The Huron Expositor, 1978-05-18, Page 68/V1—THE HURON POW 'OR MAY 18, 1978,
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Rob Trotter. Wale; Rd . Elmira. Om
It would seem that this deathless prose is being watched
carefully by your friendly. Ontario Hydro. '
• Twice in the laSt four months I have received polite let-
ters from Hydro officials disputing what haS been written.
Perhaps many. readers have already read a letter to the
editor sent from H.R. Hawley, manager of property 'acqui-
sition for 'Ontario Hydro, from the utility's Toironto office,
no less,
Mr. Hawley takes me to task for a column written in
March charging that Hydro promised , not to ,"pour any con-
crete while land negotiations 'were still in progress." No
such prOrnise was ever made, Mr. Hawley says.
Also, he suggests I should not automatically assume what
others ,may say is always correct-and that what Hydro says
is clqaked in duplicity. "To refuse to accept facts that do
not conform to one's preconceived ideas is nova good formu-
la for arriving at the truth," he says in his letter.
Aw, come on, friend. I have cheen connected with journa-
lism for more years than I care to. remember. I have been
farm writer for almost 20 years. Ism not a neophyte.
' In those 20 years, I have heard the murmurs of dissatis-
faction from farmers grow to a grumble, a growl and a, roar. •
Almost every issue of Farm and Country magazine, the
voice of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture, bristles
with accounts of grumblings,by farmers against Hydro.
And that is where the quotations came from. You're-right,
Mr. Hawley: I assumed that farm magazine was aktrect.
ell philosopher,, Rogers— ever heard,
of him? — whO said that all he ever knew he read in the pa-
pens _I stibscribe to three or-four-daily 'newspapers as well
as half-a-dozen weekly newspapers and 1 do not have to do
Much readingrto find that many farmers across Ontario are
unhappy, with.the way' Ontario Hydro has treated them in
the past.
I do know that many improvements have been made; that
many farmers have been pleasantly surprised at the fair
and honorable treatment received. And I .believe this treat-
ment. will continue to improye through the efforts of Con-
When and where? How about boxing gloved' at 5Q paces.
Or wet noodles at 10 paces in front of the town hall steps at
noon on Good Friday? ,
Why meet with me? Why not talk to the farmers 'who were
involved at the time? They may be happy now but they sure
Weren't at the timer Let them tell you. Don't take the word
of an untrustworthy old columnist who apologizes for caus-
ing you so'much concern.
•
sdentions Hydro officials such as H.R. Hawley who seems •
determined to right some wrongs.
I am skeptical enough :to believe; though,-..that much of
this,concern has cora-about because farm writers and farm
papers have trumpeted,Some pa-st inequities to the public.
Speaking of disgruntled farmer% Farm and Country maga-
zine just last, month carded a stinging letter by W.C. Lang-
staff of Belleville protesting right-of-way exproptiations
M the Stirling area. •
I am quite willing to believe that Hydro has a tough time
getting rights-of-way nowadays. It is impOssible to please
all of the people all of the: time,
. .Hawley: "'the Expropriations Act clearly gives H• ydro
theauthority and • the right to proceed with preliminary con-
. attuction while negotiations, are in progress...This is what
Hydro is doing, what it clearly and legally is entitled to do."
Now ,ain't that' sPoken like an official who hues to a rigid
• routine?'
It was also_suggesteri in 'the letter that Hydro has already
reached seille*nts with 152 of the 200 owners affected. „
That still leaves almoSt 25 per cent unhappy doesn't it?
Oh yes. Mr. Hawley wants to arrange a meeting to discuss
the complaints and charges made by larmers when Hydro
was arranging for the corridor to Bruce peninsula from
Bradley Junction: "I note that you have talked with Many
fairrietS.-.7.1TOT course:accept unhesitatingly your word and
'yont good .faith in these matters...I am sure you area btisY
man, but if you could take the time tejneet me at your con-
ven en" and le ribeltildw -When and' WItere-; I -should-be most
=grateful." ••
:JdcWs 4ottings
TOhopt groups: ,want. rent .0.,htswols.
"Voles, moles, alto nlcn '
is a mouthful to mutter, which
illustrates a source of the con-
fusion some home.gardeners have
been experiencing recently, An
. exceptional, amount of damage
was done to grass,. bushes and
young trees by small mammals
this year, but should the blame be.
placed on voles, mples or mice?.
