The Rural Voice, 1999-11, Page 48GREY
Country Federation of Agriculture NEWSLETTER
446 10th St., Hanover, Ontario N4N 1P9
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• The Rural Voice is provided to all Grey
County Farmers by the GCFA.
Caught between the long arms of the law
Do you read The Rural Voice
when it drops on your kitchen table?
You do, well that's good. Do you
read the County newsletter pages?
You do. well that's even better.
So you will remember the article
which I submitted some time ago
talking about farm safety when
travelling on the road with farm
equipment and to be courteous to
other road users and move over onto
the shoulder occasionally to permit
traffic to pass. Well maybe and just
maybe I should rethink those
comments.
While travelling North on
Highway 10 with a farm tractor and
two gravity wagons recently, I did
just that to permit two tractor trailers
and a car to pass. I was pulled over
shortly after by a Ministry of
Transportation Ontario (MTO)
officer who was very disturbed by
my "weaving on and off the road" as
he said and that I was kicking up
dust. He told me I should stay on the
travelled portion of the road and that
the traffic could stay behind me or
pass when it was safe to do so.
Shortly thereafter I was motioned
by an OPP officer to pull over to the
shoulder as it appears two cars were
behind me and unable to pass. It
would appear that I was firmly stuck
between the proverbial rock and hard
place and "that I could not get on for
getting off'. Maybe the two arms of
the law should get their act together
and let us know just where it is they
would like us to drive. Yes, I was
somewhat disturbed and perplexed.
The Grey. County Federation of
Agriculture held its 59th Annual
Meeting and Banquet and OFA
Regional Meeting on Friday, October
15 and we have a new slate of
officers.
My [Hanks goes to Bob Rodger for
his excellent leadership and two
dedicated years as GCFA President.
Congratulations to Karl Chittka,
Proton Township, who was
acclaimed as President. Wayne
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McCausland, Euphrasia Township,
was acclaimed as Second Vice -
President, and I am now your First
Vice -President.
Karl Chittka and I remain as OFA
Regional Directors, but alas Pearl
Bumstead feels she has more than
enough to do and that it is time for
someone else to take over as
Regional Director for Grey North. I
will miss Pearl on our trips to the
OFA Board Meetings in Toronto.
Pearl has worked diligently for Grey
County. She and I have held
opposing opinions on some issues
over the years, but then that is how
we come. to have a democratic
solution. We will miss you Pearl and
thank you for your contributions. We
wish you well.
We are still seeking an OFA
Regional Director for Grey North for
the Townships of Derby, Keppel,
Sarawak, Sullivan, Sydenham and
Holland. If you know of someone
who may be interested in this
position, please contact our office in
Hanover at 519-364-3050 or 1-800-
275-9551.
The 1999 OFA Convention will be
held November 22 and 23 at the
International Plaza Hotel, Toronto.
The following are the Regional
Directors and Delegates to OFA
Convention who will be representing
Grey County interests in policy
decisions and elections for the
coming year.
Grey North (Townships of Derby.
Keppel, Sarawak, Sullivan,
Sydenham, Holland)
Regional Director: Vacant at this
time
Delegates: Pearl Bumstead, Roger
Lamont, Paul Sachs. Alternate -
Gilbert Van Eck.
Grey South (Townships of Bentinck,
Normanby, Glenelg, Egremont,
Proton)
Regional Director: Karl Chittka
Delegates: Vicki Braeker, David
Snider, Brent Zeinstra. Alternate -
Winston Kirkpatrick
Grey East (Townships of Artemesia,
Collingwood, Euphrasia, Osprey, St.
Vincent)
Regional Director: Bob Brassington
Delegates: Peggy Hutchison. Brent
Lanktree, Wayne McCausland. No
Alternate at this time.°
— Submitted by Bob Brassington
OFA Regional Director, Grey East
BENTINCK TOWNSHIP
FEDERATION OF AGRICULTURE
ANNUAL MEETING
Lamlash Hall
November 12, 1999
Dinner 7:00 p.m. sharp
Speaker: Gord Hastie
European Tour with AALP
$10 per person
Call 369-5113 or 363-3264
for advance tickets
GREY COUNTY FEDERATION OF AGRICULTURE
DIRECTORS' MEETING
Thursday, November 18, 1999
8:00 p.m.
OMAFRA Boardroom, Markdale
Members are welcome to attend.
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