HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Times Advocate, 2005-12-14, Page 3Wednesday, December 14, 2005
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Dairy Open House
Kees and Marion Kemmere and family held their
Dairy Open House Dec. I0. The McTaggart Line facil-
ity has many different features. It is a freestall barn
with five row 120 Jourdain BP freestalls. In front, from
left are brothers Sjoerd, Bas and Lars Kemmere. Back,
from left are Marion and Kees Kemmere.The
Kemmere family moved to Canada in May from The
Netherlands.They began construction on the dairy
facility in June.The Kemmere family were pleased
with the support of the community at their open
house. (photo/Nina Van Lieshout)
Schools may recognize 4-H for credit
By Stew Slater
SPECIAL TO THE T -A
DORCHESTER — Participants in rural Ontario's 4-H
programs could, "in a very short time," be eligible for
specialized secondary school credits, according to
Education Minister Gerard Kennedy.
Kennedy made the statement while announcing details
of what's being called the "Rural Student Success
Program."
Major elements of the program include funding for
improved Internet -based "distance" education, a widen-
ing of curriculum limits to allow rural school boards to
develop specialized diplomas — such as farming co-op
programs — and the encouragement of community
partnerships.
One of those partnerships, according to Kennedy, is
almost certainly to be with 4-H. It would involve the
recognition of a limited number of 4-H achievements for
credit, in much the same way as currently takes place in
British Columbia and in Ontario between school boards
and some music conservatories.
"We have fairly good prospects of working that out
with (4-H Ontario) in a very short time," Kennedy
explained.
In making the announcement at Lord Dorchester
Secondary School, he was joined by four Liberal col-
leagues from rural ridings, including Elgin -Middlesex -
London MPP Steve Peters and Agriculture, Food and
Rural Affairs Minister Leona Dombrowsky.
Prayers at meeting said for Iraq hostages
By Stew Slater
SPECIAL TO THE T -A
DUBLIN — Members of the Huron -Perth Catholic
District School Board reserved a portion of their 2005
inaugural meeting, Monday, Dec. 5, for thoughts about
the four Christian Peacemaker Team (CPT) hostages
currently being held in Iraq.
Board chaplain Father Al Dufraimont led the board
in a closing prayer for the hostages, including the
words, "shelter them under your wings when they are
engulfed in sadness and overcome with distress."
One of the hostages, Jim Loney of Toronto, is Catholic
and has participated in social justice work with
Catholic organizations.
According to Dufraimont,he even worked in the
London Diocese (stretching from this area west to
Windsor) several years ago.
Director of Education Larry Langan noted the Huron -
Perth board has placed information about Loney on its
website.
And outgoing chairperson Bernard Murray of Perth
South praised the CPTer, saying "he certainly has done
some remarkable work and we pray that he comes
through this."
Farmers want candidate support before vote
ONTARIO — Farmers in Ontario
want candidates in the Jan. 23
election to declare their support for
agriculture before voting day.
President of the Ontario
Federation of Agriculture (OFA)
Ron Bonnett says, "We need to
know which candidates are willing
to work with and support our
industry before we cast our ballot."
Cards seeking a commitment to
agriculture will be given to the can-
didates in rural and urban ridings
across the province in the weeks
leading up to Jan. 23.
Candidates willing to make a
commitment will sign the card.
A record of the cards will be on
the OFA's Election 2006 website.
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