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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWingham Advance-Times, 1981-04-15, Page 11• Ot 'a • nn -0.. ••• . • •o•Saa.F.i. o ' 7. • Do yoti find'44 docirtb• ftrnplgyineit* advaftce, moot dosed banouseLYIN !don't have thicoduca• hen? You:, eatth do,1 ainwathin* to on 04 ddbr. In*ArAO_PGRAD: Our., pnnornma NdsIgn ed fer. add f L,7 ri is In dMZd 'You can. loortycit your own pace. New kiI isp English,• math,On teclence help you td• either 'Meet the ."-entir standards many employers demand or to Meet" the entrance requirements of other educational progra. Fees are reasonable an classes begin each Mon- day providing space is available. You may rbe'eligible fbr sponsorship ,by Canada EmployMenit 'or' for fin- ancial assistance through the Ontario Student As- sistant Program. (OSAP) Give us a cad, and we'll give you thedetails. 1 airiton campuscau -3458\ Conestoga College ied Arts end hn9logy ' Building skills today for,the needs of tomorrow. FEDERATION ExEctrnyE—Barry Mason, Peter • chandler and Les Caldwell, executive members of the East Wayiranosh Federation of Agriculture, chat with , . guest speaker Neil Stoskopf folieWingithe federation's annual meeting last week. ntlusions are luring fina.I pian.' Margaret Arbuckle The final secondary plan workshop for East Wawanosh waa held Monday night at the East Wawanosh Public. School. Reeve Simon Hallahan acted as chairman. The meeting provided an overview of the six previous workshops and presented a summary of concerns. Reeve Hallahan cOngratu- Wed the andigietofOrittf ' standing participation at the meetings. He Stressed that public input is a vital part of •- • any secondary plan, prepare- tion. community.. The. first meeting in- troduced the mechanics of planning and answered the question "Why plan?" Some of the concerns voiced were, will the plan just give, more power to the politicians? and will the township council' control severances? John Gaunt asked 'how 'rich clout secondary t as Ontario Hydro, whiCh,- want to be exempted from severances, Mr. Davidson answered 'clamation anyway. • Mrs. Noreen Wilson asked whether members of the public would get a chance to vote on the plan. Mr. David- son replied that when a lot of issues are involved voting becomes much too compli- cated. The second planning work- shop concerned agriculture. The general consensus was against all severances ex- cept those for agricidtural uses, for example to divide two 100 -acre farms. Les Caldwell asked if a minimum farm size would be set out in the plan. He added that those operating smallholdings are ,the most com- mon group facing bank- ruptcymrDavidsontoda said that Colbrne Township has specified there will be no farm under 10 acres, while Stephen Township requires a land base sufficient to get rid of manure. He agreed with Mr. Caldwell that small operators. find it very diffi- cult to sustain a living m times of economic disparity because they are too highly specialized, usually in an intensive animal operation. Jerry Jaretzke asked if the plan would encourage scattered agricultural-com- 'mercial development throughout the township. Mr. DaVidson answered he did dot know what would be decided -concerning agricul- tural -commercial develop- ment in East Wawanosh. But, he pointed to the . restricted where example of Ashfield Town- ship, taollthdeevareel9aPsmoueztlht is ofIABAND ekn6w UR67ELOPMENT The third secondary plan meeting was concerned with urban development. The consensus was to direct resi- dential develOpment' into the hamlets thereby dis- couraging severances throughout the townehip. Gary Davidson, Malcolm McIntosh and Cindy Fisher of the county, planning de- partment also attended and thanked the gathering for its support over the past six weeks. I Mr. McIntosh. delivered a brief outline of each work- shop, with special regard to • bbc reSpbane and :mg:: ested policy diriktiin.'Ire said the residents of East Wawanosh have shown a definite desire to protect, preserve and enhance the you, like nor grass ol along with higher corn yields? Then Lasso® herbicide plus atrazine is the smart choice. A tank mix of Lasso plus atrazine gives excellent control against weeds like crabgrass, fall panicum, barnyard- grass,arid foxtctil, It also controls smartweed, commonragweed, ragweed, lambsquarters, mustard, pigweed and many other broadleaves, All with reduced carryover, too, And Lasso gives you a choice of application methods for effective results, You can go with either shallow incorporation or surface application. You can shallow incorporate Lasso into the top five centimetres of soil, or you can surface apply Lasso within 5 days of your last tillage trip to get more dependable performance year in and year out. Best of all, using Lasso plus atrazine helps you net a bigger yield. , which adds up to a bigger, healthier profit, And that is really smart• ! Monsanto The *Met of the futUte may be a licenced specialist, raising cash crops on land leased from knee land bonIts. owned by pepsion funds, producing his own energy from grain alcohol and manure gases and fertilizing his fields with legume cover crops. This was the Vision of the future Oferect, by Neil Stos- kopf of the Ont.