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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1986-03-05, Page 3The Legion Zone Secondary School Public Speaking Contest was held at the Clinton Legion on March 1. Winners in the senior division were: (back, left) Linda Hearn of Clin- ton and Dana Kloss of Seaforth, tied for third; Vicky Hackett of Goderich, first; Karla King of Wingham, second. Junior winners were: (front, left), Karen Montgomery of Wingham, third; Alex Hoernig of Goderich, first; Rick Lobb of Clinton, second. (Anne Narejko photo) A,, Urbanites must accept far.. practices By Stephanie Levesque time has come to stop the urban encroach- He also mentioned another hind of Urbanites moving to the country have to meat on farm land.' farmland preservation, preventing soil accept no;rnrlal farming practices says Qn- The agriculture minister said it is time erosion. tario's minister of agriculture. for fanners to also consider what they are '-In the southwest alone, intensive crop Jack Riddell was speaking en home turf doing by severing their land in small production over the past two decades has last week at the 40th annual meeting of the parcels. Another problem, he said, is the led to very serious soil erosion and Ausable-Bayfield Conservation Authority second house on the farm property. degradation. Yields are down as much as held in Exeter on Feb. 28. While At first this house may be used by 30 per cent with farms' operating costs The provincial agriculture minister re- the retired parents, they may eventually continually rising. Financial ,assistance counted some of the prograxns he has in- move to town and the house is sold. can help over the short term, but the troduced in the almost nine months his "And it's generally the urban person lasting solution is to improve the produc- party has been in office. He also spoke who buys the house," said Riddell adding tivity of the soil," Riddell said. about his proposal to toughen foodland that he doesn't blame them for wanting to "That is done by adopting new soil con - guidelines. move out to the country. servation methods." . "Our, prime farmland is one of our most However, he said, they usually have an The agriculture ministry, through its precious resources and must be protected idyllic view of rural living and complain local OMAF offices, is working with con - for this and future generations," said Rid- about the farm smells, corn dryers runn- servation authorities, in the area of dell. "One of the reasons we have toughen- ing all night or combines out in the field educating farmers to soil conservation ed the foodland guidelines is because the late at night. practices. CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5,19.86—Page 3 The -Legion Zone Public Speaking Contest for -Elementary Students was held at the Clin- ton Legion on March 1. Winners in the junior division were: (front, left), Tammi Medd of Blyth, second; Wong Yee Fun of Ethel, first; Mark Weissenboeck of Kincardine, third. Senior division winners were: (back, left), Terry Kelly of St. Columban, second; Jason Dempsey of Robertson Memorial in Goderich, first; Natalie Webb of Kincardine, third. (Anne Narejko photo) 4 -hers are classy crowd By Kim Mayberry LONDESBORO - The Londesboro III 4-H Club held their meeting on Etiquette of the 80s at the homed leader Lisa Duizer recent- ly. ever one en- joyedre the meetingopened, y Before p , a meal of pizza and -chicken bought M. 990 BEAUTIFUL IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN... By Appointment Please 128 Albert Si CLINTON 482-3871 LONDON 452-1133 41° (69 West Wawanosh Mutual Insurance Company Dungannon, Ont. NOM 1 RO FARM RESIDENTIAL AUTO AGENTS: /,aPk/cion, Was & *Own fiatalii MacKay K.nnlstk 1. MacLean iohnlibtob donatlIP tiMpson IS.linatr %prowl Slott* Insurance &tok*rs Inc. R.R. 2. Lucknow 46 West St., 6oderlch PAL Ripley R.R. 2, Paisley R.A. 5, Brussels R.R. 3. Gad/rich R.R.9. 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Riddell condemned the. idea of free trade with the United States and pledged to use the resources of his ministry to oppose the concept, in a strongly -worded speech to the Huron County Dairy Producers annual meeting, on Friday, February 28, in Brussels. "There has never been anything I have been more concerned about than free trade with the United States," said the MPP for Huron -Middlesex. "The ultimate goal of the free trade movement as far as the U.S. is concerned, is that Canada will become part of the states," according to comments Riddell said he has heard from Americans. "Unless we're very careful about what we allow to be traded away, it could very well boil down to `Goodbye East-West. Hello North-South,' " Riddell said, of the effects of the free trade proposal. possibleP P Loss of control.over national resources is one of the things Riddell fears will happen to Canada, if border trade restrictions are dropped. He said the United States is "run - Program receives grant A program designed to expand the availability of French -language material in Ontario libraries will receive up to $416,000 in funding -an increase of 11.5 percent over last year, Citizenship and Culture Minister Dr. Lily Munro announced recently. The Bruce County Library, which serve a population of 844 francophones, will receive a grant of $855. Following its successful inaugural year, the French Language Library Collection Development Program will continue to fund the purchase of French -language books and materials for designated francophone com- munities and areas with significant French - language populations, Dr. Munro said. "We are committedo en'ghre that Ontario -fraficopl'cd'n`es1ih • ac ess to a full'ria14ge1of French -language. lbrary materials; especially those produced in Ontario and Canada," she saidf " -The Ministry funds the program through public library boards. Using the 1981 Cen- sus, it grants one dollar per francophone citizen. For example, if a francophone com- munity has a population of 24,000,. it is eligi- ble to receive $24,000. Minimum funding to an eligible library board is $500. The French Language Library Collection Development Program is one of several pro- vincial initiatives which has contributed to the growth of French language library ser- vices. These include the hiring of a provin- cial co-ordinator of French Language Library Services. Remount or Repair? At Anstett Jewellers THE CHOICE IS YOURS Do Your Diamond Rings need some repair? We invite you to drop In - we'll check and clean your rings, at no charge to you. It only takes minutes for us to make your diamonds their sparkling best. Come in for this service in March and we'll give you a Free Jar of Jewellery Cleaner. Thinking of remounting your diamonds in a new setting? See our complete selection of fine handcrafted settings. Remount or repair? 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We don't want to have the uncertainties and fluctuations of the American dairy in- dustry imposed on us in the name of free trade," added the minister. Riddell said the current system of supp- ly management through marketing boa -:is 014 01- ..1.0.v M.n. 1219.P LEATHER Masao$ has, "more than proven its worth over the years," and should be retained. "My ministry will take the lead in press- ing this issue in Ottawa," Riddell promis- ed. Food producers are not the only ones who would suffer under a free trade system in agriculture. Processors would be badly hurt by American competition, Riddell contends. Canadian processors "can't hold a candle to the processors in the U.S.," because of the modern equip- ment and low labor costs available south of the border, he said. If the Canadian processing industry is undermined by American competition, Riddell said, Canadian producers would - also pay the price. 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