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The executive met on Aug. 15 to
plan the regional and annual
meetings. The Regional Meeting is
Wednesday, Sept. 28 at Beavercrest
School, Markdale at 9 p.m. Bob
McKessock, MPP for Grey County,
is the guest speaker. This meeting is
for the three regions in Grey. The
directors will meet at 8 p.m. sharp for
a short business meeting. Each direc-
tor is to bring cookies for the lunch.
The Annual Meeting is in Shallow
Lake Community Centre on Satur-
day, October 15. Social half hour,
6:30 to 7 ; meal at 7 p.m.; dancing to
Jack Vail's Orchestra to follow the
Annual Meeting. Tickets are $10.00
per person for the dinner and dance
and $3.00 per person for the dance
only. The directors have tickets or
phone me at 538-1338 or Mary Harvie
at 364-3050 by October 8.
The Regional directors are the
nominating committee for the An-
nual Meeting.
Another executive meeting was
held on August 30 to meet with three
members of the Western Ratepayers
Group opposing the Hydro corridor
through Grey. Grey Federation of
Agriculture cannot support them as
our directors voted, by a majority, to
accept the corridor through Grey. We
are trying to keep the corridor off as
much good agricultural land as possi-
ble; keep it on lot lines rather than
through the middle of a field and
work with the farmers when the cor-
Durham Co-op Annual
Oct. 26, 1983
12 noon
Durham Legion
Guest Speaker: Ralph Barrie
Ultimate Goals:
Co-ops & Federation
For more information, contact:
Jack Greydanus 519-369-2415
ridor is chosen to ensure that they get
treated fairly by Hydro.
A membership drive in Grey
brought in 22 new memberships. We
need more yet to put us over the top
by September 30. There are some
non -renewals in several townships
which could boost our numbers. It is
very important financially to get these
members signed up. O.F.A. pays a
rebate for committee meetings
newsletters etc, if we maintain our
memberships.
A letter is being sent to Grey Coun-
ty Council asking for a $25 bounty on
beaver, which are destroying trees
and crops by flooding where their
dams are built.
The Education committee met to
plan the Public Speaking Competi-
tion for 1984. The semi-finals will be
the last full week in February, and the
finals will be in south east Grey the
first week in March. Rules and prizes
remain the same.
Mitchell Lundy, chairman of the
Insurance Committee reported he had
obtained a few dollars more for a
member in a car insurance settlement.
The member did not go for arbitra-
tion and did not get as much as he
hoped in a settlement.
O.F.A. president Ralph Barrie call-
ed a meeting of county presidents to
deal with the problem of FCC's lack
of funds. First vice-president Don
Hill attended for Grey. The possibili-
ty of hiring a professional lobbyist
will be brought up at the Annual
Convention. Each county is to con-
tact their MP s for support for
F.C.C.
For Agri -Food Week, and any time
through the year, we discussed having
busloads of school children visit the
different farms in their district. Each
township is asked to contact four or
Grey Federation
REGIONAL MEETING
Sept. 28
9 p.m.
Beavercrest School ,Markdale
Guest Speaker:
Bob McKessock M.P.P.
Grey Federation of Agriculture
ANNUAL MEETING
October 15
6:30 p.m. social 7:00 p.m. dinner
Shallow Lake Community Centre
Dance to follow: Jack Vail's Orchestra
Tickets $10.00 per person
PG. 66 THE RURAL VOICE, OCTOBER 1983