‘in Agricuf- urai College, UninerSitY-Ot Guelph. during ..the angina meeting of the . East Wawanosh Federation of Agriculture last week. 'f While he admitted if probably won't all. come' W pass. he insisted that Serious changes do fie aheatrfor larming as we know if, and he challengedJarmera to start thinking about what the future hold& It's necessary to start coming up. with innovative ideas to cope with the problems which already affect agriculture. and which will grow more serious during the coming years, he said. The escalating price' of larm land may require an a l'I erne ti ve to farmers owning their land. .Mr. Stos- kopt suggested. He admitted he doesn't have the answer, but said it could take the arized ' • u that :, Warm, Hydro is a .,. private ,•.iiiitllil and must comply wily restrictions. He decade;. . „mu(%) from severances for the past added that'Arkko has been trying to *come exempt t voiced a igtotrul,:11.0;,, tiltysautt. e eipolecittediciaHnns referred A recent ape .. .poin Olt ofirred Meier to ''EaSt WaWantish council.' ,...e Halleham said he agreed totally, but noted all councillors were in by ac - Lasso The Smart Choice When you choose Lasso® plus Atrazine... a bigger yield is just a harvest away. ALWAYS READ AND FOLLOW THE LABEI, DIRECTIONFOR • LASSO LgSso' is a registered trademark oI Monsanto Company :111kimanta Canadaina, regioered user ' " tvlonsaata Company 1981. Monsanto ( (Inc -Ida Inc Winnipeg Montreal Toronto Regina Saskatoon Calgary VancouV'er LN A 1 RI severances and mobile home parks locating in the town- ship. Mr. Gaunt stated there appeared to be a great deal of difference between con- sensus of the meetings and the planner's report. The fourth workshop was • directed toward recreation. Major. concerns .mentioned were buffer zones around recreatiOnal. development, the necessity 'tar more recreational facilitieS in the township and artificial ice at the Belgrave arena. Mr. Davidsonme, people have voiced opinion. that there are enough recreational areas in the township with East Wawanosh Park, the arena and the new ballpark pro- ject. Mr. Gaunt asked why the 2,060 -foot buffer zone is imposed on the farmer. Mr. Davidson replied the buffer zone should be incorporated within the recreational area and therefore not imposed upon the farmer. Mr. Gaunt said that in practice the farmer always absorbs the buffer zone and added it is hard to impose because many 100 -acre farms are only 1,000 feet wide. The fifth secondary plan meeting was on the natural environment. Effectiveness of the county tree -cutting bylaw, erosion and drainage? were major concerns voiced by residents. George Inglis asked how the county tree -cutting bylaw is enforced. Reeve Hallahan told the gathering that a special meeting of the tree -cutting committee was held last Friday in Goderich. He said it appeared that tree- eutting.in the county is going to become "pretty restric- tive", and there will be 'pro- visions made requiring the replanting of trees. Extractive resources were discussed at the sixth secondary plan seminar. The concerns of the audience were the degree of govern- ment interference in the new Pits and Quarries Act. Rehabilitation and policing of existing pits was also a concern. The county plannipg department concluded th At a draft plan for the township should be prepared. This plan will incorporate the policy direction as expressed, by the planning workshop )rums. A draft plan will be repared and mailed to rate- ayers. Another public meeting will be held in the ate fall to discuss the draft Ilan and make amendmentg o it. Several members of the udience expressed concern 'mit the true wishes of the ublic had been shadowed by e planners and said they eared their input might be isregarded by the bureaucracy. which would affect the . d i Murray c specific rP policy 0, i a,i Vincent'enyconcern.cydi,ri ne pointed to cment was also a plan- ner's outline. One of the sug- gested ' develop Taking farmland out of operation for residential P f aI ttihoeliswas' p to encourage severances and a the development of mobile ti home parks Mr. Vincent P said the consensus of the th meetings was most f, ,definitely against d form