The Citizen - January 23, 2020

INSIDE THIS WEEK:

SPORTS - Pg. 8

FARM - Pg. 13

ARENA - Pg. 19

Huron Heat teams impress at regional tournaments

Beef Producers concerned with processing capacity

Brussels woman rallies community for Hockeyville

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Ironmen stay atop league as season winds down

By Denny Scott The Citizen

A high-traffic area The Wingham Ironmen took on the Kincardine Bulldogs at home on Sunday afternoon, losing in overtime, but not hurting their position in the standings, which remains first place, three points ahead of the second-place Mount Forest

Patriots. The Ironmen have three games to play this weekend to round out the season, which will be a true test in the final push to the playoffs. They’ll play the Goderich Flyers on Friday and then the Mitchell Hawks on Saturday and Sunday. (Hannah Dickie photo)

With just over a week left in the season, the Wingham Ironmen have increased their lead in the Provincial Junior Hockey League’s North Pollock Division to three points over the Mount Forest Patriots.

On Sunday, the Ironmen fell 3-2 in overtime to the Kincardine Bulldogs, with the Ironmen outshooting Kincardine 31-24.

The Ironmen dominated the first two periods, but the third was all Kincardine, leading to the extra period.

Wingham’s Rhys Vollmer opened scoring in the first, assisted by Kyle Stanbury and Evan Kuhl.

Justin Donnelly scored a powerplay marker in the second period assisted by Vollmer and Carter Collinson.

Kincardine’s Brett Burrows scored a power-play marker in the third assisted by Bryce McFadden.

Jack Fair tied the game with an unassisted marker for the Bulldogs.

Logan Swanton put the Bulldogs over the top with a goal assisted by Brady Stewart.

Sean Andrus earned the win in net for the Bulldogs, stopping 29 of 31 shots, while Devon Carson was in net for the Ironmen, saving 21 of 24 shots.

The affair was a highly-penalized match with Wingham serving 43 minutes on 14 infractions and Kincardine being assessed 31 minutes on 11 infractions.

On Friday night, first-place Wingham welcomed the Patriots, posting a 3-2 overtime win.

Despite the fact that the Patriots outshot the Ironmen 38-33, Wingham came away with the win thanks to an early overtime goal.

Stanbury scored the first and only goal of the first period, assisted by Vollmer and Corey Restoule.

Donnelly scored a power-play Continued on page 2

M-T Council dismisses two new proposed bylaws

By Denny Scott The Citizen Proposed property standards and clean yards bylaws were dismissed during Morris-Turnberry Council’s most recent council meeting.

Councillors panned the property standards bylaw, which was presented to bring the municipality’s rules in line with its municipal neighbours because they felt the existing bylaw was sufficient.

While council wasn’t against the majority of the clean yards bylaw, it couldn’t be passed because the two bylaws were developed, and intended to operate in tandem.

During council’s Jan. 14 meeting, Chief Building Official and Bylaw Control Officer Kirk Livingston

explained that council could change or scrap the bylaws presented, however he suggested adopting them to keep the rules similar to neighbouring munici-

palities, including North Huron.

Livingston answered several concerns brought forward by ratepayers, explaining that most of the rules either did or could be made

to apply only to urban properties if council felt that was necessary. He also reminded council that both bylaws were designed to be complaint-driven, meaning that they

would only be enforced if someone noted a problem with a property and filled out a complaint.

Livingston also said, during a Continued on page 3

McArter installed as Beef Producers pres.

Award-winning auctioneer Kevin McArter is now the president of the Huron County Beef Producers, succeeding Elliott Miller.

The switchover took place at the Beef Producers’ annual general meeting, held last week at the Brussels Legion. McArter, who has served the past two years as the organization’s first vice-president, has now taken over its top spot.

In the final president’s address of

his term, Miller highlighted the ebbs and flows of the previous year, saying that while gains had been made, Ontario’s beef producers still face significant challenges with processing capacity, mainstream vegetarian pressure and the need for consumer outreach.

He said that during his time as president, he was happy to see the outreach and educational campaigns initiated by the Beef Farmers of

Ontario and its partners to work to get Ontario beef into the hands of Ontario consumers.

He also said Huron County producers are lucky with the resources at their fingertips.

Whether it be a world-class sales facility in Brussels Livestock or various local abattoirs, Huron County producers are set up unlike many other Ontario beef farmers with resources in their community.

The provincial government’s Bill 156, the Security from Trespass and Protecting Food Safety Act, he said, is also a step in the right direction.

Miller said the act not only protects farmers, but hopefully it will lead to a productive dialogue between farmers and the community.

McArter thanked Miller for his two years as president and presented him with an art piece to thank him for his time and commitment.

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Council defers projects, transfers associated funds

By Denny Scott The Citizen North Huron Township Council approved transfers to reserves for

four projects started in 2019 that weren’t completed in the calendar year.

During council’s Jan. 13 meeting, staff indicated that four projects had

been delayed or deferred for one reason or another and suggested putting funds for the projects into reserves to allow them to carry over to 2020.

The Wingham Public Works building’s roof replacement was one such project because staff had discovered that a spot-repair would be very expensive compared to replacing the whole roof.

The original repair was expected to cost approximately $60,000, however replacing the whole roof could cost as little as $100,000. Staff recommended deferring the project until the budget allowed for the replacement of the whole roof.

A second municipal building roof, the North Huron Community Wescast Complex’s fitness area roof, was also set to be repaired last year, however, after a review by engineers, the project was delayed.

Chief Administrative Officer Dwayne Evans explained that staff now have a good understanding of the nature of the problem and felt that transferring $88,700 for the repair be carried forward to tackle the project this year.

The implementation of Stone Orchard software, a suite that helps record and plan for cemeteries, is also ongoing, Evans explained.

Municipal staff had made “tremendous strides” in transcribing data to the program, Evans said,

adding that the Blyth Union Cemetery is already completely codified.

“Wingham is close to 50 per cent done and after that we have other documents to be scanned and [imported],” he said.

The project has some work outstanding, so staff wanted to transfer the remainder of the project’s funding to reserves as well as designate more funds for staff work. Evans said the hope is to get the project completed, which will see all the cemetery records digitized, for $7,000.

Finally, the CAOs from North Huron and Central Huron have been attempting to secure either property or ground water rights for the three properties surrounding the landfill due to leachate concerns.

Evans explained that two property owners had sold, but the remaining property owner, the Province of Ontario, was taking longer.

Staff requested that the $5,400 left for the project be transferred to reserves until the project can be completed.

Council approved transferring the funds to reserves for the four projects with hopes to complete all four in 2020.

To China!

The abundance of snow that met local students on Monday led to plenty of fun outdoor activities. Students at Hullett Central Public School like Hudson Smith, left, and Casey Bolinger, for example, were busy digging tunnels while their peers were carving out building blocks and playing king of the hill during recess. (Denny Scott photo)

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A reprieve The Wingham Ironmen may have had some moments of victory on Sunday when they faced the Kincardine Bulldogs, but the Ironmen eventually fell to the Bulldogs by a score of 3-2 in overtime. (Hannah Dickie photo) Continued from page 1 marker in the second period assisted

by Stanbury and Vollmer. Mount Forest’s Michael Stefanelli cut Wingham’s lead in half with a goal assisted by Jack Birkett.

With a power-play goal, Hayden Coulter of Mount Forest was able to tie the game with less than two minutes remaining in the third period. Coulter’s goal was assisted

by Michael Stefanelli.

Chase Meurs gave Wingham the win with a goal 37 seconds into overtime assisted by Donnelly and Logan Tolton.

Gleb Poliakov was in net for the Patriots, stopping 30 of 33 shots while Carson got the win for the Ironmen, stopping 36 of 38 shots.

Mount Forest served five penalties totalling 10 minutes while Wingham was assessed 34 minutes on 10 infractions.

This weekend will be a busy one for the Ironmen, who play Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

On Friday night, the Ironmen will welcome the Goderich Flyers. When the two squads met last in midDecember, the Flyers captured a 5-2 win. The puck-drop is set for 8 p.m.

Saturday will see the Ironmen travel to Mitchell for the first of two games in a home-and-away series against the Hawks.

On Sunday, Mitchell will travel to Wingham for a 7 p.m. game.

The Goderich Flyers were set to take on the Hanover Barons on Jan. 18, however the game was cancelled due to weather.

The two squads will meet in Goderich on Thursday, Jan. 23 at 8:30 p.m. Goderich will then travel to Mount Forest on Jan. 26 for a 2 p.m. game. before hosting the Patriots on Jan. 28 at 8:30 p.m.

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Province offers childcare assistance during strikes Huron-Bruce MPP Lisa Thompson said she stands with parents during the ongoing uncertainty of school closures due to one-day teacher strikes.

“We want to make sure that child care and other safe spaces are as accessible as possible for any family impacted by strikes,” Thompson said, adding the government will also provide support to parents who are facing increased costs for child care as a result of school closures.

Last week, the Honourable Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education, announced the government is offering up to $60 per day if strike actions close schools or

school-based child care centres.

“Our aim has always been to reach a negotiated settlement that keeps kids in class, which we have done successfully with multiple labour partners to date,” said Lecce. “We recognize the impact of union escalation on families is real, and unions expect hard-working families to bear the costs of their cyclical labour action. While unions impose hardship on families and students, our government is taking proactive steps to ensure students remain cared for — and families supported — in the event that unions decide to further escalate job action in their fight for enhanced compensation and

other demands. The contrast could not be clearer.”

Thompson said that a full withdrawal of services could require parents to make alternative arrangements. A strike could also impact the operation of full-day child care centres located in schools — forcing them to close as a direct result of escalating union job action.

Financial support will be provided to parents for each day of school that a child misses on account of a labour disruption, or each day of child care that is not available if offered from a closed school.

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Council sticks with old bylaw Continued from page 1 discussion regarding firewood on residential properties, that timelines for people to bring their property in line with orders issued weren’t set in stone.

“There’s no timeline unless we have to put an order on a property,” he said. “If there’s a reasonable cause for a delay, then we’re not going to enforce a stringent timeline.

If they need a week or two weeks or what have you, we will work with them.”

While still on the issue of where firewood could be stored on properties, Mayor Jamie Heffer asked if the issue had come up in the municipality and Livingston said it had once.

Another aspect of the document that generated significant discussion was the fact that derelict motor vehicles wouldn’t be allowed on a property, if someone made a complaint.

Livingston explained that, as current bylaws read, a landowner could have any number of vehicles on their front yard. He did say, however, the rules were for vehicles, not agricultural equipment.

Councillor Jim Nelemans noted that the law could be important to prevent people from operating unlicensed scrap yards on their properties.

“Farm machinery is one thing, I just don’t know why anyone needs a dozen cars around,” he said. “Cars are limited in how many parts you can get.”

Derelict motor vehicles were also included as part of the clean yards bylaw, Livngston explained, and he addressed concerns from a ratepayer who was worried about enforcement.

He explained that according to Service Ontario, as long as a vehicle is licensed, it wouldn’t be considered derelict.

“Plates can be removed seasonally, but as long as the sticker is on the plates and they can be provided when questioned, the vehicle won’t be considered

derelict,” he said. “Really, when this issue is being dealt with, most of the vehicles we’re dealing with are junk.

That’s where we’re getting complaints. They’re not fit for the road.”

Livingston, alongside Bruce Brockelbank, another local bylaw enforcement officer, said some of the proposed changes to the property standards bylaw are a result of the fact that the most recent iteration of the Landlord-Tenant Act doesn’t deal with rental properties, only rental units, so some changes were absolutely necessary to provide safety for both landlords and tenants.

Administrative-Clerk Trevor Hallam said that in his previous job with Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh, the township dealt with the issue of the changes to the Landlord-Tenant act. He said a complaint form was drawn up that made sure a tenant had gone through the proper channels before filing a complaint with the municipality to prevent frivolous or vexatious complaints.

Deputy-Reeve Sharen Zinn, however, felt the more rules the municipality enacted, the more likely ratepayers would be to ignore or break those rules. She also felt the changes would result in more man hours and, beyond that, felt any charges laid through the bylaw could be a result of neighbours not getting along.

