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,
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„ ' 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-
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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."
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,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,
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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
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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.
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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
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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).
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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.
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