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Home My WebLink AboutTimes-Advocate, 1987-04-08, Page 15REVIVED - The Stephen Township executive in the Huron County Federation of Agriculture was reviv- ed after a six-year hiatus as a result of a visit by OFA president Brigid Pike to the Dashwood Communi- ty Centre. Elected were (front left) president John Muller, secretary Teresa Van Raay, director Mike Ondrejicka and (back) township directors Glen Miller, Martin Van Raay, Pat O'Rourke, John Gielen and Matt Muller. 4 (Q7 Canada -has -some 35 agricultural ad -- . visors providing input to the • negotiations. --- Internationally; Cardiff said that e foot the l�� Canada is pushing hard for a newin- narrow' bYal.- lr" •r Times -Advocate, April 8, 1987 Page 15 Cardiff tells neighbours of need to keep the faith Murray Cardiff, Huron -Middlesex MP and Grey Township farmer, assured his neighbours that the federal government is looking out for their best interests. and suggested that they keep the faith during cur- rent international and bilateral negotiations. Speaking to about 25 members at the annual meeting of ,the Grey Township Federation of Agriculture on Saturday, Cardiff said that his government is only interested in deals that benefit Canadians, includipg Canadian farmers. Although recognizing that there are farmers who favour free trade as well -as those who are opposed to the con- cept, Cardiff promised that Canada is seeking to improve access to lower tariff levels and to establish a better mechanism for resolving trade disputes in the current free trade talks with the USA. "But we have no interest what- soever in negotiating away our right to decide what kind of marketing systems work for our farm - corn: modifies. We are working toward a mutually beneficial trade agreement with the U.S." he said, noting that If you can't believe Perrin Beatty. Canada's defence minister. who can you believe? Mr. Beatty made a solemn promise -- and repeated it during a question period -- to a meeting of farmers in Fergus recently that marketing boards are safe from Canada -U.S. trade talks. Perrin -Beatty is a career politician._ Ile has been in the House of Commons for a dozen years or more. I believe he was the youngest member of parliament when he was elected. Ile has held three Cabinet posts and has been effective in all of them. Ile has rarely. if ever. received any had press because he is an extreme- ly intelligent, well-read. articulate and popularyoung man. "We're not about to dismantle our marketing hoards or the Canadian 'A heat board...any more than the U.S. is likely to dismantle its Commodity .Credit Corporation," Mr. Beatty told the farmers. "Canada's marketing boards are not on the ( negotiation ) taple,.- He did tell farmers, though, that if they want more marketing hoards. it will be up.to them because the Con- servative government is not putting pressure on farmers to organize them. a different tack than that of the Liberals when Eugene Whelan was Canada's.agminister. Whelan urged farmers to organize. Beatty was asked if trade negotiators might guarantee no more supply management boards for other farm products such as pork or beef. Again. an honest answer: "I don't know." he said. It is a rare occasion when politi- ,IO`l() Mowers Are now sold locally! y �1 \ )1ry...' it ' • Guaranteed to start on the first or second pull for 2 years • The only starting guarantee of its kind in the industry 1.1 NAM! Exeter 235-1115 • letters .r.. eovir .atee clans will give straightforward. une- quivocal answer. 1 have a great deal of admiration for Mr-. Beatty. I have mel him on a couple of occasions and have always found him approachable: -- Ile is a bright light in a rather dull Cabinet. In his lengthy political life -- • although he is still a relatively young man, I believe -- helms never been tarred with any kind of scandal. He was given the revenue minister's portfolio when that ministry was in.a terrible state. when almost every Canadian had a horror story to tell about the tax department. by Sob Loner Eldal. Ra Erm.+a Om N38 2C 7 / - _Ile managed to turn that ministry around in a couple of years and when a Cabinet shuffle came up, he was transferred to the defence hotpotat9. So far; he has managed to make a lit- tle progress there, as well, although it is one of the toughest in Cabinet. It -. is littered with career military men and- women who have their own definite ideas about how the depart- ment should work. Beatty has. so far. managed to jug-. gle them expertly. And -that is not an easy task. Farmers have been warned since . - • - f' " • ."-'• ......,:,,,,„„„,,,,,..„..„.....:,•.:::.,,,,..„.:•.....,„„:„.....,:,:.,,,.:,,,„,„,,:,,,,,„,„,,,,,,,,„„„„,,,..,,,,„ JJ!/`� - talk of freer trade began when th::„,„ • en ([ 1 5, Mulroney government was elected, that they will have to fight to main- tain marketing boards in general and ` _Jo )1 c'.S agriculture under the general agree- ment on tariffs and trade ( GATT P. with the determination that "sanity be restored to the world marketplace." After a round of enthusiastic ap- plause, Cardiff answered questions from the audience, mostly on subjects that Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFAI fieldman Blaine Stephenson quipped were "uppermost in every farmer's mind this spring" - free trade. crop insurance, and animal rights activities. Although the politician managed to sidestep a question from Monkton: area farmer Hugh Crawford on the federal government's position on the current crop insurance review. and another from Listowel -area farmer "Just for the health of it" by Sheryl F'eagan • - Health Education Consultant- . - Iluron County Health Unit It's estimated that eight out of 10 - Canadians