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Thresher Reunion cancelled

By Shawn Loughlin The Citizen

The beginning Central Huron, specifically Clinton, marked the beginning of its “Big Dig” last week. While it will be challenging for motorists and local businesses, the payoff will be brand new infrastructure and a new and improved main street through the town. To mark the day, Central Huron crowned an official Queen of the Dig

in Natalia Ward thanks to her stellar entry into the municipality’s colouring contest. Ward took a ceremonial seat in some machinery and turned some dirt to begin the dig with the help of Community Improvement Co-ordinator Angela Smith, left, and Central Huron Mayor Jim Ginn and DeputyMayor Dave Jewitt (not pictured). (Denny Scott photo)

Brussels Homecoming plans progress

By Shawn Loughlin The Citizen After releasing the logo, slogan and theme for the Brussels 150th Homecoming last week in The Citizen and online, the homecoming committee held its first planning meeting last week, working towards the event, set for the weekend of July 29 to Aug. 1, 2022.

The purpose of the meeting, according to Co-Chair Dan Fritz, was to connect with the village’s service groups and organizations to pass along information about the homecoming and brainstorm some

ideas for hosting events as part of the festivities.

First, Fritz made it clear that the organizers of the event were committed to moving ahead, despite the uncertainty of the availability of the Brussels, Morris and Grey Community Centre. After the announcement of June 7 (of which homecoming committee members had advanced knowledge), Fritz said that the community centre could be unavailable due to ongoing renovations at the building. He assured those on the Zoom call that the committee has a plan to move forward that utilizes the centre and

one that doesn’t, without having to sacrifice much at all.

Fritz told those on the call that the homecoming committee will cover the costs of marketing the event, shuttles and people movers, some insurance, the parade and grounds

costs like tent rentals, fencing and more. He said that, similar to homecomings of past years, there is a suggested donation of 10 per cent of a group’s net income from an event held as part of the Continued on page 8

For the second consecutive year, the annual reunion of the Huron Pioneer Thresher and Hobby Association has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Association President Judy Sloan said the decision was made on June 8 by the executive. While the group had been hoping to host a modified event this fall, she said it was quickly becoming clear that it would be too challenging to manage the logistics of hosting the event while the pandemic will likely remain active.

She said the health, safety and well-being of members and those who might attend the event is paramount and it played a large role in the decision to cancel the event for 2021.

After consultations with Huron Perth Public Health and a number of other agencies, Sloan said no one could predict how many people would be permitted to attend an event in September and what kind of regulations would be in place.

While the vaccination rate has been encouraging, Sloan also cited the advanced age of many volunteers and attendees as a reason for extra caution.

And while the traditional reunion, which would have been the 60th anniversary reunion, will not be held this year (plans for the anniversary celebration will be shifted to 2022), Sloan said she hopes the association will be able to hold some events later this year to keep momentum going heading into next year.

She said there has been some Continued on page 18

H-P moving in right direction Huron and Perth Counties have all the right moves happening as far as COVID-19 statistics are concerned this week, with case numbers dropping while vaccination rates are rising.

According to Huron Perth Public

Health (HPPH), the area hit a new high in single-dose vaccines earlier this week with 70.8 per cent of eligible individuals, or 86,047 in the two counties getting inoculated.

The two areas also broke the 10 per cent mark for fully-vaccinated

individuals across the two counties, with 13,062 people or 10.7 per cent being inoculated.

Specific demographics for firstdose vaccination are as follows: • 16-54 - 36,428 (54.9 per cent) Continued on page 2

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Relaxing Darlene Greydanus of the Maitland Valley Camera Club recently snapped this perfect shot of a frog taking a short break, captured through a clearing in the leaves on a tree. (Photo courtesy of Darlene Greydanus of the Maitland Valley Camera Club)

First doses top 70 per cent in region Continued from page 1 up from 31,224 (47.1 per cent) • 55-59 - 8,513 (77.9 per cent) up from 8,169 (74.8 per cent) • 60-64 - 9,376 (83.4 per cent) up from 9,142 (81.3 per cent) • 65-69 - 9,408 (91.5 per cent) up from 9,282 (90.3 per cent) • 70-74 - 8,333 (96.3 per cent) up from 8,286 (95.8 per cent) • 75-79 - 5,520 (94.7 per cent) up from 5,493 (94.3 per cent) • 80+ - 7,956 (96.2 per cent) up from 7,884 (95.4 per cent) Fully-vaccinated numbers continue to increase with older demographic groups jumping by leaps and bounds. The break down for those demographics are: • 16-54 - 3,966 (six per cent) up from 2,768 (4.2 per cent) • 55-59 - 923 (8.5 per cent) up from 604 (5.5 per cent) • 60-64 - 1,062 (9.4 per cent) up from 626 (5.6 per cent) • 65-69 - 1,003 (9.8 per cent) up from 515 (5 per cent) • 70-74 - 1,453 (16.8 per cent) up from 624 (7.2 per cent) • 75-79 - 1,326 (22.8 per cent) up from 617 (10.6 per cent) • 80+ - 3,328 (40.3 per cent) up from 2,415 (29.2 per cent) Across Huron and Perth Counties, there have been 1,862 confirmed cumulative cases of COVID-19 since the pandemic began in March of 2020, according to HPPH, an increase of 24 over last week’s 1,838 count.

Over half of those new cases were reported across Huron County, with seven new cases reported in Huron East (134 to 141 cumulative cases), four new cases reported in Central Huron (up to 83 cases from 79) and one new case each in South Huron (154) and North Huron (69).

Other municipalities in the county stayed at the same cumulative counts, including Morris-Turnberry (59), Bluewater (51), Howick (48), AshfieldColborne-Wawanosh (32) and Goderich (30).

In Perth County, new cases have been reported in Stratford, where five new cases brought its cumulative total to 449; West Perth, where four new cases were reported

(62 cumulative cases) and Perth East, where two new cases were reported (169 cumulative).

North Perth (420 cumulative cases), Perth South (48) and St. Marys (47) remained at the same case count as last week.

There are currently 23 active cases across Huron and Perth Counties, down eight from 31 at the same time last week.

In Huron County, active cases have been identified in Huron East (six), Central Huron (four) and one each in North Huron and South Huron.

In Perth County, active cases were reported in Stratford (five), two each in Perth East and West Perth and one each in North Perth and St Marys.

Likely acquisition of COVID-19 continues to be driven primarily by household contact (29.1 per cent of cases) and outbreaks (26 per cent of cases). Close contact is the likely vector for 18.8 per cent of cases while travel is responsible for 1.1 per cent. Unknown vectors continue to make up one quarter of cases.

There are currently 106 individuals under isolation orders, down from 191 last week. The total cumulative number of isolation orders issued is 5,410.

Huron and Perth Counties have moved into the “Yellow” level of the province’s previous COVID-19 response framework with incidence rates (or positive cases per 100,000 people) of 14.3, less than half of last week’s 29.3, and positivity per cent of testing at 0.85 per cent, down from last week’s 1.29 per cent.

ICU occupancy at local hospitals increased over the past week, from 69 per cent to 77 per cent, while acute care occupancy increased from 73 to 82 per cent.

One active identified outbreak continues at Knollcrest Lodge in Perth East. The outbreak was declared on June 6 due to two staff members testing positive for COVID-19. Since then, one additional staff member has tested positive for the virus.

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Letter to the Editor

Garratt disappointed in NH pride flag direction THE EDITOR, An Open Letter to North Huron Council, I am grateful to hear North Huron Council is choosing to reopen its misguided flag policy. I recognize that our hard-working councillors and officials initially pursued what they believed was a neutral policy, and while my family, and many others were hurt by it, I am willing to extend good faith and call it a misstep. I applaud them for being willing to revisit.

With respect, one of our councillors has argued that citizens “feeling marginalized” is their own responsibility, asserting that it is “up to them, or any other group, to be part of society.” The councillor has argued that existing official flags are sufficiently inclusive, and that the problem rests not with the policy or the actions of government, but with those who “choose” to feel marginalized.

In an effort to help council better appreciate the danger of its current position, I offer this letter in good faith too, hoping it points out the blindspots council has missed, and why flying the pride flag in North Huron, officially as a municipality, matters.

The first man to promote the rainbow flag as a symbol of love and solidarity for the LGBTQ2SP community was himself a municipal councillor. He was elected by people who believed in him. A champion of the power and importance of local government, he saw his constituents living in fear and he chose to stand up for them in his municipality.

And he was assassinated for doing so.

His name was Harvey Milk.

The man who murdered Harvey Milk also murdered San Francisco’s Mayor at the same time for supporting the initiative. In spite of premeditation and planning, their killer only received five years in

prison, for the double murder. His sentence was reduced because he claimed that eating too much junk food had clouded his judgment. The jury and the court accepted his diet as a mitigating factor. It became known as the Twinkie Defense.

This isn’t ancient history, Harvey was assassinated in late 1978.

Can North Huron Council appreciate how marginalizing that would feel? To have a duly-elected representative killed, and for the man who commits the murders to be shown leniency because he was eating too many Twinkies at the time he shot the man?

Canada decriminalized “homosexuality” in 1969, but still upheld that being homosexual was a mental illness until 1973. Countless LGBTQ2SP young people and adults were subjected to electroshock therapy, lobotomies and conversion therapies, the vast majority against their will. Families had young people committed, and as their guardians, authorized these painful and often debilitating measures. They did so lawfully at the time, with the support of our courts.

While “homosexuality” may have been decriminalized in 1969, it was still used with untold frequency in civil courts. Families were pulled apart and LGBTQ2SP parents were routinely stripped of custody and visitation rights because of their “lifestyle”. This was done with impunity and within the confines of our laws. Employers who fired their employees for being “homosexuals” or evicted their tenants for being ‘homosexuals’ or refused to hire, or sell to, or buy from, or accept to colleges or university, or publish, or put on the news, or in any way engage, were perfectly within their legal rights in Canada to discriminate against LGBTQ2SP citizens. Our courts upheld this discrimination as reasonable and lawful.

Queen for a dig Natalia Ward was officially crowned Queen of the Dig in Clinton as the town began its “Big Dig” project last week, a major repaving and infrastructure update on its main street. Central Huron Mayor Jim Ginn, left, and Community Improvement Co-ordinator Angela Smith, right, did the honours. (Denny Scott photo)

Hanging in every courtroom that ever stripped an LGBTQ2SP person in Ontario of their rights; their rights to see their children, or hold onto their job, or keep their apartment, there were flags on the wall: the Canada flag, the Ontario flag, and the municipal flags of the towns where the courts stood. Our flags stood by as we carried out the official and systematic destruction of people’s lives and livelihoods.

We, as a tax-paying public, paid police, courts, judges and public servants, vast sums of money over many, many years, to hunt down, investigate and expose people for living their LGBTQ2SP lives.

It took Canada until 1995, in its landmark Egan vs Canada Supreme Court decision to finally declare that Section 15 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms did indeed include protections for LGBTQ2SP people. Prior to that decision, courts did not uphold that there was anything wrong with discriminating against our LGBTQ2SP. But 1995’s change of heart with the Charter didn’t instantly fix the situation.

It took until 2018 for Canada to pass the Expungement of Historically Unjust Convictions Act, which finally (and for the first time) erased the standing convictions that hung on the records of LGBTQ2SP folks.

Consider that; In spite of decriminalizing, it took 49 more years before the Crown finally expunged the records of the people convicted of those discriminatory laws.

In spite of the Charter holding us all to be equal, people who were convicted of these crimes, crimes that the Charter of Rights and Freedoms declared unconstitutional decades before, were forced to go through their lives with those convictions standing on their personal records, until 2018. How many Canadians died with those criminal convictions still haunting them in the intervening years?

