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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1979-02-14, Page 1`a. Foreign-owned: hind concerns F of A BY ALICE GIBB The issue of absentee foreign-owned farm land is still a matter of concern to the Huron County Federation of Agriculture, according r..•• to a brief presented to MPPs Jack Riddell and Murray Gaunt and MP Bob McKinley at the Federation's annual- members' of par- liament dinner. Gerry Fortune of Wingham, first vice- president of the organization, told the three politicians that theorganization's concern is about land. owned by people who don't live in the province. . • "Enough .non-resident foreign ownership in any one area • can affect the whole social structure of a community," Mrs. Fortune said, and mentioned decreased population • for use of community schools and hospitals and lack of buying support for local businesses as some of the results of absentee ownership. She told the members of parliament that "local residents simply cannotcompete with foreign capital under the present economic circumstances. The devalued dollar and lower interest rates offered in other coun- tries put Ontario buyers at a distinct disadvantage." • She said the danger is that the Canadian agricultural industry could eventually be- come foreign -controlled and farmers would end up growing crops :totally unsuited • to Canadian needs, but entirely suitable to foreign interests for their own export purposes..." In her brief, Gerry Fortune said one township ih Huron County already has just slightly less than 2,000 acres of farmland owned by people living outside the country. To protect .farmers from having to compete with foreign investors, Mrs. For- tune said, "We need legislation in place now, while we still have a chance to control a situation which,could escalate faster than the government could move on short notice." • Jack Riddell, MPP for Huron -Middlesex, Liberal agriculturalcritic in the Ontario legislature, said he had already raised the question of foreign ownership in the legisla- ture. He said the provincial minister of agriculture said his department hadn't been monitoring the situation since a 1973 study found only one per cent of Ontario land was owned by foreigners. •• CONTINUED ON PAGE 5 S11 A Year In Advance $21.50 To U.S.A, and Foreign WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1979 Single Copy 25c 28 PAGES, business f A Lucknow business, which has been in thesame family for over 40 years, will move to a new location on Huron County Road 1, south of the village on February 20. Hackett Farm Equipment was started in. 1936 by Sandy- Hackett andyHackett at his farm on concession 10 of Ashfield Township. His son, Tom, assisted with the business at the time. In 194344 the business was moved to Wingham where it continued •pperation until 1950, when it was moved to its present location. on Ross Street, just south of Campbell Street, next to the Lucknow arena. Tont"took over the business when it moved back. to Lucknow: a ,`A jn :•19.70 Tom's !sons, Allan and Barry, took over operation of . the business. In 1977, . Allan and his . son, . Steven, purchased -Barry's;; share. Tom is still actively involvedin the ,business' with ,his son and grandson:" An Allis Chalmers dealership, for the community, they sell new equipment, parts and provide sales and service. Man dies in aeei t Clarence Adams, Whitechurch, died Saturday in•hospital. in ' London, as a result of injuries' suffered in a_ two car collision on highway 86,. West of Minghatn on Friday night. The Adams vehicle was in collision\ with a car' driven by Douglas. Johnston, Lucknow, around 8 p.m. Friday . on highway 86, three miles "west. of Wingham. • Johnson,is still a patient in .Wingham and District Hospital with an injured foot, cuts and. bruises. Passengers in the Johnston vehicle, Anthony Howald, Lucknow, was treated forinjuries to his arm ,and discharged and Richard Conley, Lucknow, was treated for injury to his Id ee and discharged. Mr: Adams is survived '13-y his wife, Donanne (Caesar), one son, Murray, at home, one daughter, Dawn, at home, a brother, and three sisters. Hospital board will meet "in camera" Norman Hayes, executive director of Wingham and District Lfospital, informed the Sentinel Monday that the meeting of the Wingham . and District Hospital board scheduled for today is to be an "in camera" session which will ,bar the public and the .press'. a The board Lill discuss the action they will take to cope with bed cutbacks, announced recently by the Ministry of health. A meeting open to the public and the press will be held later in February. ,Tom Hackett, left, assisted his father, Sandy, when he started Hackett's Farm` Equipment 1n 1938 on his farm on the tenth concession of Ashfield. Re operated the bulginess from 1950 to 1970 when his sons, Allan and Barry took over. He is still active in the family business, now that Allan, centre, and his, son, Steven, have purchased. Barry's share. The' business is moving to a new location on Huron County Road 1, south of Lucknow, where they have built a new bbilding to house their Allis Chalmers Dealership, Sales and Service. The business has remained in the family for four generations through 40 years of service to this community. [Sentini Staff Photo] Lucknow bull second high sale The Canadian Charolais Association held their 20th annual', convention at the Constellation Hotel; Toronto, February 8 - 10. The annual meeting offibially opened on Thursday at noon when Lee View Camp, owned by Lee and Lila Rintoul, Lee View Farms, R. 2 Lucknow, representing the 40 Charolais bulls and females who were to be sold in the sale on Saturday, was paraded into the hotel on the red carpet. The big event of the convention came Saturday with a Ball Room Sale of the big white cattle who got the red • carpet treatment. The Charolais were paraded into the auction ring in front of the adctioneer, Col Gerald Bowie, Georgia. • The sale average on 40 lots was $3,318 with the high , selling female., a Full French Cabotin daughter, owned by Gerry and Maureen Lalonde, of R. 1 Fournier, Ontario. High selling bull was consigned by Hickey Charolais at Peterboro for; $6;000: Lee View Farms of Lucknow sold Lee View Champ as . second. high bull for $4,300. The convention was well attended with guests from across Canada as well as points in the U.S. and France. A highlight of the convention was breakfast at the C. N. Tower Friday morning.