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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1987-09-09, Page 3MAKING ART HIS CAREER - Alf Dale has been recognized as a talented painter and accepted into an elite association' for han-_ dicapped artIats, As a member of the association he hopes sorne- Local artist day regain his independence. Watching him at work are his wife Loreen and pet cat Susy. Mcllwraith photo, • from page 1A • nice too." „ ' Mr. Dale said the 12 -paintings -a -year re- quirement of the Association is not out -of - line and added he Will not have to change the type of painting he does to accommodate the request. "They , like landscapes and still lifes, which I do. I'll just have to keep the seasons in mind, and remember that at Christmas time they'll want something suitable to put on a Christmas card," he said. . • Candidates optimistic on last laps of 'The three candidates in Huron riding have kept in the -dark, and want to know what is been out knocking on doors, meeting the being negotiated, who would benefit,' why public and addressing -the regional and the big push and what effect a free trade more general 'concerns brought up by the agreement would have on business, the pro - people who will be deciding their fate on cessing industry, the family farm, and the September 10. quota system -for eggs, chicken and dairy JACK RIDDELL operations. -Incumbent Jack Riddell has been doing • Mr. Riddell said his ministry's budget has double duty,interrupting his time on the increased 72 per cent to,$563,000,000 and 80 campaign trail intermittently to rush back initiatives have been started in the past two to Toronto to attend to his duties as minister years.. He noted plugging the loophole with, of agriculture. a 20 per cent ' land transfer tax had • Mr. Riddell singled out free- trade as the alleviated a major complaint about non- . , common concern everywhere. He reported resident foreign ownership. 'people he has talked to are annoyed at being If he remains as minister of agriculture "They have a good program," Mr. Dale added. "At least my works will be put into soinething, and Someday hopefully I'll become independent. That's what I like most about it." • campaign trail ,THE HURON EXPQSITOR, SEPTEMBER 9, 1987 -.-; 3A '' Free trade discussion organized by producers BY PATRICK RAFTIS "If we had true free tittle- with the Americans on everything, then we could • ' turn Canada into a great big national park for them to ,,play in," • former federal Minister of Agriculture Eugene Whalen told over 200 people at a meeting organized . by a group of Huron and Perth County ." agricultural ,producers at Holtnesville • Township Ball, on Aug, 3... "Supply Management After , Free Trade?" was the topic of the three-hour --panelAiscussion-organized byLthe-HuronL_., Perth Supply Managed Cornmodities Com- mittee. The panel included Whalen, Pro- • vincial Agriculture Minister.Jack.Ridclell and Nelson Coyle, information, officer for the Canadian Chicken Marketing Agency. Dr. Harry Brightwell, Member •of. ' Parliament for Perth riding and Larribton MP Sid Fraleigh were also invited to par- ticipate, but withdrew their acceptance after learning Who the other panel: members would be. Fraleigh and Brightwell, both federal Progressive COn- aervatives, sent letters explaining their decision to be read at the meeting. Both indicated they did not wish. to be -drawn intO partisian •politics with the Liberal members of the panel so close to. the upcoming provincial election. • • Brightwell said such an encounter could • prove "to the detriment of the candidates,' including the one from my own pare. Both stated they would be pleased to par- ticipate in discussions on free trade with area farmers at any time after the Sept. 10 election, OCTOBER DEADLINE Also controversial, .was the organizers' decision not to include Riddell's fellow'. Huron Riding candidates 'on:the panel. . • "We didn't want to turn this into an all, candidates meeting," explained chairman Bill Jongegan; adding the October deadline on the "fast -tracking," of the free trade talks between Canada and the • ' United States was the reason for holding the meeting at this time. 'Ultimately, Huron NDP candidate Paul Klopp and Conservative hopeful Nico Peters were each givenfive minutes, after, the panel members had delivered their ad- dresses, to give their views on the topic. EUGENE VVHALEN Whalen, a former minister in the Pierre Trudeau Liberal government, is now presi- dent of AgriculturalInternational Development Association of Canada.. He told the audience the Americans view free trade as an opportunity to "export their chaos," and "mismanagement, into the Canadian market. The flamboyant former minister said farmers must speak up now; to prevent their supply management systems from • being eroded in the proposed dealings with after the election Mr. Riddell saidone of his goals would be to find financial stability for farmers. He said he feels subsidies are not the answer and said those given in food - producing countries have distorted national and world markets. Mr. Riddell pointed out all 10 