The Lucknow Sentinel, 1985-06-26, Page 3Tariff policy irks producers
By Stephanie Levesque
Canadian pork producers have to stand up,
and push back against their American
counterparts, the chairman of the Ontario
Pork Producers' Marketing Board told the
gathering at the official opening of the 12th
annual Ontario Pork Congress.
The OPPMB chairm. an, Tom Smith of
Utopia, said he is getting "more than a little
worked up" / over the closed borders of
some American states and the tariffs being
charged. to Canadian producers who export
to the U.S.
"We'll come out leaner and meaner," he
said.
He told the room packed with pork pro-
ducers, media and and representatives
from foreign countries that Canadian pork
producers should get worked up about the
closing borders.
As a start, he suggested pork producers
write their local member of parliament.
Some four or five states have closed their
borders to Canadian pork because of this
country's use of the chemical chlorophenol.
"The states asked for its (border closing)
for political and trade reasons, not health
reasons," said Smith.
In April, the U.S. introduced countervail
measures, whereby all importing producers
have tp pay tariff.
"This iS a breaking of trust between
ourselves and Americans," .Said Mr. Smith
of the countervail measures.
He did say the tariffs are aimed at the pro-
vinces who give their pork producers sub-
sidy dollars, but Ontario doesn't give such
subsidy yet its producers are affected by the
tariff.
The pork marketing board -chairman said
in several different ways that the American
action is, unfair/. He verbally pointed to both
Ottawa. and. Washington noting free trade
doesn't mean the same to each government.
In his opinion, free trade means free ex-
ports but tariffed imports to the States while,
to Canadians free trade means open
borders both ways.
The provincial agriculture minister at the
moment was also on hand for the official •
• opening., Despite an anticipated last ditch
effort to impress farmers, Dr. Ross Steven-
son only had one announcement.
The provincial gOvernment will financial-
ly help the Ontario Swine Al association.
Dr. Stevenson.said a, financial consultant
would be provided by the province as well as
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Retires after'28 years
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Sarah Farrell (left) Vicky Cudmore (middle) and Paula Reid from the Pine River unit of
the C.G.LT. prepare to go on a week long trip to Algonquin Park last Friday. The Lucknow
and Dungannon groups also took part in the field trip. (Photo by Alan Rivett)
Lucknow gets Meals -on_ -Wheels...
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However, the members discussed the
the Bruce County Health Nurse, the need tor possibility of hiring a student over the sum -
the Meals-on-Whee program was great m
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• the Lucknow area.
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students come back to the school and still
show some interest when you have a science
open house or other activities."
She says she 'is looking forward to her
retirement and plans to just take it easy and
take it "one day at a time."
"I'm looking forward to having free time
to enjoy visiting and travelling or playing
cards. I've enjoyed teaching the kids and I
liked the people I've worked with. I'm going
to et involved in volunteerwork. That '1
keep me doing something," she said.
wneeier's message to her
graduating students this year is simply to do
their best. "They should all have a goal and
do their best to reach it," she said.
"There are many elderly who do not want
to cook and would have toast and tea," she
says.
Although the project isistill in its infancy
with only three people as clients, the
organizers are not prepared to take on more
clients at present. The time element need to
make the project bigger and the time re-
quired in the Pinecrestkitchen to prepare
the meals is not available yet, says Mrs. Bit -
hie. "Our first priority is to the residents of
Pinecrest," she said,
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mer months to help the kitchen staff to
enable Meal -�n -Wheels to take on more
customers.
Although the Organizers hope to eventual-
ly have the Meals -on -Wheels prOgram finan-
cially self-sufficient, the members have ap,/
plied for assistance from Ministry of Com-
munity and Social Services' under the Home
Support Program. Mrs. Ritchie said there
• was no guarantee if the group will get the
grant and the amount is up to the discretiOn
of the ministry.
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