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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 2000-06-21, Page 44-T$I HURON EXPOSITOR, June 21, 2000 or VIIIA24/04 Your Community Newspaper Since 1860 Terri -Lynn Hart - Publisher Pat Armes - Office Manager Scott Hilgendorff - Editor Dianne McGrath - Subscriptices/Clossifieds Susan Hundertmark - Reporter Katrina Dietz - Sales & Distribution Bowes Publishers Limited )ul da., .f s...U,dw Co1ve14a4 - .4 (2.444.. C ja., • E-mail us at seaforth@bowesnet.com UUBSCRIPIION RATES: LOCAL - 32.50 o year, in advance, plus 2:28 G.S.T. SENIORS: - 30 00 a year, in odvonce, plus 2.10 G.S.T. USA ti Foreign: 28.44 a year in odvonce, plus $78.00 postage, G.S.T. exempt SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Published weekly by Signal -Star Publishing at 100 Main St., Seaforth. Publication moil registration No 0696 held at Seaforth, Ontario. 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Sex 69, . - S.eferth, Ontario, NOK 1 WO Member of the Canadian Community Newspaper Association, Ontario Community Newspapers Association Publication Mail Registration No. 07605 Editorial Rural medicine' program gives reason to be optimistic• This year's visit by two first-year medical students to Seaforth Community Hospital shows reason to be growing optimistic about the chances of soon being able to recruit more doctors to rural areas. ' While neither of the two students were planning on rural careers, the program opened' their eyes to the possibilities. It showed them a perceived sense of isolation in rural communities does not really exist. It showed them there is a network of physicians helping each other and resources for them to tap into for support when treating patients locally. It showed them that patients in rural areas are seen as people as doctors here treat their entire families and see them often enough to be familiar with their complete situation and not just the current medical problem. And according to the students, there is more rural exposure than ever before being offered at the University of Western Ontario's medical school. They believe there is a growing number of people in school right now who find the idea of setting up practice in a rural area as appealing because of the quiet lifestyle and the chance to treat patients more personally. While the program is still only a few years old, there is room for optimism already that there will be some success soon in getting doctors back into rural areas. Scott Hilgendorff HATS OFF to Harold and Wayne Smith Construction and their employees. They removed and reconstructed interior walls assisting in the Health 'n Safety of children at Seaforth Co - Operative Children's Centre. How to access us Letters to the Editor and other submissions can be made to us by noon on Mondays at: Seaforth C bowesnet com • ' All letters and submissions 'Must be signed and accompanied by a daytime telephone, • number. All submissions are sub, ect to edltibg ' for both length and cointent. Don't forget to check Out our; www.bovvesistOonii Opinion Letters Federation supports need for large operations, doesn't support polluting By Lisa Alderman, OFA Executive Committee Ontario's farmers are amongst the most environmentally - conscious in,the world. For much of .the past decade they have been developing environmental farm plans for their own properties,. and now they are preparing nutrient management plans for their farms. When each farmer was expected to produce enough food for 18 or 20 other people, the pressure on the land and the environment was much less. Today, however, each farmer is feeding more than 100 people and the area of land used to produce food has been declining with urban sprawl. These circumstances have forced modern farmers to be much more aware of their impact on the land, the water, the air, and yes, their non-farm neighbors living all around them. In recent years the Ontario Federation of Agriculture was successful in getting the provincial government to tighten up the Farming and Food Production Protection Act as a means of ensuring farmers using normal farming practices would not be shut down as a result of complaints from their non-farm neighbors. , Within the past year, the number of complaints from these non-farm neighbors has increased in a few areas of the province where large production facilities have been established to take advantage of economies of scale. Alter a11, if farmers are to be expected to survive with declining product prices, they