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Preserving farmland discussed by McCague By GEORGE McCAGUE MPP Dufferin Simcoe Although the Legislature is not IS session until October 25th the job of governing this provmce never stops Neither does the Govemments con tinual attempts to do so fairly considering the views of as many people as possible myself have just sent out thousand questionnaires seek ing public opinion the preser vation of good agricultural land sent only thousand because thought might get higher percentage of returns if sent the uestionnaire to handpicked ist of pe0ple who are familiar with the subject However if you dont receive one feel free to contact my of fice We have extra copies for anyone interested in voicing their opinion The responses get will be divided into four different residential categories so that rural and urban opinions can be identified While am sure that no one is opposed to saving our rich farmland know that there are many different ap proaches to dealing with the issue and many reasons for these approaches TEN MEETINGS Right now the ministry of agriculture and food has its ear to the ground too Agriculture Minister Bill Newman has announced series of 10 meetings to be held in various areas of the pro vince which will record the views of those in the farming community concerning farm in come stablilization These opinions will prove im portant in the days that lie ahead for as you may re member from the close of the Legislature in June the government is bringing in its new farm imcome stabilization program before the end of Oc tober In the Words of Bill Newman Probably the best way to ensure that farmers keep working their land is to create good economic lcimate for farming That is what our program will aim to do This immediacy means that the Government does not have very long to consider the input that will be received Because of this time factor all 10 meetings have been scheduled for the same night Nonday Oc tober They will be charied by area coordinators of the exten sion branch of the ministry who will invite all questions from th audience and actually direct some of them to Bill Newman himself Apparently the ministry of agriculture has arranged to have conference telephone call placed simultaneously to all meetings to that the minister can briefly address them all Then he will also be able to answer some questions form those people attending AWAY ON TRIP had planned to attend the meeting in Flesherton but un fortunately will be overseas as member of the select commit tee on highway safety The results of these meetings EDENVALE NEWS By MRS GIFFEN Have you noticed as you drive along highway 26 that the Not tawasaga River has overflowed its banks due to recent rains Mr and Mrs Charles Degeer visited the formers sister Mrs Florence Boyer of Richmond Hill recently Last Sunday morning Mines ing United Church Sunday School Rally was held at Camp Simpresca in Midland It was lovely morning and the setting for the service was quite peaceful This was followed by games and lunch Mrs Warren Giffen and Con nie Giffen were among several people who demonstrated at Midhurst county Musuem They bakes bread Mrs Eric Ball and Mrs Aubrey Giffen visited recently with Mrs Mesley and Mrs Rogers of Richmond Hill and Mrs Fred Hilts of Etobicoke The +H girls club started fall activities last week Mrs Warren Giffen and Mrs John Ploeg are the leaders for this unit called Focus on Living Mrs and Mrs Harry Giffen attended the 50th anniversary of their cousin Mr and Mrs Stanley Halbert at the home of their daughter Mrs Jack Len nox of Tollendale COLDWATER By SHIRLEY JENNETT Sunday visitors with the Roy Galbraith family and Ted Oakley were Teds two sisters Mrs Lila Kavanagh and Mrs Joe Watts of Warsaw Other recent visitors with the Galbraiths were Mr and Mrs Howard Crawford of Oro Sta tion and Mr and Mrs Ken Nelles of Hawkestone Sunday visitors with Mrs Eby Sallows included her daughter Mrs Rena Gill of Orillia and grandson and fami ly Mr and Mrs Paul Gill Cheryl and Laurie of Barrie Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Norris Walker who celebrated their 37th wedding anniversary Sept 18 The Walkers accompanied by Mr and Mrs Harold Greenwood who were also celebrating an anniversary that day dined at the Sundial Restaurant in Orillia Brownie Pack for girls to 10 