The Lucknow Sentinel, 1998-12-16, Page 1•
V L, 15 WK.*
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16,49914-
vince pledges 40 m
strugglinga ers cnizei
65f INCLUDES 04,1*.
by Jettliarder
Queen's Park 'Wrenn
Sea Media Nmspapers
Ontario's agriculture
ministry is feeding $,40
million• into relief prci-
grarnsfor struggling farm.
ers,
Agriculture Minister
'Noble Villeneuve
annottneed the funding last
week in the wake of a.
protest by struggling hog
farmers, who pleaded for a
WOO railliOn bailout,
-"Farmers told ns they
needed inunediate; help,'
villenenve said. "Ontario
is pitching in to support all
the provinc*s, farmors who
have battled', falling price
anii extremely adverse
weather conditiOn$ this
yea," .
'Perk primes have fallen•
foga,' $1.0 toe'60 cents. a
kilo in the last four
meriths. Farmers are los-
g-..about $73040 eyory, pig
they ship tti market.
However, consumers
haven't benefit* fnom the
detetiOration. •
New Democrat critic'
Bud Wildman welcomed
the annetincementt
"This is a solid first
step," he said. 'Some
farmers are IOSing. up to
S10,003 a week."
Perth MPP Bert -
1011tiSkin said the *wine
crisis is just one challenge
facing his constituent*.
'Many are Sufferin
from the summer drought
and have had to drill new
wells," he said; 'Tin glad.
we areahh 03 respond
(min*. t don't think the
fed.* will- be able to get._
anything. done until after
their (1999) budget,"
• The Canadian
Pederation'of Agriculture
and the Pork Producers
MarketingBoard my their
nrinhers need $403 mil.,
Athtr ft,
mlerI4 •
degree0!.
wxth -saw ,showes
, Winds were from tbe west
, • at 5 6101. liumiaty 70%.
BarOmetrib presaqe 39.05.!`
• lion this 'yea:T.4nd S,spo
million next !. year. -
Applications tear
Villeneuves Whole Farm •
Relief, Program. will b-
xniietL in lannarY.
Good news
for pork
producer,,
Funding al -menace,:
meats. from federal and
provinii4J governments
lastweek, were welcome
news for Ontario's. pork
produeers. The provineial.
government'
$40minims.: for erre yea,
with S30 nulhon available
immediately and the fed-,
oral government
announced S$100 inilli�n
nationally over two years
in much-needed whole
farm income relief pre,
grams.
"We aro O4tpliiely
pleased with how quickly
p;ur governments- respend7,
ed 10 ottr ooncerrt&
Agriculture, Food and
Rural Affairs Minister
Villeneuve has been VerSi
suppvruve and empathetic
temoards Oritario'S.-0-4000.
pork 'producers as we deal
with Prices. that are 1P$
than half the CoSt of pro.
dnetion," said Will Nap,
• see Aktpligatinn page
9ncinY dttedt, student* at the ttkigithcow United ctItirqh PrOegniect thOir
cur 4ktnaqk q*ngctirk 1)(14*, T ShOPIW41* 40* 40901* formed
Pitrk Qf t.photo)
by Oat LivingStOn
Doreen Mali of Kinloss
Township is the recipient
of the 1998, comnittnity,
service awards The wife of
Jack, and mother of four
children Taylors Michael,
Darius and Jiieesa, Doreen
is a lady who epitonti4es
titne'rnanagentent,
irt ads:1049n to her (and.
ly responsibilities, of.
which there Ai'Ot
Doreen manages to con-
tinuously give unselfishly
to her conmituiity in se
many. ways. •
For many years,she has
been 'a volurtteer at."
Ln*Iinw-'Qkuir41
School where she- helps:
. with fund-raising,couttes
sports, or assists, with the •
breakfastProrarn,
YOU. 4inn. find Doreen at
the arena in' the winter
time supporting the local
hodcey. teams, hod.fignre
skating by. assisting with
• fliad.raising, working in
the feed booth or acting as
• rea snort:reporter for Pin!:
• She . is, involved with
• the , Lucknow United
chargh in many 'area*. ,
Doreen: continue to teach
S111104Y Sebeol.: (teen
class) as she has One for
many yearS4 and for 14
, years,. has been a 0,..OIT
.1040,4,4- thsa
ill.1itowtho,nggrutu
$11
Christian example,' says
Doreen's: h)minator,
• D'rztert" O'101* Viia.s, the TeCilkierlt Qt, the.
Chamber of Commerce*. 1990 community. Aar -
Wile, ewer* Doreen reoVveto horpieque-frem
MC -President Tome* litileydwiny.ttser United.
Church - Sunday . 4ottool concert 140' waek.
(.114101'photo). •
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In , the supioter:
you'll find,' 'Doreen
invoti,ed in the seer pre-'
gram. She and husband'
Jack started : the program,
,e4Emized- the teams, got
coaches and referees,
sweaters tor team mein;• •
„bers.i made schedules
which involved over 21)0
.„e141tIren aud..taaaage4 to
cttAell i team, as, well as
play on an '01t1co-cd
team and a girls' ball t6urn.
Her other . pursoils-
ffiattcte... virnric:v60 'the
Optimist Club -
Luelaiow, and District, the
Luc know Agricultural
Society and Scouts.
Doreen has a huge
heart 'and is always:
ing,of others.,
This is just a brit prO-
file of a lady who has
given se much, to her cent-
munity : without sacrificing
family tithe.
Cun°, ratulations
Doreen! -
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With just three weeks.
• until_ the neWmunicipality
of the -Township of Huron,
K.!! n loss become re ail tY,
the transition board finally
released , thenames' of 1,0O
01nPloYeeS, who will hold
senior. positians, The, con-
tracts, were, just officially
signed last Week. •
Heading, the list IS
Mary lose Walden as:
administrator. Walden is
currently the ndtriinistra,
toiltreasarer, for the
Township of Huron.
Laura Haight, the. cur,
rent clerk for the
Township of Huron, will
be clerk for the. new
Municipality,
Mark Becker will be
thetreasurer of tko,
Township. of Hnrott-
Kinloss. Becker is thei,cdr-
tont elerk-treasurer of the
,Township of Kinloss,
The public works,
superintendent for the new
riwniejl)44ty will be fiat
na
Scott, the current Huron
•Townsnl,prOad Superinteo
dent.
Bertha Whitcroft,. wio
has, 'igen Clerk -treasurer of.
the Village of Lucknow
for the last 21 years; will
Tear°, effeotivo Dec. 31.
Marlene Coiling, the
former clerk,treasurot of
the. Township of Huron for
17 years, and deputy
clerk -treasurer' of the
townshilYfOr the past eight •
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