The Goderich Signal-Star, 1981-07-22, Page 51!1
Nobody has been more critical of Ontario Hydro in the
methods formerly used to erect power lines across this pro-
vince than I have been. -
Every time I have criticized the government -owned -utility,
public relations people on Hydro's payroll have been just as
quick to throw manure in my face. ,Which is part of the
democratic system, I suppose.
My criticism stemmed from the high-handed methods of
land acquisition used -by the utility. At one time, neighbor
was played against neighbor, hastily -prepared offers to buy
were poked in front of farmers, the threat of expropriation
was used.
Coi'itractors came on the land and didn't care what kind of
a mess was left. Some of the best and most productive land in
the province was lost.
In recent years, that attitude has changed. Public hearings
have been held and a concerted efftailipy Hydro to appease
farmers was put in place. High time to .
Environmental assessment hearings were held. Alternate
routes were suggested. Land -buying methods were standar-
dized. The farmer, usually the last to be consulted, was in-
volved in suggesting routes.
Ontario needs a second corridor carrying a high-power
transmission line from the Bruce nuclear generating com-
plex down to the industrial heartland. Not only that, but
Canadians and Ontarions can benefit in hydro power sold to
the power-hungry Americans.
Considerable discussion and dozens of hearings have
already beenheld about this second transmission line. It will
cut a wide swath through some of the finest farmland in.the
world and too much farmland is being lost now to urban
sprawl.
The province has announced six possible routes for the cor-
ridor: More, hearings will be held, Hydro hopes to conclude
Latta,s 8,e epw,ea&te0 by Bob Toone, E Wale Rd EIn ..e, On, N38.2C 7
the hearings within the next five or six months. Farmers are
being asked to participate in the hearings.
Already, they — the farmers — are complaining because the
hearings are going to be held during the busiest part of the
farming when -farmers will find it difficult to attend the
meetings. •.
So be it. I suggest that farmers make it a point to attend
those meetings; make the tine, if at all possible. The
transmission line is needed. Any lengthy delay will cost all of
us much more money. lithe line isn't completed as, soon as
possible, more coal-fired generating will add to pollution and
costs.
If farmers want parity with their city cousins in the cost of
hydro — they now pay about 33 percent more than city
dwellers then I suggest the choice of the route should be
made with as little delay as possible.
Yes,1 know: the report on the need for the line was delayed
while the province went to the polls. Bill Davis was well
aware that he might lose some rural votes if the routes were
suggested before the election. It was just simple, smart
politics. We all know that expediency is the better part of the
political process.
So why should • .farmers have to crake up their minds
because of politics?
For the good of everybody in the province. The need for the
line is beyond doubt. We have known about it for more than a
decade. The time needed for discussion and to hold hearings
should not delay the project until 1988.
We know it is needed. We know the generating capacity is
there. We know any surplus can be sold. We have cussed and
discussed it long enough.
I hope the agriculture community, after careful study, and
Hydro, after seeing that acquisition is done in a fair and
equitable manner, will not delay this project for another
seven years.
Ashfield Township council
Seeks approval for go-kart races
A representative of Can
Kart Limited, Rexdale at-
tended the Township of Ash-
fieldcouncil meeting July 7
with a request that approval
be " given to hold go-kart
races on the former Port
Albert airport property over
a 15 -year period. No action
was taken and council
agreed to come to a decision
at the next regular meeting.
By -Law No. 17, 1981, a by-
law to permit Peter
Parkhouse to maintain and
use an encroaclunent upon
the road allowance for Pine
Needle Row in plan 23 was
giventhree readings and
passed. '
Building permits were
approved for Ross Taylor,
lot 7, plan 27, cottage;
4acqueline Evans, lot 7, Plat
Builders busy
in Dungannon
By Marie Park •
Congratulations to Ken
and Sandra (Errington)
Davidson 'of Wallaceburg on
the birth of their son, Mat-
thew James on July 7. • A
brother for Scot and Laura. -
Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Stirling, Darlene and Haro}d-
of Thamesville I -spent the.
weekend with Mrs. Elsie
Irvin. On Sunday they at-
tended a family gathering at
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Smiths at
Molesworth.
Mrs. Lynn Wall and family
returned after a week's
holidays spent with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tom
Emerson at Queensville.
Tom returned with them
from Toronto after spending
three • weeks in Algonquin
Park camping and canoeing.
Matthew and Andrew Ott
of Kitchener are . spending
two weeks ' with ' their
grandparents, Irvine and
Colleen Eedy.
.Wif Pentland has been a
patient in Wingham Hospital
since Wednesday of last
week. He did not have a
heart attack as first
suspected.
Carpenters and builders
are busy in Dungannon with
the fire insurance building
and Wayne Snyder's house
on Joseph Street both taking
shape.
Mr. and Mrs. Dwight
Aldham, John, Greg and
Larissa of Inglewood visited
on the weekend with Mrs.
Mary Bere and Mr. and Mrs.
John Stanbury and Jason.
Tom Park and Michelle
Good spent the weekend in
Toronto with Ed and Lori
Godfrey. While there they
visited Wonderland and the
Toronto Zoo.
Randy and Judy Kerr
hosted a- pig roast on
Saturday night for friends
and neighbours and ' com-
mittee members from last
summer's anniversary
Randy and Delmar Sproul
donated a pig apiece -and the
ladies brought salads and
rolls. Arnold Stothers was
master. chef . and cut the
meat. •
Mir Frank` Glenn has
been a patient in Wingham
hospital for the past three
weeks with sores on her
ankle which are very slow to
heal.
