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Volume 37 No. 25

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Cases steadily decline in H-P

By Denny Scott The Citizen

Making progress The Blyth Festival is hoping to host a truncated and modified season later this year, thanks to an innovative outdoor stage, designed by Jason Morgan at Allan Avis Architects at the Blyth Campground in the natural amphitheatre near the Goderich-to-Guelph Rail Trail.

Work began just a few weeks ago, but distinct progress

has already been made. Artistic Director Gil Garratt says that while the stage will offer a safe alternative for theatre in the era of COVID-19, he hopes to make it a permanent aspect of the Festival season moving forward, hosting shows in Memorial Hall, the Phillips Studio and the outdoor theatre space. (Denny Scott photo)

Thompson ‘humbled’ as ag. minister Huron-Bruce MPP Lisa Thompson has been named the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, as part of Premier Doug Ford’s most recent cabinet shuffle.

This is the third cabinet position Thompson has held since the 2018 election. First she was named the Minister of Education before she was reassigned in 2019 to the position of Minister of Government and Consumer Services.

In an e-mail to the media, Thompson said she was proud and honoured to serve as the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.

“I am humbled to be given this new post and I pledge to Ontario’s agri-food sector and rural communities that I will work hard on their behalf,” Thompson said.

“I’d like to also applaud and acknowledge the great work done

by Ernie Hardeman over the years as Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.”

Thompson has represented Huron and Bruce Counties at Queen’s Park for 10 years, having first been

elected in the 2011 election, ousting long-time incumbent Liberal Carol Mitchell. She was re-elected in 2014 and served in many critic positions over the course of those two terms while her party was the official opposition.

In 2018, after party leader Patrick Brown stepped down and was replaced by Vic Fedeli, Thompson served briefly as the party’s new caucus chair.

Prior to entering the world of provincial politics, Thompson, a native of the Wingham area, served as the general manager of the Ontario Dairy Goat Co-operative and as a rural community advisor for the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.

In her statement, Thompson said she had been overwhelmed by positive comments and well wishes from throughout the province.

“I appreciate everyone’s kind words and congratulations. I am honoured to take on the responsibility of Ontario’s Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. I look forward to working

side-by-side with Ontario’s farmers, commodity organizations, processing sector and our rural communities.”

Thompson could not be reached

by The Citizen on Monday for an interview, but see future issues for an interview with the new Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.

Huron Perth Public Health (HPPH) announced that large shipments of the Moderna COVID19 vaccine are set to come to Huron and Perth Counties, helping to fasttrack full vaccination.

The announcement, which was made by Medical Officer of Health Dr. Miriam Klassen during an HPPH teleconference, will allow continued first doses for anyone over the age of 18, as the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine hasn’t been approved for youth under the age of 18. She said it will also allow for continued second doses, as mixing of the Moderna vaccine with other pharmaceutical companies’ vaccines has proven effective.

Klassen, during a teleconference last week, also said that, to aid in the ongoing problem of vaccination appointments not being used, a new feature to cancel appointments more easily was added to the HPPH website.

The announcements came as Huron and Perth Counties continued on a downward trend for COVID-19 infections, including reduced new case counts, reduced variant of concern case counts and reduced active case counts.

Across the two counties, 1,876 cumulative cases have been reported since the pandemic began, up 14 from last week’s 1,862.

New cases in Huron County Continued on page 2

‘Citizen’ nominees wanted The time has come to once again nominate someone for North Huron Publishing’s annual Citizen of the Year Awards, recognizing outstanding volunteers from Blyth and Brussels and their surrounding communities.

Nominations are now open and will close at the end of the day on Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021. You can nominate someone from your community using the nomination form found on page 11 of this issue or by e-mailing Editor Shawn Loughlin at editor@ northhuron.on.ca. Please include your nominee’s name and brief comments as to why that person should be the Citizen of the Year, as well as your own name and contact information.

The Citizen has been handing out the awards, which celebrate volunteerism and community spirit, since 1985, the year The Citizen was founded. The reigning Citizen of the Year winners are Annie Sparling for the Blyth area and the late Bob Kellington for the Brussels area, who was recognized posthumously.

The Citizen encourages residents and readers to nominate someone who has made a difference in the community and with this year going as it has, there are plenty of people who have stepped up and helped their neighbours and friends.

The annual Citizen of the Year Award winners are chosen from among reader nominations. Readers nominate residents who make a difference in their communities.

Those nominations are then considered by a panel of past Citizen of the Year Award winners, who then choose the year’s winner.

North Huron Publishing Inc. and The Citizen are proud to present this award annually, celebrating volunteerism and community commitment in the Blyth and Brussels communities.

Past winners of the award in the Brussels area are: Cal Krauter, 1985; Wayne Lowe, 1986; Jack Bryans, 1987; Ida Evans, 1989; Bessie Johnston, 1990; Betty Graber, 1991; George Langlois, 1992; Howard Bernard, 1993; Joanne King, 1994; Frank Thompson, 1995; Audrey Cardiff, 1996; Leona Armstrong, 1997; Neil McGavin, 1998; Beth Continued on page 3

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Rolling along The Brussels division of the Huron East Fire Department, with the help of the Rollin Roaster barbecue chicken catering outfit, fed over 1,000 people on Father’s Day. This came after the department was unable to host its annual Father’s Day breakfast for the second year in a row due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

(Photo submitted)

Nearly 21,000 are now fully vaccinated Continued from page 1 been reported in South Huron, where one new case brought its cumulative total to 155; Huron East, where one new case brought its cumulative total to 142, and Central Huron, where one new case brought its total to 84. The remaining municipalities stayed at the same case count as the previous week including North Huron (69 cumulative cases), MorrisTurnberry (59), Bluewater (51), Howick (48), Ashfield-ColborneWawanosh (32) and Goderich (30).

In Perth County, new cases have been reported in Stratford, where seven new cases brought its cumulative total to 456; North Perth, where one case brought it to a total of 421; Perth East, where an increase of one case brought it to 170 cumulative cases; West Perth, which has 64 cases, up from 62 and St. Marys, which has one new case for a total of 48.

There are currently 14 active cases in Huron and Perth Counties, down from 23. Active cases have been reported in Huron East (three); two cases each in Central Huron, South Huron, Perth East and West Perth and one case each in North Perth and Stratford.

Acquisition continues to be driven by household exposure (29.4 per cent of cases), outbreak exposure (25.8 per cent) and close contact (18.8 per cent). A small number of cases have been linked to travel (1.1 per cent) while 24.9 per cent of cases are tied to an unknown vector.

Currently there are 83 individuals under isolation orders in Huron and Perth Counties, and a cumulative total of 5,436 isolation orders have been issued in the counties since the pandemic started.

The HPPH is reporting an incidence rate of 12.2, meaning there are 12.2 cases reported per 100,000 residents, which is a reduction from 14.3 last Monday.

The positivity per cent in the counties has also dropped from 0.85 per cent to 0.84 per cent. Both of these values have the HPPH in the ‘Yellow’ zone of the province’s now-shelved COVID-19 pandemic response framework.

Vaccination numbers continue to increase across the counties, including an increase of more than 5,000 individuals having received their first dose, bringing the total to 91,441 or 71.5 per cent of eligible residents.

Demographics for those in Huron and Perth Counties with at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine are as follows: • 12-17: 4,649 (49.2 per cent) • 18-24: 6,004 (51.5 per cent) • 25-29: 4,734 (51 per cent) • 30-39: 9,770 (55.3 per cent) • 40-49: 10,601 (66 per cent) • 50-59: 14,863 (76.4 per cent) • 60-69: 19,937 (88 per cent) up from 18,784 • 70-79: 13,910 (96.1 per cent) up from 13,853 • 80+: 7,973 (96.4 per cent) up from 7,956 (96.2) Over the past week, the number of people in Huron and Perth Counties who are now fully vaccinated has increased to 16.2 per cent from 10.7, an increase of more than 7,000 people, totalling 20,700 fully-vaccinated residents.

Demographics for those in Huron and Perth Counties that are fully vaccinated are as follows: • 12-17: 98 (1 per cent) • 18-24: 705 (6 per cent) • 25-29: 736 (7.9 per cent) • 30-39: 1,446 (8.2 per cent) • 40-49: 1,571 (9.8 per cent) • 50-59: 2,623 (13.5 per cent) • 60-69: 3,560 (16.5 per cent) up from 2,065 • 70-79: 5,464 (37.7 per cent) up from 2,779 • 80+: 4,497 (54.4 per cent) up from 3,328 (40.3) For more information, visit hpph.ca.

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Letter to the Editor

Response itself makes case for pride flag: Sawchuk THE EDITOR, My name is Eleanor Sawchuk and I am a young queer woman who has spent my whole life in Huron County. This is my home, and I love it for everything that it has given me, but I have never felt truly safe and comfortable here.

Jason Hovius’s letter to the editor last week is a prime example of why. He argues that flying the pride flag is simply a gateway into flying the “vegan flag”, the “anti-gun control flag” (both of which are completely made up) or the confederate flag (representing southern American states fighting to keep enslaving people because of their race).

My identity as queer is not a viewpoint or a choice. It is a part of who I am.

I remember an activity in Grade 8, where my teacher asked us about issues we cared about. I felt afraid to write the of injustice gay equality

on my sticky note because of what my classmates might say. In that class, the most popular thing people were against was animal cruelty (and none of them were even vegan). I remember a friend of my mother’s worrying that her son being friends with a kid who she thought might be gay, would turn her son gay. I remember the insults of “that’s gay” lobbed around the schoolyard, and every time it stuck with me.

The argument presented in The Citizen by both Bernie Bailey and Chris Palmer that “everyone feels marginalized because of things that they say or do” is ridiculous. Their actions are by choice, ones that they were free to make. They are now the ones marginalizing their own constituents. Marginalization is entirely different from criticism, which is what these men have now brought upon themselves. Political leaders have the responsibility of

discussing and supporting social causes in all jurisdictions, and it hurts these men absolutely nothing to support all the people that elected them.

Hovius also says in his letter “what happens when in 100 years public opinion has changed?” He’s right that Huron county could be the laughingstock, but it wouldn’t be because they fly a pride flag. It would be because they choose not to.

Queer people have always been here. We will always be here, and anyone who looks at LGBTQ history will see that there is only an upward trend of acceptance. North Huron has missed the boat. Because when elected representatives make statements like “they can’t help it if people feel marginalized”, it paints their whole region with a wide brush.

One thing that has always been a topic of concern in Huron County is

the number of young people who grow up here and then leave to get jobs in the city, never coming back.

We wonder why that happens and I think one of the reasons is obvious enough: they feel unwelcome, ostracized and alienated by the place they spent their whole childhood.

My experience makes me want to do the same thing. I don’t want to spend my life in a place where I am not respected, and I know others who feel the same way. Hovius says that he doesn’t want to minimize our struggles, but instead he does exactly that.

The idea that the people responsible for residential schools “thought they were doing good for Indigenous children” needs to be addressed as well. Those leaders knew exactly what they were doing back in the 1860s: stripping the

Indigenous youth of their culture in order to appropriate their lands and resources. This is an especially serious topic, considering the recent discovery of more than 215 Indigenous children in unmarked graves in Kamloops B.C. It is a wild accusation to compare the LGBTQ community fighting for recognition to the inventors of residential schools, who created a system of abuse and trauma for people who were different from them.

We need to be celebrating, but more importantly respecting, what makes us different in our community, be it sexual orientation, gender identity, race, religion or ability. When we don’t, everyone loses. We look back on history now and see the choices we made that were wrong. Let’s not allow that to happen to us.

Eleanor Sawchuk.

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A friend whose door is always open!

