The Rural Voice, 1987-01, Page 62Irwin Van Wyck of Sydenham
Township spoke to the meeting with
regard to the problems he has been
experiencing with his water system
due to run-off from the Owen Sound
landfill site. This past fall, Mr. Van
Wyck's water supply to his livestock
became polluted due to run-off from
the landfill site. The city of Owen
Sound has been trucking water to his
livestock, but to date he has not
been compensated for the cost of
obtaining an alternate water supply,
nor have they been willing to take
any steps to correct the situation.
The Property Committee of the Grey
federation has agreed to meet with
Mr. Van Wyck and with the help of
OFA will act as a mediator in
attempting to obtain an acceptable
agreement from the city.
The Membership Committee, in
co-operation with freldman Doug
Gowanlock, has arranged this sched-
ule for membership canvasses.
JAN 5-9 Grey -Bruce Farmers' Week
JAN 12-15 Collingwood Township
JAN 19-22 Normanby Township
JAN 26-29 Osprey Township
FEB 2-5 Keppel -Sarawak Townships
FEB 9-12 Bentinck Township
FEB 16-19 Sullivan Township
FEB 23-26 Derby Township
MAR 2-5 Holland Township
MAR 9-12 St. Vincent Township
MAR 16-19 Egremont Township
MAR 23-26 Euphrasia Township
MAR 30 -
APR 2 Sydenham Township
APR 6-9 Proton Township
APR 13-16 Glenelg Township
SATURDAYS:
March 7 — Grey North
March 14 — Grey East
March 21 — Grey South
March 28 — Grey East
— Ray Robertson
Farmers Helping Farmers ...
A Community Tragedy
Tragedy hit a young Euphrasia Township family on
December 3, 1986. Jim Witherspoon, 33, of R. R. 3,
Markdale in Grey County perished in a barn fire while
he tried unsuccessfully to remove his livestock from the
burning building. The modern dairy barn and the entire
dairy herd were destroyed. Jim is survived by his wife,
Judy, and four young children ranging in age from 5 to 13.
Neighbours, friends, and directors of the Euphrasia
Township Federation of Agriculture have organized a
benefit fund and are canvassing all of Euphrasia Town-
ship. Cash donations may also be made at the Grey
County Federation of Agriculture office in Hanover or at
any branch of the Bank of Montreal. All cash donations
will be gratefully received.
Our sincere sympathy is extended to the Witherspoon
family and we would encourage everyone to give gener-
ously to this fund.
NEWSLETTER , Grey County Federation of Agriculture
44610th St., Hanover, Ontario N4N 1P9 519-364-3050
SUCCESSES AND GOALS
The Line Fences Act has finally
been amended after many months of
lobbying and discussion. The Grey
County federation was successful in its
plea to have the act dealt with in
November despite the fact that the
minister had informed us about a week
earlier that it was no longer a priority.
We extend our thanks to Bob
McKessock who, backed by pressure
from the Grey County federation, had
the act placed on the order paper and
within only a few days had received
third reading and royal assent.
We have been advised that the
major change in the act lies in the
appeal process. Instead of the Small
Claims Court judge ruling on appeals,
a fine fences referee will hear the
appeal. The referee's committee will
be composed of local people from the
agricultural community. We have
been assured that this legislation
should be in place and operating by the
spring of 1987.
Barry Tolton, agricultural represen-
tative for Grey County, reported that
an application has been made to have
some renovations done at the OMAF
office in Markdale, which would
include enlarging the boardroom. It is
hoped that this will be done within the
not to distant future.
Doug Gowanlock reported that 110
new memberships had been sold in
Grey County during 1986. With good
support from the members and dir-
ectors, Grey should have no problem
maintaining its membership numbers.
During 1986, Holland and St. Vincent
township federations were rejuvenated.
Our best wishes to the executives and
directors in these townships.
The annual Grey County Fed-
eration of Agriculture Curling Bon -
spiel will be held February 14 at
Markdale. Anyone interested in enter-
ing a rink should contact Carman
Hamill.
A brief discussion was held
regarding the "Oleo Margarine Act"
which prohibits the sale in Ontario of
butter -coloured margarine. The act
hasn't been adhered to, so the directors
were urged to write to their MPP to
register their objection.
58 THE RURAL VOICE