Times-Advocate, 1988-11-16, Page 22Page 6A
Times -Advocate, November 16, 1988
WHALEN VISITS EXETER - Former Agriculture.Minister Eugene Whelan was in Exeter on November 8. He is
shown at the left with Herb Verbeek and Jack Van Bussel of Huron Tractor and Liberal candidate Ken Dunlop.
By Bob Trotter
Tyler was a big, handsome geld-
ing who loved people but had a
grudge against other horses. He
boarded at my daughter's stable and
loved to romp and canter.
He also loved to cat. Last week,
-he somehow got out of his big 12 -
by -12 box stall. Through some-
- freak, his powerful teeth managed
to break the spring on the buckle.
He worked atthe chain until it fell
off and then managed to push the
heavy- steel door open.
And then he ate. He ate chicken
feed, rabbit feed and duck feed.
Mostly, he ate horse feed. He ate so
much, he virtually killed himself.
The vet said he died of stress. His
body simply could not assimilate
-and digest the huge amount of food
he ate. Horses, I'm told, cannot re-
gurgitate. That is why they get
cholic.
•Poor, big, good-natured Tyler died
because he ate too much.
It may seem like a poor analogy
but Tyler reminds me of Toronto.
That huge blot on .the north. shore
of Lake Ontario is going to cat it-
self to death in the next few years.
The city keeps gobbling, up farm
land at an alarming. rate. From Dur-
ham County on the cast to Peel and
Halton on the west, Metro Toronto
gorging itself on farmland: And
to the north, that ugly monstrosity
called Canada's Wonderland sits on
. some of the best farmland in the
world. Why this province ever al-•
lowed that plastic mountain and all
those ticky-tacky rides and games
on that.land is a question still•bcg-
ging. for an answer.
It would be fine with me if To-
ronto grew and grew until it stran-
gled in its own stress. Em in the
stinking city only 15 minutes when
my head starts to pound. But the
city will not leave me alone.
I'm paying for 75 percent of its
transit system's capital costs.
I'm paying 75 percent of its, GO
train costs.
I'm paying for that 16-lanc'high7
way that cuts across its bloated gut.
I'm helping to pay for that crazy
domed stadium where costs keep es-
calating higher than the CN Tower
and, unlike most people in the
province, it seems, I do not shive a
git if the Blue Jays ever win a pen-
nant. Ict ane a World Serious. •
Letter to
the Editor
Dear Ross:
A number of people have written
to express thcir,concern that the po-
sition of Fire.Services Advisor_ for
Huron, Middlesex, and Elgin
counties might not be filled by the
Ministry of the Solicitor General.
. I am pleased to advise that this is
not the case. At the time of the re -
cern resignation of Robert Beckett,
the former Advisor, the . Ministry
was in the midst of an internal fi-
nancial review .which necessity
temporary freeze or recryitm94
However, this is no longer die -
case, and Solicitor General Joan
Smith offers her reassurance that re-
cruitment action is under way to
fill the position as quickly as pos-
sible. In the meantime, the Office
of the Fire Marshal is readily avail-
able in an advisory capacity to pro-
vide any assistance which may be
required by local fire boards.
I appreciate the concerns which
have been expressed by our fire
hoards, and wish to assure them
there was never any intention to
leave the position permanently va-
cant. The Ministry recognizes the
importance of this valuable com-
munity resource and is anxious to
fill the position as expeditiously as
possible.
Yours very truly, •
-
Jack Riddell
MPP - Huron Minister of
Agriculture and Food
fo�te in the
furrow'bY
!ply'
•JIad D, S* T,u •
And so are farmers and urbanites
in the rest of Ontario helping to
pay for Toronto's growth.
As T.O. grows, it will need more
places to put its garbage. Do not be
surprised if -they start dumping in
your backyard. They don't care
where it goes as long as they get rid
of it. They tried to ship it to the
Harriston-Palmerston area'a few
.years ago until people there put a
stop to such nonsense.
Politicians say they are helpless.
The votes from 2.$ million people
mean too much to suggest that To-
ronto should be stopped. Helpless
means they have not got the guts to
do it. -
John Phillips, editor-in-chicf-of
Farm and Country, the publication
owned by Agricultural Publishing
C.,- decried the growth of Toronto
in an editorial last month. He men-
tioned a task force on agriculture -
t•.•+J 0,4 011381C7 ,
of which he was a member- which
-tabled a report more than 20 years
ago called Challenge. of Abundance.
The report beseeched thc govern-
ment of John Robarts to establish
growth points-tt;roughout the prov-
ince so that everyone could share in
development; so that rural Ontario
could share in the growth rather
than become decimated asit is to-
day. _ -
I-dusicd off my old copy of that
report. I found -it in a pigeon -hole
irran old desk -in a closet..
