The Goderich Signal-Star, 1979-09-06, Page 7Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor,
In the story about
foreign ownership of
farmland in the August
30th issue, Jeff Seddon
completely ignored the
genuine concerns of
farmers in' the areas. of
Huron and Bruce,
counties most affected.
Mr. Seddon quotes
extensively from the.
OMAF report on foreign
GeDERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1979—PAGE 7
Says farmers' concerns were ignored
ownership of farmland
even though the report
has been heavily
criticized as being too
narrow and biased.
Directors from several
counties, at a recent OFA
meeting, said they were
aware of more properties
owned by absent foreign
owners than was claimed
in this report..
Some of the statements
in this report are of-
fensive. For example -
"There are people,
landed immigrants or
citizens of the country,
with names that may be
strange to their neigh-
bours and thus label them
as foreign.".
This statem• nt not only
labels • those df us who
have expressed concerps
about this issue as racist,'
but ignores the fact that
we have been at great
pains to point out we are
only opposing non-
resident foreign interests
purchasing farmland as
, an investment.
The article implies that
the activities of the ab-
sentee foreign investor,
has iiia effgct on the price
of farmland in the area,
Flood victims need your -donations
Dear Editor,
In the spring of this
year, the small com-
munity of Field The Ontario govern -
(population 550), 34 ment has been most
kilometres north of sympathetic and
Sturgeon Falls, Ontario, generous toward the
was savagely devastated plight of the Field people.
by raging flood waters of In early May, the
the Sturgeon eo River.
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government declared
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towns-nip's.,.area;
cent of the town was and set up a fund-raising
submerged in more than committee to which they
15 feet of water. About 200 would match every dollar
residents were forced to raised with four of their
leave their homes, and own.
today, all that is left of
this village° is a mass of We, the members of
contorted wrecks, laden this committee, have the
with inches of mud and monumental task of
clay, some rocked off raising $600,000, to meet
their foundation. the estimated three
These flood evacuees million dollars in
have ,.been making their damage.
homes in temporary
housing, as best they can,
since late April.
Cooking course offered
Rundles Restaurant
and;:: Conestoga College.
are bringing instruction
in French cuisine to
Stratford this fall.
A short cookery course
will be offered at Rundles
Restaurant in Stratford,
September 26, 27 and 28.
Morning and evening
demonstrations will be
available from 10 a.m. to „
2 p.m. and from 7 p.m. to
11 p.m. The fee is $50 for a
morning or evening
session; $130 for the three
day series (morning or
evening) ; " and a special
rate of $250 for anyone
wishing to attend all
morning and evening
sessions.
The demonstrations
will be given by Chef
Albert Jorant of La
Varenne, an ecole de
cuisine in Paris. Students
will be able to watch the
chef prepare a menu of
three or four dishes with
a simultaneous com-
mentary,and explanation
of techniques. The
dominant theme of the
program is ' French
cooking as it IS done by
professionals in today's
kitchen. The emphasis on
simplicity and originality
is combined with the ease
of preparation.
Huronview
residents see play
Father Hardy held.
Roman Catholic Mass on
Fridaymorning recently
while in the afternoon,
the residents played
bingo in the auditorium.
The Huronview Choir
held their practice on
Saturday morning. The
hymn the Choir sang on
'Sunday morning was
"Lord Keep your Hand on
me." Rev. Wittick spoke
on the topic that ,as
Christians, we should
never give up hope. Mrs.
Wittick sang a solo"How
Great Thou Art". The
Church members prayed
for Mrs. M. Martin who
was in the infirmary.
The Special Care'
barbecue was cancelled
last week because of cool
weather and will be held
at a later date.
On Wednesday af-
ternoon, 24 residents
went to Grand Bend to the
Huron Coantry
Playhouse and saw "The
Sound of Music" which
was enjoyed by all.
Plans are well un-
derway for our Fashion
Show Wednesday af-
ternoon. Modelling of
wedding gowns will be
done by staff.