John MacDuff, “Brief Thoughts for the Followers of Jesus” “Yes, He is altogether lovely! This is my Beloved, and this is my Friend!” Song of Songs 5:16

Tricks up his sleeve Steve Mann, top, impresses his granddaughter Tallulah Loughlin with some of his ringstacking tricks as her grandmother, Lynne Mann, left, and mother Jessica Loughlin, right, look on. This was Tallulah’s first Father’s Day as she approaches her first birthday.

(Photo submitted)

Nominations close Sept. 30 Continued from page 1 Earl, 1999; Lyle and Alice Brothers, 2000; Nelva and Spence Scott, 2001; Jo-Ann McDonald, 2002; Kathy Bridge, 2003; Jeff and Cathy Cardiff, 2004; Clara Blake, 2005; Phyllis Mitchell, 2006; Doug McArter, 2007; Nora Stephenson and Fran Bremner, 2008; Rene Richmond, 2009; Jim Prior, 2010; Cathrine Campbell, 2011; Jim and Lois Lee, 2012; Yvonne Knight, 2013; Dave Stephenson, 2014; Sandra Cable, 2015; Jean Davidson, 2016; Elaine Armstrong, 2017, Doug Sholdice, 2018, Mary Douma in 2019 and Bob Kellington, posthumously in 2020.

Past winners of the award in the Blyth area are: Evalena Webster, 1985; Frank and Cenetta Bainton,

1986; Winona McDougall, 1987; Margaret Whyte, 1989; Simon Hallahan, 1990; Dr. Richard Street, 1991; Bill and Maxine Seers, 1992; Margaret Caldwell, 1993; Helen Gowing, 1994; Don Scrimgeour, 1995; John Stewart, 1996; Janet Amos, 1997; Betty Battye, 1998; Robb Finch, Dave Cook, Brent Scrimgeour and Doug Walker, 1999; Murray Siertsema, 2000; Charlie Shaw, 2001; Lavern Clark, 2002; Bev Blair and Thelma Johnston,

2003; Steven Sparling, 2004; Don “Barney” Stewart, 2005; Lois van Vliet, 2006; Janice Henry, 2007; Joe Hallahan, 2008; Brock and Janis Vodden, 2009; Jean Nethery, 2010; Kay Hesselwood, 2011; Steve Howson, 2012; Barbara Bosman, 2013; Marian Hallahan, 2014; Nellie Mason, 2015; Ernie Phillips, 2016; Ric McBurney, 2017, Carl Nesbitt, 2018, Jane Smyth in 2019 and Annie Sparling in 2020.

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A Friend! How endearing the title! There is music in the very sound. But if there is something so sweet and precious in having an earthly friend -- then what is it to have a Heavenly one! It is of such, that the spouse is here speaking, even of Him who is the chief among ten thousand, and the altogether lovely one! O my soul, let me think of the Lord Jesus as my friend -my true friend my loving friend my faithful friend, my powerful friend, my seasonable friend, my unchanging friend, my friend who sticks closer than a brother, my friend who loves me at all times, and on all occasions!

In the enjoyment of the Saviour’s friendship, there are many precious privileges involved. One is, freedom of access to Him at all seasons, and under all circumstances.

In our fellowship with strangers, it is proper that some degree of reserve should be maintained. But it is not so with a well-known and thoroughly tested friend -- his heart and home are always open! Just so, Jesus is always ready to receive us, just as we are - guilty, polluted, and wretched!

Christian, the Lord Jesus is a friend whose door is always open! Knock whenever you will -- you are sure to be welcome. It is true -- He sits upon a throne -- but it is the throne of grace; and you are called upon to approach it, not in a spirit of fear and trembling -- but with filial confidence, that you may receive from His fullness, and find grace to help in time of need.

O my soul, what a friend have you in Christ!

“I have called you friends!” John 15:15 A Grace Gem Submitted by: Immanuel United Reformed Church, Listowel, ON 519-492-1359

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Editorials & Opinions

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Starving the trolls Last week, CBC News turned off commenting on its Facebook page for a month as a pilot project. While social media platforms can help journalists to find stories and promote their own work, the toxicity in the comment sections has become unbearable. The abuse is thrown in all directions - at the reporters, the subjects of the stories and amongst the commenters themselves. The broadcaster was even finding itself limiting which stories that it would share to its Facebook page, based on knowing which types of stories would lead to angry, racist or misogynistic comments. It will take the next few weeks to evaluate how best to utilize these platforms to serve the audience and minimize the negative impact.

It had gotten to the point where CBC had to evaluate the health and safety of its staff, including those who had to wade into the muck to moderate the comments. It is also evaluating the cost (both financially and in terms of workload) to maintain its Facebook pages and make them safe places for its staff, journalists and audience.

While the comments sections of news sites and social media have always had their fair share of both angry readers and trolls, over the past several years the level of hate and abuse have reached vitriolic levels.

Much of this can be traced back to conservatives in the U.S. and their attacks on “fake news”, allowing this climate of mistrust to thrive.

Commenting and healthy debate can increase a reader’s knowledge but not when it takes the form of rage, insults and misinformation. – DS

Shine a light Late last week, the provincial government announced accelerated and expanded eligibility for second doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.

This was good news for the nearly 75 per cent of Ontarians aged 12 and up who have received their first vaccine dose (and over 70 per cent of Canadians aged 12 and up).

Instead, the government is saying that by the end of the month, anyone over the age of 18 who has received a first vaccine dose can book their second appointment, provided it is at least 28 days after their first dose. This is far ahead of schedule, both according to the Ontario government’s framework and best estimate predictions of those in their 20s, 30s and 40s who thought it might be September or October before their first dose, with hopes of a second dose before Christmas.

This good news comes because of several factors. First, vaccine availability has dramatically increased in Canada, with good news on that front seemingly coming every day. Second, however, is not-sogood news, as the concerning Delta variant of the virus is making the rounds in the province and having people fully vaccinated will better people’s chances of avoiding the more infectious strain of COVID-19.

From the slow origins of vaccine distribution in Canada to watching with envy as countries like the United States and England return to (a new) normal, Canadians and Ontarians have felt, at times, left behind.

However, thanks to our patience and the kindness of our neighbours, there does seem to be light at the end of the tunnel and a promise of a future full of seeing friends and family, hugs with loved ones and a bustling Ontario with restaurants, bars and shops humming again. – SL

Out and about Living in a small town means one thing above all else: everyone knows who you are and what you’re about, for good or for ill.

While we always see the benefit of this kind of close-knit community, with people coming together to support those who have suffered loss or face insurmountable problems, there’s another side to it that may not immediately spring to mind: being different in such a community.

That was recently highlighted by a new documentary that explores how rural communities mark pride celebrations during Pride Month.

Called Small Town Pride, the film, which premiered at this year’s Inside Out Festival in Toronto, focused on three smaller Canadian communities (when compared to major city centres) that host pride celebrations: Norman Wells in the Northwest Territories, Taber in Alberta and Annapolis Royal in Nova Scotia. The film starts with a quote from Zeynep Tonak, an organizer for the pride event in Annapolis Royal, who explains how being a part of a tight-knit community can be a doubleedged sword for those not living the life they’re meant to live. “I think the anonymity of pride in a big city is comforting for a lot of people.

Everyone goes home from pride, and on the subway they strip off their glitter and they take off their stickers and they go back to their normal life,” Tonak said. “But I think in a small town, the best and the worst part is that you can’t do that. You can’t ignore it, you can’t get away from it.”

That’s what makes recognizing pride and similar affirming events so important in rural communities: dispelling the stigma that forces individuals with different sexual identities to leave our communities for larger city centres where they can more easily live their lives.

We need to make sure that everyone feels welcome and that means recognizing the different identities in our communities. – JDS

Looking Back Through the Years June 18, 1964 The Brussels Lions Club installed its new slate of officers for the coming year, with Charles Thomas being named the president, taking over for Cecil Parker. Robert Raymond was named the first vicepresident, while Ralph Pearson was named the second vice-president.

Nineteen young people were registered for Kindergarten for Brussels Public School in September. Mrs. C. Matheson would be teaching them in the fall.

Mary Watson was crowned the Hi-T Queen of 1964/1965 at the final dance of the season. About 150 teens were in attendance.

June 19, 1974 Two 15-year-old boys, Leslie Cook and Robbie Burkholder, raised $900 towards repairs to be made to the Blyth arena thanks to a trip they took from Blyth to London, alternating as one pushed the other in a wheelbarrow, donated

by Cronin’s Home Hardware.

They began the trek early on a Monday morning, finishing by Tuesday night, stopping for meals and to sleep in between.

In addition to all of the press the boys garnered for their trip, they were also able to go roller skating in Lucan with three girls they had met earlier.

The Blyth Standard welcomed a new member to the staff as Dianne Cook joined the team. A Central Huron Secondary School graduate, Cook would be a “Gal Friday”, according to the newspaper, doing everything from looking after the office to running “Myrtle”, the computerized typesetting machine.

June 19, 1996 A gala party was set to mark the official opening of the 22nd season of the Blyth Festival with the world

premiere of Barndance Live! on June 21. In addition, the work of award-winning London artist Bonnie Parkinson would be on display at the Blyth Festival Art Gallery that night.

Jessie Engel, a lifelong resident of Brussels, marked a milestone when she reached her 100th birthday. Residents of the village gathered at St. John’s Anglican Church to celebrate the milestone with Engel.

Grey Township was set to mark its 140th anniversary on the weekend of June 28-30. Many events were scheduled for the weekend, including the dedication of the new pavilion at the ballpark in Ethel, exhibition baseball games, a parade and a breakfast hosted by the Grey Fire Department.

Belgrave Girl Guide Jackie Seevers received a certificate to celebrate reaching the milestone of selling 50 boxes of Girl Guide cookies during the group’s spring campaign. She also received a gift from her home Guiding group.

To mark his retirement from the world of education, Principal Ron Jewitt was honoured with the planting of a tree at Hullett Central Public School, donated by the school’s Advisory Council. The council also gifted Jewitt a tree to be planted at his home.

June 23, 2011 A new public school proposed to be built in Wingham had a green light now as two of its final barriers had been removed. North Huron Council approved the site plan for the school and Bob Pike’s appeals had also been withdrawn.

North Huron Councillors Brock Vodden and Ray Hallahan voted against passing the site plan for the school, while Chief Administrative

Officer Gary Long said he felt the construction of the new school was “good news” for the municipality.

Huron East Mayor Bernie MacLellan said he intended to run for the position of Huron County Warden later that year. MacLellan said he had first considered running for the county’s top position 10 years earlier, but in his heart he knew he didn’t have the time to commit to the position back then, though he felt he did in 2011.

The Walton Brewers won their most recent game by a score of 9-1, defeating the Fullarton A’s. The Brewers built upon a 7-0 lead after four innings to close out the game on the right side of an eight-run gap.

Rev. Tom Murray of Knox United Church in Belgrave was installed as the chair of the HuronPerth Presbytery at a ceremony held on June 14 at Camp Bimini near Stratford. The Presbytery, part of the United Church of Canada, covered 42 pastoral charges and approximately 60 churches from Stratford to Grand Bend and Exeter to Wingham.

With the new public school in Wingham given the go-ahead, the Avon Maitland District School Board had chosen Alice McDowell, the principal of Blyth Public School at the time, to be the first principal in the new school’s history.

The husband-and-wife team of Danuta and Vlodek Tydor from the Elmira area were set to kick off the Blyth Festival Art Gallery season with their exhibit of ceramic sculptures and oil paintings, entitled “Footsteps in the Garden”.

North Huron Council approved the creation of a Business Improvement Area in Blyth with a unanimous vote in favour.

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Other Views

Shared projects build communities

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he generosity that builds communities and the worry about self-interest that drives them apart was nicely summed up in the June 10 issue of The Citizen.

Inside the paper, the ongoing bickering between North Huron and MorrisTurnberry went on with North Huron Reeve Bernie Bailey expressing disappointment that Morris-Turnberry was calling off a partnership to share building department services.

