HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1990-05-16, Page 8ale *.-%neer Sentinel,' Wednesday, May 11, $#S
rive Ail. yr i":" . *mirk � , , ._..._._.. ___.._
o.ng
'eekend
Special •
4 ,M
MIX 6'MATCHe,n�
Flats NPV.
12 Bwme toa Flx
CEDAHILL
Garden Centre
LU. (KNOW:
528-3011
Boxed Plants
Only
Rog.
•'t� .
5 Per Box
.,�,
Spring Jackets & Dress Suits
Friday and Saturday "Only
310140)
i
=—'l a F A i1�
t•.�l
ve
QUALITY NUR�y
II ��� SToC.K'
P
1 ii.fr
-0 ityril '
.4.1.. 744. \ , i •i: A „ -_::
J
Ve
i'
t,
1:1 at /IO F/R
ir))i
Haltom £ANa41c.,PtNC has 14t *belay w 1Ji,
Stle'ciion yearak kie.e Ioakrng-f•riArgot
yore ataids et44a Mac", £4NDsewphn'g
Tv-d4ia f Lnlco p:ow . it . 147
ae - oo e - ou e - ug . e a e - . y°. ay r camp a some , a N ed
iamb at a sheep farmers information day. held *h.:Todd's property near St
Hers Saturday. The day was designed to give sheep farmers Ups that could
help improve their profits. (Photo by Neil Corbett).
Sheep farmers learn
how.. to improve pro. t.
can make the most of the land available
fortheir pasture, and the final guest told -
farmers how to make better financial
decisions. •
"There's a level of expertise that if a
farmer can pick up on - he can improve
his bottom line," says O'Neill. "We're not
going to get a better price right away,, so-
we've got to make the best of what we've
got."
"It's staggering the number of people
who are involved producing sheep, but
there are very few who use it as their
only source of income," says O'Neill. He
says free trade will have impacts on
many . aspects of farming, .but because
sheep farming does not require a big in-
vestment it will, become more popular
after free trade takes effect.
"My philosophy is if we can get the
best information we'll have the best bot-
tom line available."
Making sheep farming a more pro-
fitable enterprise was the purpose of a
sheep farming information day in St.
Helens Saturday."
"I got guest speakers that I thought
could get some .information, out " that
• would improve the . bottom .line," said
Mike O'Neill, who organized the event on
Hugh Todd'sfarm just outside St. Helens.
The first speaker of the morning
discussed ai tificial insemination: which is
new to the sheep industry, another who
would talk about the technology of milk
replacers, and a third with information
on feed rations. »
For lunch there was a lainb barbecue,
and in the afternoon there was a fourth
guest speaker who talked about how elec-
tric fences can be used more effectively
to keep predators out and sheep in, a
'fifth with advice on how sheep farmers
Co-op----educatio-n
My name is Harold Martin and I' am
currently in grade twelve at F,E. Madill
Secondary School. I am involved in the
co-operative education program which
allows a student to - gain practical
knowledge concerning a career they are
interested in. My placement is with the
Ambulance Department at the Wingham
and. District Hospital.
` I work every other afternoon Monday
through Friday while tatting classes in
the morning. I. must accumulate 220
hours of volunteer work at my Job
placement.
At work I get, first, hand knowledge
about the job of an Ambulance Attendant.
While out on calls I• help carry stretchers
and fill out transfer forms. I am training
to use the equipment in the ambulances,
Some examples of this are splints, trac-
most beneficial
tion splints, extruation devices, cervical
collars, and oxygen apparatus. I am lear-
ning to take' blood pressures and pulses.
I am also trained using videos and books,
and am currently enrolled in a St.• John's
Ambulance first aid course. All training
is done under the supervision of an
Emergency Medical Attendant.
I would like to personally thank all the
people • who work in the Ambulance
Department for their patience and kind-
ness in teaching me so far in this pro-
gram, I am looking forward to the re-
mainder of the year and I hope I will
learn as much as I have in the previous
months.
Through this experience I have
discovered that this is the career I wish
to pursue. I believe that the co-operative
education program is the most beneficial
course offered. -
a
•
0714
0