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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1985-12-11, Page 5Grassroots meeting exciting *from page The fact that the conference was a grassroots conference and not a govern- ment level conference was ' partially responsible for the excitement. "There were representatives, from coast to coast and not just the 10 voting delegates from each province. Them were women who were concerned but not voting," In fact, over half of the 350 women attending the conference were without votes. She also liked the fact that funding for the conference , was; "very broadly based". Money cane from private and government Sources such as the Secret- ary of State, farm chemical companies and local PEI companies. A broad base indicates therange of supT ort for such conferences and keeps member organ- izations from .becoming dependent on any one funding. source. McQuail's registration costs and most other expenses were paid by Women Today, an organization "not justfor farm women but which certainly addres- ses the concerns of farm women". The group also attends to concerns of all women such as daycare, equal pay, family violence - "You name it, we deal with it". She was one of two women from Huron County at the conference. The other was Ontario Co-ordinator Maria Van Bommel of Dashwood. Among those attending from Bruce County were conference speaker Gisele Ireland -and Gerdie Blake. "Small group discussions were held with members of every province in every group. It was a real chance to communicate on a one to one personal basis about your community and province: . "You learned a lot. It really broke down the classic east -west split." "There were specific concerns as to 'commodities but the general concernto create a viable agricultural community overall." The importance of the second confer- ence, - the first was held five years ago in Ottawa - was heightened by the fact that more women are getting more in- volved in farming and not just sticking with the traditional domestic part of farm responsibilities. !'Now is the time for women to use the power we have. More women are farming independently and in recogniz- ed partnerships," said McQuail. However, because of the history of farm families, very few women become active in the organizations that work and speak for farmers. In some cases, women can't be active unless' they're recognized as bona fide farmers and they don't have the right to havei input into decisions affecting them. "We've allowed it to happen 'to our- selves, it was structurally built in. It's taken a long time for women to stand up for themselves," said McQuail. She noted the women at the confer- ence, and therefore `the tone of the conference itself, was "very family farm oriented". "We shouldn't just be in the barn or the home or the field but on the political lobbying front." An example supporting the idea that the women attending the conference focused on "the farm family as a whole and not just on the woman or the .man" are the recommendations the 'confer- ence decided to make to members of federal and provincial governments and opposition leaders. The recommendations closely follow those put forward by the Ontario Feder- ation of 'Agriculture (OFA) and other male -dominated agricultural organiza- tions. "We're also concerned about the ramifications' for the rest of society as family farms go. under. Small towns and equipment manufacturers already feel it. Canada Packers will feel it." If trends continue the way they . are, something as basic to our way' of life as cheap good food 'will become a thing of • the past. 2,300 county atlases sold;..:. It is just a little more than a month since the Huron County Historical Atlas was released and already more than 2,300 of•the 350' page books have been delivered to purchasers in Huron and across Canada. In, addition another 200 copies of the atlas have been purchased. and are awaiting delivery instructions, according to Goderich. Township Reeve Grant Stirling who''' headed the county council committee responsible for /the' production of the atlas. While in the days following the initial release there were someproduction delays which resulted in disappoint- ment for a number of atlas purchasers, this now has been resolved and the stock on,hand is sufficient to meet day / to day requirements. Officials at the Court House . in Goderich said the demand for the atlas was /steady. They said 'in many cases the atlas was being purchased as a Christmas gift. • The atlas, containing nearly one million words and . 1,000 pictures, includes 16 township . maps showing property owners, nearly 50 maps of towns, villages and hamlets, listsof small lot owners (under 40 acres).' In addition ,the stories of some 600 families, organizations, churches and businesses • as well. as "of 26 Huron municipalities are featured in the atlas. Copies are available at $59.50 each at the Court House, Goderich each week day Monday through' Friday. If delivery by mail is desired an additional postage and handling charge of $6.00 applies. Copies also may be 'purchased at 'a number pf retail outlets, in the county. Patrons and others who have purchased an atlas are urged to pick.it up as soon as possible as well as those who loaned pictures are asked to contact the atlas office regarding delivery or pick-up. .... but atlas has X100,000 deficit By Stephanie Levesque A deficit of . about $100,000 for the Huron County historical atlas is expected at the • end of the year. The financial statement of the book which was launched in October was presentedat a special meeting of Huron County council.. It cost the county $226,468 to publish the atlas and at the end of November the county hadxeceived revenue totaling $140,454. However, the deficit is offset by the fact that 2,000 copies of the atlas have yet to be sold. The atlas is available atthe county house and various retail outlets across the county for $59.60. Atlas Committee chairman Grant Stirling of, Goderich Township said ' he expects a large portion of' the $100,000 deficit will be recovered but does anticipate a small He shrugged off the shortfall noting it is the first time the county has, undertaken such a project. Reeve Stirling added it would probably be another 100 years before another atlas is published. Correction The childcare meeting sponsored by the Young Parents •Committee of Concerned Farm Women of Grey and Bruce Counties will be held Dec. 16 rather than Dec. 6 as originally reported in the Sentinel. The Dec. 16 meeting will be held at' the. Chesley Community Centre at '8 p.m. The Sentinel regrets, any inconvenience the .caused shortfall. r error may have Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, December 11, 1985 -Page S LUCKNOW DISTRICT. COMMUNITY CENTRE OPEN DATES AVAILABLE DECEMBER Friday 13,20, 27 Saturday 21. 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