But on page one, there were two stories that bode well for the future strength of the Brussels community, which cross municipal boundaries. Headlining the page was the announcement of a $3.4 million grant from the federal and provincial governments ($1.9 million federal, $1.5 million provincial) toward the $4.6 million renovation of the Brussels, Morris and Grey (BMG) Community Centre. Lower on the page was a story on plans for Brussels’ 150th anniversary homecoming celebration.

The BMG story brought back memories for an old-timer like me of community pride and mobilization back in 1976 after changes in the provincial building code led to dozens of community arenas across the province being condemned because they couldn’t meet the new standard. I happened to run newspapers in two of those communities, Blyth and Teeswater, at that time and saw the determination in both communities not to let their arenas, a centre of community pride, falter. I also watched the impressive reaction in Brussels and the community’s determination, rural and urban residents alike, to build back better.

In Blyth, with its centennial celebration scheduled the following summer, and a working arena essential for that celebration, the community sprang into instant action. After

Keith Roulston From the cluttered desk a June community meeting, teams of volunteers mobilized. It was decided the most practical solution was to remove the condemned building and construct a new one over the same ice surface, using the same icemaking plant but adding new dressing rooms and a community hall on one end.

In a short order, volunteers were tearing down the old structure and fundraising had begun. By winter, a new arena was in place and enough money had been raised to have it fully paid for.

The Brussels community had more ambitious plans. The old arena had been crowded into a lot downtown while the fall fair was held at the fairgrounds in the north end of the village, without the use of the arena. The community decided to start fresh, building a new arena at the south end of the village and moving the fairground to the same site.

The building envisioned, which would include a very large ground-floor community hall, was much more expensive than Blyth’s plans. Brussels, Morris and Grey’s councils all kicked in with no argument and funds from the province’s new Wintario lottery were also promised but there was still a huge requirement for community fundraising.

The people didn’t disappoint. Individual donations and gifts from service clubs flowed in. The Brussels catering group was set up to

raise money from catering events at the new community hall and also operated a food tent for the massive crowds at the 1978 International Plowing Match outside of Wingham. It’s hard to measure how much strength both Brussels and Blyth gained by rolling up their sleeves and co-operating to rebuild their arenas.

Homecomings also have an effect of building pride and binding communities together. My first was the centennial of my home village of Lucknow. As a kid, it was the biggest and most exciting few days I’d ever experienced.

Since then, I’ve been part of the 1977 Centennial in Blyth and covered several homecoming celebrations in Brussels, always amazed at the boost of community confidence and energy that each event engendered.

Less noticed on pages two and three of that same June 10 Citizen was a story showing long-term rewards gained by such community-wide action. Though much diminished because of pandemic restrictions from what it might have been ordinarily, the 100th anniversary of the opening celebrations of Blyth Memorial Community Hall on June 5, 1921 was quietly marked.

That building rose because the village didn’t have a community hall and visionary residents felt that instead of building a cenotaph they should build a memorial hall. Of course without that hall there would be no Blyth Festival which has become an important economic driver to the Blyth economy in nonpandemic times.

So for those tired of the ongoing wrestling match between neighbouring municipalities, remember councils aren’t real communities, people are. Work together for common goals and good things will happen.

A lesson well-learned from my mother

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he era I grew up in was one of collectibles and stories about how, someday, some trinket, card or toy could be worth a fortune if it were wellmaintained. It led to me hoarding some things that, in the end, didn’t prove to be of much value until my daughter found them enjoyable.

It’s not like I bought things because I thought they’d be valuable down the road, I would just occasionally decide that something may be worth some money some day and think I should keep it.

In my defence, I haven’t been totally wrong; I now own a handful of things that, if I sold them, would definitely make for a profit. The problem is, however, finding someone who is willing to pay what they’re worth.

That was the refrain my mother always repeated to me when I talked about how much something may be worth. “It’s only worth [something] if someone’s in front of you with the money.” She was right. Things are only worth what people are willing to pay for them, and that attitude spans from the smallest items to the most expensive purchases.

On the smaller end, did you know that specific Lego sets are intensely sought after by fans of the building toy (or “modular building collectors”, as they like to be called) for various reasons?

One such set, the Green Grocer set, (set number 10185 in case you’re wondering) goes for upwards of $1,700 on eBay because it comes with a number of the rare 1x8 “sand green” bricks.

“Modular building collectors” were apparently hoping that the brick would once again be made as part of the Steve Guiness Typewriter set (named because Guiness created it). Unfortunately, the newly-created

Denny Scott Denny’s Den set won’t include the sought-after brick, meaning collectors need to keep shelling out as much as my first car was worth for a handful of plastic.

And as for why I know about this - don’t worry, I’m not spending that much money on Lego. The news article came through my newsfeed likely because of my separate interests in antique typewriters and Lego (the former for me and the latter for my daughter… and me).

If you think the idea of spending that kind of money on Lego is a little looney, you can look to the local housing market as another example. People are paying four or five times what houses went for as early as a decade ago.

Not that we’re looking to move, but one of my wife’s favourite pastimes (that I indulge because I’m interested as well) is looking at houses for sale in the area. We don’t need to upgrade (provided Ashleigh and I can start rehoming some of the keepsakes we both have taking up storage space).

I don’t mean physically looking at them taking up people’s time like that would just be cruel – but she does often check out the online listings and, had we not bought our home when we did a decade ago, we might not have found a home in Blyth.

So where is this all going? Well, that lesson had an interesting impact a few weeks back and I didn’t realize it until I was looking for a

specific book and found some old collectibles.

As I laid hands on them, my eyes filled with dollar signs. Then, however, I realized that only weeks before, I had started my daughter down the same path of hoarding things that will only really increase in value over an entire lifetime and then won’t be enjoyed.

She had, through a Happy Meal received some Pokemon cards and I told her we’d put them away because I had already heard stories about how single cards were going for over $100. Not even thinking, I looked them up and realized the cards she had were definitely not those ones, but I still left them on a high-up shelf in her room, thinking I was doing her a favour.

Even if the cards doubled in value over the next 10 years, with inflation, she likely wouldn’t get enough selling them to do more than take her dear old dad out for a Big Mac on his birthday. Somewhere, in the back of my mind, I knew that, but I still put those cards up.

If she’s anything like me, she’ll have more fun with those cards while they last than she would with the money they may be worth some day. I know this because, on the rare occasions I’ve sold things through auctions or to collectors, I’ve always held out for a better deal, sometimes to the point that I get nothing for them at all and end up holding on to the items.

So I took the cards down and, in an exercise of great willpower, handed them to my daughter and said, “Have fun.” That’s the one thing I wasn’t ready for as a parent: how much growing up I had to do to make sure she could grow up right.

Of course the real end of the story is where she had forgotten about them, lost interest, and I ended up putting them back on that high shelf for a rainy day.

Shawn Loughlin Shawn’s Sense

Father of the Year

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ow, I would never be so arrogant as to bestow the title of “Father of the Year” on myself, but it does make for a good title to this column. A more appropriate title, perhaps, would have been “Father of a Year”.

When the COVID-19 pandemic struck, back in March of 2020, I began keeping a notebook for my work here at The Citizen. Previously, I never had trouble keeping things straight and would almost never forget a story, a deadline or anything else pertaining to my job. But, when the pandemic hit and uncertainty from week to week became the name of the game, I needed help to keep organized. Since then, I’ve been making note in that book of editorial ideas, story lists and other to-do items.

I had a moment the other day and I flipped back to the page planning for one year ago, the June 25, 2020 issue, and there was a star in the top righthand corner, reminding me to write an extra column or two in advance of our due date.

Our due date was July 8, but Jess went into labour in the late hours of June 26. We went to Goderich, were sent to Stratford, and then, at 11:23 a.m. on June 27, our daughter was born.

So, while I had the opportunity to reflect on being a father for the first time on the weekend for my first (official) Father’s Day, I am now days away from Tallulah’s first birthday.

Spending my first year as a father under the cloud of a pandemic has been many things. It’s been frustrating, worrying and upsetting, but it’s also been joyous, educational and loving. I have written this before, but I think years from now, Jess and I will look back at this year with Tallulah, in many ways hidden from the world, and appreciate the time we were able to spend together, free from pop-ins, mandatory family and friend visits, play dates and everything else that can eat away at your time together. It was just two parents and their infant child; a small, loving family learning together.

That scenario has its drawbacks, of course, in that grandparents, uncles, aunts, cousins, friends and neighbours suffered as a result, but it has almost felt like the parenting equivalent of the early days of many relationships. You know: the two of you in a tiny apartment with no money, no furniture and no food, but you’re in love - all before mortgages, careers, joint bank accounts and doing each other’s laundry.

The first year of Tallulah’s life, again, under a pandemic, has at once felt glacial and rapid.

However, becoming a father is truly the most important thing I’ve done in my life.

Of course, I’m not even close to the first person to posit that, but I have learned that all of the clichés are true. It does change you and it is, in many ways, the most important job one can have. (I am, of course, including being a mother in this for the women - we can just say being a parent.)

Becoming a father has taught me a lot about life and about being alive. It has also taught me about what is important and how that can clash dramatically with what we think is important.

So much of what we do here at The Citizen is wrapped up in complaining. We complain in our columns and editorials, residents complain in letters or at council meetings, councillors complain in their capacity as elected officials and Denny complains about, well, everything.

I have found I complain a lot less these days (though some will no doubt disagree with me).

There are things to get worked up over, but I find they are a lot different for me than they used to be. Becoming a father has done that.

I am lucky, I am challenged, I am learning, I am caring and loving and I want to be a good person for Tallulah because I am a father.

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Fire department partners for Father’s Day meal A NOTE FROM BETTY

By Betty Graber Watson Call 887-9231

As we move along the days of June, it seems there is a lot to be happy about moving forward.

We’ve hit the summer solstice and now try to remember all that implies. Ancient days, the sun, history, the land, the season, all have a bit to do with June 21. Yes, summer is really, really here.

Monday is also noted as National Indigenous Peoples Day. Time that,

perhaps this year, we really will listen and hear the stories from their homes. It’s also a time to celebrate the people who opened this land we call ours! Our history for years only told the winners’ side. Over 600 nations had lived and worked the land before the “settlers” came.

Seventy dialects remain today of people who have lived here for thousands of years. Our relatives

sailed here, landed and took anything they wanted. With no regard for lives or land, they settled where they wanted. The equality of all people was not a consideration.

So, as stories are finally heard and more people actually listen, maybe we can right a few wrongs.

The stories are beyond our belief; land taken, protesters murdered, items literally stolen, forced removal from homes, oh my. Like the announcement of the finding of the 215 wee bodies, it would not have been tolerated if the skin were white. Now it’s time to listen, and actually do something to make us proud to share this Canada equally.

My good friend Jeanette Boynton died last week in London. To have a long-time buddy for over 40 years is a blessing. Sharing stories and life with Jeanette has been a privilege. In the 1980s the Boyntons bought C.I.L. and came to Brussels with twin boys, Jeff and Jody. They settled in and became part of our community. The United Church, the 5Rs, Lions, St. John Ambulance and council all benefited from their arrival. As well, keeping up with boys was a challenge as many interesting things happened in the questionable company of Marc, Chris, Donald, Bruce, Jeff, Ian, Craig and others.

So farewell Jeanette, years of life shared are the memories I’ll ponder in the time ahead.

Our fine fire department folks were looking after us again on

Sunday. Along with the Rollin Roaster people, we were offered a very tasty and generous meal. It was good to see the many faces of the department along the pick-up route. So, thanks for the good food and your community commitment.

It’s your last chance to get your $25 ticket from the Lions Club.

