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Home My WebLink AboutThe Huron Expositor, 1983-09-21, Page 7} <,THE,HURON POSITORr PTSMnER'21 .1 '.-. Ay 7'11 �% �• �� IT'S�' TARTH • / '' hIM cdgle atgletfte ave r acid ..Pel S • • 1�� ct►md¢t., S r et% 1111/#50t4 OT1911 t h d f ni4j take0 action ,IMtnrd0pl nieg famets4tI o ed( dc.Tsoutang asrMriS4 ahucjlg s�, rit atp. llrst.pro , s sed. I, °4..!1'411141. hro a Speech of 1981,, IS it .comt%ilentary on, the: • overripe ',t!,h casual.attitttdc .th6";St '�' of agriculture in spur. _rovi { e. qqwh Canada does • t� ryculture r ceive such a low el entagel02 a provincial iittdetass,in Ontario. Thishas rdatiffedin farmers having`a ppafdculaely difficult time cop- ingwitb t:,ite damaging impact of the ieceint recession. And while the 'entire farm com- munity has been struggling to survive, others have had little encouragement to enter agri- culture.'Indeed, the farmers who have been in the most serious financial difficulty in recent years have been young and starting farmer's. • "The fact is every other pprovince in Canada has a bitter long-term agricultural program for beginning farm- ers. It is, 'therefore, inexcus- able that the government has taken so long to act and has refused to make the program retroactive. "Once again, the govern- ment has demonstrated that the agricultual sector of our, economy is, a matter of low priority. We need only look to the lastrovincial budget, which offered farmers 135 millioniess'than a year ago. Agricultural budgetary ex- penditures this year are 1.09 per cent of total budgetary spending, the same level as two years ago. "It is not a question of whether there is sufficient funds. to 'finance ambitious agricultural programs. \The money is there. The govern- ment, in fact, hopes to collect $533 million this year from tobacco tax alone. Yet it is spending only 8295 million on the entire agricultural indus- try. It is, therefore, a matter of misplaced priorities. `'What is needed is a ccitI .. titkktttt, 4,1 g,ri ,vitaljsa tiott;,Xagriculture as a vital sector of the provincial econ- omy. We need a long-term agricultural strategy which will free our farmers from the year-to-year uncertainty which now prevails. The present economic difficulties faced by farmers is directly related to the lack of direction and commitment of the in- dustry." David Peterson stressed: "Just as my Party promoted the creation of a beginning farmers assistance program, my colleagues and I will continue to press for actions designed to cut farm bank- ruptcies, preserve agricultur- al land from further urban encroachment and reduce the province' dependence on im- ported foodstuffs. "We propose: - Interest rate relief. Our farm adjustment assistance program guidelines relaxed to allow producers with less than 10 per cent equity to apply. Subsidized interest rates under OFAAP from 12 per cent down to 8 per cent. - Capital cost assistance. Establish a capital grants program to provide up to 110,000 per farmer to im- prove production facilities. - Tile drainage. Provide 550 million per year in loans at 8 per cent rather than present 10 per cent interest for tile drainages. Program should cover 75 per cent' of work rather than present 65 per cent. - Preservation of farm- lands. Draft a farmers' Bill of Rights to protect farming from intrusion by non-farm interests such as those which have caused a million -acre reduction in farmland in the last ten years. - Export assistance, import substitution, Establish an aggressive program of import substitution to expand job potential in agriculture indus- try. Co-operate in the crea- tion of Canagrex to improve marketing of Canadian food abroad. - Human resources. In- crease funding of agricultural programs in institutions of higher learning such as the University of Guelph and Ontario Veterinary College. atOO', *toe yPrI +4Pertenc,r. r EN { HAPMAN., teens carpOtj er is '5271,0228-D .