Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1975-02-26, Page 16Pitlecrest Manor A HOME THAT CARES COMPLETELY FIRE RESISTANT AND MODERN DISCRIMINATING, PROFESSIONAL NURSING CARE 24 HOURS DAILY ALL REGULAR AND SPECIAL DIETS TASTEFULLY PREPARED DINING ROOM AND Rpm TRAY SERVICE ACTIVITIE6 AND CRAFTS PROGRAMMES BARBER AND BEAUTY SHOP MEALS WITH FAMILY AND . FRIENDS MAY BE ARRANGED SHUFFLEBOARD' OUR HOME IS YOUR HOME. COME, VISIT WITH US DIRECTOR OF NURSING, ADMINISTRATOR, MARY R. NEWBOLD, R.N. GEORGE A. NEWBOLD DRAWER 220, LUCKNOW, ONTARIO 519-528-2820 ' Continuously a member of the Ontario Nursing Home Association since 1961 VALUABLE CONSUMER FACTS FREE! For example in a recent issue: • 'Painting your house • Buying a car Choosing safe toys • Bicycle safety • Flammable fabrics • Buying and Freezing meats 40 Many other important subjects They 'are all in ConsUMet- Contact,,a friendly, informative news- letter published eleven times a year by Canada's Department of Consumer and Corporate Affairs.. • Every issue of Consumer Contact is packed with valuable in- formation, for my Department's • concern is HELPING YOU GET A FAIR DEAL. And this free news- letter is one way we can get useful information to you. Use this coupon to get on the mailing list now! Consumer and Cpnsommation et 19w Corporate Affairs . Corporations The Honourable Andre Oueilet, Minister To: The Consumer, Box 99-C, Ottawa/Hull, K1N BP9 Please put my name on the mailing list for Consumer Contact. Name_ Address Prov, English version version fra' ncaise Postal Code "to SIXT.EEH THE LOCKNOW SENTINEL, LUCKNOW, ONTARIO wEDNEsDAY, FaiRuARY 26, 1915 uron ederation Meet With MP's For Annual Discussion Session, Assure Formers That They Will Fight Proposed Huron Power Development ,The Huron Federation of Agri- culture held their annual Members of Parliament meeting lait Satur- day in the Clinton boardroom of the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture. The federal member Robert (Bob) McKinley and both members of the Ontario Legislature, Murray Gaunt and John Riddell, were present to listen to and comment on concerns expressed by representatives of the federation and by various farm commodity groups. Doug Fortune chaired the meeting and stated in his opening remarks that farmers must learn to find answers 'to their problems themselves and their organizations in co-operation with, their bacal members and govern- ments. The Huron Pork Producers; by their President Eric Moore of • Goderich, pointed out that. the pork board doesn't set prices,, but that the price is set by supply, and demand.. The pork board then should not be subject to the blanket criticism that has been levelled at marketing boards in the last half year. , Another concern he expres- sed was the effect of strikes on, innocent parties and he stressed that a solution to this widespread problem must, be found. The pork producers, together with the bean prodticers, the. Beef Improvement Association and the Huron Power Plant Committee asked the mem- bers to do anything in their, power. • to prevent -the building of a' power., plant in Huron County as this would be ' detrimental to the growing of plants, particularly white beans,, but to other crops as well; and that further development in the wake of the plant construc- tion' would crowd. out livestock operations because of objections to the' smell of such` operations,. Allan Walper of Grand Bend expressed concern about the con- tinuously dropping of the • water table. Some wells that were free flowing only .twenty years ago now need a deep well pump, Mr. Walper stated and he asked for research in this area, if for instance tile drain water from the fields could be safely led back into those well's. A lengthy discussion brought out that farmers them- selves are 'much to blame for the lower water table as they easily succumb' to the temptation, to enlarge their farms by cutting down wood lots which are excellent places for holding water. Warden Anson McKinley pointed .out that Huron County has an excellent law which forbids cutting and removing more than two acres of wood lot and the cutting. of trees with less than 54 inches circumference, 18 incheS above the base. Anyone violating this law ,is liable to get a hefty fine. - The Bean Producers Marketing Board devoted their entire brief to the contemplated Power Plant in Huron County. They explained through Philip Durant, their chairman, that 54,000 acres are used for the production of white beans in Huron County. with a total production in 1973 of over 63 million pounds. With the building of---a power plant,- this production will almost certainly be decimated, thereby depriving the world of an enormous amount of high protein food which can be stored for a considerable period of time. Both MPP's assured the meeting that they would do everything in their power to prevent the contemplated development. They also stated that there is a good possiblity that such a plant would be built in or near the Bruce' Peninsula