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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1981-03-04, Page 3Iptir Sepal'', Blotch 4, 101 fro® pare 1 The Bruce County Federation of Agricul- ture and . the Huron County Federation of Agriculture have : scheduled a jointly spon- sored All Candidates Meeting for. Monday, March 16 at 8.30" p.m. at the Wingham Public School. The three candidates running ceive `..!rant The county decided not, to participate in a second project at the Clinton : Hospital. the county turned down a request for $54,500 to be spent on 'renovations at the hospital..The county is'. bound by its own by=law which. limits participation to 37 per •centof the amount by the province. The • province is not contributing to the renovation project at the Clinton hospital The province's contribution to the Wing - barn -Project totals ingham project`totals "$318,000 and its share of the Clinton. project to . redevelop' ambulatory care services.:.amounts to $405,684. in the; Huron -Bruce ridiing will 'be present. They are, Gary Harron of Allendord, PC; Tony McQuail of Lucknow NDP, and Murray Elston of Wingham, Liberal. The candidates will draw for ' order of speaking. Each speaker will then be allowed seven minutes to address the ..audience. The meeting will then be opened to questions, from the floor. While the questions may be directed at a specific candidate, the other candidates may also respond to it. Chairpersons for the evening will be Gerry Fortune, President of the Huron Federation, of Agriculture' and John McAuley, second Vice -President of the Bruce County. Federa- tion of Agriculture. Correction A story in last week's Sentinel referring to the Ontario Federation of Agriculture's health program incorrectly stated that OHIP premiums would remain at the same level under the new program. In fact it is the OFA health - program's premiums ' which will remain at the same level of $26 for :single and '$63 for'.family: • ire claps Increase....:. m page 1 ' bile insurance in January of' this year: The company is awaiting authorization to write, commercial insurance and they expect to receive authorization by May or June The company is ready to tender for construction of the . new office building in Dungannon. Construction is slated to begin this spring with :a tentative completion date. • o. 11 ERE ARE YOU HEADE For some journeys you don't have to worry .about the prke of gas or air fer+e+s. You can travel to Important d'estloadon . without leaving your own locale, taking courses from The University of Weateni Ontario leading to career advancement and a• richer life -.For mere than halt a'century Western has helped- adults to their goals, through ont of:the oldest, most respected part-time degree programs In Canada. 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Austin Martin ` was challenged by Harold Elliott of Ripley for the position of director and Martin was 'elected to serve .another three year term. joins lobby to reta w's Nest Freight rates • • Members of NFU, Region 3, Ontario, : will be joining farmers from across Canada in Ottawa,' March 2, .3 and 4, to lobby ,the federal cabinet and government committees, in addition to personally. pressuring politicians on the issues of the, retention of the Crow's Nest ' Pass ' Freiight Rates, Plant Breeders'. Rights; and a red meats marketing proposal. for Can- adian :Farmers. Marie F Bright, 'Regional Co-ordinator for NFU Region 3 said today that the question. of Patent Rights for seeds, Bill C-32, has been a topic which had come under con- siderable debate in the `farm communities across. Ontario for the past year. She said, "It's interesting, the primary producer's opinion has not been asked fol' by govern. meat, yet farmers stand to be affected greatly if this legis- lation is passed. The issue .really . stems around : who should control the destiny of food in Canada, the .private sectors, such ' as Ceiba - Geigy, Royal Dutch Shell, and other multinational bodes " res,. or the public sector. Mrs. Bright went on to say, "An orderly marketing system for the red meat industry in Canada is one of the 'issues foremost in the minds °flinty beef and hog producers: It would . be an absolute farce to enact any form of legislation less than a National Meat Authority with. complete marketing powers. One just has to look at the number of bankrupt= cies . in this area of the fainting industry to realize. 'the djunger that looms for centiliters for a supply of red main t 1n Canada. It is nothing less than ludicrous to expect producers to maintain ind- uction levels of meat in the face of continual net , losses yearly... One, . wonders how much longer some farmers will want the illusion of the supposedly: free market sys- tem. The retention of the • "Crow's Nest Pass', Ratesis,. without a doubt, ' a major issue concerning not only the Fanners " in Canada, but the people of Canada. The rail- way companies have been saying.the agreement is out- ;, dated, and have invariably tried to sensationalize their` supposed losses in the move- ment of, grain. The facts are that the• federal government has already subsidized the railway companies beyond a.._ reasonable limit without any guarantees that the railways will give better -service in the movement of . grain. There are no guarantees that it would mean. ,an end ;to the railway companies' demands for public ' funds, which in 1979=80 fiscal year totalled, for all purposes, $751 .mil lion. National unity is at stake in Canada and the transporta- tion policy of ,Canada is' the cornerstone of Canadian un- ity. The ; federal government has a responsibility to the people of Canada to; see' that unity is preserved. If in fact the Crow rate goes, it will mean that the federal gov- ernment bowed under to,the pressure of a multinational corporation. . . The National Farmers Un- ion feels it has a responsibil- ity to the people of Canada and to the farmers of Canada to see that the federal politic- ians make the .decisions in the best interests of the Canadian public. A recent survey done by the NFU in southern Saskatt chewan showed that' over 79% of all farmers' interview- ed were in favor of retaining the Crowns Rates and an amalgamation of CPR and CNR as a Nationalized" :Rail- road. �v� voterslist Revision of voters lists for the 32nd Ontario general election will take place be twee" February 23 and March 7 In this two-week period, Additions will be made to the preliminary lists of electors that were prepared following the door-to-door enumera- tion, Returning Officers for the Province's 125 electoraldist ricts will consider such chan- ges during their post office hours. Qualifiedvoters who do Formulated to the nfrahging temperatures where you live, ,CO-OP Fuel Oil keeps flowing when the going gets cold, to keep your family warm all vvinter. And it'sdelivered on time, all the time, by a driver who will '" 1 never forget your warmth. Call him today for the warmth you can rely on at: f, not have Form 103 and. whose names are not on the voters list should contact their Returning Officers. The last day for adding the name of a qualified voter. to `ti the polling list is, March 7. Urban voters mutt have their names on the list if they are. to be allowed to vote. Rural Voters not on the list may stili vote, provided theyare iden- tified and vouched for on polling day by another quali- fied voter who is on the list.at that polling place. Turn to page 64 •