HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1989-06-21, Page 16PAGE 16. THE CITIZEN. WEDNESDAY. JUNE 21. 1989.
Size of Canada impresses Dutch workers
Potje at work
Concentrating on working the field is Freddy Pot from Overysel, Holland who
works for Art Bos of Bly»h. Freddy came to Canada on the Agrarian Youth
Farming Training Program and is hoping to immigrate to Canada to one day
manage his own dairy cow operation.
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because they are experienced in agricul
ture” said Mr. Boonstoppel. All of the
Dutch boys have worked on farms before
they came to Canada and most of them
went to Agriculture School.
Three of these Dutch workers have
found Canada so hopeful, they have been
here for over a year and are no longer in
the program but now have work permits
that allow them to work here. “Being in
the program made it a lot easier to get the
permits,” said Freddy.
Harke Jan and Freddy are now working
on their immigration papers because they
see a future for themselves in Canada.
Freddy’s boss, Art Bos said “if the boys
are really dedicated and they want to
farm, there is a chance in Canada and
there is no chance in Holland.”
However, they’ve had to come to terms
with the differences between the two
countries. “There’s a big difference in
farming between Holland and Canada,”
said Freddy, “Holland has more custom
work while farmers here need all their
own machinery.” Freddy says he likes
having custom work because it gives the
farmer more time to spend with his cows.
Another thing the boys like about
Dutch farming are the bams. “Holland
has more modem barns,” said Gerrit.
Jan agreed saying that in Holland, one
man can run a large operation because of
the modem equipment and barns where
as here, usually two or three men are
needed to run a farm.
But the modernness in Holland also
came about by government intervention
explained Mr. Buitenhuis. “About five
years ago, the government would subsi
dize 49 per cent of the costs to build a new
barn so many people built new barns.”
He explained that Holland did this in
some of the provinces to make Holland
the most modern farming country in the
world. That is why some of these boys
think the barns here are old-fashioned.
There are many things the boys like
about Canada. First of all, its size. “It’s
so big,” said Harke Jan. Gerrit said that
everything is too close together in
Holland and the neighbouring towns
weren’t too appreciative when you spread
manure.
Gerrit also likes the cattle in Canada.
Although the Holstein originated in
Holland, they didn’t concentrate on
breeding their cattle, whereas in Canada,
the cows have been bred for superiority
for over 20 years. “In Holland, they’re
now working on getting better cattle but
they get their bulls from Canada and the
United States,” said Gerrit.
Another thing the Dutch boys appreci
ate bout Canada is its ‘easiness’. What
they mean is, it’s easy to get a permit for
construction. “In Holland it takes years
to get a permit to build anything,” said
Freddy.
These Dutch boys are also entrenching
themselves into the social scene in this
area. However, this is the one area they
don’t really like about Canada. “The bars
in Canada are strict,” said Harke Jan.
This would see so for guys who are used
to bars closing “whenever the people
leave” and to an almost nonexistent
drinking age. The Dutch can legally buy
alcohol at 16 years of age.
These are the differences the Dutch
guys have discovered between the two
countries. They have nothing but good
things to say about the program that
offered them the chance to see Canada.
The program is run through the Dutch
consulate in Canada and is organized by
Mr. Rypkema, the Advise Councillor for
Immigrants from Holland. “The program
gives farm boys from Holland a chance to
work here for a year on the basis that the
same number of Canadian boys are sent
to Holland,” explained Mr. Rypkema.
There is also another program avail
able for Dutch people who aren’t primar
ily interested in agriculture. It is the
General Youth Program that allows 60
exchanges between Holland and Canada.
The youth must have schooling or work
experience in a particular subject and
then have a work placement in that area
before they are allowed to enter the
country.
Francis Wagner from Soest, Utrecht is
here on that program and she resides in
Clinton where she used to work at
Bartliffs. She has only been here for a
couple of months, but she says she likes
the clean beaches. Her difficulty with
Canada is the size. Although she likes its
spaciousness, she finds it difficult to get
around in comparison to Holland where
she could bike wherever she wanted to
go-
Both these programs offer Dutch youth
a chance to discover if Canada is the place
they want to be. They don’t have to stay
unlike most of their employers who never
had a chance to see if Canada was what
they wanted before they immigrated here
to stay.
O.P.P. Extended Services Office opens in Blyth
Community Oriented Policing
officially came to Blyth last week
following the opening of the new
extended services office located in
the old library at Memorial Hall.
Several representatives of the
police force and local dignitaries
attended the open house and
ribbon cutting ceremony. Reeve
Albert Wasson began the event
with a brief speech welcoming the
Ontario Provincial Police to Blyth
and thanking them for their inter
est. Superintendent Murray Peer of
the Mount Forest OPP responded
and outlined the role that the Blyth
liason officer Constable Mike Alex
ander of Wingham will play here.
Constable Alexander has been a
member of the Ontario Provincial
Police for 10 and a half years, six of
which have been with the Wing
ham detachment. He currently
resides in Belgrave and says that
he likes small towns and is looking
forward to his time in Blyth. It is
expected that Constable Alexander
will spend 30 to 40 percent of his
shift in the area. In addition to
Blyth, he is also liason officer of
Morris, and East Wawanosh Town
ships.
The Community Oriented Polic
ing Committee for these areas
consists of Christine Beck, Ralph
Campbell, Bill Burkholder, Linda
Bird, Steve Sparling, Vera Badley,
John Cronyn and Mike Cottrill.
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Ethel
80th birthday
celebrated
Wellwishers gathered at Donna
and Jim Knight’s cottage at Bay-
field to help Stan Alexander cel
ebrate his 80th birthday. Those
attending came from Vancouver,
Alberta, London, Wingham, God
erich, Listowel, Atwood, Brussels
and Grey township.
Visiting with Stan and Helen
Alexander for the past week was
their son John Alexander from
Claresholm, Alberta and Alan and
Phyllis Mitchell from Gabriel Is
land, B.C.
Seven Women’s Institute mem
bers attended the legislation meet
ing at the Ethel Hall Tuesday
evening. An invitation came from
Walton W.I. to attend their meet
ing on June 21 at 8:15. A bus trip to
the Festival of Lights at Niagara
Falls in December was discussed.
The bus trip will be open to anyone
once details are finalized.
Final plans for attendance at the
Blyth Festival in July were made
and a lunch is to be had at The
Classic in Blyth after the theatre.
Members paid five cents for each
vegetable they had eaten on the
day and the money is to be put
towards the Pennies for Friend-
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