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Times-Advocate, 1983-10-26, Page 24Page 24 Times -Advocate October 6 1983 AREA RABBIT SHOW — The South Huron Rabbit Breeders' Association sponsored a sanctioned show Saturday at the Huron Park Annex. Above, Tom and Eileen Jorgensen and Eveleen Stephens look on as show superintendent Bill Dickey in- spects one of the animals. T -A photo 'One foot in the MOW' "am. le„us n..pa•.aled 07 Bab 7.011., Ea.W IW E,T+e On, 1431 2C 7 A recent column suggesting that farmers do not get enough respect in this country elicited considerable response. More proof came along when the most recent issue of Farm and Country magazine reached our mailbox. This farm -oriented publica- tion detailed how the ministry of agriculture and food is cut- ting back in all the 54 counties and districts to the point where some are not being staffed during the noon hour Agricultural represen-• tatives have been told to cut their budgets by as much as 30 percent. One agrep reveal- ed that $3.7-- million was chop- ped from county office operating expenses this year. This has resulted in drastic cuts in regular services pro- vided by agreps across the province. They cannot res- pond to calls as quickly or as often as they did in other years. They cannot help local farm organizations with secretarial and organiza- tional help as they have done for many years. Traditionally, the county agrep has been the mainstay. the Constant force, in keeping many farm organizations running but budgets have cut this continuity. r Newsletters have been a major program of county agreps but budget cuts are cut railing the newletters. Some of the most up-to-the- minute advice for farmers has come from county offices but many of these mailings have been curtailed or discontinued. Because agreps are public servants, they have accepted the cutbacks philosophically. They are not problems, just challenges. They accept the fact that less money is available and they will do the best with what they have left. They have even been quoted as saying that the cutbacks have made their offices more efficient, more streamlined. Probably true but the major sufferers in the cutbacks have been the farmers out there on the firing line who need ad- vice immediately; not tomor- row but today. Farmers are convinced that the answers to the cut- backs rest right in Queen's Park. The money saved is go- ing to pay middle manage- ment in Toronto, people who have little or no connection with farmers in the field. If this is true -- and nobody has denied it yet -- farmers figure it is just another indica- tion that the government does not think much of agriculture. A survey of agreps confirm- ed that they have been given less money this year although many said the cutbacks would see that the money is spent exactly where it is needed. These men and women are civil servants. They are hired by and paid by the govern- ment. They are not going to bite tpe hand that feeds them. The cuts hurt and cuts there have been even if some FIVE GENERATIONS Gordon Heywood of town who will be celebrating his 92nd birthday October 29 is holding his great -great granddaughter Tami Gaudet from Dartmouth. Novo Scotia. Standing behind is Tami's great grandfather Eldon Heywood and on the right side is Dorothy Brintnell, grandmother and on the left is T,ami's mother, Darlene Gaudet. agreps won't admit it. Let us pause for a moment and listen to what Agminster Dennis Timbrell said last June: "Our extension ser- vices (the agreps) are not on- ly the backbone of the ministry: they are the backbone of agricultural know-how and progress. "Through these services, we keep the farmer up to date with new technology and with our research findings. Our farmers also have close rela- tionships with our agricultural representatives and their offices are the main Hill gets plan prize Nicholas Hill of the ar- chitectural and town planning firm of Hill and Borgal in Goderich is the recipient of a $1,000 award given annually by the South -Western Ontario Chapter of the Canadian In- stitute of Planners. The award is based upon the sub- mission of a paper to be delivered to_ the annual general meeting of the Cana- dian Institute of Planner. Nicholas Hill's paper entitled "The Preservation of Character of Place" is to be given in the Fall of 1984. Nicholas Hill and his firm of Hill and Borgal have built up a provincial wide reputation in the planning of small towns and villages with particular emphasis on the preservation of the character of place. At a time when many small com- munities are in the throes of change and regeneration, the essential character of the traditional downtown shopp- ing areas, residential streets, mill ponds and lakeshore landscape are often threatened. Nicholas Hill's paper will focus in on what the essential and cherished characteristics of our towns and villages are, and how they might be preserved into the future. Hill and Borgal's planning in the County of Huron has in- cluded downtown beautifica- tion projects in Goderich, Clinton, Hensall and Brussels and heritage conservation district plans also for Goderich and Bayfield. They have just completed a main street improvement plan for Blyth which includes the hanging of coloured banners to celebrate the street and its theatre festival. The im- mediate planning project, due for completion by the end of this year, is a plan to conserve and restore historic buildings on Main Street in Seaforth. All these projects are re- quested by the municipalities either through their councils, business communities or Local Architectural Conser- vation Advisory Committees. Decorate your pumpkin any shape, any size. Prize will be given for the best decorated pumpkin Contest Closes Sat., Oct. 29th at Noon HOME/a.LL BUILDING CENTRE CENTRALIA FARMERS SUPPLY LTD. Open Mon.