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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1985-06-19, Page 9MOTOR FARM —NEEDS -- Q Communis .News Daylong Peace Fair will bring together people concerned about threat of war Close to 200 people are expected at a peace fair at Camp Menesetung, three miles north of Goderich on Saturday, June 22 by the Ontario Rural Learning Association, says organizer Paul Puddy, of Dungannon. "It's surprising how many people are interested in the issue of peace. We're holding the peace fair to learn who else in the area 'is interested in peace and to provide information to our area about what being done to promote peace in urban areas," he says. The day -long fair, which goes from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m., will include 14 workshops, a play about peace, displays, music, a nature hike, children's activities, non-competitive games, swimming and wholesome food. Speakers at the workshops include Mothers for Peace and Freedom from Argentina, the Burlington Peace Group who will speak on citizen's advertisements for peace, and George Webb from Project Ploughshares who will speak on non-violent alternatives. Other topics of workshops include world peace, interpersonal relationships and peace, music related to peace, peace tax, refugees and human rights and understanding how peace negotiations work. "The fair is significantly different from urban peace fairs. "There's no organized entertainment and we're issue -oriented instead of drawing crowds with big names," says Puddy. Valerie Bolton, another board member of the Rural Learning Association, says the fair is a "fun and attractive way to learn about the issues related to peace." "Peace is a common theme in everyone's life. Although people aren't vocal about it, when you bring up the subject, peace is somethingthey've thought about," she says. A member 'of the cast of six performing the play, Bolton says the play tells a humorous story of a Huron County farmer caught -from his "peaceful" life to a heavenly perspective on global political issues. "It ends with the thought that everyone has responsibility to turn off the war machine," she says. The day will also include a series of films including the National Film Board's "If You Love This Planet." Chaos, corruption and war seem to be triumphing when a Huron County farmer is jolted from his peaceful existence into a heavenly perspective of global political issues during a play which will be performed at the Peace Fair at Camp Menesetung, north of Goderich this Saturday. Performers in the play include Valerie Bolton, Jean Schoebl, Joan Chandler, Beth Jantzi and Tom Bailey. ( photo by Susan Hundertmark) Farmers crowd Cardiff's office BY STEPHANIE LEVESQUE Thirteen farmers from the Huron County federation of agriculture crowded 'into Huron -Bruce MP Murray Cardiff's, • Brussels ,office Moio ay glopins,taAet him know that while they support hun,. they are disappointed with his party's landget. Members of federations from across the province are meeting with their MPs to let them know of their dissatisfaction with the budget introduced last month by finance minister Michael Wilson. The meeting started to take a turn for the worse when MP Cardiff said agriculture • should have been mentioned in the' budget. - "Agriculture was mentioned. After the government says it wants to know our pro- blems, and we tell them, then it kicks us haf der," said first vice-president in the Huron organization, Paul Klopp of Zurich. A resolution, passed at the Ontario Federation of Agriculture's monthly meeting, states in part, "we demand that our MPs represent our frustrations and anger and demand for action to their respec- tive caucus and ministers." Huron presi- dent Doug Garniss of RR 4, Wingham read the resolution to Mr. Cardiff. "It was a fair meeting," said Mr. Garniss at the end of the hour-long session. "We're hoping to get some responses on exactly what action is being taken." FOF his part, Mr. Cardiff said he was aware of the farmers' concerns before the brief prepared by the OFA. He asked the farmers to give his government more time. "We've only been in office eight months," said the Progressive Conservative back bencher. He did say it is his hope that a national 'tripartite prpgrartr`vfitll, tie approved, by the House of Commons within two weeks. Car- diff said numerous groups affected by such a program have presented information to ,the government and his colleagues have told him the necessary legislation will be passed ;by the end of June when the house recesses for the summer. However, several federation members said federal agriculture minister.John Wise recently in effect said that a national tripar- tite program would be frowned upon by the Americans and thu§ limiting markets for Canadian commodities. Cardiff was surpris- ed that Wise had made such comments. "I can't imagine him saying that," said Cardiff shaking his head.. He added that he supports such a program. "That's the way I heard it," said Dungan- non area farmer Ross Eedy. The Huron -Bruce MP said the tripartite program will only be a step toward help for farmers with no immediate changes for the agridulture sector. 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For crop update, Phone 482-9284 There was considerable discussion on the agribond proposal, , which Mr. Cardiff has said and re -affirmed he full4supports. • The farmers want agribonds because they are secure and a government is committed to them and they are similar to current in- dustrial bonds, said Mr. Klopp. The member of parliament asked the farmers what they would consider a fair in- terest rate and Seaforth area farmer Jim McIntosh said about three per cent over in- flation. The farmers also asked for more action 'from the federal government regarding American borders being closed to pork pro- ducers. Four or five states have taken such action. Cardiff encouraged _,the federation members to come into his office any time. The farmers said they would help Mr. Car- diff any time to get the agriculture message across in Ottawa. 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