Like last year, you may win a $100 voucher for many area businesses in the KickStart ticket sales. This is a win-win, the club gets needed money, the businesses are cash ahead and you have a chance of winning a $100 voucher to a business you might not usually support. So call a Lions member, get a ticket. The draw is Saturday at Foodland.

As we relax a bit, the virus is still out and about so keep alert, keep your distance, wear your mask and always be kind.

Bye now, Betty G.W.

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Serving it up The Brussels division of the Huron East Fire Department held a Father’s Day meal on Sunday in place of its typical Father’s Day Breakfast, which had to be cancelled due to COVID-19. The firefighters, with the help of local caterer the Rollin Roaster, sold over 1,000 tickets to the meal. (Photo submitted)

At the Branch

Live Stream Virtual Brussels Cemetery Decoration Service Sunday, June 27 On the Legion Facebook Page at 2:00 pm You are invited to watch

New ‘Catch the Ace’ coming

By Jo-Ann McDonald It’s been a quiet time around the Brussels Legion Branch but at least there is some hope of re-opening soon. Along with re-opening will be the resumption of the Catch the Ace draw. We ended the last draw with a winner so we will be starting a new draw. Tickets will be available as soon as we get the go ahead and can be open. Watch for more information.

NEWS FROM BRUSSELS

The Poppy Committee has been busy at the Brussels Cemetery looking for the gravesites that will have a painted Poppy stone placed beside it. They are being placed to recognize the 100th anniversary of the Poppy and will be done before decoration service. You will be able to look for the stones after Friday of this week when they will be placed.

Decoration service will likely be

virtual because of the limit of 10 for outside gatherings. It will be livestreamed at 2 p.m. Sunday. If anyone does attend, they will be asked to social distance from the service.

The month of June is rolling along and it will be July 1 before you know it. Have you booked your fish fry dinners? Call Deb at 519531-1125 or e-mail the Branch at legion218@ezlink.ca.

Last chance to get your tickets!

Brussels Lions Club presents

KICKSTART 2021 Total prize value of more than $6,200

More than 40 prizes to be won!

Tickets: $25

Tickets available from Brussels Lions Club Members or send an email to tickets@brusselslions.ca including your full name, address, phone number and indicate the number of tickets you wish to purchase.

Payment can be made by e-transfer to tickets@brusselslions.ca or mail a cheque to Lion Jim Prior, Box 123, Brussels, ON N0G 1H0.

Confirmation of your order will be sent when payment has been received.

Draw to be held Saturday, June 26 at the Brussels Foodland Parking Lot

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Fish Fry with all the fixins’ July 1 Reservations for drive thru times from 5-7 pm

Snack time Local photographer Liz Allan caught this robin mid-snack. Share your nature photos with The Citizen by e-mailing them to reporter@northhuron.on.ca. (Photo courtesy of Liz Allan of the Maitland Valley Camera Club)

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THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 2021. PAGE 7.

Council supports changed residential development

By Denny Scott The Citizen

The ongoing residential development at the north end of

Blyth is set to continue as developer Gary Rutledge has abandoned plans for a retirement home and taken steps to develop several smaller parcels instead.

During North Huron Township Council’s Monday night meeting, Rutledge, representing Rutling Holdings Ltd., presented an option to use one large lot left at the

Sweet tooth central Sweets N’ Treats, a Wingham-based store, opened a new location in Blyth over the weekend. The opening was weeks in the making with significant renovations being made to the building that houses the specialty shop. Above, Debbie Busby welcomed visitors during the grand opening held on Saturday and Sunday. Aside from answering questions and ringing up purchases, Busby offered free samples of gelato at the site.

northeastern corner of the development for five detached developments and one high-density residential development comprising a six-unit townhouse structure.

Part of the undeveloped property will also be turned into a cul-de-sac street, extending Gloria Street, to allow access to the new development.

“Originally, the applicant wanted to build a seniors’ retirement home,” Huron County Planner Monica Walker-Bolton said.

“However, due to the barriers from COVID-19 and the high demand for other development, the owner of the land decided to go in a different direction.”

While council supported the changes, Councillor Kevin Falconer was disappointed with the change in direction.

“It would have been much anticipated and well received to have the retirement home,” he said.

“Some of the people moving into fourplexes were looking forward to having somewhere else to go [later in life].”

Falconer said that long-term care facilities are needed for the area’s aging population, and he was looking forward to having one close to the village.

Rutledge, later in the meeting, explained it wasn’t a long-term care facility, but a retirement home, and that he had received no feedback from people in the recentlydeveloped neighbourhood about

wanting to further downsize from the existing townhouses to a retirement home.

Councillor Chris Palmer asked if the six townhouses on the highdensity lot would be closer to a retirement home in space, asking if they had smaller footprints, however Rutledge said the intention is those six units wouldn’t be rentals, but would be for sale, and would have basements, giving them similar footage to the existing townhouses.

Council decided to support the proposed plan of subdivision for the property.

NEWS FROM BLYTH

(Denny Scott photo)

Local churches to open soon From Marilyn’s Desk

By Marilyn Craig Call 523-9318

Happy birthday to Quinton Hakkers who will celebrate on June 24.

Happy anniversary to Kevin and Lorie Falconer, who will celebrate on June 28.

Many of our churches are opening up with indoor or outdoor services with COVID-19 restrictions applied. Many churches that are holding outdoor services

are asking everyone to bring their lawn chairs along so they can space them out.

As we begin to open up after a lengthy shutdown we are all asked to be safe and wear our masks and practise physical distancing.

Stay safe this week and give someone a phone call to let them know you are thinking of them.

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SUDOKU Fun By The Numbers Like puzzles?

Then you’ll love sudoku. This mindbending puzzle will have you hooked from the moment you square off, so sharpen your pencil and put your sudoku savvy to the test!

Father’s Day fun The Citizen welcomed families from around the region to share how their families were celebrating the Father’s Day weekend, whether that be at home, enjoying some fun activities or even just taking in a campfire like Citizen reporter Denny Scott did with his daughter Mary Jane. As is tradition for the family, s’mores soon followed. (Photo submitted)

Here’s How It Works: Sudoku puzzles are formatted as a 9x9 grid, broken down into nine 3x3 boxes. To solve a sudoku, the numbers 1 through 9 must fill each row, column and box. Each number can appear only once in each row, column and box. You can figure out the order in which the numbers will appear by using the numeric clues already provided in the boxes. The more numbers you name, the easier it gets to solve the puzzle!

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Fed steers, heifers sell at higher prices Total receipts for Brussels Livestock for the week ending June 18 were 1,255 cattle and 527 lambs and goats.

On Tuesday, fed steers and heifers sold with prices $2 to $3 higher than last week’s higher market. Choice steers and heifers sold $155 to $163.50 with sales to $166. Second-cut cattle sold $147 to $155. Aged and medium-fed steers and heifers sold $110 to $135. Holstein steers and heifers sold $94 to $130. Cows sold on a strong active trade with higher prices.

On Thursday, veal sold barely steady to last week. Lambs, sheep

and goats all sold steady.

On Friday, calves and yearlings sold on a very strong market with choice cattle selling on a higher market. George Hinz of Monkton, consigned six head. One red heifer weighed 1,345 lbs. and sold for a price of $163.

Greg Higgins of Brussels, consigned 24 head. Eleven black steers averaged 1,492 lbs. and sold for an average price of $163.50.

There were 200 cows on offer.

Beef sold $98 to $105 with sales to $123; good holstein cows, $90 to $96; medium holstein cows, $85 to $89; plain cows, $75 to $84.

There were 165 head of veal on

offer. Beef veal sold $160 to $191; good holsteins, $112 to $126; SL heavy holsteins, $110 to $124; heavy holsteins, $84 to $110; medium holsteins, $105 to $115; plain holsteins, $84 to $105.

Jim Maw of Forest, consigned six head. One grey heifer weighed 885 lbs. and sold for a price of $191.

James Vanderheide of Mitchell, consigned 15 head. One holstein steer weighed 675 lbs. and sold for a price of $126.

Lambs under 50 lbs. sold $323.75 to $335; 50 - 64 lbs., $330 to $410; 65 - 79 lbs., $276.50 to $310; 80 94 lbs., $257.25 to $270; 95 - 109 lbs., $249.50 to $254; 110 lbs. and

over, $233 to $250.

Sheep sold $100 to $250.

Goats: billies sold $150 to $400; nannies, $100 to $250; kids: meat, $450 to $540; dairy, $350 to $455.

Andrew Patterson of Appin, consigned two head. One kid goat weighed 62 lbs. and sold for a price of $540. Lars Steunebrink of Kirkton, consigned 23 head. Six kid goats averaged 55 lbs. and sold for an average price of $470.

Top quality stocker steers, 400 499 lbs. sold $170 to $237; 500 599 lbs., $224 to $249; 600 - 699 lbs., $204.25 to $226.50; 700 - 799 lbs., $180 to $206; 800 - 899 lbs., $189 to $205; 900 - 999 lbs.,

Last week, the Ontario government announced a shuffle in its cabinet, resulting in several key members and ministerial positions changing hands. A notable change impacting the Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) and its members is the departure of the Hon. Ernie Hardman as Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. The Hon. Lisa Thompson will lead the agriculture and rural portfolio in Ontario.

With the next provincial election approximately one year away, Ontario Premier Hon. Doug Ford restructured his cabinet resulting in eight elected officials moving ministries, seven newly appointed ministers and five moved out of cabinet. We thank Premier Ford for his continued support of the agrifood sector by appointing strong, valued leaders to champion agriculture and rural communities.

As we collectively embark on a new path with Hon. Lisa Thompson as Minister of Agriculture, Food

and Rural Affairs, the OFA would like to acknowledge and recognize the significant contributions of Hon. Ernie Hardeman as a champion of the industry and our rural communities.

Minister Hardeman was a true advocate for agriculture and rural Ontario and understood the importance of our sector to the entire province.

“We engaged regularly with Minister Hardman over the past few years and wholeheartedly appreciate his passion for agriculture and his desire to see our dynamic industry grow, innovate and move forward,” said OFA President, Peggy Brekveld. “We wish him the best of luck in his future endeavours and appreciated our time working together for the betterment of Ontario agriculture.”

The OFA has built a solid relationship with Minister Thompson during her tenure in cabinet and as a Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP). The organization worked closely with

her last year while serving in her previous role as Minister of Government and Consumer Services. Minister Thompson was a key partner in addressing the OFA’s concerns with the Not-for-Profit Corporations Act (ONCA) and the potential negative impacts on our democratic structure.

“Minister Thompson has a valuable understanding of farm and rural issues and has a direct connection to those communities,” said Brekveld. “We look forward to working alongside her to grow the industry and continue to focus on the priorities and opportunities that will stimulate economic growth for all Ontarians.”

Additional high profile moves within cabinet include Dave Piccini taking over for Jeff Yurek as the new Minister of Environment, Todd Smith appointed as Minister of Energy, Kinga Surma assumes the role of Minister of Infrastructure and Greg Rickford receives a merged role as the new Minister of

Northern Development, Mining, Natural Resources, along with Indigenous Affairs. This new ministry will focus on economic growth, development and sustainability in northern Ontario.

A change in leadership within the government offers the opportunity to engage new ministries, MPPs and staff to better understand the vital role the agri-food industry and rural communities have in producing economic prosperity for the province.

The OFA looks forward to reaching out, building a relationship and having a conversation about the importance of considering regulations and policies that impact agriculture from all perspectives.

OFA welcomes Thompson announcement

New 4-H Vet Club meets

By Lily Shapton The Brussels/Belgrave 4-H Vet Club held its second meeting over Zoom on Tuesday, June 8. This meeting was dedicated to learning all about chickens.

We started our meeting with the 4-H pledge. This was followed with the roll call, asking, “What do you know about chickens?”, followed by the secretary and press reports.

