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Home My WebLink AboutThe Brussels Post, 1977-10-12, Page 13me pen day 111•11•1.0111I • • 41(04 _ '.."• • • •••••••.• ,, • . • .... • . • . •••• THE BRUSSELS POST OCTOBER 12, 1977 —13 McKillop ready for winter Course offered Snow removal contract in ',o;tgnpol "lies old for rage on pounds (By Wilma Oke) Getting ready for the snows of 00 to winter, McKillop Township $31.75, accepted the tender of Ryan $26,00, 13ulldozing of R.R.1, Walton, for COWS- snow removal from township roads at a cost of $21 per hour, up sigh of $1.00 over last year. Standby time will be $10 per day, the`Tame as Clerk Marion McClure at the meeting in Winthrop Monday reported that the allocation for drainage has been used, with $118,100 deventured to date. Council endorsed a resolution from McNab Township (near Ottawa) requesting that the Ministry of Revenue assess a builder one-third of completion value of a house in the year it is built, two-thirds in the second year and full value in the third year to provide that the munici- pality would recover some of the costs of providing service to the said -properties. Passed for payment were general accounts totalling $45,161.63 and road accounts totalling $15,908.95. William Campbell, road superintendent, said that, all the road construction work has been completed except for some grading by the township grader. He said the new roof on the shed has been installed. t Mr. Campbell said that to date no report has been given by the engineering firm of B.M.Ross on the assessment of the bridges in the township which was asked for earlier this year at government request. Requests for building permits were' approved as follows: new manse and garage at St. Columban Church; Sam McClure, R.R.2, Seaforth, steel granary; Campbell Wer,' R.R.4, Walton, steel granary; Dr. William J. Thompson, Seaforth, storage shed; Leen Vandeban, R.R.1, Seaforth, addition to house; Raymond Murray, R.R.5, Seaforth, steel granary and roof over dryer. The council approved a grant of The 'Clinton campus of Conestoga College celebrated a, dual purpose birthday last Friday, when the local campus celebrated the tencennial of the college. For Clinton, it was also a chance to celebrate the campus's own fifth year of operation. Conestoga College was formed in 1967, with the main campus just north of Kitchener. Since that time, the growing institution has set up schools in, Cambridge, Clinton, Doon, Guelph, Harriston Stratford and Waterloo. Each campus celebrated the special birthday with a tree planting open house and birthday party, complete with cake and refreshments and a number of other special events. For the Clinton campus located in the former public school building for the Air Force Base at Vanastra, the birthday also commemorated its 1972 install- ation into Conestoga. The campus, which has 80 full time and 100 part time students offers short term programs such as visiting homemaker, academic upgrading, teller-cashier, book- keeping and new courses of real estate and bartending. Along with this some 40 nurses $200 to the Farmstead and Home Improvement competition to be held next year in connection with the 1978 International ' • Approval was given to a request by Leslie Dolmage for severance of 98 acres of agricul- tural land and he will keep the acreage on which the farm buildings stand. are studying a course in coronary care and a number of students are involved in Manpower retraining courses. Chairman Brian Cook is in charge of the activities at the Clinton campus, along with a faculty of five members. This September the Clinton campus became an original ,amongst other Conestoga schools with the addition of the Vanastra Public School, which occupies part of the building, under the direction of principal, John Ross, is attended by some 135 local children. Seniors take tour. Several from the Brussels area enjoyed the All Star Tours Senior Citizen special colour tour to Scotts' Oquaga Lake House October 3-6. Mrs. Van Vleit was the grand- mother having the most grand- children and Mrs. Winn the oldest grandmother, also have the most great-grandchildren. Mrs. Van Vleit took part in the Talent Show contributing two pleasing solos "How Great Thou Art" and "Beautiful Isle of Somewhere." Few topics ,have generated more conflict and controversy in recent years than the formulation of agricultural policy in Canada and in the provinces. In responses to the demonstrated need for a better understanding of this subject, the , Department of Political Studies at the University of Guelph is offering for the first time this semester a new course, "The Politics. of Agriculture." The course will focus on the relationship between farmers, farm organizations, government, and the agricultural and food industry. "The establishment of such a course at Guelph was long overdue," says Prof. R.W. Phidd who will teach the course. He feels that the agricultural tradi- tion at Guelph makes such ' a course vital in view of the current widespread debate on agricul- tural and food policy at both the national and provincial levels. Students enrolled in "The Politics of Agriculture" will look at the conflicts involved in the formulation of agricultural policy. They will be concerned with the working of political institutions at all levels of government. Students may undertake research in .areas such as the structure and working of the Canada Department of Agriculture, the provincial Ministry of Agriculture and Food, marketing boards and the inter- relationship amongst farmers, farmers' organizations, govern- ment, consumers and the food processing industry. Many of the issues involved in the formulation of agricultural policy are related to the changing nature of the rural and urban communities in Canada, says Prof. Phidd. Consequently,- the course will also examine the • politics of. Canadian land use and the ways, in which technology has changed the relationship between agriculture and land, The course will cover three' distinct periods of agricultural policy, beginning with confederation when such policies were tied to immigration policy, especially in western Canada.. It will include the period of increased government involve- ment in the post World War 11 period to 1969, and subsequent developments in policy since the 1969 Federal Task Force in Agriculture. Prof. Phidd expects 40 to 50 students, for the lecture course which will draw guest speakers fmm other University depart- ments, government agencies, farmers' organizations, consum- er groups and the food industry. The guest-lecture technique will be supplemented as much, as possible with seminar discussions. • "The discussions and lectures are designed to illustrate the factors which influence agricul- tural policy," explains Prof. Phidd, "but they do not intend to provide prescriptions or solutions to the problems of formulating a Canadian- agriculture and food policy. Our objective in designing this course is to complement the programs at the University of Guelph next last year. will be Conestoga has 10th Car repairs can be expensive. i t This is what Ontario is doing to help you get the most for your car repair dollar. Repair complaints are the second- highest of all automobile-related complaints in Ontario. To help Motorists deal with car repair problems, your Ontario Ministry of Consumer and Commercial Relations has,prepared special stickers giving tips - on "How to get the most from your car repair dollar." Car manufacturers and dealers have been asked to distribute them to purchasers .of new cars and the stickers are available from the Ministry: Here are the car repair tips: I' if your car warranty still applies, review it carefully and determine exactly who pays for what. • Check your Owner's Manual; you may find the solution to your problem right there. 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