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HomeMy WebLinkAboutFarming '89, 1989-03-22, Page 19FARMING ‘89, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22, 1989. A19. For most medical doctors house calls are a thing of the past, but for Blyth Veterinarian Dr. Lavem Clark they are a major part of a his day. Here Dr. Clark examines a 10 day old beef calf. The calf would not put its tongue in its mouth and Dr. Clark needed to determine if a medical problem was going to keep it from nursing. Consultants picked for OMAF move Vet always finds time for friendly word Continued from page A18 the while he companionably passed the time of day with the farmer. The final stop at a pig barn to diagnose a condition that is easily determined yet is quite serious. Several swine were suffering from dysentery as far as Dr. Clark could ascertain. An analysis of the feces would prove a more conclusive diagnosis. Fortunately the wasting disease had been caught in the early stages and Dr. Clark carefully explained the treatment to the farmer’s wife. When questioned about his job Dr. Clark maintained that there is not one aspect of it he dislikes, though as with every job, it has its good and bad. His biggest obstacle right now is probably that what was once a comfortable two-man prac­ tice is now being run by one. Needless to say he is kept quite busy, yet not once during the day did he display impatience. Every task was undertaken with calm assurance and he always had time to listen, to offer advice, to examine one more animal, or just to talk. In the fast moving, narciss- tic society of today it’s nice to meet someone who takes the time to care. Consultants have been selected for three phases of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food’s new office/ laboratory complex in Guelph, Guelph MPP Rick Ferraro announ­ ced on behalf of Government Services Minister Richard Patten and Agriculture and Food Minister Jack Riddell. “Ontario is committed to bring­ ing government closer to the people it serves. To do this, we’ve assembled a group of highly-quali­ fied consultants to work with the staff of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food and my ministry in spearheading the Guelph Develop­ ment Project,” Mr. Patten said. The architectural and engineer­ ing consulting firm of Proctor & Redfern Ltd. will design the Food Quality and Safety Laboratory and the Agricultural Laboratory Ser­ vices Building, components of the Who owns the land? [exerpted from The Canadian Independent Adjuster, March 1985 issue] One of the best examples of how ridiculous government paperwork can be is illustrated by a recent case in Louisiana. A company president was trying to buy some land in Louisiana for plant expan­ sion and he wanted to finance his new facility with a government loan. His lawyer filled out all the necessary forms, including the abstract - tracing the title of the land back to 1803. The government received his application and the abstract and sent back the follow­ ing reply: “We received today your letter enclosing application for your client, supported by abstract of title. We have observed however, that you have not traced the title previous to 1803, and before final approval it will be necessary that the title be traced previous to that year. Yours truly ....” As a result the lawyer sent the following letter to the government: “Gentlemen: Your letter regard­ ing title received. I note you wish title to be claimed back further than I have done it. I was unaware that any educated man in the United States failed to know that Louisiana was purchased by the U.S.A, from France in 1803. The title of the land was secured by France by right of conquest from Spain. The land came into possession of Spain in 1492 by right of discovery by a Spanish Portuguese sailor named Guelph Development Project. The $1.5 million contract in­ cludes architectural and engineer­ ing services for the design of the facility and preparation of tender documents to build the two labora­ tories. Architectural drawings, a con­ struction cost estimate and contract documents for the labs are expect­ ed to be completed by the end of this year. Construction is schedul­ ed to begin early in 1990 and the firm will also provide cost control and supervision during construc­ tion. “The two state-of-the-art labora­ tories, together with our Central Milk Testing Laboratory, will put Ontario in the forefront of high- technology food quality and safety monitoring,” said Mr. Riddell. Kitchener-based Paragon Engi­ neering Ltd. has been selected to Christopher Columbus, who had been granted privilege of seeking a new route of trade by Queen Isabella. The good queen, being a pious woman and careful about title, took the precaution of securing the blessings of the Pope of Rome upon Columbus’ voyage before she sold her jewels to help him. Now the Pope, as you know, is the emissary of Jesus Christ, who is the Son of God. And God, it is commonly accepted, made the world. There­ fore, I believe it is safe to assume that He also made that part of the United States called Louisiana, and I hope to hell you’re satisfied.” provide engineering and landscape architectural services to prepare the site for construction. The $280,000 contract includes site design, preparing tender docu­ ments needed to hire contractors, supervising site landscaping and construction of site services, such as roadways, oewers and water mains. Site development is sche­ duled to begin in July, 1989, and should be completed by the end of the year. The third consultant, the Toron­ to-based IBI Group, will determine accommodation needs for approxi­ mately 1,000 staff, and will provide a preliminary construction cost estimate for the head office com­ plex. The $267,000 contract includes preparing a business case for a proposed multi-purpose meeting room facility and overall informa­ tion technology support for the entire project. Food services and a child care facility will also be included in the facility programm­ ing study. Facility programming for the office complex should take about seven months. ‘‘This announcement brings Guelph one step closer to becoming the premier agricultural centre of Canada,” Mr. Ferraro said. The proposed 27,000-square- metre complex will consolidate head office staff of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food currently housed in a number of Guelph and Toronto locations. The new headquarters of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food will join the existing Central Milk Testing Laboratory on a 32-acre parcel of land at the corner of Stone Road and Gordon Street in Guelph.