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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1979-02-08, Page 21 tl, ik PAGE 2 —GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, FEBIMARY 8 , 1979 Country smells part of country BY JEFF SEDDON Country smells are a part of country 'life and Some federation asking and that he was members know what they .not sure how or who to want they just don't know ask. He• said any how*o get it. Suggestions restrictions put on land the Huron County .. t eregiven to the land use would probably be up to committee for in- the township that land is vestigation ranging from in adding that he doubted making any severed land if the province would step a farm homestead to spot in with any legislation zoning -any small severed that would change that Tots ,making them rural practice. residential. By taking McQuail said he felt the such steps the federation ,; issue the federation •was members hoped to ensure facing was how it felt that any residential land about present policy of uses in rural areas would land severances. He said do nothing to' hamper the question being asked farmingoperations. was whether the Jim McIntosh, a federation wanted federation director, residential land use in reminded members that rural areas restricted to what may have to be done existing farm homes or if Federation off Agriculture wants to get that message across to urban people moving to rural areas. The federation sent a recommendation to its land use committee to investigate the possibility of having the rights of rural residents to object to the odours of farming removed. By doing so the federation hopes to protect existing farms from problems created for farmers by houses being built on small plots of land adjacent to farm to meet the needs of the it wanted to continue the operations. federation would be spot practice of building one The problem the "zonings on every piece of additional house per farm federation wants to take severed land in the' for retired farmers to live care of are situations that county. He said he would ,in. - occur_ nn_a--r-eg-ular-basis._-rather see something in agricultural areas. People buy small plots of land in farming com- munities, build homes on the lots and then discover that farming operations near the home are noisy, smelly operations. The homeowners complain and in some cases force farmers to stop the practice of spreading manure on fields, storing manure outdoors and can even prevent the farmer from'expanding livestock operations. The farmers hope to educate urban people moving to the, country so that when they make the move they ' know they may have to put up with the nuisance of smelly manure and the noise of a farming operation. move to urban areas. The additional home can be built without a land severance and as such becomes part of the farm operation. Adrian Vos, a Blyth area hog farmer, told the federation he felt the practice of building an additional home for retiring farmers was "bloody. nonsense". He said he was nearing retiring age and had "one eye on his work and one eye on retirement". He saidhe would not put his family through the embarrassment of severing off a piece of land to build a retirement house and decreasing the value of the farm. Vos said, the extra house usually creates problems for the far- - McQuail pointed out mer's family. He said the done that would leave the that Huron County is one land zoned agriculture. of the last predominantly Jake Van Wonderen, a rural counties in the Stanley township beef province which makes farmer, said in some such cases more crucial cases severed land ef- here than in other areas. fectively takes it out of He pointed out that many types of Huron's needs are unique agricultural uses. He said and as such will probably he knew "of one case have to be dealt with by where a farmer severed a Huron County. piece of land and then He suggested that one wanted to build a barn. solution may be to He said the man had to prevent any land build the barn closer to severances in Huron but his neighbors farm than added that he felt that his own house because he step was too drastic. had to stay 1,000 feet from Under present official his house. He said the and secondary plans in man took his case to the Huron farmers are township and county and permitted to build one got no where. additional home on the Tony McQuail, also a farm. The practice is to federation director, said. provide retiring farmers he felt uncertain about with a place to live what the federation was without forcing them to farmer dies and the son decides to sever off the land the house is built on and sell the home. By doing so the son "creates his own problems" ac- cording to Vos. He added that it really makes no difference how small plots of residential land are zoned they still create problems for farmers. Federation president Merle Gunby pointed out that statistiics show that homes built by retiring farmers are only used for' two to five years by that farmer. Mason Bailey, a federation member who said he had experience in both real estate and land severances, claimed that by restricting property uses in rural areas the distexorbitant in rural federation would be areas penalizing farmers. He He acked up his said the federation may arguement by telling. be better to seek a more members off a situation he practical solution to its knew of where a farmer problem rather than sold his farm and then attempt to legislate land went looking for a place use, He said there were to live. He said the man many areas in the county was denied a severance where farming wason a piece of his farm impossible but there was property and had to go no reason homes couldn't down the road for land to be built. build on. He ended up paying $14,000 an acre for a place to build. He suggested that situation could drive land costs up beyond the means of many farmers. "This is a farm organization and it shouldn't penalize far- mers," Bailey warned. Director Gerry Fortune told the federation that what was suggesting may be impossible. She said the county official plan permitted land Bailey said it would be all but impossible to stop urban people from seeking a home in the country but it may be possible to control it. He said if people have the money and are deter- mined to move to the country they will "find a `way". He said if the people "have • to buy a farm to do it they likely will" and that practice could end up making land rt Club