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Under the existing legislation originally passed in 1908 with some amendments made in 1929, young persons found guilty of â€" anything â€" from rollerskating on a sidewalk to firstâ€"degree murder are charged with the same offence â€" juvenile delinquency. Truancy. sexual immorality and "any similar form of vice" fall into the same outdated category The new act â€" Bill Câ€"61 > was passed by the House of Commons on May 17. If is expected to be proclaimed April 1, 1983. The new act. however. will finally change the way in which society treats young offenders and at what age. By April, 1985, the minimum age will be raised from seven years to twelve. The upper age will ...No! â€" Young persons will not have stopped breaking the law. But a farâ€"reach ing new federal act â€" called the Young Offenders â€" Act will wipe the term Did you know that next spring there will be no more juvenile delingquents in Canâ€" ada"? "juvenile delinquency" off the law books. It will also change almost everything in the way the law deals with young perâ€" sons. be 18 across theâ€" country.. Now the maximum age is 16 in Ontarie and five The Canadian agricultural industry owes a great debt for the development of modern artificial insemination methods to Snyder who has worked in the business since _its infancy.. The industry will recognize Snyder‘s contribution to Cana dian agriculture this year when it names the Waterloo native to the Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame. Few people who gathered for the auction of farm lots in the 1840s would have imagined that the tiny rural com munity of Waterlou tWould eventually make invaluable: contributions to the agricultural industry <in Canada and abroad through its development and implementation of artificial insemina tion techniques. Artificial insemination has since then become an invaluable aid to breeders of dairy cattle because it allows a "faster improvement of the cattle population through the use of outstanding sires (for breeding) â€" at a modest cost to the breeder," says Rov Snvder of Waterloo Waterloo was the first city in Canada in 1941 to establish an artificial insemina tion unit for the development of the Jersey, and then a year later, the Holstein dairy herds in the area . Snyder was the first fullâ€"time employee hired in 1946 at the Artificial Insemina tion centre on Lexington Road in Water loo, but his interest and involvement in dairy cattle breeding came much earker. He was raised on Oak Shade Farm. one of his father‘s three farms, located at the janction of Country Squire and Conestoga Roads where his father was wellâ€" known for his pureâ€"bred holstein herd. Although he continued to work on the farm until the age of 30, Snyder always intended to buy his own farm. The involvement with artificial insemination came by chance. > "I tried to buy several farms," he explains. "but something always went wrong before we could close the deal." Snyder was still working on the farm when the AI unit first opened in 1941, and two of the holstein bulls used for breeding were kept by the unit at the Snyder farm. When the unit was ready for expansion in 1916, Snyder was hired as its first fullâ€"time employee. His duties included WALTER McLEAN Hall of Fame recognizes his contributions to agriculture Reflections of Waterloo Our police are concerned that juveniles are well aware that family courts award more lenient sentences and that cases are rarely transferred to adult court They are bracing for an increase in armed robbery and assault from 16 and 17 year olds Last vear in our area there were only The New Democrats, however. were asking for the limit to be set at age 18. We in the Official Opposition had been defend ing the 16 year level. We are still con cerned, while applauding the long overdue new act, that this flaw will have to be removed eventually. Official Opposition Justice Spokesperson Allan Lawrence, MP Durham Northum berland, has led the PC Party‘s speakers in urging a uniform age all through the various stages of debate. The original legislation did not include such a provi sion. It was not until the bill reached committee stage for clauseâ€" by clause analysis, that Solicitorâ€" General Robert Kaplan finally was persuaded by the arguments of the two opposition parties. other provinces, 17 in British Columbia and Newfoundland, and 18 in Quebec and Manitoba. This higher uniform age has been by far the most contentious feature of the new legislation. Ailthough he never had any training in agrmiculture, Snyder does not feel that this held him back in any war "I always moved in circles of very highiy trained people and never had a problem .‘ he says At any rate, many of the methods developed at the Waterloo AI unit were simply the result of experimentation,. of trial and error, according to Snyder. Because members of the Waterloo group were innovators in the field of artificial insemination, | they had noâ€" modelâ€"to follow. Whatever method worked best was adopted. The Waterloo Al business continued to expand under Snyder‘s direction until 1963 when he left to join the Ontario Association of Animal Breeders. At that time the company employed 44 fullâ€"time workers, served five counties and was inseminating about 80,000 cows annual Iy, : caring for the bulls. collecting the processing semen and inseminating the cows under the direction of Dr. J E. Johnson, then head of the program During Snyder‘s term as manager, a significant event occurred that revoluâ€" Snyder himself became secretary treasurer manager of the program two vears later No formal agricultural training Roy Snyder Juvenile delinguency twoâ€"thirds as many Criminal Code charges against 16 and 17â€"yearâ€"olds as there were juvenile delingquents charged under the age of 16. Under the new legislation: young persons will finally have the clear right to legal counsel; all fingerâ€"prints and photos must be destroyed if the accused is acquitted; the maximum fine will jump from $25 to $1,000; alternatives to jail, including community service, are now emphasized (a point 1 urged in debate); guidelines for determining guilt and sentencing will be clearly spelled out; and trials will no longer be held behind closed doors, although the press will not be allowed to name persons in their cover age. The Waterlooâ€"Wellington Attendance Centre Program has been operating in our area since January. 