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Home My WebLink AboutClinton News-Record, 1986-09-24, Page 23BUCK and DOE for DIANA STEVE CLAUS and STEEP Seaforth & District Community Centres SATURDAY, SEPT. 27 8-1 00 For tickets call 527-0604 t� or at the door. Employment Workshop For Women in Huron County Saturday, October 1.8, 1986 in Goderich Two Clinton Guides received the All Round Cord at a ceremony held at the Clinton Legion on September 22. Receiving the highest honor in Guiding were Alison Grigg and Naomi Duddy. Pictured with the pair are Cheryl Grigg (second from left), Guide in charge (left), and Janice Cameron, Junior Leader. (Anne Narejko photo) Wildlife groupsand ministry pledge $1 million to wetlands Ducks Unlimited and Wildlife Habitat Canada have signed separate agreements with the province that will provide a total of $1 -million annually to secure Ontario's most valuable remaining wetland areas. More than 200 years of development have wiped out 80 per cent of the original wetlands in southern Ontario. Natural Resources Minister Vincent Ker- rio announced recently that his ministry will provide $250,000 a year to secure wetland •areas using such arrangements as pur- chase, easements, bequests, grants, tax - rebates as well as other' landowner agreements. Ducks Unlimited will match that amount, on activities specifically related to securing of wetland, and Wildlife Habitat Canada has agreed to match the combined MNR and DU funds up to a total of $500,000 annually for habitat securement for waterfowl and other wetlands' species. Natural Resources Deputy Minister Mary Ontario's Guidelines for Wetlands management were released for public com- ment in 1984. Four Ontario ministries — Natural Resources, Environment, Agriculture and Food, and Municipal Af- fairs — have summarized the. comments, and are drafting a policy which will be released for public review next year.' "What we are doing is ensuring that On- tario's provincial policy on wetlands will be well -understood and well -supported," Ms. Mogford said. Mr. Kerrio said that under these. ar- rangements, "we will focus on securing .. Class I and II wetlands which have been identified as provincially significant." "These areas also include staging areas for waterfowl, areas that have the potential to produce waterfowl, and those that are of scientific and natural interest," he said. Mr. Kerrio said the government is conti- nuing to review concerns identified in public comments, such as a landowner compensa- tion program and municipal zoning Mogford signed the agreements recently on procedures. behalf of Mr. Kerrio at the Fall Outdoors The ministry is also continuing a wetlands Show sponsored by Ontario Out of Doors at Toronto's International Centre. Ms. Mogford said the agreements "repre- sent an important co-operative effort to preserve and protect remaining wetland areas for the benefit of this and future generations." migratory bird huntingpermits and the new This investment follows years of planning g , p by the Ontario government for the develop- wildlife habitat stamp," Mr. Kerrio said. ment of the. comprehensive . pro'incial "These people have shown they are con - wetlands policy — a complex process that cerned about the rapid decline of wetlands has involved many groups, and habitat, and that they want to do something municipalities. about it." assessment and classification program evaluating wetlands in Southern Ontario. "Most Of the matched funding for this securement program has been generated from sportsmen who are members of Ducks Unlimited and contributors to Wildlife Habitat Canada through the purchase of Grossman announces new PC agriculture strategy In , a speech to the Canadian Agri - Marketing Association, Opposition Leader Larry Grossman called for a Family Farm Security Act to protect the incomes of hard pressed farmers. "High borrowing costs, European sub- sidies and the U.S. Farm Bill have demonstrated the need for immediate ac- tion'', -said Grossman. The proposals increase the price supports Ontario farmers receive for certain com- modities and at the same time encourage property owners to retain marginal agricultural land as wetlands, or use it for reforestation or soil improvement. "The proposals would allow agricultural land to remain in reserve until a time when increased demand would allow a return to production without government interven- tion", said Grossman. "Ontario farmers must have this new sup- port program until the 1992-94 period, when then, some sanity could be restored to inter- national trade in food." Grossman also called for the province's small and medium business programs to en- courage start-ups in rural communities noting that most farmers require income from off -farm sources. "At a time when the farm industry is in crisis, the Liberal government has not only failed to develop new agricultural in- itiatives, but has not kept up with agricultural budget increases in com- petitive provinces", said Grossman. "The fact Ontario's last budget included only a 10.5 percent increase while other pro- vinces such as Saskatchewan (75 percent) and Alberta (100 percent) had substantial increases, clearly indicates the low priority the Liberals have placed on agricultural issues". SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12 4 p.m. to Closing SMORGASBORD Salad Bar, Roast Turkey, Hickory Ham, Pumpkin pie $8.95 children under 12 half price Live Dinner Musk Reservations Preferred HARBOUR LIGHTS RESTAUrRA T & 4VERN Breakfast $1.99 .CIPEtk7 t3PiYS A: WE1 IG 8 A.,M -: T A.M '� YOU ARE INVITED TO THE sToUaTRY C RAFT FESTIVAL AT THE Goderich Twp. Community Centre Holmesville, Ontario (Just Off Hwy. 8 between Goderich & Clinton) DISPLAY and SALE OF CRAFTS Christmas Baking - Knitting - Doll Clothes - Ceramics Wreaths - Wooden Toys - Wood Crafts - Home Canned Goods - Produce --- and much, much more Friday, October 3 1 p.m. -9 p.m. Saturday, October 4 1.0 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday, October 5 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Alav Admission: Adults 500 Light Lunches & Refreshments Available Door Prizes OAK 111D,111RF.F. FIlI1t- LOOK 1‘1101i1.03156 THROUGH THE NOW SHARON, LOIS & BRM. 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