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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1998-12-02, Page 44 kt * Sentinul> ci ebaulP oFaddress orderis fc* subsesiPows. and undellEeetableeePleS tine ttra poatage gui tsedl: arc to stmt ta't ie ttaitrievi seatiuel at the atidiess uadicale+there Adv tegisa eptcd.00 lke :taloa 014 ui lbeeeent eiatypegraptkfealerror. the per- . tam a the advert:154011am oeeupicrt'by the ammo itouttr, tber with a reasonable allowance tar signature, %lt nal he charged. ton but the ttabitimeiriseadt' atentvi to paid at the applieablerates. Comnamity Newopaper 619 Campbell w . tueknow: P.4. Box 400, Law know, Ontario NQQ 2HQl phone; WO 5282822 fax,: '(I$) 528.3529. •w $ta hiss W7$ — Tom TkitQlmpson Palk S ivingstozi —, kykl Maathdws t Jo= Catuttey - Taettci Subscription Nates ativa am: Regular $2.6e tine.L postage and + . T:1. Semler . $70,3zij4 cl, postage and 0.S:1.I Foreign or USS - .$06-4M: Put lication$ Matt Registration No. O er.!S herd at Caderieh, U1trt£t>f'io. Published 52 dynes a year: ' " Int ep &add .9zkA#r.iimv.wt.svTullukkz�pR Dear editor: • .toss nti secret to any- one, even. those not involved in agriculture that die pork industry is in serious financial, trouble. Producers: are 'watching profits and equity acc;umu- Intal over the post few years disappearing in a few -short months, even weeks in some (Aga. The average pork producer's financial situation_ is onto, strophic. bat ihat is not the • worst pain; we're feeling: • given though we are. facing, • a larger financial crisis that: a bartr fire* we amore nr t 'being, supported by settle of attr neighbours, I attended a, hastily twanged meeting With Par MIT Barb F[aher recently. I heard stories of. hardship I didn't think would be happening But it: was what: Ms. Fisher told ua,'nnd 1 have heard it myself from tndivi4uals that Mire: worse! MI?Ps are being lobbied by sortieof our neighbours not to help thc'pt?rk Indus try. zndi.uidtials hoe told tine that predw ers should "Yoi4r'r neighbo r is hurting', don't tell them they deserve what they are :getting, telt have had more foresight and not expanded and put money away for the inevitable downturn. would lire, to say: there are more victims. than culprits. The product- er circle Em aware of did not expand to any great• extent the past few Years. We had. done that in the past"and learnod from our mistakes and for the most par. t have smallor modest Mont and Pop,operations by today's standards—The majority of expansion across North America wa*. more corporate in nature being; feed company, packer, or otherntulti part net arrangements, Your . 'neighbour, on the other .. hand, more iikety renuvm ed, streamlined and for they, .most part did:not expand;: MDS?, and n.utraent management plans have all :eamo .about with, the w ,,,,. 4i a , ,. a E cww a , , r Irwin,, of{,Do , and Suzanne, may be yyoung; tQ realize what all the. cornmgtian• is; but.he $ur+ iy en1oy!ud• t hot chocolate watching t 40is comeori rho commttuni-.. rhristmaa tree d04ring. th tree lightinga deka n on.Fri y;, night.. (iwingsa>Ion 14hoto) them you Care. t, arrival of these large non• family farm operations. Perhaps a bailout of some - sort is not the answer to today's crisis, it may just prolong the agony. Pork producers will survive that- is our nature but Maybe not in the pork industry. We may find.' some Other area of the agricultural induatry but what we ean.'t afford• to lose is' our rural wry of supporting' each other. When a neighbour's barn burns everyone rallies with, poral and financial support; tn`orat being a priceless 4onimgdity. We all know the hurdles we . can jump when we know we have support;. 'Your neighbour is hurting, clurt t tell .thorn they deserve what they ale getting, tell them you care. ' Gerald Doelmau. i�. • ate , Deateditor: The. agricultural com- munities in Bruce, Huron, Grey and Perth Counties,. have experienced, many.: difficulties: this year, 'including droughts and low cam 4.dity prices. AS Parhanientary Assistant to tl'te..' Minister of Ariculture, Food and Rural Affairs, 1. have been working closely with • the Minister, Minister of Firkancc, ' 1in,is.ter of Monictl?p:. Affairs:,. AgriCorp, and tile:. anadia , • Bankers. Association to, explore satutigns. The volatility . of coin.-. inodity, prices, for farmers hast always been fragile. At the preserit time, we ate expeieneing unprecedent ed low, pries in, the pork-. producing industry, The federal . minister of Agritvtttturc, Lyle Vanclief •,turn t,Qgiotp5, Dear editor: As of Dec. 1, the feder- al government will enforce Bill C -.o$, the Firearms Act. '1'he Ontario government has: always maintained, •that. the gun registrationportion of Bill C-6$ is.;u'nconstittitional and _-consisted by, most, to be.expensive and inccftec- ' tive. The provincial gav- erritxtertt is cotntinutngr.in its, efforts with: the Other: provinces: to oppose Bill C-08. IIx. tire, meantim , 1. would . like. to take this. opportunity: to passsonic iiiforniation to those •effected by Bilk` G-58 Individuals may begirt registering their firearms.: on Dcc. 1 and they, must. have all gabs registered b Pan. 1, 2003. Under the: federal bill, there is.a one- time registration fee for all guns held by an individ- ual. The One-time. registra- tion: cost is: expected to;l S10, however any, firearm purchased after Dec. 1 will he registered when acquired at an expected cost, of S45. There could he colxiplications for, a hunter who decides to per-. Chase a: firearm prior to registering hisiher existing, firearms. This problem could lead to the hunter paying full cost of regis- tratien: for each: existing firearm; • l;:would encourage htinters. to investigate the financial implications oe this new registration pro- gram' and to continue; to urge . 'the Federal Cpverntnet t to irnplemcnt a program of crime control not gun control. . Helen -Johns, Huron MPP. tis fQ Naples (3R 'iDear editor: 1'.1NGS FROM.'NAPLES FL,, Born 'and raised in Kinloss many years ago, Birt continue .to keep in touch via, annu- al visits and, you web site..please keep -up- the effart. How, are the;,hockey teams. doing? the Chili. brothers were making; a major niark during my' time, My. parents. often-: tu,, to tooke yf gamookes via, ateam o. horses atsnd•a sleighehh. Best, wishes for: con tinned success and a l3appy "HJaolidck aaynd' SeDoasonreen! . ,. .MacMillan