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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1975-05-08, Page 3pjte 'solitie pbdtiori to `.� the, ,, pirwincia1. n • Winds$is h 'tile Liberals from Huron and ctdli �ietc.-:; countibs ;tot at.�t ie biistiwood" ty''-� at.. , tin' Wed- -April 30, and inoathly merged 'their aII gie nce to a new Huron- Middieaex. Provincial. Liberal Aisociatian. '�"•'.Iai�'`'McAllister of Hay Township was named president Of ',the hew association which will represent.iberals from ?A nsunities front the two ;counties,_ The • Middlesex : inunicipt►lities of McGillvary, • Biddulph, ,East and West William, Adelaide, Parkhill, •Ailsa Craig and Lucan have :Combined 'with . all murilcipalities in the present riding of Huron with the ex- 4ception of Hullett and McKillop Townships, ' which have been placed in the new Grey -Bruce riding. Meeting chairman A. Y. McLean of Seaforth explained to the 160 Liberal faithful at- ' tending that the new riding of Huron -Middlesex had not yet been approved and in fact, vpuld receive second reading on Thursday in the Legislature. The only indication that the new association is a com- bination of two present ridings came in the election of officers set out in the constitution. Of the five vice-presidents to be in • office, three must be from the Huron area' and two from the Middlesex area. Municipal representatives From both present ridings expressed displeasure at the change but all indicated that since it .was very- likely to be 'approved, they would have to Make the best of the situation. As Reeve Aubrey. McCallum of Mj _ the, u one unit. warden of ea4x, . eiald, 'be' ithotight ;that. the new, "We're against the division but 'executive : would 'be ,too., un- •; if we ,must • be 'divided •we • wieldy due to- the :addition of . couldn't be going With,a better municfpy1 • 'chairmen. was `�u'i thin-iitt oi�:""• F --- -----T--~retuted bMr: McAUiaer. •MPF Jack Riddell ; coed . 'The More . people we in- merited that he thought the new • wive, the more. input we have, boundaies would be � the more successful We should r passsed as• be, said. Mr. McAlllater, who presented and doubted if has been presidetit'of the Huron Adelaide township would leave Liberal:AssoGlation for the past the Huron -Middlesex designatleo as has been con- .,Year and a half. "In addition, lectured. I'm looking for input from all members of the associ8tion, not • .. The meeting 'adopted- the' only from - executive_: _ mem-• constitution of the Huron bers." • Liberal Association with some changes,' including the stipulation that three of the vice-presidents be from Huron and two from Middlesex. • Another change was the addition of all • chairmen of municipal- associations to the executive: Also- to be included on the executive are the past 'president, all candidates or standing members, and. presidents of any federal Liberal associations which may include areas of the new provincial riding. MPP Jack Riddell spoke briefly and -indicated he had made -the decision to :seek the position as Liberal candidate in the next provincial election. He praised the efforts and "tremendous organization" of the Liberal' association In the -recent by-election and said he hoped it would repeat the effort in the provincial election. The election, Mr. Riddell explained, could be legally held as late as fall 1976 but it was thought to be coming this year. "Over 90 ridings in Ontario Elected in addition to Mr. have Liberal association's McAllister were executive vice- already organized, said Mr. president Jean ,Adams of Riddell. "We are prepared." Brucefield and vice-presidents Beecher Menzies of Clinton, Don Oesch of Zurich, . Ken Duncan of Kirkton, Mrs. Dean Gibson of Lucan and George Walker of Adelaide. Howard Aitken of Goderich will continue as secretary while Gord Strang of RR 3, Exeter will assume duties as treasurer. Past president is Dr. Morgan Smith of Bayfield. In his acceptance speech, Mr. McAllister said he hoped all would forget about being from Huron or Middlesex and work It was noted thiit•Mr. Riddell was visiting area municipalities regularly to make himself accessable to anyone. He was scheduled to be in Zurich last Saturday. Executive vice-president Jean Adams, speaking to the women present, said she hoped • they weren't just there as half of a family but as individuals. She said the association was looking for women to work- in small local groups throughout the new riding. Former ag. rep. named' deputy minister R. Gordon Bennett, 58, who served as agricultural representative in Huron nty, has been appointed to the top job in the Ontario department of agriculture. His ppointment as deputy minister was effective. April 1st. Mr. Bennett succeeds in that post T.R. `Dick' Hilliard, 59, vvbo retired from the deputy ISst to assume a - special;, sfev ed to Huron assignment relating to world appointed director' '' food supply and distribution. Extension Work at Toronto he