We then welcomed guest speaker Al Dam. Al is the chicken specialist with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. Al gave an informative presentation on topics related to chickens, such as challenges you may face raising chickens; breeds, eggs, diseases and the supplies you need.

During Al’s presentation we viewed a video with all the different stages of a chicken as it is forming in the egg.

We followed the presentation with a quiz covering the topics discussed earlier in the meeting.

Leader Shannon noted the next meeting on June 22. We will be joining another club and we will be

learning about an animal that we most likely will not have on a farm.

Hint: it’s really big.

We then adjourned the meeting by reciting the 4-H motto “Learn to do by Doing.”

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$177.50 to $191.50; 1,000 lbs. and over, $171.50 to $180.75.

Top quality stocker heifers, 400 499 lbs. sold $221.50 to $238; 500 - 599 lbs., $191.50 to $221; 600 699 lbs., $190 to $203; 700 - 799 lbs., $167 to $195; 800 - 899 lbs., $163.50 to $169.75; 900 lbs. and over, $154 to $169.75.

Amos Martin of Douglas, consigned 20 head. Nine charolais heifers averaged 919 lbs. and sold for an average price of $169.75.

Christian Brubacher of Wroxeter, consigned 12 head. Four simmental steers averaged 1,015 lbs. and sold for an average price of $180.75.

Steve Pastoor of Kerwood, consigned 40 head. Fifteen charolais steers averaged 1,026 lbs. and sold for an average price of $178.

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Brussels firefighters provide easy Father’s Day meal

Feeding the masses The Brussels Firefighters made Father’s Day dinner an easy task with a chicken dinner by partnering with the Rollin Roaster. Above, firefighters prepare the meals for pick-up at the drive-thru event. Typically, the firefighters would host a Father’s Day breakfast, however COVID-19 protocols likely changed those plans. (Photo submitted)

PEOPLE AROUND WALTON

By Jo-Ann McDonald Call 887-6570

We hope the men out there enjoyed a wonderful Father’s Day. It was made really easy with the Brussels firefighters providing a drive-thru chicken dinner.

It was a week of good news and bad news around the area. Good news first! Congratulations to firsttime grandparents Keith and Pam McLean. Son Brock and Ashley have welcomed a bouncing baby boy to their lives. George Jonathon

arrived last week and everyone is excited about the new addition.

Congratulations!

Another set of first-time grandparents is Kevin and Rose Kellington. Daughter Tori and Brandon Fischer have welcomed Brooks Cole to their lives. An exciting time for all.

Congratulations.

Congratulations to Jacob McGavin on graduating from the University of Toronto as a Medical Doctor. A virtual graduation service was held to celebrate the success of the 2021 graduating class. Jacob will be doing his Residency at University Hospital at Western

University for the next two years.

Congratulations to Jacob!

Another happy event happened in Stratford for some former and present Brussels folks. Cora Alcock was in Stratford visiting with former Brusselite Carol Long and they went out for lunch. Another former Brusselite, Pat Langlois, with daughter Susan were also in Stratford and out for lunch. The foursome ran into each other at the restaurant and it became a wonderful happy occasion. The group had a nice visit and Carol wants to say hello to all of her friends in Brussels.

The folks of Walton are mourning the passing of another long-time resident of the area. Our condolences to the family of Alice Searle. She will be missed by her daughters Helen, Gail and Mary and their families. She was predeceased by her husband Allan.

They farmed on the 9th of Morris having some dairy cows. They retired to Goderich and have enjoyed many years there. They were at Walmart having coffee most afternoons and you could count on having a short visit with them when you went to shop. Our sympathies are extended to the Searle and Huether families.

Our condolences are offered to Elsie Carter and family on the passing of her brother-in-law Gordon Carter. He will be missed by his children Lloyd, Joyce and Annette and their families. Gordon farmed at one time near Blyth before moving to Tavistock. Our sympathies to all.

Some farmers had a bit of a setback with the corn crop this past week because of the cold nights.

The frost was hit-and-miss around the area with some parts of a field being hit, though not the rest. It is a wait-and-see if the corn will come out of it.

We send our get-well and speedy recovery wishes to Madeline Steiss who had a fall and suffered a broken hip. She is in Stratford Hospital at time of writing and we hope she is doing well. We are thinking of you!

We are in the last full week of school and most children are ready to be done with online learning.

They have a few days next week and then summer holidays.

Hopefully they return to in-class learning in September, if we are all doing our part in getting vaccinated, hand washing and wearing masks.

The gradual re-opening hopefully starts by the end of next week (no confirmation of that yet); a happy time for hairdressers, barbers, sports, gatherings and lots more.

Everyone needs to keep up the good work by being careful and safe.

Celebrating birthdays last week were Jamie Clark, Aaron Johnston, Dawson Dunbar, Kiara Driscoll, Margaret McInroy, Sue Hannon, Adam McClure, Tyson McGavin, Brielle Ryan, Elle Braecker, Dianne Godkin, Wenda Humphries, Carolyn Sullivan, Craig Ellis, Carol Boneshankster, Kevin Flaxbard, Kelly Godkin, Chase Hackwell, Fletcher Delay, Logan Ellis, Noah Gillis, Jill Fritz, Maya Armstrong.

Happy birthday to all!

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A legen-dairy encounter Local photographer Tyler Jutzi captured this Eastern Milksnake recently and shared the shot with The Citizen. You can do the same by e-mailing your photos to reporter@northhuron.on.ca. (Tyler Jutzi photo)

Select your desired pick-up time and contact any member of the Atwood Lions.

You can also buy tickets online by searching our Atwood Lions Facebook page or go to www.theranch100.com for a link.

5:00-5:30 Tickets available 5:30-6:00 from Ralph’s ESSO in Atwood 6:00-6:30

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Let’s make Atwood #1 on Canada Day Decorate your home with red and white to show your Canada Day spirit.

Judging begins at 12:30 pm

Atwood Sidewalk Chalk Art We invite all homes and businesses to decorate sidewalks in Atwood with Canada Day art created with sidewalk chalk. And for those willing in other parts of North Perth, join the fun and send in your photos!

Free Chalk is available at Ralph’s ESSO, Moffatt & Powell RONA, and McDonagh/Cockwell Insurance.

Craft Float Parade Mayor Todd Kasenberg has challenged us to decorate small Craft Floats for a Canada Day online Craft Float Parade! With entries expected from other parts of Canada - let’s really turn out our local colours!

Colouring Contest The Atwood Lions invite children to participate in a Colouring Contest.

Copies available at the Listowel Banner office and at any Branch of the NPP library.

NEW Poster Contest Canada Day Celebrations ~ Past ~ Present ~ Future!

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ATWOOD ROCKS Who can’t “weight” for July 1st?

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Canada Day the “weight” is over.

PAGE 10. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 2021.

Vanastra anniversary organizers aim for Sept. 19 program

By Shawn Loughlin The Citizen

Reflections Kathy Lucas, a member of the Maitland Valley Camera Club, recently captured this stunning nature scene, offering a perfect reflection of the trees above in the still water below. (Photo courtesy of Kathy Lucas of the Maitland Valley Camera Club)

Plans are moving ahead for a celebration in Vanastra to mark the 50th anniversary of the closure of Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Clinton, which was located in the small community.

According to Huron East Councillor Ray Chartrand, who has been working with organizers and the Royal Canadian Air Force, the event is set for Sunday, Sept. 19 at 10 a.m. The event will consist of the unveiling of a memorial plaque to mark the location of the base and a military fly-over, along with comments from military dignitaries.

Also part of the planned ceremony will be the dedication of a memorial bench, donated by the Vanastra Optimist Club, which has since disbanded, to honour the late Jan Hawley, who was Huron East’s economic development officer until her death earlier this year. While Hawley had worked tirelessly for the municipality, Chartrand said, she had dedicated much of her time to reinvigorating Vanastra in recent years and telling that community’s story.

Chartrand said the festivities are expected to begin at 10 a.m. that day, with the fly-over scheduled for 11 a.m.

More details are expected as the event draws near.

County offers tips for enjoying June’s Bike Month June is Bike Month! Members of the Huron County Cycling Advisory Committee encourage residents to take time this month to rekindle the youthful joy of exploring the county by bike.

“Bike Month is a celebration of cycling and we invite everyone to take some time this month to have fun and enjoy a bike ride or share that joy with the next generation of bike riders,” says Huron County Warden Glen McNeil. “We're so fortunate to be surrounded by beautiful, rural scenery and diverse landscapes, the perfect backdrop for a cycling adventure through Huron County.”

Cycling is an increasingly popular mode of transportation across Ontario. Recent Ministry of Transportation surveys of road users suggest that approximately

1.2 million adults in Ontario ride a bicycle daily during the spring, summer and fall, and 2.8 million people ride at least once a week.

Cycling helps people develop healthy habits for life and offers many benefits to the community such as reducing traffic congestion, increasing economic development through cycling-tourism and playing a role in improving air quality for the environment.

Drivers can support cycling community members by: • Shutting the door on distraction: Keep your eyes on the road, hands on the wheel and mind focused on the task of driving.

• Sharing the road: Always give at least one metre when passing (it’s the law) and wait until it’s safe to do so, reducing speed, and checking blind spots when turning. If using

on-street parking, check for cyclists before opening the door.

Cyclists can do their part to share the road by: • Being seen: Wear high visibility clothing during the day; if cycling at low-light times make sure the bike is well-lit and wear retroreflective clothes. Use a bell to help others see you. Ride one metre from the curb or parked cars to make it easier for motorists to see and respect your path.

• Being predictable: Ride in straight lines, on the right side of the road and use hand signals to indicate your movement intentions and adhere to the rules of the road.

Cyclists are encouraged to plan routes for places that feel enjoyable and comfortable. Consider which roads or trails suit best and

consider what time works best based on traffic or lighting considerations.

The Goderich-to-Guelph (G2G) Rail Trail is a safe place for cyclists of any age or skill level to enjoy

Huron County. Plan a route at g2grailtrail.com.

Find out more about the Huron County Cycling Strategy at www.facebook.com/huroncountycy clingstrategy.

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Bleeding Hearts Local photographer Liz Allan recently captured this macro shot of a Bleeding Heart flower.

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THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 2021. PAGE 11.

At-large election recommendation shocks Palmer

By Denny Scott The Citizen

A recommended motion that would see North Huron’s DeputyReeve be elected at large in the next municipal election blindsided some council members while causing others to feel the cart was being put before the horse.

During North Huron Council’s Monday night meeting, as part of a previously-unannounced review of council composition, Clerk Carson Lamb recommended that council vote to elect the Deputy-Reeve position at large during the 2022 election.

The decision was to be the first in a four-step process outlined by Lamb, which would see council decide during its July 5 meeting whether council would decide on the size of council, followed by the structure of council (whether or not council should maintain a ward system). Finally, council would then have to decide whether or not to change the ward system if it had decided to keep it.

Lamb explained that deciding on whether or not the deputy-reeve is chosen from existing council members will dictate future discussions about size, and explained that council could make the change to the deputy-reeve position, if they so choose, as there is no way to appeal the decision.

Lamb then pointed out that most of Huron County has the deputyreeve position chosen at-large, with North Huron, Huron East and Morris-Turnberry being the exceptions. He then said MorrisTurnberry’s councillors are elected at-large, instead of through a ward system, so he considered that position to be filled at-large as well.

Lamb then established the purpose of the deputy-reeve position, saying there isn’t a real description of the job in provincial documents, save that municipalities can appoint someone to stand in for the reeve or mayor if they aren’t able to perform their duty. He pointed out that the deputy-reeve position is “quite demanding”, which is illustrated by North Huron paying the position a higher honorarium than council members.

Lamb then presented his staff recommendation to change the position to be elected at-large, pointing to a recent problem in Kincardine where the head of council had resigned, but the deputy was an acclaimed council member, meaning the council and the community may have been led by an individual who was never technically elected.