( )i 1 i q 0111)1111 ••1,. lir 11,1 skiet,,P40110 10141144NIGfoAr POL E ON tHE ',WOVE-- The Seaforth ponce department' . moved Into new offices on Fri. Sept. 2. The police station is sflrlectty behind the Municipal building, in the former fire ' halt..Sipns will be installed on the side of the municipal lice, directing traffic to the station. The department GARY BANNON Painting, Decorating, Paperhanging InterlorandExterior FREE ESTIMATES Phone 5274582 . Seatarth; Ont. g6niMoticed,a decrease In traffic following their rnpye off , main street. In fact, there hal been a slight Incrego, with people dropping In to visit because the novelty of anew station hasn't ` born off. The mood of the police: t 6 improved CltNsticallV says-Chlef Hal Gaup..; x; BUSINESS DIRECTORY Phone 527-0240 Feed, Seed, Fertilizer Farm Supplies, Petroleum Supplies, Heating Oils Seaforth Coop ' 527-0770r Hildebrand, Flowers 15 Main St. Seaforth • Office 527-0555 + Res. 527-1784 `” Complete Floral Service With a personal touch Alipiiance and Refrigeration REPAIR SERVICE JimBroadfoot 482-7032 Expert Interior & Exterior Decoratin tt' ` Wyallcoverings Kem Paint /1 4-1 1 • Window Shade • . HILDEBRAND ' PAINT AND PAPE Phone.527-1$$0 15 Main St., Seaforth g tt s J BUSES AVAILABLE FOR CHARTER Delos. Highway Coachas • Activity Suing Custom Vans Phone Collect Goderich 524-7622 FLANAGAN CARPENTRY ' Aluminum siding, rioeti renovations, addition ., framing, roofing, resi- dential and farm build• ing. FREE ESTIMATES. PETER FLANAGAN 527-1399 SEWING MACHINE SUPER MARKET r Over 1OOmachlneson display Service to elf Mates Sales -White, Etna, Husgvarne Lots of used machines • from 539.95 SEW AND SAVE • CENTRE LTD. (2 doors south o1 Hudaona) 149DownieSt. Stratford, 271-9660 Graves Wallpaper & Paint Featuring Canadian & Imported Wall Coverings 527-0550 Seaforth llffle'Wn d QHVi Mufflers guaranteed as long as you own the car SEAFORTH MOTORS LTD. 527.1010 STEVE MURRAY INSURANCE BROKERS LTD'. Home Business Farm Auto For more information call S'I'EVE MURRAY St. Columban 345-2172 B & B PALIN MACHINE Ornamental iron Work* Repairs•MachinIng • •Trailer Hitches•Hog Feeders* • Custom Fabrication• •Portable Welding. Y2 mile north of Seaforth ,.,.. •52 -Oii4 PORTABLE TOILETS Rentals for every occasion Johnson's Sanitation Service ' in business for 23 years "Nobody puts their nose in our business!" Parkhill ' 1-294-6954 McKELLAR COMMERCIAL AND BARN PAINTING . SANDBLASTING Free Estimates CALL Laurie McKellar 345-2879 R.R.#2 STAFFA -BENDER'S ABATTOIR- <•, Honti Grown Boot and Pork 1,4111 Street, Honsoll 262-3130 Wholesale, Retail and Custom Slaughtering. Kill day :Nudity. Call for further Information: Owner.Marty$ C. Bender Mansur Dole !rb 262-5628 236-7733 Our Model is "The Golden Rule" Fancy Grade OM1 XD�w VEGETABLES Fancy Grade PEAS a r� CARRI FancyGrade'Yellow'Wax or GREEN BEANS 4-#,$4111. BAGS casg 59.34 LB. case 53,34 LB. case 61¢. LB. WARD Construction Roofing& Siding Painting & Eavestroughing Pole Sheds Residential & Commercial We never made the Book! ancy Grade Our Phone Number is 527-0121 case •45.3' LB. MAX L. WATTS Funeral Director 47 High Street Seaforth Phone 527-0885 FOR FREE ESTIMATES Call Lyle Ward 527-1411 MacLean's Flowers With complete Floral service t J & Carpentry SEAFORTH JEWELLERS 1„r 1)1\'.lntilftitt'e1( ftI s I1 ' 1 11 11<' 11'vi (t 1 . fink 1 t I +1 (,t r .Inti \'I I I,. .1 I.. I,, MUM(' •Concrete Forming and Finishing *Framing •Drywal I • Roof ng •Cabinet Making John Ryan 527-1520 David . 06) Langstaff Ltd. Optician 87 Main St. S. Seaforl& OPTOMETRISTS AND OPHTHALMOLOGISTS Prescriptions Filled Promptly REGULAR HOURSt Mon. Tues. Thurs. Fri. 9:00-5:30 Sat. 9.12 Closed Wednesdky COMPLETE OPTICAL SERVICE 527-1303 i Whitney -Riley" Funeral Home CEMETERY MONUMENTS Funeral and Wedding Work ROSS. W. RIBEY DIRECTOR 87 Goderich St, Seaforth PHONE 527-1390 Sincere end' Courteous Service SEAFORTH 1 SURANCE 39 Main St., S. Seaforth •Home•Business •Farm *Auto 'Lite •Sickness and Accident •1nvestments 527-1610 5- FOOD - LIMITED • WE REEERvEYHt Mohr 10 Wow OUANTmES STORE HOUR MONDAY to FRIDAY 90 m 1090 m SATURDAY 9om Totpm SUNDAY 100.M. to 6 p.m. price ellerhve 011 cloj.nq MONDAY Al 4p M Ht&u Watt, &4reMel„ t dem by St, Heti Stere dfht hui Mhdle!•e.