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Home My WebLink AboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1977-06-02, Page 33.!• essful p: • '14 • 'NO tI 9CLRELLE noon all kRIddelI had a0-4011 from rea farm home 0.,; six hourS:;Hedg and ' greeting rs of Huron lk,Goderich-'this daY1 but eVery day. June :, 0 proVIaCIIII, Cbegn called, the iinibent has been from Goderich to :ad every niche -between to seek Yet another term Queen's Park. down to eat with ers in Goderich, at d Hotel. Everyone , ordered before bbeiirs'Jack Riddell realized Riddell's r had not been . ins just too busy Riddell says. He feels the issues and policy :answer lies in closer co- pporters to p,eruse operation between the federal and provincial governments. "If there had been import controlon beef, , for in- stance," says Riddell, "we wouldn't be in the positiorkwe are today. The beef farmers have, had three bad ,years, If they get another one, a lot of beef farmers will be in serious trouble." Riddell says the farmers • . . ...regional system reported on nuclearenerg ' hand and he's on .111s*AY t� dt, even get a increased municipal costs, o,f '''We'Lalla1410 his next appointmentlinluet chanOic *ttilr Ole dessert about 85 percent, On a all n,,r hnne In nuclearfive minuteChances are Wh!10k****0 of -the Bedford household basis, Ridd01 said, J ack Riddellwill arrive on Mie.kiOltelieOn',special last that's about 109 percent more deep- eonviotiOni.e,'"i•g,IVIF:ta10.17' time. giving no visible sign FiSiy .. • • , in • a regional' government in the short . ., system as opposed to 41 - need for ` nticlesit4PlantS4''rlitit ,,percent more where there has eis a king terra solittitinto.Our e the special," he tress with a smile. and chips," she owing he hadn't e bill of fare. Thai fine," he' running back to ain. hen the food grew cold on his e topics of the day aren't looking for a program hed out. Now and to guarantee them a profit on anaged to sneak a their operations. something, but "They don't want that," he Jack Riddell was - claims. in his job - "Farmers will Compete and g the people of will provide consumers with dlesex. high quality food at eels he has given reasonable prices," Riddell of his Riding good insisted. "But they need a tion despite the , more equitable tariff party had fewer structure to do it." when the election led than the SAVE THE FARMERS e Conservatives or Democrats. As "We really can't talk about critic for the preserving farm land until he's .had con- farmers find it profitable to uccess on behalf of farm it," Riddell reasoned. s in this province. "Save the farmer and the e of the authors of farmer will save the land." arm Income Riddell feels that an in- n Bill brought in ventory of Class 1, 2 and 3 been no amalgamation. growing eleetrietty',neediWe• "The government is finding should be looking at alternate this just isn't acceptable and forma of energy': Most funds should be made available for. researching alternate methods of meeting our needs." • His own personal viewpoint is that inore nuclear ,,plants are deemed: essentiali••they - should be located "up in the Canadian Shield"•-ansi, away from agricultural areaS; "From an environmental standpoint,.nuclear energy just isn't the best way over the long haul," claims- Tack Riddell, There's one thing Certain:, The Riddell energy, seemSltd,:-., be a renewable --resource: Now he's up on his feet, shaking hands with that vice- like grip for which he's known so well in this .111dint ticIL thanking his workerS for their' efforts on his behalf and .on, behalf of the Liberal,Party.in HurOn-Middlesex. • 1. - Then it's a wave of the that regional government just isn't working," Riddell stated. "Yet there are still those who believe that bigness is better." Riddell said that people in the Niagara Regional Council are "really upset" with the system, they are under. He said two different ' land use plans have been submitted for the region by the regional council, and both of these have been "turned back" by the Ontario Municipal Board. "If the Liberals form the government, people will have a choice" Riddell said fir- mly. "If the regional system is not acceptable to them; it can be dismantled, slowly." "The only hope, otherwise, is -for a Minority govern- ment," Riddell went -on. He pointed to the situation right now in Huron -Perth where the two counties are being "forced" into an amalgamation of health services through the provincial grant structures The provincial government pays only 50 percent of the costs of the Huron County Board of Health while the Perth board gets 75 percent. Perth is, of course, recognized as an amalgamated service since it includes Perth County, the town of St. Marys and the city of Stratford. Riddell, who worked long hours with the _people of Clinton to see that the hospital in that town remained open, says it is up to the hospitals in the large urban centres now to cut back