The Huron Expositor, 1978-10-05, Page 26QUEEN OF THE FURROW CONTESTANTS — The 27 Janssens, Slate Valley Farms; Nancy McKinnoncHalton; Diny
contestants for the Queen of the Furrow competition held at the Jogenotter, Hastings; Becky Barrie, North Dumfries; Debra
plowing match were at the Brussels, Morris and Grey Redder!, Frontenac; Marillian O'Neil, Middlesex; Marie
Community Centre on Thursday night attending the plowman's Thomal, 'South Simcoe; Diane„:14-aiihence, _Grenville; Marg
ball. Following are the names of the contestant& and :the. A-ttcheon, Perth; Karen Wames, Peterborough,- and --Diana
counties they represented, from left are, Cheryl Anne West, Vanderwielen, Maxwell, Stormont. (Brussels Post Photo)
Oxford; Connie Giffen, Simcoe Centre; Susan Peart, United
Township; Lynne Stewart, the 77 - '78Queenof- th'e-Furrow;
Lorraine Taylor, Peel; Deb Simpson, Kent; and Anne Stewart,
Huron County. In the middle row from left are Dawnyca Wilae,
Victoria; Nan0 Kent, South Wentworth; Linda Velthos,
Ottawa; Joan McCutcheon, North Grey; Eleanor Paddock,
Wellington; Marion Britton, FlegiOn" of,, Durham; Dianne
Bogaert, Lambton. In the back row from left are Laurie Frame,
Brant, who won the competition; Wanda Colven, Bruce; Gien
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Quebec's agriculture minister
Jean Garon is one of the most colorful men in Rene Leves-
que's colorful cabinet,
Those who know this 40-year-old lawyer say his language
is earthy and his attitude to most matters is refreshing, He
is Quebec's minister of agriculture.
I have been quick to chastize Quebec on a -6051-iple of oc-
casions, especially for the Parti Quebecois' attitude on the
interchange, of construction laborers. 'It appears that -M.
Garon is going to come up with sorne)egislation in Quebec
to preservegood farmland, Itse,, the,P,Q, will be head and
shoulders above Ontario.
Nothing is being done, to my knowledge, to do anything
bat pay lip service to preservation in Ontario.
Quebec is doing more. Garon is holding public meetings
across .the province ,right now asking for suggestions and
ideas. Reports indicate that even. Quebec farmers have
come to realize that action is necessary.
Les habitants have been, for years, wary of any legisla-
Mon limiting control over their land. They, as most farmers
in Ontario, viewed their land as something to sell so they
could live in ease in their old age. But not anymore.
Tile Union—des Producteurs Agricoles — the Quebec
farmers union — has called for a total ban on•new houses in
farm areas except for those used by persons working direct-
ly on the land.
The union has called for legislation to set up a province-
wide 'zoning board which would have the final say in allo-
wing any non-farming construction or development in an
agricultural zone. '
Quebec is, of course, much more vulnerable than Ontario
in thhe need for farmland. Documents issued by Garon's de-
partment say that Quebec has only 48,266 acres of prime
farmland compared to 5.3 million acres in Ontario:
Garon points out that Quebec relies on imports for 40 per
cent of its food.
"A nation which is not willing to make the effort to feed it-
self does not deserve to live," he says.
And the only ,way, up to now, to grow food is on-the good
farmland. It must be preserved if Quebec is to becomea na-
tion,
They have their share of speculators, too, Garon,points
out. More than 500,000 acres of land in Quebe.eare in the
hands of nearly 10,000 non-residents of the province, Every
year, non-residents buy an average of 44,000 acres of Quebec
land,
"As they say in the U.S.: Buy land. They don't make it any '
more," says Garon, "but we must put a stop to it because
land will always be a tempting refuge for speculators; espe-
cially during a period of inflation."
• Despite the immensity of territory within the province,
Quebec is still largely covered by fdrests, shrubs,, tundra
And water. Only two per cent of the province's
acres is considered even remotely suitable for agriculture.
• Therefore, the land mustbe preserved, the land that can
be eCensre ically farmed. Legislation, is due iiateihis falLandr__/-
little opposition from the Liberals is expected.
It would seem to me a good time for the OntariO govern-
ment to take a long, hard look at the Quebec legislation.
Although more land is available and viable — for agricul-
ture in Ontario, now is the time to make some important
decisions before too much of this precious commodity —
"Which they don't make any more" — disappears forever.
• • But don't hold your breath waiting for the Tories to move.
They have already given the green light for more than 300 of
the best acres in the province to be used by Family Leisure
Centres, a Yankee firm.
Family Leisure Centres, for God's sake! Wha needs a fan-
tasyland on those acres just north of.,Tbrunto?.... „....„..
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