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budget cycle," he said in
his discussion paper.
Blaney suggested that
the three recreation centres
and the municipal daycare
centre in Huron East could
most benefit from the
exercise.
"Periodically, it's a good
exercise to go hack to
ground zero and rebuild
the justification in the
minds of council and the
public," he said.
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Opinion
Farmers are anxious to work with
government to solve BSE problems
From Page 4
Producers also have to consider the multitude of
recommendations brought forth recently in the Haines Report
— a document commissioned by the government to examine
the safety of Ontario's meat industry.
While many of the recommendations are based on input
from farmers and their organizations, many of them will
require expenditures.
We're waiting to begin a dialogue with government on
these recommendations and hopefully a commitment of public
funds to meet the recommendations deemed workable.
Farmers and their organizations are anxious to work with
government to solve these difficulties, so we call for a co-
operative spirit and speedy action from our elected officials.
News
Free Trade agreement could be used to
open borders to Canadian beef: speaker
By Cheryl Hoath
Clinton News Record Editor
Politics is the problem.
That was the message
delivered by guest speaker
Wendy Holm, an agrologist
and columnist, recently at the
Brussels community centre
during the Huron County
Federation of Agriculture's
annual meeting and banquet.
Though Holm's addressed
several challenges facing
agriculture, ,the focus of her
105 -minute speech was on
the Bovine Spongiform
Encephalopathy (BSE) crisis
that beef producers are still
facing after more than a year
of promises.
"We need to speak in one
voice," says Holm. "In 30
years, I have never seen the
this situation facing
agriculture. What's
happening right now is
completely catastrophic. I
don't think the Canadian
public knows what's going
on."
The ironic thing, says
Holm, is the Canadian
government has the
necessary tools at its disposal
to nip the crisis in the bud.
The answer, she says, is
written out in two chapters of
the North American Free
Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
In essence, she says, since
the United States signed the
agreement, it has an
obligation to open its borders
to trade as long as scientific
data shows potential imports
are not high risk.
In other words, says Holm,
the borders should have
opened about a year ago.
Instead, she says,
politicking and a fear of
recrimination from the U.S.
government has led
politicians to avoid the option
and instead has them talking
about how "lucky" Canadian
producers are that the border
is partially open.
Holm says U.S. finger
pointing at Japan's demands
has nothing to do with the
North American situation
because the U.S. does not
have a signed trade
agreement with that country
while it does with its
northern neighbour.
Granted, says Holm, things
would have been different
pre -NAFTA. Back then, the
U.S. could abide with the
"precautionary principle"
which stipulates, "when in
doubt, don't."
But, says Holm, "NAFTA
is a whole different ball
game."
"NAFTA should be used,"
she says. "Take the NAFTA
bat and bonk the Americans
over the head with it."
Specifically, says Holm,
the Canadian government
could use either Chapter 11,
which allows individual
business people to go after
the U.S. government, or
Chapter 20, that allows the
Canadian government to
demand an independent panel
review the current practices
of the U.S.
The only hurdle left, says
Holm, is getting the
government to open the door
to negotiations.
And, she says, the claim of
some Canadian politicians
that "lawsuits" are not the
way to go in the BSE crisis
are unfounded because a
Chapter 20 panel is not a
court but does have the
power to force the borders to
reopen.
"The thing about NAFTA
is it has teeth. It lets you do
this," she says. "Chapter 20,
clearly, is what has to
happen."
She says the government's
inaction on the BSE crisis is
unlike anything she has ever
seen.
.When has there ever been
a sector that has been so
abandoned by public
policy?" she says, adding
farms must remain
independent, rather than
contract -run, to be
sustainable.
"Soon, soon, soon, we are
not going to have an industry
left," she warns. "Ottawa has
a fiduciary responsibility to
defend the sector."
Huron East applying for Trillium grant
Proposed project would improve accessibility at Vanastra Rec Centre
By Susan Hundertmark
Expositor Editor
Huron East is applying
for a $30,000 grant from
the Trillium Foundation
for a $62,472 project that
will improve accessibility
to the building and fix the
pool bottom at the
Vanastra Recreation
Centre.
The two-part project will
add automatic door
openers to several doors
and turn an unused shower
room into a family change
room with an adjustable
change table and
accessible sink, shower
and toilet.
"We're trying to make
the building a lot more
accessible," said Deputy -
Clerk Brad Knight at
Huron East council's Oct.
19 meeting.
The doors that will
receive automatic openers
under the project include
the front doors, a hallway
door and the door to the
pool.
As well, repairs to the
pool bottom with marbelite
tile is also part of the
project.
