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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1983-08-31, Page 12r PAGE. '' --GODEMCIISIGNAIATAR, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31,1983 Northern The nu u b a®ie one. friends for life T ne C4,40.. Rea (. r„ti, 5.' .ei, HOLIDAY� WEEKEND STORE HOURS Open Friday, Sept 2 from '9 m 9 Saturday, Sept. 3 from 9 m 6 Sunday, Sept 4 from 12 m 5 CLOSED LABOUR DAY MONDAY, SEPT. 5 (01'eort44) Qi. 'J ',R(JPPfR', ',IJIAAPI r Cy 524.724 i WE DELIVER IW JACK RIDDELL, MPI' Since the Legislature recessed for the summer months, the Liberal Task Force on Rural Municipalities, of which I inn a member, has been travelling to different parts of the province to meet with municipal councils, business people within the communi- ty, farmers, school trustees and anyone who wishes to make a presentation to the Task Force. -The Task-,IForce ..was created in recognition of the fact that many communities in rural Ontario are faced with acute problems as a result of the recent reces- sion, shifting demographics, a weakening agricultural base and limited municipal grants. The Task Force was estabished by Opposition Leader, David Peterson, and upon completion of its work, it will report its findings to the Liberal Caucus at Queen's Park, which will recommend changes in legislation aimed at achiev- ing redevelopment and renewal of smaller centres. Questions to be addressed are as follows: How can we keep skilled labour in the small towns? How can we make appren- ticeship and manpower training programs more suitable to the smaller in- dustrial facilities? - How can we improve the revenue pic- ture for rural municipalities? - We need improved transportation between rural communities. How can we develop more ef- fective and viable links between ;smaller centres? - We need a workable policy '1j on the locating of industrial facilities. How' can smaller municipalities be assisted to more effectively compete for jobs and investments? - Rural municipalities need a stronger voice in govern- ment. flow can we strengthen their political clout? QUEFNT1 PARK tion to hundreds of thousands of people, and have been the source of in- spiration to, among others, Morley Callaghan, the Group of Seven, and poet Duncan Campbell -Scott. . For too long, Southern On- tario has neglected developments in the north or treated them as being less than relevant to Its own endeavours. • For too long, the govern- ment has repeated vague platitudes about the North. For example, 4n his :1977 Brampton Charter, Premier Davis committed the government to "balanced growth and development in lected by government the North", while that same , the then Treasurer North there would he ma- jor industrial development in Northern Ontario for decades. Unfortunately, the govern- ment's performance and priorities affecting the north have been sadly misplaced. A needed resource research centre study is located in Toronto rather than a Nor- thern University. The budget allocated to the Ministry of Northern Affairs for 198384 has been cut by 422 million, with much off the reduction in the areas of northern economic development and northern transportation, vital sectors if we are to build diversified, perma- nent economic base in the north. The Allan Comn4ission of Inquiry reported in February 1911 about the widening gap between educational programs in the small secondary northern schools and the rest of On- tario, and the need for the Ministry of Education to face up to the critical educa- tional problems in the North. —The Ministry of Natural Resources has been proved incapable of administering its own moose conservation program, leading to the in- defensible slaughter of hun- dreds of animals. The government continues to mishandle its fishing agreements, causing con siderable concern on the part of commercial fishermen in particular and sports fishermen in general. The part of the Task Force report dealing with the North will be aimed at building a stronger Northern understanding in • the Legislature and to seek social and economic justice for the North. . `The Task Forret s learning': of different kinds of pro. blems in Southern Ontario and these too will be includ- ed in the re Which will lead to r discussion ,lead debate in the Legislature. This is a good example of the democratic system working at its best when the on Party shapes poky and makes recom- mendations for government consideration based on its findings by travelling throughout the Province and talking to the people. After all the government is nothing more and nothing iless than