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Another group of farmers may be getting it in the ear in
the Niagara peninsula.
The Hamilton -Wentworth regional council is planning a
garbage dump which will use more than 500 acres of land. It
is supposed to be abig enough garbage dump to take care of
the region's needs for 20 years.
But more than 70 farmers are _uptight.Who can blame
therm? They -fear the -dump will'cause pollution problems 'in
years to come. They think the Welland River will be con-
taminated.
The experts suggest that it will take at least 15 years for
any leaching problems to occur.
••We are alarmed that regional councils *ill allow this
, threat of pollution to hang over our heads and our children's
and grandchildren's.- said a spokesman for the landowners.
They told the regional council that it was immoral even to
suggest a dump be allowed across the headwaters of the
river. called Chippawa Creek by some residents.
By the time most of you read this, the issue will have been
brought before the Ontario Municipal Board.
Rural residents in many other areas of the province have
Made their. pfbteSting volees'heard. in recent years. Many
will remember the big city of Tranna getting its come-up-
pance in a plan to send tons of garbage by rail to the Tavis-
tock area. There was a move not long ago to dump, waste in
the IVIarmora Area, atomic waste, I believe. That was set-
tled in favor of farmers. It seems to me farmers are the
only people left who have any feel for the future. They seem
to be making the protests for their children and their grand-
children rather than for themselves.
Maybe it's because of their country background. Maybe it
is because their sense of family - of togetherness - is keener
than others. Maybe that's why they are the only people wil-
ling to fight for .future generations: •
Certainly, most urbanites, if their actions in the country
are an indication, couldn't care a damn about the future. Or
Levers are apprec,ated by Bob Trotter Eldale Rd Elmira Ont N38 2C7
about children or grandchildren.
We live in the country: A rural road past our place takes
the urbanites to the township golf course. The patrons scoot
along that gravel road as though it were a raceway.' The
ditches are strewn with pop cans. beer bottles and fast -food -
paper and boxes.
It may not ntjhe golfers who cause all theiliter butthe
are easy to blame.
No matter. The ditches are dirty.
So are thousands of miles of ditches along country roads
in this province and the'filth is caused by careless, though-
tless people who are too lazy to dean out a car. They throw
trash out of car windows.
The callousness of it all perplexes me. It is the same cal-
lousness that permeates the thinking of regional councils.
Why would they even think of allowing a river to be pollut-
ed? The callousness that city people in Toronto displayed.
They thought shipping garbage out of the city by rail to be
dumped in the country would be taken without a whimper
The .callousness displayed by those people who• think. pro-
perty owners along the Bruce Trail should simply allow
hikers to use the trail because it is a- trail. No matter that
fence lines were ignored, campfires were allowed to burn.
garbage was strewn indiscriminantly. Only a few hikers .
were responsible but that's all ,it takes to screw the deal for
everyone.
And it will only take afew more high-handed suggestions
from city people about garbage dumps before the entire
rural population of Ontario will descend on the legislature
and all other urban governments
It would be great if the farmers did revolt.
They could drag manure carriers into every council
chamber in Ontario. That would make.the city -dwellers sit
up and take notice.
Dungannon youth
visits Co -On Cam
This year 41 young
People from across
Ontario participated in
the twelfth annual CO-OP
Youth Camp at Geneva
Park near Orillia.
At the camp they took
part- in personal
development sessionsin
leadership and com-
munications conducted
by United Co-operatives
(UCO) public relations
staff. How groups fun-
ction, problem solving
through groups, group
decision making, and
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developing a better self-
awareness and un-
derstanding of how others
relate to you were areas
of discussion.
The annual CO-OP
Youth Camp offers young
people from 18 to 21 years
of age, the opportunity to
make new friends and
exchange ideas with
other young people from
farming areas in the
province. Participants
were selected by UCO
branch councils and
member CO-OP boards in
consultation with their
manager.
Again this year there
were two camps. There
were 19 participants in
the first week August 13
to 19 and 22 in the second
week, August 19 to 25.
Not all the time was
spent in learning
sessions. There was
ample time for par-
ticipanfs to enjoy the
recreational op-
portunities offered at the
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Shawn Drennan of RR 1, Dungannon was electedhYtucknow District Co-
operative to participate at the United Co-operatives of Ontario twelfth an-
nual Youth Camp from August 19 to 25, He Is pictured here with Charlene
Gates, UCO public relations department
YMCA leadership camp
on Lake Couchiching.
United Co-operatives of
Ontario is the largest
farm supply and
marketing co-operative
in Ontario. It supplies
members with complete
lines of farm inputs in-
cluding feed, seed, fer-
tilizer, petroleum and
hardware through CO-OP
outlets across the,
province. In addition,
UCO markets grain,
livestock and poultry.
Treat 'forgrubs.
As feeder c'attle are
unloaded in Ontario
feedlots, especially those
from western Canada,
owners should treat them
for warble grubs. The
growing incidence of
warble _ damage in
western Canadian cattle
justifies intensified
campaigns against the
insect in Ontario.
"Treat all heifers and
steers in a handling
chute," says Doug
Dickie, Ontario Ministry
of Agriculture and Food
beef cattle specialist.
"It's convenient
because farmers are
handling cattle at This
time anyway. However, if
cattle are stressed after
the long trip, treatment
should be. postponed until
they are back on feed."
Buyers of feeder cattle
can use systemics in the
a pour -on'
(Grubex, Neguvon, Co-op
Warble Killer) or Spotton
•to rid their ' animals of
warble . grubs, Each
animal should be treated
according to weight.
The temperamant of
the aniMals determines
how elose the farmer can
approach them, and
therefore, what 'method
of treatment to use. All
methods are equally
effective, -provided the
manufacturer's direc-
tions are followed.
"A liberal dose is much
better than the bare
minimum,. particularly
later in the season when
grubs are larger," says
Mr. Dickie. •
Treating an animal
weighing 180 kg costs
about 40 cents, according
to Mr. Dickie. The return
on this investment can
amount to between $12
and $19. Effective
treatment against
warbles results in in-
creased weight gains,
and premium prices for
unblemished hides - and
carcasses.
More information is
available in the "War ori
Warbles" factsheet,
agdex 420-665. Write to
the Information Branch,
Ontario Ministry of
Agriculture and Food,
Toronto, Ontario MIA
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