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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWingham Advance-Times, 1977-07-13, Page 11SUPERVISED PLAY on playground equipment is part of the Fun in the Sun program being run this summer by Wingham recreation department. Jennifer Layton and Jonathon Metcalfe try the teeter-totter while Emily Pallet, Denton Chambers and Todd Chadwick have a go at swings and ladder. Ruth Taylor and Debbie Foxton are nearby supervising r The Wingham Advance -Times., July 13, 1977—Page 11 TraiIs are threat to agrjculture huron County rarmers warn council She illustrated her point by referring to a brief presented by Sgt. Harold Tye, community services co-ordinator with the Mount Forest detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police. Mr. Tye reported 14 person have had to be rescued after they got lost while hiking on the Bruce. Trail this summer. People venture 'out without maps or guides, he said, and are • often completely unprepared to meet even a minor emergency. They are not prepared to spend a night in the open, wear improper foot- wear and are ignorant of fire hazards. There will be trails set up in Ontario and perhaps they are necessary to allow people to escape the pressures of city life, Miss Brown said, citing the high rates of suicide and mental illness in Toronto, but they should la bend , kept. off good agricultural The trails council assured farmers trails will not be forced on them-- no trail can be placed across private land without the owner's consent — but there will be, pressure from trail users to allow access and farmers still Twenty-five or 30 Huron County farmers did their chores early last Tuesday evening, July 5, and thea drove between 50 and 100 miles to attend a meeting of the Ontario Trails Council in Owen Sound. They were on hand to let members of the council know they are worried about the pos- sible effects of public trails across farm land; effects that could range from a tractor tire slashed by a discarded bottle to spreading of crop and livestock diseases. Organization and individuals from within the county presented briefs urging the council to think well before recommending trails .. be established across Huron's prime agricultural land. The tone was largely one of opposition to trails. "We believe that public trails on private lands in Southwestern Ontario are incompatible with intensive agri- culture," declared a brief from the Huron County Federation of Agriculture. A private brief submitted by Jean Moorby and Mrs. Louise Merritt, farmers from Turnberry Township, noted that under the current Petty Prespass Act, "the farmer is liable for any injury or loss of life on his land, whether the persons are there with or without his permission." The briefs pointed out the dangers inherent in trails across farm land, both to the trail user and the farmer. The farmer faces threats of disease, spread from farm to farm on boots and clothing; lost production and deaths "among livestock' upset by intruders; machinery damaged and live- stock killed by litter discarded on the land; and fire damage from a carelessly' made or abandoned campfire. The unwary user, on the other hand, faces injury or death in the form of dangerous animals, such as a bull or a watchdog; chemi- cals and hormones used in farm- ing ; or quicksand around a farm pond. People are not educated enough to be allowed loose -on the land," Bev Brown, a Turnberry Township pork producer, de- clared in a conversation several days after the meeting. used and maintained by farmers bordering on them, commonly being seeded with crops. Mrs. Fortune pointed out, however, that the allowances belong to the township and not the s province, so approval for their use must come at the local level. The Turnberry brief echoed other Huron County briefs in its warnings against probleat would arise from the,trails. The township is not in principle opposed -to the trails, Mrs. Fort- une said later, but is concerned that the council '*face up to the problems. "I hope they heard enough from Huron County to make them realize we are extremely con- cerned about it," she added. The trails council was first announced in the fall of 1973 and was set up by an Order -in -Council on September 1, 1975. It com- prises 17 members appointed by • the Ontario cabinet, many of whom represent trail users. Two farmers, Ronald Jones of 'Mid- land and John ,Johnstone of face problems from trails bor- dering their properties. The council showed particular interest in . a , brief. from Turn - berry Township, presented by Mrs. Douglas Fortune, that mentioned unused read allow- ances as possible areas for trails. These allowances are currently • Tobermory, sit• on the council. Since its inception, the council has held ' a series of public meetings in various parts of the province, preparatory to submit- ting its recommendations to the government this fall. The Owen Sound meeting was the last of these. It was also one of the only, ones near the rich farming country„ of Western Ontario. "Apparently it never dawned on them they should hold a session in farm country," Miss Brown noted. - It remains to be seen what the council's recommendations will be, what action the government will take on them and how farmers will be affected. The Moorby-Marritt brief warns, however, that, "If people in this country want a continued source of adequate, high-quality food, then the farmer must be allowed to practice his profession free from the annoyance, inconven- ience, expense and worry which can result from infringement on private land." Whitechurch News On Sunday attending the birth- ` Lynn of Sarnia, Mr. and Mrs. -Bob day picnic at Grand Bend for Mowbray. They enjoyed boating Hector Pardon from here were trips and water skiing. There Mr. and Mrs. Wes Tiffin, Mr. and were about 67 in attendance. Mrs. Alan Falconer and family, Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Tiffin and Mr. and Mrs. Angus Falconer Mrs. George Tiffin went to 'Wet - and Kevin, Mr. and Mrs. Bill ford to spend a few days with Mr. Purdon, Mrs. George Tiffin, Mr., and Mrs. Hugh McMillan and and Mrs. Brian Falconer and • family. About 18 children of the com- munity attended a party in the community hall on Friday under the leadership of Vickie Scott, Cindy Moore and Mrs,. V. Emer- son. Crafts were done, games played and lunch enjoyed.. Another party will be held in August. Visitors on Sunday .with Mr. ,and Mrs. Dalton Schultz were Mr. .and Mrs. McMullen, Tommy and Timmy of St.atharines, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard of Tillson- . burg, Mr. and Mrs. Tate and daughter of Camp. Borden and Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Schultz and holidayer T. Hopper' .of Tillson- burg. , - Mr. and Mrs. - Brian Falconer and Lynn of Sarnia spent the weekend with her parents, Mr. and`11grs: Wallace Milligan, : d Lyrin remained for a week' - - day. " In honor of the fourth birthday 'of Jeffery Oberholtzer of Water- loo, a family gathering was held Sunday with. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Robinson and Mark 'of Belgrave, grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Bill Rintoul, Whitechurch, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Campbell, Listowel, and Mr. and Mrs. Mack. Cardiff, Brussels, in attendance. Mr. and Mrs. Cardiff were also celebrating a 30th wedding anni- versary. 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Barry had- served on the staff of the Listowel post office for some time and before leaving he was presented with a briefcase on behalf of the staff by postal clerk Frei Yost. 4 r r A GOOD JOB FOR GETTING a tan this summer is Ilfeguarding at the WItlgham pool. Here lifeguards Ansley Currie and Carl Lee watch the children in the shallow end cif the pool