Also in Wingham hospital
is Mel Jones with a cracked
knee cap injured in a fall
recently. The knee is 'in' a
'hast.
Bob Haywood of Crediton
conducted Sunday services
at the United Churches at
Nile and Dungannon.
A family gathering was
held on Sunday at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Smith.
Home for the occasion were
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Kilgore,
Milton; John, Carol and
William of Kitchener; Mr.
and Mrs. Larry Kilgore,.
Laura and Mark of
Petersburgh; Mr. and Mrs.
Mathane Smith, Natalie and
Jamie of Goderich; Mr. and
Mrs. Bill Smith, Darlene and
Debbie, of Clinton; Mr. and
Mrs. Doug Smith; Bill,
Michael, Jim, Tina and
Jeanette of London; Mrs.
Helen Castrenis and Nick
Harbis from London and Mr.
and Mrs. Bob Smith, Tam-
my, Tracy and Terry of
Hohnesville. On Monday of
last week Mr. and Mrs.
Richard Ayotte of Zurich_.
and .grandson, David, of
Stratford, visited at the
Smith home.
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Road'accounts of$25,070.06
and general accounts of
$351,232.30 'Were approved
for payment. This includes
the payment of one half of
the 1981 _requisition for
County and School purposes.
An application for severance
by Joseph Dgiver plan 24
was approved.
At a special meeting held
July 14 , 1981' the • tenders
were opened on the Crozier
Bridge at lot 8, con. 6-7 ED.
Lee Authier, District
Engineer Stratford from
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Goderich were present.
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struction Ltd., RR5 Seaforth
was accepted at a price of
$187,899. The total cost of the
bridge will be approximately
$235,000.
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adjourned.
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NFU holds meetings.
on establishing authority
BY STEPHANIE
LEVESQUE
With the aim of
establishing a national meat
authority„ the National
Farmers Union (NFU), is
holding and planning to hold
meetings across Southern
Ontario to gauge the feelings'
of farmers on the idea.
The president of the NFU,
Ted Strain of North Bat-
tleford, Saskatchewan, is 4
the province in his capacity
as amember of the Canadian
Wheat Board. While here, he
has attended the meetings in
the area.
The meat authority
proposed by the NFU would
include all red meat, such as
beef, pork, mutton and lamb.
Strain , said that with the
present marketing board
systems, each product is
promoted on an individual
basis. He suggests' the
national meat authority
would
would promote all products
equally, stating that the
farmers have to "live with
one another, not off one
another".
Strain _said a model for the
national meat authority
could be the Canadian Dairy
Commission which has some
control over exports, im-
ports and supply
management.
Supply management
would be a large role of the
proposed national meat
authority. Marie Bright of
Campbelford, Ontario,
regional co-ordinator for the
NFU, said the setting up of
an authority depends on the
willingness of farmers to be
regulated.
''The key thing is whether
or not they (farmers) accept
supply management," said
Bright.
To get the ball rolling, the
NFU is holding various
meetings for its members.
across the province.
Meetings have been held in
Renfrew County, the
Kingston area with 95 to 96
percent of those in at-
tendance in favor of the
proposal. A meeting in
Mitchell on July 7, covering
Huron, Perth and Oxford
'counties, had 35 to 40 people
in attendance, with about 80
per cent in favor of the
proposed national meat
authority. Meetings are also
proposed for the London -
Chatham area, the Peter-
borough area and the
Cookstown -Barrie area. -
At the meetings,
questionnaires are passed
out concerning the proposal.
The information gathered is
used by the NFU to gauge
the,opinions, of the farmers.
On July 27 and 28, a
membership meeting is
being held at the Arboretum
Centre at the University of
Guelph and follow-up plans
will come out of that
meeting.
Strain emphasized that
just approving a national
meat authority would not be
enough, rather it would have
to be legislated through an
act of parliament.
Strain said rather than
having changes made to
present legislation, new
legislation should be put in
place. The NFU president
said the federal government
would have complete control
over regulations ,with
delegates appointed from the
provinces.
Bright said farmers would
have to be vocal ori the
regulations developed
through the legislative act. •
"They can't sit back on
their butts and let someone
else do the work," said the
regional co-ordinator.
She • said farm
organizations along with the
government woub1 have to
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ditions of the legislative act.
Bright and Strain said if
the government were unsure
of the opinion of the farmers
a plebescite could -be held
throughout the country.
Just in the early stages of
the NFU proposal, Strain
recited a verse, "the longest
journey begins with tete first
step".
Minister
to retire
Deputy Minister of
Agriculture and Food
Kenneth Lantz will retire on
September 1., 1981, after 36
years with the ministry.
A graduate of the Ontario
Agricultural College, Mr.
Lantz joined the former
Department of Agriculture
as assistant agricultural
representative in Middlesex.
County. He became
agricultural representative
inStormont County and later
transferred to Kent County.
In 1958, Mr. Lantz came to
Toronto as associate director
of the Extension Branch and
was appointed director of
extension in 1960. Three
years later he became
assistant deputy minister in
charge of the Production and
Rural Development
Invision, and in 1978 he was
appointed deputy minister.
During , his career Mr.
Lantz has served agriculture .
in many c;: pacities.
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