The Crown was wrong and not only failed LGBTQ2SP people, it systematically and with the full force of police and courts, used its official power to criminalize and persecute these people. And even after admitting it was wrong to do it, and that the Charter indeed protects these citizens, it still took decades to expunge the records.

Just this past year, on Dec. 10, 2020, the president of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police, Bryan Larkin, made a public apology to the LGBTQ2SP community, saying that Canada’s Police Chiefs, “sincerely apologize for the harm we caused by not fully supporting Two-spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Transgender, and Queer Communities. We now have a better understanding of the impact that specific laws, policies and decisions had on the community and how we contributed to institutional bias, intolerance, and the violation of human rights.

We acknowledge the pain our actions have caused, the personal suffering, shame and trauma our public positions contributed to, and the deep distrust and divide that was created by the positions we took. We take responsibility for our past wrongdoings and, on behalf of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police, I am sorry.”

The police in Canada are now trying to find a way to atone for

years and years of prejudice and blindness. But they were not acting in some rogue way… they were, for the most part, carrying out the official business of the state, under our flags.

Wish it as we might, the Canada flag has not been a steady symbol of inclusion. It has not been benign.

We need to do more.

Municipal flags, provincial flags and federal flags were all flying proudly throughout so much of the persecution and destruction of lives that has marked Canada’s relationship with our LGBTQ2SP community. It is not enough to say that there is no prejudice now and that there is no more persecution. It is not enough to say “we are all being treated the same”. We have a responsibility as leaders today to say to our marginalized citizens: “We see you, we respect you, and we will protect you.”

And that is what flying the rainbow pride flag means for North Huron. This is not about who “feels” marginalized. This is about decades of active persecution that have only very, very recently officially ended. Our community has a responsibility to affirm that we are on a new path.

There are still 11 countries in our world where being LGBTQ2SP is a capital offence punishable by death.

LGBTQ2SP people are executed lawfully in these states, by state officials doing their state’s official

business. And Canada continues, to this day, to be an active and ongoing trading partner with several of these countries. Let that sink in.

Of the 71 countries in the world that still criminalize people for being LGBTQ2SP, more than half are Commonwealth Countries, with whom we share a Queen. Consider how marginalizing that feels.

To refuse to fly a rainbow flag, and instead expect LGBTQ2SP people and their families to feel that our federal, provincial, and municipal flags are enough, is to not appreciate or understand the ongoing life-and-death oppression faced by people all over the world, to whom much of Canada, and its flag, turn a blind eye.

The time it would take to unfold the flag, attach the gromets, and run it up the pole is maybe five minutes, 10 minutes tops. I think this is actually, quantifiably, the very least that North Huron Council can do.

And for the lives of those young people (and not so young people) who are right now asking themselves, “am I safe living here?”

We as a community could resoundingly say, “Yes you are safe here.”

Instead, today, when those marginalized young people ask, “Am I safe here?” Right now, council is choosing to say, “no comment.”

Gil Garratt.

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I would refer it back to Him again!

(John Flavel) It was an excellent reply that a Christian mother once made to a friend – when her beloved and only child lay in a dangerous sickness at the point of death.

The friend asked the mother, “What would you now ask of God, in reference to your child?

Would you beg Him for your child’s life?”

The mother answered, “I refer that to the will of God.” “But,” said her friend, “if God would refer it to you – what would you choose then?”

“Why truly,” said she, “if God would refer it to me – I would refer it back to Him again!”

“He is the LORD, Let Him do what seems good to Him.” 1 Samuel 3:18 “Suddenly, a powerful wind swept in from the wilderness and hit the house on all sides.

The house collapsed, and all your children are dead!” Job 1:19 “The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away – may the name of the LORD be praised.” Job 1:21 “Father, if You are willing, please take this cup of suffering away from Me. Nevertheless, I want Your will to be done, not Mine.” Luke 22:42 “May the Lord’s will be done.” Acts 21:14 A Grace Gem Submitted by: Immanuel United Reformed Church, Listowel, ON 519-492-1359

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A global effort is needed There’s no denying that it was a slow start for Canada’s vaccine rollout, but we have made great strides in getting Canadians their first dose. With a slow supply at the outset, health authorities elected to extend the interval between doses to allow as many citizens as possible to get at least some immunity as the third wave ravaged the country, especially “hot spots”. Now that the vaccine supply has improved, the second dose campaign is underway to get ahead of the delta variant.

Despite much grumbling in the early spring about our government’s inability to secure doses as quickly as the United States and England, we are still very fortunate to live in a G7 country. The world’s richest countries jumped on the vaccine supply early, and bought almost all the supply. In fact, G7 countries (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States), will be sitting on three billion excess doses, even after their entire populations are fully vaccinated.

Until all nations have supply and a system for delivery, the global pandemic will continue and, as long as it is a pandemic, it will affect us.

Travel and global supply chains will be interrupted. And the longer the virus is allowed to transmit throughout the rest of the world, the more variants will emerge, threatening even highly vaccinated countries One report estimated that, at the current rate, it would take 57 years to get 70 per cent of Africans fully vaccinated. After last week’s G7 summit, leaders pledged to donate vaccine doses, but more help is needed to get those doses into arms. Surely with our global networks and technology, we have the expertise to overcome this pandemic together, with the “haves” helping the “have-nots”. – DS

It was a good day Last week will be remembered as one for the books for Brussels.

Not only did the federal, provincial and municipal governments pledge millions of dollars to renovate and expand the Brussels, Morris and Grey Community Centre, but the Brussels 150th Homecoming Committee released its logo, slogan and theme for the celebration, to be held in 2022. Organizers have rightly said that the community will be ready for a celebration next summer with COVID-19 largely a nonfactor (hopefully) after over a year of isolation and event cancellations.

To think of this future for a community that has had its fair share of challenges in recent years is sure to put a smile on any resident’s face.

It’s also important to note that, while the majority of the investment and work has come from locals, there has been buy-in at the provincial and federal levels. It’s not just the people of Brussels who are seeing value in the community, it stretches far beyond the village limits.

Brussels residents have a lot to look forward to in the coming years.

They will have an arena and community centre that will be the envy of the county - a project that started years ago with the audacious ideas of a few residents who dared to dream big - and a celebration of not only the village’s past and its people, but of its future as well. The teams in place to carry out both projects represent pillars of the community and they will see to it that the people of Brussels are not disappointed. – SL

Always playing catch-up Whether it’s cyberbullies having a more devastating impact on youth than their playground counterparts ever did, social media giants getting rich(er) off the back of hardworking journalists and news organizations or the dreaded advent of artificial intelligence, technology is creating a lot of problems. Those problems are only compounded by the fact that, legally and morally, there seems to be a divide between laws and morals.

That became clearer last week when Privacy Commissioner Daniel Therrien stated, in a report to parliament, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) use of third-party facial-recognition technology constituted a serious privacy law violation. The RCMP had, on numerous occasions, used Clearview AI to search through massive libraries of images of law-abiding citizens to aid in investigations.

Clearview AI, a company based in the U.S., has had a turbulent history, taking billions of photos from public websites to create the database now used by law enforcement. The RCMP have also had a turbulent history with the company, first denying using it until the company’s records were hacked, showing the RCMP as a client.

Part of the problem is that, while just over five per cent of the use of Clearview AI was to expedite cases involving child exploitation or child sexual cases, according to Therrien, approximately 85 per cent of the use wasn’t attributed to cases. The RCMP disagrees, saying they feel the use of the software was necessary and allowed.

While facial recognition software could be a valuable tool for police agencies in Canada, the rules need to catch up first and it should be made plain what’s allowed and what isn’t with such software, so that there is a definitive answer as to whether or not the RCMP broke the rules.

Like all new technologies, however, the world is adopting new technologies faster than the lawmakers can keep up to. – JDS

Looking Back Through the Years June 11, 1964 Glenn Machan of Brussels was presented with the Queen’s Scout Award as part of the annual Church Parade of the Saugeen District Boy Scouts of Canada. Approximately 400 Cubs, Scouts and leaders were in attendance for the event.

Brenda Houston, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Houston of RR2, Brussels, was chosen as the Dairy Princess of Huron County at the Wingham Trade Fair, which had concluded over the previous weekend. The 18-year-old was in Grade 13 at Seaforth and District High School.

Late copy seemed to be holding The Brussels Post back, resulting in delayed delivery. The front page read, “Sorry The Post has been late - due to a deluge of late copy that we publish to oblige people.”

Herman Whitfield won a $100 voucher for the new MasseyFerguson dealership in Brussels at its grand opening, held on June 6.

June 12, 1974 Fourteen young people from Texas arrived in Blyth to spend some time in Canada as part of the Lions Club’s Youth Exchange Program. Blyth Lion Charlie Shaw, who was the local co-ordinator of the exchange, oversaw the stay, which would include the young people spending six weeks in Ontario ahead of Ontario Lions Clubs sending some of their young people to Texas for a short time to complete the exchange.

Auburn residents said they were concerned about the increase in the number of at-large dogs running around the community, looking for someone to do something about it.

Two dogs, the residents said, were of particular concern, as they had shown themselves to be vicious.

The issue also served as a gateway to a discussion about potential amalgamation, with some residents suggesting that Auburn should pull out of the group of East and West Wawanosh Townships and join with Hullett Township instead.

While most East Wawanosh residents would be facing a tax increase of three mills for the year, residents in Auburn would actually be seeing a tax break of five mills.

June 12, 1996 Reacting to a speech given by Ontario Minister of Transportation Al Palladini, Acting Huron County Engineer Sandra Lawson warned Huron County Council that it could soon be footing the bill for Ontario highways within its borders.

Palladini, as part of a speech given in Meaford, said there would be no additional funding for municipalities from the province for highways. The province, he said, simply didn’t have the money to maintain the highways, meaning that municipalities would have to do it. He added that only highways that were deemed “provincially significant” would remain part of the provincial system.

According to a report she had read, Lawson said she felt the only highway deemed provincially significant in Huron County would be Highway 21.

Hamm’s Auto Sales in Blyth was burgled, with thieves entering the business overnight from June 4-5.

They opened a window on the garage to gain access, stealing approximately $50 once inside as well as eight tires, a chain saw, two full gas cans, a Honda ATV and a Honda dirt bike.

June 16, 2011 The Belgrave Women’s Institute

marked its 100th anniversary with a special ceremony held on June 7 at the Belgrave Community Centre.

Mary Wightman, the institute’s most senior member, did the honours of cutting the cake before all members of the organization were asked to pose for a group picture.

Coming off the success of a stint at Shad Valley International in the summer of 2010, during which he and his group developed a less invasive immunization method, Grant Sparling was named one of Canada’s 20 Under 20. He received his award on June 2 as part of a special ceremony held in Toronto.

Portraits of Honour, a travelling exhibit aimed at keeping the memory of fallen soldiers alive, made a stop in Wingham, where the initiative made an effort to honour Matthew Dinning, who was killed in Afghanistan in 2006.

The Wingham Ironmen chose their captain for the coming season, with Tyler Kellum of Listowel being enlisted to take on that duty.

Wade Stephenson of Brussels was named one of the team’s assistant captains. Stephenson and Kellum were two of four over-aged players allowed on the team for the upcoming season.

The Brussels community lost a pillar when Sheila Richards passed away following a three-month hospitalization. She was 83.

Richards was involved with everything from the local Girl Guides to the Blyth Festival Singers. She was also one of the founders of The Citizen, leading a campaign to sell shares in the newspaper, which would serve both Blyth and Brussels, after the closure of The Brussels Post in 1985.

