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Participate iri charting the future
of Huron County; agri-w�rkshops
Luc no
ar editor "
Consider this scenario;
You. are a" retiring farmer .
Yetiyou want to stay: on
the farm ' and help your:.
children .get: a good ;start
;in the business. Should
you attempt to`seveir:.a
retirement lot off thearm?
Provincial statistics
show that retiareent •lots
change ownership within .
an average of three years
after the consent to sever
is granted, What type of
conflicts.: might your chit -
dren face with .future
property owners and.
their 'farming practices-
after you• move on''? what
is the possibility that
your:, children. will.. ►e
ableto, carry on- with the
business you'have
worked a •life ti#e'to.
build ;.and maybe your
parents before your?
These- thoughts are
futuristic but this is the
type of thinking that .is
needed to chart, The future
for the next °20. years
Twenty years is how long
;rrthe previous Huron
County Plan survived.
Retirement severances
is. just, one of the- many
issues that affect land use
planning` and .the way We
farm in Huron County.
Planning is a myitery:, to
some folks while others.
perceive it as a obstacle
to , their individual wish-
es..The County Plan sets
the overall goals and -phi-
losophy of planningfor
the County. Eachtown-'
ship then adjusts ,their'
policies to fit their situaa
'"tion while kOePillg"within
the overall: goals of the
County" Plain: Coin unity
participation in' iif devei
•opulent. ,of planning and
-community development
policies, is important at
both the County -and the
Township level.
An. opportunity for
you .to participate; iirt:
charting" the future.' of
Huron County -::and o ore.
specifically the policies,
that affect agriculture: is.
available ,to you *itli a'
serifs of three. work '
shops. You may attend
one .'or more of ,these
workshops as. the policies
evolve from one..ti.
`the (ext. These work-.
shops .are jointly; spon-
spied -,by the f Pinyon
County Planning and:
DreV.Clop;ment.
Department Ev'.e>ryone is'`
welcome - farmers as
well as Our nonf arming,
neighbors:
All workshops will:.
start at 8 p.m. in. the
evening on Thursday, ..
Sept. 5 :at Belgrave
Community Centre,
Thursday,, Oct . 3 at
Goderich Township
Community centre and
Monday,. Nov. 25 at
Bei -18011 . Community
Centre. To oonfir In dates
and 1ooatio s• or Ma, e
other inquiries . please
contact the Huron
County ''Planning and
rot v,e.i.op .ent
'Department -at, (519) 524-
- 2i8S Wel hope to see you
out at one of these work-
shops.
Stephen Thompson
President, Huron
Federation
of Agriculture
Pat Down,
Chair, Huron County
Planning and ,.
Development
Committee.
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' Dear editor•.
Recently I attended an auction at.
which there was world War II memora-
bilia for sate. I was saddened by the
number -of dealers ,w to were there to
obtain these items.
Once `•these . items are purchased and,
leave. ourr-area, these tiny bits of history
are gone foreverr.Branch.309 of the'
,Royal Canadian Legion :Was able to
purchase these items and they will. be
on display at our Open House.; :They
will. always have a place of, honor in
our Branch.
In order that our cotrununity ,does
not lose these bits-ofhistory? the Le ions
will accept any wartime tremoraa,
and it will be treated with, the respect
and honor it deserves. "We Will
Remember Them,}
Ed Pyette
:President, Branch 309-,
Dear editor:
1 recently introduced
Bill C-302, "Ani Act to
establish anoath of alle-
giance to the. flag . Of
Canada.' If adopted, this
legislation would give.
Canadians their own,
official, oath. of alle-
giance.n.
to our beloved
maple leaf:f lag.
The idea resulted 'from.
a.
letter; from a .lion_
stituent who believed,.
that it would a ,,positive
step for our country. In,
order.' to encourage:
Canadians to consider
the importance of OW*
flag, and all it 'syr bol
ties, the ,Act requites a;
'Cotrunittee of a rlia ent
,to consult Canadians cin
the Oath's wording,.
1 gm .writing .to you to
ask.your, readers :to.con.-
siderr sending metheir
suggestions for au, Oath.
The' ' Oath does. not have
to ` be. tong, l have
reeeivud, number. of
suggestions that consist.
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