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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1988-03-23, Page 1Serving Brussels, Blyth, Auburn, Belgrave, Ethel, Londesborough, Walton and surrounding townships. VOL 4 NO. 12 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 1988.45 CENTS Sadie the pioneer [a.k.a. MVCA volunteer Deb Perkin] demonstrated some of the more bone-chilling ways of making maple syrup at the Maitland Valley Conservation Authority's annual Maple Madness Pancake Day on Sunday, including the Canadian pioneer method of boiling down the sap in a huge cast-iron kettle over a fire. Despite sub-zero temperatures and a peek-a-boo sun, hundreds of visitors flocked to the site on the first day of spring to sample the fresh syrup on pancakes, take part in the guided tours, and cheer on the local council and media teams in the wild and wooly winter games, which were won by the CKNX-AM crew. Booming economy hurts farm labour The booming economy else­ where makes it hard for farmers to com pete for farm lab our, a farm labour expert told the Huron County Federation of Agriculture Wednesday night in Clinton. “Thejob(offindingfarm labour) became tougher and tougher as the economy became better and bet­ ter,” Doug Grant from the Grey- Bruce office of the Ontario Agricul- tural Employment Service told about 10 farmers at the Federa­ tion’s monthly meeting. Mr. Grant said his organization, which grew out of the Canada Farm Labour Pool which was founded in Glen­ garry in the early 1970’s, depends heavily on students during the summer months and off-shore labourers to help in labour-depen­ dent farming operations such as apple-picking. The agency is also involved in moving workers from one area to another, either per­ manently or on a daily basis. Apple pickers are bussed from as far away as Southampton to the Meaford area, he said. He said the higher wages paid in construction or in factories make it hard for farmers to compete but there are other factors as well. Surveys of farm workers show low wages rank fourth in the list of complaints about farm work. Above that in workers complaints are working condtiions and their Continued on page 13 Ian Scott to speak in Blyth April 6 Ontario’s Attorney General, Ian Scott, will be the guest speaker at the annual meeting of the Huron Provincial Liberal Riding Associa­ tion at the Blyth Community Centre on Wednesday, April 6. During the meeting, a new executive will be elected and delegates to the Ontario Liberal Party’s annual meeting in Ottawa on May 6-8 will also be selected. Mr. Scott was first elected to the Legislature on May 2, 1985, and was named Attorney-General by Premier David Peterson on June 26, 1985 when the Liberals and N.D.P. defeated the Progressive Conservatives in a non-confidence motion and the Liberals formed a minority government. Subsequently re-elected in the September 10, 1987 election, Mr. Scott was reappointed Attorney General in the Liberal majority government. Mr. Scott has steered such legislation through the Ontario legislature during the Liberal’s term sofar as a new Pay Equity law. Freedom of Information and Right to Privacy Act, and Conflict of Interest Guidelines for Legislature members. Tickets for the meeting, at $15 each, are available from any executive member or municipal chairperson around the county. There will be a reception at 6 p.m. followed by dinner at 7 p.m. Volunteers to be honoured A new program to honour good citizens across Canada begins this week through the pages of The Citizen. The program is sponsored by Air Canada and administered by the Canadian Community Newspaper Association. Called the ‘‘Heart of Gold” award, the program will honour people for their selfless­ ness, willingness and Understand­ ing- Nominees mustbe 19 years of ageorolderandshouldshowone or more of the following qualities: be resourceful, courageous com­ munity leaders; give selfless ser­ vice to others; be exemplary community volunteers; have over­ come some form of disability to become useful and inspirational community members; qualify as community heroes; be generally, or in a particular significant instance improving the quality of life in their community or be outstanding citizens who set fine, examples for others. An award nomination form is included in this paper on page 8 and all nominations should be sent to The Citizen to be forwarded to the Community Newspaper Asso­ ciation. Each person nominated will receive a ‘‘Heart of Gold” certificate. Provincial awards for outstanding nominees will be chosen by a panel of judges through the Ontario Community Newspaper Association. This award overlaps to some extentthe “Citizen of theYear Award” sponsored each year by The Citizen but because of the national aspect of this program it is tobehopedthatthosewhohave made nominations for The Citizen ofthe Year, notonlythisyear butin past years, will fill out ballots and nominate their choices again.