HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1982-06-23, Page 11Drs. James and Leslie
Rourke
are pleased to announce
that
DR. DONALD NEAL
will be joining them
in the practice of
Family Medicine
at
53 NORTH STREET
GODERICH
Commencing
JULY 5, 1982
For appointments telephone
524-4565
AFTER JULY 5, THE NUMBER WILL BE
CHANGED TO:
524-7303
Hope ca-cporatRzi will continue
Prograrn ends this month
BY STEPHANIE LEVESQUE
The Rural Development Outreach Project (RDOP)
means a university and a community working
together. Although the project ends in June,
organizers hope the co-operation will continue.
RDOP began in 1976, with half a million dollars
from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation of Battle Creek,
Mich. The goal was a sharing of resources between
the University of Guelph and rural communities.
Three areas were concentrated on, Huron County,
Halton Region and Northern Ontario.
Huron County's- two major projects focused on
elderly in the rural community and on absentee
foreign ownership. As well, there have been
numerous short term projects, including assistance
in flood plain And fill line mapping, help for the
Wingham and area Hospital Day Centre, the
Wingharn Towne Players and in rural planning.
The project's purpose was to put University
resources - research, information, etc. - to practical
use in grassroots Huron County. Here's some of what
RDOP discovered!
The study on the elderly, with the aid of 1976
statistics, has identified that 19 per cent of Ontario's
population lives in rural areas and of this 8.6 per cent
were over 65 years old. Huron County's percentage of
rural elderly ranges from 11.78 to 15.61 per cent, an
amount that's over Canada's projected 11.8 per cent
in the year 2001.
In Huron's five towns, Wingham, Goderich, Clin-
ton, Seaforth and Exeter, nearly 20 per cent of the
population is over 65.
The project pinpointed characteristics of the rural
elderly, including the need for economic security
( average annual income for a rural senior in 1976 was
only $6,955, compared to $9,243 for other rural
citizens), dependency on access to a vehicle for get-
ting around the community, and loneliness because of
rural isolation. -
Not only did the outreach project identify concerns,
but with the assistance of Huron residents, several of
its reports provide ways to combat the difficulties.
One study shows housing as the most important
concern of seniors. Suggested means of enabling the
rural seniors to stay at home include transportation
services, telephone or visitation services, meals -on -
wheels, support services such as light housekeeping;
and day centre programs for the elderly, with occa-
sional access toinedreal clinics.
A 1980 year-end RDOP report to Huron County
Council states a slide tape was prepared highlighting
the work of seven agencies which assist in keeping
people in their home surroundings and in contact with
families and the community. Many volunteer hours,
are a part of these agencies.
Transportation is a main concern for the rural
elderly, particularly because small communities
don't have public transportation. There are organiza-
tions in Huron County that offer a form of a "mobility
club", ie. through volunteers with their own vehicles
providing rides in the area. Town and Country
Homemakers and the Huron Day Centre are two
examples.
Absentee land
1 ownership
A$ked by the Huron County Federation of
Agriculture to look into absentee landownership, the
Outreach Project concluded the non -local Ontario
resident (one.ol three categories used by the project)
makes up the largest group of absentee landowners in
Huron.
The absentee non -local Ontario resident landowner
had 3.7 per cent of the total county farmland, 27,855
acres in 1980. This has increased slightly from 1975
figures of 3.6 per cent of 27,536 acres. Yet the 1980
figures are down from 1979 figures of 3.8 per cent or
28,680 acres.
Absentee landowners living outside of Canada held
1.03 per cent of Huron farmland or 7,823 acres in 1980.
This is up from both the 1975 figures of .61 per cent. or
4,658 acres and the 1979 figures of .95 per cent or 7,238
acres.
Non -Ontario, but Canadian absentee landowners in
Huron have remained constant according to the three -
year figures. In 1980, this group held .2 per cent of
Huron farmland or 1,142 acres, down from the 1979
figures of .2 per cent or 1,302' acres, but up from the
1975 figures of .1 per cent or 658 acres.
Rural Development Outreach Project identified a
concentration of foreign ownership in the following
townships; Huron (in Bruce County) 4.5 per cent of
farmland, Colborne 4.1 per cent, Ashfield 3.7 per cent,
Howick 2.7 per cent, Hay 1.6 per cent and Stanley 1.5
per cent.
Other conclusions are that foreign owned lands
assembled in "clusters or blocks" are concentrated
more heavily in the northern townships along the
lakeshore. In 1975, the majority of foreign absentee
owned farmland was held by Americans, but by 1980,
more was held by Europeans. The outreach project
does note however, that some farmland is resold to
local owners and some absentee owners immigrate to
Huron County.
RDOP suggests a continual monitoring system of
land purchases will help in assessing socio-economic
impacts of foreign ownership.
Valerie Gilmore, assistant director of the project
calls the Kellogg Foundation grant "seed money'. In
other words, it began the liaison between the Univer-
sity and the community. Once the project concludes
in June, she hopes community residents will continue
to use the services of the university.
(Besides the money from the foundation, support in
the form of office space, heating and lighting has -
been provided by the University.)
Mrs. Gilmore acknowledged the Many, many peo-
ple who worked on the project. Those in Huron Coun-
ty who served on its committee, include; Goderich
Township Reeve Grant Stirling, Doug Fortune of
Turnberry Township council, Huron County planner
Gary Davidson, Keith Roulston of RR 3, Blyth, Fran
McQuail of RR 1, Lucknow, Jean Young of RR 3,
Teeswater, and Louise Marritt of RR i, Wingham,
Huron co-ordinator.