He will make recomendation to had continued moving up the the government on how Ontario can help Third World countries. Born in Wentworth County, Gordon Bennett was named assistant representative in Middlesex County following his graduation from Guelph Agricultural School. From Middlesex he went • to Glengarry in 1944.as agricultural representative and fol$ years later:IN/as gran= anastra Voicings By Karen Lehnen Community Association A general meeting of the Vanastra Community Association was held Tuesday, April 29. The main business centered on a discussion of the 1975 taxes and expecially the cost of water to the hamlet of Canastra. Commission formed To investigatethe water rate increases, a committee of 12 was formed. Representatives include two from the townhouses, five from the houses, and five from the .in- dustrial section. Resignations were accepted from some directors in the Community Association. The next dance at Vanastra will be held May 31. Music will be by the "Star Trex". Everyone is welcome. This evening will -again feature the May draw for the "Share the Wealth" tickets. ladder and was assistant deputy minister (marketing and special ' services) when appointed deputy minister. Mr. Hilliard will report his findings to the Government of Ontario through the minister of agriculture and food within the next few months. Upon com- pletion of the study, Mr. Hilliard will retire, completing • - /���/Q�" j��,'/���J� in the tarso L i,4 e.1H:i ♦ w +r w.«..4a •7. t_ "`nsio�t gi'''being undertaken in response to a number of . church organizations and concerned citizens' • groups which are seeking ways to help relieve hunger and starvation. Townhouses organized Residents at the townhouse section of Vanastra have for- med an association at a meeting held Wednesday April 30. .The new Association is to - help protect tenants' rights and improve conditions. A general meeting was held Tuesday, May 6, however, a report was too late l'or this week's paper. For further information, anyone at the townhouses is asked to contact Glenda Lit- tlechild at 482-9547. There are, according to the last census, 653 people at Vanastra. That would be 653 different events and hap- penings each day. If anyone wishes to report any news, announce Club meetings or family happenings in the paper, please feel free to contact me, Karen Lehnen at 482-7844. support the mentally retarded ::, 9 1 The newly elected executive,for. the Huron -Middlesex Riding of Ontario posed for this picture last week at the -inaugural meeting in Dashwood. Front. left to right are Mrs. Dean Gibson, Lucan; Ian McAllister, RR 2 Zuiich, president; Jean Adams, Brucefleld, vice-president; and Jack Riddell, presently Huron, MPP; back row, left to right, Gordon Strang, RR 3 Exeter, . treasurer; George Walker, Adelaide Township, vice-president; Morgan Smith, Bayfield, past president; and Howard Aitken, Goderich, secretary. (staff photo) Stewart wants farmland saved Ontario will soon have to come to'grips with the "sterile cap of asphalt and concrete' spreading over prime food land. "We can't go on forever and a day," Hon. William Stewart, minister of agriculture and food, told the annual meeting of the Ontario Institute of Agrologists in Kemptville. According to Mr. Stewart, rational changes must be made if future generations are to have access to prime land. Stewart was sympathetic to the problems of small towns which must expand into agricultural land to attract industry. But he emphasized that such progress at the ex- pense of food production could not be tolerated. In accepting a life mem- bership into the Agriculture Institute of Canada, Mr. Stewart told the audience of 150 new demands would be made on agrologists. A drop in world food reserves in 1973 had caused the public tc look on agriculture in a new light. To meet the uncertainties of the future, Stewart suggested additional scientific training for agrolc He added that agrolo,4es'ts ' . would.; have : to t tackle. •i ution problems In agncu'I urs `soon and develop new crop varieties. Unless agrologists continue to provide meaningful in- formation to farmers he said, they will not be fulfilling their .role in society. One half of Canada's class I and one sixth of the class II agriculture land is in Ontario. Yet twenty-five years from now Ontario will have difficulty being self-sufficient in foods which can be reasonably produced focally. According to a report by the Ontario Institute of Agrologists, even if produc- tivity rises by .70 percent over the next 25 years, Ontario will have a shortfall of more than a million acres. The solution 'could create considerably higher food prices. Up to two million acres of foodland with a lower food potential may have to be brought into productivity in Northern Ontario. The report states that •FANCY SOAPS !COLOGNES !PERFUMES Ontario's most productive foodland is located in areas of high population}. 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