Zinn asked if a financial charge could be attached to making

complaints to make sure that people who are making complaints are justified in doing so. Livingston said he felt that wasn’t accurate, noting that, in 2019, of 70 complaints, one was frivolous.

He also pointed out that, if council was worried about farmers, the distance between properties usually negates most problems that the bylaws covered.

Nelemans said he felt that was a bad idea, likening it to making people pay to call the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP). He said it could make people hesitant to report legitimate complaints.

Originally, council discussed directing staff to remove components of the property standards bylaw including rules revolving around firewood, while modifying others, like the derelict vehicle clause, to only affect urban properties, however, after significant discussion, council felt the existing bylaw was sufficient, provided any absolutely necessary changes, like those related to the Landlord-Tenant Act, were brought to council’s attention.

The clean yards bylaw, which allows staff to react more quickly to property cleanliness than the property standards bylaw, was acceptable to council, provided rules surrounding firewood were removed. However, Livingston suggested the proposed bylaw should be reviewed to make sure it is compatible with the existing property standards bylaw.

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children and youth with special needs, in a publicly funded school, qualify for: • $60 per day for children aged 06 who are not yet enrolled in school but attend a school-based child care centre that is required to close on account of the strike.

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Funding will also be retroactive for qualifying parents to cover costs

already incurred due to labour disruptions that have occurred during the current 2019-20 labour negotiations.

“This relief will provide support for parents impacted by the strike action allowing them to continue their lives as usual and provide certainty of care for the children of Huron County and Bruce County, while our Government continues to work in good faith to reach a fair deal that keeps kids in classrooms,” said Thompson.

More details about this financial support can be found by visiting Ontario.ca/SupportForParents or by calling the Support for Parents Helpline at 888-444-3770.

Rollin’ Bloom Powers dedicated a recess at Hullett Central Public School on Monday to the creation of one heck of a snowball. (Denny Scott photo)

Wherever, therefore, you shall flee—there He is!

(Herman Bavinck) “The lamp of the Lord searches the spirit of a man; it searches out his inmost being!”

Proverbs 20:27 “O Lord, You have searched me and You know me.

You know when I sit and when I rise; You perceive my thoughts from afar.

You discern my going out and my lying down; You are familiar with all my ways.

Before a word is on my tongue You know it completely, O Lord.

You hem me in—behind and before; You have laid Your hand upon me.” Psalm 139:1-5 When you wish to do something evil, you retire from the public into your house where no one may see you.

From those places of your house which are open and visible to the eyes of others, you remove yourself into your room.

Even in your room you fear some witness from another quarter, so you retire into your heart, and there you meditate on evil.

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If I rise on the wings of the dawn, If I settle on the far side of the sea— even there Your right hand will lay hold of me!” Psalm 139:7-10 “There is no darkness, no deep darkness, where evildoers can hide themselves!”

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Reduce, reuse and recycle When first pitched (as early as 1976), the above mantra featured the recycle part last – the last resort after “reducing” and “reusing” were exhausted. Yet over the last three decades, as municipalities have become ever more efficient at taking our waste away for us, we seem to have lost sight of the first two methods of dealing with our garbage. On The Citizen’s Facebook page, our story about North Huron’s request to eliminate recycling in the blue plastic bags generated discussion among readers. All of the comments were requesting the municipality to either increase pick-up frequency or increase the size of the container to hold the recycling. No one suggested reducing the amount of waste.

Furthermore, the upcoming transition in 2023 to shift the Blue Box Program costs to producers rather than municipal taxes could prove to be removing the problem one step further from the consumer’s direct line of vision. We have been already led to believe that recycling programs were so efficient that we could purchase as many products wrapped in plastic as we wanted, and it would just be magically turned into new plastic when we’re done with it. Once the recycling program is buried in cost of goods sold, rather than a line item in our municipal budget or a levy on our tax bill, it will be even easier to be blind to our responsibility for what comes into our homes, and then goes out in our trash and recycling.

As we view mountains of plastic floating as islands in the ocean and China and the Philippines beginning to refuse shiploads of plastic that is not really recyclable, it would seem that our habits are coming back to haunt us. Perhaps it is time to revisit the “Reduce Reuse and Recycle” campaign and as consumers take responsibility for the waste we generate and demand better from manufacturers and retailers. – DS

The start of something great Wingham author Alice Munro’s things are coming home. Her 2013 Nobel Prize for Literature, her writing desk and many other artifacts are now destined for the Wingham Museum which should buoy the museum’s position with residents, tourists and North Huron Council.

Museums and art galleries are known for their crown jewels. The Louvre is home to the Mona Lisa. Vincent Van Gogh’s Starry Night is held at Manhattan’s Museum of Modern Art. Even smaller galleries and museums are defined by their most eye-popping piece. Offering items like a real-life Nobel Prize medal and the desk of one of the world’s most celebrated writers could change a museum forever.

It goes without saying that North Huron doesn’t have a money tree out back of town hall. It’s a municipality struggling to balance taxation and services more than most in southwestern Ontario, but if Munro is willing to support a reinvigorated museum presence in Wingham, maybe we should all join her. If there’s a cost-effective way to bring a museum to the people of North Huron, Munro’s artifacts change the game. The museum won’t be a home for local bric-à-brac and standard small-town museum fare only of interest to locals, but a comprehensive display of one of Canada’s best authors, complete with tangible, enticing pieces.

Most projects have an upside, but councillors have to determine if the juice is worth the squeeze. A Munro-centric museum in Wingham has the potential to be a major player with a focal point like a Nobel Prize. – SL

Help is help As Australia burns, people in the west are busy arguing about the best way to contribute and help those poor people and animals.

For some involved in the debate, it’s as simple as criticizing the one per cent for not giving enough, for others, imposing some kind of moral code on the rest of the world is proving to be more important than saving that same world. It’s about being good neighbours in our own ways.

Instead of helping out (or alongside helping out) people are targeting Jeff Bezos, the richest man in the world, for only giving $690,000 to fight the fires. People are busy figuring out that it’s substantially less than one per cent of the value of Amazon, less than 0.015 per cent of the total bill for recovery that’s estimated and, perhaps most damningly, what the billionaire made every five minutes in 2018.

Others are damning the efforts of Kaylen Ward, a sex worker who has sent a nude photo to each person who donated to one of a specific list of causes involved with recovery and rescue. Ward is estimated to have inspired $1 million in donations. Despite the fact that she’s raised more than Bezos, she’s being targeted for the way she’s raising the money. This is all wrong. Every penny that Bezos donates is one more than was there before and every donation Ward inspires helps the cause. We need to worry more about joining forces with our neighbours, not damning them.

Remember that the goal here is to help Australia and be good global neighbours. In the words of the great Harry S. Truman, “In order to have good neighbours, we must also be good neighbours. That applies in every field of human endeavour.” – JDS

Looking Back Through the Years January 24, 1963 Grey Township Council held its inaugural meeting for the year with Clifford Dunbar being sworn in as reeve and Kenneth Bray, Glenn Huether and Lawson Ward sworn in as councillors. The stormy weather prevented Archie Mann from attending the meeting.

Someone who signed his letter simply as “Hungry” lamented the state of shopping in Brussels, complaining that stores wouldn’t stay open for even one night per week.

“It sure is dead on Saturday night now. Instead of “rolling up the sidewalks” on Saturday night, we could stand them on end and use them for tombstones it’s so dead,” the writer wrote.

John Douglas Stiles, the 28-yearold son of a Brussels couple, was elected the mayor of Innisfail, Alberta, a farming community of over 2,000 residents.

January 27, 1971 The Trinity Anglican Church Guild held its annual meeting and Annie McNichol was elected the president of the guild.

The Blyth Squirt hockey team won first place at their tournament in Clinton, triumphing over the host team by a score of 10-1.

Contributing goals for the young team were Ronnie Young, who scored six of the team’s 10 goals, Dale Whitfield with two and Steven Howson and Ken Pollard.

Blyth and greater Huron County was in the midst of a terrible snow storm in early January. As reported in The Blyth Standard, the storm was the worst the area had seen in years.

As a result of the storm, roads throughout the area were closed after numerous collisions were reported in the Blyth area.

January 27, 1999 Nearly 150 concerned citizens packed the gymnasium at Brussels Public School to hear about a proposal that would restructure school boundaries and send the village’s students to Seaforth District High School and not F.E. Madill Secondary School in Wingham.

Avon Maitland District School Board Superintendent Marie Parsons told those assembled that she felt the concern of residents was due largely to miscommunication.

When it was announced that no further schools in the community would close, a changing of boundaries was still on the table, she said, adding that as enrolment at local schools dropped, so too did the funding from the provincial government.

Parsons also told those at the school that night that she doubted that the boundaries would be changed, saying it simply wouldn’t make common sense.

Doug Richards, a long-time employee with the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, was moving into a newly-created position with the Ontario Pork Producers as its new senior field representative.

January 28, 2010 The Robbie Burns Night dinner and ceilidh was alive and well in Brussels with a special event held at the Brussels Legion hosted by Melville Presbyterian Church.

Kasey King did the honours for the night, marching in the night’s special haggis, led into the Legion by the Legion Pipe Band.

The event, the Scottish equivalent of St. Patrick’s Day, celebrates Scottish poet Robbie Burns on Jan. 25, the day of his birth back in 1759.

After a meeting in Wallace, members of the accommodation review committee charged with considering the closure of several local schools were left without direction as their decision loomed large.

Residents, parents and local politicians were all in attendance for the meeting, pleading to keep their local schools open and revelant in the eyes of the Avon Maitland District School Board.

North Perth Councillor Paul Horn compared a rural community to a table, saying that if one of the table’s legs, in this case its school, were to be removed, the entire table would fall.

Representing the Brussels and Grey communities, Pam McLellan said that Huron East had already lost four schools in the past 10 years and couldn’t stand to lose any more.

Brussels representative Jim Prior said he’d be opposed to any option that would group Grade 7-8 students with secondary school students, while fellow Brussels representative Charlie Hoy said he felt every community affected should put forward its own proposal for consideration by the committee.

Jared Cayley was officially hired

by Morris-Turnberry as its new fire safety officer. He was sworn in at the Jan. 19 council meeting and welcomed by Mayor Dorothy Kelly.

After serving the Belgrave community for well over 100 years, Knox Presbyterian Church closed its doors. Long-time church members were on hand to pack up belongings from the church and send them to their new home at Melville Presbyterian Church in Brussels.

Among those helping out were Hebo Siertsema, Arnold Bruce and Doug Bruce.

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Other Views

How to meet our climate targets

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here’s much wringing of hands these days about how Canadians are going to meet our commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. The answer is simple: let the people who are against every new energy proposal have their way.

It’s virtually impossible to find an energy project that isn’t being opposed by some group these days. If the opponents get their way it’s hard to see how we’d have the cheap energy required to support our lifestyle of convenience.

One of the most high-profile projects right now is the proposed $6.6 billion Coastal Gaslink pipeline which would take natural gas from gas fields in northeastern British Columbia 670 kilometres across the province to Kitimat, where a proposed $18 billion plant would liquify the gas for export to Asia. The pipeline is opposed by the hereditary chiefs of the Wet’suwet’en First Nation, whose land will be crossed for a quarter of the pipeline’s length.

Many media accounts portray the issue as another example of the greed of white society overriding the wishes of Indigenous peoples.

But who represents the Wet’suwet’en people?

The hereditary chiefs are a form of government by elders that goes back centuries. But under the Indian Act, democratically-elected band councils were established. The five band councils in the area all back the pipeline.

Indigenous people are expected to get $620 million in construction work if the pipeline is built and the band councils will get $340 million during the years when the pipeline operates.

But the Indian Act has been so discredited, that even the introduction of democracy is condemned as an imposition of an imperialistic government system over the traditional system

Keith Roulston From the cluttered desk of government. Despite the fact that the majority of the Wet’suwet’en people have voted in support of the pipeline, the hereditary chiefs are apparently supposed to be the decision-makers – and not even all of them oppose the pipeline. This view is supported by those environmentalists who think it’s wrong to be extracting any carbon-based fuels from the earth, even the relatively clean-burning natural gas.

