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IPM 2017 team recognizes Canada's Agriculture Day
Creating Agvocates for tomorrow
On Feb. 16, the International Plowing Match (IPM) 2017 committee will be recognizing
Canada's Agriculture Day to celebrate those responsible for growing the nation's food. The
group hopes to turn people into "Agvocates", or individuals focused on the positive aspects of
agriculture. (Photo submitted)
The International Plowing Match
and Rural Expo (IPM) is an
opportunity to celebrate rural
lifestyles. In September, the
community of Walton is inviting
upwards of 10,000 school -aged
children and young adults to pass
through the IPM gates.
The IPM 2017 team views this as
an opportunity to teach what
Canadian Agriculture is about.
Children and young adults will be
given the opportunity to learn by
experiencing and exploring the
different exhibits throughout the
tented city during the IPM. Students
can expect to have interactive
displays that support the different
industries of farming.
A special focus on soil and soil
composition in the education area is
expected, with unique contests
involved. The organizers of the 2017
IPM want our students to leave with
an experience that brings an
understanding of what is involved
with the production of Canadian
agriculture.
The IPM's parent organization, the
Ontario Plowmen's Association, is
an official partner with the non-
profit organization "Ag More than
Ever", whose mandate is to improve
perceptions, dispel myths and create
positive dialogue about Canadian
agriculture by using industry
partners and "Agvocates".
An Agvocate is described as an
individual or group that actively
promotes agriculture, focusing on
the positive side of agriculture using
facts and personal experiences.
The IPM 2017 executive is
committed to becoming
Agvocates and teaching our next
generation.
"Ag More than Ever" has deemed
Feb. 16 "Canada's Agriculture Day".
This is a day to celebrate our
food and the people who grow our
food.
On Feb. 16, the committee will be
celebrating Canada's Agriculture
Day by continuing to brainstorm
ideas to create a positive learning
atmosphere that is conducive for
the next generation of
farmers to become Agvocates
themselves!
After all, where can one go to
watch and learn both the history of
horse and plow and view top of the
line machinery all in one day?
To learn more about educational
initiatives at IPM 2017, Educational
Co -Chairs Peggy Sloan and Crystal
White can be e-mailed at
infoipm2017 @ gmailcom.
For more information on Canada's
Agriculture Day and Ag
More than Ever, visit
www.agriculturemorethaever.ca/
cdn-ag-day.
Letters to the Editor
Schwartzentruber speaks highly of school field trip
We owe a big "thank you" to
Kathy Douglas for opening the
conversation about the similarities in
the three "Abrahamic" religions of
Christianity, Islam and Judaism as
reported in last week's issue of
The Citizen. Christianity, Judaism
and Islam do share a common
progenitor in Abraham who believed
in God and personally
communicated with Him. According
to James 2:23: `...It's that mesh of
believing and acting that got
Abraham named "God's friend."'
(The Message)
Since this would show us that God
likes having people for friends,
would it not be helpful to our
understanding of the religions if we
look at how each relates to the God
of Abraham?
Judaism largely views Creator
God as personal, caring and involved
in human experience. This view
finds expression in the philanthropic
efforts historically undertaken by the
Jewish faithful. Judaism does not
recognize Jesus as the Son of God,
but rather as a prophet or teacher
with no redemptive role. So, while
they await the arrival of the Messiah,
they adhere in varying degrees to the
teaching of the Torah which contains
the Ten Commandments.
Christians, meaning "Christ ones",
see God as the loving Creator who
longs to relate to humans, whom He
made in His image for relational
purposes. Christianity recognizes
Jesus as God who has come to us in
human form, bringing spiritual
healing to all who receive Him as
Saviour. Christians believe that the
New Testament completes the
teaching which God gave to the
Jewish people, encapsulating the life
and teaching of Christ.