wirootne'OelteY, atm* as a .PeasiOattllid, 'Meat* r0 . in farin_land and leasing t/acit la 'a producer at reasonable rent sf. Rocketingilul prices or emoting other problems ke which answers must he found. both in operation it ' farm maahltiery, and • in • • Part of the answer max lie in;',fnrmerS settng:ngojde 10 acres of corn for production of fuel aledhol, he said. Other 'Sofirdes fuel; in the form of methane gee, include • manure and garbage. Since it regufres the equivalent of 20 'gallons of gasoline to pro** 100 pounds of nitrogen fertilizer, innovations are required here as well, Mr; *shopf noted:and he predicted that one day legumes. Will .'be grown solely for ,the nitrogen they fix in the Soil. • For instance. crown vetch could, be grown as a cover crop with corn. lie said,. fixing nitrogen in the soil during the early spring, before the crop is planted, and in the fall after the corn is off. He pointed outlhat at one time there was a -balance in agriculture between what went in and what came a .bushel 'of wheat and 'a' barrel of oil both solid for about $2,50. Now the bushel Of wheat sells for about $3.00 and the oil is up to.$37. Agriculture today, while it is more labor efficient than at any time 'inthe past, is actually consuming more energy than it produces, he added. Mr. Stoskopf predicted the future farmers wilibe a new ree o custom specialists,. college educated and licenced to farm. A form of licencing already exists in the quota system used by commodity marketing boards, he noted. Farmers will have toteep up-to-date ,on new developments through college courses and seminars, and the. majority • of tarms will use small, on- farm computers. - nn• ' However he said he doesn't believe the family farm will disappear, since he can't believe that industry could • • manage the farm with in- dustrial wages and in- dustrial hours. During the coming ;years livestock production will shift to the West, where land , is cheaper, and Ontario will become mainly a cash crop province, he predicted. Asked what factor will be most important in increasing productivity during. the 1980s. Mr. Stoskopf singled nut soil management. Farmers will have to devote more attention to their soil. particularly with the loss of cheap fertilizers, to keep it te . reverse the less of organic matter. 11 may be necessary to return to the practice of fallowing fields, af/OH§Lit tests will beedine more .and More important Over the past century fanning, •half the organic matter in the soil bas been lOst, be said, !!'and once you lesc .ergartic matter it takes Vlifetimektobringit back." In other business: at "the annual meeting., members returned their 0see.uthre un changed from last year. with the `addition 'of one line director. ' Les 'Caldwell was acclaim, ed as president for a second term, with Barry Mason returning as vice president Natl, 71 01,44 Mr. CaJdweJi:not during the past j brings f�deiation ship in the fedr .44.fderation 3maps showing edithe townsJijp t1301 The Prot .. high ativjJjwebm \on,. the SecondarrIanti 44;0 reported. ' is sworn in APrU By Margaret Arbuckle Fred Meier, a Belgrave area dairy farmer,. was sworn in as an East Wawa nosh councillor at the April', meeting. Mr. Meier assumed the position left vacant- by Jim Hunter, who resigned .last month. Council dealt with a • number of matters , at the meeting. 'The Blyth and pie - bid Community Centre Board requested a grant of $1,500. Councillors Jim Tay- lor and Neil Vincent said the Blyth arena is the township's •closest artificial ice facility and therefore council must lend its support. The grant was approved. McMaster Insurance sent a/ report concerning errors and omissions coverage. Council decided not to take out the coverage this year, but perhaps will take it out under next year's policy. The Huron County Plan- ning Department proposed hiring a summer student ,to assist in zoning bylaw pre- . The township Ja4Lbute;nialtim"))%kum ol$14001to- • ds student's Turnberry Township would share the cost and a govern- ment grant also would be in- cluded. Council approved this proposal. • Building Inspector' Gethke presented several applications for 'building permits: Fred Meier Jr. of lot 42, con. 6, a new dairy barn; Lottie Scott of lot 37, con. 9, a new home; Adrian Vos of lot 42, con. 2, two new silos; and, Chris Cowan of lot 36, con. 1, an addition to his barn. Council gave approval to all the applications as well as a fish pond for Don Cook on lot 34, con. 9. Pollard Bros. Ltd. Of Sar - d 01%194 s 7*. 