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the Niagara Reitinsula.
The-Hamilton-Wentworth regional council is' planning a
. garbage dump which will use more than 500 acres of land. It
is supposed to be a big enough garbage dump to take care of
the region's needs for 20 years.
But more than 70 farmers are uptight. Who can blame
them? They fear the dump will cause pollution problems in
years to come. They think the Welland River will be con-
taminated,
The experts suggest that it will take at least 15 years for
any leaching problems to occur.
"We are alarmed that regional councils will allow this
threat of pollution to hang over our heads and our children's
and grandchildren's," said a spokesman for the landowners.
They told the regional council that it was immoral even to
suggest a dump be allowed across the 'headwaters of the
river, called Chippawa Creek by some residents.
By the time most of you read this, the issue will have bin
brought before the Ontario Municipal Board.
Rural residents in many other areas of the province have
made their protesting voices heard in recent years. Many
will remember the big city of Tranna getting-its come-up
pence in a plan to send tons of garbage by rail to the Tavis-
tock area. There was a move not long ago to dump waste in
-the Marmora-Area, atomie-waste,4 believe—That was-set—
tled in favor of farmers. It seems to me 'farmers are the
only people left who have any feel for the future. They seem
to be making the proteSts for their children and their grand-
children rather than for themselves.
Maybe it's because of their country background. Maybe it
is because their sense of, family - of togetherness - is keener
than others. Maybe that's' why they are the only people wil-
ling to fight for future generations.
Certainly, most urbanites; if their actions in the country
are an indication, couldn't care a damn about the future. Qr
Garbage. dumps.
Another group of farmers may be getting it in the ear in
everyone.
And it will only take a few more high-handed Suggestions
from city people about garbage dumps before the entire
rural population of Ontario will descend on the legislature
and all other urban governments
It would be great if the farmers did revolt.
They could drag manure carriers into every council
chamber in Ontario. That, would make the city dwellers sit
up, and take notice.
The callousness of it all perplexes me. It is the same cal-
lousness that permeates the thinking of regional councils.
Why would they even think of allowing a river to be pollut-
ed? The callousneSs that city people in Toronto displayed.
They thought shipping garbage out of the city, by rail to be.
dtunped in the country would be taken without a whimper.
The callousness displayed by those people who think pro-
perty owners along the Bruce Trail should simply allow
hikers to tae the trail because it is 'a trail: No matter that
fence lines were ignored, campfires were allowed to burn,
garbage was strewn indiscriminantly. Only a few hikers
were responsible -but-that's all-it-takes-to screw-the-deal for— z
about children or grandchildren.
We live in the country. A rural road past our place takes
the urbanites to the township golf course. The patrons scoot
along that gravel road as though it were a raceway. The
ditches are strewn with pop cans. •beer bottles and fast-food-
paper, and boxes.
It may not be the golfers who cause all the litter but they .
pre easy to blame. -
No matter. The ditches are dirty..
So are thousands of miles of ditches along country roads
in this province and the filth is. caused by careless, though-
tless people who are too lazy to elean out a car. They•throw
trash out of car windows.
There is something special
about a steam, engine, Stoke
them up and , people will
come for miles to see them
sputter, chug and blow great
clouds of steam out as they
creep along the, track at
Blyt h.
This weekend large crowds
of 3,000 people per day
enjoyed the 16th annual, meet
ofthe }I inn. Pioneer Thresh-
ers a.pd Hobby Association.
The crowds viewed the
A WORKER-FROM AWAY BACK — Leonard
James,. Wingham was busy Saturday Woking
grain at a contest at the Myth° Threshermens
Reunion:Although he came in sixth there were
few who would tackle the job.
CANFARM alternatives examined-
anti headquarters staff at alternatives, including some
Guelph, Ont., while the that could lead to Canfarm's
provinces and universities becoming self-supporting.
contact and train farmers "As soon as we have
who use the system. 'strong indications on the best
"We're looking at several route to follow, we will make
that public. Themain thing
now is to identify the most
promising alternative for
preserving Canfarm pro-
grams to serve Canadian
farmers," Mr. Whelan said,
For bird dog trials 1,••
Hullett will close roads
A London • Bird Dog club has obtained
permission from the • Hullett township
council to close several sideroads when they
'hold their trials here later in the month.
• Permission wad given for sideroad 15 and
16 from contessiii*.5 • to• 6 on 6- separate
occasions tO %be Cloied during the day
and reopening at night, at a regular, meeting
of Hullett township council," Tuesday night.
The club will hold bird dog trials on
September 15, 16 and 17 and October 1, 15
and 16.
Attending the . meeting were seven
affected owners along the Youngblut drain as
well as County R.A. Dempsay, Drain
engineer E.H. Understadt- reviewed the
report which council reconsidered. The
discussion centered around the increased
cost to the county. Other designs were
suggested by the county enginneer but none
seemed entirely satisfactory.
Council accepted the report and set the
court of revision for October 2.
Building permits were approved by the
building inspector Eugene McAdams for a
home being built in Hullett township, with
the adde... requirement Mr. P. Westerhout
situate his house in a position to exit onto
concession #8. Permits are subject to
township by-laws and Huron County Health
Unit regualtions.