agriculture ministers signed an agreement last year ap- proving a national agricultural strategy to introduce programs "putting all farmers on a level playing field" by eliminating the past practice of treasury competiting against treasury, and allowing all farmers throughout the country to compete on a ' Turn to page 16A • 25 years of service recognized . the department had two pump trucks and Of course none of the firefighters had time one tank truck as well as..20ianen. and one:. ---to ruu..home and change -when they.heard loud fire horn. Nowadays all the -firefighters the fire alarm, so there were eight or nine of have beepers in their homes to make sure them who showed up at the fire in Suits and they get out of bed. They have a rescue van ties. so they can carry all the equipment they "I guess we were the best dressed depart - need with them, and they have sophisticated ment in the county that day," said Mr. equipment such as the jaws of life. Now the Eisler. firefighters can also take courses in fire One fire Mr. Eisler remembers as being a prevention, first aid, anti cardio -pulmonary particularly nasty one was when the recessitation (cm. Mr. Eisler said due to building that is now the butcher shop caught all this today's firemen are better prepared fire. For days the department battled the and less reliant on the ambulance. • fire, and everytime they thought they had it made out of car parts, ment and a lifelong resident of Seaforth Mr. ePart:-9111agaiagin and ilithlUeey :Ode dthein41P.be called back. After trophies From the past inehided _a pizza- As-the-seniormember-of-the-fire-ci fire Mr. Eisler, who is president of the local Eisler has a great many memories of three days they finally got it out for good. Mr. Eisler has few, if any, regrets about firefighter association this year, said he has firefighting, some humorous and some serving the department for the last 25 years. seen a great deal of change in the Seaforth otherwise. Fire Department in tha last 25 years. Over that time he has never seen a fellow It is however, Mrs. Eisler Who remembers fireman seriously injured of hospitalized. As far as personnel goes, Mr. Eisler has the first fire that her husband fought. The "You have a better chance of getting hurt worked with four different fire chiefs and fire occurred on a Sunday ' and Mr. Eisler playing golf," is how he sums it up. 'has sten countless firefighters come and go. carne back from , fighting it drenched and "But there are some fires that you just He is the last of the original crew that work- wearing a freshly -ruined Sunday suit; and don't want to go to. When- that beeper goes ed at the department when he started in he -wasn't even on the department yet. ' off in The -middle of the Night yOu've got to .1962. The rest of the old crew have - all Mr. Eisler remembers a second time • get out of bed and go." , retired. when he showed up to fight a fire in a suit. Mr. Eisler recalls one Christmas Eve On that evening there were two banquets taking place in town, one for the hospital staff and one for the Toronto Dominion staff. bast -Tuesday Bill -Eisler of Seaforth icelebrated.a. special antatietaiz4-411wenty- five years ago, on September 2, 1962, Mr. Eisler. joined the Seaforth and Area Firefighters. So to commemorate the occasion other members of the lobe' fire department presented Mr. Eisler with a trophy and a cake at their monthly meeting. Mr. Eisler said he knew they were up to something but wasn't too sure what to expect. "You never know what vial! get from this crew," he said, remembering one of the banquet • Other big changes at the department over the past 25 years have taken_place in the area of equipment. When Mr. Eisler started when the department was called to a barn fire. The snow was so high the trucks couldn't get through and they had to call the Public Utilities Commission to get a grader. Not the best way to spend a Christmas Eve, but it could have been worse if not for the PUC. Mr. Eisler said it is this good com- munication the department has with the rest of the town that makes firefighting less of a chore. Another thing that makes firefighting in Seaforth less of a chore is the firefighters themselves. "They're a good bunch of 24 guys," said Mr. Eisler. "We dO our job but still have a bit of fun." Mr. Eisler isn't only known in this com- munitr as a firefighter, he also has a gar- bage business in town and is a school bus driver. In his spare time he likes to do a lot of camping. Mr. Eisler plans to be with the depart- ment for a whileyet "I'll stay until my health lasts or until they kick me out," he said. 25 YEAR G OF SERVICE - Bill Eisler of Seaforth has spent the last quarter 'Century • riding in truCks fike this One far the Seaforth and Area Pitefightets. Corbett 15firft. BILL EISLER - In a photo from his earlier years with • the Seaforth arid Area Firefighters. t the Americans. "I don't know why inheaven's name, you're not doing more (speaking Out) as farmers -you're supply -managed system Will -disappear," he warned. . "No matter how efficient you are - and you are at the most efficient nowthat you've ever been - you can't compete;" with the Americans without supply management, he explained. Whalen suggested it would be unfair of the federal government to consumate, a deal-thatwould-jeepardizethe-existing. 