The Wingham Advance-Times, 1989-08-15, Page 5Mi
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DUCKS AT SPORTSMEN'S—The Wingham Sportsmen's Club pond has become home to a number
of young ducks, who have become real pets to club members. °
by Huron MPP Jack Riddell, Agri uiture and ,Food MinS.tcr
Each summer; the farm commu-
nity's eyes are focussed on the
annual mid -summer meeting of
agriculture ministers. Many of the
farm polictes'we have in place
today are introduced at these feder-
al -provincial gatherings.
This year, delegates from Ottawa
and the provinces met in Prince
Albert, Sask. Although there were
many pressing issues on the table,
Federal Agriculture Minister Don
Mazankowski's so-called "Free-
dom to Crow" paper dominated
the three-day agenda.
This draft national farm policy
review covers every aspect of the
food chain, from the farmgate to
the processing industry to export
sales. It was agreed by the ministers
present that in today's rapidly -
changing domestic and internation-
al marketplace, the national policy
framework should be based on
principles of market responsive-
ness, greater industry self-reliance
and on methods of food production
that are environmentally accept-
able_
Ministers present at the unveiling
of Ottawa's blueprint for longer-
term agricultural policy called for
full consultation on the issues it
addresses. As a result, a national
conference that will include repre-
sentatives from both levels of gov-
ernment, farm groups, the food-
processing industry and consumers
will be staged in the near future.
Notable at this year's conference
was the focus on the entire food
chain, not just on specific commodi-
ties like grains, meats and horticul-
tural products. Indeed, reany
would argue that the quality and
safety of Canadian food emerged as
the major issue at the Prince Albert
meeting.
Other issues that provoked con-
siderable discussion included trans-
portation subsidies for grain, crop
insurance, trade barriers — inter-
provincial and international — and
farm finances.
Ministers agreed to participate in
a process to review the Western
aaaa
Grain Transportation Act, ifeludritig
the method of payment of the Crow
Benefit. Some believe it should be
paid directly to the producers,
rather than to the railways as it is
Way, It was agreed that any fine-
tuning to the WGTA would consid-
er the ripple effect such changes
would have on all provinces,
including Ontario.
Ministers also reaffirmed their
commitment to maintain and
improve reliable safety nets for
farmers, such as our national crop
insurance program. As many of
you know, I have fought long and
hard for changes in the Canadian
Crop Insurance Act that would beef
up the existing program so that
even more fanners would find it in
thei>u.jst interest - to OSP it,
Jf`proglls'e made at Prince Albert
is any indication, it looks as though
we will see some changes to the Act
in place by the next crop year,.
These changes will provide greater
flexibility in the calculation of aver,
age yields, updates for technologi-
cal progress, increased levels of
coverage, protection for new and
perennial crops, as well as better
multi -risk coverage.
All ministers heartily condemned
the recent decision by the United
States to impose a countervailing
duty on Canadian exportsof fresh,
chilled and frozen pork products.
The federal and provincial govern-
ments will continue to work closely
with the industry to press the U.S.
to withdraw the duty.
PULL—The Ellice tug-of-war team showed its muscle during a
straining pull during the North American Tug -of -War champi-
onships at the Fergus Highland Games. Pulling with all their
might, the Ellice Township team managed to tie for third when the
competition was over. Thousands of spectators enjoyed the tug-of-
war event as well as pipe bands, dancers and the Kodak Interna-
tional -North American Scottish Heavy Events held this past week-
end. (Staff Photo)
Council taking action
on handicapped parking
Dear Editor:
As a general rule it is not the pol-
icy of this office to respond to let-
ters in the press, but after reading
Mr. Cronkwright's letter in last
week's issue of The Advance -
Times, I feel it is necessary to make
an exception.
Mr. Cronkwright and I have had
several telephone conversations
over the past two or three months
on the subject of parking spaces for
handicapped persons.
During these conversations, I
explained to Mr. Cronkwright that
while the issue of handicapped
parking was being addressed by
council, it was not going to be
resolved quickly, as the public
works committee meets but once
each month and that we anticipated
receiving a model bylaw on park-
ing for the handicapped via the
ministry of transportation.
In conversation with Mr.
Cronkwright on July 24, I assured
him that I would raise the issue at
the public works committee meet-
ing on July 27.
The following is an excerpt from
the minutes of that meeting. "As an
additional item, a discussion arose
concerning handicapped parking
spaces in the Town. Following a
review it was agreed to recommend
to Town Council the establishment
of two spaces for the handicapped
on the Main Street. The Clerk was
requested to have two signs put on
order so as to have them on hand
prior to the bylaw being amended."
It should be noted that due con-
sideration was given to the number
of parking spaces already assigned
as handicapped, the number of
available parking spaces on the
Main Street and the concerns of
those citizens who, while not pos-
sessing a "handicapped" plate on
their vehicle are nevertheless hand-
icapped in their ability to walk for
more than a short distance. I tele-
phoned Mr. Cronkwright on the
morning of July 28 and informed
him of the actions by the public
works committee.
In closing I would point out to
Mr. Cronkwright that if he, or any-
one else, is told by the mayor that a
particular issue will be addressed,
and that they will be advised of the
outcome, they can rest assured that
the issue will be addressed in due
time and when a resolution has
been reached, the concerned indi-
vidual will be notified.
Yours very truly,
Ian Moreland
Mayor
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Man has high praise
for Wingham hospital
Dear Editor:
1 wish to personally thank Nor-
man Hayes -and his administrative
staff; Dr. Omole, my surgeon; Dr.
Bradley, my anesthestist; Bill Hen-
derson, operating room assistant;
all the registered nurses and regis-
tered nursing assistants and the
housekeeping staff fnr the excellent,
professional and caring health care
given to me at Wingham and Dis-
trict Hospital during the my recent
emergency appendix surgery.
It is obvious that we, the citizens
in the surrounding communities of
the Wingham and District Hospital,
have an excellent facility to serve us
when the need arises.
I wish also to thank those who,
°vet the past decades, Iwo taker
the time, the opportunity and the
effort to form the committees neem::
say to create such a fine facility as
we have in our community.
It is imperative that I take this
opportunity to recommend to you,
Mr. Hayes, to your board of direc-
tors and ,to every member of Wing -
ham and the surrounding commu-
nities the one important improve-
ment needed immediately in the
hospital. To ensure the goal of com-
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patients who are of primary impor-
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recommend that the hospital, espe-
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air conditioned.
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