HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1987-12-16, Page 15THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1987. PAGE 15.
Letter to the editor
Riddell clarifies term 'women's health centres'
THE EDITOR:
I feel it is important to clarify the
situation regarding the recent
announcement by my colleague
Minister of Health Elinor Caplan of
the first of a series of regional
women’s health centres being
established at Women’s College
Hospital in Toronto.
From the types of comments I
have been receiving, it has become
apparent that many people are
under the mistaken impression
that these centres will actually be
“abortion clinics’’. This is defi
nitely not the case.
This centre, and those which will
follow in other areas of the
province, will provide a wide range
of education, counselling and
referral services to women. These
will include family planning and
birth control, infertility counsell
ing, pre-menstrual syndrome and
menopause education and sup
port, counselling on alternatives to
abortion, and referral for women
seeking therapeutic abortions.
Free standing abortion clinics
remain illegal under the federal
criminal code, and neither myself
nor the government of which lama
part support the operating of these
“free standing” clinics. Abortions
will continue to be performed only
in accredited hospitals, following
the approval of therapeutic abor
tion committees, as is the case
now. The centres will provide only
pre- and post-abortion counsell
ing, as well as providing a referral
service to those seeking abortions,
advising them of which hospitals
do perform this service.
Itis my hope that provision of
better counselling services in the
centres will help to minimize the
number of unwanted pregnancies
by enhancing awareness of birth
control while at the same time
ensuring that women have acess to
the services they need.
Jack Riddell
MPP - Huron
Minister of Agriculture and Food
Allan Carter heads Huron Holstein Club executive
The 1988 executive members
and area directors of the Huron
County Holstein Club were named
at the organization's annual meet
ing held in Brussels on November
24.
AllanCarterof RR 4, Clinton,
was elected president to succeed
Lyle Martin of Ethel, while Joe
Winkel of RR 1, Fordwich, was
elected as vice-president and Betty
Jones of RR 3, Goderich, remains
as secretary-treasurer.
Appointed as new Area Direc
tors for a two-year term were the
following: Area 1 - Neil Vincent of
RR3, Wingham and Paul Gibbings
of RR 1, Clinton join Terry
Buchanan of RR 1, Belgrave and
Robert Vodden of RR 1, Clinton,
who are in their second year. Area
II - John Weirsmaof RR 1, Blyth
and Joe Winkel join Directors Lyle
Bean support program extended
The Ontario and federal govern
ments have announced changes to
the crop income stabilization pro
gram.
Th deadline for signing up for
the tripartite white bean and
colored bean stabilization program
has been extended to December
31. The tripartite programs for
these two crops were new pro
grams that were announced this
past summer.
The original sign-up date for
white beans was August31, and for
colored beans, October 31. The
producer enrolment fees for the
program are $18.20 per tonne for
white beans and $18.50 per tonne
for colored beans.
Producers already enrolled had
their fees collected when they sold
their crop. Producers not enrolled
must pay this fee when they enroll.
Enrolment fees are not returned to
the producer. If you have not yet
signed up for the program, you will
still have a chance before the end of
the year.
Enrolment forms for the white
bean crop are being mailed by the
Ontario White Bean Board to
producers. Colored bean forms will
be available the week of December
14 from the Ontario Ministry of
Agriculture and Food office.
If you enrolled in the provincial
Income Stabilization Program for
crops this fall (deadline October 1),
you should take note of a change in
that program.
Many producers across the
province reaped exceptional yields
on some of their crops this year,
especially white beans, soyabeans
and corn. The Stabilization Com
mission is allowing enrolled pro
ducers to increase their number of
tonnes they have enrolled for any
crop by an additional 25 per cent.
To do so, producers must obtain
an enrolment form for their
additional tonnage from their local
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture
and Food office, and return the
form before December 31.
Martin and David Ten Pas of RR 2,
Wingham. Area III - Larry Baer of
RR 5, Goderich was elected to join
Allan Carter, but Area III still
needs a third director. If anyone is
interested, they are asked to
contact Mrs. Jones at 395-3151.
Mrs. Jones reports that no Top
Production Certificates were
awarded to any dairy animals in
Ontario this year because of
administration problems caused
by the switch-over from the federal
ROP program to the provincial
Dairy Herd Improvement pro
gram, but she said that officials
with the program feel that the
difficulties will be ironed out, and
certificates will be awarded again
in the future. In 1986, Kennairn
Farms of RR 3, Blyth, was awarded
certificates for the top two-year-
old, the top three-year-old and the
top four-year-old cows in Huron
County, while Glen McNeil of RR 6,
Goderich, won the awards for top
aged cow and top senior yearling.
The guest speaker at the meet
ing was Dr. Carol Byinga, a
veterinarian with the Listowel
Clinic, who spoke on her recent trip
to Australia.
Bob McNeil of the Ontario Milk
and Cream Producers reported on
his association’s convention in
Barrie last February, and also
spoke on the Distinguished Farmer
Award available to young dairy
farmers in Ontario.
He said awards are granted on
the basis of excellence in both dairy
production improvement and in
volvement in the community, and
said that any farmer between the
ages of 21 and 30 is eligible for
application. Last year Sean Drenn
an of Lucknow was the Huron
County representative at the area
level for the award.
Mr. McNeil said that applica
tions must be in to Holstein Club
secretary Betty Jones by January
6, 1987; she may be contacted at
395-3151 for more information.
The 1988 Organizational Meet
ing of the Huron County Holstein
Club was held on December 11 at
the Triple K Restaurant in Blyth.
Brand wins nat'! award
JohnBrandofRR3, Clinton, was
one of two national winners of the
Jersey Canada Youth Scholarship
worth $250 presented at Ridge
town College of Agriculture Tech
nology on November 25.
The scholarship is open to
anyone across Canada who has
completed at least the first year of
either a two year diploma program
or four year degree program in
agriculture.
According to Russell Gammon
on the Canadian Jersey Cattle Club
in Guelph, Mr. Brand was present
ed with the award because of his
community involvement, his in
volvement in extracurricular ac
tivities at Ridgetown College, and
his impressive contributions to the
Brand family dairy operation near
Clinton.
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