It still sounds good. today.- It is
not too late. Toronto and that stink-
ing, smelly, richt-ridden, crirrtc-
filled mass of humanity living in
the so-called Golden Horseshoe
around Lake Ontario's west end -
fromOshawa to St.- Catharines -
should be stopped before it dies of
stress and starts stinking up the rest
of the.provihcc.
Soil and Crop plans meeting
CLINTON - The Huron Soil and
Crop Improvement Association has
planned its annual production meet-
ing for Thursday, November 24,
1988 at 6:30 p.m. at the Goderich
Township Community Centre,
Holmesville. Tickets are available
through your Ibcal soil and crop di-
rector or the O.M.A.F. office in
Clinton. Ticket deadline is Novem-
ber 17. --
Although there won't be the big
winners in crop variety yields like
in 1987, there is stilt a lot we can
learn from the trials this year.
Included in this year's meeting
will be the project trial results from
John Heard on the soybean innocu-
lant trials, wheat variety yields and
problem weeds. There will also be a
presentation from Bob Forrest from
Centralia College, highlighting the
1988 research. As well there will be
a summary of some of the other
Seminar on beef
CLINTON - Nutrition, genetics,
health, economics and market con-
siderations will all befeature topics
often upcoming beef seminar. This
series of management seminars are
being held at four locations in
Western Ontario for beef -cow herd
producers. The Walton Community
Hall is the Huron -Perth location on
November 28, December 1, 6 and
8. .
During each of these evenings
from 7:30 to 10;30 p.m., numerous
topics will be discussed by farmers,
agri-business personnel and
O.M.A.F. staff. Topics such as
"Effective Management of Pas-
tures", "Producer Marketing Deci-
sions," "Maintaining Calf Health"
and "Animal Selection" will be pre-
sented,
Interested farmers arc asked to reg-
ister by contracting the Clinton
O.M.A.F. office by November 25.
The cost for the four evening ses-
sions will be $15 per person. -
John Bancroft
Farm Management Specialist
for Huron County
U of Guelph recognizes
premier educator
GUELPH - Uhiversity of Guelph
meteorologist "I crry Gillespie has
been recognized as one of Canada's
premier univcrsi,y educators. He is -
one of 10 recipients .of thc 1988
-3M- Teaching Fellowships. •
A total of four Guelph faculty --
more-than any oilier university --
has earned the 3M distinction since
it was initiated in 1986 by 3M
Canada Inca and the Society for
Teaching and Learning in Higher
Education. Last year's winners in-
cluded Guelph physics professor
-Ernie McFarland and microbiology
professor Norman Gibbins. The
late John Bell of the department of
languages and literatures received
the award in its inaugural year.
Gillespie has. been a member 01
the agrometcorology group within
Guelph's department of land re-
source science since 1968, when he
earned one of the first doctoral de-
grees granted by the department.
"At that time, Guelph was the
only university in Canada that of-
fered programs in agrometcorolo-
Postmasters comment gy," says Gillespie, who was led
on Free Trade deal
OTTAWA - "Prime Minister
Brian Mulroney is -trying to score
big points against John Turner over
the issue of 250,000 jobs that the
free trade agreement will create over
thc next 10 years, but over the
same time period, he's eliminating
10,000 jobs for Rural Canadians,"
says Lloyd Johnson, President of
thc Canadian Postmasters and As-
sistants Association.
The CPAA represents 10,000 Ru-
ral Postmasters and Assistants
whose jobs are being phased out in
Canada Post's 10 -year plan to
close, amalgamate or privatize
5,221 federal post officcs in small
communities across Canada.
"If Mulroney really does care
about jobs, he'd put a fast stop to
this destructive plan, which hun-
dreds of thousands of Rural Canadi-
ans have opposed since it was an-
nounced in 1986." Johnson says.
"Rural Postmasters and their As-
sistants have served Canadians in
villages and towns with great dedi-
cation, throughout the Associa-
tion's 86 -year history. Is this- the
thanks they get from our govern-
ment?
The Canadian Postmasters and
Assistants Association is sponsor-
ing a "Follow the Leader" singing
campaign to tell Mr. Mulroney to
changc. his tune about the Rural
Post Office policy or "many Rural
CAnadians will change their tune
about his government on Election
Day," Johnson Pants out. "We
have the full support of the Liber-
als and New Democrats to stop
this foolish Canada Post Plan. It
may not be free trade,, but the time .
has come for Mulroney to start
• really listening to us in Rural Can-
ada"
So far, the singing Postmasters
have enjoyed regional and national
press coverage whcn theyhave at-
tended public appearances of Mul-
roney.
