The Goderich Signal-Star, 1986-09-17, Page 9Community News
OFA greets transition rural
program with mixed. feelings
Harry Pelissero, president of the Ontario
Federation of Agriculture, gave the Cana-
dian Rural Transition Program (CRTP) a
nixed review.., The creation of the CRTP
was announced recently by federal
agriculture minister John Wise.
Pelissero said a program that gives
farmers leaving agriculture access to tran-
sition services - long available to Canadians
M , ether industries - is a positive step. In
fact, Pelissero said, the need for transition
assistance for farmers was highlighted in
the Grey -Bruce Pilot Project (1984-85) m
w,J h the OFA participated. The same pilot
project recommended the creation of third -
party debt review boards which have
recently been legislated by the federal
government.
However, he said, just because these two
programs - rural transition and debt review
boards - have been announced does not
mean that the moratorium on F.C.C.
foreclosure actions should be lifted
automatically.
"While the review boards may be
technically in place, they are not functional-
ly operational yet. In Ontario, for example,
only four out of the 10 board members have
been named, and procedures still have to be
ironed out.
"I would -not want to see the moratorium
get lifted, and have a flood of farmers apply
for debt review before the boards are ready.
That could easily bog down the whole pro-
cess," said Pelissero.
The OFA chief said serious consideration
should be given to how and when the
moratorium would be lifted, recommending
either a phase by phase approach, or the an-
nouncement of a future - not an immediate -
effectivity date.
Consumers support farmers
in rising food prices :. OFA
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prices.
"The consumers are on our' side now,"
he said; commenting that consumers tend
to put more of the blame for food prices on
retailers and middle -men, than they do on
farmers.
Farmers have to stick together and work
for the changes they wish to see take place
in, agriculture, Klopp said.
"Please don't lose faith. We can't just sit
back and hope that the problems go
away."
Resolutions Passed
The federation passed three resolutions,
which will be forwarded to the provincial
CLINTON - The Huron Day Centre for the
Holnebound:herd their annual Volunteer Ap-
preciation Night on September 9 with 45
volunteers present.
Joan Spittal, chairperson of the steering
committee, welcomed everyone and thank-
ed them for their many hours of donated
time.
After having a meal, awards were
presented to all volunteers. The staff then
sang a humorous song to the volunteers in
appreciation of all that has been done in the
past year.
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OFA level, for consideration there.
The first was a recommendation to in- .
crease consumer awareness of the
farmers' relatively low profit margin on
food products by pressuring manufac-
turers to include such information on their
labelling.
The second resolved the OFA should lob-
by the government to set up a watchdog
agency to force companies which sell pro-
ducts needed for agriculture to justify
their prices.
The third resolved the, OFA should hold
their annual convention on a weekend, in
order to allow part-time farmers, who also
hold jobs off the farm to participate.
Centre holds preciation night
The evening was wrapped up with a game
of IQ 21,000 where everyone got a chance to
test their general knowledge.
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