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Other Views

Symbolic acts don’t equal change

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eading about the debate of the inappropriateness of the Blyth street currently called Gypsy Lane, I can’t help thinking at how appalled the woman who led the campaign to adopt that name back in the 1970s would be to see how her actions are being interpreted today.

At a time when we probably hadn’t yet invented the term “politically-correct”, that woman was one of the most politically correct people I knew. I’m sure she meant to honour people, not insult them, when she lobbied to change the name Wilson Street to Gypsy Lane to recall the visits of Roma traders (we wouldn’t have known what Roma meant back then).

Now the name she persuaded the community and village council to accept is an embarrassment and insult that, critics say, will ruin the village’s reputation by making people judge Blyth as a racist community.

Yet in changing the name, unless we change it to Roma Road, we will also wipe these people from the history of the village and make our past seem even more “white bread” than it was.

But that’s the danger anyone faces by advocating action based on what’s considered acceptable – even laudable – today but may be condemned in years to come. The good deeds of people are forgotten but they are blamed for doing what they thought was best at the time.

Egerton Ryerson is useful today only as a symbol to be punished for the sins of the country, as witnessed by the recent toppling of his statue in Toronto. Until recent years, he had been regarded as a great reformer who gave Ontario a superior, universal and free education system. But then attention turned to an 1847 report he wrote on Indigenous education for the Assistant Superintendent

Keith Roulston From the cluttered desk General of Indian Affairs that would become the model upon which residential schools were established beginning in 1883, a year after Ryerson had died.

From our modern view, the proposal to take Indigenous children away from their parents and house them at a distant school where their “Indianess” would be erased is easily understood as cruel, racist and cultural genocide and is a black mark against Ryerson’s reputation, even if he thought he was helping natives.

He was not responsible, however, for most of the horrors we think of when we think of residential schools – the beatings, the cruelty, the sexual molestations and the deaths – but those who perpetrated these horrors are long gone, so he’ll substitute for evil they committed. His statue must be defaced, pulled from its pedestal, his head smashed by hammer-wielding protesters and later stuck on a pike at a Six Nations of the Grand River land protest site. In coming days his name will no doubt be erased from the university that was named to honour him for the advanced education system he built. (Full disclosure: I am a graduate of that university.)

Sir John A. Macdonald is also now remembered for his role in residential schools.

In the new light, even our first Prime Minister’s “accomplishments” such as Confederation, and building the CPR are seen as stealing Indigenous lands.

Writing recently in The Globe and Mail, columnist Andrew Coyne pointed out that demonizing Ryerson and MacDonald lets the rest of us off the hook. Later Prime Ministers from Sir Wilfrid Laurier to Sir Robert Borden to Mackenzie King are not in the firing line even though the worst of the atrocities in the residential schools took place on their watch.

Ordinary Canadians conveniently looked the other way, concentrating on improving the comforts in their own lives while Indigenous children suffered and died.

After a young white man, filled with anti-Muslim hate, ran down and killed a Muslim family in London out for an evening walk, former Progressive Conservative candidate Jeff Bennett came forward with an apology for not speaking out against such hate. As a candidate in the 2014 provincial election, Bennett had knocked on doors in North London, where the family was murdered, and had people express how glad they were that he was a change from the former candidate, who was Muslim. He’d simply thanked them for support, Bennett said, when he should have confronted them over their prejudice.

Similarly, when I was in university I shared a room with a student from northwestern Ontario who frequently slammed “drunken Indians” and made other racial slurs. I was embarrassed, but I never confronted him about his racism. I had to live with him, I conveniently told myself.

Smashing the head of Egerton Ryerson, removing statues of our country’s founder and changing offending names of streets, from Dundas St. to Gypsy Lane, are the simple, symbolic steps. To make real change we must make it uncomfortable for those with racist views, even if it means being uncomfortable ourselves.

We the North (except Toronto apparently)

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arly last week the powers that be at the CN Tower decided to support the Montreal Canadiens as the only Canadian team still in the running for the Stanley Cup thanks, in part, to COVID-19.

The Habs won the Scotia North Division (which likely should have been called the Scotia Canadian Division as it included all of Canada’s teams). The win earned the Habs a berth in the Stanley Cup semifinals.

It was simultaneously great and not-sogreat to watch those playoffs because it meant that all of Canada’s hopes and dreams (as it pertains to having a Canadian team win the cup) were going to be pinned on a single organization. During a normal season, three of the four divisions have Canadian teams in them, meaning its possible the semi-finals could feature three teams.

This year, however, only the Montreal Canadiens remain. The team secured its spot in the semi-finals after a seven-game winning streak that saw them eliminate the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Winnipeg Jets.

Still, seeing all those teams play, and seeing Montreal and the squad’s second-place rivals, the Toronto Maple Leafs, go to seven games was pretty impressive. In case you’re wondering, Boston is Montreal’s rival, regardless of what any Leaf fan might tell you.

After Montreal had eliminated Winnipeg, the Canadian National Tower (pay attention to that name) was lit up the ‘blue, blanc et rouge’ of Les Habitants to show that Canada is cheering for them.

I thought that was a wonderful notion: the entire country forgetting old competition and grudges and supporting the one team we had left. Sure, it’s my team, but I would’ve cheered for Winnipeg just the same because, in this

Denny Scott Denny’s Den year alone, it really is the United States versus Canada. I will say it is nice the last team does bear the name of our people.

It took me back to 2019 when, in a great turn of events, the Toronto Raptors, the only Canadian team of the 30 in the National Basketball Association, made it to the finals, inspiring the proliferation of the rallying cry of “We the North” (which, to my surprise, was not a creation in 2019, but one made several years earlier).

An entire country (if not hemisphere) cheered the Raptors on to their championship, united by the desire to see the only surviving Canadian NBA franchise finally bring a trophy home.

When I saw the photos of the CN Tower lit up in support of my Habs, I thought we might get something similar but, like so many things in the NHL, the toxicity of Maple Leaf fans dashed my hopes.

The CN Tower’s social media team Tweeted out a photo of the tower lit up for the Habs and the vitriol, the acidic words and the diversionary tactics of the Maple Leafs’ fans soon followed.

Yes, the CN Tower is in Toronto, but it’s owned by a crown corporation and internationally recognized for the time it was both the largest freestanding building and the largest tower in the world. It was also recognized by the American Society of Civil Engineers as one of the Modern

Seven Wonders of the World.

The tower doesn’t belong to Toronto. Sure it’s a big part of Toronto’s skyline, but it belongs to this country, literally, and using it to support the only Canadian team left in the NHL playoffs during an absolutely unprecedented year for the sport just makes sense.

Between the comments calling the lighting of the tower a betrayal or putting salt in the wound, there were darker comments about how Montreal and Quebec don’t even want to be part of Canada and it just reminded me of how defensive and offensive Maple Leaf fans can be.

I know I’m surrounded by Leaf fans, but someone needs to say it: for some people, being a fan of the Leafs seems to make them think they have a licence to be a jerk.

Habs fans and Bruins fans, despite a longrunning rivalry, can sit down and have a chat (as can Habs fans and Detroit fans, or Jets fans and Canucks fans or… any pairing that doesn’t involve Toronto) but the second one of those particularly toxic Leafs fan gets in, it goes from a fun conversation, potentially with some good-natured ribbing, to a confrontation.

Trust me, Leafs fans, we, those Canadians who cheer for other teams, understand that it must be frustrating. It’s been over a half a century since your last Stanley Cup win. But you don’t see Habs fans getting surly because we just hit the quarter-century mark. Take it in stride and look forward to next year. Almost every other team’s fans do the same thing every year because there can only be one winner.

And do better. I think I can speak for the rest of Canada’s hockey fans when I say, it’s just not worth the amount of effort you’re putting into being unpleasant. And honestly, it’s embarrassing.

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his is a disappointing column to write, but I think the time has come for North Huron residents to be concerned with some of the decisions being made by council and the behaviour of some councillors. Are individual councillors making decisions based on what they feel best represents the views of their constituents, or are they imposing their views on the rest of us?

I tried to write this column a few weeks ago, but it never quite said what I wanted it to. I’m glad I waited, because the situation has only worsened in the interim.

A municipal council is like a baseball team.

The word on baseball has always been that it’s an individual sport masquerading as a team sport. Sure, there are nine of you out there, but it’s not a team sport like hockey or soccer. In a municipal council, we have individuals who are masquerading as a cohesive unit and those individuals have varied backgrounds when it comes to everything from where they live and what they do to their religion and principles.

I have written before about the shameful ongoing situation between North Huron and Morris-Turnberry. The behaviour of both councils have been disappointing at best and laughably juvenile at worst (though you could make the case that it turning into a rift between two neighbours from which neither will ever recover could be the worst case scenario).

Countless letters have been written, from those affected and those who aren’t, and Huron County has even threatened to step in so the adults can handle things, to no avail. (This even resulted in Reeve Bernie Bailey running down renowned scholar, researcher and professor Wayne Caldwell, whose name was floated as a potential third-party moderator.)

Now, however, things have firmly crossed over into the embarrassing as North Huron Council has hid behind policy as a reason to not fly the pride flag, with Councillor Chris Palmer suggesting that flying a pride flag would be a first step towards eventually flying something as trivial as a “Hot Wheels” flag.

This kind of statement is unbecoming of an elected official, there really is no other way to say it (at least in this resident’s opinion), despite his half-hearted efforts to then assure us that he thinks everyone is equal. This came after Palmer criticized a proposed Indigenous land acknowledgment just a few weeks earlier, suggesting that it was in the wrong because it didn’t fit with Christian religious beliefs.

And while the situation has yet to appear before council, the request to rename Gypsy Lane looms, as the Blyth Festival is already facing resistance about changing a street name with a name that many have flagged as racist.

North Huron is officially becoming the black sheep of the county and residents are being dragged along for the ride. Between letters to the editor, conversations on the street and online comments on our stories, it’s clear that many council decisions are not reflecting the views of residents. But do they care?

This community is home to the Blyth Festival, a beacon for artists that has made a point of telling Indigenous and LGBTQ+ stories on the Memorial Hall stage; stories that have been embraced by Festival audiences.

One has to wonder if that will continue if our representatives keep acting in this way.

Great leaders are unifiers. They believe in a rising tide lifting all boats and they think before acting and then do so with compassion.

Some North Huron councillors are hellbent on being divisive and seem to be more interested in making enemies than friends, intent on tearing down, rather than building up.

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COVID-19 numbers dropping A NOTE FROM BETTY

By Betty Graber Watson Call 887-9231

Fun and games Two-year-old Clark Hanko was recently out patronizing the Brussels Leo Park, taking advantage of the warm weather and sun to get some climbing time in. (John Stephenson photo)

We’re getting there, oh yes we are. The virus that has ruled the world over the past 15 months is getting to controllable levels. Good work people. Tentative plans are in the works, with the reality that viral illness can happen overnight and that rules change accordingly. So every plan that is considered, is with the idea that the numbers will continue to go down. Oh yes, dreams may be coming soon.

One of the best things about our part of the world is the changing of the seasons. We all have our triggers that tell us that really, the next season is upon us. For me it’s strawberries. They tell me summer is really, really here. I think it started years ago when my Grandpa Jenkins worked for a market garden in Galt. When I was there for holidays at least once that week I was allowed to go to work with Grandpa and pick berries. The ones I didn’t eat, I was paid a nickel a box. Oh my! So, watching Edyth’s

At the Branch

Legion to host Canada Day fry

By Jo-Ann McDonald It was a hot week last week for those who were doing some work for the Brussels Legion Branch.