Lamb then presented a comparison with other western Ontario municipalities with populations between 2,000 and 8,000 people, showing that most municipalities with under 5,000 residents didn’t have wards and/or elected their deputy at-large.

Finally, Lamb went over some facts and figures regarding restructuring council to prepare council members for the July 5 meeting, including the fact that, by dropping to seven council members, a savings of $26,346.52 would be seen annually.

Reeve Bernie Bailey said his position and Deputy-Reeve Trevor Seip’s positions were very busy, and Seip may not have known that when he let his name stand for the position, however other council members were not interested in making the deputy-reeve position one elected at-large.

Councillor Kevin Falconer

pointed out that making the position an at-large position would immediately make it a popularity competition with Wingham residents at a distinct advantage. He pointed to the populations of the wards (as of 2016, Wingham had 59.4 per cent of North Huron’s 4,932 residents, with East Wawanosh and Blyth each having just over 20 per cent each).

“We could end up with two councillors for the Wingham Ward, and a Reeve and a Deputy-Reeve from the Wingham Ward,” he said.

“Then council wouldn’t be balanced.”

He said if council chose to make the position an at-large position, it would force them to make further changes to council to keep it balanced.

Bailey disagreed, saying that right now North Huron’s Reeve and Deputy-Reeve are from Wingham, but for the previous three terms, the municipality’s Reeve was Neil Vincent, who was from East Wawanosh. He went on to say he found it “hard to believe any councillors would want to see harm done to any part of our society.”

Councillor Chris Palmer was very upset about the situation, wondering what the driving force behind the staff recommendation was. He felt things worked very well and he wouldn’t vote to change it. Bailey later explained the issue was part of council’s strategic plan, which had been set three years earlier, and had a due date of this year, which is why staff had pursued it.

Palmer, however, said comparing North Huron to other municipalities was a mistake, as the community was unique. He also said that he could see East Wawanosh residents wanting to “break away” if the

change was made. “It’s that serious,” he said.

Like Falconer, he felt if the change was made, council would be forced to go to five members: a reeve and deputy-reeve voted at large and three ward representatives.

“All of them could come from Wingham then,” he said of the two at-large positions, which would create a three-on-two mentality.

“Then what happens to the voices of Blyth and East Wawanosh? It’s so much safer to keep the wards.”

He said the report was “lopsided” and didn’t paint a true picture of what the municipality looked like.

Lamb, in his own defence, said he followed the statistics from other municipalities, and his report was “purely based on comparators.”

Seip said he had heard good arguments against the issue, but said status quo can’t be maintained just because Palmer said it should be kept that way.

“Just saying [that] is irresponsible,” he said. “That is my opinion.”

Falconer asked if there were any kind of promises made about representation when the three communities - Blyth, East Wawanosh and Wingham amalgamated. Staff could find nothing in the documents regarding amalgamation, however Lamb said he couldn’t see any provincial document including such promises.

Palmer once again said the system they have works and the amount of money that could be saved by dropping to five members

isn’t enough of a reason to change council. He also said that, by having a recommended motion of making the deputy-reeve an at-large position, it felt like he was “fighting an uphill battle” to try and have a fair and balanced discussion about it.

Councillor Anita van Hittersum took exception with the comparators being limited to municipalities with 5,000 residents or less, saying that North Huron has been growing since 2016 and still is, meaning that seven representatives may be the right number for the municipality.

After more discussion, council voted to defer the decision until July 5, when other issues could be discussed.

Impressive colours Local photographer Liz Allan was impressed with the colourful flowers showing up in local communities, including the window box at the Four Winds Barn in Brussels shown above. Share your photos by e-mailing them to reporter@northhuron.on.ca (Photo courtesy of Liz Allan of the Maitland Valley Camera Club)

36th Annual Citizen of the Year Award Nominations Open Pictured from left, Marguerite Thomas accepting on behalf of her late husband Bob Kellington, 2020 Citizen of the Year award recipient. Presenting the award is Citizen board member, Ralph Watson.

There are so many people out there who do so much to improve their community.

This is your opportunity to show your appreciation for all they do.

Each year a committee chooses an outstanding citizen from each of the Blyth and area and Brussels and area communities to receive an award for contribution to the community. If you know someone you think should be honoured, please fill in the form and send it in. You may attach a longer explanation of why you think your nominee should win, if you like. If you have nominated someone before and they didn't win, we encourage you to submit again.

Emailed submissions can be sent to Shawn Loughlin at editor@northhuron.on.ca I nominate ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ as Citizen of the year for

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Name and phone number of nominator Fax: 519-523-9140 Box 429, Blyth, ON N0M 1H0 or Box 152 Brussels, ON N0G 1H0

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Morris-Turnberry to keep part-time positions

By Denny Scott The Citizen

Morris-Turnberry Council decided to continue pursuing hardto-find part-time employees instead of creating one full-time position as suggested by senior staff.

During council’s June 15 meeting, Director of Public Works Mike Alcock, citing previous difficulties hiring and retaining employees to fill two positions: a landfill attendant whose job description includes heavy machinery operation and a seasonal employee for snow removal.

Alcock explained that combining the two positions into one full-time landfill/public works operator position could create efficiencies throughout the spring, summer and fall seasons.

“Two positions at the municipality are getting increasingly harder to find suitable qualified candidates for,” he said in his report. “Those positions are Seasonal Winter Maintenance Operator and the Part Time Landfill Attendant that operates the equipment at the landfill. This problem is not unique to MorrisTurnberry.”

Alcock explained issues like low unemployment rates for those who want to work part-time positions,

fewer self-employed individuals looking to supplement their income with part-time work and fewer retired individuals wanting to work regular shifts, have created a situation where it’s hard to fill the positions.

“In the past, we’ve had people with their own businesses, like farmers [take on these roles] or we’ve had retired people, but we also had construction workers,” he said.

He explained that the last parttime landfill attendant was a retiree who resigned after less than two years due to the toll the job was taking on him, as well as the hours, which includes working Saturdays and Wednesdays.

Construction workers, however, aren’t enticed by the relatively little amount of money for the part-time jobs and the work, Alcock said, leading him to search for other options.

Part of what promoted Alcock’s suggestion was the fact that, last year, the municipality had received no applicants for the three seasonal plow-time operator positions the municipality needs to keep the roads clear, a problem several municipalities faced last year.

Alcock explained, in his report, that the two positions result in an average of 2,016 hours worked per

year: 976 hours of part-time work for the landfill operator and 1,040 hours for the seasonal operator. The combined wages of the two positions is $49,721.92, however Alcock said that should be increased since the landfill operator’s wages aren’t reflective of those of an equipment operator.

By creating one full-time position, Alcock said the number of hours worked could be reduced in the winter and increased in the summer, allowing staff to have more flexibility with vacation time.

He said there would be an overall increase of 68 hours per year between the two part-time positions and the full-time position.

There would be an increase of approximately $8,800 in wages paid out, he said, though Alcock went on to explain that the existing landfill job should be paid higher due to the expertise needed to operate the heavy equipment.

Alcock listed a number of benefits to the full-time position, including attracting more qualified candidates, which will lead to a better experience for ratepayers, a better chance to retain employees in difficult-to-fill positions, reduced cost of advertising for new hires and expenses related to bringing on new hires on, reduced training

expenses and the aforementioned ability to better manage vacation time.

He said that public works staff having to backfill the current parttime landfill position would cost the municipality $17,500 per year if a replacement couldn’t be found.

Councillor Jim Nelemans was against the plan. He asked how the operator’s hours would be split during a winter storm on Wednesday or Saturday, the two days the landfill is open.

Alcock explained the operator could likely do both jobs, especially since the landfill has significantly reduced traffic on stormy days.

Nelemans also said he thought the landfill attendant position wasn’t that difficult to fill, but Alcock said it took a long time to find the last operator, who had worked for less than two years.

“His observation was that it’s not an easy job for someone who is getting older. It was starting to take a toll on his body,” Alcock said, adding that having a “working-age, pre-retirement” staff member would likely mitigate some of those concerns.

Nelemans then said he would prefer if the positions would remain separate and said the municipality should advertise for the landfill attendant position, which Alcock said would cost $500 a week until the position was filled, which prompted Nelemans and Deputy-

Reeve Sharen Zinn to criticize the municipality’s advertising practices.

Zinn also criticized staff’s work on the budget process, asking why a surplus of $8,800 was available to cover the change. Alcock responded by saying he anticipated numerous efficiencies would help cover these costs, and that there wasn’t $8,800 extra in the budget. He said that, thanks to having another full-time staff member in the spring, summer and fall, jobs that may otherwise be contracted out, like tree maintenance, could be handled inhouse.

Councillor Kevin Freiburger said the amalgamation of the two positions was a creative solution and he credited Alcock for pursuing it.

Nelemans wasn’t convinced, however, saying that, “Every time we hire someone [new], we get flack from ratepayers.”

Mayor Jamie Heffer was in favour of the amalgamated position, specifically saying ratepayers would be less impressed if winter or landfill maintenance standards weren’t met.

Despite Heffer and Freiburger supporting the move, council voted 3-2 against it, with Zinn, Nelemans and Councillor Jamie McCallum voting it down. Council then voted to advertise for a new landfill attendant with Freiburger voting against it.

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The big day(s) After a lengthy renovation period, Wingham’s Sweets N’ Treats opened the doors to its new Blyth location over the weekend with a grand opening celebration. The line-up was out the door, no doubt in part to COVID-19 restrictions but also due to the unique offerings the business is once again bringing to Blyth’s main street. (Denny Scott photo)

M-T offices to remain closed due to COVID Morris-Turnberry’s municipal office may continue to be closed to the general public throughout the first two stages of the province’s reopening plan.

As part of his regular report on COVID-19 to council, Chief Administrative Officer Trevor Hallam, during council’s June 1 meeting, recommended keeping the office closed until stage three of the province’s reopening plan, which will begin on July 26 at the earliest.

While the provincial lockdown was lifted earlier this month, the reopening plan wouldn’t see Morris-Turnberry’s offices opening.

“It is recommended that no change be made to operations at the municipal office at this time, and that the office remain open on an

appointment-only basis,” Hallam said in his report. “Staff are still being encouraged to work from home when possible to minimize contact. Active screening and attendance tracking for staff is in place.”

Hallam also said the Bluevale Hall remains closed, suggesting that measure continue as well.

Council meetings should also continue to be held electronically, Hallam said, saying council could revisit the issue at a later date.

“As with the office reopening, inperson meetings are unlikely to be able to resume until the province enters phase three,” Hallam wrote in his report.

Council received Hallam’s report without discussion.

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THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 2021. PAGE 13.

From the Minister’s Study

Reflections of a country rector in times of disaster

By Rev. JoAnn Todd Trinity and St. John’s Anglican Churches I have to admit, I struggled to write a sermon the week after the killing of the Muslim family in London. What could I say that hadn’t been said and so much more eloquently than I could ever say, by people so much more qualified than I to say it? The various politicians, spokespeople from their communities and our Bishop wrote a compelling response to the London killings, our Primate wrote powerfully on the residential school issues. What could I say, except to share my thoughts? Both events are absolutely horrific, and I am outraged – as much as I can be, as a Canadian, as a Christian, as a priest, as a white woman, on the other side of middle age, shall we say, living a relatively quiet country life.

As a priest, the abuses perpetrated upon the Indigenous children by socalled religious Christians, truly outrage me. It goes against every biblical teaching I know and preach on, it twists and warps every basic tenant of what we believe. Yet it happened, and abuses are still happening to Indigenous peoples.

And it absolutely blows my mind to think that someone can feel such disregard for human life, that in their mind it’s perfectly OK to run people over with a truck, as though they had no more value than a groundhog.