a ,small • ;group of persons elected by the peo- ple to be responsible' for the 'direction and supervision of public affairs. U1vICEF needs volunteers to raise X1.1 million The Task Force just recently returned from a trip to Northwestern Ontario and after meeting with various groups in Fort Frances and surrounding areas, it became very obvious to me that Northern Ontario has been sadly neglected by the Ontario Government. It is my opinion that there must be a greater government commitment to northern development as Ontario needs the North, its contribu- tion and potential to the vitality, economic well being and life of our province. Northern Ontario is larger in population than three of the Atlantic Provinces and covers an area exceeding all of Atlantic Canada. It is a world treasure store of resources. Through the ex- ploitation of its natural resource base, particularly in pulp and paper, mining and through tourism, Nor- thern Ontario has con- tributed significantly to On- tario's economic well being. For example, its mining in- dustry produces 37 per cent of the value of Canada's metalic mineral each year. Its wilderness areas have of- fered pleasure and rejuvena- • UNICEF Ontario needs YOUR volunteer help to raise more than $1.1 million this year! The annual Hallowe'en for UNICEF and Greeting Card campaigns which are now in full swing, require many volunteers to perform the various tasks necessary to raise funds to meet the ever- increasing needs of children in the developing world. UNICEF Ontario needs volunteers to call schools prior to Hallowe'en; to assist schools to count, roll and bank the money collected by over 400,000 participating Ontario school children on Hallowe'en night; to visit schools and groups to show UNICEF films and to speak about the work of UNICEF. Volunteers are needed to sell Christmas and year- round greeting cards at shopping malls, individual retail stores and at home; to call corporations to en- courage the purchase of Christmas cards; to develop more sales outlets for greeting cards, stationery and gifts. UNICEF Ontario also needs volunteers to help pro- mote UNICEF's work. Pro- motion can include helping to organize special events and fundraising activities, encouraging local media to support your efforts — and doing all sorts of fun things to increase your local com- munity's awareness of UNICEF's vital work for the world's neediest children. Local committees throughout the province need help, and volunteers are needed to form local committees where none ex- ist! 'These conututtees are responsible for carrying on UNICEF's fundraising and public awareness programs in the community. Volunteers can devote as much time as they have available, and there is a job to suit any interested per- son! During 1982, UNICEF On- tario volunteers raised $1,067,047.00 in support of UNICEF's projects overseas. Through their ef- forts great strides continue to be made in improving life expectancy, reducing infant Mortality and increasing the educational and literacy levels of children around the world. During the remaining decades of this century, UNICEF, the United Nations and the World Health Organization are working to achieve the following goals: provision of safe water for all by the year 1990; and end to hunger and malnutrition; eradication by 1990 of five contagious diseases which presently kill or disable 10 million children, each year; health-care for all by the year 2000; and universal primary education. UNICEF Ontario needs your help NOW to achieve these goals. Please contact: UNICEF Ontario, 1992 Yonge Street, Ste. 204, Toronto, Ontario M4S 1Z7, Tel: (416) 487-4153. Wheat producersto receive final 1982 payment in mid-September Ontario wheat producers will be receiving their 1982 crop final payment from the Ontario Wheat Board by mid September. Jim McWilliam of Picker- ing, chairman of the board, said the payment will be $11.07 per tonne (30 cents per bushel) representing total funds available from the 1982 crop pool. He said plans are being made to have payments out to producers about mid September on a total of 316,531 tonne sold by pro- ducers last year. Producers received an in- itial payment on delivery of $119.42 per tonne and the final payment will bring the average board payment to $130.49 per tonne or the equivalent of $3.55 per bushel. The board chairman also advised that the $130.49 figure falls short of the federal government's 1982 I ; in( tura pertrk t pl.tv,grc,unds t( >f )'()U to t1,•C't•. initial payment guarantee agreement with the board by 32 cents per tonne and the board will -be submitting a request for that amount to also be paid to producers. It is the first time the board's average price to producers has been short of the guarantee which was $130.81 for the 1982 crop. McWilliam said last year's crop sales were seriously af- fected by 'federal govern- ment restrictions regarding vomitoxin resulting in lost revenue in excess of six million dollars. The restric- tions, . which curtailed a large amount of sales to domestic processors and manufacturers, were amended late in the crop year but too late to recover dollar loss on board sales between domestic and lower priced exports. Ontario Provincial Parks WE WA MOVE 'EM T TO Ontario Mln(4try rpt .