The Culprits are The voles. '
which are largely vegetarian, sav
-scientists at the University of
Guelph. When hungry, they will
' chew the bark' off 'any woody
plant, but especially prefer fruit
trees and rose bushes.' They will
• also munch. on tulip and crocus
bulbs and, various grasses. Mice,
on the other hand, chiefly eat '-
seeds and nuts, while moles are
the gardener's best frienct•Garni....
vorous in their food' habits, these
ground dwellers eat undesirable
.insects like white ' 'grubs and
chinch bugs,. plus help to aerate
the soil with the tunnels they
make,
Differentiating among the
various types, of small mammals
which occur in southern„Gntario
may•seem difficult at first glance,
but the following guidelines
should help: The presence of
voles inay,:often be detected by
narrow runways through matted
grass, Active day and night, these
creatures are brownish gray with
fang - fin.: 'earS, and` a
relatively short tail-.
- The mice which one is likely to
encounter in this, region usually
belong to the whit.• ff•e.tV group.
characterized by• white bellies,
brown or tawny backs, relatively
long. tails,. 1.rgP ears and eyes,
arid whit e feet. They are
nocturnal ground-dwellers.
Moles also live most of their
lives beneath the surfaee of the
ground. but they are active day
and night. Low ridges pushed up
when ,they move just tinder the
surface, and mounds of earth
which have been pushed up from
below, bear witness to the
presence of these insect-eaters.
Somewhat larger 'than mice and
voles, moles have broad front
feet. eyes of pinhead or
smaller, external cars, and soft,
thick fur.
-"lnorder to deal with any pest,
one must be familiar with its weak
points," advises Prof. B.J.E,
Teskey of the department of
hcirticultural 'science 'aj the
University of Guelph. "Small
mammals have tremendous
powers of Multiplication, which
must be brought under control in
problein areas. Mousetraps do
this job, well, especially when
baited with• a peanut butter-
oatmeal .mixture in 'cold weather
and lighter Mod such a's a piece-of
apple in AVarmer weather.
"The next point to' keep in
mind is:that these animals are the
-natural-prey of wolves, coyotes,
foxes, hawks and. _owls," con-
inues Prof. Teskey, "so' they
•
with the thiram, a chemical
substance which tastes ult
etizIng to the animals, yet
snot harinfhem.
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Responding to strong public,
:press-tire, the . Ontario Govern-
ment has returned about 60'/ of
the„Niagara Escarpment planning
area to the control of local
nitincils. Along the 450 mile
.._Escarpment (from Niagara Falls
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:only control on the 1:2 million
acres removed from the planning
area will be. municipal bylaws and •
zoning regulatiens: subject to the..
lipproval 'of the 'Ministry' 'of
I-busing. Liberal, MPP Robert
• McKessoek (Grey • Riding) has
tabled a 'Private Member's Bill
which would have slashed the
• Commission's control to.-an-area
inf.:Wing only.. the Escarpment.
itself and '1,000 feet on either.
• de. •
crowd of about 300 people, •
n_presenting ' Metro 'Toronto
tenant groups, filled a•cerninittee
room at Queen's Park to demand
the Government retain, rent
controls. .They appeared to ex-
press their views to a Corronittee•
studying options.. to 'rent controls,
which are. scheduled to 'end.
Oisi.Rinlier 31st .
the continuation of rent enntrol,•
they also had complaints about
tlx way the.legislatten is>working.
Fattier, the Ontario. Council
• Chairman . of .the Housing and
Urban Development .Association
tif"Cantida had presented a brief.
