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ON EXPOSIT !UNE 15, 1978 7,V
A couple of years ago, I suggested that the saving of farm-
land in this proVince 'was going to depend on the grace of
God.
Then the Green Paper came along,which appeared to be
one of the most sensible pieces of writing in 50 years. Ho-
wever, the Green Paper on agricultural land use remained
just That, a piece of paper, a policy with no teeth, no legisla-
tion' to enforce its policies.
Too bad. We are back to the grace of God.
The Ontario. Cabinet has given the green light to a mam-
moth amusement park on Highway 400 near the village-of
Maple. This huge complex, coming from Family Leisure
Centres Ltd., an American company, I understand, will gob-
ble up 320 acres of land.
Back to the grace of God
I'm disappointed. Do you know what he said when ques-
tioned about this waste of farm land?
• Here's the-way it was reported in the Globe and Mail.
, "It makes great reading for every farmer in Ontario.
"The subtlety of the Ontario Government's thinking on
the amusement*krighway 401 was revealed 'for all to
see...by Agriculture nister William Newman. Mr. New-
man was sitting impatiently listening to a lecture from the
Old professor, Donald MacDonald (NDP York South), when
he could contain himself no longer.
"Mt. MacDOnald was delivering another volley in his con- ,•
tinuing (and so far unsuccessful) campaign to get the Go-
vernment to give this province's rich farmland some statu;
tory protection from rape by developers and municipalk
ties... (MacDonald) suggested to Mr. Newman that the pat
might 49 on lower quality soil somewhere-else, when the'
minister jumped in.
- —"Are you for-or-against the-amusement park-r Newnan
interrupted. "Why don't you say so?" ` - ••
"I'm against it,.' said Mr. MacDonald.
You're against jobs, too, eh?" said Mr. Newman.
'..`SO there you have it. Anyone who opposes building a' mid-
way on top-quality foodland is against job's for the uhem-
pluye dear_Gosi,s.ome,s_fromihe_Minister '
Agriculture and Food, Doesn't anyone speak for green gro-
wing things?!'
How true. The amusement park, the midway, will go on
the land due north of Toronto because. Teronto is still hog-
town in this province and will remain so even if it means the
desecration of hundreds and hUndreds of acres of farmland. •
It's a downright rotten, IoWdown, dirty shame. •
When Bill Stewart was replaced as minister of agriculture
due to ill-health, I said his successor would have a big pair
of boots to fill. I have suggested once'or tvVice that Bill New- .
' man wat•doing an adequate job of filling those boots.
Hors
As chairman . of the Inter-
national Plowing Match team
and horse show 'committee this
year, Jim Aitchison of RR 2,
Lucknow, sees his committee's
job as finding accommodation
near the IPM site for horses, pro-
iiding hay and straw for them,
and supplying horses to peop.
who want to compete in the horse
ploWing .competition, but don't
have horses.
Ultimately, the job of any Of the
23 committees organizing 1PM
'78, Mr. 'Aitchison said, is "to
make things as pleasant as we
canformatch",
anybodymat who comes to the
plowing
There really won't- he s a horse,
show at the match in \the tradi-
tional sense) as most of the• 34 to
'40 horses expected at IPM '70 will
be there for plowing. Some `show
ty;w e' htroorpshiese! be awarded to p
The remaining horses ivill be at
the match for' the huge parade,
which will be held daily at 1 p.m,,
or will be ,•in the tented city pro-.
moting products and services, •
Mr. Aitchison said.
Plowing, and plowing with
horses in particular, has become
a much small& part of the Inter-
national Plhwing Match since its
inception in 1913. The match was
designed to be a test of ploWing
skills , but eventually-expanded-to
include• a farm machinery. show.
Plowing is just a small part' of
said,
eid IP. M today, Mr. Aitchison
Plowing with horses is just as
poptilar,with spectators as plew-
'
mg using tractors, be said.
nice day, he noted, the
whole field full of retire lame
who used to do farm work with
horses and want -to rekindle some
memories.
Ail seven members of the team
and horse show committee either
show horses at competition,s, or
have shown them, Mr. Aitchison
said. Glenn Johnston, Fordwich;
Sam, Pletch, Belgrave; Bob
Aitchison; Lucknow; Tommy
Leiner, Londesboro; Tom Pen-
hale, Bayfield; and Arnold
Young, Goderich, are all mem-
hers of the committee, under Mr.
Aitchison's leadership. He shows
his Belgians at competitions.
The committee has secured
space for horses in several barns
near the match site, and Mr.
Aitchison said area farmers, es-
pecially Murray Jenkins, have
been quite co-operative in provid-
ing room for the show and plow
horses. The committee provides
hay and straw for plow horses, he
noted, and makestay and straw
available to owners of horses at
the match only for promotion or
the Parade.
