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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1980-10-15, Page 1hano studoot,..1Vor A young university student from, Ghana is Ghana has large government 'farms which spending five' months on Ontario farms as, use advanced teehnology but servicing the part of an exehange with Canadian Cross- equipment on these farms is not easy roads international through the Ontario because parts are not readily available. T9 Federation of Agricultnre. get, parts, the Ohana govertirnent,MuSt work Gliana7 A-bolany major; he-is-interested-in_hd_watits_withott.t4mying_it As icing_as, nQ farmers to store their crops.. He would, like to begin to Crop it 'provided he has the Man Work with the ministry of agriculture in his power and the time to work additional land. own country when he finished his thesis. He is currently spending two weeks with Canadian CrOSsroads international is a Merle and $heila GlmbY on their Ashfield non-Profit Organization which sends young farm; men and . Women to Work in ,Third World Countries, In recent years the organization Farming methods in Canada are very h'as been sending people from the Third clifferent from those in Ghana,' Michael's Wotld Countries to work and gain exper- father has 10 acres of land where he farms ience TheY work in agriculture, millet, rice, peanuts and garden vegetables. His livestock consists of between six and Th eight cows. Michael's older brother helps his "b7 father with the farm.,They grow vegetables during the dry seasormsing dams for irriga tort and their , other crops. during the rainy season froin mid-May to November. They work the land with hand tools and oxen. Michael hopes to visit an Amish farmer while he is in this area to see how their methods compare to those used by his. father. 24 PAGE community and social work and on construe,' tion projects, Michael observes that many Canadians are not interested in what is happening in Third World Countries whereas the youth of • . , • ' • involvement befween " wearthritationrmand Third World countries, but he wants wealthy nations to stop interfering in the politics of Third. World countries, The involvement of some nations with Third World countries is an ongoing process to disrupt the govern- ment, exploit the resources, Manipulate the people and create chaos in the Third World nation, These nations want Third World countries to be their perpetual appendages, he` says.. Michael Abity the capital Of Upper Region in Ghana, is from a Canadian, comy, out A • • associating ,i wth the ywuth of ail . Michael would like to, see an' open the storage • methods used.by Ontario w one else is orkirig the land, a farmer can preparing his thesis at the Univerist§ of Michael's father can farm as much land as countries, Michael Abity of Bawku near I3olgatanga, through the Canadian,consul to order parts Ghana, 'he says, are interested in reaching pan Horon..fede::totion..ineefs.. with ageietature minister A delegation from tlie Huron Federation of Agriculture met with Ontario's minister of agriculture, Lorne Henderson, Thursday in Toronto to demand a freeze on the purchase of Ontario farm land, by, absentee faeign --buyer& The delegation,_whiclimas accom- panied by Ontario Federation of Agriculture president, Ralph Barrie, called• for legisla. tion to prevent foreign investors from buying up. Ontario farm land. They told Henderson if he was not prepared to place such legislation before the legislature, they wanted an immediate freeze on the purchase of Ontario farm land by' foreign interests., Huron County representatives included Grant Curran, vice-piesident of the Ashfield Federation of Agriculture; John Van Beers, regional director for Huron East Central; Rob Robinson, president of the McKillop Federation of Agriculture and Merle GUnby, president 'of the Huron Federation of Agriculture. Henderson, told ,the delegation "his hands were tied" because he cannot act until a bill, now before the house, is passed. This bill. would .require absentee foreign owners to register with•the governMent and companies with off-shore interests purchasing farm land in the province to declare themselves. The bill would only be in effect for one year, however. The, minister did suggest that the Huron Federation approach their county council to requesi the govermilent to-pasi- a hilt placing a freeze on the purchase of farmland in the county by foreign absentee owners. Since the-bill would-only-pro led-Huron County-and not the . entire province, the federation representatives decided against this action. Following their meeting with Henderson, the Huron delegation met with Jack Riddell, Huron MPP and Liberal agriculture critic in the legislature and Murray Gaunt, MPP for Huron-Bruce. They also met with the New Democratic Party's. agriculture critic, Donald. MacDonald. • Riddell and Gaunt told the delegation the minister is not preventeil from taking action by the bill now before the legislature. It is very simple they said, to attach an amend- ment to the bill placing a freeze on the purchase of Ontario farm land by foreign non-resident interests for the time period covered by the bill. Huron Federation of Agriculture presid- ent Merle Gunby, said there are tenative plans to take .a resolution to the Ontario Federition of Agriculture asking the OFA to request dfreeze on the sale of Ontario farm land to foreign absentee owners, The Huron federation hopes the clout of a resolution from the provincial organization may have a greater effect on the minister. Gutiby said the Ontario agriculture min- , ister finally admitted at the Thursday meeting, there is a problem with foreign absentee ownership in Huron County at least. Last month, the Huron Federation called for the resignation of the minister unless he took immediate action to curb the sale of Ontario's farm land to foreign absentee interests. Henderson's response to the call for his resignation Was to quote yet again the results of a ministry of agriculture study which says land belonging to foreign absentee owners in the province is less than one per cent. He did invite representatives of the Huron Federation to meet with him which brought about Thursday's meeting. The federation was prompted to renewed action following the sale of over 1,000 acres of farm land in McKiliop Townihip to foreign absentee interests 'during the summer. Another. 500 to 800 acres of Car hits 'boy -on bicycle A West Wawanosh youth was injured Saturday morning when a car struck the bicycle he was riding on Huron County Road 1 just south of concession 2, < West Wawanosh. Paul Pentland, 13, is in satisfac- tory condition in St. Joseph's Hospital, London following the mishap which occurred on Saturday morning about 7.30 a.m. Paul was riding his bicycle along the shoulder of the road when he was struck from behind by a car driven by Claude Daoust of Dungannon. Goderich detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police investigated. Autumn is a time for long walks through the trees amid coloured leaves; a• time for reflection and a time for looking ahead to new beginnings. Summer takes its last breaths in days of Indian summer and early morning frost warns of the 'winter to come. IN a time to pause after the busy seasons of spring and summer and a time of preparation for the new seasons ahead. [Sentinel Staff Photo] McKillop farm land is a prospective purchase by foreign absentee owners at this time. In Colborne Township considerable acreage 'was sold over the summer to the same type of buyers. The Huron Federation of. Agriculture has been working closely with the Rural Development. Outreach Project, University of Guelph (RDOP), in studying foreign ownership. The RDOP is presently involved in the second phase of the study, looking at the effect of foreign ownership on com- munities.. The first phase of the project was completed and presented to, federation Turn' to page 2* Three injurer in accident Two Ashfield men are in hospital fol- lowing a two car collision in Ashfield Township Saturday afternoon. Peter Hendricks, 18, of Ashfield Town- ship, driver of one car, is in critical condition at Victoria Hospital, London. Morris Milten- burg, 19, also of Ashfield Township, driver of the second car, is in satisfactory condition . at St. Joseph's Hospital in London. A passenger in the Hendricks ear, Kim Shewfelt, 16, of Goderich was treated at Wingham and District Hospital and has been released. The accident occurred at the corner of concession 6 .! 7 and the Ashfield Township Division Line about 4 part. Saturday afternoon, The Goderich detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police are investigating.