• •. Natura Resoun.es ' . ;.„ •• c,rtnturtn.tn(rn,c.III oil hc�. 1-80A-268-3735 Be Prepared For The Future LEARN ABOUT COMPUTERS And COMPUTER APPLICATIONS We Can Help With LOGIC ABOARD - A Mobile Computer Classroom NEW 1983 PICKUPS - ONLY 5 LEFT! We're Offering The BEST DEALS AROUND PLUS FREE ZIEBARTW:1?:;0 RUSTPROOFING 24-6822 Talk With GLEN MACHAN At The SUNCOAST MALL Friday, September 2 -Saturday, September 3 444) • Come in your car, us you are OComp• Free French Fries Coupons! • Puppet Show liments of The Burger Bar �4t*** • FREE ADMISSION (Voluntary Collection) �S 4 SUNDAY SEPT. 4 8:30 P.M. The Feature Length (72 min.) Colour Movie The end result was a reduction in the average price sufficient to qualify the 1982 crop for federal stabilization payments. In that regard, McWilliam said the board will be presenting final documentation to the Stabilization Board im- mediately and it is hoped that payment, yet to be determined, can also be made to producers at the earliest possible date. The' board received its auditor's report and 1982 financial statements on August 22 and therefore is now in a position to present final documentation to the respective federal authorities for producer payments. Last year the board sold about 164,500 tonne to domestic buyers and 152,000 tonne for export. Researchers measure costs of soil erosion T w u approaches examining the extent of soil erosion and the resulting crop yield loss in Ontario are being used by researchers in the Department of Land Resource Science at the University of Guelph. Researcher Lee Battiston outlined the procedures to the joint meeting of the American Society of Agronomy, the Crop Science Society of America and the Soil Science Society of America in Washington recently. estimates soil loss using the Universal Soil Loss Equation, determines the change in available soil water holding capacity (AWHC) and examines the resulting change in yield potential, says Battiston. The second approach measured yields and soil properties in severely eroded, non -eroded and depositional areas in the same field at eight locations in 1982. Yields on severely eroded areas ranged from 40 to 80 per cent of those on non - eroded areas with similar soils and management practices. Yields on depositional soils were not significantly different from non -eroded soils, says Battiston. "Moisture stress or nutrient deficiences caused yield reductions but the importance of each factor varied from site to site," he says. Color air photos were used to determine the extent of erosion in a field. Until the development of these techniques, little or no quantitative data had been available on erosion and yield loss to calculate cost - benefit ratios for better soil erosion control practices, Battiston points out. ATTENTION VETERANS c PONTIAC-BUICK CADILLAC GMC TRUCKS 37 HAMILTON STREET 00136I11CH 524-8391 HEAVE'. HEROES Using Flashbacks, HEAVEN'S HEROES unfolds through the memory of a Christian police officer's wife, whose husband has been shot. Location: Parking Lot of Bethel Pentecostal Assembly Bayfield Road, Goderich If Inclement weather, the program, including film, will take place indoors mat SONO. 4tirI0 . f • y� Ex -Service Men and Women and Dependents THE ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION SERVICE BUREAU OFFICER Mr. Clare Wall Provincial Service Officer London, Ontario will be visiting In the area. Anyone wishing information, advice or assistance, regarding: war disability pensions; treatment for entitled veterans; applications for Benevolent Funds; appeals against adverse original applications for War Veterans and Widows Allowance, is requested to contact the Service Officer or Secretary of the local Branch, --,hate rlgrne appears below, not later than Saturday, September 10th, 1983 to arrange an inter- view. Secretary sa Kingston Street ooderleh, Ontario N7A 3K4 Mr. W. 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