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Home My WebLink AboutThe Huron Expositor, 1994-06-22, Page 6e-THR HURON EXPOSITOR. Jun 22, 1.94 Feature British farmers visit Huron Coun BY TIM CUMMING Expositor Editor It's not exactly The British Invasion...but two young people from Great Britain are touring Huron County. Robert Galway, who comes from a farm just seven miles outside of Belfast in Ulster (Northern Ireland) and Sue Hall, from the Village of Cranswick in North Humberside, England are travelling through Ontario on an agricultural exchange. The two travellers are members of Young Farmers Clubs in their home countries. The two young people recently enjoyed stops in downtown Seaforth and the lake at Bayfield. While in Ontario they are helping out on farms and learning about Canadian agriculture. "I've tried to fit in on the farm and help," said Robert, who has 270 cows at his dairy farm in Northern Ireland and worked on a dairy farm while here. "I would like to see more dairy farms." Unfortunately, he said it would take 12 months in Ontario to get a real understanding of how dairy farms work here, but he returns to Ulster on Aug. 20. As well as experiencing Canadian agriculture the two visitors are also hiuing popular tourist attractions like the CN Tower, the Hard Rock Cafd, the Skydome and Niagara Falls. While in Huron County the young fanners visited the regional office of the Ontario Ministry of Agricul- ture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA). They learned there that Huron is Ontario's leading agricultural county. They also visited sites in Goderich, such as the Huron County Museum and the Historic Jail and they also toured the Blyth Festival. Robert, 26, took advantage of the agricultural exchange so he could broaden his outlook on life. "If you stay at home you get very insular," he said. "I came over for the experience of a different way of life." While learning much about Canada he has also been able to teach others about Ulster and agri- culture there. The province has very high rain- fall but the temperature would rarely drop below minus 2°. The growing season is 7-8 months long, he said. Although the media dwells on the backdrop of violence in Northern Ireland Robert says he gets along well with the Irish from the south, both at home in Ulster and while meeting Irish farm delegates here in Ontario. He calls his homeland a beautiful green country and says he gets annoyed that people are given a negative view. "Northdrn Ireland gets a lot of bad publicity," he notes. "The actual troubles affect very few of the people...despite what the news says, it's 'very peaceful." Although making it clear he would like to see peace in all of Ireland he doesn't foresee the peace talks ending all violence soon. "It's going to take many years," he said. While in Ontario Robert has had the opportunity to watch the Toronto Blue Jays play. He makes note of the subdued atmosphere of Canadian sports fans at a baseball game. While visiting Ontario he has also been able to try out go-carts. He observes that Canadian people seem to be easy-going and trust- ing...not routinely locking cars and houses. People here are also used to Ice cream vendor license sought, Seaforth Town Hall has received an enquiry from someone who would like to operate an ice cream bike in Seaforth this summer. The bike would travel through the resi- dential areas and must pull off the street in order to make a sale. Currently Seaforth has a bylaw regulating refreshment vehicles in the town which stipulates a license fee of $350 per year. The applicant indicated Brampton only charges $50 for a similar license. Adminis- trator Crocker was directed the Town Council's Finance & General Government Committee to obtain a copy of Brampton's bylaw and license fee information as well as one or two other municipalities. No arena board meeting in July In an effort to reduce munici- pal cost, the Seaforth and Dis- • trict Community Centres Board passed a resolution to not hold a July Board meeting. "The Board is satisfied that this is a period of low activity at the Centres and a meeting is not necessary," states a memo from the Secre- tary of the Seaforth and District Community Centres Board. TIM CUMMING PHOTO TAKING A BREAK - Robert Galway and Sue Hall are two agricultural delegates visiting Huron County and other Ontario locations. As well as stopping in downtown Seatorth here they enjoy a visit to the beach at Bayfield. "If you stay at home you get very insular..." driving long distances across the large land mass of the province. "Half an hour's a big drive" in Britain, he said. The exchange program is very good for the participants, according to the young farmer. "I'm meeting people from Austra- lia, New Zealand, Scotland, Ireland and Germany." Sue, 25, is chairperson of her 56 - member Young Farmers club in England. She has enjoyed Ontario events `by land, by air and by water.' She has been up in a small aircraft and has also water skied. She will be travelling out west for a month during her Canadian trip, which began May 30 and ends Sept. 23. While here she will complete a project on pre-school education, her chosen career. While in Canada the English woman was able to visit a drive-in theatre. "We don't have them in Eng- land." She has previously visited Austra- lia and enjoys travelling. "I'd like to experience different countries," she said. "Hopefully I'll have a good idea what Canadians are like (after the exchange)." Whirl SA4Anair SHOPPER MANUFACTURER'S REBATE $175 N yCASH TO BY MAIL Come in today and make the smart choice. Make your best deal on Whirlpool' kitchen appliances, then save even more money when you register to receive up to $175 in cash rebates by mail. 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