The Rural Voice, 1996-07, Page 3Editor: Keith Roulston
editorial advisory committee:
Bev Hill, farmer, Huron County
John Heard, soils and crop extension
and research, northwestern Ontario
Diane O'Shea, farmer, Middlesex Cty.
George Penfold, associate professor,
University of Guelph
Gerald Poechman, farmer, Bruce Cty.
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Behind the Scenes
Dangers short term, and long term
It's easy to understand the dangers
of a freak of nature like the tornadoes
that tore through parts of Grey and
Dufferin counties this spring but
some of the other dangers involved in
country life are not so apparent. This
month we deal with both kinds of
peril.
Cathy Laird talks to survivors of
the tornado in the Williamsford area
and weather experts who tell us how
to protect ourselves from violent
weather.
You can't prevent a tornado but
you can prevent skin cancer by taking
proper protection against the harmful
ultra violet rays of the sun. The
problem is, there's little direct
relationship in our minds between
being sunburned now and developing
skin cancer 20 years later. Public
health nurse Joyce Castanza is one of
those trying to make us aware of the
danger, particularly since the thinning
of the ozone layer is making the sun's
rays stronger. A little common sense
now can save a lot of pain and grief
later.
There's more than one way to
make money on a farm and this
month we talked to a couple of
families who are taking different
routes to supporting themselves. John
and Gillian Crawford make their
income from sheep on their Gorrie-
area farm but in the last year they've
added a sideline — entertaining and
educating visitors with a demon-
stration on running a sheep farm,
including the herding of sheep by
their Border Collie, Meg.
The Morrison family grows
berries on their Lucknow-area farm.
They must bring large numbers of
customers to their farm if they are to
sell their product so marketing is a
big part of their business. Their
marketing strategy covers everything
from a colouring contest for children
to a Strawberry and Music Festival.
As much as berries, they say, they're
selling a good experience to their
customers.
The salute to "my town" this
month is to the town of Chesley.
Mary Golem provides a tribute to her
community.
The fruits of the season are
featured in Bonnie Gropp's recipe
collection this month. Everything
from stawberries to cherries and
peaches are used in sweet delights.0
Update
Internet service growing at warp speed
Since our article on agriculture on the Internet in February, local access to this
world-wide computer network has continued to explode. Municipal telephone
services across the region have been jumping into the "net" in the past few
months.
In June, for instance, BMI Internet, the Internet service provided by Bruce
Municipal Telephone System (BMTS), opened its new service for thc Grey
County Board of Education. It was alteady providing a similar service for the
Bruce County Board of Education, linking all schools in thc system to the
Internet. In Grey County, BMI Internet's "backbone" is installed at John
Diefenbaker Secondary School in Hanover, and provides other high schools in
the county with a Dedicated Access Service 24 hours a day. Elementary schools
will have a dial-up access. In both cases the speed of the Internet service will be
much faster than anything previously available.
For rural families, the new service means local -call Internet access in
Hanover, Chesley, Mildmay, Neustadt, Durham, Walkerton and Ayton. Regular
customers of BMTS have had local dialing access since last August.
It's reported that 6.3 million Canadians have access to the Internet from
home, school or work, 40 per cent of the locations coming online in the past six
to eight months. In business, 21,000 locations arc online, and the number is
growing 14 per cent per month.°