As I’ve been pondering these events this week, my overwhelming emotions are sadness and confusion. I don’t understand the sense of superiority that causes people to feel that this is OK, that they have the right to take the lives of or hurt people whom they feel are “inferior”. It makes me feel so very sad. Yet still I feel somewhat distanced from it. Kamloops seems so far away, and even London, in the middle of a pandemic feels distant.

Part of me continues to be outraged each time I read or hear about it, because it is horrific. But the distance to the events makes the emotion still feel somewhat muted.

I don’t even know any Indigenous or Muslim people! We live in a very white bread world here in northern Huron County; it is like living in a bit of a bubble. I’m not sure how to respond. I wanted to acknowledge the wrongness of racism, honour those who died. I wondered, do others feel the same? I wasn’t sure, but I wanted to acknowledge it, offer up something to the community in Wingham, for those

who too felt they wanted to respond in some way.

So, I began a small memorial on the church steps – two pairs of shoes donated by my granddaughters, a stuffed toy lamb, and a jar of flowers from my garden. Others have added to the shrine, but it remains a small offering. I wondered if maybe others were feeling as disconnected as I had been feeling. Does that “bubble” give us a sense of protection?

But then two things happened that week. First, at St. Paul’s Trinity Wingham, there are sandwich board signs we use to advertise upcoming church events. Since the pandemic has started, one of our creative parishioners has been using them to put up lovely signs of encouragement and support. The beautiful rainbow sign, with a message of support for Pride Month that he put up last week was torn off and the sign board knocked over – less than 24 hours after it had been erected. That angered and saddened me, all over again. I was angry that someone felt they had the right to deface and destroy our sign, our message of care and inclusion. All are welcome in our church, but better said, I think is the message that no one is not welcome, even the person who kicked over the sign! And again I felt that sadness; that our gentle message of love for all humanity could spark a violent act, admittedly minor violence, but still violence. And another parishioner watched as a group of teens knocked the sign down again.

Later that same week I heard

from someone, whose knowledge I trust, that the young man who killed the Muslim family in London had lived in the village very close to our farm, and had been raised in a Christian church-going family.

While I don’t know him or his family, I probably know people who know him. He may very well have driven that truck down the road I live on, driven right past me and my granddaughters as we walked or biked along our road.

And it occurred to me that just because of our skin colour and our clothing, we were not as likely to be targeted by this man. So we were safe, but the grandmother, grandchildren, mother and father who lay dead or injured were targets because of how they chose to believe in God. OK, this was now coming too close to home. It was becoming personal. My emotions are no longer muted. This was becoming more real; anti-gay sentiment leading to destructive behaviour on the corner of my church’s yard, and a much closer physical connection to the violence and killings in London. The violence felt more real, and more menacing and more personal, and if I’m honest, a bit threatening. My bubble was breaking.

And while I was processing all these thoughts and emotions, I was writing a sermon on the parable of the sower.

I thought of the first sowing parable that Mark records; I’m sure you remember it. The farmer has been sowing his grain, and some seeds fell on the path alongside the

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yields even more seeds that can then be sown, all over the place again. There are more seeds of faith that mature than those that are choked out! And that’s our job, to be the sowers, and throw the seeds of our faith, our love – God’s love everywhere! Because we don’t know when and where it will take root, and where it will grow.

Growing conditions change, seedlings can be transplanted, growth happens in the most surprising of places. This spring I discovered pansies blooming in the laneway, because the pansies I planted last year in my hanging pots had gone to seed. I’ve transplanted them into a flower bed, and they’re Continued on page 19

The Regional Ministry of Hope Churches are now open for in-person worship.

Weekly service live-streamed at 10.30 a.m. on our facebook page or on youtube @St. Paul’s-Trinity Anglican Church Wingham.

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field, some of the birds ate it up, some fell on rocky ground, the roadside, thorny land, and of course in the field, in the good fertile soil.

The seeds of grain, of course, represent sowing seeds of faith. But like grain, under poor conditions, faith will not grow or thrive, in fact, that beginning faith may get choked out by other competing plants or even die in the rocky or dry or poor soils. Which made me think about the young man and his deadly truck.

Somehow the seeds of faith that had been sown in him had withered up and died, or were choked out by hate. But the good news in the parable is that most of the seed sown goes to the fertile prepared soil, and it grows, matures and

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Card of thanks CAMPBELL. The family of Adeline Campbell wish to extend a heartfelt thank you to our family, friends and neighbours for all your kindness during this time. Thank you for your calls, flowers, plants, donations to Blyth United Church and Huronlea Volunteer Auxiliary. Thank you to Riverside Funeral Home and Alex Jebson for presiding over the funeral service. Thanks also to Huronlea staff for their excellent care and compassion to Mom. We will always remember your acts of kindness.

She was dearly loved and will be missed. – Sincerely Bill Campbell, Nancy Wasson, Frances Bearss and families.

25-1 -------------------------------------------HALEY. I wish to thank everyone for helping me celebrate my 90th birthday. Thank you for the flowers, cards, phone calls, food, balloons and the donation by Don and Charlotte McKercher to Sleeping Children Around the World. Joyce Ribey and singers, you were great.

Thank you everyone! – Marjorie Haley.

25-1 -------------------------------------------WASSON. Many thanks to the neighbours and friends on Drummond St. E. and Coombs St. for the lovely flower arrangement and donations to Blyth United Church and Huronlea Volunteer Auxiliary in memory of Mom (Adeline Campbell). Your kindness will never be forgotten. – Sincerely, Albert and Nancy Wasson.

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CALDWELL. In loving memory of a father, grandfather and greatgrandfather, Ralph Caldwell who passed away June 30, 1999.

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Although we’re not together, We will never be apart, Because you have that special place, Right here within our hearts.

– Always and forever remembered by your family.

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THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 2021. PAGE 15.

Churchgoers invited to outdoor Blyth service A news item one evening recently on the London TV channel put me in mind of a couple of similar things I came across recently.

It was a story about a couple with

By BRENDA a passion for studying chimney swifts. It was felt for some time that RADFORD these tiny birds had become extinct.

Call Not so according to this couple. It is 523-4296 their nesting places that have gone into decline.

Chimney swifts were a common sight when most homes and factories had c h i m n e y s .

Because the birds are so small and flit so quickly, seeing them takes a trained eye. The number of insects these birds eat is astounding and we might do well to cultivate abodes for them. Too bad they don’t eat those gypsy moth caterpillars we are being besieged by again this summer.

Coelacanths, a giant weird fish which is a left over from dinosaur times, Mackenzie Shannon is shown here was also believed enjoying some whipped cream with her to be extinct until they were father Darryl during Father’s Day. (Photo discovered off submitted) South Africa. The

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fish is human-sized, slow moving and slow growing. There are so few of them that scientists only study dead specimens. The fish can live for 100 years and are nocturnal perhaps another reason they were believed to be species of the past.

One fact scientists have discovered is that a female pregnancy lasts five years. I don’t know about the other mothers out there, but nine months was quite enough for me!

A bird species that is extinct ties into how I’m always watching for the basis of some of our interesting sayings/expressions. In the early 19th century it was estimated North America had three to five billion passenger pigeons. The ecosystem of the Great Lakes Basin was forever changed by the disappearance of this bird because of the variety of nuts, berries, seeds and worms they ate and their correlation to other species.

The birds were easy prey for hunters thus it was a sport that caused their extinction. The passenger pigeon was also part of the diet for early settlers. It seems this bird was easy to kill and to catch. Live birds were captured, tethered and their eyes sewn shut and used to lure others. These birds were called “stools” from which comes the expression “stool pigeons”. This item is courtesy of Harrowsmith Country Life.

There continue to be stories about the things people around the world have done to help them deal with

Obituaries received at Francis Funeral Home, Tavistock on June 20. A graveside funeral service was held at Blyth Union Cemetery, Blyth on June 21.

Pastor William Kramer officiated.

As expressions of sympathy, donations to St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Tavistock or the Resident’s Council of peopleCare Tavistock would be appreciated and may be made through the Francis Funeral Home by calling 519-6552431.Personal condolences can be posted at www.francisfh.ca GORDON DAVID CARTER Gordon David Carter, 93, of Tavistock passed away peacefully with family by his side at peopleCare Tavistock on Monday, June 14, 2021. He was born in East Wawanosh on May 9, 1928, a son of the late William and Viola (Wilson) Carter.

Gordon had farmed near Blyth prior to farming near Tavistock. He was a member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Tavistock.

Gordon was predeceased by his first wife, Agnes Ann Marie (Marks) Carter (1967); his son, Ron Carter (2021); his daughter, Rose Mary Fidom (2003); brothers, Robert and wife Nancy Carter and James Carter; sister, Mildred and husband Stewart Ament.

Gordon is survived by his second wife, Lois Marian (Cheslock) Carter; his son, Lloyd Carter of Wingham; two daughters, Joyce Carter of Blyth, Annette Ward of Mitchell; his daughter-in-law Michelle Burrs of Belgrave; his sister-in-law, Elsie Carter of Brussels; 11 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren.

Relatives and friends were

JEANETTE RUTH BOYNTON Jeanette Ruth Boynton, née Hoover of London, formerly of Brussels, passed away peacefully at University Hospital, London on Tuesday, June 15, 2021. She was in her 82nd year.

Jeanette was the beloved wife of the late David George Stanley Boynton (2006) and the loving mother of twins, John (Jody) Boynton and Jeff Boynton. She will also be greatly missed by Jody’s partner Korby Banner, and Jeff’s wife Nicole and daughters Erin, Emma and Amy; as well as all her

cherished friends she made over the years in London and in Brussels. To know her laughter was to truly know her!

There will be a private family graveside service at Brussels Cemetery, and a celebration of life to be announced at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, the family prefers donations to be made in her name to the United Church Healing Fund at www.United-Church.ca or the Metropolitan United Church Memorial Fund at www.metropolitanchurch.com.

the isolation of COVID-19. One of them caught my eye as being really different and not something most of us would even consider. Actually it became a thing just by accident.

Dan O’Connor, 53, of the Chicago area, has jumped into Lake Michigan 365 times, once every day for a year. He became known as the Great Lakes Jumper.

Rumour has it he was just out for a walk last June and decided to hit the water to cure a hangover. Oddly enough he went back the next day and the next and somewhere after a few days decided to make it a pandemic thing. He sometimes jumped or did a backflip, nothing fancy, he just got into the water.

During the winter, he sometimes had to shovel snow and break the ice just to lower himself in and quickly pop back out.

But he did it every day, at 10:30 a.m., and soon people were taking notice and coming out just to watch.

His daily dip became so popular that, because of his interest in music interest, groups and solo artists were showing up to concert his daily jump. His 365th dip had guest musicians, pulled pork sandwiches, veggie burgers and popcorn.

Rev. Jan Aylward led the worship for Londesborough United Church on Sunday, June 20. Her reflection centred on Jesus calming the storm which came up when He and the disciples were out on the lake. Her supporting scripture was Mark 4:35-41.

Members of Londesborough United Church are invited to attend the outdoor service led by Alex Jebson this coming Sunday. The service, to be held at the Blyth Lions Park, begins at 10:30 a.m.

Bring your lawn chair and a mask.

Wednesday morning coffee has resumed at Londesborough United.

Again, bring along a lawn chair and your own mug as the gathering is on

the church lawn. Coffee time will continue through the summer out of doors from 9:30 to 11 a.m.

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HE Council turns down cannabis zoning amendment

By Shawn Loughlin The Citizen Huron East Council has turned down the third reading of a zoning amendment that would have paved the way for a third cannabis production facility in Vanastra.

Council made the decision at its June 15 meeting, which was held virtually via Zoom. By way of a recorded vote, Mayor Bernie MacLellan and Councillors Joe Steffler and Zoellyn Onn voted in favour of the amendment, while Deputy-Mayor Bob Fisher and Councillors Ray Chartrand, Larry McGrath, John Lowe, Alvin McLellan, Gloria Wilbee, Dianne Diehl and Brenda Dalton all voted against it.

