Salvation Army drive aims to help 150 faminies A Metroland Community Newspaper Keates brings fresh lace to towu couinai h Tuesday, November 21, 2000 40 Pages $1 00f (GST included) q armers rally to get attention of federal election candidates By IRENE GENTLE The Champion Local farmers may find it a tough row to hoe when it cornes to choosing a federal election candidate. To make the choice clearer, some were pars of an agricultural contingent that trav- elled to Parliament Hill November 9 to lobby for a better safety net for fanmers. At the rally were members of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture, the Canadian Federation of Agriculture, the Ontario Coin Producer's Association, the Ontario Soybean Growers and the Ontario Staff needed f or election The caîl has gone out in the Halton Rîding for workers to staff polling stations in the November 27 federal election. According to Ken Foey. retumning officer for the riding, about 500 people are required to assume ail roles in taking the vote. AIl literate eligible voters residing in their respective ridings are eligible. (Canadian citizens 18 years of age or older.) Individuals who are selected will be pro- vided with a two-hour training sessiont AIl positions are paid. On Election Day, workers must be pre- sent at their polling locations by 9: 10 a.m. and work until ail ballots are counted as that pol. Counting usually takes between 60 to 90 minutes after the polis close.- In Ontario, this will be 9:30 pi. Those interested should caîl 876-2762. Wheat Producers Marketing Board. About eight Halton farmers took part. They were part of g~ much larger group, estimated at 800 to 1,000, which rallied to make agriculture an issue in Monday's election. The assembly took place aa the lederal candidates were set to enter the National Arts Centre. But since the farinera were separated froin the politicians by a police lins, it isn't clear if the message was heard, reported Charlie Tilt, the new president of the Halton Federation of Agriculture (HFA). "AIl we did was parade in front of the National Art Centre," he said. "It was real- ly quick." He noted that farmiuig issues don't appear to be a growing concern at the national level. 'There was really no sense that agricul- ture has a big place in their policy," said Mr. Tilt. "Wr were trying to draw their *se. PCs on page 16 Comment ........61 Datolns ....18-19 Classifid ..24-26 " Zellers e Ontaiio Ilydro *M&M Meats 0 Lansing * Cashway a White Rose Millennium Community Guide SuI@ctod aiea: l MILTON PUBLIC LI3RÀARY 'Sharing a secrt Six-year-old Taylor Davldaon whlapars ta Santa about what's on her Christmas wish last. Taylor, along wlth twln brother Andrew, vialtad wlth joIIy old St. Nick durlng hi$ tiret day of arrIvai et Milton Mail Saturday. s r7 e page 5 Vol. 141 No. 72