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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2011-07-14, Page 18VENDORS WANTED FOR BLYTH Area Farmers’ Market. Earn up to $500 a week selling your vegetables, fruit, home baking, preserves or crafts, Saturday afternoons until September 3. For more information call Keith at 519-523-4792 (days) or 519-523-9636. tfn PAGE 18. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JULY 14, 2011. 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Roll call was “your summer plans”. Plans were made for the annual picnic on July 19. Dianne Cook read “gas and oil prices”. Gordon Hill reported the book sale for CNIB started on Monday, June 27 at the Scotia Bank in Goderich for two weeks. Also books will be sold at the flea market in the Courthouse Square, Goderich on Sundays. Marie Flynn read, “Why”. Entertainment was by Bonnie Jewitt and Barb Bosman and four students from Hullett Central Public School: Brooke Middegaal, Page Gibbings, Claire Scrimgeour and Kay McDonald. Dorothy Bolton said grace for lunch served by Joanne Bowman, Marilyn Tyndall and Dianne Stevenson. Special thanks to the day’s helpers and Laidlaw bus services. Morris-Turnberry councillors proposed a compromise, at their July 5 meeting, between an unhappy building permit applicant and the municipality’s chief building official. Frederick Friendorf of RR 1, Wingham, appeared before council to complain that building inspector Steve Fortier had reneged on a promise to issue a build permit for a storage building along London Road (County Road 4) just north of Wingham. Friendorf explained that he operates a mushroom-growing operation in one building on the site and wanted to convert a second building to mushroom growing too, but first needed a new building to store things currently in the building to be renovated. The hold-up has been Fortier’s insistence that an engineer’s drainage site plan was needed before the permit could be issued because the property is in a urban area. Arguing the property wasn’t in an urban area and that Fortier had promised he would issue the permit without the drainage plan as long as he promised to do one later, then changed his mind, Friendorf asked council to waive the requirement for the plan. Fortier explained that under the municipality’s stormwater management bylaw, he is not allowed to issue a building permit without a plan designed by an engineer to deal with excess water. This lot is also on the flood plain, he said. Friendorf told council that he had a grading plan prepared by a land surveyor but it didn’t meet the bylaw’s requirement without an engineer’s stamp. Noting that the bylaw government stormwater management allows council to reserve the right to waive the requirement, Councillor Neil Warwick proposed a motion to accept the surveyor’s storm management plan and not require an engineer’s plan. The motion was approved by council. Friendorf also asked council if it would consider selling the municipally-owned former CPR right of way bordering his property on which he had been cutting grass and weeds for some time. Council decided they would consider the request at later date. By Don McCabe, Vice President Ontario Federation of Agriculture Everyone wants clean air to breathe and safe water to drink, but did you ever stop to consider that these might come at a cost? Farmers follow on-farm environmental stewardship practices every day that benefit all Ontarians. These practices and the resulting conservation and environmental preservation are simply taken for granted by consumers. The Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) is lobbying the provincial government in the lead up to the provincial election for policy to secure fair compensation for on- farm stewardship practices that benefit all Ontarians. Every day, farmers preserve wildlife habitats, sequester carbon and contribute to ground water recharge and surface water protection. These ecological best practices directly contribute to safe drinking water, clean air and abundant wildlife for all Ontarians. Farmers have always been stewards of the land. Taking care of our air, water and soil helps it take care of ourselves. However, the benefits reach far beyond the farm. Good stewardship requires investment – in the right equipment, extra labour and professional consulting fees. That’s why the OFA is lobbying for farmers to be fairly compensated for providing these essential environmental services. On-farm environmental stewardship practices need to be recognized, valued and fairly compensated for. Without these practices, our environment could quickly deteriorate. The general public isn’t accustomed to paying farmers for their environmental stewardship. And frankly, farmers will always look after the land, the water and the air to the best of their abilities. Government policies, however, would help spread the cost of stewardship initiatives that protect and preserve our natural resources. The OFA is working diligently to address this issue with government and policy makers. As the October 6 election date approaches, we encourage all of our 37,000 farm business members to become local advocates for agriculture and its positive environmental contribu- tions. Together, we can make our voices heard on election day and pay tribute to every farmer that helps provide us all with clean air, safe drinking water and a healthy Ontario environment. Council for the Blind M-T compromises Farmers make great stewards