The basic teaching is that of God's
redemptive love being expressed
through the sacrifice of Christ on the
cross. And its practical outworking
results in loving God which finds
expression in following the Golden
Rule - do to others as you would
WI to celebrate 120th milestone
By Winnie Trachsel,
Advocacy Co-ordinator
Huron -Perth District
Women's Institute
Are you aware Feb. 19, 2017
marks 120 years since the Women's
Institute began in Stoney Creek,
Ontario, in 1897?
To commemorate this milestone,
Huron -Perth District of Federated
Women's Institutes of Ontario is
celebrating this day as "Women's
Institute Day".
Adelaide Hoodless spoke at the
inaugural meeting in Stoney Creek,
focusing on the need for rural
women to be educated about
homemaking and child care. Co-
founder Erland Lee used his
influence in municipal government
to assist Adelaide in the formation
of the world's first women's
organization.
Branches spread geographically
throughout rural communities in
Ontario as Federated Women's
Institures of Ontario (FWIO) and
around the world as Associated
Country Women of the World
(ACWW).
This international organization is
evidence of Women's Institutes'
positive influence in hundreds of
communities and in the lives of
many thousands of women
and their families.
Through the network of its
branches, the WI offers education
programs, community support and
advocates for social environment
and economic change which results
in personal growth of all women for
home and country.
The Women's Institutes are
celebrating the milestone of 120
years in conjunction with Canada's
150th birthday. Huron -Perth District
Women's Institute invites everyone
to mark Feb. 19 as "Women's
Institute Day" [est. 1897] and
celebrate with us.
Lack of training concerns writer
The municipalities have failed to
properly train councillors,
employees and agents. It is apparent
that most do not obey.
"A municipality has the capacity,
rights and privileges of a natural
person for the purpose of exercising
its authority under this or any other
Act," says Section 9 of the
Municipal Act.
Note: a natural person means,
"Actual Human Being or fictitious
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treasurer's report and Leona
Armstrong gave the W.M.S.
treasurer's report. Mary Douma
gave a report on the W.M.S. annual
meeting, followed by prayer.
Leona Armstrong made a motion
that the group hold its annual
Springtime Supper on April 30,
which was seconded by Jeanne
Kirkby.
The roll call was answered with
everyone reading a short story.
The collection was taken and
everyone paid their membership
dues.
The next meeting will be held on
Feb. 21 with Elaine Armstrong and
Mary Douma in charge of the
devotions.
The hymn "What a Friend We
Have in Jesus" was sung and the
Mizpah Benediction was repeated in
unison to close the meeting.
Human Being". Also note: there is
no age limit to this "Human Being".
The municipality has comparable
authority on your property as a child
or any other human being. Properly
train and educate councillors,
employees, planners and
conservation authorities of Municipal
Act Section 10 (2) 4 or Section 11 (2)
4 that says, "Public assets of the
municipality acquired for the purpose
of exercising its authority under this
or any other Act".
Note: It doesn't say all the land,
trees and water with in the
geographical boundaries of the
corporation of the municipality.
The municipalities must follow
the rules of the Municipal Act.
Concerned Property Owner
Ray Storey
have them do to you.
Islam, meaning "submission" or
"surrender", is a relative newcomer
to the scene, being established in the
seventh century by the desert -
dweller, Muhammad, who claims to
have independently received special
revelation which was transcribed
into the Quran. It does not see God
as warmly relational, but more
distant and arbitrary.
Islam does not recognize the
special status of Jesus as the Son of
God, but rather a prophet. Islam
teaches that we must earn our way
into heaven and
that God decides who makes
the grade.
Perhaps the greatest commonality
of the religions is the human
element. Therefore, it is most
informative to observe how each
belief system works itself out in the
A cemetery is a history of
people, a perpetual record of
yesterday and a sanctuary of
peace and quiet today. A
cemetery exists because every
life is worth loving and
remembering - always
Distinctive Memorials of
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lives of those followers who adhere
most closely to the core teachings of
their respective head.
John Schwartzentruber,
Brussels, ON
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