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announced py,',<Mr. Davis
Jan. 2t;0.,(10fore the •
election wee, calf .)
The piper ,,...capable of
providing 600,000pounds of
steam per , *Of from the
'plant's nttcleatleactors, is
'the firSt•t'Step toward
develo initit`4
the Bruce
rainier an -
COM 'talent of
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OPERETTA—The WinghatriTtiblic School's Grade 7
and 8 classes are busy; re,10101ng their operetta,
based on the mies141 -PreSentild14.0,1011vers, A.AltCh
Braun will portraythe bully. Bill Sikes, while Susan
Speaking at Lucknow
stcaMti
Hubbard plays Nancy; -,Da Mil Creamer, Fagan, and plant
Leanne Cornwall, the:Air$41 rkidger. 'Oliver' willbepresented at:7:45 p.m. ThilradaY.Wening in the WIMP •
ham Public School -
for a
A New. Dentoerati
ogovernment in 0040
would provide a better deal
for agriculture;. which ha
been aI1owed to stagnate 9
beonhldiOut, to big.hnsiness
during the Tory reign, NM'
Leadet. Michael 'Cassidy
p
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Con$0Kati - Inime
Mr. Cassidy;charged that it
stands COnVicted. on its
track record of being unable
to solve farmers' problems.
It is using advertising
campaigns to try and sell
farmers on , its • good in.
• tentions at a time when ``the
. only thing the Conservatives
are growing is broken
promises," he said, charging
that government money as
well as party funds is being
used in the attempt to garner
votes.
"The Conservatives say
they are the only party that
understands rural Ontario,"
Mr. Cassidy said. "I have to
ask, if they understand the
farm country so well, why
haven't they •been able to
solve the farmers'
problems?"
He claimed that during the
past quarter century Ontario
has lost "more farmland
than most provinces ever
had" — more than five
million acres, including
more than 100,000 acres in
Huron and Bruce counties
which has gone out of
production during the past 15
years.
Since the last election in
1977, farmers' interest
payments have cliiinbed
twice as fast as their income,
he said, noting that last year
farm incomes dropped by 20
per cent and farm bank-
ruptcies shot up 89 per cent.
Ontario. should be able to
feed itself, he declared, yet
every year it is forced to
import more and more of its
food — food which could be
grown right here at home.
Mr. Cassidy also charged
that the Conservative
government "stood by and
watched" as multinational
companies changed the face
of Ontario.
During the past 10 years
more than 500 processing
plants have closed across the
province, he said. Huron
County had 41 plants in 1970;
now it has 24. 'BruceCounty
had 37 plants and now has
but 19.
He cited the example of the
takeover of Canadian
Canners and other Canadian
companies by the U.S.-based
Del Monte corporation, with
the resultant loss of more
than 30 processing plants in -
southern Ontario.
In the mid -'60s, 80 per cent
Of the canned peaches sold in
Ontario were domestically
grown and processed, he
li
culture in
c reported; 10 years later the
o figure •was down to 30 per
cent. During' the past five
• years, , peach production in
r the province luis been cut ini
, , said, while
• processed fria imports have '
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, utbistry,and
farmers get on
With the job of growing
food," Mr. Cassidy declared,
• and he outlined a number of
programs his party would
use in attempting to ac-
coMplish this.
' He promised the NDP
•would pass legislation
reserving Class 1, 2 and 3
farmland for food produc-
tion, and would establish an
Ontario Foodland Trust
aimed at helping young
farmers get started.
Since rising energy costs
are making large, centrally -
located processing plants
uneconomical, the NDP
• would encourage smaller,
• locally -controlled plants
near the producing areas, he
said.
He also, promised an
Ontario Food Agency, a
crown corporation to work
with local farmers and
processors on new, joint ven-
tures.
Since the NDP introduced
its policy of self-sufficiency,
Premier William Davis
came up with "an ad hoc
policy, from the back of the
bus" calling for agricultural
expansion to replace one-
third of Ontario's food im-
ports, Mr. Caksidy said.
He urged farmers to "look
at the record of the past 38
years. Promises are not good
enough," he declared. "The
New Democrats can and will
do better."
He also • accused the
premier of "pork barrel
politics" in his recent an-
nouncement of $10 million
for a steam pipeline at the
Bruce, which Mr. Cassidy
said is aimed at helping such
"well-known stalwarts of
agriculture" as Trans
Canada Pipelines, Weston
Energy Resources, The
Consumers' Gas Company
and other members of the
Bruce AgriPerk joint ven-
ture.
He expressed pride in
candidates such as --Tony
McQuail, who understand
thevroblems of agriculture,
announcing that the past \
president, of the Huron
FederatiOn of Agriculture
has endorsed Mr. McQuail's
,candidacy.