have to find some way of increasing their cash returns. OFA is part of the Ontario Farm Environmental Coalition, and recently participated in a presentation of findings to a provincial government task force on "Intensive Agricultural Operations in"Rural Ontario." That task force has representatives from the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, and the Ministry of the Environment. • The "input" phase of the task force's j6b has been' completed, and soon we can expect recommendations to the provincial government. Part of these recommendations are expected to address the role municipal governments should play in controlling today's modern farming operations. The Ontario Federation of Agriculture is watching the process closely, prepared to take steps to protect the rights of farmers to carry on their farming operations. OFA does not condone farming operations that contribute pollution to the environment. We expect farmers to do everything possible to protect and improve the environment so that future generations have something to enjoy. With this in mind, OFA is prepared to work with farmers and alt levels of government to develop plans to achieve this objective. Meeting all the existing and future requirements w protect the environment is becoming very complex, and OFA sees a growing need for OMAFRA to he there as a "third party" to provide input into systems being developed, and eventually verification that the farmers are doing their part. OFA is also supporting the Ontario Farm Environmental Coalition call for the establishment of Local Nutrient Management Committees to work with municipal councils on agricultural issues, and the appointment of a Provincial Arbitrator for settlement of environmental complaints against farmers. Another problem OFA seris in urgent need of a solution is the shortage of inspection staff for the Ministry of the Environment. OFA and the Ontario Farm Environmental Coalition want complaints against farming operations dealt with in a timely fashion to minimize any possible negative impacts on the environment from negligent farm operator's. • OFA is proud, of the work the farming community in Ontario•has done to protect and improve the environment, and it wants the rest of society to know farmers are good stewards of the land and its surroundings. Seaforth Volunteer Company goes to Guelph June 25, 1875 F. Seigmiller of town has sold his residence and the adjoining grounds to Jonathan Carter for $2,000. The grounds comprise four lots of a fifth of an acre each. The Seaforth Volunteer Company left for camp at Guelph. They were escorted to the station by the Firemen's Band. They were in charge of Major Coleman, Captain Charles Wilson and Lieut. John Wilson. The contract for the finishing 'of the interior of St. James Catholic Church, of this town, has been let. The carpentering, painting and finishing has been awarded to James Walsh of town, and the plastering to Mr. Williams, St. Marys. When completed it will amount to about $3,600. Some parties passing along Main Street noticed the store occupied by Wm. Ault to be on fire inside. The goods in the store were not damaged. A very severe accident happened to a young man by the name of Thomas Smith, who works in Mr. Van Egmonds carding mill. His hand was caught in one of the wool "pickers" , and it was terribly lacerated. J.S. Roberts has removed his drug stock to the shop opposite Powell's hotel, occupied by W. Allen, Grocer. Work on the new oat mill in town is being pushed forward as speedily as possible. The entire structure is to be of red brick, and when completed will be on of the finest establishments of the kind in the country. June 22, 1900 Thirty-seven tickets were sold at Kippen for the Guelph excursion to the model farm. Isaac Jarrott of Kippen is building a fine new residence on his new farm. Mr. Cudmore of Hensall is the contractor, while Mr. Paterson, also of Hensall, has the carpenter work. James A. Baird, son of Mrs. Geo. Baird of Brucefield, has passed his final examination with honors, at McGill Medical Years agone... College, Montreal. Wm. Cameron of Tuckersmith has sent us several stalks of fall"wheat; which measured over 4 1/2 feet in length. Wm. Somerville has been awarded ttie contract for carrying the mails between the station and the post office. S. Dickson had the contact for 30 years and he didn't care to renew it. R. Ransford, who has been ledger keeper in the Dominion Bank in. town, has been removed to Belleville where he was promoted