So, in this day of climate change suppose we agree that oil and even natural gas should be left in the ground. Where are we supposed to get the energy to run the country?

Well, some people think the answer is nuclear power, with new, small modular reactors making it possible in the near future to have cheaper nuclear plants across the country.

But the recent erroneous warning of a possible incident at the Pickering nuclear station has reminded people that they’re not exactly sure how much they like nuclear energy. More than 30,000 people requested free potassium iodine pills, used to treat radiation poisoning, within days of the message mistakenly being sent out.

Meanwhile, the Green Party – the same party that wants to keep oil and gas in the ground – advocates the phasing out nuclear energy.

So, where do we get energy? Surely electricity from hydro-electric dams meets the standard of clean, environmentally safe energy.

Tell that to Hydro Quebec! The huge utility

had planned to boost sales by exporting electricity to the northeastern U.S. to replace electricity from gas and coal-fueled generating plants. It has been stopped in its tracks by protests that the transmission line would cut through unbroken forests. What’s more, opponents claim, hydro-electric dams destroy the natural environment, often flooding land that was the traditional territory of Indigenous groups.

The answer for these opponents is wind and solar power. But we in rural Ontario know that while people living in cities think wind power is great, they don’t have to live beside the gigantic turbines. Wind farms were opposed by rural neighbours but they weren’t powerful enough to stop them (though they did wipe out the provincial Liberals). Rural residents might have been more accepting of wind turbines if they’d been built off-shore but urbanites would object to spoiling the view from their cottages.

As for solar power, people are fine with roof-top solar panels and those smallish installations that rotate with the sun, but put one of those big solar farms that cover acres of land next door and just wait for the protests.

We North Americans separate our lifestyles from our concern for the planet. From cheap electricity that powers the internet to the billions of gallons of carbon-based fuels that allow us to drive to work and shopping centres and fly to vacation spots, cheap energy has given us a luxurious lifestyle. And we still want more!

That lifestyle will end if we shut down every new energy proposal. Take a look at how your lifestyle would change if you had a fraction of the electricity, gasoline, heating oil or natural gas that you use now. You might not like the life you’ll be forced to lead, but you’ll reluctantly reduce your carbon footprint.

Babies, bathwater and derelict vehicles

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ast week, at its first regular council meeting of 2020, Morris-Turnberry Council turned down a new property standards bylaw that, among other changes, would have seen the storage of derelict vehicles not allowed on properties in the municipality. That was a mistake.

In the spirit of 2020, which is being called the hindsight year, I’d like to explain , why that was a mistake using my own experiences.

Before anyone thinks, “Oh here goes Denny again, teeing off on a council,” that isn’t an admonishment. Council made a mistake and it could be because, unlike myself, they haven’t had to trudge through properties strewn with abandoned vehicles during emergencies.

One such emergency happened somewhat recently. I’ll set the scene: a house that was presumably abandoned was going up in flames as local firefighters battled the blaze. To get the best shot I could, I realized I’d have to traverse some pretty ugly terrain including weeds so tall they left burrs on my elbows.

While it wasn’t the first time I found myself picking through weeds, it was the first time that I had to be wary of hidden dangers like the frame of what I’m assuming was a car 10 years older than me that I ended up tripping over.

By the time I got to a position where I could get a picture of the firefighters doing their thing, I looked around and realized I was on an island of dirt nearly surrounded by liquids of unknown origin coming from derelict vehicles, including, but not limited to, recreational trailers, agricultural equipment and many, many automobiles.

It was then and there that I decided my health wasn’t worth getting the picture. That mole hill was not the mountain on which I wanted to die.

That’s not the first time I’ve made that

Denny Scott Denny’s Den decision. If I’m covering anything - a fire, a collision, a protest - and I feel unsafe, I leave.

I’ll admit, since my daughter was born, my tolerance for risk may have changed, but trust me when I say that this particular fire, surrounded by vehicles that may or may not have enough fuel to catch fire or explode, would’ve discouraged me when I first started photographing our local firefighters nearly a decade ago.

That’s one reason a rule needs to exist to make sure people keep their lots clean. While the major concern, for me, was the derelict vehicles, I’d be remiss if I didn’t say I was also very concerned about what kind of animals I might upset when I was traipsing through that long grass.

This isn’t a self-centred issue though. See, while I have the ability to text or call Shawn and say “This isn’t worth risking my safety,” and know he’ll agree with me, the firefighters who protect these municipalities don’t always use that option.

Sure, they can say no. They can say something isn’t safe. But I’d be willing to bet my last dollar that, if a life was on the line, every single one of them would bushwack to and from a building to do their damndest to save someone who needs saving.

They will run water lines through deep grass, stand beside wrecked cars that could be housing any number of hazards and continue to keep a steady stream of water blasting away a fire with the hopes of controlling the blaze.

I spend a lot of time following these everyday heroes around and they never let anything get in the way of a rescue, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t try and make it easier for them.

Even on relatively clean properties, there can be a couple derelict vehicles lined up beside a barn, or worse yet, inside them and I’ve been around when those vehicles go up and it’s not pretty. It’s also dangerous. The fact that I’ve yet to see one of the firefighters who protect our coverage area injured is a testament to just how careful and well-trained they are.

So what am I saying here? That MorrisTurnberry Council should have adopted the property standards bylaw? No. Councillors had concerns about the content of the bylaw and they were elected to make those choices.

However, there were parts of that bylaw that are important and I’m saying that not allowing derelict vehicles is one of them.

So avail yourselves, councillors, of my wisdom because there are few things in this world I’ve experienced more than most people, however structure fires could be one of them. Make life easier for the fire departments and firefighters that respond when you and your ratepayers are in danger. Make sure that they don’t have to fight unnecessary problems due to derelict vehicles.

And, if you get around to it, do something about long grass - I can’t imagine they want to deal with that either.

Final Thought With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.

–Eleanor Roosevelt

Shawn Loughlin Shawn’s Sense

Who can you trust?

T

he annual ranking of the best countries in the world was released last week and Canada sits at number two, just behind Switzerland, as the second-best place to live in the world. A myriad of factors go into these rankings, including quality of life, power, heritage and cultural influence. The one that caught my eye, however, was trustworthiness, a category in which Canada leads the world with a perfect 100 out of a possible 100 – though we did also lead in quality of life.

Canada can be trusted on the world stage.

There’s hardly a better endorsement than that.

While there’s plenty to celebrate in our country, of note is the sharp decline of the trustworthiness of the United States. While our neighbours to the south weren’t exactly living up to the legacy of “Honest” Abraham Lincoln back in 2016, scoring 34 of a potential 100 trust points in the rankings, they now sit at just 16 points, ranking 24th in the world. They’re far from last place, but they’re getting there.

For those of you keeping score at home, you might remember that U.S. President Donald Trump was elected in late 2016 (so the 2016 rankings would have been released before he was elected – Barack Obama was president).

In the Trump era, the United States lost 17 trust points, down from the country’s 2016 score of 34, still just a third of the possible points on the table. The United Kingdom also saw a significant drop under new Prime Minister Boris Johnson, losing 13 points from their 2016 total of 78 points down to 65.

Of course, neither of them can hold a candle to Kenya, which occupies last place with a goose egg.

Maybe I’m a bit of a softie here and exhibiting some home team bias, but I feel like Canada leads in the two most admirable qualities. If you live in the most well-respected and trusted country in the world, which also happens to have the highest quality of life, you have to consider yourself quite fortunate.

Again, I may be showing my leanings, but you’ve got the United States leading the world in power, followed by Russia and China, two human rights hooligans, and while that doesn’t do much for me, that’s the column most Americans, especially those who support the Trump presidency enthusiastically, would celebrate. They’d rather have power than trust.

However, I’m not here to lambaste the U.S. and Donald Trump, easy though it is, I’m more focused on how proud we should be as Canadians. Despite past racist transgressions and a lack of support in western Canada, we have a Prime Minister of whom we can be proud and who is respected in the world. We live in a country that takes care of its citizens and that the rest of the world knows will be forthcoming, honest and transparent in its dealings. We are the world’s valedictorian.

Things aren’t perfect. Canada ranks rather low when it comes to heritage – no doubt connected to shortcomings with Indigenous and French-speaking communities – and being an “up and coming” economy, a category dominated by Middle Eastern and South Asian countries, but we have a lot to be proud of.

Shining on the world stage is a concept that, in a way, is falling out of fashion. With the rise in toxic nationalism that’s often intertwined with a healthy dose of racism, countries like the United States and England don’t seem to care as much about their position in a cooperative world as they used to, but in Canada it’s encouraging that it’s important to many.

Being respected by the world is much better, not to mention much more Canadian, than being feared for our power and might.

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Schlosser steps down as society secretary/treasurer

By Shawn Loughlin The Citizen

A big memento One of Brian Schlosser’s best memories from his time as the Brussels Agricultural Society’s secretary/treasurer is the year the society’s fall fair was held at the 2017 International Plowing Match. Schlosser has kept the giant barn quilt from the event, shown above, as a memento. (File photo)

After five years in the position, Brian Schlosser stepped down as the secretary/treasurer of the Brussels Agricultural Society at its annual meeting earlier this month. While his time with the executive is done for the time being, he still plans on being very involved with the society going forward.

Schlosser was first brought into the society about 25 years ago by former President Jeff Cardiff.

Schlosser was working for Cardiff’s catering business and the two began discussing the society and Schlosser was soon helping out annually with the Brussels Fall Fair.

After years of working with the fair, Schlosser beefed up his involvement with the society, but, not wanting to be president, he took on the role of secretary/treasurer, which is supposed to be the only paid position in the organization.

Schlosser, however, refused any stipend year after year, saying he thought it was nice to be able to tell people the agricultural society was a completely volunteer-run organization.

After years of taking no payment, however, the society finally cornered him late last year and presented him with a collection of gift cards to thank him for his years of hard work, knowing that if they paid him in cash, he’d simply reinvest it into the society.

When Schlosser first took on the position, he told his fellow society members he would take it on for five years. As the fifth year rolled around, he felt it was time to move on for a multitude of reasons.

The position has now been split between John Lowe, who will be the treasurer, and Crystal McCallum, who will be the secretary.

During his time as the secretary/treasurer, Schlosser said it really does feel like a full-time job.

There was seldom a day of the week during the year, Schlosser said, that he didn’t have something to do for the society, but it’s all been work he

At the Branch

‘Ace’ Jackpot to top $2,800 winnings of $212 She chose envelope number four and found the ace of clubs. The ace of spades stays hidden and the jackpot will be approximately $2,800. A few folks enjoyed the beef stew for dinner and next week chili will be on the menu.

It was karaoke night at the Branch, following the draw. Stubby D puts up great music with lots to choose from. A nice group of about 25 were on hand for the night of music, singing and laughs.

There were eight Comrades off to play district darts last weekend in

Listowel. In singles play Ron Schmidt and Eric Ross competed.

Ron finished second and will advance and Eric played well. The pair played doubles together and made it to the playoff round, but will not advance in doubles. The Branch also had two teams playing. Team Ron, Eric, Bob Richardson and Dan Beyersbergen made it to the playoff round, but will not advance and team Daisy Wong Schmidt, Tyler VerBeek, Rob Anderson and Ryan Shaw had a good day. Ron will advance to play in New Hamburg.

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fundraising letters that need to be prepared in the coming months. It’s a process that really doesn’t stop, as when the fair is over for one year, the planning for the next year begins almost immediately.

As for the future, Schlosser said he’s already looking forward to completing projects with his partner Cherida McCullagh at their new home and having some time to himself. However, he is already weighing volunteer opportunities, giving consideration to joining the Brussels Lions Club, though nothing has been made official yet.

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By Jo-Ann McDonald The week at the Brussels Legion Branch began with the Lions Club meeting on Monday night. They enjoyed a chicken dinner before the meeting. Comrades helping with the meal included Linda Bird, Kathy Burkholder, Jo-Ann McDonald and Judy Lee. The Cadets met on Tuesday evening as usual and are working hard on their drills and badges and leadership skills. They set up the hall for next day banquet at the Branch.

