The Lucknow Sentinel, 1993-02-17, Page 5Area farmer suggest new careers
for political and farm leaders
To_ the editor:
On February 4 I attended the
"Line in the Dirt" meeting in
Lucknow. I went to see what our
governments and farm leaders are
going to do to help the plight of
fanners in Ontario and Canada.
Here is my opinion of what some
of our MPs,,MPPs and farm leaders
should consider as a possible new
careers, if they are not re-elected.
Elmer Buchanan: Elmer should
get a job with the FBI in the miss-
ing persons' department.. He might
be able to find himself and show up
at the next meeting. Afterall,. as an
agricultural minister he should
• listen to the concerns of farmers.
Roger George: Roger should
consider becoming involved in
acupuncture. He is quite good at
sticking pins into government
leaders. Sometimes it hurts, some-
times it's very painful and some-
times they laugh. Whether it does
any good or not, farmers are still
supposed to pay the $150 stable
funding fee.
Charlie Mayer: Charlie should run
a 'Bungie Jumping Operation. He
seems to be willing to let farmers
fall to the bottom and hopefully
bounce. back up. Maybe the heavy
ones (in debt) go too far down and
hit bottom. That's farming.
Murray Cardiff: Murray should
work for Elections Canada or Pen-
sions Canada. They seem to be the
two topics that get his adrenaline
f• lowing. The problem of farmers is
just old news to him.
,Paul Klopp: Paul should become
a librarian. He thinks we should
read more books. Farm work and
off farm work keep most of us too
busy to read many books.
Here is a story for you Paul:
Once upon a time there was a
group of farmers living in. Canada.
All. of them were seeking futures in
farming. Part of the group followed
government programs and policies
(GRIP, MSA) then 1992 came
along and they were blown away.
Another group of farmers with a
little more equity lasted a few more
years under the same government
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programs and policies until they too
were blown away.
The few remaining farmers that
were ,left were just being blown
away brick by brick by brick by
brick.
Give us a level playing field with
our American and European counter
parts and we will show we can play
the game and win!
Gerald Jefferson,
• R.R. 2, Auburn.
This is Kiri Week
To the editor:
"Serving the Community's
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people has been doing for many
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Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, February 17, 1993 = Page 5
Beware- of drawstrings
on children's clothing
Accidental injury is , the
primary killer- of children - in
Canada—it takes twice as many
children's lives as cancer.
Accidents on • playground
equipment are one of the most
common cad§es of injury' to
children throughout the year.
However, in cold weather
particular kinds of accidents may
be caused by outdoor play.
Drawstring on the hoods or
necks of coats, mitten cords,
trailing scarves and loose
clothing can easily catch on.
playground equipment, fences or
gates and cause strangulation.
During 1992, four Canadian
children died of strangulation
when their clothing or a string
attached to their clothing was
caught on fences or playground
equipment.
KidsCare, the child safety
awareness program of Consumer
and. Corporate Affairs Canada,
reminds parents and caregivers
of this potential danger of
strangulation: Dress your child
safely for outdoor play: make
sure that all strings, cords, and
scarves are securely tucked
inside snowsuits and coats; avoid
dressing your child in loose
outdoor' clothing. Children's
outdoor play should always be
closely supervised.
Campaign raises over $2,200
To the editor:
The Lucknow and Dungannon
door to door campaign for the
Ontario March of Dimes has been'
completed with a. total of $2213
raised. ,We have reggied this goal,
$150 more than 1year, by the
generous donations of our residents
and business people, We thank
everyone, most specially the willing
canvassers, some who have made
calls for one ortwo years to Others
who have been calling for well over
20 . years: In Lucknow, Tena
Gardner, Jean Conley, • Lois
Goodhue, Barb Ross, Janine
Hamilton, Gladys Robertson, Kay
Crawford, Alene Clark, Lois'
Farrish, Marg Stanley, Marjorie
Solomon, Andrea Hamilton,
Dorothy Hamilton, Kathleen
Collyer, Anita Elliott, Joy Jurjens,
Mildred' Cameron, Marlene
Struthers, Hazel Hackett, Shirley
Bolt, Lynne Mann, Betty McInnes,
Sara Ritchie, Ruth Thompson,, Mary,
Boyle, " Jane Treleaven, ' Anne
Anderson, Ruth Conley, Sandi
Hoggart,. Anne Guay, Ilien
Lemoine, Shirley Hawthorne, Mae
Howald, Grace Elliot, Alice Ritchie;
.Caroline Menary, Carol Atkinson,
Marg Wilson and in Dungannon•
under captain Sandy D'Aoust,
Gwen Caesar, Kelly. Brindley,
Joanne Wilkins. • •
Co -chairpersons Anne Anderson
Laura Lee Cayley
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