On October 26, in Cornwall,.
they were joined by Turner, for a
sign a long and presented him with
a t -shirt and hat in appreciation of
his support for thc maintenance of
our traditional postal system in.
Rural Canada.
According to Simmons, thc re-
tired Postmaster from Greens Har-
bour, Newfoundland, who is Icad-
ing the singing Rural Postmasters,
we will continue to follow Mul-
roney, reminding him daily of his
responsibilities in Rural Canada."
into the field by thc farming com-
munity in Quebec's eastern town-
ships.
During a two-year stint as a me-
teorologist at Dorval International
Airport in Montreal, he was :stimu-
lated -by questions from nearby •
farmers who asked him to relate
forecasts for rain, frost or .high
winds to crop production.
Growing up in Vancouver and
studying at the universities of Brit-
ish Columbia and Toronto, hc'd
had little previous exposure to ag-
riculture. "It opened my eyes to a
new application of meteorology,"
he says.
Because meteorology is both
practical and exciting, it's an easy
field to teach in, says,Gillespie.
Students are highly motivated be -
RE -ELECT
MURRAY
CARDIFF
FREE TRADE:
THE FACTS...
-Trade is Canada's lifeblood, and exports to the US are our
main artery
-Free trade Is fully consistent with Canada's 50 year
commitment to reducing trade barriers to strengthen our
economy
-250,000 net jobs will be created according to the
Economic Council of Canada
-Removal of Canadian Tariffs on US goods will save a
middle income family 0800 per year
CARDIFF, Murray
AUTHORIZED BY ALFRED ROSS, OFFICIAL AGENT FOR MURRAY CARDIFF
. cause "everyone is concerned about
the weather" and because they can
sec direct benefits in applying me-
. tcorology to agricultirre. He is cur-
rently supervising four graduate
students and employs a number of
undergraduate research assistants for
summer field work. -
- Over the past 20 years, the de-
partment has played a -major role in
the development of .the corn heat
unit system used in Ontario and
pest management systems, and in
the study of the effects of environ-
mental pollution on crop produc-
tion.
- Gillespie's current research in-
volves the search for an alternate
way to use acreage takfn out of to-
bacco production, the use of pre-
vailing weather conditions to mini- •
mize applications of pesticides and
a study relating to presence of rain
and dew to the severity of ozone
damage to plants.
soil and crop projects including the
conservation trials of the Huron
Soil and Water District. Laurence
Taylor will be on hand to provide
an update on the Land Stewardship
Program.
One feature speaker will be Don
Frill, Ontario Soil and Crop Im-
provement Association President.
Don will be speaking on "Water in
Trust".
In order for the Soil and Crop
Association to report on variety
trials and other projects at the
meeting, these should be sent. in
prior to November 18.
Hope you can join us on No-
vember 24!
Brian Hall
Farm Management Specialist
for Huron County
Are you involved?
CLINTON - Arc you involved
with a farm corporation? Are you
seriously considering the incorpora-
tion of your farm business? If your
answer is yes to one of the above
questions, then the upcoming semi-
nar called "Understanding Your
Farm Corporation'- is for you.
This day -long seminar will be
featured at two locations with the
first one at the Brussels Communi-
ty Centre on December 1st. The
following day .December 2nd, the
same program will be presented at
the Kirkton Community Centre.
All members of the faun manage-
ment team (allshareholders and
spouses) are encouraged to attend.
Numerous topics will be dis-
cussed by the chartered accountants
and lawyers who will be leading the
discussions. Such items as "Under-
standing Your Financial State-
ments", "Taxation of Corpora-
tions", "Shareholder Agreements"
and "Bringing the Family into the
Business" will be discussed. Of
course, the strength of the' day will
• the participants' questions.
To enroll for either meeting plac-
es, please call the Clinton
O.M.A.F. at 482-3428 or :1-800-
265-5171 by Friday, November 25.
Cost will be S15 per corporation
plus S9- per person .for a, meal.
Your attendance will provide an op-
portunity for a better working
knowledge of your corporation.
EXETER DISTRICT
CO-OPERATIVE
ANNUAL MEETIIG
FRIDAY,
NOVEMBER 18
at
South Huron Rec Centre (Exeter)
6:30 p.m.
BANQUET - MEETING
Banquet Tickets $8.00 per person
Advance Tickets Only
235-2081
Tickets available at Exeter and Ailsa
Craig stores and your directors
CEXETER DISTRICT CO-OP
Exeter 235-2081 Ailsa Craig 293-3282,
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