Wednesday evening the Branch held the annual Huron County Beef Producers meeting. Over 70 people enjoyed a roast beef dinner prior to the meeting. Comrades helping were Jo-Ann McDonald, Linda Bird, Kathy Burkholder, Judy Lee, Deb Ross and Daisy Wong Schmidt.

The Thursday night dart league had 19 darters coming out to brave the weather and test their aim at the boards. Winners were: first, Daisy Wong Schmidt, Pete Gray and Sandra Brown; second, Evelyn Hillier and John Stadelmann; high shot, Ron Schmidt, 140; Sheron Stadelmann, 119 and Rhonda Davis, 125 and skunk, Lynda and Rhonda Davis.

The Friday night Catch the Ace draw weekly winner was Heidi McClure. She won the weekly

enjoyed, mostly because of the people with whom he worked.

“The society is full of really good people,” Schlosser said. “It’s really been wonderful working with those people.”

The highlight of his time on the executive, Schlosser said, was undoubtedly when the Brussels Fall Fair was held at the International Plowing Match (IPM) in Walton in 2017.

To see the fair hosted on such a grand scale for five days, bringing in thousands of people, he said, was a real treat.

Schlosser was one of the earliest people on board with the decision to host the fair at the IPM. In the months leading up to the decision, Schlosser said it wouldn’t be uncommon for him to go to a different member’s house every night and extol the virtues of hosting the fair at the IPM. He took a lot of pride in seeing it come to fruition.

He still, in fact, has a large souvenir from that week in the form of a custom-made barn quilt.

Schlosser had the barn quilt prepared ahead of the IPM and then had it mounted at the Brussels Fall Fair at the IPM, asking those who passed through to sign it. After it was covered in thousands of signatures, he had it sealed and then mounted where it still sits today.

As for the day-to-day work of the secretary/treasurer, Schlosser said there are grant applications and

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4-H Clubs awarded

White Christmas The snow was falling on Friday night as Clinton held the final Santa Claus parade of the Huron County season, bringing residents and visitors out to the town to help

celebrate the holiday season. One of the main attractions of the parade every year is the Clinton Pipe Band, seen here appealing to the ears of all in attendance. (Nick Vinnicombe photo)

The Huron County 4-H Leaders’ Association Awards Program was recently held at the Seaforth Agriplex, recognizing 4-H members for their efforts throughout the year.

COUNTY AWARDS Loretta Higgins won the Murray Cardiff Award for Top All-Round Member.

The Don Pullen Award for highest overall score in the county went to Evy Verschaeve. She also won the Dedication Award for dedication to the club. The Warden’s Novice Award for first year competitive member with the highest score went to Emily Datema.

The Ben Lobb Award for the junior member with the top essay went to Kayla Drennan.

Emily Franken won the Ontario Plowmen’s Association Award for outstanding agricultural 4-H member as well as the Longstanding Graduating Member Award. She also received her graduation seal.

The Citizen-Rural Voice Awards for press reporter book competition awards went to Dugald McIntosh (first) and Mercedes Prout (second).

The Huron County 4-H Leaders’ Association Award for club secretary book competition were awarded to Emily Bieman (first) and Kayla Drennan (second).

The winning team for the county Go for the Gold Competition was the South Huron Sheep Club Team which consisted of Amanda Bos, Rachel Gras, Grace Hallahan and Evy Verschaeve.

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Seaforth’s Fisher elected Huron East Deputy-Mayor

By Shawn Loughlin The Citizen Seaforth Councillor Bob Fisher is Huron East’s new deputy-mayor, besting two others who put their names forward at the inaugural meeting of Huron East Council on Dec. 4.

Fisher, Tuckersmith Councillor Ray Chartrand and Grey Councillor Alvin McLellan all let their names stand for the municipality’s secondin-command position. This came

after Huron East eliminated the atlarge deputy-mayor position, reducing the size of council from 12 members to 11 just ahead of October’s election.

It was Fisher who nominated Chartrand for the position.

Chartrand then paid the favour back by nominating Fisher. Former Deputy-Mayor Joe Steffler nominated McLellan for the position.

Fisher told his fellow councillors that he has lived in the community

for over 40 years. In addition, he has been a councillor for 12 years and spent nearly 40 years in business, all experience he felt would aid in being the deputy-mayor.

Fisher also listed a number of projects he’d like to see undertaken or continued both in Huron East and in Huron County.

In Huron East, Fisher said he wanted to see the municipality’s community centres better utilized and to promote a harmonious relationship between residents

of all of Huron East’s five wards.

At the county level, Fisher said he wanted to see a greater focus on tourism, saying that Huron County could easily be the Prince Edward County of southwestern Ontario. He also said that while the county’s accessibility advisory committee has done a lot of great work, there is still more to be done.

Fisher also said that, as someone who is legally blind, he also hoped that being named deputy-mayor would inspire others with disabilities

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McLellan said that his decades of experience as a councillor and on numerous boards and committees would make him an ideal choice for the deputy-mayor position.

He said that being self-employed would ensure that he wouldn’t miss any meetings, adding that he hates to miss any council meetings.

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Munro festival group seeks NH support

By Denny Scott The Citizen

Years of service Recently, several Blyth Lions Club members were honoured for their length of service to the club and to the Lions Clubs International organization. Alex Blair, left, and John Stewart, both former presidents of the club, were recognized for 30 and 45 years of service, respectively.

Lions District A9 First Vice-District Governor Bill French from the Shelburne Lions Club was on hand to make the presentations. (Photo submitted)

Infrastructure funds announced The Ontario government is making another investment in small, rural and northern communities.

Through the Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund (OCIF), Ontario continues to support municipalities as they build and repair roads, bridges, water and wastewater infrastructure.

This year, Huron-Bruce will receive more than $8.8 million across 14 municipalities to address local infrastructure needs.

Next shoot party set for Jan. 27

“Municipalities across HuronBruce have aging infrastructure,” said MPP Lisa Thompson. “This provincial investment is invaluable in order to enable local municipalities to build and repair roads, bridges, water and wastewater systems as needed.”

Total investment in communities across Huron-Bruce include: Township of Howick, $88,051; Municipality of Morris-Turnberry, $120,830; Township of AshfieldColborne-Wawanosh, $238,800; Township of Huron-Kinloss, $275,793; Municipality of Bluewater, $286,380; Municipality of Brockton, $301,518; Township of North Huron, $316,651; Municipality of Huron East, $431,716; Municipality of South Bruce, $432,080; Municipality of Central Huron, $483,847;

Municipality of Kincardine, $584,570; Town of Goderich, $628,685; County of Bruce, $660,950; Municipality of South Huron, $688,269; Town of Saugeen Shores, $848,610; County of Huron, $2,417,826.

This funding, over $8.8 million in total, is a part of Ontario’s approximately $200 million commitment to 424 communities addressing their core infrastructure projects and asset management planning needs in 2020.

“This investment provides the predictable and stable infrastructure funding small, rural and northern municipalities have asked for,” said Laurie Scott, Minister of Infrastructure. “With this OCIF funding we are working directly with our municipal partners to deliver community infrastructure.”

The Alice Munro Festival of the Short Story, after experiencing a 20 per cent increase in submissions last year, is seeking support to continue to grow the event.

During North Huron Township Council’s Jan. 13 meeting, Karen Stewart and Verna Steffler of the organization behind the event spoke to North Huron Township Council, requesting $3,500 to continue the event.

Before asking for the funds, the two explained exactly what the festival has become in recent years.

While it still has a big focus on the short story competition, it has expanded to include school-age programs and professional authors such as Margaret Atwood and Michael Ondaatje, growing from a one-day program to three days this year.

“The schools are really picking up on it,” Steffler said.

This year’s festival is set to run June 5-7.

Stewart said the program is looking to work with local businesses, as well as aiming to advertise in a 200kilometre radius.

Deputy-Reeve Trevor Seip said that while councils before had supported the committee with money, its success was thanks to the efforts of the committee.

“This committee has taken ownership of the event and makes it

run,” he said. “Council doesn’t make it run.”

Council received the report for deliberation at budget time.

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Happy birthday to Mary Rouw and Jessica Sparling who celebrate Jan. 24; Scott Bromley, Jan. 25; Fred Hakkers, Jan. 27 and Alvin Wallace, Jan. 28.

Winners of the Jan. 13 shoot party were: first, Dorothy Carter; second, June Thomas; third, Mae Ritchie; most shoots, Diane Clark and share the wealth, Paul Moss, Virginia Caesar and Barb Bosman.

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Mother Nature let us know that she still knew how to bring out a snowstorm Saturday and Sunday.

Church was cancelled at Blyth United and many other events were cancelled.

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Sports Heat PeeWee HL squad posts tourney wins

Race to the finish The Huron Heat’s Midget B squad tied the Mount Forest Rams in Clinton 2-2 earlier this month. They take on the Walkerton Capitals this Saturday in Seaforth. (Darlene McCowan photo)

By Shawn Loughlin The Citizen The Huron Heat girls’ hockey organization continues its march towards the playoffs with a good,

though slightly weather-interrupted, weekend.

Though numerous teams saw their games cancelled over the weekend, others were able to pull through with wins.

The Midget A Heat were in London on Sunday night to play the Devilettes at the Western Fair Sports Centre, shutting out the home team by a score of 3-0.

The Atom A team was also in

action against the South Huron Sabres in Stephen Township, winning the game 1-0.

The PeeWee BB Heat team was home on the weekend, taking on the Stratford Aces in Clinton on Sunday afternoon. The teams would tie, however, at one.

The Atom HL 1 (Haggit) team would shutout the Mooretown Lady Flags by a score of 2-0.

In tournament action, the Atom B Heat were in the New Year’s Challenge tournament and lost their final game on Sunday morning 2-0.

This came after they notched two losses and a win on Saturday. They fell to the Lakeshore Lightning on Saturday evening by a score of 5-0, beat the Toronto Leaside Wildcats 21 and lost to the Mississauga Hurricanes 4-1.

The PeeWee BB team was in Elora to take on the Grand River Mustangs, winning that game by a score of 3-2.

The Bantam BB Heat took on the Lakeshore Lightning and lost by the narrow score of 1-0.

The Novice B Heat were also in a tournament over the weekend. They won their Saturday afternoon game against the Hamilton Hawks by a score of 10-0, and their Saturday morning game against the Wilmot Wolverines by a score of 2-0.

They opened up the tournament on Friday, however, with a loss to the Stratford Aces by a score of 3-0 and a tie with the Markham Stouffville Stars 2-2.

The PeeWee HL Heat were also in the BADGHA Blazers annual tournament, winning against the London Devilettes Silver team on Saturday by a score of 2-0 and against the St. Thomas Panthers by a score of 1-0.

That was a case of keeping up winning ways after two wins on Friday, 2-0 over St. Thomas and 3-0 over London.

On Friday night, the Bantam C Heat beat the Lambton Attack 4-0 at home in Seaforth, while the PeeWee B team took on Mitchell in Seaforth, but lost the contest 2-0.

On Wednesday, Jan. 15, the Bantam C Heat travelled to Tillsonburg, but lost 4-1 to the Lightning, while the PeeWee HL team was in North Middlesex and lost by a score of 4-1 to the Junior Stars.

Looking ahead, the Heat will be busy, with the Atom A team travelling to Orangeville for the Tigers Sweetheart Tournament.

They will play the Toronto Leaside Wildcats and Grand River Mustangs on Friday, followed by a game against the Orangeville Tigers on Saturday morning.

On Friday, the Bantam C Heat will take on the Lambeth Lancers at the Seaforth and District Community Centre at 8:30 p.m.

The Atom HL 1 (Haggit) team will travel to Greenwood on Saturday to take on the Lambton Attack, the PeeWee HL team will play St. Continued on page 9

Centenaires extend winning streak to four

By Denny Scott The Citizen The Seaforth Centenaires brought their winning streak to four games over the weekend with wins over the Saugeen Shore Winterhawks and Lucknow Lancers.