will have a back injury sometime during their lives. And vet, preventing back injury can be as sim- ple as learning proper lifting and material handling techniques, learn - Ong how to relax. eliminating excess body weight. strengthening neglected back muscles. and adopting good posture habits at work and home. The next time you have something heavy to lift. do it properly. Before you begin. get a firm footing with your feet apart for a stable base, bend your knees, tighten your stomach muscles and lift with your legs. When carry- ing the load. keep it close to your body and keep your back upright. Learning to reduce stress. combin- ed with a sensible diet and exercise program can relieve back pain and start you on the road to a healthier lifestyle. You'll look better. too! Since your spine is sensitive t� muscular tensions (hal can build up during a stress -filled day it's important to learn how to relax. Try to organize your daily routine to make it easier on both your mind and body, and take life one day at a titne. • Exercise can bean effective stress reducer and. since 80 per cent of back pain can be traced to a lack of exer- cise. is an important part of a healthy back program. Condition your muscles to work as a team by starting a regular exercise program. Include . exercises that 'strengthen the muscles in your back. upper legs.' and especially the abdomen to increase your spine's support. Reducing a' potbelly and strengthening your abdominals are ' major factors in reducing a sway- back and decreasing the force exerted on the back. Along with strengthen- ing your muscles. it's also important to stretch Them out. Tight. shortened muscles can upset muscular balance which increases the chances offback injury. Stretching exercises make muscles more flexible and motion easier. Good posture gives your back the support it needs. Silting tends to tilt the pelvis the wrong way and is more stressful for your hack than standing or walking. It's best not to sit too long and to get up. stretch, and walk around occasionally. Standing for long periods of lime can also put a strain on your back. �. • LENNOX - A I I You Need To Remember •`BAILEYS About Home Comfort Hensall BAILEY'S 262-2020 Heating and Air Conditioning We're Proud to be Your Lennox Dealer Serving from Lucan to Blyth i supply management in particular. When the talks began it was said agriculture would not be on the table. That proved untrue. Farmers then voiced their fears of marketing _. hoards being dismantled. To he p ecrease this strain, stand with one foot elevated at a comfor- table level and switch feel every half hour or so. ('heck your posture by placing your head and hack against a wall. Move your pelvis forward, bend your knees slightly so that your back touches the wall, and walk away holding that position. It it feels com- fortable. your normal posture is pro- bably ok. - Sleeping rests your hack because while lying down. it doesn't have to support your body weight. To pro- mote the most restful sleep. use a firm mattress or waterbed and sleep on your side with your knees bent or on your back with your knees elevated. It's up to you. Every move you make. on and off the job. depends on your back. So keep your hack in mind throughout your day. while you sit. stand. lift and carry. Remember to practice the principles of good body mechanics, and think before you move. . • PAY 'O, TAX Ron Tippel Chartered Financial Planner invites you to attend a FREE MONEY AND '0' TAX PLANNING SEMINAR EXETER TOWN HALL Tuesday, April 14/87 7:00 p.m. Slide and Sound Topics on Pay Tess or "Zero" Tax, Tax Fro. dividends and Capitol Grains, Tax D.ductable Investment Loons. Income Protec tion, Rotiromont Planning, R.R.S.P., R.R.I.F. & Annuity Op- tions.Why interest income and infla- tion give you negative 'returns GUARANTEED. '87 TA!( PLANNING HAS TO START NOW Investors Group #lin Mutual Funds Ron Tippel C.F.P. Chartered Financial Planner 90 Mountain View Cres. London 471-1691 SAVE 1,835,325.* money - yield • time money dynamics • 7,500. ann. at 15'. for 25 yrs. Associate • Rill Chmura Well, if you can't believe Perrin - Beatty, who can you believe? He has promised that the marketing boards which exist now will not be part of freer trade talks. 1 believe him. Murray Bray as to the chances of the government paying farmers not to' plant corn, he did agree that farmers must guard against the inroads on agriculture that the animal-rights ac- tivists may make. "Emotions runs high on these issues," Cardiff said. "We all have to support our colleagues to make sure these people don't lobby hard enough to make changes in our (agricultural ) industry." Brenda McIntosh of RR 4 Seaforth, first vice-president of the HFA and a member of one of the federal Farm Debt Review Boards since January. was also on hand to explain the role of the Board. She said that her duties had taken her away from home four days a week over the past few months. ex- plarning that the problems afflicting farmers were much the same all across the province, the major one be- ing the necessity of leaving the farm to work outside. She said that the Board had receiv- ed 454 applications for debt review to this date. and that 144 of these files had already been completed. while another 194 are still active. "We are trying to bring compassion into the process of debt review." Ms. Macintosh said. "Where there is any chance at all for a farmer ro stay on the farm. we have been able to come to some arrangement with his creditors to make it possible. Wewant to see them still on the farms in a few years, and able to meet their financial commitments. • Everybody is ignorant, only on dif- ferent subjects. 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