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A good choice of Canada
The choice - of former Manitoba premier Ed
Schreyer as Canada's next governor-general has to
be one of the most astute moves which Prime
Minister Trudeau has made in his 10 years in office.
From a Trudeau standpoint, Schreyer is the
ideal choice, for here is a former premier of
Canada's middle province, who is multi-lingual and
although officially NDP, has been termed more of a
liberal than some socialists would like to think.
Picking a politician who is still active of both
mind and body indicates the P.M. is serious about
the revamping of the constitution.
It's quite a change from the traditional pick of
either a French or English "easterner" who has
been appointed Governor-General because of dis-
tinguished service to the country
One thing that is certain, is the abandonment of
the grandfather image which the Governor -
Generals of this country has had since the turn of
the century.
While Schreyer's time will be taken up with the
many ceremonial duties which the position entails,
it's possible that the former member of the House
of Commons will serve as a confidant to the Prime
Minister on constitutional reform.
The revitalization of the Governor -General's
office is indeed indicative of the changing times
which this country is going through.
Marketing boards help
Marketing legislation as we know it in Canada
has been hailed in some sectors as the saviour of
the small farmer, and in others as a form of
legislated tyranny. Hon. Bill Newman, Ontario's
minister of agriculture and food had some obser-
vations on the subject when he addressed the an-
nual convention of the Ontario Dairy Council
"I don't have to tell anybody here that the in-
dustrial milk processing industry in this province is
in a crisis situation. If Ontario milk processors and
their suppliers think the milk quota system is out of
control, who can blame them? That's how it looks
to me and that's how it looks to a processor who can
expect to receive only about half his plant supply
quota.
"And it, isn't just the plants on quota that are
having trouble. The non -quota sector is suffering
too. The processors aren't about to expand if their
future supply of milk is in doubt.
"There's a lot wrong with our milk marketing
arrangements right now...I know because I see
almost daily reports and analyses of the dairy in-
dustry. I also know because I get a lot of corn -
plaints. Many people think Ontario "should have
more quota, and I agree. I give those complaints a
very sympathetic ear; it's about all I can give
them. Only the federal government can allot more
quota.
"I said We're in acrisis situation, but I don't
think the public understands just what the crisis is.
You hear a lot about disappearing cheddar cheese
factories and huge milk powder surpluses, and I
suspect there are a lot of people who believe On-
tario has huge surpluses of butter stored
somewhere."
• The minister continued his address by pointing
out that imported cheeses are being sold in large
quantities in Ontario, at ever increasing prices,
although locally owned cheese producers can
manufacture comparable products they cannot
secure sufficient supplies of industrial milk to do
so. Newman also stated that although there is a
keen demand for Ontario's high grade cheddar
cheese on foreign markets the same situation per-
sists. Not enough milk available to meet even our
domestic demands, let alone foreign purchases —
and this at a time when the country is crying over
its foreign trade deficits.
Readers of this column may recall that a few
'months ago we carried quotations from one of
Canada's foreign trade emissaries in Vienna, who
said exactly the same thing.
Yes, marketing boards and controlled produc-
tion have no doubt been of singular benefit to some
agricultural producers, but any such limitation of
the free market can be dangerous to producers.
Regulations and their enforcement tend to fall into,
the hands of those. who either do not fully com-
prehend the entire scope of the product and its
producers, or more dangerously, have an axe' of
their own to. grind.
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Miscellaneous
Rumblings
By
TOM CREECH
Getting that
:tourist dollar
While• most people's thoughts these days centre
around the 25th of the month, one of the most
prevalent topics of conversation in recent months has
been tourism and its effect on Zurich and surrounding
vicinity.
It's rather fitting that the discussion of tourism
should take place at this time of year when the
temperature cools down and the flight of local
residents to warmer climates heat up.
A theme which both Ted Mandy of the city of Lon-
don's visitors and convention services bureau and
Miki Tanner of the South Western Ontario Tourist
Association mentioned was the need for communities
in this part of Ontario to actively court the tourist and
his dollars.
One of the ways to bring visitors into a community
is to stress that community's unique qualities and ac-
cording to a Waterloo marketing consultant this has
not been happening.
In an address earlier this month in Toronto, Peter
Crapo said the main streets of Ontario's communities
are "remarkably similar,whether i t's'Chatham orTim-
mins. From a tourist standpoint, that's not
desirable".
Fortunately, Zurichis in the position of having one
of the most unique, downtown cores in the province
with the renovations of Goshen Street from the corner
to the post office expected to contribute to the
beautification of the village.
A trend which this writer enjoys seeing taking
place is the construction of new buildings in the com-
munity which hints of Zurich Swiss ancestry.
In the village we now have the municipal building,
the arena hall, the new Thiel Pro Hardware store, the
new Hay Farmer a Mutual Insurance building and the
new apartment complex constructed by Leo
Meidinger which is' constructed with a Swiss motif.
While Exeter struggles with a downtown
revitalization scheme, it's nice to see the people of
Zurich take part in an informal, unity of theme,
beautification program.
Over the years, Zurich has become synonymous
with "bean" and it's this small white object which has
brought many a dollar to this community.
What would really help Zurich grab a bigger share
of the tourist dollar would be another summer event. -
To this end, I would like to propose a revamping of
the fair two or three years down the road.
What this writer is proposing is a fair similar in
nature to that of Lucan's, a fair thatis unequalled in
terms of attendance for rural southwestern Ontario.
Such a change would require an alteration of the
priorities of a fair, a switch away from the traditional,
locally oriented fair to an event which would cater
more to the urban dweller.
There are three factors which'appear responsible
for the success of the Lucan fair; and urban market
only fifteen miles to the south, the procurement of
"big .name"'entertainment and the adequate promo-
tion of the event.
In this writer's mind, the last two factors are the
most important and they go hand in hand with each
other.
If people are aware a Ferlen Husky, a Sylvia
Tyson or a David Bradstreet are going to appear
they'll drive that 10, 20 o% 30, minutes to see a par-
ticular performer.
The second point is, if people are going to attend
an event they have to know about it in advance. Just
ask some of the London radio stations the number of
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