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PAGE 6. THE CITIZEN,THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 2006.
Letters to the editor
Kingsbridge group says thanks for support
THE EDITOR,
In the most recent issue of
The Rural Voice John
Beardsley posed the right
question: Whose farmers will
continue to feed cities in
Canada? Brazil? U.S.?
China?
It must be becoming clear
that Canadian farmers cannot
compete in our own country
against those who subsidize
their farmers and permit them
to employ slave labour.
Chainstore buyers are going
to continue to purchase
inventory as cheaply as
possible, with little or no
concern as to production
methods or inspection
procedures practised in those
other countries. We can only
compete by selling our
products at a loss to primary
THE EDITOR,
As president of the Huron
Tourism Association, a group
with a membership of nearly
200 businesses across the
county, I am writing to
publicly demonstrate our
support of local farmers, who
have recently received media
attention after closing
snowmobile trails that run
across their properties in an
attempt to highlight
economic hardships with
current government
programs.
Co-operation between
snowmobile clubs and
farmers has created hundreds
of kilometres of trails across
a network of farmers' fields
'for the enjoyment of
snowmobilers and ATVers
during the winter months. It
has brought tourists to the
THE EDITOR,
The Brussels Optimist Club
is again planning its annual
dinner and auction on April 8.
Over the past six years the
auction has raised more than
$110,000 for various projects.
This year's auction is being
held in support of the
Brussels Conservation
Revitalization Project.
At this time we are asking
and absolutely overwhelming.
As leader of this energetic
and passionate group of
young people, I would like to
thank all of those who
supported our group in their
crusade. Our local
newspapers, radio and TV
stations, have been very
accommodating, enabling the
producers.
That is what is happening
now. How much longer can it
be continued?
Ontario farmers are
requesting parity with the
U.S. Only parity with the U.S.
can correct our present
dilemma.
It was recently published
that the U.S. has budgeted
$93 billion to farm support in
2006.
Canada, with 10 per cent of
the U.S. population and a
lower dollar, will need to
budget about $11 billion
annually to provide parity
with the U.S.
I doubt if they will allow us
to employ illegal aliens for
$20 a day, but the $11 billion
in support would allow us to
compete in our own markets
for donations towards our live
and silent auction. Any and all
items are welcome and we
invite you to inform us now as
to what you may be donating,
so we can advertise as the
auction approaches.
The citizens of Brussels
and area have always been
phenomenal when supporting
our Optimist Club. This
year's project is quite
executive to broadcast their
message of continued
existence loudly and clearly.
The response to the youth
group's e-mail campaign was
a resounding success, as the
letters poured in to the Bishop
and the Council of Priests. St
Joseph's Kingsbridge, once an
obscure rural parish, became
column
and maintain a source of
nutrition that Canadian
consumers can be assured is
inspected by Canadian
authorities.
Health care has become the
greatest concern of our
governments. At least it
sounds that way.
Why wouldn't it make
sense to regard safe and
homegrown abundant
nutrition as an important part
of Health Care, and actively
promote and encourage
Canadian consumers to
regard our homegrown
produce as prevention against
prevalent diseases?
Or should we become
entirely dependent on
pharmaceutical companies?
Sincerely,
Mason Bailey.
commodity prices. And
2006 expects more of the
same.
We all rely on farmers for
the food we put on our tables.
We must support farmers if
we want to enjoy the long-
term viability of our
Canadian food supply sector.
I urge each of us to support
our local farmers, and make
your opinion known by
contacting any of the
following politicians: MPP
Carol Mitchell, Provincial
Agriculture Minister, Leona
Dombrowsky, MP Paul
Steckle and Federal
Agriculture and Agriculture
Food Canada Minister Chuck
Strahl
Sincerely
Ralph Laviolette
President, •
Huron Tourism Association
involved, both physically and
financially, and we hope the
community will again show
us why we are so proud to
serve the Brussels area.
If you have items to donate
or wish to buy tickets for the
dinner and auction please
contact any Optimist member
or call 887-6502.
Kevin Deitner
Optimist president.
well known throughout the
Diocese of London.
Last week, our pastor
Father John Jasica, the
executive of the youth group,
and I were invited to meet
with Bishop Fabbro in
London. The seven teenaged
members were delighted to be
able to present their'concerns
and solutions to the Bishop,
and were happy to answer
some of his questions as well.
The executive were very well
received, and now feel the
youth have been listened to,
and included in the process.
A heartfelt thank you to all
who took the time to e-mail
the Bishop and the Council of
Priests on behalf of St
Joseph's Kingsbridge.
Thank you as well for the
phone calls, the letters, the'
expressions of interest, the
words of sympathy and
support, and the offers
of welcome into your
churches.
The Council of Priests
continues to deliberate, and
the Bishop's decision on the
suggested closure of
Kingsbridge is not expected
until sometime in May.
Regardless of what the final
outcome may be, in the words
and actions of our friends and
neighbours, we have been
shown the Face of God.
Jennifer Miltenburg
529 -7640
THE EDITOR,
In early January, the St
Joseph's Kingsbridge Youth
Group began a media and e-
mail campaign in an effort to
save their church from
closure.
The response of the
surrounding communities was
immediate, whole-hearted,
Writer responds to
`Support local farmers'
• • • Optimists want donations
area, many of whom eat at
local restaurants, stay at
motels and B and Bs, buy gas
at local gas stations,
and generally help our
economy.
However, we understand
how high levels of frustration
have led many farmers to
close the trails in an attempt
to pressure the federal and
provincial governments to
provide adequate risk
management programs and
higher levels of income
support programs for
Canadian farmers, at least to
bring them up to par with US
counterparts with whom they
must compete in open
markets
We realize the past number
of years have been among the
worst for farmers, marked by
the BSE crisis and dropping
CHP candidate speaks out
THE EDITOR, his promise. His claim is that Liberal Lite.
One of the main planks of the he may not be able to kill the No doubt when the Bloc
Conservative Party's election registry because he has a Quebcois re-introduce C-407
platform was a firm promise to minority government. (the euthanasia bill) Harper
kill the long gun registry This is not true. He could use will do nothing (as happened
created by the infamous Liberal Order-in!Council to axe the with C-250, the hate crimes
bill, C-68. registry. What we are hearing is bill) and whine that his
It was this plank particularly the sound of a politician getting minority status prevents him
that garnered the Conser- ready to break his word. from stopping it. •
vatives support in rural Between waffling on the As The Toronto Sun so nicely
ridings. promise regarding the registry put it, "Grit, Tory, same old
Yet in Thursday's Toronto and the David Emerson affair, story."
Sun it was revealed that Harper and the Conservatives Dave Joslin
Stephen Harper is waffling on are acting more and more like Brussels, ON
Recognition
Willeke Barten, Jenneke Barten and Amber Walton were recognized in
Peacemaking, lunch monitoring and peer mediation (Big Buddy) as part of
the Cool to Care initiative promoted by the Avon Maitland District School
Board. The girls received certificates and coupons for their work at the end of
February from the board. (Photo sisbniitted)