The wins have put three points

between the Centenaires and sixthplace Tillsonburg and tied the Centenaires with the Winterhawks at 28 points each for fourth place. The third-place Shelburne Muskies sit two points ahead of the Centenaires and the Winterhawks.

On Saturday, the Centenaires posted a convincing 9-2 win over the

Lucknow Lancers, outshooting Lucknow 35-21.

The Centenaires dominated the first period, scoring six unanswered goals.

Calvin Penney started the run with a marker assisted by Holdyn Lansink and Brady Wiffen. Adam Corbett scored next assisted by Mark

Vandooren and Josh Gaynor.

Wiffen then earned his own marker, assisted by Lansink and Danny Bryan before Lansink scored, assisted by Wiffen and Craig Dalrymple.

Conor Carson scored next, assisted by Rob VanWynsberghe and Hayden Broomhead. Lansink then earned his second of the game assisted by Wiffen.

Seaforth started off the second with another goal scored by Wiffen, assisted by Penney and Lansink.

Lucknow’s Cole Pellet broke up the scoring run for the Centenaires assisted by Evan Ducharme and

Tyler Ryan before Lansink earned a hat-trick, scoring once again for Seaforth, assisted by Wiffen and Dalrymple.

The third period saw Lansink score a fourth goal, assisted by Wiffen and Penney, before Mitch Kuik scored for Lucknow assisted

by Cole MacPherson.

Jesse Raymond earned the win for the Centenaires in net, stopping 19 of 21 shots while Branden Bean and Ben Dorscht shared goalkeeping responsibilities for the Lancers.

Bean saved four of eight shots against him in the first eight minutes Continued on page 9

TOWNSHIP OF NORTH HURON NOTICE OF DECLARATION OF SURPLUS OF PROPERTY Notice is hereby given that the Corporation of the Township of North Huron has declared the following property to be surplus to its needs and intends to dispose of the subject property for the disposition price of two dollars to the Blyth Lions Club.

Description of Property: 305 Queen Street, Blyth Plan 173 BLK X PT BLK B EXP; PLAN HC102571 PART 1 Council shall hear any person who wishes to speak and who applies to be heard in respect to the proposed sale at their February 3, 2020 Council meeting.

Big win Several Blyth Brussels Crusaders teams were set to take on their West Gray Warriors counterparts on Jan. 19, including the Midget Rep squad, which is shown facing off above. The Midget Rep Crusaders posted a 3-1 win over the Warriors on Sunday in Blyth. (Hannah Dickie photo)

The Township of North Huron may proceed to dispose the subject property in accordance with By-law No. 25-2008, after the date of notice.

Carson Lamb, Clerk Township of North Huron 519-357-3550 Dated at the Township of North Huron this 20th day of January, 2020.

THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 2020. PAGE 9.

Crusader teams win big as playoffs continue

By Shawn Loughlin The Citizen

Driving to the net The South Bruce Blades posted a 4-2 win over the Bantam Rep Crusaders over the weekend.

It was their first loss in the playoff series after winning the first two games to open the series.

(Hannah Dickie photo)

Despite some inclement weather on Saturday, several Blyth Brussels Crusaders teams were in action as the local hockey season begins its final act.

The Midget Rep Crusaders were in Blyth on Sunday night to take on the West Grey Warriors and came out on top of a 3-1 score. Just before they took to the ice, their Bantam Rep counterparts were also on the Blyth ice, taking on the South Bruce Blades, but losing by a score of 4-2.

The Atom Local League Crusaders were in Goderich and lost to the Sailors by a score of 4-2. The Atom Rep team was in Durham to play the West Grey Warriors and won by a score of 6-1, winning the first two games of their playoff series.

On Saturday, the PeeWee Rep Crusaders lost to the West Grey Warriors in Brussels 8-3 in the first game of their playoff series, while the PeeWee Local League team used the home Brussels ice to their advantage in a shutout of Saugeen Shores by a score of 7-0.

On Friday night, the Bantam Rep team beat the South Bruce Blades 43 in Brussels to go up two games to one in their playoff series, while the Midget Rep team notched another

win on Thursday, beating the West Grey Warriors 3-2 on the road, meaning they’ve won the first three games of their playoff series.

Looking ahead, the Bantam Rep Crusaders will be in Brussels on Friday night to play the South Bruce Blades. The PeeWee Local League team will play Zurich on the road and the Atom Local League Crusaders will begin their weekend tournament action with a game against the Pelham Panthers.

On Saturday, the Atom Local League team is back in action, playing the Huntsville Otters on Saturday morning, followed by an afternoon game against the Bruce Peninsula Predators.

The Atom Rep Crusaders will play the Seaforth Stars in Brussels on Saturday morning, while the PeeWee Rep team will be on the road to play the West Grey Warriors later that morning.

The Minor Novice (Tyke) team will be in Ripley to play the HuronBruce Blizzard and the Bantam Local League team will be in Brussels to also play the Blizzard at 4:30 p.m.

The Novice Rep Crusaders will be in Seaforth to play the Stars and then the Midget Local League Crusaders will be in Brussels hosting the Continued on page 12

Radars’ season-ender set for Friday in Clinton Continued from page 8 of the game while Dorscht, who finished out the match, saved 22 of 27 shots.

Seaforth served three penalties totalling six minutes while the Lancers were assessed two penalties totalling four minutes.

In a decidely tighter match, the Centenaires bested the Winterhawks 3-2 on Jan. 17.

After a scoreless first period, Blake Underwood put the Winterhawks on the board first with a goal assisted by Miles MacLean and Trevor Smith.

Lansink scored Seaforth’s first goal, assisted by Reuben Smith and Brendon Merritt before Dalrymple scored, assisted by Wiffen and Smith, putting Seaforth ahead by one.

The third saw Wiffen score for Seaforth, assisted by Lansink, before Miles MacLean scored for Saugeen Shores, assisted by Underwood and Nick Quaid.

The match was a rough one with Seaforth being assessed eight penalties totalling 27 minutes while the Winterhawks served

10 penalties totalling 31 minutes.

The Cents’ last two games of the year are scheduled this weekend with the team visiting Elora on Friday night. The last game of the season will see the Tavistock Royals visit Seaforth on Jan. 25. While the puck-drop is set for 7:30 p.m., the night will be marked with some special events before the game.

CLINTON RADARS After two weeks off, the Clinton Radars hosted the Petrolia Squires on Jan. 17 with the Radars posting a 10-4 win over their competition.

The high-scoring affair saw the Radars score five unanswered goals in the first before Petrolia could mount an offensive retort.

Cullen Mercer scored first for the Radars assisted by Blake Buchanan and Max Campbell. Steven Shipley struck next, assisted by Stephen Sanza and Brad Burton.

Derek Elliott scored next for the Radars, assisted by Jamie Huber and Nathan Ansell. Sanza then scored, assisted by Shipley. Elliott’s second goal was unassisted and would be the last for the Radars in the first.

Heat approaching the end of season Continued from page 8 Thomas on the road, while the Midget B Heat will be in Seaforth to play Walkerton at 1 p.m. on Saturday afternoon.

The Bantam BB Heat will be on the road in London to take on the Devilettes, while the PeeWee BB team will be in Woodstock for a game against the Wildcats.

Later that afternoon, the Novice HL 1 (Vanstone) Heat will be in Stephen Township to play the South Huron Sabres, while the Midget A Heat will round out the weekend at home with a game against the Lakeshore Lightning in Clinton.

On Sunday morning, the London Devilettes will travel to Blyth to play the Atom B Heat, while the

Novice B Heat will take on Ilderton in Hensall later that morning.

The Midget B Heat will play the Woodwich Wild in Clinton at 1 p.m., while the Bantam BB Heat will play the Lakeshore Lightning in Brussels, followed by a PeeWee BB Heat game, also in Brussels, against the Woodstock Wildcats.

The Atom HL 1 (Haggit) team will play the South Huron Sabres in Clinton at 2 p.m., while the Midget A Heat will be in Sarnia to play the Lady Sting. The PeeWee HL team will be at home in Brussels to play St. Thomas and the PeeWee B Heat will play Mitchell on the road on Sunday night.

For more information and for a full schedule, visit huronheat.com

Kyler Keating of Petrolia got the Squires on the board before the first ended with a marker assisted by Ryan Fraser.

Fraser would then open the second with a goal for Petrolia, assisted by Derek Wagner and Kole Keating.

Shipley responded with his second goal for the Radars assisted by Sanza and Burton. Ray Huether then further increased the Radars’ lead with a marker assisted by Sean Consitt.

Kole Keating scored before the

end of the third for Petrolia assisted

by Fraser and Wagner.

The third saw Shipley complete his hat-trick for the Radars, assisted by Sanza and Burton. Josh Cornelissen then scored for Clinton, assisted by Max Campbell and Cullen Mercer.

Campbell then scored, assisted by Mercer and Consitt.

The last goal of the game went to Squires and was scored by Ethan Dupont and assisted by Isaac McLean.

The Radars served three penalties totalling six minutes while Petrolia was assessed two penalties totalling four minutes.

The Radars are currently tied for second place with the Shelburne Muskies, each with 30 points. In first are the Ripley Wolves with 32 points.

Clinton’s final game of the season is against the Shelburne Muskies on Friday starting at 8:30 p.m.

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Conservation easement keeps family’s legacy alive

As it is, as it was Susan Chan has taken steps to establish a conservation easement through the Ontario Farmland Trust on her parents’ Goderich-area farm, protecting 80 acres of farmland and 60 acres of naturalized forest, meadows and ponds. (Lisa B. Pot photo)

By Lisa B. Pot The Rural Voice Susan Chan likes what her family calls her “projects”. Carrying on the legacy of her father, John Hindmarsh, Susan has continued to create conservation projects on the home farm on Highway 21 just outside of Goderich.

Featuring several ponds, bobolink habitat, wild meadows and forested area preserving the endangered butternut tree, the farm has a conservation easement via the Ontario Farmland Trust which protects 80 acres of farmland and 60 acres of wetlands and forest into perpetuity.

The farm is now for sale with a price tag of $1.4 million and Susan is hopeful but worried about finding a buyer who will honour her family’s legacy and conserve the diverse agricultural and environmental land the family has owned since 1947.

“It is an important legacy of ours to protect this land in perpetuity,” says Susan, now 77, a keen walker who took me through the property.

To say the farm is gorgeous is an understatement. We see a flock of mallards fly off a peaceful pond and a muskrat snaking his skinny tail

though the reeds. Fall sunshine highlights the golden leaves of the beech trees while cedars cast green shadows over the blue waters of one of the larger ponds. The farmland sits fallow now that harvest is done and the horse barn lies waiting, housing only hay and old harnesses, the horses long gone from the farm.

Squirrels have taken over a little log cabin from which red geraniums still bloom bright this late in the season.

The farmhouse is a product of its time, with wallpapered ceilings and an old stone fireplace. Natural light streams in the windows and one feels ready to sit in one of the rocking chairs and read the newspaper. There is work to be done to bring the buildings back to their former glory but the marriage of farmland to wetland areas is smooth and natural.

Walkers and runners who use the Maitland Trail actually traverse the Hindmarsh farm when they take the John Hindmarsh Trail.

It’s something the family encourages.

“We love it when people enjoy this trail,” says Susan, pointing out rocks and benches that have been installed alongside the trail honouring her father and others who played a part in creating the trail and the farm’s

ecological features.

Equally significant is the value of farmland in terms of feeding families, versus being eaten up by industry or housing. In this area of Ontario, land sells in the range of $15,000 per acre.

“Farmland is so important,” says Susan from the kitchen table where her mother, Marian Hindmarsh, now 100, ate her meals until just a few weeks ago. She lived alone here, supported by her children, until it became necessary for extra care.

This is very much a family farm in the sense of childhood memories being made across generations, along with it being a one-time beef farm and now, a crop farm rented to nearby neighbours.

Susan herself is a nurse, married to a doctor in the town of Goderich.

Her children grew up helping their

grandfather build and create. It’s hard, emotionally, to sell the property but it’s what her mother and four siblings agreed on. While the conservation easement makes total sense to her family, will the right buyer come along?

