HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1987-12-22, Page 31THE CITIZEN; TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1987. PAG’
Farmers' marketing dub organizing in Clinton
A farmers’ marketing club was
formed at a recent meeting in
Clinton, with some 15farmersfrom
as far away as Belgrave and
Dashwood taking part, according
to organizer Brian Hall, a crop
specialist with the Clinton OMAF
office.
becoming popular, but that each
one is run somewhat differently,
depending on the wishes of its
members. Normally each member
is asked to put up a sum of money,
say $150, with the money being
used to trade as a group, for the
common benefit of all.
operation, and could benefit from
this as much as their partners
will.”
No location has been set for the
January meeting. Members will be
notified of it closer to the date,
while others can learn more by
calling Mr. Hall at the Clinton
OMAF office, at 482-3428.
New farmers may qualify for $38,000
The purpose of the club is to help
participants learn marketing or to
improve their skills in future
trading, to make marketing deci
sions and to trade as a group,
benefitting from each other’s
knowledge, says Mr. Hall.
"Marketing these days is enor
mously complicated, ” he explains.
‘‘It can be a painful and costly
process, trying to learn it on your
own, and a lot of farmers get turned
off before they really acquire the
skills they need."
He said that marketing clubs are
At the new club’s next meeting,
scheduled for 8 p.m. on January 4,
the group will likely elect an
executive and decide on how they
wanttoconduct business, Mr. Hall
said. He added that no fees will be
required until the group decides
upon its format, and said that there
is still room for five or so more
members in the club, and that a
second club could be set up if
numbers warrant it.
"I’d like to see some ladies join
as well," he said. "Many women
are full partners in the farming
BY BRIAN HALL
FARM MANAGEMENT
SPECIALIST
FOR HURON COUNTY
Ontario Farm-Start is the name
of a new program announced by the
Ontario Government to help new
beginning farmers become esta
blished on sound financial footing.
The program is designed for
beginning farmers who have not
farmed before and intend to
become abonafide farmer on or
after January 1st, 1988.
Qualifying new farmers will be
paid a flat rate grant of $11,000 at
the end of the first year and a
declining grant amount each year
thereafter for a total over seven
years of $38,000. Applications and
details of the program will be
available shortly from the Ontario
Ministry of Agriculture and Food
office.
Interested persons are invited to
attend a meeting on Monday,
January LI th, starting at 8 p.m. at
the Clinton Town Hall. Staff from
the Clinton O.M.A.F. office and
the manager of the program will be
on hand to answer questions.
For further information, contact
the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture
and Food office in Clinton at
482-3428 or 1-800-265-5170.
H-P Bd. staff get raises, more work
BY WILMA OKE
The custodian, courier and
driver in the board office of the
Huron-Perth County Roman Cath
olic Separate Board office in Dublin
will receive a salary of $17,000 per
year effective January 1 and she
will receive an additional $1,500
increase beginning on June 1.
School secretaries will be given
salary increases for 1988 and their
hoursofwork will be increased: 100
hours in Catholic schools in
Kingsbridge, St. Columba, Dub
lin, Clinton, Exeter and in two
schools in Stratford, Immaculate
Conception and St. Joseph; 40
hours increase at Mount Carmel;
and 80 hours at Kinkora, Seaforth,
Wingham, Hesson and St. Am
brose in Stratford. All schools will
be granted an allocation of up to 35
hours of secretarial time to be used
in the month of August to prepare
for the opening of schools.
Trustee Ben Brown of RR 1,
Sebringville, remarked this will
give schools a more professional
look with increased secretarial
time with fewer students answer
ing phones. As well Mr. Brown
said schools will have greater
security with a full-time employee
to receive visitors to the schools.
While the closing date for
tenders on the addition for St.
Ambrose School in Stratford was
set at January 7, Jack Lane,
Superintendent of business and
finance, said the time may have to
be extended because of the
Christmas holiday not giving firm
enough time.
The Stratford Recreation De
partment will again enter into an
agreement with the school board
for the use of three athletic
facilities — the ball diamonds at St.
Ambrose School, St. Joseph School
and St. Aloysius School, as well as
the soccer field at St. Aloysius. The
board has loaned these playing
fields for many years to the city.
A trustee will be added to the
Curriculum Review, Development
and Implementation Committee.
The committee members include
Superintendent of Education,
John McCauley; Principal of Pre
cious Blood School of Exeter,
Margaret Medve; Principal
Michael Dewan; and Teacher
Terry Craig of Seaforth the trustee
is John Devlin of Stratford.
Three vice-principals were ap
pointed: Mary Smith at St. Mary’s
School, Goderich; George Van
Slyck at St. Ambrose School,
Stratford and Justin Tomasulo at
St. Aloysius School, Stratford, all
effective on September 1, 1988.
The board will not take any
action to protest the possibility that
the Ministry of Education plans to
reduce the number of trustees from
14 to 12, but will wait for mor
information in the New Year.
J ack Lane advised that the board
wait until he receives information
from the task force to give him time
toanalysehow the board will be
affected. He questioned whether
the urban areas may lose trustees
rather than the rural.
-■son’s greetings and sincere good
wishes for the best of holidays!
From Staff and Management
of
Brussels
Stockyards Ltd.
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