He also announced the
Ralph Barrie, president of
the Ontario Federation of
Agriculture, has said that
the NDP has the best agri-
cultural policies of the
parties running in the March
19 elution.
The NDP hasn't won , a
large number of Seats in this
area in the past, he said, but
added he is confident this
• election -catr: start
•trend. •'
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xiitistle
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A small but enthusiastic
crowd of - supporters• .; !.
V
gathered at the LucknoW
Legion for the noon 'Oche* ,•
gave the party leader ' i'. •
s if
warmreception, -including
. ' •
promotion of the' energy
centre, expressed.
satis-
faction with the premjer's
announcement of additlellal
public backing.
Shad Willjitijr14,
Sta *lien contract with
OEC. to work
d and
yob ment, said i%e 18
• the., „
steam line bring -
industrial
p Io,duslitte the Bruce.
grOvivlbr at -1f
.1 'as earlyainext spring, antt
Within three yearn ther
w�uld be two or three rnaior
indus ; using surph
steanrftorn theB
P10."-IOntroc,
oeigetectlet., but
• dttSfilttlt :have
• k09,0 interest,
ip4ment- gi
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the Bruce centre at the inirD. .optimistic, he:'ted141,t0' stia#
he line is to Mr. MIAs 00:Promised a ' 4
.y; October, §tutitiitn„,. determine the .
cost a $15 • fetipailetif,'.*'',,veep-water
harbor An "serve the. in-
\iittstrial park, •establishment
of a hydrogen prodtt0fien
plant and a program to
greenhouse •APergtors •
relocate artheArticetiff take
advantage OfI�tvcost, waste
heat. M3.:
The "transitional assist-
ance program" is Siiirgi at
lerecetiuffna •you., Inceestheitc: .14)'
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600
d out annully for
fruitsand
\ tab said, adding that
•:Irc:anbe accomplished
by coming to grips with
thoiguvatia0inso'he Fifty
sing-five:petsro:efnutelo•i the
for Huron-- Ontario greenhouse in -
of can dustry, currently centred
urroundaround kamington, uses oil
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UNEXPECTED VISITOR—A car driven by Arthur Hubbard of Wingham
smashed through the side of a house belonging to Ross Doll In Lower Town after
falling to stop at a T -intersection during the wee hours of Saturday morning. For-
tunately no one was home at the time. Mr. Hubbard was treated at WIngharn and
District Hospital and later discharged.
Candidates •
to speak here
The Huron and Bruce
county federations - of
agriculture have scheduled 'a
jointly sponsored all -
candidates meeting for
Monday, March 16, at 830
pm. in the Wingham Public
School.
The, three candidates
running in the litiron-Bruce
riding will be present. They
are Gary Barron of Allen -
ford, PC: Tony McQuail of
Lucknow, NDP: and Murray
Eston, Wingham, Liberal.
Each speaker ' will •
be
allowed seven nainut46s to
address the audience. The
meeting will then be opened
to questions from the floor,
Chairmen for the evening
will be Gerry Fortatie,
president djh
o f and
uoronn
federation.
McAuley, second vice-
president of the Bruce
County federation.
mitteeitadying the problem
has concluded that the long-
term future for the industry
• lies in a shift to sources of
waste and low-cOst heat.
Mr. Davis also announeed
that the Ontario Energy
Corporation (OEC) and
Weston Energy Resources
• Ltd. have agreed in principle
to develop a pilot plant for
• production of ethanol at the
Bruce.
. Plans for an aquacultural
• fish farm complex allied
with the agripark will be
accelerated, he said, and
additional :irivate investors
will be invited tO take part in
developing the industrial and
agripark.
Following the speech the
premier denied. suggestions
that his announcement Was
simply another campaign
• premise. The • business of
governing does not stop
during an election cam-
paign, he said, calling the
promises a matter of
"government operations",
•Members of the existing
Bruce AgriPark group,
which already • has com-
mitted some $2.4 million
toward, planning and
Car smashes
into house
• A Wingham man was
injured last week when the
car he was driving smashed
into the side of a house in
Lower Town.
Arthur Hubbard, 43, of 160 •
McDermid Street, was taken
to • Wingharn and District
Hospital following the
mishap early Saturday
morning. He was later dis-
charged from hospital.
Const. Ron Bell of—the
Wingham detachment,
Ontario Provincial Police,
reported that Mr, Hubbard
was northbound along
Helena Street at about 1:50
a.m. Saturday when he
failed to stop at the T -
intersection with Albert
Street, crossed the road and
•smashed into a house
belonging to Ross Doll.
