead to death.

Symptoms usually develop between two and 15 days after being bitten by an infected mosquito.

People older than 50 are most at risk for WNV infection as are those with weakened immune systems.

People can protect themselves from mosquito bites by: • Using an insect repellent when outdoors containing DEET or Icaridin – be sure to follow the manufacturer’s directions • Covering up with light-coloured clothes, long sleeves and pants when outdoors or in areas where mosquito activity is high • Taking extra protection measures at dusk and dawn when mosquitoes are most active • Removing standing water around the home at least once a week to reduce mosquito breeding grounds.

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From the Minister’s Study

Trust God’s ability to see us through: Dow

By Pastor Ernest Dow Huron Chapel, Auburn Security and significance are two very basic needs. When our security is threatened, we become afraid.

There’s been a lot of fear circulating lately with all the news about COVID-19 statistics and outbreaks and spikes; for instance, there was an outbreak at Bayfield recently.

And near Fort St. John, Alberta, a prayer meeting resulted in some 29 cases, despite the organizers taking reasonable precautions.

With September approaching, some parents are hesitant about their children returning to the classroom.

Ann Landers was receiving an average of 10,000 letters each month – nearly all of them from people with problems. She was asked if there was one predominant theme in the letters she receives. She said, "the one problem above all others seems to be fear. People are afraid of losing their health, their wealth, and their loved ones. People are afraid of life itself."

In the Biblical account of Jacob (grandson of Abraham and Sarah), we find him fleeing from his brother Esau in fear. Jacob had bargained with his older twin to obtain the privilege of the birthright for a bowl of stew – a pretty shrewd deal! Then later he stole Esau’s blessing (that normally belonged to the first-born) by disguising himself before their blind father and outright lying. This did not sit well with Esau who had been cheated. “Esau held a grudge against Jacob... He said to himself, "The days of mourning for my father are near; then I will kill my brother Jacob.” (Genesis 27:41)

Their mother Rebekah caught wind of this and advised Jacob (her favourite son) to high-tail it to her brother’s place far away in Haran, over 600 kilometres to the north and east. He would have arrived there worn out, breathless, and with barely the clothes on his back – without much security at all. It caught Jacob at a very vulnerable period in his life.

Jacob had to learn to trust God rather than his own devices and deviousness. To do this, the Lord subjected him to dealings with a relative even craftier and trickier than himself who would give Jacob a taste of his own medicine. Jacob’s name meant “to grab by the heel”, to trip up, to deceive; a nickname might be ‘Grabby’.

We’re commanded to love our neighbour as ourself, to observe the Golden Rule, to do to others as we would have them do to us. In bumping up against someone who has the same sinful tendencies as ourselves, we begin to get a picture of who we are, how the way we treat others comes across to them; we begin to feel the brunt of the pain we cause by our own selfishness.

Jacob agrees with his uncle Laban to work seven years in return for Laban’s beautiful younger daughter Rachel’s hand in marriage. But come the wedding night, crafty Laban pulls a ‘switch’ and in the dark gives Jacob less-attractive older daughter Leah as his wife instead of Rachel!

Next day Laban excuses himself by saying it’s the custom for the older daughter to get married first, but he certainly wasn’t forthright about it with Jacob, who felt very deceived

by it all. But then, Jacob had pulled the wool over his blind aging father’s eyes in order to steal Isaac’s blessing for Esau. How does it feel, Jacob? The deceiver had been deceived. Was pain driving the point home?

Subsequently, Laban also cheated Jacob repeatedly in terms of his wages. Genesis 31:7 notes, [Jacob speaking to Leah and Rachel] “...Yet your father has cheated me by changing my wages ten times...”

Over the next 34 years, we see a shift starting to take place in Jacob’s attitude. While fleeing at Bethel he responded very conditionally and tentatively to the Lord’s promises, Jacob eventually started to acknowledge the Lord’s role in his life. Before departing Haran he admitted to Leah and Rachel, “...The God of my father has been with me...

God has not allowed him to harm me... So God has taken away your father’s livestock and has given them to me.”(Gen. 31:5,7,9) Jacob entered Haran with barely the clothes on his back, likely apprehensive, fearful, feeling vulnerable, on the run from a murderous grudge-wielding brother.

During his time in Haran, things changed. “In this way the man grew exceedingly prosperous and came to own large flocks, and maidservants and menservants, and camels and donkeys.” (Gen.30:43) But his attitude was also beginning to shift away from his own scheming, instead learning to trust in God to guide and provide – even if that guiding meant heading back to confront his threat-breathing brother.

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trust in God, not our own strength.