Kathy Burkholder and Jo-Ann McDonald spent part of every day last week at the Brussels Cemetery researching the gravestones. We were looking for the names of World War I, World War II, peacekeepers and Legion members and mapping the stones. We have

found over 200 stones that will have a painted poppy stone placed.

We are looking for a few more names, but we are hoping it is a little cooler to finish the search and then place the remembrance poppy stones before cemetery decoration service. We will be making the decision soon whether to hold an in-person or a virtual service that will be streamed.

The Brussels Cemetery is

looking very nice with many folks putting flowers at the gravesites.

The Brussels Legion is hosting a drive-thru fish fry on Canada Day. You must call 519-531-1125 or email the Branch at legion218@ezlink.ca and book your meals and time slot for pickup.

Eating choices are being offered in the community and tickets are available, don’t hesitate to support the community, tickets may be at a premium. Chicken, not breakfast with the Fire Department, is our new thing for this week to celebrate Father’s Day. Be safe. Be kind.

Bye now, Betty G.W.

berry patch next door it announced that summer has arrived with all the good memories for me; the taste, the smell, the sun and grandpa.

Fresh berries and cream; the new season is here.

Do you remember when beardgrowing contests were a thing when municipalities and others celebrated significant anniversaries?

Well if the hairdressers and barbers are not able to open soon, we need to set some adjusted rules that cover all head hair for a new contest. Oh well, it gives me something to think about as I try to keep the waves and flips in control and then I look at the Matlock with whom I now live.

The mind is a wonderful thing some days.

So keep up your vigilance, wash your hands, don your mask and keep the distance. Our patience has been tested and we have stayed the course, so for a bit yet, be careful.

We have learned a lot about viruses in general and this knowledge will stay with us for a long time and we will view crowds in our new way.

The effects of this time in our lives will be with us for a while and keep us safer than we were before.

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Blyth Community Market eyes July 1 launch date

By Denny Scott The Citizen

The organizers behind the Blyth Community Market have their eyes set on a July 1 opening, according to market co-ordinator Reece Sparling.

In an interview with The Citizen, Sparling said the market’s organizers are currently working with Huron Perth Public Health to meet the requirements necessary to open and find locations on Blyth’s main street to set up the vendors.

The market will run through Aug. 26, every Thursday, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m, with the online market still being offered.

Sparling said the online market and in-person market will offer different options from vendors who participate in both, as well as different vendors altogether.

“There will be art vendors at the in-person market, and fresh produce and hot food,” he said, adding a wagyu beef vendor from the Londesborough area will be participating.

The online market’s pick-up location will be changing, he said, to a central booth in the market that he will be operating.

Thus far, about half the vendors from last year have confirmed, Sparling said, meaning there will be at least those seven vendors when the market starts this year. He said

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new vendors are welcome to contact him at blythoutdoormarket@gmail.com to sign on.

For more information visit the Blyth Community Market on Facebook.

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Blyth Community Market Co-ordinator Reece Sparling says the outdoor market component of the community market will be starting July 1, provided all requirements can be met. (File photo)

NH to partner with Threshers

By Denny Scott The Citizen

Despite some initial concerns about how the facilities will be used, North Huron Township Council pledged $2,000 to help with washroom upgrades at the Blyth Campground.

The upgrades, which will eventually be built by the Huron Pioneer Thresher and Hobby Association, have a ticket price of $3,850, with the association requesting that council provide half. The washrooms are located in Shed 3, which belongs to the association but is part of the campground that belongs to North Huron.

Both the washrooms and the showers are part of the project and,

according to the letter requesting assistance from North Huron, the changes will benefit the Blyth Festival theatre, which has moved its productions outdoors this year due to COVID-19. The outdoor stage, which is currently being built, is close to Shed 3. As a result of the increased usage and the need to modernize, the association wanted to pursue the project, but due to an entire year with very little income, the association could only commit to $2,000.

Councillor Paul Heffer said that, as the building is on municipal property, it will need to be made fully accessible in the near future due to provincial mandate, and that if the association wants to help, it just makes sense for council to go ahead with it.

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By Marilyn Craig Call 523-9318

Happy anniversary to Les and Evelyn Caldwell and also to Les’s sister Anne and her husband Dave Cottel who all celebrate on June 22.

Happy birthday to Karen Glousher and Jim Taylor who will celebrate on June 20 and to Kayla Nesbitt, Bodie Craig and Jenna McDonald, who all celebrate June 22. Hope everyone has a good day.

We are slowly coming out of the

lockdown and are as back to normal as possible. The numbers of new cases of COVID-19 are coming down. We still need to take precautions by wearing our masks and keeping our distance. Some of our churches have gone back to indoor worship and some are planning outdoor services.

The stores are also slowly opening up.

When you drive through the countryside, you can notice the different shades of green in the fields.

The farmers are mostly through planting and the crops are showing up in long rows of new plants, a new beginning for the plants and a new beginning for us.

Stay safe, wear a mask, social distance and give someone a call to let them know you are thinking of them this coming week.

Councillor Chris Palmer suggested that council round up the $1,925 ask to $2,000, especially since the group is willing to do the work.

Councillor Kevin Falconer, however, was concerned about spending tax dollars on a facility that is operated and primarily used by the association.

Chief Administrative Officer Dwayne Evans said the municipality can ask for permission to use the facility, but other council members pointed out the washrooms are already being used by the theatre this year, justifying the expense.

Palmer also pointed out the association expects more use of the facility due to the North Huron pilot project that will see the campground made more user friendly this year.

Deputy-Reeve Trevor Seip asked where the funding for the project will come from, and was told it would come from the Community Partnership Fund, which council uses to support local organizations through donations.

Council approved the motion.

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Community groups propose homecoming events

Continued from page 1 homecoming to the homecoming committee to help offset costs.

He said that donation suggestion won’t be strictly enforced, emphasizing that it is just a recommendation, adding that the committee is “open for business”

and willing to work with any group to host an event, wanting everyone to benefit from the revenue potential associated with the event that could double or triple the population of Brussels over the course of the weekend.

Fritz added that the homecoming

On the hunt The bees are back and doing their good pollination work in Huron County, as captured by Liz Allan, a member of the Maitland Valley Camera Club. No doubt these pictures are more enjoyable to take than those of icy rivers or snowy farmhouse landscapes. (Photo courtesy of Liz Allan of the Maitland Valley Camera Club)

County approves eight Heritage Fund grants

By Shawn Loughlin The Citizen Huron County Council has approved nearly $26,000 in this year’s Huron Heritage Fund intake, approving eight applications from throughout the county.

The Goderich Little Theatre, Menesetung Bridge Association, Central Huron and Mandy Sinclair all received $5,000 each, while the Bayfield Historical Society received $2,500, the Huron-Perth Junior Farmers received $1,500, the members of the St. Columban community received $1,000 and the Bayfield Lions Club received $848.

The Goderich Little Theatre will spend its money to replace the lobby floor in The Livery.

The purpose of the project will be to remove the existing ceramic floor in The Livery lobby and replace it with a new, no-slip ceramic and composite tiling.

Much of the existing floor was installed approximately 40 years ago and has reached the end of its life, according to the report prepared for council by Interim Director of Cultural Services Elizabeth French-Gibson.

The Menesetung Bridge Association grant will be used for repairs to the bridge, including the repair and reset of the northeast retaining wall, the cleaning and painting of the steel on the most northerly span and the repair of the concrete of the southeast bearing seat.

In Central Huron, the grant will

go towards the restoration of the historic Hilgendorf mural, which is the first in a series of historic murals on display throughout Clinton.

Sinclair’s grant will be used to develop an eight-episode podcast series called “Postcards from Huron County” that will explore some of Huron County’s lesser-known historical sites.

Sinclair will host the podcast and also interview local historians or long-time residents with significant history with the sites in question.

The Huron-Perth Junior Farmers will be planning a virtual Century Farm Show with their grant. It will record the stories of farming families in Huron and Perth Counties who have farmed on the same property for over 100 years.

Episodes will be available on the club’s Facebook page and “The Staysh”, as well as on local cable networks.

The St. Columban grant will be used to acknowledge the site of the former St. Columban Catholic Church and its history with the erection of a heritage plaque through the Ontario Heritage Trust.

The Bayfield Historical Society grant will be used to aid in the digitization of artifacts, making them more accessible to the public.

The Bayfield Lions Club will use its grant to celebrate the club’s 75th anniversary, which includes restoring the historic community bulletin board and to repatriate the rudder of the Malta from Goderich to Pioneer Park in Bayfield.

committee isn’t really in a position to provide financial support or physical support to groups looking to host events, but that if help is needed, the committee would do its best to ensure everyone succeeds.

He also said that merchandise will be coming soon. That merchandise, bearing the homecoming logo, will be exclusive to the committee, Fritz said, with it being its “bread and butter” in regards to raising funds.

Fritz said he was very proud to be co-chairing the event alongside Mike Thomas and that the entire committee would be doing its best to ensure the event is a celebration worthy of the 150th anniversary of the community, especially coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic and associated security measures and lockdowns.

Fritz then opened the floor to those partaking in the meeting, asking if they’d like to propose hosting an event.

Monique Baan spoke first, proposing an open house at the Brussels Library, saying it’s possible some former residents hadn’t been back to the village since it was renovated years ago.

The library is traditionally open on Saturdays, she said, but she would also be willing to staff an open house on the Sunday of the homecoming weekend.

She also suggested an element of Brussels history with the help of the Huron County Museum. While Baan said she had not yet checked with the museum, she suggested that perhaps the museum could supply some items of Brussels history to be displayed at the library over the course of the weekend.

Alex Jebson, student minister at the Brussels United Church, suggested that the church could host an informal coffee, tea and conversation space at the church. He also said the church is happy to volunteer its space, whether it be the sanctuary or the lower hall, for any other groups or displays that

need a home over the course of the weekend.

Sandra Brown and other Brussels Legion representatives said the Branch would like to host a fish fry dinner for the homecoming. She said it would be best for the meal to be the same day as the parade (a date for the parade has yet to be set, though Fritz did note that at the last homecoming it was held on Saturday at noon), but that any day over the course of the weekend would be fine.

The Legion could also be open for pub nights throughout the weekend, with karaoke being a possibility for one of the nights as well, Brown said.

Perry Pearce of the Brussels Lions Club suggested that the club could host a breakfast. He also said there had been some discussion about combining the club’s annual fiddle jamboree, traditionally held in July, with a breakfast and combining them for one event during the homecoming.

Brian Deitner and Don Hastings of the Brussels station of the Huron East Fire Department also suggested hosting a breakfast, while also offering to help coordinate the parade.

Brett Fischer of the Blyth Brussels Minor Hockey Association said the league could look at hosting a youth ball hockey tournament and perhaps a small skills camp as part of the homecoming.

Julie Pearce of the Brussels Horticultural Society suggested the creation of a decorating competition for homes and businesses, incorporating the homecoming’s colours of black, white and blue.

She also said it would be nice to have flowers planted around the village ahead of the event, but that members would need help in finding a blue flower to be featured that summer.

Doug Bremner from the Brussels Curling Club said the club wasn’t necessarily suggesting that it host

an event, but that members could provide assistance with other events at the homecoming as needed.

Mary Douma, representing Melville Presbyterian Church, said the church could assist with a meal, perhaps making appetizers, sides or dessert, but that it likely couldn’t handle a meal for 400-500 diners on its own.

She also mentioned the possibility of a joint church service being hosted by the village’s churches, though, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a meeting of local faith leaders had not yet been assembled.

Shawn Daw, representing a handful of organizations, said the Brussels Optimist Club is considering hosting a meal over the course of the homecoming weekend, in addition to perhaps a beach volleyball tournament at the Optimist Clubhouse.