It’s a fair question says Donny Rivers, broker of record and owner of Coldwell Banker, which has listed the farm.

“Certainly there is somebody who will love this property and purchase it, no question. But as far as attracting the stereotypical buyer and tapping into the bigger pool of buyers, they are not interested in this property,” says Rivers. The typical farmer, he explained, is looking to increase their acreage, not to deal with easements which give other organizations (Ontario Farmland Trust in this case) legal control over parts of their property.

“However, we may get a farmer who wants to live there, work the land and enjoy the rest of it,” says Rivers.

Melisa Luymes, a friend of the family, who helped the Hindmarshes get the funding for a wetland project when she worked with the Maitland Valley Conservation Authority, agrees.

“Someone will be captured by the vision they [the Hindmarsh family] started,” says Luymes. “The Hindmarshes are so communityoriented. They let people on the property to walk through the bush and they believe in preserving nature and preserving farms and they are so dedicated to that. I just really hope that someone with that same mindset comes to buy that farm because it is a special place.”

That would be ideal, says Susan who, obviously, is a fan of land trusts.

“Land trusts serve a crucial role in being able not only to protect agricultural land but also the ecological values that strengthen and diversify our environment,” says Susan. Working with Ontario Farmland Trust (OFT), the farm is now protected, sparing it from the

encroaching development. A factory, currently being expanded, is visible from the farm boundaries.

Documentation from the OFT describes a farmland easement agreement as a “permanent, legal agreement between a landowner and the Ontario Farmland Trust that ensures land is protected forever.”

The protection is listed on the property title and runs with the land in perpetuity. The easement agreement contains provisions that protect the farmland and natural areas by limiting or restricting land uses that are not compatible with agriculture and conservation purposes, such as housing subdivisions or aggregate operations.

“Our goal, through easements, is to permanently protect as many farms as we can for agriculture,” says Kathryn Enders, Executive Director of OFT. Currently, 15 farms in Ontario have legally-binding conservation easements through OFT with another 14 more currently being worked on. The process can take one to two years because there are a lot of processes involved. These can include ecological assessments, surveys, appraisals and a lot of legal work. Costs for the process can range from $35,000 to $50,000 which includes monies set aside into a long-term stewardship fund.

“This is a long-term arrangement so we go to the farms at least once a year to make sure the land is being maintained as the owner [and the trust] intended,” says Enders.

Future builds and expansion are monitored. “If new buildings are related to the operation of the farm, there is usually an easy approval process of keeping with the intent of the farm trust,” says Enders. She recognized that many farmers, lawyers or real estate agents don’t fully understand what having a conservation easement entails. To that end, she encourages people to call her.

“We are here to make sure the Continued on page 11

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A legacy John and Marian Hindmarsh, seen above in 1986, were committed farmers and naturalists and now their legacy, through their farm, is being preserved through a speciallycreated easement. (Photo submitted)

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Visionary’s legacy honoured with farm Continued from page 10 land remains in farming so I will sit down with whoever is interested and, across the dinner table, go through the process line by line so they understand what they can and cannot do,” says Enders.

As to the Hindmarsh Farm, Enders says she just loves going there. “It is a beautiful property and they really take care of it,” she says. “It really is a farm for farmers because it will forever stay in farmland.”

The Maitland Valley Conservation Authority (MVCA) has been heavily involved in transforming the “wet and wild” parts of the farm into natural habitat. Wetlands were created to support waterfowl and endangered species, decrease water runoff, protect shoreline from erosion and reclaim arable land.

“This farm has a good combination of preserving agricultural land and naturalizing the areas that aren’t as productive,” says Geoff King, Stewardship Coordinator with the MVCA. He has been involved in many of Susan’s projects on the farm.

“What amazes me is that a lot of the work done on the farm was done

by John Hindmarsh in his younger days,” says King. “I’m not sure if John was fully aware that what he was doing is exactly what we do with storm water management. The buffers and channels he created were the very stuff of what we were preaching.”

The farm is noted for being a home to species at risk such as Butternut trees and Monarch butterflies. Bobolinks, eastern meadowlarks and the least bittern also thrive here.

Extensive work has also been done to remove phragmites, says

Susan, who says she’s been very pleased with the progress as the invasive species is almost eradicated.

John Hindmarsh was an environmental visionary.

In connection with the farm, he was instrumental in the restoration and preservation of Naftel’s Creek and Saratoga Swamp, both picturesque natural properties. An avid flyer, Hindmarsh was a pilot and flight instructor. He was killed in a plane crash in 1995.

The Maitland Conservation Foundation established the John Hindmarsh Environmental Trust Fund in October, 1996 to commemorate his life and ensure his commitment to the environment would continue. The fund supports naturalization projects like dune grass planting to protect beaches, tree planting on marginalized lands, upgrades at conservation areas and community education events at places such as the Wawanosh Nature Centre.

The farmland is currently being rented to nearby farmers who have adopted the Hindmarsh philosophy.

Hayfields are cut later, allowing fledgling bobolinks in their ground nests in grassy fields to survive.

Reflecting on the property, Susan recalls an idyllic childhood riding horses, building the log cabin, jumping in hay piles and playing in the streams. “We were free to be outside,” she says.

For those who also love “outside” this is a place that is preserving those opportunities for that special new buyer who understands both the limitations and possibilities of properties like the Hindmarsh farm which make sure those outside places are never lost.

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Beef research barn improving herd statistics

By Shawn Loughlin The Citizen

Behind the research Remo Pallottini, left, and Bev Livingston, both from the Elora beef research barn, joined by Joe Parkinson, not pictured, spoke to the Huron County Beef Producers at their annual meeting last week in Brussels about the Elora project. The joint venture has made tremendous research possible for the province. (Shawn Loughlin photo)

At the Huron County Beef Producers’ annual meeting last week at the Brussels Legion, Remo Pallottini, Bev Livingston and Joe Parkinson provided an update on the Elora beef research barn, a project several years in the making.

The project began development two years earlier as a joint venture between the Beef Farmers of Ontario, the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and the University of Guelph under the banner of the Agricultural Research Institute of Ontario. Its goal is to advance research and innovation in Ontario’s beef industry.

The organization is the livestock flagship of the project, Livingston said, where all of the institute’s livestock operations have been consolidated through the Ontario Agri-Food Innovation Alliance.

The centre held its grand opening in September, 2019 and the first cattle were brought in at the beginning of October.

Since the grand opening, those at the centre have been working to improve herd capacity, improve

research capabilities and teaching abilities, including work on trial replication, data collection, sample processing and accessibility.

The 165,000-square-foot facility is complemented by 300 pasture acres in phase one of the project and includes two barns housing 288 mature cows. There are also two labs and a sample stage as well as manure storage for the animals.

Livingston said the centre is regulated by three sets of provisions in regards to animal welfare and treatment: the University of Guelph and the provincial and federal governments, meaning the facility provides more room, ensuring each animal is more comfortable and the space is clean for the animals.

The progress made, Livingston said, is only the first phase of the project, with two further phases to come.

Parkinson said the projects being carried out thus far have focused on research, genomics (molecular biology focused on genomes), nutrition and metabolism, animal health and pasture management.

He also encouraged members of the Beef Producers to organize a tour of the facility.

Beef producers’ first vice-president role vacant

By Shawn Loughlin The Citizen There is a new executive now in place for the Huron County Beef Producers after their annual general meeting last week at the Brussels Legion.

Kevin McArter is now the president of the organization, while Elliott Miller is the past-president after a successful two-year term. Kittie MacGregor remains the secretary-treasurer and Harvey Hoggart is the advisory councillor.

The position of first vicepresident, the traditional successor to the president at the end of the twoyear term, remains vacant for the time being. *** After years of auditing the Huron County Beef Producers’ financials at the end of the year, Glen Walker and Joanne Cook declined to do it again for 2020.

Tim Prior and Ron Stevenson will

take on the task ahead of the 2021 annual general meeting. *** Huron-Bruce MP Ben Lobb was at the meeting expressing his support for the beef farmers of Huron County.

Lobb cited a number of changes he’d like to see, including the removal of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) from the Health Canada portfolio. He said he really feels the CFIA is an “afterthought” in the Health Canada world and should be its own entity with agricultural professionals at its centre.

Huron-Bruce MPP Lisa Thompson also sent along correspondence as she was unable to attend the meeting.

She expressed her government’s support for farmers, citing the passing of Bill 156, the Security from Trespass and Protecting Food Safety Act, as part of its commitment to protecting the agricultural sector in Ontario. ***

As is required, the Beef Producers will be sending voting delegates, alternates and an advisory councillor to the Beef Producers of Ontario annual meeting, set for Feb. 19-20 in Toronto.

Past-President Harvey Hoggart will again serve as the organization’s advisory councillor with newlyinstalled President Kevin McArter serving as his alternate.

The voting delegates are: Ron Bennett, Bob Bennett, Joanne Cook, Terry Greidanus, Dan Hoggart, Elliott Miller, Doug Scott, Matt Shortreed, Ron Stevenson, Glen Walker, Ron Cook, Kevin McArter and Dallas Coultes. Alternates are Neil Rintoul, Brent Black and Tim Prior. *** The Huron County Beef Producers plan to put forward a trio of resolutions at the annual Beef Producers of Ontario meeting next month in Toronto.

The first came from Doug Scott, who put forward a resolution

suggesting that with the rise of “Beyond Beef” products, the government punish any advertising that serves to denigrate beef.

Scott also put forward a resolution he has proposed for several years about ID tags for transporting animals.

Ron Stevenson suggested a

resolution that would make premise ID mandatory in Ontario. That move, he said, would bring Ontario in line with many other provinces and also correct Scott’s ID tag issue.

Those three resolutions will be raised at the annual general meeting for the Beef Farmers of Ontario on Feb. 19-20.

Crusaders in action all weekend

Driving The Midget Rep Crusaders posted a 3-1 win over the West Grey Warriors on Sunday, playing at the Blyth and District Community Centre as the season winds down. (Hannah Dickie photo)

Continued from page 9 Arthur Vipers at 6 p.m. that night.

On Sunday, the Novice Local League team will play the BCH Ice Dogs in Bayfield at noon, while the PeeWee Rep team will continue its push against the West Grey Warriors with a game in Blyth at 3 p.m.

The Bantam Rep Crusaders will be in Mildmay to play the South Bruce Blades, while the Bantam Local League team will be in Harriston to play Minto and the PeeWee Local League Crusaders will take on the Ironmen in Wingham on Sunday night.

The lone Monday night game will be played in Blyth as the Midget Local League Crusaders will play against the Listowel Cyclones at 9 p.m.

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Fed steers, heifers sell on good, active trade Total receipts for Brussels Livestock for the week ending Jan. 17 were 1,746 cattle and 474 lambs and goats.

On Tuesday fed steers and heifers sold on a good active at prices $2 to $3 higher. Choice steers and heifers sold $155 to $165. Second cut steers and heifers sold $143 to $152. Cows sold steady. On Thursday veal sold steady. Lambs, goats sold steady, sheep sold higher. On Friday calves and yearlings sold actively at steady prices.

Art Bos of Blyth, consigned three steers that averaged 1,465 lbs. and sold for an average price of $158.61.

Two pied steers averaged 1,413 lbs. and sold for an average price of $159.50.

Chris Smith of Brussels, consigned 14 steers that averaged 1,638 lbs. and sold for an average price of $151.29. One limousin steer

weighed 1,600 lbs. and sold for $158.

John Richardson of Harriston, consigned 10 head that averaged 1,464 lbs. and sold for an average price of $154.85. One black heifer weighed 1,510 lbs. and sold for $163.50. Connell Farms of Palmerston, consigned 20 heifers that averaged 1,427 lbs. and sold for an average price of $147.64. Nine black heifers averaged 1,391 lbs. and sold for an average price of $148.75.

There were 350 cows on offer.

Beef sold $55 to $62 with sales to $73; D1 and D2, $56 to $59 with sales to $74; D3, $52 to $55; D4, $46 to $51.