By faith in God’s Son Jesus we become ‘children of Abraham’ as it were, even if we’re not physically descended from the patriarchs. “He redeemed us in order that the blessing given to Abraham might come to the Gentiles through Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit.”

(Gal 3:14) By faith – not fear! And we are blessed to share the blessing with others.

When a father picks up his little daughter and tosses her all around in the air, she laughs and enjoys it, for she trusts – has faith in – her father.

Even though she finds herself in unusual situations, like being upside down a metre above the floor with

nothing supporting her – normally an uncomfortable circumstance – she does not fear, for she trusts her father. That’s the sort of faith we can have toward our Heavenly Father, too.

When life challenges us with daunting circumstances (such as COVID-19), we need to entrust ourselves to God’s ability to see us through. As the Lord promised Jacob at Bethel, “I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go...”

(Gen 28:15) A great Bible verse to keep telling ourselves in uncertain times is Psalm 56:3f - “When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. In God, whose word I praise — in God I trust and am not afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?”

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Which of these surnames are not part of Blyth History?

Belfry, Hagyard, Colles, Newcombe, Senior, Wilford.

Answer: People with all these surnames have lived in Blyth.

Read about these people in the Blyth Repository of History.

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M-T staff recommend online meetings for safety

By Denny Scott The Citizen

Morris-Turnberry Council may continue to meet online for the foreseeable future as a result of the

ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

In his Aug. 18 report regarding the pandemic, Chief Administrative Officer Trevor Hallam said that council could resume in-person meetings whenever members wished

to, however that would significantly limit the space available in council chambers to meet due to physical distancing requirements.

“Members of council would need to be situated in council chambers to

Roll on The Rolling Car Show made its way through Brussels on the weekend after leaving Goderich at approximately 1 p.m. Organizers said it could take as much as an hour for all participants to make their way through the community. The event was a fundraiser for Huron County’s Backpacks for Kids, bringing in $1,357. (John Stephenson photo)

ensure two-metre separation,” he said, “and the gallery would only be able to hold a limited number of members of the public, due to the size of the space. This would limit public participation.”

He said some municipal councils have returned to in-person meetings, and most of those have done so by renting larger spaces to ensure physical distancing is in place while providing the ability for public participation at the same time.

“It is my recommendation that council continue with the electronic meeting format and revisit the decision at a later date,” he said.

Council received Hallam’s report without comment.

PANDEMIC IMPACT In that same report, Hallam said the services of the municipality had not been significantly impacted by the pandemic due to many not requiring physical attendance.

“Where physical attendance is required, visits by appointment have been providing staff the opportunity to screen those entering the building and ensure that their visit is essential and that their business cannot be conducted in another way,” Hallam said in his report. “Each visit by a ratepayer poses a potential exposure to staff and is followed by a cleaning

Storms cause damage to M-T scale house

By Denny Scott The Citizen

Recent wild weather has cost Morris-Turnberry ratepayers some

tax dollars according to the municipality’s director of public works.

During his public works update to Morris-Turnberry Council on Aug.

18, Director of Public Works Mike Alcock said weather had taken its toll on the community over the past month.

“Two major storms have taken place since my last update,” he said.

“Both required significant cleanup.”

His report said the clean-up constituted significant staff time in the weeks following the storms, as well as damage to the scalehouse at the Morris landfill site.

“One storm hit the landfill particularly hard,” he said. “The existing scale house sustained significant damage. The storm pulled the hydro service out, though it’s been fixed and is now operational again.” *** Surface treatment on Salem Road, Holmes Line and Turnberry-Culross Road was completed last month Alcock said, though it will likely need repairs next year due to reckless drivers.

“There are several locations where people performed burnouts and

donuts on fresh [pavement],” he said. “It was quite severe in some places, causing ruts almost an inch deep. Those will likely require repair next year.”

Fortunately the contractor responsible for the pavement was able to complete some repairs before moving on to the next job. *** Paving in Bluevale was completed at the end of July, including on James, Duncan and Morris Streets.

During the paving, however, several infrastructure elements needed to be replaced, including a rusted-out pipe crossing at the intersection of Duncan and Queen Streets.

Alcock explained that, through happenstance, a one-metre-deep, two-metre-wide sinkhole was discovered by an outrigging component of a backhoe on Queen Street, resulting in infrastructure being replaced there as well.

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regimen that occupies staff time.”

He said if council wanted the offices to re-open completely, several changes would be needed: • Some staff would need to wear masks full-time at work • Other staff would have to wear masks when interacting with the public • Plexiglass barriers will be required to be installed at the front counter • A supply of masks would be necessary for ratepayers who didn’t bring their own • There would be an increase in expenses for cleaning supplies and personal protective equipment, as well as staff time.