to the position as teller. ' 'Miss Ewing of town met with a painful accident when she was lifting a board, when it flew back bruising her fingers so that she was unable to take her place as organist in First Church. Henry Cash of Roxboro, McKillop, has left with the Expositor a box of as fine strawberries as we have ever seen. A letter from John McMillan M.P. has been shown in which it states that the Seaforth and Bayfield mail route via Brucefield, will be continued as it has for so many years. There were 125 tickets sold for the farmers excursion at Guelph at Seaforth. Mr. Papaneau the popular fisherman at St. Joseph, had a very successful weeps finishing, averaging from $20.00 to $35.00 a day. S. Cleave of Drysdale, is getting his stone wall built. Chas. Meyers has the contract. The joy bells and whistles of Seaforth could be heard on the occasion of the relief of Mafeking at Leadbury. Thos. Leeming of Leadbury has built a large addition to his barn. June 26, 1925 Lloyd, son of Frank Walters, had his breast scalded by upsetting a pail of water on himself. Extensive improvements are being made to St. Marys' Church, Dublin. A ,! new foundation is being placed, the roof reshingled and a fresh coat of paint. Quite a heavy shower of rain fell at Winthrop and also hail. The stones were big enough to puncture the been leaves. Death claimed another of the pioneers of Walton in the person of James Cunick. He was 80 years of age. John Dennis barn raising at Walton was one of the most successful ever held in this district. - A most successful garden party under the auspices of the Union Church, Brucefield was held on the lawn of J.W. Elliott. Seaforth Highlanders Band was in attendance. The total proceeds amounted to $200.00. Early last spring the Seaforth Lions Club fell upon the idea of converting the pond on the farm of J.R. Archibald at Silver Creek known as the "Quarrie" into an up-to-date swimming pool. The 'work was completed last week. The home of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Gordon Willis, Seaforth was the scene of a pretty wedding when Olive Elizabeth was united in marriage to Francis J. Bechley, D.D.S. of Seaforth. , Edward Pryce, McKillop, has about 50 steers on his pasture lots which he purchased from J.J. Irvine. Many who read of the daring bank robbery in Detroit and over $27,000 in cash was stolen. Two of the bandits were effected a short time after, with the assistance of Raymond Glinski, who is a son-in- law, of Mr. and Mrs. John Sproat of Seaforth. June 23, 1950 Miss Marguerite Dunn was chosen "Lady of the Year", by members of the Seaforth Division of the C.W.L. and was presented with a gift of jewelry by Mrs. John Hotham Jr. Ralph (Cooney) Weiland, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Weiland of Egmondville has been named varsity hockey coach at Harvard. Frank. R. Marshall, Walton, was this year an' honor graduate in civil engineering from the University of Toronto. Mr. Marshall is the son of Mrs. Luella Marshall. The nurses of Seaforth sponsored a garden party on the lawn of the nurses' residence, M.A.Reid introduced the cast of the. Favorite Four from Rondeau. A refreshments booth with Mrs. J.W. Free in charge was on the grounds. James Flannigan had his jaw broken while in a scuffle with another boy at the Lions Park swimming pool. Rev. H. Douglas Stewart, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Stewart of town has accepted a call to Victoria Presbyterian Church in Toronto. Manley Jinks, Manager of the Hensall Co-operative has purchased the Petty property recently occupied by Mr. and Mrs. J.L.Scoti. Robert Dayman, of Tuckersmith, while assisting with the roofing of the barn met with a painful accident which required the services of a doctor. He received a gash in his hand at the base of this thumb. Seaforth Male Quartette and the choir of First Presbyterian Church will assist in the service of praise at Knox Presbyterian Church, Goderich at the 75th Anniversary. Ronald Rennie and Kenneth Willis left for Sundridgc where they will spend a month before going to camp. Mrs. Geo. Troyer of Kippen passed away at the home of her son, Gordon, following a month's illness. Mrs. Doris Vickers of Croydon, England was a guest of Mr. 4nd Mrs. W.C. Bennett, Walton. Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Ennis, Ruth Ann and Ronald, were in Stratford for their 16th wedding anniversary. Clendon Christie, Cromarty, has purchased the general store of Don Mackay. He intends moving to the village soon.