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Tender
approved
for Vanastra
gates
While two or three
contractors were
approached about
fixing Vanastra gates,
Huron. East council
still only had one
tender by its Aug. 1
meeting, which was
approved.
But, Deputy -Mayor
Bernie MacLellan
stood by his -position
that the historic gates
be de -designated with
a plaque located
somewhere more likely
to be seen by
passersby.
"Did anybody get a
phone call? I didn't,"
he asked councillors,
referring to the
anticipated negative
reaction against his
idea.
McKillop Coun.
Sharon McClure told
MacLellan she was
approached by two
people asking why
council would spend
m one y
commemorating a
location that is hard to
find.
The tender to fix
Vanastra gates went to
Claude Guay
Masonery of Lucknow
for $6,870.
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Brussels resident
spends summer touring
with rodeo circuits.. .
Peter Hallman competes in
both bull and saddle-bronc
riding... pg16
$1 25
g81 included
Wednesday,
Aug. 9, 2006
•. Jeff Heuchert photo
Holly Becker, of Dublin, attempts to drop a cotton ball, stuck to her nose with vaseline, during a game
held recently for kids at the Vacation Bible School, held at Northside United Church.
New farm program criticized for
ignoringgrain and oilseed prices
J
eff Henchert
While a new program
announced last week by the
federal government aims at
providing financial
assistance to low-income
farm families and
individuals, local farmers are
criticizing' the government
for still not addressing the
real problem behind the
income crisis.
The new Canadian Farm
Families Options Program
(CFFOP), will see the federal
government commit $550
million over two years.
A press release from the
office of Agriculture Minister
Chuck Strahl, explains that
through the CFFOP the
government will provide
financial assistance to
applicants, who must then
also commit to using
business planning and skills
development programs.
"Our new program not only
gives short-term financial
relief to those struggling
farm families, but helps them
look at ways to improve their
income for the long-term,"
says Strahl in the release.
However, the
announcement has some
wondering if the program is
the most efficient approach
to aiding farmers during the
income crisis.
In a press release from
Ontario Federation of
Agriculture president Ron
Bonnett, he says the program
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Farmers
pepper
Mitchell
with
questions
on RMP
Cheryl Heath
Huron -Bruce MPP Carol
Mitchell was peppered with
questions by area farmers
during a recent session
designed to address the
results of a recent farm
survey sent to -36,000
householders in the riding.
Though the survey was
addressed, Mitchell found
herself responding to a
continuous onslaught of
questions ranging on
everything from the
province's failure to
champion a Risk
Management Program
(RMP).
The meeting, held at the
Hensall community centre,
drew a number of members
of the local branch of the
grassroots movement, which
garnered the media
spotlight in the spring when
Blyth -area farmer Steve
Webster led a more than five
week-long sit in at Queen's
Park.
Bill Rowat, a retiree who
lives in Bayfield, voluntarily
chaired the meeting, and
outlined the survey's results.
"I'm surprised by how
many written comments
came in," Rowat told the
two -dozen farmers present
about the survey which, so
far, has drawn 200
responses.
Rowat_ noted given the
small sampling, it should
not be considered to be
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