1980, in a successful attempt to reduce early delinquency Of 80 participants from K W, Guelph and Cambridge who were referred to the program before being charged,. only five have had charges subsequently laid. The attendance rate in this purely voluntars tiomnized the entire artifrcral insyemination industry â€" â€" Snyder recalls that the changeover to frozen semen caused a lot of controversy at the time in spite of the added conyenience of the new metiod Experts and farmers believed it couldn‘t work with the same efficiency During his fong inv ol vement in agricud ture, Snyder has been involved in every aspect of the: artificial insemination industry. He served as secretary manag er of the Ontario Association of Animal Breedtrs from 1963 until his retirement in 1977. In 1954. the Waterloo Al unit was the first centre in the world to implement the use of frozen semen and develop tech niques for its use, "We all said it wouldn‘t work, but you made it work. said Professor George Raithby of the University of Guelph of Snyder‘s efforts to promote the new tech nique. "I worked on the farm until 1 was 30 but I never ran a hay baler. a forage harvester or an autopmatic stable cleaner." hesays." They wéren‘t in existence at the time." One of his most significant accomplish ments was his contribution toward the formation of Semex Canada (Semen Exports of Canada) in 1974, a national organization for the worldwide export of semen of Canadian cattle. On behalf of the organization, he travelled for three months each year to more than 80 countries promoting the sale of semen. . Snyder sees a dramatic increase in the efficiency of farming through the more sophisticated use of chemicals in fertilizâ€" ing, weed control and in the feeding of livestock. Livestock can now be fattened for market with less feed in much less Snyder‘s lifelong involvement with the Canadian agricultural industry has given him an opportunity to observe first hand many changes in farming in the Waterloo area as the city has changed from an agricultural community to a thriving industrial centre of 55,000 people. â€" The most obvious change is the in creased automation in farming, he says He feels that automation can only be of benefit to the farmer since it allows him to accomplish more in less time Organization of Semex Canada is his greatest accomplishment PAT ARBUCKLE wA TERLOO CHRONIHC _ Meanwhile, in spite of his retirement, Snyder‘still maintains an interest and involvement in agriculture. He is still secretaryâ€"treasurer of the Canadian Asâ€" sociation of Cattle Breeders and has an interest in the Kitchener Stockyards where he was once chairman of the board. He is currently involved in writing a book on the history of the Canadian Artificial Insemination Business. which will include a chapter of his personal memoirs. Snyder does not see this as a future problem for farming, however. f ‘"‘There is all kinds of potential in the world to produce food," he says. "We have had far more problems in North America with overproduction than unâ€" derproduction." Snyder feels the future is bright for farmers. If théy can weather the present economic depression and high interest rates. he feels there is a good future in farming. But perhaps the greatest change he wees in Waterloo is in the area of land use. Housing developments, apartments and a fourâ€"dlane highway have sprung up from an area that was once farmland. Snyder‘s small bungalow on Lexington Road is built on land that was onee part of his father‘s 150â€"acre farm Snyder â€"recalls that while heâ€" was working at the Waterioo AI unit. many visitors would arrive from the western provinces and ask to see some of the locallyâ€"bred holstein cattle. * ‘"Within a mile from here. we could have shown them about 10 purebred holstein herds. None of these are here now . "At one time. one farmer could pro duce enough food for seven or eight people," _ heâ€" explains Now he can produce enough for 50 people .‘ He feels that despite current s criti ciyms, the growing use of chemicals in farming is justified "People don‘t consider how priced out of the market we would be i#f we didn‘t have these modern tools," he says To me, it is simply a matter of the intelligent and careful use of the recent develop ments _ time, a qcombnation. he feels, of im proved breeding through aprtuificial in semination and better feeding methods I m sure our area will support th Waterloo Wellington _ Attendanceâ€" Centr. which is located at 347 Lancaster Street Kitchener. This is a pilot project of whict aur communities can be proud‘ ‘"Under the Young Offenders Act and in keeping with its philosophy of encouraging selfâ€"responsibility in a juvenile offender. the youth court may impose a fine on a young person. fn such instances. a ‘fine option program‘ may be establishec through the centre. This will allow a young person to ‘discharge the fine in whole or it part by. earning credits forâ€" work . (Section 21: iâ€"iii) _ Copies of the new act (Bill C61) can be obtained by contacting my office in th Lower Mall of Waterloo Square (885> 19001 The program is operated through the John Howard Society, County of Waterloo. It has received funds from the Solicitor General of Canada and the Ontaric Ministry of Cormmunity and Social Ser vices. Centre Counsellor Barty Clark tells me that the program‘s future has been greatly enhanced with the passing of the Young Offenders Act. program has been a significant 96 per cent. LE WEDNESDAY juibY 14 1982 PAGE 7 Housing, roads replace farmland in Waterloo will _ support th