Council took no action as a result of the suggestions.

FUNDING Morris-Turnberry will receive $79,800 to support COVID-19 operating costs and pressures, Hallam said in his report. The funds come from the provincial government to help municipalities cover additional costs related to the pandemic.

Hallam said more funding will be available in a second phase but would require application and demonstration of need.

Hallam suggested careful consideration before spending the funds saying that council didn’t know how long mitigation measures would need to be taken.

“It would be ill advised to consider the funds as money that should be spent freely in the short term,” he said.

Hallam did say, however, it would be good to have those funds to offset some of the expenses the municipality has incurred.

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Foundation introduces new youth-focused team

New faces The Tanner Steffler Foundation has introduced a new team of young women to lead many of the organization’s new initiatives, from peer support to a youth advisory council to redesigning the foundation’s logo and website. From left: Ally Campbell, Rachel Robinson, Ali Wilson and Foundation Executive Director Shannon McGavin. (Shawn Loughlin photo)

By Shawn Loughlin The Citizen Three young Huron County women are now working to propel the vision of the Tanner Steffler Foundation forward under newlynamed Executive Director Shannon McGavin.

Rachel Robinson of Exeter, Ally Campbell of Goderich and Ali Wilson of Clinton are now paid employees of the foundation, working as peer support specialists and youth engagement consultants.

As peer support specialists, the trio is working on implementing new peer-supported programs, connecting those with lived experiences with those in need of help now, whether it’s regarding mental health and wellness, substance abuse or other areas of concern for the foundation.

The program aims to connect people by issue and help them with the assistance of those who have lived through similar experiences and have been there before.

They are also working to develop the foundation’s youth advisory council, which will hold its first-ever meeting remotely next month. The meeting will bring together young members of the council and the youth of the community so young people can help guide the foundation in its mandate to help the youth of Huron County.

The trio has also worked to reinvigorate the foundation’s website and social media presence, beginning with a redesign of the foundation’s logo and working their way up from there.

“We don’t want to do anything for youth, without youth,” said McGavin. Since being named to her position, McGavin said the foundation has made it a priority to not “tokenize” youth. The board hopes to put young people in a position to make decisions and help guide the direction of the foundation.

In addition, Campbell said it’s important to the team to give voice to those who don’t often see themselves represented in foundations or popular society. This means making those advising the foundation as diverse as possible.

McGavin says she’s very energized by the team she now has in place. They are smart, eager, qualified and ready to get to work

and she often finds herself in the position of having to keep up with them.

All three of the young women have a background in social work, McGavin said, and they’ll be in a position to help the foundation make decisions, sitting on the organization’s board of directors and on a committee of their own.

Robinson studied social work at Ryerson University in Toronto, but she found herself with time on her hands due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Well aware of the work of the Tanner Steffler Foundation – she also knew Tanner growing up in Huron County – Robinson said she was excited to have an opportunity with the foundation to aid in the important work it’s doing.

Campbell was trained on peer support at Stella’s Place in Toronto, which is focused on the mental health of the youth in the city. She returned to the area in 2018, working with WES for Youth Online, a youth wellness and support counselling service based in Walkerton.

Through working with WES for Youth Online, she came to know about the foundation and its work, so she stayed in touch with representatives of the foundation and is now eager to help the organization meet its goals.

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Using a youthful lens in everything the foundation does, Campbell said, is essential for peer support for youth in Huron County.

Wilson obtained her Bachelor’s Degree in social work from Nipissing University and has been well aware of the work of the foundation since it was created.

Moving forward, the team has plenty on its plate. First, they are working towards the first-ever youth advisory council meeting, which will be held virtually on Tuesday, Sept. 1 at 6:30 p.m.

Then, the foundation is working towards an art exhibition, but the details are still being worked out.

Robinson says the team is in the early stages of research for its peer support system. That process will dictate how best to administer the peer support program and work to bring people in to support those who need help now.

Furthermore, the foundation aims to create safe spaces for support and discussion. While they won’t be physical spaces, the foundation wants to give everyone in the county the confidence and safety to discuss their challenges and how they may

need help from others.

Wilson stressed that the foundation’s programming has to be inclusive and diverse, giving voice to every young person in Huron County regardless of who they are.

That is a goal McGavin and all three of the women share, ensuring that everyone in Huron County has an opportunity to speak their mind with the Tanner Steffler Foundation and that those who don’t often see themselves represented in the decision-making of Huron County will with the foundation.

For more information, visit tannerstefflerfoundation.com.

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