Council set the inaugural meeting of Hullett
Township council for the term of 1978.79 for
December 4, 1978, in the township hall at 11
a.m. '
Council passed a bylaw to impose special
,annual drainage rates upon lands that have
been improved with loans from. the tile
Drainage act.
A building permit was issued to the
township to erect a new township shed. That
will cost $139,999.95 by the farm Goheon
Construction of• Dundalk.
Agriculture'Minister
Eugene Whelan • has an-
nounced his department is
looking at alternatives for the
continuation of Canfarm, a
federally sponsored com-
puterized ' farm records
system that is named in
current federal.. budget-Tuts.
. "Agriculture Canada is
actively examining various'
,alternatives to-keep Canfarm
in operation," Mr.. Whelan
said.
"Canfarm has developed
bwfrbm ,ari-rexperitnental re-•
Cords systein to a valuable
farm management tool,. We
want to see its .service
continue for fanners, in all
provinces andthat's why I've
asked my departmental of-
ficials to study a number of
possibilities that could keep
it in operation_" __.....
Canfarru is a joint federal-
proVincial-university pro-
gram that offers a com-
puterized farm record
keeping service, . farm
management and planning
systems, and data banks for
use by . farmers, policy
makers and researchei.s. The
federal 'government pays $6
million a year for facilities
had been to."
More than 400 antique
machinery owners were on
hand to show off their
machines. This is an increase
over last year,
There- were also contests
held for belt setting. For gas
u tractors the winning teams
were: Doug McIntosh,
Embro and Rev, Ken lanes,
Brussels whose time was 2
minutes, 15 seconds; Allan
Caldwell and Bill Vincent at
2:20; Bev Hughes and Rick
Guy at 2:53; and the team of
Orville Reichert and Ken
Reichert at 3:12. The belt
setting contest involves set-
ting the threshing machine
from transport position to
threshing position, and have
it turning at full RPM. '
The. second contest in-
volved setting the steam
engines. Winners were Bob
Velowe, Chelsley and George
Locker, Guelph and their
tune was 2:58; Clare and
Darryl and Searson of Wat-
ford placed at' 3:04; Bill
Jackson, Wyoming, and
Lloyd Worden, Watford at
3:40.
The, contest for bag tying
,,saw seven entrants and the
winners were Bob Forther-
Ingham, Seaforth who tied
five bags in 48 seconds;
Second place was 'a tie
between Hebo Siertsema,
Blyth and Noah Akufer,
Listowell, both finished in 59
-seconds. Third place went to
Harry McLlwain, Seaforth
who finished in 60 seconds.
The .contests were not
restricted to activities with
the threshers 1)0 als,o_in-
volved sheaf tying and stoop-
ing. Sheaf tying involves
tying the grain or in this case
'eats into sheaves using only
a few strands of eats as
twine. The art of tying was
tackled by six contestants.
Winners were: John Ken-
nedy , Clifford who tied four
sheaves 'in 1:16%; Henry
Gebhadt, 1:37; Graham
Work, Burssels, 1;40; W.
Krauter,' Alrni, I:55; Clot',
ence Craeford, Blyth, 1:0
and Roy Bennett, Wingham;
finished at,2:45.
, The next contest was
'looking which involves
taking 6 •sheaves upright in
one stook and the contestant ,
had to fmish: 5., stooks. The
Winners of the stooking Were.
Graham Work, Brussels,
who finished in 1':181/2
minutes, Henry Gebhadt,
Walkerton„ '1:19, Gordon
Hume, Milton, 1:20; Allan
Griffith, Wroxeter, —
Jack Prit cherd, Gorrie,
1:271/2 ; Leonard James,
Wingham, 1:32; and Wilburn
Bridge, Wingham, 1:55.
Threshers Reunion is succeis
steain engines on display and
watched the many demon.
strations put on: by engines,
that have been kept in
perfect condition. The
demonstrations ranged from
shingle mills, circular saws
to corn blowers.
"The good weather was
definitely, an asset" reported
Ken Inner of Brussels,pne of
the Organliers foe the event.
"fheardpeople saying it was
the best reunion yet that they is
See soyas, cant
on crop tour
Research is pot 'shrouded
in mystery at the Ridgetown
College of Agricult Ural
Technology (HCAT).
FarMers are invited to visit
the college on. September 14.
"Each year. more than 300
area farmersattend the Soils
and Crops Twilight Program
to see.college research plots,
and discuss crop production
• problems with research per-
sonnel," says ,Fred Ryan,
head of communications at
RCAT. ,
The program begins at
4:30 p.m. with a chicken
barbecue, followed by wagon
tours of the plots from 6 p.m.
to 7 y.m.
During the wagon tours.
- visitors-will-`see-test-plots--of -
early-maturing soybeans
grown,. under various con-
ditions. Researchers will
describe the success of in-
sect, weed and disease con-'
trol programs.
Several trials of field,
sweet and silage corn will be
included in the crop tour. of
horticulturists,. there will be
tours of campus ghrdens and
horticultural research plots,
The college's new swine
facilities will also be open to
the public.
Following the tours, a
formal program will be held
at the Livestock Pavilipn,
Beginning at 8 p.m. Dr. J.C.
Rennie, executive director of
the Education, Research and
Special Services Division of
the Ontario Ministry of
Agriculture and Food, will be
"College staff will then
answer questions about re-
search programs and in-
dividual crop 'productiOn
For work that won't wait
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