years of age will be re formed with the first meeting to be held at the Parish Hall on Grey Street on Wednesday at 630 It was feared the Brownies would have to be discontinued for lack of leader ship but Mrs Betty Bidmead has offered to serve as Brown Owl and will be assisted by Mrs Doreen Stewart Worship at St Andrews Presbyterian Church Sept 19 was conducted by laymen Those taking part were George Kingsborough David Archer as organist Marge Finan Shirley Jennett and Walter Dean who delivered very inspiring ser mon entitled The Coidwater Christian Mr and Mrs Cyril Martin spent few days in London as guests of Mr and Mrs Pat Laurin and Paula Customers to rent Cars and Trucks VAllEY DRIVEURSELF CABS AND TRUCKS 16 Maple 1266666 Mr and Mrs Russel Sage have returned home from holiday to the East Coast Mrs Mel Bates of Stayner is visiting with Mr and Mrs oug Giffen and family Mrs Eric Ball and Mrs Russel Maw visited with Mrs Muriel Coke of Winona The Minesing OASA bantam team went by bus to Eberts on Saturday and won 121 Eberts team is to come to Minesing next Saturday Mr and Mrs Graydon Giffen motored down to Jordon with the Minesing OASA Pee Wee team only to have the game rained out after the first inning Sorry to report our Minesing OASA Midgets team lost to Teaswater 32 So they are out now Mr and Mrs Aubrey Giffen and family held family party in the Edenvale Hall on Sunday to celebrate their farm centen nial There were visitors from Guelph Willowdale Mis sissauga Tavenshoe Toronto Barrie and Stayner Mrs Burnside and Mrs Henderson of Aurora and Mr and Mrs Lorne Wyant of Stayner visited with Mr and Mrs Harry Giffen recently will be carefully assessed and taked into consideration when the farm income stabilization legislation is being drafted Mr Newman has already spoken with representatives of com modity marketing boards and provincial agricultural organizations It is easy to see just how im portant the government feels that the subject of agriculture is to the province And its not just the rural MPPs who are showing concern citydwellers realize that their standard of living the very fOod that they eat is directly influenced by the state of affairs in the farm ing community No one wants to pay higher prices than they have to By assuring farmers of he ing hand during times of nee we are also attempting to ensure that higher costs will not be passed along to consumers strong agricultural base in Ontario is not only essential to the province but to the whole country Lets keep it that way l6The Barrie Examiner Thursday Sept 30 I976 Fall project started By LOUISE WANLESS ELMVALE The New Flos +H Homemaking Club is col lecting material for quilting in the new project Focus on Liv ing Marcia Loftus is club presi dent Michelle Moreau is vice president Linda Porretta treasurer and the secretarys position will be shared Richard and Donald Switzer of Mississauga were recent visitors with Mr and Mrs Larry Cameron George French oldest son of Mr and Mrs Elmer French arrived home Sept 19 from Vancouver where he has lived since May 1905 Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs Tony Porretta and family were Mr Porrettas sister and brotherinlaw Mr and Mrs Ralph Pellegrini and Mary Mr and Mrs Severino Car navale Joe Berni and daughter Lisa and Tony DAlonm all of Toronto Mr and Mrs Leonard Archer of Elmvale have bought the va cant house next to Mr and Mrs Pastor at Bond Head moving to Owen Sound By MRS SUTHERLAND BOND HEAD An overflow crowd attended the Unted Church here and at Newton Robinson for the farewell ser mon of Rev Dahlin Mr Dahlin and his family are moving to Owen Sound where he will be pastor of Knox United Church At Bond Head two babies were baptised Kristina Natasha daughter of Peter and Donnalyn Dahlin and Christopher Douglas son of Doug and Betty Nightingale Two new members were received by confirmation Marilyn Breedon and Donnalyn Dahlin and five were received by transfer Derrick Hunt Mr and Mrs Donald Lang and Mr and Mrs Glen Nix At pm 300 friends of Mr and Mrs Dahlin met at the community hall for pot luck luncheon supplied by the women of both congregations with the Newton Robinson ladies setting the tables and the vice Proprietor Ron MCCOUley duttvial Pork 3154424 mm pm McCauley Tractor Equipment Sales Form Industrial Sales Parts and Ser Hwy No II South of Orillia it the In 17 Open rum530 