The vote came after a lengthy public session of council on May 4, during which many members of the public voiced their opposition to a third cannabis production facility in the small community. The facility would have been housed at the

Radome in Vanastra, the former home of a secret RADAR site. It is now owned by the Oud brothers, who have owned several businesses in Vanastra for over 20 years, but it would be operated by tenants the Ouds had lined up.

At the May 4 meeting, council read the zoning amendment bylaw a first and second time, but stopped short of reading it for a third and final time. This was done on the recommendation of the Huron County Planning and Development Department to allow for the submission of an odour management plan.

The Ouds had submitted the plan and it had then been reviewed

by Chief Administrative Officer Brad Knight and the municipality’s third-party consultant. Planner Laura Simpson recommended approval of the third reading and then a first and second reading of the site plan control documentation that would follow, allowing for an appeal period

before a third and final reading.

Chartrand spoke first, saying council has been elected to represent the people of Huron East and the input from residents of Vanastra had been loud and clear in opposition to the facility.

He also raised the issue of Huron East’s cannabis-specific planning regulations, passed in recent years in direct response to cannabis facilities in Vanastra that many residents said were affecting the quality of life in the community.

That bylaw brought in stipulations saying that any new cannabis production facility with an air treatment system would have to be 150 metres away from any sensitive uses like homes, recreation facilities or schools. A facility without air treatment, it reads, would have to be 300 metres away. The Ouds’ proposal would be 30 metres from the Vanastra Curling Club, Chartrand said, and within that 150-metre range of neighbouring homes.

Chartrand made it very clear that he felt residents would see council letting them down if they were to allow the facility to move forward.

Furthermore, he referenced comments made at the May 4 meeting regarding an appeal and whether the municipality would have a chance at winning it. That, he said, should not guide council’s decision-making process. Council should make the right decision and if the applicants wanted to appeal, that was their right and it could be done at their cost, he said.

Councillor Joe Steffler was one of the few councillors who spoke in favour of the project, saying the Oud brothers could not be judged on unsavoury experiences the municipality has been through with previous facilities and that it would be unfair to do so. Furthermore, he said the Ouds have invested a lot in Huron East over the last 20 years and it would be appropriate to keep that in mind.

Councillor Gloria Wilbee went

the other way, saying she was “very uncomfortable” with the proposal.

She said she clearly understood the good the Ouds had done for the community, but she also said that those who have homes and families in Vanastra have also invested in the community and they deserve to be free of unpleasant odours and other factors that might change the quality of life in their homes and yards.

She said much had been made of the Ouds’ investment in the community, but the investment of those families, while smaller, is also important and those people deserve to be represented as well.

Wilbee ended similarly to Chartrand, saying that council had enacted a bylaw to limit this kind of development and that council should support its residents by standing by the bylaw it had passed.

Mayor Bernie MacLellan said he still had an issue with the air treatment proposal, saying he felt Continued on page 20

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Relief funding goes to HE community centres At the time, she said, the municipality had only spent just over $27,000 of it on direct personal protective equipment purchases, leaving over $212,000 in the fund for expenses related to the pandemic.

In December, the provincial government committed even more funding, resulting in another $48,000 for COVID-19-related expenses in 2021. Michiels said she had included $30,000 of expenses related to the pandemic in the 2021 budget, which was offset by that funding.

In March, Huron East received more funding from the provincial government, with another $72,235 coming the municipality’s way.

With reporting on the funding due

By Shawn Loughlin The Citizen Huron East Council will be dedicating just under $213,000 in government relief funding to its three community centres, as well as the Vanastra Early Childhood Learning Centre, to cover lost revenue due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.

Treasurer Paula Michiels made this recommendation at Huron East Council’s June 15 meeting, which was held virtually via Zoom. She told councillors that last year, the municipality had been allocated $240,000 from the provincial and federal governments through the first phase of the Safe Restart Agreement.

at the end of the month, Michiels put together a plan to spend the money, targeting community centres and the childcare centre, all of which were hard hit and closed for lengthy periods of time due to the pandemic. She also told councillors that while those facilities were able to save money through reduced staff time and resources, that will not be part of the equation, so the municipality does not have to show offsetting savings in its reporting.

For the Brussels, Morris and Grey Community Centre, the 2020 budgeted user fee revenue was $233,300 and only $110,761 came in, resulting in a variance of over $102,000. There were also variances of $168,254 for the

the Brussels, Morris and Grey Community Centre, and $7,793 from West Perth for the Seaforth and District Community Centre.

Council approved Michiels’ recommendation, allocating the Safe Restart Funding to the three community centres and the childcare centre in Vanastra.

Seaforth and District Community Centre, $110,319 for the Vanastra Recreation Centre and $72,600 for the Vanastra Early Childhood Learning Centre.

The allocation from the relief funding, Michiels said in her report, will cover 23 per cent of the Brussels, Morris and Grey shortfall, 37 per cent of the Seaforth and District shortfall, 24 per cent of the Vanastra shortfall and 16 per cent of the childcare centre shortfall.

She also said that because both the Brussels and Seaforth centres are joint facilities, it is expected that those centres will be billed for their portion of relief funding that Huron East is contributing. That means contributions of $12,245 (20 per cent) from Morris-Turnberry for

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Replacement options weighed by council

By Denny Scott The Citizen

North Huron Township Council directed staff to investigate both hiring a full-time chief building official and potential partnerships for the position now that the shared building department with MorrisTurnberry is set to dissolve at the end of the year.

During council’s Monday night meeting, Chief Administrative Officer Dwayne Evans explained council had a number of options available, including looking for a part-time chief building official, partnering with another municipality, hiring a third party to handle the responsibilities or looking for a full-time replacement.

After detailing each option, Evans’ recommendation was to further investigate both the partnership, if it could be done in a fiscally responsible manner, or creating a full-time position to handle building department responsibilities, including inspections of buildings and septic systems and property standards.

Freshening up Louise Poirier of the Brussels Lions Club was out and about last week, cleaning up the village’s gazebo on the main street. As the weather warms, no doubt it will see some increased usage. (John Stephenson photo)

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Children’s Services Diane Millian, now is a good time to start working towards licensing for September.

Council approved putting the information on the website. *** Morris-Turnberry Council supported a motion from the Municipality of Calvin to seek assistance from the Ministry of the Attorney General, which oversees the Alcohol and Gaming Commission, to implement additional levels of licensing for small organizations to hold fundraisers.

McCallum suggested supporting

Happy 70th Birthday Joyce Alexander June 24

M-T Council supports child care Morris-Turnberry Councillor Jamie McCallum, during council’s June 1 meeting, said he wanted information from Huron County regarding child care programs included on Morris-Turnberry’s website.

The county is seeking new homebased child care providers, specifically in the North Huron, Howick and South Huron areas, which is the information McCallum wanted included.

With a processing time for licences ranging from three weeks to three months, according to Huron County Supervisor of

Evans explained the latter would likely cost approximately $120,000 annually, only $8,000 more than what the municipality had paid for its portion of the shared position with Morris-Turnberry.

While Evans said a part-time position would likely be able to handle most of the work, he said that finding a qualified chief building official who would work part-time might be difficult, as a full-time position would be more attractive.

Deputy-Reeve Trevor Seip said full-time might work as, while the municipality currently issues an average of 100 building permits per year (which other municipalities manage with a part-time employee), that could grow to 150 permits with the amount of development going on in the communities.

Council approved the recommended motion to investigate both partnerships and creating a full-time position.

it, and council approved the move unanimously.

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A first Citizen Editor Shawn Loughlin and his daughter Tallulah celebrated their first Father’s Day together on Sunday. They marked the occasion by giving Tallulah’s new swing a try. (Photo submitted)

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Clinton Lions Club to disband after 85 years

A lasting impact With the Clinton Lions Club set to disband after 85 years at the end of the month, remaining members have made some final donations to the Huron Residential Hospice and, above, the Clinton Public Hospital Foundation. Back row, from left: Secretary Rob Brown, President Clayton Groves and Clinton Public Hospital Foundation Public Relations and Planned Giving Chair Bob Clark. Front row, from left: Treasurer Merv Kumm, Clinton Public Hospital Foundation Director Sibyl Tebbutt, Lion Carl Merner and Clinton Public Hospital Foundation Co-ordinator Darlene McCowan. (Courtesy photo)

By Shawn Loughlin The Citizen While the Clinton Lions Club is marking its 85th year in 2021, it will be the club’s last, as it is dissolving at the end of the month.

In an interview with The Citizen, President Clayton Groves said the club had been “hanging on” for the past three or four years, despite a relatively small membership. With housing prices skyrocketing locally, some members chose to move away, which he says was really the final nail in the coffin for the club, which now just has five members.

Groves also said the motivation to volunteer and make money to be reinvested into the community, attend meetings and host events, just doesn’t seem to be as strong as it was years ago.

He said the decision to “pull the plug” was then made, with all the

appropriate paperwork being filed with Lions Clubs International and accepted with regret. The club’s Catch the Ace draw would be its final official fundraiser, with a garage sale planned for this Saturday to sell off some of the items the club has collected over the years.

The club’s final donations went to the Clinton Public Hospital Foundation in the amount of $7,000 and the Huron Residential Hospice for $5,000 with some smaller donations being made to the schools in Clinton.

Over the years, Groves, who has been a member for over 35 years, says the club has contributed to many causes throughout the town and he predicts that the club’s presence will be missed. The club has also supported local food banks, the Lions guide dog program, local camping options for children and

Complaint reporting concerns MacLellan Continued from page 16 Huron East was being cut out of the loop, with the Ouds asking residents to make complaints to the Ministry of the Environment, rather than to the local municipality.

In response, the Ouds said the Ministry of the Environment is the governing body for such issues, but MacLellan responded by saying that the upper tiers of government have not proven to be helpful in these situations and council would prefer to be kept up to speed on any issues with the facility.

The Ouds also said their guarantee was shown in a deposit that would be made as part of the agreement, to be paid back once the facility proves to be satisfactory to the residents of Huron East.

Jason Oud reiterated his previous

stance, saying it was unfair to judge them, good corporate citizens in Vanastra, by the missteps of other operations, calling it prejudicial.

Chartrand insisted, however, that council was not calling the Ouds’ integrity into question, an issue that had also been discussed at the May 4 meeting. He said the issue before council was the proposed facility and whether council was going to vote along with its bylaw.

Council then voted on the amendment, to allow the facility to move ahead under 150 metres from the closest neighbouring building, with three councillors voting in favour and eight voting against it.

As a result, council didn’t then consider site plan control for the facility, with the Ouds having the option to appeal.

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disc golf and maintenance at the park south of Clinton, which will come to an end after this year, likely around October.

Some of the remaining members, Groves said, will join other local Lions Clubs, most notably Londesborough.

At Monday night’s Central Huron Council meeting, Mayor Jim Ginn relayed the news, saying it was disappointing and that the community had truly benefited from the Lions Club for many years.

He directed staff to draft a letter to the club, thanking it and its members for all of their hard work over the years on behalf of the municipality.

The Clinton Public Hospital Foundation, the recipient of one of the club’s final donations, thanked the club for all of its support over the years.

“It has been a great pleasure to have the Clinton Lions Club as such a caring community organization.

Throughout the years, members of the club have volunteered their time and talents to make a difference in this community, raising funds for

the Clinton Public Hospital and other local charities,” said Clinton Public Hospital Foundation Coordinator Darlene McCowan. “On behalf of the Clinton Public Hospital Foundation Board of Directors and myself, I wish to express our sincere gratitude for your commitment, hard work and compassion. You have left a positive imprint on the lives of our families, friends and neighbours.

We will miss having your club as part of this community.”

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