1\ priceseAtrql�tir tet is a - mum order fo 10 $$11511112855411m00114keton..Thj is 1,1980. piiceof up from the ' Simon Hallel*teroli thatneliqtddeolcxiniori,iiMou.. .44914:114.100! is preferable to " Balta. irig sent a Jetta! annoimcinga improvement 'project . to he Partially spat sored by the ministry. The program would offer a grant of 50 p,e.r cent of costs,top0- jecte Well as roads, parks, sewers or community cee- • tres. Council expressed .8 great deal ,of interest at the possibility of receiving -a grant to put on new ett- tranceway at the south side of the Belgrave. arena. It decided to send away for the program guidelines. . -'''- Cuunty council has mix tended ' t an mvdabon o East Wawanosh Council to attend a meeting and luncbon,Ain Aril. 30 in Godericti. "Rata Ca. mpbelli will attend the :F. ,,,,T.1,..matuantatiaAaadadie0400,, Guelph the first week ifl May. The -Township of East Wa- wanosh has tentatively se.he, mina Night on July 10 at the Blytb Community Centre. Councilwishes to. honor Mr. Hanna, who is retiring this year, for his many years as road superintendent. •• dated- ce You' can join the St. John Ambulance Brigade and learn life saving skills to help • people in your comniunity. Call your local St. John Ambulance, or the provin- cial headquarters at 416-923- 8411 Farmers express concern over Hydro's intentions By i‘lice.Gibb During a meeting with federal and provincial politi- cians held recently at Clin- ton, Huron County farmers exkessed concern about Ontario Hydro's plans for a new power corridor Through the county and about de- • velopinents at the Bruce Agri -Park. Tony McQuail, speaking lor the Huron County Federation of Agriculture's • • • energy committee, said the federation is concerned that while Hydro appears to be mounting a promotional campaign for new corridors, it has not yet released its Southwestern Ontario study, which was to have been released at the end of last october. "We believe this study should be released im- mediately so that the farm community can have adequate time to 'examine Ilydro's plans,," he declared. The committee also 'ex- pressed concern about a Cha nge in direction which appears to be taking place at the Bruce Agri -Park. Mr. McQuail said empbasis seems to be shifting to an in- dustrial park. which would divert high quality steam trom the generators, and is no longer a project devoted to using waste heat. Hnth he and HFA F'resi• (lent Gerry Fortune said an industrial park would create increased transportation problems for Huron County cultural community. The energy committee's brief also called for Canada to move rapidly toward world prices for oil, "provided that the windfall profitsfrom such an escala- tion will be placed in a special fund to develop Canada's renewable energy resources under Canadian control," .Donald McDonald, who wras chairman of the Ontario government's Select Com- mittee on Hydro Affairs for five years, said Hydro is stalling the study results since it plans to present three or four alternative power corridor routes. Also, hecommented, if the new lines had been an- nounced on the eve of ,The recent provincial election, it would have been bad politi- cally since, "everyone from - here to Collingwood" would • have been upset. WHO RUNS HYDRO? Addressing the difference belvveen rural and urban hydro rates, Mr. McDonald pointed out there now, are four 'provinces in which this differential has been eliminated. He said many people wonder if the government runs Hydro or Hydro runs the government, adding that On the differential rate issue • .t here's no doubt". Newly -elected, MLA Mur- ray Elston advised the federal ion to - broaden its public relations campaign to achieve equalization .of hydro rates, since without a . strong campaign it might not be easy to convince urban users to share costs with their rural neighbors. He said he is available tti channel 'concerns about the Agri -Park to the govern- ment. adding„ "I look for- ward to keeping a sharp eye on that project.'" MP Murray Cardiff said the farm. community should • be proud of the fact, it hasn't increased its energy con- sumption during the past 18 • months. "We get an A for our efforts." MORE ASSISTANCE On other topics during the meeting. John Van Beers, HFA vice president, called for more tile drainage funding, more commitment by the provincial govern- ment to farming and the food processing industry to make them self-sufficient and support for food processors in modernizing their plants. He also called for more understanding between the consumer. labor and agri- culture ministries. He pointed out too that having the opposition critics for the consumerministry criticize marketing boards and argue for more imported food, while the agriculture critic demands more security and protection for farmers, only leads ta confusion. Perhaps a week on the farm would be very edu- cational, he proposed humorously o i .12f.i$4 kr.