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THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MAY 26, 1993. PAGE 15.
Loyal friends fight to save Centralia College
Centralia College has loyal
friends and they aren't about to take
the proposed closure of their
college and veterinary laboratory
services without a fight.
These 'friends' formed a group
called 'Friends of Centralia' which
was organized following a large
public meeting at the college May
3, where more than 800 showed
support for the agricultural college
and lab which was slated to be
closed in the NDP government's
April 23 announcement.
The Friends of Centralia have
been meeting regularly to develop
alternative plans to keep the college
and the vet lab services open, and
still reduce the government deficit.
Stephen Township had shown
their support for the college by
giving Friends of Centralia office
space in the township's municipal
building in Crediton. George
Thompson, a Clinton area farmer is
co-ordinating the group's efforts,
along with Mary Alderson, a
former communications instructor
at Centralia College.
The Friends of Centralia plan to
continue lobbying MPP's and
collecting names on petitions. As
well, they are preparing a proposal
on the various alternatives and
solutions that can be offered to
reduce costs and create income at
the college. "It was never the
college's mandate to bring money
in -- but faced with the alternative
of closure the Friends of Centralia
feel strongly that these things
should be considered before the
college is closed," Mr. Thompson
says. The group also points out
that Premier Bob Rae has never
offered to meet and discuss closure
of Centralia. "It was a unilateral,
hastily made decision," Ms.
Alderson says. "We hope they will
now take time to talk to those who
are involved and reconsider.
Huron County Warden and
Stephen Township Reeve Tom
Tomes is also upset by lack of
consultation. "We should have
been consulted on such an
important local issue. We know
cost cutting measures must be
made, but it should be done in a
Brussels
Livestock
Continued from page 14
Bob Farrish, Goderich, averaging
1133 lbs. sold for an average of
$75.92 with sales to $87. Two
cows consigned by Patience
Holstein Ltd., Mildmay averaging
1755 lbs. sold for an average of
$79.33 with sales to $84. Three
cows consigned by Larry Carter,
Ripley, averaging 1337 lbs. sold for
an average of $78.18 with sales to
$81. One Charolais cow consigned
by Paul Aldwinkle, Varna, weigh-
ing 2060 lbs. sold for $80.
There were 123 veal on offer
selling from $75 to $96 to the high
of $118. Three veal consigned by
Ron Smart, Mount Forest, averag-
ing 510 lbs. sold for an average of
$105.97 with sales to $118. Two
veal consigned by Roy Aitkinson,
Palmerston, averaging 665 lbs. sold
for an average of $103.82 with
sales to $112. One veal consigned
by Murray Clarke, Kincardine,
weighing 610 lbs. sold for $111.
Lambs under 50 lbs., sold $95 to
$110; 50 - 80 lbs., $95 to $123;
over 801bs., $118 to $124.
Stockers: steers, 400 - 500 lbs.,
sold $117 to $142; 500 - 600 lbs.,
$107 to $128; 600 - 700 lbs., $102
to $117; 700 - 800 lbs., $102 to
$114; and 800 lbs. and over, $92 to
$112.
Heifers, 400 - 500 lbs., sold $112
to $127; 500 - 600 lbs., $107 to
$117; 600 - 700 lbs., $102 to $112;
and 700 lbs. and over, $92 to $107.
fair, consultative and well-
considered manner," Mr. Tomes
says.
The group is also concerned
about what they call the
'misinformation spread' by the
provincial government when the
closure was announced. "They
the government) said that Centralia
was under-used, quoting a figure of
174 students and 400 beds," says
Barbara Shipley, an alumnus of
Centralia, who was formerly co-
ordinator of the Huron Literacy
Project working out of the
Continuing Education section of
the college. The college has beds
for 200 in Huron Hall residence,
but it has been described as
comfortable with 174 students,
letting mature students have rooms
to themselves without sharing.
Another 112 bed residence, Bruce
Hall, has been converted for
convention and meeting facilities,
and it's kept busy with outside
groups. The college was meeting a
rural need, and showed foresight by
creating the conference facilities in
the late 80's, Mrs. Shipley adds.
Two old buildings that were part of
the Air Force base and were once
used as residences have been torn
down for safety reasons.
The group points out that over
the past five years, Centralia has
had more graduates than
agricultural colleges at New
Liskeard, Alfred, Ridgetown, and
Kemptville. "The public perceives
Centralia as a small college and
that's not the case in comparison to
other agricultural colleges," says
DEAR MR. KLOPP,
Regarding your comments to the
"Lakeshore Advance, May 5/93"
with respect to the "Friends of
Centralia" meeting held at the
College Recreation Centre on May
3, I quote, "People were saying
there will be no research in Ontario
and that's crap."
Had you listened to what people
were saying, you would have
understood the grave concern for
the termination of research in this
area of Ontario. We have the
heaviest white bean crop
production, a great percentage of
the soybean crop, and nearly all of
the rutabaga crop production in
Ontario, growing right here in this
area. I'm enclosing a copy of the
research programs carried out from
the Centralia Research Farm. We
alumnus Mario Lesvesque of
Lucan.
Donna Stewardson, second vice
president of the Ontario Federation
of Agriculture, says she is upset
about the lack of rural community
development. "We're really
concerned about rural services
being cut back. What are we going
to lose next, and where's it going to
stop? We refuse to just stand by
while the government hacks away,
without a long term plan. We have
to keep reminding the government
about the importance of agriculture
to our economy." Stewardson's son
and daughter-in-law are both
Centralia graduates, and now
operate a dairy farm. "It's the next
generation of farmers we have to be
concerned about," she adds.
The college offers three
programs: Agricultural Business
Management, Food Services
Management and Veterinary
Technology. The Friends of
Centralia point out that location of
the college is an important factor in
all three programs. Students in the
agriculture program are from the
seven counties served by the
college: Huron. Grey, Bruce,
Perth, Oxford, Middlesex and
Lambton. They want to learn about
farming practises that they can use
in their own area, and they want to
be within an easy chive of home so
that they can go home weekends to
work on the farm.
Many of the students in the Food
Service Management program are
mature students who have family
also co-ordinate the lupin research
for all of Canada.
For a government which seems to
be so concerned over the dollars
and cents of everything, and rightly
so — you are missing the economic
importance of this research and of
this College. To quote from Kathy
Biondi, (information from a
meeting she attended with Norris
Hoag and other ERD (Education
and Research Division directors),"
... the possibility/feasibility of
another college picking up mx or
all of the agronomy and water
quality research was briefly
discussed. Basically if another
college is interested in any of these
activities they must find funding
within their current budgets to
maintain these projects."
Continued on page 22
obligations and can't move to
attend other colleges.
The Friends of Centralia also cite
the Continuing Education program,
the conference and meeting
facilities, and the veterinary
laboratory services as essential to
the rural community.
Anyone interested in joining the
Friends if Centralia is asked to
contact them at the Stephen
Township office at (519) 234-6331.
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