-Frl. e - 6 Sat. 8 - Noon Phen. 228.663a v ogoffingi Seek youth work Isy Jack Riddell MPP The Liberals under David Peterson have launched a major offensive at Queen's Park to create jobs and im- prove educational oppor- tunities for young people. Threats to "the future of youth" must prevail upon legislators to prevent the creation of a lost generation, in David Peterson's view. "Existing previncial pro- grams do not address the pro- blem of persistent unemploy- ment of our young people. Mismatched educational training and lingering idleness pose ominous social implications. If we do not ad- dress the problems now, the social costs could be enor- mous. Neither provincial nor federal governments have created adequate year-round job and skills programs for unemployed youth. Existing programs are so brief in dura- tion and place so little em- phasis on educational training that they are of tittle help to hard-core unemployed young people. The provincial government . should make it a priority to provide "year-round pro- grams offering extended periods of employment com- bined with educational upgrading for disadvantaged youth." We have released a survey of programs, noting that none is specifically devised to train and provide year-round jobs for those with the bleakest prospects. The $4.8 million Ontario Winter Experience program, for example, has 1,700 positions but runs only from October to March with a maximum employment period of 20 weeks. There is no educational tie- in. Ontario Career Action Program ($17.8 million) pro- vides on-the-job training for up to 13,000 young people who have been unemployed at least three months. Average length of -the program is only vehicles tor delivery of our services." Those are great -sounding words but it would be far more effective if Mr. Timbrell put his money where his mouth is. 12 weeks, and the maximum is 16 weeks. At 825.9 million, the Young Ontario Career Program, aimed at 20 to 29 -year-olds, provides wage subsidies of $2.50 an hour to a maximum of 8100 a week for up to 12,500 positions, but lasts no more than 26 weeks. Suncor David Peterson told the On- tario Legislature that he' recently bought 10 shares of Suncor through a stock broker for 815 a share - less than a third of the $49.77 a share paid by the Ontario Government in 1981. He has calculated that if the Govern- ment sold its 13 million Sun- cor shares today, it would lose more than $450 million. Dur- ing the past twelve months, just holding on to the shares has cost the Government almost 8140 million in interest charges. These carrying charges were only partially offset by dividends of $25 million. Emergency program for beef producers I have stepped up my cam- paign to have the Ontario Government launch an emergency, retroactive pro- gram to rescue the red meat industry. 1 have called for an emergency legislative debate on the crisis facing farmers in the province's cattle industry who are losing between $100 and 8150 for every finis;►ed cow marketed. However, the Conservative majority in the Legislature blocked the debate, causing me to con- demn the government for avgiding public scrutiny of the issue. I mentioned that many of the producers who are in trou- ble today were seen as ag- gressive and progressive farmers when they made their financial decisions - on the advice of the government and often urging of their bank - a few years ago. In the ail - Mg beef red meat sector, we must have emergency assistance now. Ontario is the only province of those with significant production which is not rendering financial assistance to their industry. The Minister of Agriculture has stated that an agreement has been worked out with western cattle producing pro- vinces to alleviate the pro- blem in Ontario, but the Federal Minister has stated that he has no details on the agreement. Emergency ac- tion is needed now to save many cattle producers from bankruptcy. I also mentioned that our beef producers are facing one of the worst ever financial situations. Many beef pro- ducers lost equity in the period of unprecedented high interest rates in 1981. They carried a high debt load in 1982 and today they have their backs against the wall. If some emergency assistance is not forthcoming for this year, many of them will not be producing next year: The Minister continues to shirk his responsibility to our producers by repeatedly talk- ing about the need for a Stabilization Plan. He has taken this approach for the last two years and we have yet to see this plan materialize. We are now told that any such plan would not be made retroactive for this year, which means that his program will be useless for our farmers. Now there is a completely new plan to meet all the insurance needs of today's farm owner. With ,the Farm -Guard policy from The Co-operators you insure your home, contents, outbuildings, machinery, livestock, produce and supplies. Liability is also included. 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