As for the Brussels Tigers and Brussels Minor Ball, Daw said the teams could co-ordinate with famed local player Ty Sebastian to organize an exhibition game between his high-end team and the Brussels Tigers, in addition to a “skills and drills” session for the younger players.

Other suggestions also included a shirttail parade on Sunday evening to wrap up the festivities, the Brussels Leo Club hosting a pop-up inflatable water park for a day, a touch-the-truck event hosted by Huron Area Search and Rescue (HASAR), an antique car show, a school tent and meet-your-teacher event and a performance by a circus dance group based in Clinton.

None of the events suggested last week have been confirmed or approved by the homecoming committee. Fritz said the committee will meet again in July to consider the proposals and then reach out to the various groups to begin to firm up plans.

For more information, continue to watch The Citizen and the Brussels 150th Homecoming’s Facebook page.

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High building standard for HC

By Shawn Loughlin The Citizen

Alley art With Central Huron’s “Big Dig” in Clinton now underway, the Back Alley Art Extravaganza is now in place as well, courtesy of over 100 people who put their art skills to use to beautify alternative walkways in the town while the main street is under construction. (Denny Scott photo)

Retirement driveby set for Knight

By Shawn Loughlin The Citizen Huron East will be honouring its long-time Chief Administrative Officer Brad Knight on June 25 to mark his retirement from the municipal world after nearly 40 years.

Municipal staff have scheduled a drive-by retirement celebration for Friday, June 25 from 2-5 p.m. at the Seaforth and District Community Centre. They are asking people to decorate their cars with banners and balloons and “honk holler or wave” as they drive past to celebrate Knight.

Treasurer Paula Michiels and Executive Assistant Janice Andrews have been responsible for planning the event and they say it’s an appropriate send-off for Knight, who is so widely respected in the county and beyond. With the COVID-19 pandemic, of course, they say they have to modify their plans, but they’re still hoping the event will be fitting for someone they so respect.

There will be a spot that day for

gifts and cards, but strict COVID19 protocols will be in place to ensure the safety of all involved.

“We wanted to make it as special as we could,” Michiels said, but a retirement celebration during a pandemic can be tricky to plan.

She says that as the municipality’s treasurer, working under Knight, who had formerly been the municipality’s treasurer, was very helpful for her career. To have Knight as a mentor and an encyclopedia of municipal information, she said, has been so important in helping her advance her career.

Andrews also has tremendous respect for Knight, having worked with him since Huron East amalgamated in 2001.

Knight began his time in the municipal world with Mitchell, before moving on to Grey Township before becoming the treasurer for Huron East at the time of amalgamation.

He is retiring at the end of the month after 10 years as the municipality’s chief administrative officer.

Huron County Council has approved a new High Performance Building Standard - a set of criteria to prioritize efficiency, resiliency and sustainability in the county’s corporate facilities.

Huron County Climate Change and Energy Specialist Lily Morrow spoke to the proposed standard at council’s June 9 meeting, which was held virtually via Zoom. The standard, she said, will show, through design and retrofitting, the county’s commitment to advancing efforts for energy conservation and climate change.

“The purpose of the High Performance Building Standard is to build and retrofit county facilities to the highest performance possible. Building more efficient facilities will help the county reduce energy use, mitigate greenhouse gas emissions, and improve the county’s resiliency to the impacts of climate change. High performance facilities also provide a healthier environment for building occupants and lead to cost

savings,” Morrow wrote in her report.

“The High Performance Building Standard outlines design considerations and performance standards in several areas. These standards will be used as a guideline to achieve the highest performance possible for county buildings. Performance standards are outlined in six areas, including: high performance attributes from passive house standards, design for net-zero energy-ready planning, future-ready and resiliency planning, stormwater management, water conservation and continuous improvements.”

Morrow said the standard could be applied to all county facilities, whether they be new projects or major renovations. Exceptions may be made as to when the standard applies, she said, if it isn’t feasible to achieve high performance levels based on the type or use of facility.

“A subcommittee of the county’s conservation and climate change committee will review the design and development of corporate facilities to ensure that the High Performance Building Standard is

considered,” Morrow said in her report to council. “The High Performance Building Standard will be used as a guideline in discussions with architects and engineers during the planning stages of a project. The county will strive to monitor and track performance measures to ensure energy efficiency and analyze the economic performance of corporate facilities.”

Morrow says the guidelines were developed in consultation with industry experts, which included Jason Morgan from Allan Avis Architects. Morgan also reviewed the standard, leaving suggestions for improvement.

Design considerations, Morrow said, will be energy performance targets exceeding the building code, criteria included in passive house standards, being net-zero energy ready, future resiliency planning for climate change, energy and emission targets with ongoing monitoring and the selection of durable, safe and low-impact building materials.

Council adopted the standard to be applied moving forward.

County ends 2020 with surplus

By Shawn Loughlin The Citizen At the June 9 meeting of Huron County Council, which was held virtually via Zoom, North Huron Reeve Bernie Bailey reiterated his council’s position in not supporting another extension for the former A2A development in Wingham.

This is in line with the decision made at a recent North Huron Council meeting He told council that the project has been ongoing for nearly 10 years, with council and representatives having to navigate with over 600 owners of the

property, and that the time had come to move on.

Council voted with Bailey’s recommendation, denying a further extension to the project for a draft plan of subdivision. *** Through his year-end review, Huron County Treasurer Michael Blumhagen told council that the county ended 2020 with a surplus of just under $3.5 million.

He recommended moving the $3,478,419 to the general reserve for contingencies for the year ahead. This comes after the 2021 budget included a transfer from the general reserve for contingencies of

$2.2 million to mitigate the overall levy increase, which can now mostly be covered by the 2020 unallocated surplus.

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June 19th & 20th from 10 am - 6 pm 413 Queen St., Blyth

In bloom Lisa Gardiner of the Maitland Valley Camera Club recently submitted this beautiful garden image of pointed tulips that she captured with a most skillful eye.

(Photo courtesy of Lisa Gardiner of the Maitland Valley Camera Club)

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McCallum sells frozen treats with ‘Ice Lolly Trolley’

The Ice Cream Teen Kaleigh McCallum wanted to find a unique summer job, so she turned to selling ice cream with her own treat tricycle, the Neighbourhood Ice Lolly Trolley. The Brussels teen travels throughout the village daily offering frozen treats. (Denny Scott photo)

By Denny Scott The Citizen

Kaleigh McCallum was looking for a unique and exciting summer job this year, and found it with a ice cream tricycle, allowing her to peddle cool treats throughout her community.

“I really didn’t want to babysit or cut the grass, so I came up with another idea,” the 13-year-old Brussels resident told The Citizen in an interview.

The result was buying an ice cream tricycle and starting her business: The Neighbourhood Ice Lolly Trolley.

Kaleigh’s mother Crystal said that, after some research, she and Kaleigh anticipated being able to sell at local events and outdoor

sports events, though with COVID19 sidelining some of those activities, Kaleigh has focused on cycling around the community during the early evening on weeknights and throughout the day on the weekends.

“I sell ice cream treats, like Drumsticks, ice cream sandwiches, Popsicles, Fudgesicles and that kind of stuff,” Kaleigh said. “And Freezies as well.”

She said her business has had a positive run so far, having started a trial run last weekend.

“We had a really good response from the community,” Kaleigh said.

“There were lots of people looking for cool treats.”

Kaleigh said she plans on operating the business throughout the summer, and possibly into

September if there is demand, or if baseball games are still going.

Crystal said her daughter is also looking forward to next year when events like the Farmers’ Market start back up, as well as opportunities like the village’s planned homecoming weekend next summer.

Based on her first experiences, Kaleigh has a route that she worked out with her family which is detailed on her business’ Facebook page.

Crystal explained that the tricycle was sold by a Canadian company, but had to be ordered from the United States, and once it arrived, local creative graphic designer Heather Logan, who runs her business h creates, designed the imagery for the bike and the business.

As far as learning the ropes of the business, Kaleigh said she’s had some learning experiences with operating the ice cream tricycle, saying it runs differently than her own bike.

“It’s difficult to turn and get stopped, and it takes some muscles to get going,” she said.

Crystal said, while that’s true, the mobile business can really pick up speed on inclines.

Kaleigh said she plans on

operating the business for a number of years, and she might hand it down to her sister after that.

For more information, look for The Neighbourhood Ice Lolly Trolly on Facebook.

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Ward named ‘Queen of the Dig’ in Clinton

By Denny Scott The Citizen

Natalia Ward was officially named “Queen of the Dig” for the major renovations on Clinton’s main street, and all it took was entering her submission in a colouring contest.

Central Huron staff announced Ward as the winner last Tuesday, with Mayor Jim Ginn and Central Huron Community Improvement Coordinator Angela Smith crowning her and giving her the trappings of her office.

“I was happy to find out I won,” she said, adding her jaw dropped when she heard the news.

Ward said she was nervous about

the dig, especially to climb up on the big excavator, however she proved courageous, not only climbing on to the big machine but giving a big smile.

As part of the announcement, she turned a few shovelfuls of dirt, posed in the excavator and cut a ribbon marking the official start of the project that will see Clinton’s main street repaved after major infrastructure improvements.

During the construction, visitors are encouraged to use alleys, which have been decorated with paintings, to access the community’s downtown core.

For more information, find Central Huron on Twitter or Facebook.

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been formed and is in the process of working out the details at this time, the Township of North Huron would like to thank Leland and Thora Vance for their continuing positive impact on the community.

Their legacy will live on forever in a community made stronger by their generosity.

Officially ‘Open’!

Natalia Ward, centre, was officially named ‘Queen of the Dig’ in Clinton last week. She took part in special activities to mark the start of major infrastructure work on Albert Street. Above, she cuts the ribbon to “open” the dig and close main street. From left: Central Huron Mayor Jim Ginn, Central Huron Business Improvement Area Chair Sandy Garnet, Ward, Deputy-Mayor Dave Jewitt and Central Huron Community Improvement Co-ordinator Angela Smith. (Denny Scott photo)

BMG Pool Opening June 21, 2021

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people in the pool at a time, so you will need to pre-register each day if you or your child wishes to come. To register please e-mail brusselspool@gmail.com before 8:30 am each day, please include which program. We will confirm your registration by 9:30 am via email. We are working on the cost for public swim, but we will not have cash at the pool, we will have a ticket system set up early next week.

This pool season will be a season of many changes for those who have used the pool for many years. Please be patient with staff as they are following COVID-19 protocols. If you have any questions, please e-mail us at bmgcc@huroneast.com or call 519-887-6621.

Thank you, Abi Corbett, Facilities Manager

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The Brussels, Morris and Grey pool will be opening on June 21, 2021 for swimming lessons and public swimming. All swimming lessons will be private/semi private and you can register by sending an email to bmgcc@huroneast.com with your child’s name, age and swim level if you know it. If you do not have email, please call 519-887-6621, leave a message and we will contact you.

All swimming lessons run for one week and will cost $60/child. Once again, the Brussels Lions Club has generously offered to pay $20 of the fee, reducing the cost to $40/child. Remember to thank any Brussels Lions member that you know for this generosity and if you are able, support them in their fundraising events.

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It is with great gratitude that the Township of North Huron is proud to share in the announcement of the Leland and Thora Vance Fund.

Leland and Thora Vance were long-time residents of Wingham.

Up until their retirement, they owned Vance’s Pharmacy for over 40 years and their dedication to those in need lives on through countless stories of Leland and Thora making themselves available after business hours on nights and weekends to help those in need of medication, advice and support.

Leland and Thora genuinely cared about the people in our community. They both cared so much that they wanted to continue to ensure that the community’s residents were supported even after their lifetime. To do so, Leland and Thora created an endowment fund with Kitchener Waterloo Community Foundation (KWCF) to give back to the community that they loved so much.