• Mrs. Gilmore added about 35 university students,
25 faculty members and 10 staff members have work-
ed on the project since 1977. University. professors
who added their knowledge to the project came from
various fields, geography, history, agricultural
economics, sociology, and family studies.
To continue the liaison between the community and
the University, use of the recently established School
of Rural Planning at the University of Guelph will be
encouraged. The school will serve a wider area than
the Outreach Project, but will continue the idea of
"outreach" to the general public.
Bill being
needlessly
delayed
The Canagrex bill is being
needlessly delayed by the
House of Commons
Agricultural Committee,
Ralph Barrie, president of
the • Ontario Federation of
Agriculture ( OFA) said
recently.
• ±The OFA is worried that
the bill won't pass Parlia-
ment this session because
some members of the com-
mittee are using stall tac-
tics. This could be a serious
setback •for the agriculture
and . food industries in
Canada," Barri said.
Canagrex is the proposed
crown corporation designed
to facilitate and promote ex-
port of Canadian
agricultural and food pro-
ducts.
"The OFA and the Cana-
dian Fede -ration of
Agriculture have lobbied for
years for Canagrex," Barrie
said. "We need it to fill the
huge gap between our poten-
tial to produce and manufac-
ture products for exports,
and our actual export perfor-
mance."
He said a successful
Canagrex will help Canada
search for, and fill market •
demands for products
besides traditional export
staples of grains . and
oilseeds.
The Comrgons committee
has raised Eoncerns about
the extensive powers of
Canagrex to get involved in
processing • and storing
surplus products for later
sales. • ex'
"There's nothing extraor-
dinary about these powers,"
Barrie said. "The
Agricultural Stabilization
Board has done the same
thing for years, and isn't in
competition with private in-
dustry. If anything, they've
helped growers, processors,
the trade and consumers."
Barrie said the OFA
believes that Canagrex
won't be in direct competi-
tion with private exporters.
"Private industryhas failed
A to capture export oppor-
tunities for our products.
Canagrex can provide
leadership where there's a
gaping void."
The OFA urges members
of the committee to "pass
the bill, don't pass the
buck." •
THEY'RE OFF AND RUNNING!
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See Some Of Ontario's Finest
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GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23, 1982 -PAGE 11
'township holds annual
HOLMESVILLE
NEWS
Blanche Cleaves, 41212m3383
Goderich Township held
their annual picnic Thursday
night at the Township Hall in
Holmesville. Barbecues
were provided by Pat Osborn
and Jake Reder for those
who came to socialize with
their neighbours.
Squirt girls, midget boys
and two local slo-pitch teams
all provided outdoor en-
tertainment with home ball
games. A small gr + up
people were .entert':-' 'ed
inside the hall by local
performers. The show
started .with Hugh Lobb
playing violin and son Greg
accompanied him on the
piano. Greg played a solo
piece" and Julia Martin
played three pieces on the
organ.
Shari Lobb, Sherri
Preszcator and • Shannon
Preszcator each performed
a step dance to the delight of
the crowd. Phil Bugler was
master of ceremony for the
evening. Everyone who
attended thoroughly enjoyed
the evening and the visit with
neighbours.
The Bantam girls beat -the
Stanley ball team. The Pee
Wee boys were beaten by the
Stanley team as well. The
Squirt girls beat Clinton and
"the boys were beaten by the
Stanley A team.
A committee of concerned
parents of the pupils in
Holmesville Public School
met Wednesday, June 9 with
principal Ron McKay and
members of the school
board. Mr. Allan and Joan
Van Den Broeck. The
meeting was concerning
child abuse on our buses,
.then met again on Monday,
Juni 14 questioning why the
guidelines set down by the
Board of Education are not
being followed and enforced.
People report
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
Perdue attended the . wed-
ding in Barri! of their
granddaughter Kimberly
Selwood to Don Hargraves
also of Barrie and attended
the reception which
followed. Others attending
the wedding from Clinton
area were Mr. and Mrs. Don
Lockwood, Mr. and Mrs. Reg
Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Deeves. The Perdues and
Deeves travelled to
Collingwood, Bracebridge
and Severn Falls before
arriving home Monday af-
ternoon.
Mrs. Irene Cudmore, Effie
and Frank Yeo spent the
weekend at Scott's Oquaga
Lake in New York State.
June 14 the Goderich
Township W.I. met with 12
members present. Irene
Cudmore gave a report on
the Officers Conference.
Alice Porter gave a report on
the District Annual held in
Londesboro May 31.
Plans were made for the
graduation luncheon to be
served to Grade 8 grads and
their parents at the school on
Wednesday, June 23. A
motion was made and
carried to supply $15 to assist
4-H homemaking clubs
within the township when
requested. The W.I. plans to
see the play "Heads You
Lose" at Blyth on Monday,
July 12. If you are interested
please call Berniece
Mcllwain as tickets are
available, Monday, July 12.
Those going will meet at the
Community Centre at 7:30
p.m.
For Education and
Canada
hos a
constitution.
How's
yours?
Pawnaaarmia ®
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Also. Installation of electronic calculator
batteries. We stock 20 different Power Cells.
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p.m.. Fridays 9a.m. till 9p.m:. Saturdays9
a m.-5.30p.:m. •
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Goderich Signal -Star
will be
CLOSED
THURSDAY; JULY 1st
CANADA DAY
THE SIGNAL -STAR
OFFICE
WILL BE
OPEN
FRIDAY, JULY 2nd
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icnic
Cultural Activities Irene
Cudmore and Elaine Blair
presented their program
including a film on Black
Creek Pioneer Village and a
poem.
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