instead, of• Huron County. . The problems of the beef prod- ucer were . presented by George Adams Of Wroxeter and he wond- ered if more farming would go the way of the sugar beet industry and the• consequences of not having ohr own sugar industry have been made painfully aware in the last months. If a commodity disappears from Canadian production„ Canadian consumers will •be at the mercy of exporters of other lands. The same commodity was discus- sed in a brief from Jake vanWond- eren of Varna who wondered if governments couldn't & more to help beef men to become even more. efficient. Some farmers in some areas are living a subsistence existance he claimed and he asked for government help so they can help themselves: Mason Bailey of Blyth explained the Lind Use Policy of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture. This is often quoted out of context he said. We want land' preserved for, food production, but on condition that the farmer can make a living off that land comparable with the rest of society whO have the same investment and the same manager- ial ability. • Paul Steckle, chairman of the Huron' Farm Safety Association, said that compulsory roll bars on all new tractors would probably soon be introduced. The railroads are now applying reflective devices on the Sides of railway freight cars and are studying the, use of, revolving' lights on the top of.locomotives on rec-ommendation of the. Safety Association. He warned further that anyone, who hires labour is responsible to have the employee covered with Workmen's Com- pensation. If he doesn't he can be held responsible if an accident occurs. -He suggested to the MP's _ that_larniers be madeAnore _aware. of the Workmen'S Compensation through the tax offices and ac- counting departments. Too many accidents take place on the farm, he 'said, and sooner or later the. agricultural industry will be requir- ed. to operate under the Farm Safety Act with regard to safety equipment, which will mean regu- lar inspection of such devices. Maurice Bean of Auburn con- cluded the MP meeting with a brief on the salary increase to be asked for federal members of parliament. He'quoted a Blyth Council man as saying in dischssing councilman's salaries; "The salary should he high enough, so that good candid- ates wouldn't be frightened off, but not so high as to attract people just for the money." unquote. Mr. McKinley replied that proVincial members in Ontario and Quebec have a higher salary than the federal members and explained some of the cOsts a Member is obliged to incur: If a municipality huild a pool, .the MP donates $50, or if constituents visit Ottawa, the member takes them to lunch. Murray Gaunt said that oh occasion a school class with maybe seventy children visits Queens Park and the least it costs him is seventy bottles of pop or maybe seventy box lunches. Mr. Bean pointed out that the MP also has to make sure that there will be Money in his savingS to fight the next 'election. The danger of too low a 'rentuneration is that only the rich will be able to run in an election and that would put representation of the not so rich in their hands. .At the concluslo'n of the Meeting the MP's declared that they wouldn't like to miss this yearly exercise, as it provides them with material in debates. • ... • .atief To . N.F.U. NEWS The' following is a brief present- ed to the Ontario Government in 'London on January 22, 1975 by Local 341, National FarinerS Union, District '5: , "We believe that the production of food is vital to the welfare of our nation and because of the serious starvation conditions developing throughout the world, the produc- tien of food is second :tp none in importance. In our opinion the Ontario Governinent has '' done little or nothing tO alleviate the serious financial conditions facing the farmers. of this Province. The Minister of Agriculture for 1 the Province of Ontario has Stated on ' more than one occasion, the only assistance he can give the farmers is to allow them to borrow more money., If history has taught us anything it has surely taught us that you cannot borrow your way out of debt. We need prices for our products that will: cover the total cost of , production,' plus a reasonable return for Our labo`hr. The price should n'ot be based on, the last five year Average. We cannot purchase any of our inputs on this basis. We believe the Ontario Government should co-operate in every way possible with the Federal Govern- ment to bring about a stabilization . program based on the cost of production plus a reasonable return for our labour. We urge the Ontario Govern- ment to immediately pass Legisla- tion to stop the Corporation and Foreign Ownership of our land, arid come up with a feasible plan to make it possible for our young farmers to come into Agriculture without being owned and control- led by large corporations". Respectfully Submitted by Local \' 341, National Fanners Union. support the mentally retarded Andrew B. Kittner, President, Marguerite Jansen, Secretary.