Donations from local
service clubs are also.
planned to help with the
Vanastra project, including
$6,250 committed by the
Vanastra Lions Club,
$2,316 from the Vanastra
Lions Harley Motorcycle
draw, $1,004 from the
corporate challenge
fundraiser held in the
spring, $1,000 from the
Vanastra Lions and Huron
Hurricanes swim team and
smaller donations from the
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Clinton Kinsmen, the
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Knight said the
application, which was
reviewed by council was
due Nov. 1.
"I think it's a reasonable
split on cost. It will likely
cost us $20,000," he said.
• Zero -based budgeting
exercise recommended
Brussels Coun. David
Blaney wants Huron East
to try a budgeting exercise
that would make each
existing program in the
municipality justify its
existence.
Blaney presented a
discussion paper on "zero -
based" budgeting at
council's Oct. 19 meeting.
"This would look at
programs and judge their
worth and see if we should
expand or decrease
programs. It would make
council more accountable,"
he said.
The exercise would build
a budget that is not based
on the budgets of previous
years.
"The fact that a program
has existed for a number of
years is insufficient proof
that it should continue to
exist during the next
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Thursday November 4 from 400 to 700 PM
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Tuesday November 2 from 4:0010 700 PM
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NOTICE
Municipality of Huron East
Please be advised that the location
of the next regular meeting of the
Council of the Municipality of
Huron East
on November 16th, 2004
has been changed from the Town
Hall - Seaforth to the Vanastra
Recreation Centre
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519-527-0160
THE ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION
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We Remember
—Together —
ANNUAL CHURCH SERVICE
Sunday, November 7, 2004 the Branch will gather at First Presbyterian
Church at 10:45 a.m. for Church service. (No marching will take place.)
SUNDAY! NOVEMBER 7th
POPPY DAY CANVAS
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 7 at 1 p.m. IN SEAFORTH & DISTRICT
All volunteers will be appreciated. Big area to be covered.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11
PARADE and SERVICE
1010 AM • Pandits Cenotaph from Legion 11:00 AM • Service at Cenofepb '
If Is Inclement, be held In hall.
weather service will upstairs
Following the the to the Legion Hall
service, parade will return
jar o0tnradesh11 and entertelnm nt (Chris Black Cgmbo 1 p.m. -7)
The Support of the Public For These Annual Events Will Be Appreciated
SEAFORTH BRANCH
45 156 ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION
RICK FORTUNE JIM MACLEOD
Poppy Chapman President
Church
Services
BEREAN COVENANT
CHURCH
A BRANCH OF
GRACE TRINITY COMMUNITY
CHURCH
Orange Hall, Seaforth
527-0029
4 pm Worship Service
Pastoral Pastor Bob Pentmerowarea
Pastor Ron Matthews
Pastor Royal Hamel
You are invited
to attend these
churches
St. Thomas
Anglican Church
A Congregation d fhe Parish of The Hoy Sprit
Jarvis St. Seaforth
Fr. Michael Atkins Pansh Office 527-1522
Sunday, November 7
Sunday Worship • 9:30 am
Healing Service - Wed. Nov. 3 at 7 pm
Mondays • Prayer Group at 7 pm
Growers Group at 7:30 pm
Catholic Church
St. James RC Church •
14 Victoria Street, Seaforth
527-0142
Weekend Masses: Sat 5:15 pm
Sun. 11:00 am
St. Columban RC Church
Saturday Mass at 7:30 pm
Father Lance Magdziak
Bethel Bible Church
An Associated Gospel Church
Pe
126 Main St. Seaforth
527-0982
SundayWorship Hour 11 am
PMinister
Sunday School 9:45 am
Jim Wyllie - Pastor
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Egmondville
.Unned Church
Sunday, November 7
Worship Service at 11 em
Sunday School • Ages 6 & up • 10 em
Steve Hildebrand Lay Pastoral
In Training
Everyone Welcome
Sugar Plum Bazaar
Saturday, November 13
10 em -4:30 pm
NORTHSIDE - CAVAN
UNITED CHURCHES
Cavan 9:30 A.M. 11:00 a.m. Northside
Winthrop 54 Godertch St W.
Mlnlater finv..Inhn (;oiled
Sunday, NoVnmhnr 7
11:00 a.m.
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First Presbyterian
Church
Goderich St. W., Seaforth
SUN., NOVEMBER 7
11:15 am Service - Rev. Huberts
Sunday School & Nursery Provided
Friendship Circle Nov. 8 at 7:30 pm
Elders meeting in Clinton
Nov. 4 at 730 pm