their expenses. Iture and Food agricultural land is vital:This 11Rewinatt '',•tftWOIVO*CloWfaiSoirniiie-ede4,43,-4,044,4390N t Farm Income n Bill brought y the PCs was s' says Riddell ong with other of the Legislation Newman to take ack for further s finally approved slature, now puts m on a voluntary basis which the It was absolutely and although the Unit monitors Agriculture and F'dod Minister Bill Newman an., nounced last week in Ildertori the creation of a Market Situatidn and Outlook Unit in his ministry 'to analyze market developments and research market op- portunities for Ontario far- mers. C He told a,-meedng of far-. mers at, the Ilderton Com-, munity Centre that the new unit will produ0 a regular bi-: yyeeldey,rn t an ,si the °jai -jib; . • . se• --WitrgS yr- thee- • - municipalities. widespread distribution. It hospitals," add Riddell. "But will be -mailed to all' eiTirg all that fat has been cut froin mercial producers; the budgets of the hospitals in processors and retailers in our area, that's for sure." the province,. as well as to Riddell has been hearing others who reqiiest it. complaints as well in the ".The challenges that lie - Riding about the arena roofs ahead for Ontario agriculture which had to be replaced are to' a large extent during the last year, and now marketing challenges," Mr. the grandstands in Clinton Newman said. "This new unit, and Goderich which have is a substantial government been condemned. ' initiative- which has the ob- is Liberal member says it jective of ensuring that the is important that these facts of the market place are facilities be kept in good widely understood. If the repair, totally safe' for the • I. ' . Riddell faults the provin- cial government with in- sufficient two-way com- munication with the municipalities where plan- ning is concerned. He says if the province would reveal its long-range' plans to the municipalities, it would be a simpler matter for municipalities to plan wisely for the future. The , Liberal member doesn't feel that the loss Of no guarantee of agricultural land in the does offer some ' province is as acute as the against losses for New DemOtrats would have ers_who want to voters believe. He says there init. are acres of acres of far - points out that mland in the province which 11 isn't perfect in are uncultivated and non - state perhaps, productive because it just success depends • isn't, profitable for farmers to ral government put the land into production. which the Ontario "But it can be brought back me Stabilization into production im- d. mediately," Riddell said. neral government Riddell is of the same ared to go along opinion as many other posals, then we'll citizens of Ontario - that end our Bill here in minority government is ays Riddell. e warichig in Ontario. In fact, • est complaint he -feels it was the last s from the far- minority government which s Riding concerns "slowed up" the spread of ed food producits ..._Tegional government all ntario farmers of acrossthe province. ket prices. Far- -"If, the Tories go back with an equitable tariff a maJoritY; I still think we and Jack Riddell haVelhe ;threat of regional eY deserve just .80V,ernrient over our heads," Riddellinaisted. out that the'fri thoSe areas where On ship corn into regional goiernrnent- is r'; eight cents a'already a fact, costs have itsts Canadians 25 es,calated far from the nor- aliel to ship corn Mal„ rates, Riddell said that intinicinal- costs were up rel products for abbut 159' percent where there ve been a trade off is regional government while commodities thoSe4--, areas., not under a • ',:••• public to use. He feels that if a market place is to operate to tragedy had occurred • at the best advantage of either an arena or a grand_ producers and everybody else n stand in the province, the ithe food chain, it is blame would ultimately be essential that we understand placed at the feet of the the market." Ontario government. "But the municipalities were not given sufficient notice," Riddell explained. "I think that's the real com- plaint. Municipalities were advised to bring the arenas up to standard, and then they were told the arenas were • condemned. The final order should have been preceded by a strong warning of what could happen if the buildings were not brought up to standard." The fish, a few chips and most of Jack Riddell's coffee was gone. He kept a close check on his watch, remembering the busy schedule ahead for the al ternoori and the evening. It would be late tonight before he got back home for n few hours of rest before havingto' get up tomorrow rdorning and maintain the cainpaitirrpace for another day. But there's another question. What are his views fashions for Any -Time... We've got it all Look!ng atfashions for... Beach Sunin' or Party funin'. Office humin'or Street Churnin. Look to Irene Hill at Suncoast Mall. 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