The fund in the amount of approximately $7 million is invested and each year the income on the fund will be distributed to support residents of Wingham and provide annual assistance to organizations and community groups in the areas of education, healthcare, recreation and Christian churches.

Leland and Thora Vance chose to have a committee that included local leaders and KWCF representatives to make the distribution decisions. The current committee includes the Chair of the Wingham BIA – Dave Tiffin; the Reeve – Bernie Bailey; the President of the Lion’s Club – Richard Hall (an organization that they both passionately supported during their lifetime) and the President and CEO of Kitchener Waterloo Community Foundation – Elizabeth Heald.

While the committee has just

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Fatal collision claims life of C. Huron man

Eclipse It’s safe to look at this eclipse, that was captured by local photographer Tyler Jutzi last week. Send your photos to reporter@northhuron.on.ca to see them in print in the newspaper. (Photo submitted)

Bailey, council calls for justice for Indigenous victims

By Denny Scott The Citizen

During North Huron Council’s June 7 meeting, Reeve Bernie Bailey expressed condolences for the 215 children whose bodies were found at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School in British Columbia.

Bailey, during his Reeve’s remarks, said the bodies were proof of genocide and that, on behalf of council, staff and North Huron residents, the municipality’s flags were at half-mast to honour the dead.

Bailey went on to say that justice should be sought, not just apologies and compensation. Other council members agreed. *** North Huron Councillor Anita van Hittersum is excited about a trial project that Huron County is pursuing for calcium application

to fight dust on gravel roads.

During council’s June 7 meeting, van Hittersum referenced a report on the practice in the minutes of a Huron County Council meeting that council received for information.

Dust is a significant safety hazard, van Hittersum said, especially during warm spells when farm vehicles are moving on gravel roads. *** North Huron Township Council approved two changes to streamline local restaurants being able to open up with the first step of the reopening of the province last Friday.

Council approved bylaws to allow for the extension of liquor licences for local businesses and to make it easier for local businesses to apply to host outdoor patios.

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Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) continue to investigate a fatal collision that took place over the weekend south of Carlow.

Police say that, on Sunday, June 13 at 4:30 p.m., Huron County OPP, Huron County Paramedic Services and firefighters from the Goderich Fire Department responded to the collision scene located on Lucknow Line south of Carlow.

Upon arrival, first responders located a motorcycle that had collided with the side of a farm tractor that was pulling an unloaded hay wagon. As a result of the collision both the driver and the passenger of the motorcycle were ejected.

The OPP report that the driver of the motorcycle, who has been identified as Gregory Crawford, a 50-year-old man from Central Huron, was pronounced dead at the scene. The unidentified 35-year-old passenger, who is from Goderich, was transported to hospital

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Police say the cause of the collision remains under investigation.

Members from the West Region OPP Traffic Incident Management & Enforcement (TIME) Team attended the scene to assist with the collision investigation.

The OPP report that Lucknow Line between Blyth Road and School Road was closed for several hours for the collision investigation.

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Fed steers, heifers, veal all sell higher Total receipts for Brussels Livestock for the week ending June 11 were 1,705 cattle and 587 lambs and goats.

On Tuesday, fed steers and heifers sold actively with prices $2 to $5 higher. Choice steers and

heifers sold $155 to $163 with sales to $165.25. Second-cut cattle sold $144 to $154. Aged and mediumfed steers and heifers sold $110 to $135. Holstein steers and heifers sold $85 to $128. Cows sold on a strong active trade.

On Thursday, veal sold actively with prices $5 to $8 higher than last week’s easier market. Lambs and goats sold steady and sheep sold higher.

On Friday, calves and yearlings sold actively with higher prices.

John Richardson of Harriston, consigned eight head. Two blue steers averaged 1,420 lbs. and sold for an average price of $165.25.

Greg Higgins of Brussels, consigned 24 head. Two black steers averaged 1,670 lbs. and sold for an average price of $162.

There were 200 cows on offer.

Beef sold $95 to $102 with sales to $107.50; good holstein cows, $87 to $91; medium holstein cows, $81 to $86 and plain cows, $75 to $80.

There were 115 head of veal on offer. Beef veal sold $160 to $175; good holsteins, $120 to $131 with sales to $135; SL heavy holsteins, $110 to $119; heavy holsteins, $80 to $110; medium holsteins, $95 to $115 and plain holsteins, $80 to $100.

Grant Bergsma of Londesborough, consigned two head. One holstein steer weighed 730 lbs. and sold for a price of $131.

Lambs 50 - 64 lbs. sold $322.50 to $355; 65 - 79 lbs., $303.50 to $330; 80 - 94 lbs., $265.50 to $292; 95 - 109 lbs., $258.50 to $268.

Sheep sold $125 to $260.

Goats: billies sold $150 to $400; nannies, $100 to $225; kids: meat, $490 to $540 and dairy, $350 to $490.

Vandergoot Holsteins of Atwood, consigned one goat that weighed 49 lbs. and sold for a price of $519. Ty Hoggart of Londesborough, consigned two kid goats that averaged 53 lbs. and sold for an average price of $515.

Top quality stocker steers under 400 lbs. sold $237.25 to $275; 400 499 lbs., $244 to $258; 500 - 599

lbs., $225 to $248; 600 - 699 lbs., $178 to $217.50; 700 - 799 lbs., $178 to $197; 800 - 899 lbs., $132 to $194; 900 - 999 lbs., $172.50 to $188; 1,000 lbs. and over, $168 to $178.50.

Top quality stocker heifers, 400 499 lbs. sold $198.50 to $231; 500 599 lbs., $164.50 to $219; 600 - 699 lbs., $156 to $204; 700 - 799 lbs., $153 to $172.50; 800 - 899 lbs., $166 to $175; 900 lbs. and over, $156 to $168.25.

Moses H. Martin of Douglas, consigned 17 head. Twelve charolais heifers averaged 908 lbs. and sold for an average price of $168.25. Laverne Brubacher of Listowel, consigned 12 head. Six charolais steers averaged 997 lbs. and sold for an average price of $180.

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A great day for hay It’s that time of year and the haying operation at Les Caldwell’s farm is in full swing.

Although, luckily, he hasn’t had to handle the workload on his own. He has Callie Caldwell, left, and Elliot, centre and Jacob Godden, right, to help out in the barn, easing the workload for their grandfather Les. (Photo submitted)

Rainfall welcomed PEOPLE AROUND BELGRAVE

By Linda Campbell Call 357-2188

On Monday morning we were blessed with a rainfall that was much needed. The gardens, fields and lawns soaked up the rain and although we didn’t get much rain, it all helped the growth. We can’t always rely on Mother Nature to provide rain for our gardens

on a regular basis so we need to water.

The COVID-19 case numbers are decreasing as some have had their second vaccine and others are booking theirs.

We need to all do our part – wear a mask, keep our distance, wash our hands and get vaccinated. Together we can eliminate the spread of the virus.

The bells at Grand Bend’s Huron Shores United Church rang 215 times on June 1 at 2:15 p.m. in honour of the 215 children whose remains were found at the former residential school in Kamloops, British Columbia.

Birthday greetings are extended to Louise Bosman on June 24.

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Job Start Date: on or about June 15, 2021 End Date: on or about May 14, 2023 Rate of Pay: $14.39/hour Hours: 40-80 Hours / Week. (Working hours are variable due to position being dependent upon weather conditions) Number of Vacancies: 2 Terms of Employment: 24 months, full-time Job Location: Brussels, Ontario Job • • • •

Description: Feed and tend livestock Plant, fertilize, cultivate, spray, irrigate and harvest crops Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment Follow food safety and security and animal bio-security procedures • Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry • Set and monitor water lines, air flow and temperature in barns, and pens • Maintain or assist in the maintenance of facilities and farm infrastructure including cleaning stables, barns, barnyards and pens

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities: • Inside and outdoors • Fast-paced environment • Work under pressure • Tight deadlines • Repetitive tasks • Handling heavy loads and physically demanding • Attention to detail • Combination of sitting, walking, or standing for extended periods of time • Work any shift: days or evenings; including weekends and holidays Personal Suitability: Flexible, organized, team player, effective interpersonal skills, works well with others, but also should be able to be independent and take initiative.

Skills Required: • Fluent English speaker • Tending to livestock • Planting, hoeing/weeding, grading/sorting, harvesting crops • Property/farm maintenance • Ability to safely operate farm equipment Education: None required.

Experience: Experience is an asset; but willing to train.

Work Eligibility: Only applicants legally eligible to work in Canada will be considered.

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PRESCOTT. In loving memory of Vernice Prescott, who passed away June 18, 2019.

Each day I look to Heaven, Each day I call your name, Each day just feels so different, It hasn't been the same.

Each day I always question, I often wonder why?

You had to go away from me, My angel in the sky.

I keep you in my memories, Since we’ve been apart, And I’ll always have a part of you, Locked safely in my heart.

– Love you always, Eric and family.

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SCOTT. In loving memory of Elaine Scott of Goderich, wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, retired nurse who passed away June 17, 2020.

Until We Meet Again We think about you always, We talk about you still, You have never been forgotten, And you never will.

We hold you close within our hearts, And there you will remain, To walk and guide us through our lives, Until we meet again.

– Lovingly remembered by her husband Jim, her family, her extended family and musical and camping friends.

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TAXES DUE The 2nd tax installment for the Township of North Huron property taxes is due on Friday, June 25, 2021. Interest at 1 ¼% per month, or any part thereof will be charged on unpaid accounts as of June 26, 2021 and the first day of each month thereafter.

NOTE: Persons who have acquired properties and have not received a tax bill should contact the Municipal Office. Failure to receive a tax bill does not relieve a taxpayer from responsibility for payment of taxes, nor from penalty for late payment.

Please contact the Treasury Department in regards to the various payment options available. Pre-authorized payment sign up forms are available at www.northhuron.ca Donna White Director of Finance Township of North Huron

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Brussels residents need to ready for fundraising PEOPLE AROUND WALTON

By Jo-Ann McDonald Call 887-6570

It has been hot, hot and hotter this past week. We needed rain and in some places, we got it. Thursday night and Friday night, thunderstorms rolled across the area and it rained. What a difference from one spot to another. In a fivemile radius from our place, where we had just over an inch, to the east

friends had about an eighth of an inch and to the west, some had a total of seven inches over the two storms. There were flooded basements to deal with and others are going out watering their plants.

We never know around the area.

It’s time to get out and check your trees for the gypsy moth worms and the small beige nests. Some have already hatched and the worms are crawling up the trees heading for the leaves they love. They can kill your trees, so get out and check.

You can spray them and I have used Raid and it seems to work. You can burn them with a torch to kill the nests or if the worms are there, you can spread Crisco or lard on the trunk of the tree, they will not go by it. Look up more information on

destroying gypsy moths on Google.

Our sympathies are extended to Jane Draper on the loss of her partner Randy (Thumper) Thunstrom. He will be missed by Jane’s children Rob, Paul and Lori and their families, and his sister Judy and brother-in-law Dale. Our condolences to all.

A drive-by bridal shower was held at the home of George and Jane Zwep for future daughter-inlaw Rileah DeVore on Sunday afternoon. The guest of honour, Rileah, and husband-to-be Randy, along with mothers of the couple, were comfy under the shade of a tent and welcomed, accepted and thanked all those who drove by.

The couple will wed in a small intimate ceremony at the end

of July. Congratulations to all.