Some horses will be staying in
the tented city and won't need ac-
commddatiozz at a neighboring
barn; A number of feed and seed
companies dae horses in their
. displays__in _the°. tented city, ,Mr,
Aitchison said.:
Though 'committee work takes
••quite a bit of his time and even
money, Mr. Aitchison is proud to
be part of this year's match,
which is expected to attract
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250,006 people Sept. 26 to-W.
"It's really an honor, to partici‘
pate in a thing like This, in our
part ,of the county," he said. This
year's plowing match is the first
time IPM has come to this end of
rM
the county in his lifetime("and I
don't expect I'll ever see it
again" in thik area, he said,
A tremendous amount of woi
is involved in producing a plow-
ing match, Mr. Aitchison said,
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Is: a
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That is just for, the parlt., In any enterprise of that size,
much more land will be taken by ancillary projects such as
hotels, motels, campgrounds, food takeout-centres, taverns
and smaller amusement parks.'Double? Triple? •
I pity those people-Who have cottages from Barrie and
Orillia north': Think of what will happen when weekend traf-
fic is tripled. • -
_MY _gager!) is not primarily_for_cottagers. It is. Or agri-
culture. Some of,the finest farmland in the province will be
gone forever.
It doesn't stop there. The land sharks are moving already
offering fantastic prices for land in the area surroundingthe
$60-million proposal. This makes it,impossible for farmers
to stay' on the land. -It is economic :4y impoSSiblejarmers
simply cannot afford to stay on theland. ,
Why in the name of preservation,' conservation and com-
mon sense was the developtnent allowed,to go near Maple in
the first place? Why couldn't it have-gone on some poor land
in eastern Ontario? Was this possibility ever examined?
Who knows how much clout that $60-million carried within
goVernment circles? - " •
From Queen's Park
Mate- appren ices
'By Murray gaunt...
An $8 'million expansion. of
Ontario's epprenticeshipirrogram -
to make up, for shortages of,
skilled workers in . the manufac-
'luring industrieS was announced
this week by the. Minister of
s.ailleges and Universities, 'Dr.
Harry . • •. Parrott.
The $8 million. Will, come from
the Federal•Gov-erninent, with the"
provincial corn m it in e n t in person-
nel to administer the program:
The money, will be 'used 'to
reimburse employers for' approv,
ed training costs. Dr. Parrott said
that Comm unit y • • i adthst :rain=
•ing committees will be- establish;
ed.to• decide what kind of skilled
workers arc needed and in what.
nunthers. 4, • The committees will approve the
cost. and "the. 'firms before any
money is paid out. Dr. Parrott •
said'that employers might receive
• up • to $2,000 per year .for each
"apprentice,, depending on costs.
Represented On the cOmmittecs
will, be, local government, busi-
ness. labour, educators• and the
local dike of Canada Manpower.
' The Ontario COVernment has
dropped its $35 million lawsdit
`eltarging mercury • pollution
against DOW for a
private settlement worth
$250,000.
Dow payments ,range from
, $40,000 to a' ew hundred dollars.,
The fishermen had planned to
sue Dow . • in 1971, but
were persuaded by the Province
to allow the government to handle
the • snit.
The lawsuit, the largest in',
Ontario's. history,' was for $25
• Million to compensate the Prov-
ince for the loss to the fishing
industry and $10 million to clean
up the mercury Lake St. Clair.
Consumer and Commercial- -Re-
!talons Minister Larry Grossman'
has decided to change the effect-
ive date of the new' drinking age
from„September 1st, as hattbeen
planned, to •Decenfber 31;"
cause the key date for school
enrolmerre:is December 31 'each
year. This would then allow awl
all children born in the same year
would pass' throagh-- the school
system as group.
All those aged\18 on or before
December 31, 1978, will maintain
their right to drink.ThoSe turning
18 • in 1,979 will not.
the Ontaigo 'GovernMent has
shelved' indefinitely its plans for
property tax refor m and market
t • •
value assessment of groperty.
The Treasurer -gave no revised
deadline, but said he will study
the problems of municipalities'
who are especially hurt financially
by a series of inequities in the
present . system.
The move, to market value
assessment was sacrificed partly
to accommodate Mr.
McKeough's drive to balance the
provincial budget by 1981. If the
change were made next tear;
,
the
Province would have to come up
with $400 million more. inay-
nients to municipalities in Geeu7of
property taxes on -provincially
owned property and in other tax ,
credits. ' ••
Brute"Godkin
-wins first.'
Bruce (iodkin of R. R. #1,
Walton scored 75 6 001 of *a
(xtssihle 850 points anfI, won first
pri/e in the:junior category .of the
Huron County 41,1-1 Livt'slock and
field' crops judging competition,
which 'was .held May. 27 in the
Seaforfh Arena,
There were-I63. people in the
mutpoition and,.10 in the junior
competition) which -is open to
votpig people 13-14 years-o1' age:
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