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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance Times, 1995-01-04, Page 5INONY' JANUARY 4.1995 THE WINGILAMAOVANCffIMES— MORNS BACK AT THE YEAH TIIAT WAS... oop members will benefit 111'ear F-ditpc Co-op shield will continue to be ` Ontario co-operative members prominent and useerin combination will soon benefit from a new part- with the new FS trademark. 7. nership with Growmark Inc., an 11- "FS" means a "Fresh Stan" for linois-based regional co-operative. • us with a strong regional co - The venture between Growmark operative. The new organi'ation and local agricultural based co- has five times the purchasing pow - operatives follows the purchase of er of the past one, and members can the assets of United Co-operatives be proud of the expertise and ad - of Ontario (UCO). UCO had been vanced technology their co-op has Pe largest wholesale supplier of available to serve them into the agricultural products and services next century. to 40 local member co-ops and a Growmark is financially strong nt Tiber of independent Country and has the resources to develop - '.,'Depots in Ontario. In 1991, co-op new products and services needed leaders realized UCO could not by its members. This organization continue to adequately service, its began in the 1920s to meet mem- debt and its members, especially in bers' needs for petroleum. Today, it an increasingly global environment. provides a wide range of agricultu- Action was taken recently for the ral products and services similar to Ontario co-operatives to become those we use. ,members with Growmark. The co-operative principles of Access to Growmark's larger co- `member ownership and control" .operative system will help provide will not change and' Growmark's members with a dependable supply long history of returning profits to of qualitiy products and services at local co-operatives should benefit a competitve price. The familiar us, also. In 1994, this regional re - McLeod: Dear Editor. At the recent Ontario Federation of Agriculture annual meeting Lib- eral Leader Lyn McLeod told the delegates that the NDP had passed `a resolution which called for a $10 per hour minimum wage. her infor- mation, she claimed, was based on media reports, "since none of us have access to the closed session." This statement, as the premier pointed out, was "totally, utterly and completely -false." New Democrat Party conven- tions have always debated their res - turned $23.5 million in patronage tog local co-operatives in Illinois, Iowa, and Wisconsin on a whole- sale volume of $L2 billion. Although Growmark is a new supplier for us, we share the same desire to serve our members and share ownership of these interre- gional co-ops: Universal Coopera- tives, CF Industries Inc. and the Cooperative Research Farm Sys- tem. Prior to our new partnership, Growmark was owned by local farm supply and grain member co- operatives in illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin. Now Ontario agricultu- ral based co-ops also have owner- ship and control in this co- operative system, and Growmark has a commitment to Ontario through their purchase of the assets of UCO. Submitted by John Perrott, Belgrave Co-op. (ED. NOTE: The Belgrave Co-op was not a part of the Growmark purchase of the UCO.) Writer.wonders what happened to Liberal'scarnpaignpromjses An open letter to Prime Minister Jean Chretien: Dear Prime Minister Chretien: Many Canadian citizens have been trying to figure out why you and Justice Minister Allan Rock seem so determined to break the Liberal Party campaign promise to "ensure that the criminal use of firearms is penalized but legitimate users are not." However, we have now learned that the 27th largest financial con- tribution to the Liberal Party of Canada for the last election was from the antihunting, antitrapping, antifishing, antic1 nservation, ani- mal rights group, the International Fund for Animal Welfare. This is the group acknowledged to have done the most to decimate the east coast seal harvest (also while Liber- als were in power?). Its $42,500 contribution to your party in 1993 was larger than those of almost all corporations and major interests. false statement Joy shortlived with olutions in public. There was no in no resolution of the kind Ms. McLeod alleged. As Leader of the Opposition; Ms. McLeod has a responsibility to check out the facts. Her willingness to use false and unsubstantiated charges speak volumes about what she and her party are offering On- tarians. She owes an apology to the Pre- mier, to our party and to the people of Ontario. Paul Klopp, Huron MPP New chairman elected for Gay Lea Foods WESTON — John Hill, RR 4, Owen Sound was elected Chairman of the Board of Directors of Gay Lea -- Foods Co-operative Limited on De- cember 8. Hill and his family oper- ate a dairy farm east of Owen Sound and he has served on the Co- operative's board since 1988. Also elected to the board . ex- ecutive were Tom McGee, RR, 2 Flesherton, first vice chairman; George Pinkney, RR 3, Listowel, second vice chairman and Ray Robertson, RR 2, Markdale, ex- ecutive member. John. Ellison, RR 3, Listowel was elected a director at the Zone 1 an- nual meeting replacing Fred Meier, Brussels and. Ralph Dietrich, RR 3, Mildmay was elected a director re- placing John'Stafford, Wroxeter. The Co-operative's sales in- creased to $189 million 'and earn- ings before taxes and a write-down of goodwill, were the highest in the co-op's history. The Board of Directors have ap- proved a common share and