Pendora Dairy Ltd. of Monkton, consigned one holstein cow that weighed 1,250 lbs. and sold for $74.

Michael Lyons of Londesborough, consigned one red cow that weighed 1,480 lbs. and

sold for $73.

There were six bulls that sold $86 to $117. Kevin Pfeffer of Palmerston, consigned one red bull that weighed 1,980 lbs. and sold for $117.

There were 140 head of veal on offer. Beef veal sold $150 to $180 with sales to $193; good holsteins, $125 to $140; SL heavy holsteins, $100 to $115; heavy holsteins, $100 to $105; medium holsteins, $110 to $115.

Lamar Frey of Listowel, consigned six heifers that averaged 883 lbs. and sold for an average price of $163.79. One blue heifer weighed 920 lbs. and sold for $193.

John Miller of Lucknow, consigned one holstein heifer that weighed 805 lbs. and sold for $140.

Lambs under 50 lbs. sold $324.50 to $345; 50 - 64 lbs., $315 to $331; 65 - 79 lbs., $304 to $321; 80 - 94

lbs., $241 to $277; 95 - 109 lbs., $233 to $261; 110 lbs. and over, $213 to $222.

Sheep sold $100 to $200.

Goats: billies sold $150 to $300; nannies, $75 to $190; kids: meat, $250 to $375; dairy, $200 to $275.

Donald Geddes of Ripley, consigned 17 lambs, which averaged 64 lbs. and sold for an average price of $322.30. Seven lambs weighed 59 lbs. and sold for an average price of $331. Brian and Craig Salverda of Londesborough, consigned 28 lambs which averaged 71 lbs. and sold for an average price of $316.47. Seven lambs weighed 70 lbs. and sold for an average price of $321.

Top quality stocker steers under 400 lbs. sold $206 to $255; 400 - 499 lbs., $238 to $268; 500 - 599 lbs., $236 to $255; 600 - 699 lbs., $215 to $232.50; 700 - 799 lbs., $203.50 to

$213; 800 - 899 lbs., $190 to $212; 900 - 999 lbs., $179 to $199; 1,000 lbs. and over, $177 to $189.

Top quality stocker heifers under 400 lbs. sold $161 to $180; 400 - 499 lbs., $165 to $201; 500 - 599 lbs., $185 to $206; 600 - 699 lbs., $175 to $203; 700 - 799 lbs., $164 to $179; 800 - 899 lbs., $170 to $180; 900 lbs. and over, $165.50 to $180.

Ben VanDiepenbeek of Goderich, consigned eight charolais steers that averaged 602 lbs. and sold for an average price of $203. Scottslea Farms Inc. of Blyth, consigned 32 head that averaged 907 lbs. and sold for an average price of $176.44. Eight charolais heifers averaged 903 lbs. and sold for an average price of $179.25. Abram G. Martin of Wroxeter, consigned 16 head that weighed 1,021 lbs. and sold for an average price of $181.50.

Processing capacity, transportation concern farmers

Changing of the guard Kevin McArter, second from left, was installed as the new president of the Huron County Beef Producers last week at the organization’s annual meeting. He takes over for Elliott Miller, second from right, who was thanked for his two-year term with a special art print. Rounding out the executive is Advisory Councillor Harvey Hoggart, left, and Secretary/Treasurer Kittie MacGregor, right. The first vice-president position is currently vacant. At the meeting, the producers discussed many issues of concern moving forward, including farm trespassing, processing capacity in Ontario and new transportation regulations. (Shawn Loughlin photo)

By Shawn Loughlin The Citizen The biggest issues facing Ontario beef right now, according to the Beef Farmers of Ontario (BFO), are the lack of processing capacity in the province and the rise of meatless options painting livestock agriculture as an enemy of the environment.

Joe Hill and Ron Stevenson from BFO addressed nearly 70 members of the Huron County Beef Producers at their annual general meeting last week at the Brussels Legion, speaking on numerous timely and critical topics to the industry.

Hill told those assembled that the Ontario beef herd has dropped by eight per cent over the last five years, holding at about 250,000 animals

throughout the province in 2019. He added that prices remain under the province’s recent five-year average.

In addition, he said the time has come for an application to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) to have Canada’s BSE status upgraded from “controlled” to “negligible”. That status, Hill said, costs the industry $35 million per year in revenue, which he said producers cannot afford year after year.

JOINT MARKETING Hill also highlighted joint marketing by the Ontario beef sectors to try and wrestle the provincial market back from restaurants and markets that have been selling Alberta beef or beyond meat products.

Last year, he said, the per-head

check-off was increased by $1.50 to a total of $5.50. Of that $5.50, $4.50 goes to the Beef Farmers of Ontario, while the remaining dollar goes to the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association. The new joint marketing initiative takes $1.25 of each new $1.50 added to the checkoff, Hill said.

The project has been rolled out, he said, with a first year full of development and strategy. In 2020, the plan will be to reach the public and tell the story of Ontario beef, Hill said. He warned the Huron County producers, however, that they won’t see much of this money spent in their communities. It’s not Huron, Perth, Bruce or Grey Counties that need the message about Ontario beef, he said, it’s those in urban centres, specifically the

greater Toronto area.

For example, he said, commodity groups have engaged in pop-up stands at Toronto’s Union Station to hand out breakfast sandwiches and pepperettes to try and reach urban residents with their products and leave them wanting more.

He highlighted a few promising partnerships in Ontario, including one with Flanagan Foodservice, which had featured Alberta beef products until recently when it sought out Ontario products. There are also some agreements with Ontario-based markets and restaurants to use exclusive lines of Ontario beef. Hill told the producers that the “buy local” movement is still very strong and he hopes Ontario beef will be able to cash in on that momentum.

PROCESSING CAPACITY The biggest problem in the Ontario beef industry right now, he said, is the lack of processing capacity in the province. Five years ago, Stevenson said, when Ontario beef producers were asked to beef up their herds to address gaps in processing, they did, but now the scales have tipped the other way and all the province’s plants are running at full capacity with challenges in hiring more staff due to the province-wide labour shortage.

These problems were exacerbated with the closure of Ryder-Regency

Meat Packers in Toronto, which represented between 10-12 per cent of the province’s beef processing capacity. Losing that, he said, without expansion or a new plant to take its place, has really crippled the industry.

Though the plant had been accused of animal cruelty by animal rights groups, Hill said the plant had its licence revoked due to an administrative issue, rather than a health issue.

In the wake of the closure in December, Hill said the BFO have Continued on page 16

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Weather a welcome change for snowmobilers PEOPLE AROUND WALTON

By Jo-Ann McDonald Call 887-6570 We enjoyed some wonderful mild weather last week and I wondered if

that was the reason behind a sign I saw while out and about. The sign is for a farm equipment dealer and said “spring is around the corner – book your equipment for service”. It made me chuckle to myself because of the very late harvest season, some farmers have just managed to get their machinery put away. As a matter of fact, there is still corn ( and soybeans) in the field, so combines, tractors and wagons are still being used. We may have the calendar year

of 2019 done, but the crop year and maybe clean-up is not and they are trying to rush us into 2020 farming.

A stormy night Thursday night was quite the change marking the arrival of very cold temperatures.

Then we had a cold but sunny day to enjoy, followed by wind and snow again. There were cancellations and nasty weather Saturday and then a bright sunny day again Sunday.

What a roller coaster of weather we have had. It took a while to blow and

move the amount of snow and maybe we can say that winter is here.

Snowmobile enthusiasts were probably happy to see the abundance of snow falling on the weekend. The clubs have many of the trails marked and staked, but there has not been enough snow, and in some cases crops still in the field, to have the groomer out to do its job. We did see the odd snowmobile out on Saturday but they were on the road. We did

Transport rules for animals set for February Continued from page 13 been meeting with the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association to lobby both the provincial and federal

governments for assistance. Whether that comes in the form of incentives for new plants or expansion or a private-public partnership, Hill said,

From the top Huron-Bruce MP Ben Lobb was one of the guests in Brussels last week as the Huron County Beef Producers held their annual meeting. (Shawn Loughlin photo)

he’s hoping the governments will be able to help the sector in its time of need. There have also been talks regarding potential processing capacity in other areas of Canada, including the Maritimes and western Canada.

While there has been said to be interest in the shuttered plant from developers, Stevenson said it would be a private real estate deal, so beef organizations or branches of the government would have no involvement in whether the plant will find new life in the future.

TRANSPORTATION As of Feb. 20, new transportation regulations will be instituted for the livestock industry, Hill said, but BFO has been instrumental in the two-year delay in enforcement instituted by the federal government.

When the new regulations come into effect, animals will now be limited to 36 hours on a truck, which is down from 48. The four-hour grace period will also be nixed. Rest time will be raised from five hours to eight, while young animals can only be on a truck for 12 hours at a time, which is reduced from 18.

Hill said that with the help of lobbying from BFO, the first two years following Feb. 20 will be used for education instead of enforcement. He has also been told that any offences committed during that two-year period will not be

Obituaries

JOSEPH GLEN RAYNARD March 11, 1936 - December 19, 2019 Joseph Glen Raynard passed away peacefully at the Mindemoya Hospital after a courageous battle with cancer. He was in his 84th year.

Joe is survived by his daughter Darlene (Lee) Hayden of Manitoulin Island and son Dwayne Raynard of Brussels. He was the beloved grandpa of Adam (Kirstina) Hayden, Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta; Adrienne (Ken) McNamara, Copper Cliff; Alex Raynard (Phil Mowat), London; Josh Raynard, Tiverton, and Emma Raynard, Listowel. He was the special great-grandpa of Alden and Emma McNamara and

Everett Hayden. Joe was a loving and devoted partner for 29 years to Shirley Brown, presently of Evansville. He was the step-dad of Kevin Brown, Marlene McCracken and grandpa of Sarah (Rob) Eckert, Kristina Brown, Kurtis (Jessica) Brown. Karolyn (Marco) Jardim and Kelsie (Matt Campbell) Brown. Josh was the great-grandpa of Caden, Conner, Eva, Emilia and Elena. He was also Buddy Joe to neighbour Ejay Bailey.

Joe is survived by sister-in-law Sue Raynard of Fordwich, nieces Christine, Pauline, Anne (Doug), Joane, Wendy, Alana (née McFarlane), nephews Steven (Bonnie) and Michael Leith and all of their children and grandchildren, brother-in-law Bob (Joyce) Alexander, Ethel; Dona (Jim) Knight, Brussels; John (Lois) Alexander, Cardston, Alberta and all of their children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Joe is also survived by many cousins.

He was predeceased by his wife Beatrice Alexander in 1991, parents Sylvester and Christina Raynard, brothers Don McFarlane, Tom Raynard and Bill (Raynard), sisterin-law Evelyn, sister Barbara Leith and brother-in-law Paul, nephew Jamie Raynard and many cousins.

Joe was a humble, modest man who liked to live life simply and was always ready to lend a helping hand.

He worked as a CNR Rail Conductor from 1956-1971, farmed from 1971-1986 then worked a couple of years in construction and finally worked as a rural newspaper deliverer for the Kitchener-Waterloo Record from 1988-2003. In 2005, he and Shirley moved from Listowel to Manitoulin Island.

In his younger years he excelled at and played sports, in particular softball, fastball, slow pitch, soccer and especially hockey, a sport for which he was revered as being “lightning on ice”.

In later years, he coached sports and enjoyed woodworking, gardening, walking and dancing with Shirley at their dance group and other functions.

In accordance with Joe’s wishes cremation has taken place. Interment will be in the spring in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in Ethel.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Mindemoya Hospital Auxiliary or a charity of one’s choice. Donations can be mailed to: Mindemoya Hospital 2120A ON551, Mindemoya, ON P0P 1S0 or Island Funeral Home, Box 787, Little Current, ON P0P 1K0.

recorded, meaning if an offence is committed after that period, it will not be viewed as a repeat offence in correlation with an offence committed during the phase-in period.

What changed the mind of federal Minister of Agriculture and AgriFood Marie-Claude Bibeau, Hill said, was the conversation surrounding the construction of rest stops for agricultural trucks. If construction began tomorrow, he said, there would be no way they would be complete in one year, which is why the phase-in was granted.

