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The Rural Voice, 1990-01, Page 66HURON County Federation of Agriculture NEWSLETTER Box 429, Clinton, Ontario NOM 1L0 519-482-9642 * The Rural Voice is provided to all farmers in Huron County by the IICFA. HCFA DIRECTORS MEETING Wednesday, January 10, 1990 8:30 p.m. Central Huron Secondary School cafeteria New committees will be meeting! HCFA MEMBERS MEETING Wednesday, February 7, 1990 8:30 p.m. Central Huron Secondary School cafeteria Topic: Goods and Services Tax Speaker to be announced KEEP THESE DATES OPEN Wednesday, March 7, 1990: Directors Meeting Wednesday, March 28, 1990: Members Meeting A delegation from the HCFA made a presentation to the Executive Committee of Huron County Council on December 13 that would simplify the grants process. Rather than each individual township giving a separate grant each year, the federation proposes to collect one lump sum of $15,000 from the county. The Execu- tive Committee will make a recommendation to council in January. From left are HCFA members Heinz Claus, Brenda McIntosh, Larry Plaetzer, Chris Palmer, Bob Down, and Paul Klopp. PESTICIDE SAFETY Attention Farmers: A Grower Pesticide Safety Course will be held in your area Learn to: — prevent pesticide poisonings — select safety equipment — legally store and dispose of pesticides — and much more Ministry of Agriculture and Food ONTARIO David Ramsay, Minister For more information about courses in your area, contact your local Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food Office 64 THE RURAL VOICE The HCFA is sponsoring a Seminar/Workshop "Getting What You Want" — Meetings, the Press, and Government Thursday, January 18, 1990 9:30 to 3:30 Clinton Legion Advance Registration: $7 includes lunch. Call 482-9642 to register or contact an executive member. Participants: Ron Garland, Terry Boland, Jim Fitzgerald, OMAF personnel ATRUST FUND has been set up to support Jack and Shirley Wright in their defence of a court appeal. Contributions are payable to the Huron County Federation of Agriculture. The money collected will be used only towards the court costs for the defence against the appeal. Send to: Huron County Federation of Agriculture Box 429, Clinton, Ont. NOM ILO.