Damage to the car was
slight, however the house
was extensively damaged,
with a hole smashed through
the front wall into the living -
room. There was ,no final
estimate of the damage.
Fortunately no one was
home -• at the time of the
accident, as Mr. poll was
away on holiday.
Mr. • Hubbard -has been
ehargefl with failifre to stop,
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• TOO YOUNG TO VOTE—Premier William Davis, campaigning throughtwesfern
Ontarialast week, greeted a couple of young supporters following an address at
the Wingham Golf and Curling Club.
inistry wants more
chlorine in town waiter
,•
The Ministry of the
Environthent again is calling
fOr Wingham to add mere
chlorine to its water supply.
However the public
utilities commission, mind-.
ful of public displeasure over
the 'bleach' odor produced
by higher concentrations of
the chemical, is going slowly
on the recomMendation.
• While there is no
suggestion of a health hazard
from the water, the ministry
wants the chlorine revel
raised to clear up problem
of high concentrations of iron
in the water causing "ex-
cessive color andturbidity".
The PUC has been adding
sodium silicate to the water
supply to keep the iron \in.
suspension, and Manager
Ken Saxton said apparently
this has been tying up some
of the chlorhae, resulting in
the low residual levels. He
recommended keeping the
chlorine at -the same level
and dropping' the sodium
silicate.
Commissioners decided to
• invite a representative of the
Mr. Saxton, noting recent
reports that link chlorine to
cancer, said there is always
same risk. "Either you get
disease from impure water,
or cancer from chlorine."
Mr. Wraith suggested
inviting a ministry
representative to discuss the
problem and outline possible
solutions. "He doesn't have
to face the music of people
screaming because of the
smell of chlorine," he noted.
The ministry report calls
for a residual level of 0.5
milligrams per litre of
chlorine in the water. With
the amount currently being
added the residual level is
scarcely .measurable; Mr.
Saxton said, adding that the
smell of chlorine becomes
noticeable at a residual level
of 0.2 milligrams per litre.
In other business at the
meeting, ccimmissioners
reviewed the PUC insurance
coverage with John Slade of•
ari
Slade d Associates,
Kincardine, 'and agreed to
make a !lumber of changes
as recommended. Automo-
bile liability limits were
raised to $5 million; the fire
insurance on several build-
ings and other property Was
increased, and Commission-
ers' accident benefits were\
raised.
Mr. Slade will report back
to the commission on several
other proposals, including
increasing the bonding on
employees and adding an
errors and omissions policy.
He said the PUC could get
lower premiutns on these
policies by having them
included on the town's
policies, provided council
agreed.
He noted that a few in-
cidents such as the one in
Palmerston have led to
recommendations for much
higher levels of bonding' on'
municipal employees.
Western hoedown planned -
ministry to a meeting to
• disduss the matter before for Wingham this summer
taking any action.
The recommendation to
increase chlorine was
contained in a ministry
report on the town water-
works which Mr. Saxton
presented to the PUC at its
meeting last week. The
report gave the waterworks
in general a clean bill of
health, saying it is adequate
to meet the town's needs at
present and for the foresee-
able future.
It made some minor
recommendations; which
Mr. Saxton said have been
followed, but on the matter
of the chlorine he asked for
direction from the com-
missioners.
Rod Wraith inquired
whether there was any
health risk by -not going to
the higher levels, and he was
assured that at present there
is not. The water is sampled
regularly and the results
have been satisfactory.
Buoyed by the success of
the recent Frostyfest, local
service clubs and other
organizations have 'begun
planning a similar summer
festival this year.
Wingham's Western Hoe-
down, tentatively tet for a
weekend in mid-July, is an
ambitious undertaking.
Using the core of events
which have proven success-
ful during the Junior
Citizens' Funfests the past
several years, organizers
have added a country hoe-
down, fundraisers such as a
casino and saloon, and other
activities for children and
adults, wrapping up with an
old-fashioned family picnic.
Groups involved in the
summerfest include the
Lions, Kinsmen and
Optimist clubs, the Junior
Citizens, the Legion, the
snowmobile club, the
business association.
recreation departmeat and
others, with a hoedown
committee formed to
coordinate activities.
A contest was held to pick
a name for the event, with
Nancy Walton and Denise
Wilkins sharing the $50 prize
for suggesting 'Wingham's
Western Hoedown'.
• Town council has agreed to
give its backing to the
summerfest and advance up
to $1,000 to get things rolling.
Doug Layton appeared
before council Monday night
to explain the proposal and
ask for a loan. The town will
be reimbursed after the
festival is over, he promised,
explaining that the groups
involved don't have the
money to finance it.
• Questioned who would be
liable for any losses, he
assured council that problem
shouldn't arise.
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