The Rural Voice, 1980-11, Page 46FEDERATION OF AGRICULTURE
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NEWSLETTER
REGIONAL MEETINGS FOR 5 HURON COUNTY ISM AREAS
Held in Londesboro Public School in Londesboro on Sept. 11,
1980 at 8:30 p.m.
The following are the results of 5 Regional Meetings in Huron
County held Sept 11/80.
Guest speaker, Dr. Les Emery spoke on "ENERGY" with a
question and answer period following. There were 2 resolutions
from the Regional meeting.
1. resolution attached. . . to be sent to Annual Convention
2. to be presented at Sept. 17, 1980 Bd. Directors mtg. in
Toronto (OFA)
ELECTIONS
East Central Huron ... Hullett, Morris, McKillop - chaired by
Don Pullen.
Nominations for ISM Director:
Mery Smith, R.R. #1, Walton, Ont. NOK 1ZO decline
John VanBeers, R.R. #1, Blyth, Ont. NOM 1H0 decline
Francis Hicknell, R.R. #5, Seaforth, NOK IWO decline
John Hoonard, R.R. #3, Walton, Ont. NOK 1ZO decline
John Nesbit, R.R #2, Blyth, Ont. NOM 1H0 (elect. by Accl.)
523-9595
Nominatlons for Delegates to Convention:
Francis Hicknell, decline
John Van Beers decline
John Benjamin decline
Mery Smith, R.R. #1, Walton, Ont. NOK 1ZO elected 527-0778
Maurice Bean, R.R. #1, Auburn, Ont. NOM 1E0 elected 526-7769
John VanBeers, R.R. #l. Blyth, Ont. NOM 1H0 elected 523-4431
Northeaat Huron .. Howick, Grey, Turnberry, Bill Crawford
. . chairman.
Nominations for Director:
Gerry Fortune, R.R #1, Wingham, Ont. NOG 2W0 (accl.)
335-3801.
Nominatons for Delegates to Convention:
Deanne Dickson, R.R. #1, Clifford, Ont. (elect.) 335-3748
Art Devos decline
Bev Brown decline
Ross Veitch, R.R. #2, Brussels, Ont. NOG 1H0 (Elect.) 887-6950
Bill Atton decline
Max Demeray, R.R. #2, Bluevale, Ont. NOG 1G0 (elect.)
887-6706
- motion by Bev Brown, seconded by Louise Marritt that Bill
Mann be named as an alternate. Carried.
Northwest Huron . . . Ashfield, Colborne, East Wawanosh,
West Wawanosh - chairman, Bob Leslie
Nominations for Director:
Tony McQuail, stand; Jim Drennan, decline; Adrian Vos,
decline; Merle Gunby, stand.
Election held between Merle and Tony, ending with a tie vote,
second election with Merle being elected.
Nominations for Delegates to Convention:
Tony McQuail, R.R. #1, Lucknow, Ont. NOG2H0 (elect.) 528-6542
Walter Elliott, R.R. #1, Lucknow, Ont. NOG 2H0 (elect.)
357-1358
Jim Hunter, R.R. #1 Belgrave, Ont. NOG 1E0 (elect.) 357-1420
Grant Curran (stand)
Dennis Connelly (stand)
Les Caldwell decline
Clete Dalton (stand)
Jim Drennan (stand)
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After 4 ballots the results were Tony McQuail, Jim Hunter and
Walter Elliott.
South Huron. . . . Stephen, Hay, Usborne - chairman, Carol
Finch.
Nominations for ISM Director:
Andy Durand, R.R. #2, Zurich, Ont. NOM 2T0 (accl.) 236-4668
Nominations for Delegates to Convention:
Paul Klopp. R.R.#3, Zurich. Ont. NOM 2T0 236-4675 (stand)
Albert Erb, R.R. 2, Zurich, Ont. NOM 2T0 236-4884 (stand)
Andy Wiekowski, R.R. #3, Dashwood, Ont. NOM 1N0 237-3404
(stand),
WEST CENTRAL HURON .... Tuckersmith, Goderich, Stanley
- Chairman, Les Emery.
Nominations for Director:
-Jim McIntosh, R.R.#4, Seaforth, Ont. NOK IWO 527-0358 (accl.)
Nominations for Delegates to Convention:
Harry Swinkels, R.R. #4, Seaforth. Ont. NOM IWO 527-1980
(stand)
Jack Tebbut, R.R. #2, Clinton, Ont. NOM 110. 482-9801 (stand)
Walter Mcllwain, R.r. #2, Goderich, Ont. N7A 3X8 524-6879
(stand)
RESOLUTION #1 from Huron County's Regional Mtg. Sept.
11, 1980 at Londesboro Public School.
TO BE PRESENTED AT THE ANNUAL CONVENTION
WHEREAS individual counties across Ontario have many
different programs to assist members and encourage OFA
membership, and whereas:
In many instances there is little if any co-ordination of these
programs from county to county and WHEREAS
Often programs in place in one county would be of great
benefit to others if they knew of them or had assistance in
implementing them
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED. That OFA establish a county
liason committee to be made up of persons knowledgeable of
programs in their county but not active provincially.
The objective of this committee would be:
1. to gather information from all counties as to their programs
and effectiveness.
2. to evaluate these programs
3. through OFA to make the information they assemble
available to all counties.
4. to encourage active county programs and assist in setting
up new programs within counties.
- moved by Doug Fortune, seconded by Louise Marritt. .
. CARRIED
- to be sent to the ANNUAL CONVENTION
RESOLUTION #2 from Huron County's Regional Meeting . .
. Sept. 12, 1980 - to be sent to OFA Board of Directors meeting in
Toronto Sept. 17, 1980
WHEREAS Absentee Foreign Ownership of farmland is
increasing at an alarming rate in Huron County.
WHEREAS Ontario Agriculture Minister Lorne Henderson
has been unable or unwilling to see the distastrous effect this will
have on our farm communities and on family farms as we now
know them and wish to preserve.
BE IT RESOLVED that OFA demand the immediate resignation
of Lorne Henderson unless he takes immediate appropriate
action to stop this callous destruction of our rural areas.
-moved by John VanBeers, seconded by Jim Drennan.
CARRIED.