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Opinion
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While agriculture has been all but ignored by
every political party during the federal election
campaign so far, the municipality of Huron East is
doing its best these days to help local farmers. xx
Along with its leadership role in a proposal to
open 'a farmer -owned beef packing plant in
Brussels, Huron East is also trying to ease a little
bit of the tax burden of farmers throughout its
municipality.
A plan to defer property tax on municipal farm-
land
armland until fall for the second year in a row may not
mean significant government aid or level interna-
tional commodity pricing but it will give farmers
some breathing space when deciding between
planting crops or paying their property tax this
spring.
Although the initial plan was announced too late
in the year for surrounding municipalities to follow
suit in 2005, Huron East is hoping its early
announcement for 2006 will allow other towns and
townships to make the same gesture towards their
farming taxpayers.
Local representatives of various farm organiza-
tions are expressing their thanks for the gesture of
support, while making clear that real help still
needs to come from higher levels of government.
By following Huron East's lead, other rural
municipalities will be doing more than leaving a lit-
tle bit of extra cash in farmers' wallets this spring.
They'll be using their limited powers to support
the second largest industry in Ontario - and the one
that feeds us all.
And, they'll be shaming the provincial and feder-
al governments into helping a sector of the economy
thalt; is still struggling under record low grain
prices.
Susan Hundertmark
r
Hockey is a Canadian
pastime worth celebrating
There are not many
Canadians who can think
back to their childhood
without reminiscing over
fond memories of playing
shinny hockey with
friends or family, either on
a frozen pond, inside an
arena, or on cold asphalt.
Hockey is not just a
sport played in this great country, but it is
part of our: national psyche, which is why on
' Jan. 7, CBC will be celebrating the fifth
annual Hockey Day in Canada.
The day brings a chance for everyone, young
and old, across the country to take the time to
appreciate what sometimes seemq to be the
only common thread amongst Canadians.
We do not have one great cause to rally
behind and support such as a war, and we
should be grateful that we don't.
Instead we have sport, that acts as our
country's glue, sticking us together during our
proudest moments, such as when 41 per cent
of Canadians watched Team Canada win the
2002 Olympic Gold Medal.
In a statement from Hockey Night in
Canada host Ron Maclean, he said, "Hockey's
heart and soul lies right in the middle of our
communities, from backyard rinks to local
arenas. That is where you will .find Canada's
true passion for hockey."
by Jeff
Heuchert
In honour of this day,
CBC will be airing a 13 -
hour long broadcast prior
to their triple header of
games.
The broadcast will
include individuals and
communities sharing their
hockey stories, along with
coverage of amateur hock-
ey games.
As Canadians, we are a diverse, group of
people. Yet, Canadian hockey stars are among
our most recognizable, and admired, as is the
case with Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux,
and now Sidney Crosby.
On this one day, you could organize a game
of shinny hockey, head to the arena and watch
your local athletes, or gather friends and fam-
ily together to watch some NHL action
Saturday night.
NHL fans can also visit www.cbc.ca/hockey-
day, where they can participate in an: online
chat with Don Cherry and former NHL goalie
Kelly Hrudey.
Hockey may just be a sport, but its impor-
tance to Canadians, and its uniting power
should not be overlooked.
Let's all embrace our national pastime.
(ion & Dave
What's the matter
with you?
Mom just
got mad at
me.
/She say's we spend too much 'n
time reading and drawing
comics! She say's that some
day we'll turn into cartoons!
by David Lacey
bid you
i k
No way, man.
That's just
too weird.
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