meets " BY LORNA VINCENT The Goderich Art Club recently held their first meeting of the New Year at the home of Mrs. Lu Legg on West Street,;, The new president, Mrs. Gailya Maguire presided opening the meeting with the reading of a poem. Afterwards, , duri,ng much lively discussion, plans were formulated for the year. In February the Art Club will give a film night at the library. These films will deal with dif- ferent aspects of art technique as well as water colors. Other activities in- cluded in tentative plans will be a speaker for a spring meeting; the club's annual art show in May at the library; a pot luck lunch at a member's cottage in June and an out-of-town trip to an art gallery. At the close of business, everyone enjoyed a social hour, the piece de, resistance being a gorgeous orange cake with red decorations made by Lu Legg. Tid Bits...Tid Bits...Tid Bits... Tid Bits... BY JOANNE BUCHANAN By now you've probably all heard of the upsetting proposal to cut back hospital beds in Huron County and you've probably also felt like writing a letter or two to someone about it. Right? But when you sit down to do just that, you don't know who to write to and chances are if you do know who to write to, you don't know the address or addresses. Therefore, I hope the following will help you: The Honorable Dennis Timbrell, Minister of Health, 10th Floor, Hepburn Building, 80 Grosvenor Street, Toroni.o M7A 1R3; The Honorable William Davis, 281 Legislative Building, Queen's Park, Toronto M7A 1A2; Dr. Stuart Smith, Leader, Ontario Liberal Party, First Floor, North Wing, 281 Legislative Building, Queen's Park, Toronto M7A 1A2; Mr. Michael Cassidy, Leader, Ontario NDP, Second Floor, North Wing, "281 Legislative Building, Queen's Park, Toronto M7A 1A2; and Mr. Jack Riddell M.P.P. Huron - Civic Corner The Goderich Economic Development Committee will meet today, Thursday, February 8 at noon in the ,,Candlelight Restaurant. °LACAC (Local Architectural Con- servancy Advisory Committee) will meet today, Thursday, - February 8 at 7:30 p.m. in the council chambers at town hall. Committee of Council will meet on Monday, February 12 at 7:30 p.m. in the council-chartlbers at town hall. The Huron County Planning Board will meet . on Thursday, February 15 at 10 a.m. in the council chambers, Court House, Goderich. The Freedom of Choice Society will meet on Thursday, FebriFiary 15 at 7:45 p.m. in the Clinton library. „ a Middlesex Riding, First Floor, North Wing, Queen's Park, Toronto 'M7A 1A2• If your sitting member is • Murray Gaunt, the same address as that for Mr. Riddell should reach him. Putting :your return address and your name on the outside of the envelope should help also. Don't delay. Write to one or all of the above people now that you have the addresses. If enough people write "dn protest, maybe we can save our precious hospital beds. +++ The winner of $1,000 in this week's Goderich and District Grandstand Lottery is'Cliftord Hoy of 56 • Anglesea Street. He held lucky ticket number 0270. +++ The second annual Huron Perth Open Show co-ordinated by the Gallery in Stratford begins February 16 and continues until March 11. This exhibition promises to be as popular and pleasantly surprising as last year's. Local artists working in a wide variety of media have the opportunity to exhibit their work in their own community and the Gallery and the public will have the chance to be exposed to the artistic activities in our own region. The artists and public are invited to theGallery in Stratford for an evening of criticism and discussion Friday, February 23 at 8 p.m. For further in formation, please contact. John Silverstein at 271- 5271. +++ Corporal D.G. Graham and Prov. Constable G.L. Hiles, both of the Goderich Detatchment of the Ontario Provincial Police, have been selected fpr temporary transfer to • the summer detatchment at Tober- mory from May to October. • • A study by three Wilfrid Laurier University geography students found that citizens of Kitehener- Waterloo are more friendly and helpful during the annual Oktoberfest festival. Posing as visitors, the fourth-year honors students asked directions on the street of passers- by. They then carried out similar experiments after the ten-day festival was over. And they found that what the posters have been saying all along, there is Gemutlichkeit (roughly translate hospitality or goodwill) during Oktoberfest. The reseach project was part of a course dealing with perceptions of the urban environment and people's behaviour. -i- ++ Cactus plants (cacti) are ideal for. the would-be gardener with a fast - paced living style. "These plants require very little attention, provided they receive enough light and minimal handling," says Bob Fleming, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food horticulturist. One of the most at- tractive ways to grow and show cacti, says Fleming„ is to group different types in shallow. containers. Cactus culture varies, depending on the season. During the winter, the plants need -bright light, cool temperatures, and very little water. Fleming recommends• watering once every three or four weeks to prevent the plant tissues from shrivelling. Water requirements increase, during the spring and autumn, to approximately once every seven' ' to ten days. During the summer, they require water every four to five days. "Cacti must be protected from direct sunlight in summer," says Fleming. "A light spray is also beneficial to the plant in hot weather.' ` +++ Don't forget your favorite Valentine on Wednesday! +++ severances in certain situations and gave people the right to object to land use around their home. She said the federation could only ask municipalities to discourage land severances Lyn til something can be done to change the county plan. 'Despite pleas from Gordon Hill, the federation land use committee chairman, the matter was sent to that committee for study. Guaranteed Investment Certificates 1 0 5/8 % W.E. (TED) WILLIAMS 524-7102 or 524-7665 Thank You To she following ,businesses for their sup- port of the Knights of Columbus/Shriner Euchre Party VP Goderich Credit Union Hoffineyer Plumbing & Heating Canadian Salt Fisher Custom Builders Sheaffer Pen Conklin Lumber Rawson Mens wear Goderich Tire Shop Max Cutt, Red & White Goderich O.P.P, French Dry Cleaners Bluewater Cleaners Denomme Flower Shop Garb & Gear Green b Parent Skeoch Business Equipment Ltd. 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