The Field -Springer
Disaster Relief Fund
encompassing the
municipalities off Field
Township, Springer
Township, Caldwell
Township, and the
unorganized townships of
Crerar, Badgero, Gib-
bons, Pedley
i P
elle
Yand Grant) Your
co
-
s the „key lR�th sttccess_oLhas o eratron in
nattei and ,your =
of the township's and the readers' participation in
government's plan to the restoration of the Arthritis has been
relocate the village a town, would be greatly
mile south of its present appreciated.
flood plain. Thank you very much
• for this space in your
Donations to the fund newspaper.
have recently slowed Yours sincerely,
down alarmingly. Camille Cazabon,
We are appealing to Secretary -Treasurer.
your readers to reach out
to the people of Field,
victims of an act of
nature, by sending a
contribution to: Field- -
Springer Disaster Relief
Fund, P.O._ Box 1030,
Sturgeon Falls, Ontario,
POET 2G0
despite the fact that real
estate salesmen and
farmers tell us dif-
ferently. It only -stands to
reason that another well-
financed buyer in a
market will tend to drive
up prices. Even so, the
price of farmland is not
.the major issue.
. We have two major
concerns.
First, the disruption
caused in a community.
when several families
move from the . area,
leaving empty buildings
which become unsightly
and making it more
difficult for local in-
dependent merchants to
remain viable.
Secondly, the potential
dislocation in our in-
dustry. Agriculture in
Ontario is based on ins
dependent family owned
units. It is generally
accepted that this
structure is not only a
very efficient producer of
food but ,. also socially‘
very desirable. Most
people who settled in '
Canada, did so, in order
to have the security,
independance and pride
of land ownership. We
believe that we should
think long and hard
before we allow this
pattern to be destroyed.
Governments have
taken action in other
areas to insure vital
industries remain con-
trolled by Canadians for
example - com-
munications, banking.
and broadcasting to
name a few. How much
more important teen, is
our basic food industry on
which so much of,--our
economy depends?
We believe that the
time to take preventative
action is now, not after an
expensive disruption
occurs.
Yours sincerely,
W. Merle Gunby,
President,
Huron County Federation
of Agriculture
ive arthritis more
Holmesville
news
BlancheDeeves, correspondent
Church News
Worship . service . was
held Sunday morning in
the Holmesville United
Church with Rev. Pick of
Ontario Street United
Church in charge of -the
service. Mr. Don Martin
favoured the
congregation by playing
the organ.
The UCW will hold their
September meeting on
September 11 in the
church hall.
The. Goderich Township
Women's Institute will
hold their September
meeting on the 10th at 8
p.m. in the Holmesville
school.
Several of Goderich
Township people came
home Monday night
looking very tired after
their three-week stay in
Scotland with the Mass
Pipe Band, but all say
they had a wonderful
time.
Congratulations • to
Heather Harris, who
passed her Grade 3 piano
lesson at the Royal
Conservatory of Music in
Blyth. Her teacher is
Cathy Potter.
Home gathering was
held on the weekend at
the home of Mrs. Phyllis
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Cox to bid Bob Cox good
wishes on his going to
Carleton University in
Ottawa, where he will
study Journalism. The
community wishes Bob
their good wishes too.
ignored for years but now
research into the
mechanisms and causes
of inflamation has fanned
a spark of interest so that
many brilliant minds are
being attracted to this
area. ,
This is encouraging to
TheArthritis Society
"because this group has
been quietly working for
many years to get the
facilities required and the
interest of scientists..
But now another
problem arises. ' With
increased interest and
exciting new develop-
ments, more money must
be raised in order to fund
• the research projects.
Many research projects
which were judged to be
worthy of research
support had to be denied
because of lack of money
in the past.
The •Arthritis Society
awards grants to
scientists from funds
raised in many com
munities throughout
singthottght
' Canada. Research is
generally carried out at
each of Canada's 16
medical schools. Money
grante.d may be used for
material, equipment and
laboratory lietp, but none
may be designated for the
personal use of the
scientist or group of
scientists involved.
There are many im-
portant research projects
going on ,across Canada
in a number of areas of
rheumatology. The study
of the effects. of
medicines on arthritis
and the causes of the
disease are among them,
The Arthritis Society
needs your help.
Goderich Branch of The
Arthritis Society,
President Bill Wark,
says, "We can help to win
the war against arthritis
when we give to The
Arthritis Society. We are
excited because we know
that someday we are
going to win. Arthritis
research is paying off."
More information on
The Arthritis Society
may be obtained by
w ing to Lee McCallum,
11 Cambria Road,
Goderich.
The canvass is Sep-
tember 9 to 17.
"Thank you for giving
arthritis more than a
thought."
Wed in afternoon
Avice Bisset and Ralph Foster were married Sep-
tember 1 in a quiet, late afternoon service performed
by their friend, the Reverend Stanley MacDonald.
Attendants were Jean and Gerry Ginn. Stephanie
Lentz and „Keith Allemang acted as flowergirl and
ring bearer for their grandparents.
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