Ontario Community Newspapers

Port Perry Star, 4 Mar 1986, p. 25

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Impact on agriculture, food processing and manufacturing Local NDP to host free trade seminar Representatives of the food pro- cessing industry, the farm com- munity, and the manufacturing sec- tor will discuss the implications of free trade on Wednesday, March 5th in Bowmanville. The panel discussion at 7:30 p.m. at Bowmanville High School, will feature supporters of various par- ties, but is sponsored by the Durham-Northumberland New Democrats. One panelist will be Karl Morin- Strom, member of the Ontario Legislature from Sault Ste. Marie. Before his election, Dr. Morin- Strom (who has Ph.D in Mathematics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology) worked as a financial planner at Algoma Steel. He is a specialist in management and corporate finance. Elected last year as a New Democrat MPP for Sault Ste. -larie, Dr. Morin-Strom was one of two New Democrats on the Ontario Legislature committee which held hearings on the free trade issue recently. Another panelist will be Bob Leblanc of Cobourg, who will pre- sent implications for the food pro- cessing industry. Mr. Leblanc is president of an amalgamated union representing food processing workers from Stokley-Van Camp in Whitby, Quaker Oats and Ovaltine in Peterborough, General Foods, Weetabix and Gaines in Cobourg, Prince Albert area news - by llean Pugh Larry Brown of Calgary has been home visiting his mother Olive Bolton who has been sick for some months. Your friends are thinking of you, Olive. Belated birthday greetings to Ann Bajema, who had a birthday February 24th. Ann with her plea- sant smile and friendly personality waits on you when you shop at the Prince Albert Store. Thursday evening was a nice cold evening outside, but friendly and warm in the Community Centre at the weekly euchre. Ten tables were filled. The lucky winners: Ivadelle Empringham, Dora Geer, Rose Willoughby, Ernie Healey, J. Poots, Richard Manns. Fred and Vivian Canning took ECONO BOX their friends Roy and Dorothy, Hope to the CN Tower for dinner on Sunday. ) A good report came back from the visiting teams last Sunday. Everyone was well received and the visitors also enjoyed meeting new people. - Dates To Remember: Friday, March 7th- World Day of Prayer at "St. John's Presbyterian Church. Time: 2 p.m. Babysitting available. Sunday, March 23, Palm Sundy. Baptism during morning worship. Children wishing to join the Junior - Choir please be at the Church, Sun- days at 10:45. Please call Earlene Armstrong with your news next week: Hope you have a good school break next week. >} bd \_| ~ CHICKEN & SEAFOOD 136 Water Street, Port Perry - 985-9009 PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, March 4, 1986 -- as and other food workers as far east Agriculture. The impact on released, will take part in the panel. as Picton. agriculture will be especially signifi- This meeting will be the first Mr. Leblanc's [¢al has been cant for chicken, milk and egg pro- public debate on free trade in researching the impact of free trade ducers and their marketing boards, Durham-Northumberland. Interest on their industry and their member- as the agricultural rep will explain, inthis issue is heating up, with free ship. He has served about 12 years The impact on others such as beef trade seminars scheduled to be held in an executive position in his local. producers will also be explained. ~ in Peterborough and Oshawa on The panel will also include one or Finally, it is expected that a April 8thand 9th, according to New two representatives from" the representative of the manufacturing Democrat spokesman Wilf Day of Durham Region Federation of Port Hope. sector, whose name has not yet been PROVINCIAL TRAFFIC SIGNS "New Location We are proud to announce that we have now relocated to our new manufac- turing facility, situated in the progressive REACH Industrial Park, Regional Road No. 8, north of Hwy. 7/12, Township of Scugog. Our growing achievements in the traffic sign business, including increas- ed representations by our satellite sales offices including staff of twenty- _ one personnel, in the Provinces of Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Ontario and Manitoba, have necessitated this'company to acquire larger premises. A We wish to gratefully acknowledge and thank the following companies and individuals for their expertise and assistance to enable us to finally realize our dream: RELIABLE Plumbing Ltd. JEWELL Excavating Ltd. FREELANCE Boring Ltd. SUPERIOR Marble Ltd. FACTORY CARPET Ltd. CARPET WORLD Ltd. John GLASBERGEN, Port Perry Ken MURRAY Electric Ltd. C.J. TAYLOR Cartage Ltd. ° Gord MASON Carpentry Ltd. John PARK Drywall Services Ltd. DICKSON Printing Ltd. | wish to especially thank the following concerns for their unending ad- vice, assistance and patience in the construction of our plant: Howard FORDER Andy DEMMER HOWARD FORDER REALTY LTD. A. DEMMER Construction Ltd. | The success of any company does not rest with the owner of that concern only. He must have the confidence, steadfast loyalty, diligence, and hard work of his employees. | wish to thank my employees for their extra ef- forts throughout this project: David PAGE - Plant Manager | Carol OLIPHANT - Assistant to the President Doris DEAN Mark GOUIN- « 7 Dan SHAK | Ny | also wish to welcome the following new employees to our team: Kevin BRADT Andrea SIMMS Karen BREEN Should | have inadvertently forgotten to thank anyone for their efforts, | offer my apologies, and additionally, my thanks. Our official opening will be in early June, 1986. Paul I. GOUIN President

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