Congratulations to the Brussels, Morris and Grey Building Committee on the successful application for the arena improvements. A total of $4.7 million from the three levels of government will see improvements including new entrance, dressing rooms, kitchen facilities and fitness centre and more. Get ready Brussels and area to help raise monies needed for our part or for extras!

Celebrating birthdays this week are Lucas Blake, Laura Bowers, Joan McNaughton, Matthew McKee, Emily Wilts, Kaden Huether, Kolton O’Neill, Sullivan Smith, Hillary Bachert, Dallas Young, Tanner Boven, Shawn Rennick, Colleen Smith, Mary

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Obituaries Hospital Foundation or the Huronview Resident’s Council would be greatly appreciated.

Messages of condolence for the Searle family are welcomed at www.falconerfuneralhomes.com.

ALICE VICTORIA SEARLE Alice Victoria Searle (née Huether) of Goderich, and formerly of Walton, passed away peacefully at Huronview Home in Clinton on Sunday, June 13, 2021. She was in her 98th year.

Alice was the beloved wife for 78 years of the late Allan Searle (2014) and the loving mother of Helen Duncan, Russell, Manitoba; Gail Searle, Brampton and Mary and Earl Pennington, Goderich. She was the cherished grandmother of Jason Pennington (Julie), Jessica (Zach) Fielder, Deanna Searle and great-grandmother of Cade, Tucker, Mason and Madison.

Alice is also survived and missed by her sister-in-law Ruth McArter and her nieces and nephews.

She was predeceased by her parents, John and Celia Huether, son-in-law Jim Duncan, grandson Cory Duncan, sister Mary and her husband Gordon Saunders, brothers Harold, Ray and his wife Margery, Ron Huether and brother-in-law Gerald McArter.

A private family funeral service was held at Falconer Funeral Homes - Bluewater Chapel, Goderich on Wednesday, June 16.

Interment was at Brussels Cemetery. Although the service was private, a video of it will remain on the website for viewing after the service.

As expressions of sympathy, memorial donations to the Alexandra Marine and General

ROBERT (BOB) McCUTCHEON It is with great sadness that the family of Robert (Bob) Ward McCutcheon announces his passing at the Kelowna General Hospital on Monday, May 31, 2021. He was 84.

He will be sadly missed by his wife Jeanette (Johns) of 48 years.

Bob was the third youngest of 11 children in a close-knit family.

When he was nine, they lost their father and the same year Bob contracted spinal meningitis, causing him to lose his hearing.

This challenge didn’t slow him down from pursuing a career as an accomplished licensed mechanic and after working for brother George’s garage he started ‘wrenching’ his way west to Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta until settling in British Columbia where he met his future wife, Jeanette. After some years in North Vancouver, they moved to Kelowna where, once again, Bob never met a stranger and was always ready to strike up a conversation with anyone he came across, which was his special gift.

They made their home in a lovely Kelowna community with plenty of new people to meet.

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Bob’s favourite holiday getaway was Hawaii, where he and Jeanette would take a bi-annual trip for a month-long stay. Friends and family have plenty of wonderful memories of their adventures while visiting, including Bob convincing his sister and sister-in-law it would be a good idea to give parasailing a try.

What he loved deeply was to come home to Brussels because he loved his hometown and the people in it. He was always eager to give back to the community, supporting the service clubs any way he could.

His mission in life was to make people smile and his visits to Brussels would find him taking time to seek out old friends and acquaintances to share his warmth and happiness at seeing them.

There are so many that will miss his kindness and friendship. He will be greatly missed by his sister Margaret (with whom he had a special closeness) and brother-inlaw Bernell Smith of Listowel, sisters-in-law Betty, Esther and Lois McCutcheon of Brussels, brothers-and sisters-in-law Vernon (Barbara) and Terence (Kaye) Johns of New Zealand, his many nieces and nephews who had special

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Barnett challenges youth to flex their green thumbs PEOPLE AROUND LONDESBORO

By BRENDA RADFORD Call 523-4296

During my years of running the post office for the village and also being a depot for The London Free Press I was surprised by how few houses actually received either a daily paper or a local weekly paper.

The local paper I find a great tool in keeping aware of what actually transpires in our area. A daily paper has always come to our house but I admit that on a daily basis I don't always read it.

But the Saturday edition of any paper is full of extras that one is not likely to find with other media sources. It is no secret that I often find an article in the Saturday Toronto Star that I pass on in this space. That's for those people who don't read a paper on a regular basis. Especially during COVID-19 when news from the village is in short supply.

An item this week is also COVID-19 related. The world has marvelled at the speed by which vaccines were developed for the current pandemic. And we continue to hear about scientific advances resulting from this one that will be beneficial in the fight against the next pandemic. Dr. Sharon Unger of Toronto's Mount Sinai Hospital and Dr. Rebecca Powell of Mount Sinai in New York City both twigged to the same idea involving breast milk.

The medical field has always encouraged new moms to breastfeed because of the benefits to the newborns’ health. And the composition of that breast milk changes according to the health of the mother. Antibodies from the mothers’ illnesses, like a cold, are passed on to the baby through the milk. So these doctors mused whether this protection would be there for COVID-19.

New moms who had COVID-19 and were in the ICU wards were encouraged to express their milk to be fed to their children. And that milk contained antibodies against COVID-19.

What a great breakthrough. Not content with those results, they made an appeal to new moms in the general public to donate milk for study and

were overwhelmed with the response.

Another positive emerged.

Protective antibodies were passed on to the babies from moms who had been vaccinated. The studies being conducted on donated breast milk could result in global therapies when the next pandemic hits, which scientists warn is inevitable. Thanks to new moms, we will be better prepared.

So for 15 months we have been sanitizing and washing our hands to reduce bacteria and kill COVID-19.

But directors at the Medici Chapel in Florence, Italy went on the hunt for bacteria.

If you have travelled in Europe you will be aware of the effect time has on buildings and those valuable works of art. The Medici Chapel has been working to clean its building and all of Michelangelo’s marble statues for many years. But not getting the result they were hoping for.

They learned that scientists have been working in laboratories with bacteria they have extracted from various sources. These bacteria literally eat the stains, wax residue, fingerprint oil, etc. that have accumulated on the marble. Having tested regular cleaning products and

found harm was done, chapel sources decided to eat away the accumulation of centuries.

Bacterium for the project was isolated from the waste of a tannery near Naples and from soil contaminated with diesel from Caserta.

Perhaps these interesting results in labs around the world will encourage young people to investigate a career in sciences more thoroughly. Wouldn’t it be fun to work in dirt?

In her message to Londesborough and Auburn United Churches for Sunday, June 13, Licensed Lay Worship Leader Sue Barnett presented a challenge to the children of the congregations. She asked the children to plant a seed, or seeds, in a pot and tend to and love it/them over the coming weeks. She demonstrated the process and gave suggestions for the challenge. Sue asked the children to send pictures of their project to the church e-mail address for everyone to follow. Then in the fall, provided we are back to inchurch services, the pots can be brought some Sunday morning for all to see.

Sue’s message to the adults was, naturally, titled “The Planting

NEWS FROM LONDESBORO Season”. Her supporting scripture was Mark 4:26-34.

Rev. Jan Aylward of Goderich will be the worship leader for June 20. The following Sunday, June 27, Londesborough and Auburn worshippers will gather for an outdoor service in Lions Park in Blyth. The service will begin at 10:30 a.m. Bring your lawn chair and wear a mask to take part.

Letter to the Editor

Hovius argues in favour of NH flag policy, decision THE EDITOR, In response to Denny Scott’s opinion article entitled, “The wheel turns and ages come and pass”.

In defence of decriminalizing homosexuality in 1969, Pierre Trudeau famously said, “the state has no place in the bedrooms of the nation.” Today, many people quote this line and then in the same breath they explain how unconscionable it is if our government is not involved in the bedrooms of the nation.

Almost daily our political leaders are criticized for not participating in gay pride parades or for not championing other social causes that have nothing to do with the job for which they have been elected.

It is unfortunate that even our municipal governments are not exempt from the contradictory expectations of their constituents.

Everyone clamours for support for their cause, but then they criticize when council supports an opposing viewpoint or interferes in an unwelcome way in the issue du jour or even if it doesn’t support their cause adequately enough (however much that is).

So let’s say we fly the pride flag today in honour of the 13 per cent of Canadians who identify as LGBTQQIP2SAA (thank you for explaining the letters, Denny).

When can we fly the anti-gun control flag in honour of the percentage of gun owners who support eased firearm restrictions?

When is it time to fly the Black Lives Matter flag? Or the vegan flag? Maybe we can do those right after we hoist the confederate flag and the Islamic caliphate flag.

There are likely supporters in Huron County for each of these flags, and how dare we not be inclusive of everyone’s viewpoint.

That would be gross intolerance. In a more recent meeting, Chris Palmer has made this point clear.

According to this article, current flag policy says, “no flags or banners other than the federal, provincial and municipal flags will be flown on Township property.”

An objective look at the three flags allowed clearly shows that they have something in common; they all represent the geographical region where we live and the three tiers of government to which we are subject. They represent something that is semi-permanent and outside the sphere of rapidly-changing public opinion.

Denny then mentions the recent decision of the same municipal council to honour the generations of First Nations people who inhabited this land. Notice it was a split vote, with two councillors opposed to the new policy. This sheds light on the reasons for council’s decisions. To put it plainly, current flags allowed

by North Huron council on municipal property represent fixed geographical boundaries with matching governing authorities.

Flags disallowed by North Huron Council on municipal land represent social position issues.

And halfway in between was last month’s decision regarding acknowledgment of the First Nations. This is an issue that has its foundation in undeniable geography and history, but is also social in nature thanks to the debate that has dogged Canada for years over proper methods of reconciliation. The social position aspect of the discussion put council in a difficult position (hence the split vote). The hesitancy of our municipal governments to involve themselves in social opinion issues is clear.

Denny also expresses annoyance that North Huron Council gave no reasons for their decision not to fly the pride flag. Apparently, the onus is on council to provide reasons for their decisions beyond what the current laws state.

Municipal councils face this issue regularly. People apply for minor variance allowance if they are trying to do something on their property that is in slight contravention of the existing bylaw.

Council can refuse the variance request simply based on the

existing bylaw without further explanation. Or they can rewrite the bylaw or they can allow the minor variance. Up to them.

I can’t speak to council’s reasoning, but I do know it is dangerous to take a stand. I’m not saying that we shouldn’t take a stand for what we believe, but I am saying that it can open one up to character assassination for the next few hundred years. As an example, in the past year I have seen statues of flawed but nevertheless honourable men torn down because of a statement they once made that our society disagrees with, but which was perfectly acceptable in the culture in which he spoke. I even heard of recent defamation against an abolitionist because he didn’t abolish slavery fast enough, as though it should have been easy to sway the culture around him over a century ago. Okay, so let’s say today council supports

LGBTQQIP2SAA. What happens in 100 years when public opinion is different than it is today? North Huron could be the laughingstock/target of protestors who overrun our beautiful county trying to erase the past.

Along these lines, saying what year it is right now cannot serve as an acceptable argument in support of social position issues. “Because it’s 2021” doesn’t make any opinion right or wrong, even if our Prime Minister uses it. I’m sure that whoever started residential schools in the 1800s legitimately thought they were doing good for the Indigenous children by assimilating them into Canadian society.

Hypothetically, it is conceivable that he might have defended those schools by saying, “because it’s 1860” or whatever year it was. Not a good reason to support something, in my books.

Denny mentions friends and

family that “put up with bigots, prejudice and frustration”. I don’t want to minimize their struggles.

This is very sad that they are not treated with the dignity and respect that they deserve as humans. They are not alone. Both Reeve Bernie Bailey and Councillor Chris Palmer make the point that many people, including themselves, often feel marginalized and attacked by the media or by others in society for their beliefs and decisions.