patron- age divided` payable to producer members returning over $725,000 to member shareholder's.. The Co- operative has paid a common share news of board lawsuit Dear Editor. I am almost embarrassed to write another letter tothe editor. But the positive response I have been get- ting motivated me to write again. I was elated when I found out that religion was very much alive in our rural schools. Paul Carroll, in his letter to the Advance -Times, so vibrantly explained to us the many spiritual, moral and ethical activi- ties that go on. My joy was short lived when edi- tor Cameron Wood's column ap- peared in the December 14 edition. I am glad that he brought to our at- tention that all was not well. It seeins that a minority, who have been given refuge here (leaving a county where tolerance was not a virtue) demand that we change our ways. Mr. Wood put this so adequately and called this "a minority dictator- ship." As small as this group is, they do shatter the eardrums of our politicians so our voice can not be heard. They smother our cry for justice to let us utter the prayers we learned,at our mother's side. .Let us not •kneejerk our way" through lifeby letting negative forces rub out our age old Christian principles based on our love for one another. I proudly join all those who will actively, and with vigor, proclaim our Christian faith. Let the mem- bers of parliament know that you do not accept a law that would ban the expression of our religious be- liefs. Carrying on the Christian tra- dition is not a sign of intolerance, but reinforces the basic truth re- vealed in Matthew 22:34-40. Adrian Keet, Bluevale So, are you paying back the IFAW by breaking your party's election promise and putting unnec- essary restrictions on Canada's sev- en million law-abiding firearm owners? I am sure you can under- stand why people might reach that conclusion. If you unfairly restrict and encumber Canadian hunters and trappers, you are obviously helping satisfy part of the IFAW wish list. 1 sincerely hope this connection is wrong. IfI am wrong, you will not put in place any new form of national registry of firearms or fire- arms owners, and you will ensure that. your upcoming criminal code amendments are not in an omnibus bill. Amendments aimed at crimi- nals will be in one bill, but any aimed at law-abiding firearms own- ers will either be in a separate bill or nonexistent. As you ponder your party's cam- paign promise not to penalize legit- imate firearms users; versus tha $42,500 you received from the IFAW, surely you must realize three things: 1. Your current caucus received far more votes from -Canadian firearms owner§ that IFAW members; 2. Most IFAW members are in oth- er countries, not Canada; 3. National registries and even more regulation and legislation of law-abiding citizens will do noth- ing about crime. We remain optimistic that you will not be swayed by the dollars of this international special interest lobby group. Yours in conservation, T.D. Smeltzer, President, Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters The Huron County Board of Education IUNDERGARTEN AND JUNIOR KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION Children born in 1990 and 1991 are eligible to enrol for KINDERGARTEN and JUNIOR KINDERGARTEN respectively. Contact your local Principal for additional details. Exeter P.S. Hensall P.S. Huron Centennial P.S. McCurdy P.S. Stephen C.P.S. " Usborne C.P.S. Zurich P.S. 235-2630 262-2833 233-3330 228-6524 234-6302 235-0331 236-4942 Please call your local public school as soon as possible to confirm your intent to register. Your call will allow your school to provide you with registatration details and will assist the Board in planning .for staff. Proof of age and confirmation of property assessment information will be required. Roxanne Brown ChairSir Paul Carroll Director JOHN. HILL Chairman of the Board dividend every' year since the corporation and a patronage div- idend 18 times since 1958. Gay Lea Foods Co-operative Limited has operated dairy pro- cessing facilities iri Ontario since 1958. It is owned by Ontario dairy producers. The Co-operative em- ploys 420 employees and owns fa cilities in Weston, Guelph, Tees - water, Baden and Uniondale. Gln for The ing a dvafl e-'t"i is .7 Published 52 weeks of the year: for a total of $39.00. The Current One Year Subscription rate is $27.00 Fora Savings of $ 12 00 (plus GST) Inaba= 5 Diagonal Road P.O. Box 390 -. Wingham, Ontario 357-2320 Fax: 357-2900 • Civically DI HAMM Call for Suppliers 4,„ , The County is creating a Suppliers List, and suppliers of materials and services are asked to add their names to the list by writing the County. The purpose of the Suppliers List is to facilitate the purchasing process by identifying and keeping a list of potential suppliers who will be asked for quotes for purchases. The County of Huron purchases a variety of materials and services such as printing, office supplies and office equipment, automotive materials, maintenance supplies, and health care supplies. Suppliers are asked to submit in writing their name, and the materials and services they produce. All submissions should be addressed to the Clerk -Administrator. Clerk -Administrator County of Huron Court House, Goderich Ontario, N7A 1M2 M FAX: (519) 524-2044 Mi Gln for The ing a dvafl e-'t"i is .7 Published 52 weeks of the year: for a total of $39.00. The Current One Year Subscription rate is $27.00 Fora Savings of $ 12 00 (plus GST) Inaba= 5 Diagonal Road P.O. Box 390 -. Wingham, Ontario 357-2320 Fax: 357-2900