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Times-Advocate, 1988-06-01, Page 19Pork Congress. STRATFORD - Good old Onta- rio hospitality! That's what is in store for the estimated 200 interna- tional and out -of -province guests who will be attending this year's Ontario Pork Congress in Strat- ford. Keith Small, chairman of the In- ternational Committee for this year's Congress, notes that in pre- vious years little recognition has been paid to foreign pork producers and swine breeders who may have travelled thousands of miles to at- tend the event.. The International Committee hopes to change that. "The principal objective in wel- coming these visitors is to help put them in toueh with various Con- gress Committees. A .lot of these people will be here looking for breeding stock, specialty equipment and Canadian know-how," Small said. Some of the key areas of interest and committees to whom the inqui- rercrs will be directed are the Breed- ers, Marketing, Innovation and Pro- ducer Education Committees. Each of this© groups will have represen- tatives on hand to offer information and printed materials. The International Committee was organized this year partly as a result of the fine hospitality and assis- tance many Ontario producers re- ceived while attending the Alberta Pork Congress last year. "If we can direct the delegates to the best local people, the inter- change of information, breeding and product data will benefit everyone in the industry," Small stated. The three-day Ontario Pork Con- gress will begin at the Stratford Coliseum Tuesday, June 21. An in- formal gathering that will include a pork barbecue and picnic will be host"! by the International Com- mittee at 6:00 p.m. Monday even- ing in the Market Annex Building. • Several Provincial politicians have also been invited to attend. Jack's Jottings Creating parks By Jack Riddell MPP Huron The Ontario Government will create 53 additional provincial parks and adopt a new policy to protect the Province's parks system. Natu- ral Resources Minister Vince Kerrio has announced. This decision brings the total number of parks in Ontario to 270, covering 6.3 million hectares. Over 80 percent of the park arca will be pure wilderness or nature reserves where logging, hunting, trap- ping, mineral exploration, mining or hydroelectric development will not be permitted. "The Government believes that the need to preserve a certain amount of "pure" wilderness is too important to compromise and no trapping, mining or hydro development will be allowed in any of Ontario's other provincial parks," Mr. Kerrio said. Under the new system, there will be six classes of provincial parks, where different and limited activities will be allowed. In Wil- derness Parks, for example, large areas will be left to nature and trav- elling will be permitted only on foot or canoe. Limited logging will only be permitted to continue in Algonquin and Lake Superior Provincial parks. Hunting and commercial tour- ism in Waterways, Historical, Natural Environment and Recreation class parks will be allowed only on an individual basis and only fol- lowing extensive consultation. - Mr. Kerrio also announced -a number of initiatives concerning the Temagami region. A citizen's advisory council will be appointed to assist the Ministry in making the Temagami district a model man- agement arca for recreational, forest, tourism and environmental re- sources. Lumber companies, local communities and tourists will benefit from an initiative aimed to upgrade a 63 kilometre stretch of High- way 560 between Gowganda and Shining Tree, north of lady Evelyn- Smoothwatcr. The Temagami area will retain its special character while maintain- ing its significant contribution to the local economy,. "It"will be a challenging task but I am confident that, with strong commitment and participation from the public, we will be able to meet these chal- lenges and make this truly a model of resource management." Mr. Kerrio said. "We arc ensuring the protection now of one of the best parks sys- tems in North America, a system that is praised internationally and a system we want to keep, not only for today but for future genera- tions," he added. •Pick your own reports start June 9, 1988 The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food's Farm Market News Service will begin a new season of Pick -Your -Own radio re- ports prepared by Bob Cobbledick, a farm marketing specialist. The reports will start June 9, and will be available every Thursday until the end of the growing scason in mid-October. "The report lets people know when a crop is ready for picking, how big it will be, and the arca in Ontario where it is located." Cob- bledick says. "One of the biggest advantages of picking your own fruits and vegetables is the price of produce - about half the retail price." About 400 farms are participating this year, from London to Port Hope and north to Georgian Bay, with more than 20 different fruit and vegetable crops to pick. To hear a weekly report after June 9, listen to your local radio sta- tion or call (416) 924-6254. 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