FURTHER PROJECTS Hill told the Huron County Beef Producers that BFO does still have some ongoing lobbying projects, including advocating for a more robust risk management program, further access to crown land in Northern Ontario for pasture and reduction in red tape.

He also highlighted new provincial legislation that appears to be a step in the right direction, specifically Bill 156 and the Provincial Animal Welfare Services (PAWS) Act, which has replaced the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (OPSPCA) Act. Hill said the provincial government has appointed specialized agriculture professionals through the PAWS Act, which is good news for sectors like beef.

see many trucks and trailers heading north on Friday probably heading to snow country.

Lots of folks are getting away from this crazy weather and that includes Ross and Fran McCall.

Ross and Fran travelled to Texas and South Padre Island for a family gettogether. It was the McCall siblings, including Bonnie, Bob, Sharon and Ross and their spouses. They had great weather, talked for hours, played cards and had a great time with each other.

The Cranbrook Dart Club had 16 darters again this past week to shoot at the boards. Three teams captured four games each. They were Team 1 of Pat Gillis and Martin Boettcher, Team 5 of Brad Speiran and John Gillis and Team 4 of Gayle Speiran and George Zwep. Pat Gillis had the high score of 83 for the ladies and Martin had the high score of 132 for the men.

Celebrating birthdays this past week were Heather Clarke, Joan Ritchie, Marni Knight, Angela Fraser, Nadine Ringgenberg, Laurilei Shortreed, Connie Alcock, Valerie Bachert, Kaitlin Ritchie and Winston Gillis. Happy birthday to all.

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Are you weathering the seasons of life?

By Ernest Dow, Exec. Pastor Huron Chapel EMC, Auburn A meme on social media recently stated something like, “Winter is coming. The entire thing. All at once. In one weekend.”

By now, North Huron has had a good taste of the season, with considerably sub-zero temperatures and enough snow to make it possible for snowmobilers to finally get their sleds on the trails. My wife and I have been able to enjoy crosscountry skiing in several locations.

Others will prefer to cozy up by the fire with a mug of hot chocolate (insert favourite beverage here). But, how are we doing in the seasons of life? Are we weathering the storms?

The start of my own most recent season in life – getting married and putting my house on the market – has prompted considerable downsizing and de-cluttering.

Recently I emptied about four bankers’ boxes of old sermon notes and church bulletins from three decades of ministry and trundled them to the road in a wheelie bin to be recycled. Pastoral ministry is very much a “disposable” profession; the best sermons are so contextually tuned they can’t easily be retooled for other occasions. Yet it leaves one wondering, “What am I accomplishing with my life? What do I have to really show for it?”

The writer of Ecclesiastes observed, “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build... a time to search and a time to give up, a time to keep and a time to throw away...”

(Eccles. 3:1-3,6) As seasons in life progress, there comes a time to let go; to uproot, tear down, to throw away. Eventually the final chapter arrives when “it all goes back in the box”, so to speak – no one has seen a hearse pulling a U-Haul yet! How can we be sure our lives are having some sort of lasting impact that will outlast our own physical existence?

Jesus’ Great Commandment and Great Commission imply that at the centre of our endeavours should be, not real estate or relaxation, but relationships – loving one another (Jn.13:34f) and making disciples (Mt.28:19f). Discipleship is life-onlife, it involves interacting with other persons in such a way that what’s godly and positive about us rubs off on the other person, so much that they start to resemble those same positive qualities and attitudes exhibited in us (inasmuch as we reflect Christ).

As the end of His own earthly life drew near, Jesus observed, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. I tell you the truth, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds.” (Jn. 12:23f) Christ realized that although His own life would soon be over, its purpose would be realized as the message about how He made forgiveness and entry to God’s Kingdom possible would spread all over the world.

This gospel would change vacillating fishermen into bold proclaimers of truth, challengers of hypocritical religion, and deliverers of the oppressed and exploited (e.g. fortune-telling slave girl, Acts 16:18). The Jewish authorities who attempted to muzzle Peter and John after the healing of a lame man were surprised at the effect Jesus had had

upon these backwoods yokels.

“When they saw the courage of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they were astonished and they took note that these men had been with Jesus.”

(Acts 4:13) He had ‘rubbed off’ on them in a dramatic way – and the Holy Spirit was continuing to greatly transform them.

Whatever season of life we may find ourselves in, God has a purpose for us in advancing His Kingdom – if we will embrace it. The Apostle John exhorted three different generations in his writing: “I write to you, dear children, because your sins have been forgiven on account of his name. I write to you, fathers, because you have known him who is from the beginning. I write to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one.” (1John 2:12-

13) What are the dynamics of your own life with the children you know? The youth with whom you have contact? The senior citizens who call you family, or live next door?

When our life draws to a close, we want to be able to look back and see how the Lord has used us to help positively shape others’ lives with reference to eternity, even as we begin to lose our own hold on health, wealth, and property.

The Apostle Paul was keenly aware of this during the phases of his itinerant life. He made a conscious effort to take others along with him on his journeys and appointed trained leaders in each place where he planted a congregation.

Conscious of impending martyrdom by the hostile authorities, Paul charged Timothy his protégé to carry

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on the work he’d begun, then added: “For I am already being poured out like a drink offering, and the time has come for my departure. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day – and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his

appearing.” (2Tim. 4:6-8) Paul obviously derived satisfaction from finishing that season well – even if it was to be preempted by unnatural causes.

One weekend, three young fellows in a certain city decided to take a bicycle trip into the countryside.

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Me to We collecting batteries PEOPLE AROUND LONDESBORO

By BRENDA RADFORD Call 523-4296

A life-saving collection Hullett Central Public School’s Me to We group is collecting batteries to harvest their zinc and from it make life-saving pills for those in developing countries. From left: Ryan Beauchamp, Sam Rodgers and Pat Mahon. (Photo submitted)

By Keira Hoekmeijer, Carleigh Dale, Brook Ohm, Gillian Anderson and Mya Greydanus Hullett Central Public School has been collecting used batteries. It is possible to turn the zinc from the batteries into a pill that can save millions of lives in developing countries by helping with zinc deficiencies.

The students have been collecting batteries from friends and families since September. The collection will last all year long. The Hullett Me to We group will be sending the batteries on to the Call2Recycle

depot, which will transport them to Teck, a company that turns the zinc from the batteries into zinc tablets.

You could drop batteries off at Hullett Central or there is a collection bucket at the Home Hardware in Blyth. Hullett Central is hoping other schools will start collecting batteries. To find out more about how zinc saves lives go to the Teck website.

Zinc is a mineral that the body uses to fight off infections, heal injuries and create DNA, the genetic blueprint in all our cells. Zinc is essential for normal growth, sexual development and reproduction. Lack of zinc in the body causes unexplained weight loss, open sores, lack of alertness, decreased sense of smell and taste, diarrhea, and loss of appetite. People in third world and developing countries have problems maintaining a good and proper diet.

Dietary foods rich in zinc are red meat, poultry, seeds/nuts, wheat germ, wild rice and oysters. Zinc pills successfully treat zinc

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McArter rallies Brussels for Hockeyville app.

By Denny Scott The Citizen For five years, Olivia McArter of Brussels has been pushing to get her hometown named the winner of Kraft’s Hockeyville and 2020 is even more important on the village’s calendar.

Earlier this year, McArter started pushing to get the Hockeyville moniker brought to Brussels, which will see an NHL game played in the community and $250,000 given to the Brussels, Morris and Grey Community Centre which should help with the $4.3 million renovations planned for the centre.

McArter hopes that having the renovation plan in place will help not only make Brussels an attractive choice, but will also encourage locals to vote for Brussels.

Aside from pushing the competition on Facebook, McArter has also been putting up posters around her community in hopes that

people will hop on board and vote for their community centre.

As of press time on Monday, the centre had 11 entries in the competition, including McArter’s own.

Entries highlight the importance of the centre to local hockey as well as local community events, entertainment and other sports groups that use the facilities.

In her own submission, McArter explained the dedication shown by the volunteers who keep the BlythBrussels Minor Hockey Association (the Crusaders) is indicative of what’s needed to keep hockey alive in a community. She said that hockey is the heart and soul of rural communities. She also explains that the community centre hasn’t been upgraded in 40 years and needs some attention. She highlights the efforts by the renovation and fundraising groups In answering why Brussels deserves the moniker of Hockeyville, McArter said the

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Get out the vote Olivia McArter is again trying to get Brussels named Hockeyville, winning $250,000 for arena improvements and playing host to an NHL preseason game. If the community were to win this year, it would be especially sweet with the improvement and expansion planned for the Brussels, Morris and Grey Community Centre. (Photo submitted)

Find your expert Continued from page 17 hours and congratulated themselves on their good time. The next morning, as they prepared to head back to their starting point, they were met by a good friend, who had just cycled the 40-mile trip that morning and was ready to head back.

He was an excellent cyclist, and with him pacing the novice cyclists back to town, they made the return trip in

two and a half hours!

To someone you know, you may well be a seasoned expert, having overcome with the Lord’s help, various struggles you’ve had in your life. Who are you taking with you to show them the ropes? Who do you need to help pace you in your own journey? By God’s grace, may you find similar satisfaction to Paul in doing life-on-life well.

Continued from page 18 an hour or so of your time this month to visit with someone – patient, family or caregiver, who is dealing with this disease. It can be lonely for these people and your interest in them will truly brighten their day.

Moreover, the Alzheimer Society of Huron County, whose office is in the Betty Cardno Centre in Clinton, can always use a volunteer to enable them to bring more services to their clients. Perhaps you could fill a need in their office.

Although I am liking this weather, I do feel sorry for the snowmobilers and those who rely on real winter weather for at least part of their yearly income. I expect we will still get a blast or two before the calendar actually turns to spring. But can spring be far away? It is nearly the end of January! Truly the fresh snow makes everything look so clean and new. And the ice of last weekend that lasted on the trees for a day or two made for beautiful scenery.

Minister Susan McIlveen spoke about how all of us need some place where we are able to fully be ourselves, a place where we are each known, loved, accepted and cared for as we are; a place of comfort and intimacy. During her message at Londesborough United Church on

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The flowers on the memorial table that morning were placed by the family of the late Tom Lobb. His funeral took place on Saturday.

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community is afraid that, without municipal support, Brussels might lose its ice pad. After the community lost its public school, losing the community centre is the last thing Brussels needs.

When asked why she keeps pushing for Hockeyville, a national competition, to recognize Brussels year after year, McArter said it’s because hockey is a big part of her life.

McArter graduated from Niagara College last year with a diploma in Sport Management and she currently is a game operations intern for the Ontario Hockey League’s Kitchener Rangers.

“I want a career in hockey,” she said, adding that working with the Rangers has been great because she’s meeting the next generation of professional hockey players, including a lot of young talent.

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Bluewater Youth Centre negotiations ongoing Council had a special closed-tothe-public meeting on the centre last week in which consultant and environmental lawyer Paula Lombardi made a presentation to council. Lombardi spoke on site remediation and a review of the amended agreement of purchase and sale with Infrastructure Ontario with Central Huron Council.

By Shawn Loughlin The Citizen The future of the sale that would turn the Bluewater Youth Centre over to Central Huron remains uncertain, but Central Huron Council continues to push for its development as the process progresses.

In an interview with CTV, Central Huron Mayor Jim Ginn said the provincial government had offered the municipality a “reasonable� price for the property and a deadline of the end of the month.

However, with one of the developers dropping out, the deal would now have to be amended or rewritten, which will no doubt push

the deadline further into the year.

According to Chief Administrative Officer Steve Doherty, no decisions have been made and council will be seeking opportunities to meet with provincial officials at the Rural Ontario Municipalities Association (ROMA) annual meeting this week. “Although one of the two developers involved in the process

has stepped away, council’s interest in the property has not waned,�

Doherty said in an e-mail to The Citizen. “Council sees this property as an opportunity for job creation and economic development for the area.�

In his CTV interview, Ginn said he was hopeful a deal on the property could be closed in February.

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