However, it is not the municipality of North Huron’s responsibility to fly flags for a month in honour of every group of people who feel this way.

Jason Hovius.

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From the Minister’s Study

Recognize God’s faithful, fatherly commitment

By Pastor Gary van Leeuwen Blyth CRC On Sunday, we celebrate Father’s Day. The origins of Father’s Day are somewhat uncertain, but there are two stories which are considered to be the reason we celebrate Father’s Day this week.

Both stories occur in the United States in the early 20th century.

The first story comes out of Washington State in 1909. The church was celebrating Mother’s Day that year, and in the congregation was a woman who had lost her mother when her youngest sibling was born, and her father had raised a family of six children. She wanted to show her appreciation for her father, so she suggested that the next year they celebrate Father’s Day, as well as Mother’s Day. The second story comes out of Virginia a year earlier. A mine explosion had killed over 360 men, and the largest majority of them were fathers. The pastor of that community suggested that they have a day of remembrance and thanksgiving for the fathers who had been lost in that tragedy.

It is not hard to imagine that that celebration was less than joyous.

Father’s Day was celebrated sporadically for decades but was finally declared, by the president of the United States, to be celebrated on the third Sunday of June. In 1972, under the Nixon administration, Father’s Day was recognized as a national holiday in the United States. In Canada, Father’s Day has never been declared a national holiday, but we still celebrate the day with the same vigour as our neighbours to the south. According to the most recent Statistics Canada numbers, there are more than 8.6 million fathers in Canada.

As I was doing some of this research on the internet, it occurred to me that the stories about Father’s Day are a little too centred in North America. Perhaps the modern celebrations have their history on our continent, but in Europe, people have been celebrating fathers for many centuries. March 19 happens to be the day that many people celebrate Father’s Day, the same day as the Feast of St. Joseph.

Joseph, as we know, was the husband of Mary and the adoptive father of Jesus. He was fully aware that Jesus was not his child, but he made the decision, with the encouragement of a visitation by

Decal report coming

By Shawn Loughlin The Citizen Huron County Council is seeking some more information before it will allow “I’ve Got Your Back 911” decals to be affixed on the back of the county’s ambulances.

The campaign has recently gained in popularity, bringing to the fore the topic of mental health in first responders like police officers, firefighters and paramedics.

Council discussed the issue at its June 9 meeting, which was held virtually via Zoom.

South Huron Mayor George Finch, a retired Ontario Provincial Police officer, spoke in favour of the move, saying anything the county can do to show support for its emergency responders would be a good idea. He added that the decals are already seen regularly on local fire trucks and police cruisers.

Central Huron Deputy-Mayor Dave Jewitt said he certainly supported the sentiment, but felt it

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could be more of a social media campaign, rather than sticking decals on the county’s vehicles.

Finch suggested that county staff produce a report on the possibility and council approved it.

angels in a vision, that he should claim that little baby, when he was born, to be his own. Jesus knew Joseph to be His earthly father, even though Joseph was not His biological father. In this context, the celebration of Father’s Day is a celebration of the commitment of fathers who choose to be fathers even though they are under no obligation to do so.

Joseph could easily have walked away from Mary when he found she was pregnant (before they were married, and he knew he wasn’t the father) and no one would have thought worse of him for that. He didn’t. He committed himself to raising Mary’s son as his own.

God is a little like Joseph. In scripture, God reveals himself as a Father, using human terms that we understand to help us understand who He is to us. What we need to understand about God the Father is that He is in no way obligated to be our Father, especially if we consider how we have treated Him. Since the beginning we, as human beings, have chosen to be quite rebellious, disobedient, and often uncaring. All we need to do to prove that point is to look at how we treat the environment. God made it to be good, to provide for us and to be beautiful. He asked us to take care of it. Instead of heeding His call to creation care, however, we have chosen to use the resources of the earth for our own benefit without considering others who will follow us on this earth. We tend to ignore God’s intentions for us and creation, and in so doing stop acting like His children. Many, many

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adopted by God to become His children. God is under no obligation to make us His children, but He does. Through Jesus, we become God’s children forever.

On the Feast of St. Joseph, many people celebrate Joseph’s commitment to Jesus as His earthly father. Joseph took Jesus as his own child, and he provided for Him. God does the same for us. It is up to us, of course, to seek and see how God does that and to receive from Him what He gives to us. We do have a choice. We can continue to ignore Him, as many choose to do, or we can recognize God’s faithful commitment to us as our Father and so experience His tender care for us.

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people have chosen to ignore God altogether, refusing to admit that it is to Him that we own our origins and our lives.

Because of the way we treat Him, God has no obligation to us whatsoever. While He may be our Creator, He is not obligated to be our Father. He is under no obligation to us. Yet, in an amazing way, He holds that offer out to us anyway. The Bible uses the word “adoption” to describe what God has done through His eternal Son, the one who was born as Jesus to Mary. Jesus, as God’s true Son, came to this world to give His life for us so that His Father could become our Father. It is through the sacrifice of Jesus that we are

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Planning workload increasing drastically: Weber

By Shawn Loughlin The Citizen Huron County Director of Planning and Development Sandra Weber says the department is having trouble keeping up with the workload as a result of the current housing crisis.

Weber spoke to the situation at Huron County Council’s June 9 meeting, which was held virtually via Zoom, saying not only are there more planning applications to work through, but they are more complicated and come with an expectation of a very quick turnaround.

“With the current housing crisis, Planning and Development Department staff are experiencing a significant increase in workload with both the volume and complexity of development applications. In addition to the heavy workload, there is also a higher expectation to provide thorough and immediate advice on

inquiries to potential sellers and purchasers, as properties are selling within a matter of days,” Weber said in her report to council. “There has been a substantial increase in development applications to date in 2021, with 131 applications in the first quarter, compared to 96 applications in the first quarter of 2020. There are currently five plan of subdivision applications being processed for draft plan approval, 13 are actively clearing conditions for final approval, and staff are preconsulting on 25 additional subdivision development plans.

With some of these files having upwards of 300 to 700 potential lots/units, the files are also complex.”

In addition to the increased number of planning applications, the special project and policy work has also increased in order to advance the housing initiatives that had been identified as a priority by Huron County Council, she said. As a result, the department restructured

to allow a senior planner to focus on special projects like housing, policy updates and allowing capacity to assist with plans of subdivision and condominium files across the county in an effort to complete them in a timely manner.

In addition, Weber said, the department is continuing work on long-range projects like five-year official plan reviews, but that has been difficult with the current staffing complement.

Weber said the department is

currently benefiting from a contract planner position, which will be in place until March of 2022 (while the position was originally due to expire in September, additional revenue from planning fees has been used to extend the position for six more months).

Past Warden Jim Ginn supported what Weber was saying, adding that in Central Huron, there have already been more applications to date in 2021 than the municipality had in all of 2018.

He suggested staff produce a report on staffing levels in the department, saying the county could likely use at least one more full-time planner, perhaps more.

Warden Glen McNeil said Huron County is in a very enviable position with all of the development happening, but that the staffing shortage in the department is not a new issue.

Council approved the report, asking that it be presented at a future meeting of council.

60th reunion now set for 2022 Continued from page 1 discussion about a drive-by event with some machinery on display, or maybe even an antique car display.

Members have wondered about hosting a musical performance, but Sloan said the logistics will likely prove to be too tricky.

She also said that Joe Hallahan’s

tractor parade, scheduled for later this month, is also moving ahead. It is a safe way to keep the organization visible while the pandemic drags on, she said.

In addition, the organization is also moving forward with its Heritage Book for the year and accessibility upgrades in the

washrooms at Shed 3 (with the help of North Huron Council).

Plans for the 60th anniversary reunion of the Huron Pioneer Thresher and Hobby Association will now move full speed ahead for the fall of 2022.

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Planning council releases homelessness report The Social Research and Planning Council, United Way Perth-Huron (SRPC) is releasing a new report looking at the #UNIGNORABLE local issue of homelessness through the lens of supportive housing and the benefits a community can gain by building robust housing supports.

“Housing is a basic human right and requirement for good health.

Supportive housing is a highly

effective strategy that combines affordable housing with intensive co-ordinated services to help people struggling with factors such as, chronic physical and mental health issues maintain stable housing and receive appropriate health care,” said SRPC’s Director of Research Joelle Lamport-Lewis. “Through this report, we’re hoping to enhance the understanding of homelessness locally and the role supportive

housing can play within a larger strategy to end chronic homelessness, particularly for people with the most complex mental health and addiction needs.”

Supportive housing generally refers to a combination of housing assistance and support services enabling people to live as independently as possible in their community. Among the potential supports are ones focused on

successful tenancy, social connections, health and wellness, life skills training, eviction prevention, crisis interventions and clinical support.

Supportive housing is also viewed as essential to supporting the recovery and long-term housing stability for vulnerable people who face challenges around mental health and addictions.

Locally, there are a number of pressing concerns around homelessness.

Currently, an estimated 208 people across PerthHuron are experiencing homelessness and are in need of support. Additionally, with the end of the current stay-at-home order on the horizon, and the possibility of evictions resuming, people in precarious housing situations are facing adverse health effects due to stress and anxiety. Stigma and a lack of understanding around

supportive housing also continue to be issues in local communities.

“We want to encourage discussion and action around chronic homelessness and the housing-related challenges faced by vulnerable people,” added Lamport-Lewis. “There have been moves by government – nationally, provincially and locally – to undertake a transformational review of the homelessness system through specific initiatives; including updated Housing and Homelessness plans in both Perth and Huron Counties. Hopefully, this report will add another important perspective as our communities work to develop a more responsive housing system and with the goal of ending chronic homelessness.”

To view the Supportive Housing report, visit the United Way online at perthhuron.unitedway.ca.

Happy 60th Anniversary

On June 17, 1961 Joan Margaret Hunt married William “Gerald” Miller. The couple resided at the farm on Lot 5 Concession 12 (now the McDonald Line) for 33 years. There they farmed and raised three children, Joanne, Donna and Rob.

A welcome addition Orr Insurance donated several bicycle racks to Seaforth’s downtown recently. From left: Huron East Councillor Bob Fisher, Chair of the Seaforth Business Improvement Area (BIA) Shelly Stanley, Randy Nixon of Orr Insurance’s Seaforth office, BIA Secretary Maureen Agar and Jeff Orr, co-owner of Orr Insurance. (Denny Scott photo)

1994 saw the couple semi-retire and move west to Claresholm, Alberta where they enjoyed two granddaughters, Danielle and Taylor (Joanne). Every summer the couple returns to the farm to visit family, friends and three grandchildren, Natasha, Josh and Jasmine (Rob).

They are enjoying retirement and their four great-grandchildren, Brinley & Heaton (Danielle) and Rylan & Jayce (Taylor).

Whitehead speaks to 4-H sheep club

By Hayden Jamieson Members of the Lucknow/North Huron Sheep Club held their second 4-H meeting via Zoom on June 10.

President Alycia Coultes opened with the 4-H Pledge. She then led a roll call which was, “what is important for sheep nutrition?” or “what do sheep eat?” After that, Emily Bieman tested the members’ knowledge on sheep feed.

Next, the club welcomed guest speaker Skylar Whitehead, who works at Lucknow Co-op as the feed business manager and also has his own flock of sheep.

Skylar talked about proper sheep nutrition and raising his own flock of sheep. Did you know that donkeys make good guard animals for sheep? Vice-President Ally Riegling thanked Skylar

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To close the meeting, Alycia Coultes said the 4-H motto, “learn to do by doing.” The next meeting will be on June 26 via Zoom.

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