'marketing systems. "We built a system - we, the' producers, • the provinces and the federal governthent, workinglogether in the true spirit of Con- federation. When they suggest you can't have anymore supply -managed products, • that's against the Charter of Rights." Whalensaid, supply management in such sectors as the dairy, poultry and egg in- dustries, has , made • Canadian farmers More efficient, net ' less -so,- as some detrators have suggested. • • He said free enterprise.'agricultural systems, which leave producers free to • produce more goods than the market can absorb are a "waste of energy, corn- modities and resources when you know what the market can and you can control it," . . NO SECTOR SAFE • , • • Beef and pork farmers, many -of whotn favor a free trade arrangement 'with the • USA, Would also stand to lose by an agree- ment, said Whalen. • "Do you think for. a minute, that they would let you keep. Tri -partite Stabilize- ' tion," he asked? • . American larniers,..taid Whalen, envy the Canadian system of marketing boards and supply management. • "I've heard American farmers say 'you liave a good system here, but they would never allow us to have it in the States,' because the USDA (United States Depart- ment of Agriculture) would never give up it's .power," to the boards; he said. Whalen concluded with a warning to farmers not to trust the American and Canadian free • trade • negotiators to keep their best interests at heart when making a deal. "Don't .believe anyone, , when they say they're not discussing destroying your system," he said. ALL ON THE TABLE Huron MP and provincial agriculture minister Jack Riddell also said it would-be "naive," of farmers to assume their Marketing system was not being discussed by the liegotiaters. . "When the free trade talks began, everything- - and I stress the word `everything' was on the table," Riddell Turn to page 16A • ALL FOR A GOOD CAUSE Merribers of the Seaforth and Area Firefighters Associa- tion had toll booths set up on Friday at all four corners of Seaforth's main intersection. The purpose of the toll booths was to raise funds to help combat Muscular Dystrophy: Motorists were generous. The firefighters collected -approximately $2,250 in three and a half hours, which exceeds amounts collected in previous years. Here Ken McLlwain makes his contribution to Dave DeVries. McIlwraith photo, McKMop council endorses resolution The McKillop County Council met last funds now available for the garage are Tuesday and endorsed a resolution from $73,200 including $15,000 already given by Beckwith requesting the provincial govern- the ministry in June. There is still not merit discontinue any sales tax applied to enough money for all the work that needs to equipment or supplies used by be done, and the council will apply for addi- municipalities for fire prOtection. Beckwith tional funds next year. wants backing and support from other A tender for construction on the Kreutz- municipalities before sending its request to winter municipal draM was given to Bayline the provincial governmentdrainage for the sum of $20,408.34, , The council also received additional fun- The council also administered tile ding for the renovation of the municipal drainage loans for farmers that totalled garage in Winthrop. The Ministry of Com- • $14,700, and general accounts payments rtlinlieatiOTIS and Transportation proyided a were made to a total of $89,960.16 of which subsidy allocation of $58,200 so the garage $64,000 went to the school board. can have an addition built on to it; and so In other council business a road voucher repairs to the windows, roof and tiding of Was paid for $37,243.49. Roacreonstruction the existing building can be made, The total made up a big part of this (costing $24,0). • COMMUNITY CALENDAR •• ff yOu're Organi2ing a aori-pfeifit event of interest to other Stet:1(1h area tetidentt. phone the recreation office at 527.0882 or the Expositor at 527-0240, or Mail the infoffriatibh to Cotritimni. ty Calendar, The Huron Expositor, Box 69. Seafiarth, Ontario, NOK MO well in advance of the Scheduled date. Space for the Community Calendar is donated by The Huron Expeattor Wed., Sept. 9 1:10_4 p.m. Senior Shuffleboard -7 OA. Men's Fastball Phials -1.1OnS Park Bears vs. Creamery . 7 5,vfl. Registration Infennatlo'n at Arena 7 p.m. Se -00th HOrtidulture dessert Meeting Seaforth Public School. Speaker On herbs. Everyone weldetne. Sat., Sept. 12 Seaforth Men's Invitational Goff TOUnierrierit Sun.', Sept. 13 8 12 noon Terry FOX Run - start at • Van Egmond Hotse' 7 p.m. beers vs. Cretittlery, Liorit Park Mon., Sept. 14 • 7:30 p.m. Ice Rental Meeting - Community Centres Tues., Sept. 15 1:30 p.m. Ringette Meeting - COMMunity Centres Wed., Sept. 16 7:30 p.m. Miner Ball Meeting - Cornotunity Centres 1:30 4 p,m. Senior Shuffleboard 8:30 p.m. Regional Meeting, Huron County Federation of Agridulture at the Clinton Public School. •