pm Mon to Fri Bond Head members washing dishes Ben Steers acting as master of cermonies called on several men for short speeches in cluding Earl Rowe and Rev Bull of Trinity Anglican Church Ben said more than $1900 was collected and Mr and Mrs Dahlin were given lazy boy chair an album with everyones autograph and pursecontainingcas handpainted sketch of the Dahlins home and gifts from the cemetery board and Newton Robinson United Church Women also were presented CONCERT On Saturday night the recreation group sponsored concert at Sir William Osler school Entertaining were the Bond Head orchestra accordionist Ruth Buckle of Queensville Alliston square dancers Wee Gwill Institute and the Outreach quartet Seagrams Five Star The Easy Choice Its Canadas RerVhisky New Flos 4H girls JoeDelMastroandfamil Mrs David Young Re ca and Christopher are on vaca tion at Montreal with Mrs Youngs parents Mr and Mrs Brecknock and other relatives Mr and MrsArchie Wanless spent the weekend at the home of their son and daughterin law Mr and Mrs Warren Wanless of Sundridge and they attended the South River fair Mr and Mrs Clive Rawn and Larry attended the Oro fair on Saturday Mrs Steve Rawn attended birthday party for her great grandson Adam Plater who was three years old on Satur da Sept 25 Adam is the son of Colingwood It was also the birthday of his aunt Connie Sinclair number of people from New Flos attended Mr and Mrs Bert Kennys 40th wedding an niversary party Saturday even gglin Anten Mills community Briefs MANAGER APPOINTED OTTAWA CP Harry van der Veer has been appointed manager of the Canadian Gov ernment Office of Tourism in Toronto it was announced recently He has been manager of the tourism office in The Hague and assistant manager in Frankfurt West Germny The Toronto office is respon sible for federal tourism mar keting programs in Ontario NEW MANUAL RELEASED OTTAWA CP The Cana dian Government Office of Tourism has announced publication of new 114page manual called The Inn Business The office says it con tains information ideas and ad vice for those already in the ac commodation industry or con sidering entering the business BUILT FOR KING About 2600 BC the Egyptians built the Great Pyramid as tomb for King Khufu WVKW at vsgt3 33 SUGAR ISLAND Indies is Cuba 44217 square The largest island in the West miles 7m and cooperation The real story on wages Some people think thttt the antiinflation progntrn is holding down wgges too tightly Others say that wgge control isnt happening gt gll gnd that someone someone else is getting away with more than it fgir shgro 1n fgcf wgge restraint is happening ind most Canadians are co operating to mgke this port of the anti inflation program work The gntirinflgtion Guidelin allow bgsic compensation incregses in the first year of with more added 13 share of notionGl productivity Another can be gdded or subtrgcted depending on whether group hgd kept up with or fallen behind cost of living increases before the program storied On average these Guidelines allow an increase this year of about 10 About half of the wage settlements and agree ments reported to the Anti lnflotion Bocrrd have been within these Guide lines The cases where higher increases are negotiated are studied carefully and unless there is very good justification for them these incregses ore rolled back As result we can see downward Government of Canada du Canada Gouvernement trend in wage increases The average weekly earnings in Canada as reported by Statistics Canada had been increasing of rote of 143 in the months before the program started This had moderated to 128 for the months ending in lune Increases in new wage contracts have come down from 170 in 1ulySeptember of 1975 to 115 in Aprillune of 1976 These increases have kept ahead of the rise in living costs thus providing the wage egmer with real increases in buying power Since last October the inflation rate has dropped stegdily and we are sure to meet the first year goal of or less The cooperation of most Canadians in restraining their wgge demgnds has certainly contributed lot to the effort to hold down prices We now know that we can successfully fight inflation And we know that with continued support and cooperation we can bring the inflation rate down to no more than the target for the second year of the antiinflation program ltitest figures available