The Brussels Post, 1974-03-06, Page 8Recent investigations' were
carried out by the OPP at
Wingham Detachment include:
Fifteen charges laid and
thirteen warnings issued under
the •Highway Traffic Act.
Twenty-two investigations with
two persons charged under the
Criminal Code.
On Monday, February 25,
Thomas M. Cardiff of R.R.#2,
Brussels, was involved in a single
car• accident on Concession 7 - 8,
east of Huron County Road #19,
Grey Township. -Injured as a
result of the accident was Larry
Ward of R.R.#1, Ethel, a
passenger in the Cardiff vehicle.
Estimated damages $1000.00.
On T hursday, February 28,
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•Robert A. MacDonald of Paisley
was involved in a single c4
accident on Highway #9 at thQ
Huron-Bruce County Line,
Howick Township, No one wt
injured, and damages were
estimated at $1500,00,
On Friday, _March 1, a Polia
Cruiser which was parked
unattended in. Brussels, n
struck in the rear by a vehicle
driven by Carl C. Graber, mishit
extensive damage.
On Saturday, March 2, Elfrietli
B. Klassen of Fordwich and
Neeltje M. Versteeg of
Fordwich were involved in a titc
car collision in Fordwich. The
were no injuries. Damages wea
estimated at $300.00.
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At Wingham meeting
Nixon knocks government spending
Two hundred and thirty people
at the Wingham Legion Hall
heard Robert Nixon; Ontario
Liberal Leader talk, about what
was wrong with the Davis
Government and what the
Liberals were going to do about
it.
"After 30 years of Conservative
government it's time for a
change. After three years of Bill
Davis' government it's definitely
time for a change," Mr. Nixon
declared.
He was speaking at the
Western Ontario North District
Liberal. Association leader's
dinner and annual meeting
Wednesday of last week.
Mr. Davis' recent cabinet
shuffle was termed
"irresponsible" by Mr. Nixon.
When the legislature resumed,
new men, who don't know their
jobs well, will face questions from
the Opposition they won't be. able
to answer, Mr. Nixon argued.
Mr. Davis announced cabinet
changes last December. The
changes should have been made
sooner, Mr. Nixon said.
As for Dalton Bales, former
Attorney General?
"Fired and put out on the
street," Mr. Nixon commented.
Why did the shuffle take place?,
To prevent more political em-
barrassments,Mr. Nixon said.
When the speeCh from the
throne is read, the Liberal party
will listen with care, Mr. Nixon
maintained.
With gr eat precision, he
outlined what the speech from the
Farmers
told seed
supply tight
throne should include.
To conibat the ever-rising cost
of living, the province needs a
prices review board to investigate
and report causes of rising prices.
The government must
introduce a balanced or surplus
budget to help combat inflation,
Mr. Nixon said.
He cited a recent statement
from the Canadian Chamber of
Commerce.
"the current rates of growth (of
government spending) are
excessive and have contributed in
a major way to domestic
inflation," was the extract from
the statement Mr.Nixon
produced.
Deficits from the last
budgets have, exceeded
billion dollars, he noted.
The deficit is only one concern,
he said.
A farmer himself, Mr. Nixon is
concerned about the rapid loss of
prime farmland.
"The provincial government's
objective should be to keep viable
farmland in production," he said.
He stressed the need for
apolicy allowing the provincial
minister of agriculture to object,
not only to federal projects eating
up the land such as the Sarnia to
Montreal pipeline, but to
provincial highways and hydro
dams. .
Speculators should be
regulated to prevent farinland
from laying in disuse.
Mr. Nixon urged strict controls
to prevent foreign ownership of
'Ontario recreational lands.
Municipal governments should
be given more freedom.
Provincial grants should be given
to the municipalities without
strict directives as to where the
money should be spent, he said.
"The powers of the Ontario
Municipal Board to .review and
reverse municipal government
decisions should be sharply
curtailed, " he emphasized.
He called on the provincial
government to use its powers to
alleviate the steep housing costs
in the province.
Removal of the provincial sales
tax on building materials and
opening up provincially owned
lands were his solutions.
Mr. Nixon attacked provincial •
Bill 275 saying: "The rights of
teachers and trustees to negotiate
the level and nature of education
services without compulsory
arbitration should be
guaranteed."
Rewrite or abandon bill 275, he
said.
The function of the Ontario
Development Corporation should
be changed from "a grantor of
funds to an' initiator of
businesses," Mr. Nixon
maintained.
The money would spark new
growth in Canadian companies to
combat the flame of foreign
domination now engulfing Ont
ario's economy, Mr. Nixon said,
He also felt that; women's
rights in the courts should be
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strengthened; denturists should
be licenced. to provide low-cost
dentures; landfill sites should be
abandoned and replaced with
recycling; urban transit systems
should rely on tried and tested
transportation means,
The government should
attempt to equalize the cost of
living throughout Ontario,
especially in the North, Mr, Nixon
said,
I-le was greeted with deafening
applause when said that the
Conservative Government should
be dealt with critically and the
people of Ontario should be
shown that a responsible
alternative, the Liberal party, was
available.
At the conclusion of Mr.
Nixon's speech, the Western
Ontario North Regional Liberal
Association conducted a brief
annual meeting.
Returned to office were:
President, Douglas Bell, Strat-
ford; Vice-Pr esident, Duncan
McCallum, Hanover; Treasurer,
Williain Elston, R.R.4,
Wingham; Secretary, William
Somerville, Stratford; and
Directors, Kent Lamont, R.R.5,
Paisley, Ross McLelland, Mount
Forest, Robert Campbell, Owen
Sound, and Beryl Harper,
Goderich.
The executived also includes
presidents of all riding
associations.
Treasurer, William Elston
reported a bank balance of $97.
People we
know
R. W.Wi11is, who has been
stationed at Cornwallis, spent the
weekend with his parents, Mr. •
and Mrs. Archie Willis and is
now at Camp Borden.
Hugh Kennedy of Torento was
a visitor with his brother Roy and
Mrs. Kennedy last Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs, Donald Beckman
and Cheryl of
Preston-Cambridge, Ontario were
weekend visitors with Reeve and
Mrs. J.L.McCutcheon.
Mr, and Mrs, Harper Wood of
Mitchell were Monday visitors
with Mrs. G. Chidlow.
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"There have been some major
changes in the seed grain
situation this year says
W.D.Taylor, a specialist with the
Soils and Crops Branch of the '
Ontario 'Ministry of Agriculture
and Food. "The Seeds Act has
been changed, prices are higher,
supplies are short, and farmers
generally are going to have to do
more planning for their
requirements."
One of the most significant
changes has been made in seed
labeling. Starting in the 1974
season, only the seed of
pedigreed classes —Foundation,
Registered or Certified —will be
sold as named varieties.
"This will mean that only seed
from a crop that has been grown
.from pedigreed seed and
inspected in the field by a Plant,
, Products Division inspector can
be offered for sale with the
variety name on the tags, "Taylor
explains.
A second major change
affecting seed supplies is the
all4ime high prices on the feed
grain markets. Prices at harvest
and during fall may have tempted
„some growers to sell on the feed
market rather than gamble on a
higher price for seed in the
spring.
In the past, Ontario seed
shortages have been covered by
supplies from western Canada.
However-, the good feed grain
markets and the fact that many of
the western varieties are not
recommended in Ontario have
reduced this source of supply,
Some dealers are already
reporting shortages of the more
popular varieties and some
farmers may have to settle for
their second or third choice. It is
doubtful if any treated seed Will
be available later in the season,
ekcept 00 a Special Order,
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