includes builders, land
developers„ landlords and pro-
perty managers, ' trade 'Con-
tractors, suppliers, utility rep
. resentatives, 'mortgage' lenderS,
realtors, architects and en-
gineers. Their brief urged the
j•milt.tee• to continue; the rent
supplement program for people
with genuine income problerhs
and also; recommended adjust-
ment of post-review rent in-
creases to the consumer price
index. •
• Liberal Educat•ion Critic, Ron'
Van Horne (London-North) •
;qUestioned the Minister of
Education about teachers being
tired from .Ontario's schools for
the blind and deaf: Five teachers'
will lose their jobs 'in these
sqhools this September, but the:
!Allister says no''ttidents will
suffer as 'a result .of the staff
reduction, nor will `programs be
reduced. •
Also starting this September,
every Ontario kindergarten,
teacher will be expect ed to f&st
students to see which need'
.speeial education help. Research
indicates that teachers 'should
CGSCOVCI LITariteh 4-children wilt-
'need some kind of special as-
sistance. Some 47 Boards now
have such an -identified/1;n, pro-
'gram. and the Minister will soon
introduce an amendment to the
Education 'Act. r'requiring. every
Board to identify children's
i 'membership The aSsoc at on s•
Research.aids breeders
There are many 'iyays in which'
the pragmatist can see benefit in
University research, and not. the
least of ,these is , the annual
catalogue of germ plasm releases
from the. University of Gnelph's-
department of crop science: In
layman's tennis, the publication
• - lints plant materials developed
:through OMAF -funded-research
which are' potentially valuable in
plant . 'breeding programs or
genetic studies:
The materials are provided free
of charge to breeders who . feel
they can = use University '
.._:developed germ plasmIi.e. lines.
clones, segregating poptilations.
mutants, etc.) to .produce
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country, the northern. United
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The species included arc spring
eand winter barley, oatS'. winter
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- :Copies •of the 1978 catalogue of
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Guelph.
cultivars of breeding • lines.
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si6's. Professor Lynn Kannenberg.
Like As four predecessors, the
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learning . pro lems in kinder-
garten. Liberal John Sweeney
(Kitchener-Wilmot) -asked the
Mnister• ,'hat" percentage of
.Ontario children need special
education, and apparently several
research projects are being done
on this question. U.S. studies
show that "anywhere from 2 per
cent to 20 per cent of children
could fall into the Special
education category.."
Several years ago the 'Govern-
ment • miscalculated teachers'
salaries and tontriboted to their,
pension plan on the basiS of little ,
-'or no increase 'when, actually
teachers received •15 Per-cent. in
annual, raises. Teachers' con-
tributions to the pension fund
increased rapidly, but 'Alio.
Government did not immediately'
match the increase. This error,
.plus inflations has resulted in 'the
Government owing the teachers'
pension ;fund .more than $1-
and .it• costs some' $145
million every year to .keep up the''
payments on that debt. Retiring
teachers have no cause to worry.
because the pension 'fund con...
taiiiS $2.3 ' billiOn 'and is in.. no
danger of going into bankruptcy..
H-eyer, this-debt represents-The
amount the Government must
contribute to cover the expected
pensions of teachers retiring in
years to come, and the Province
has .15 years tam it off. Because
it deeided What teachers' salaries
and contributions would 'be three
years in advan'ee, the Gov ern-
ment was couaght short. Now it
checks ev ery year, which -says
Ron Van Horne (L.London-North) •
they ..Should have been doing all
the way along. "They made such
a botch 'Of it, It's ludicrous of
them to complain about costs
now. It's their fault the pension is
shirt." . „
The Treasurer, has said that the
- •
he recongnizes there are real
problems with 'the pension fund,
tut he won't change it until the
Royal Commission on Pensions
report is .,finished. He ha-s in-
dicated that he is thinking the
Government -should get out Of the
plan; and hand the pensions over
to the school boards, because
while at present the boards•',are—
giving the teachers higher
salaries, the, Government is
paying the resulting higher pen-
sions.
'Ontario's' Workmen's Cony::
pensation Board has decided 'to
accept cancer of the larynx as an
induStrial disease in workers
exposed to asbestos dust or nickel
aerosols. Announcing this. new ,
policy, the Chairman of the Board
said the decision is a first for
compensation hoards anywhere in •
the world. Guidelines for the '
adjudication of claim's 'for
'laryngeal .cancer have been
developed by the Board, although .
these , may be • changed When
studies are Completed'.
The. Minister of Revenue has
announced that the Government
has decided to strengthen its• tax
fraud team. The -special in-
vestigation u examtnes
suspected attempts to evade any.
'of the 13 provincial taxes, in-
eluding corporation, personal in-
come and retail sales taxes, will
get 11 riew investigators making a
total of 26.
Members of• all three parties
have giyen approval to a Private
Member's Resolution calling for
the Government to •consider
legislation' to prohibit, during
election campaigns "the pob-
lication or broa deasting of all
public opinion polls that purport
to indicate the standing Of any
leader, candidate or party or the
status of any issue in the
election."