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Page WEEKEND EXTRA Friday April 1M3 Family farm topic of Fergus session The of the familj farm In the and farm survival through direct action are the topics two of four workshop on rural issues to be held during a day long confer ence on rural affairs in Fergus on Saturday April More than farmers and small from across rural Ontario are expected to attend the conference which will and at Melville United Church Merle Gunby an execu tive member of the Ontar io Federation of lire will be the keynote speaker at tho conference and will also conduct the workshop on the status of the family farm The Huron County bog farmer has a particular interest In land conserva and absentee owner ship of Ontario farmland lit accepting the invita tion to introduce the con ference Gunby said There are a lot of econ omic and social pressures facing farmers today and we need all the dialogue possible to try to come up with solutions which are equitable to both farmers and the community as a whole Allan the out spoken president of he Canadian Farmers Sur vival Association will lead workshop on direct action and farm survival THEFT CHARGES Wilford was recently arrested on charges of theft in connection with a penny auction con ducted by the association forestall a Toronto- Dominion Bank foreclos In near Palmers ton WUford ended an eight day hunger strike In a Perth County jail follow approval in principle of a federal bill to help protect farmers facing bankruptcy He has since called for amendments to the bill to cover fisher men and other small lnesspeople Bonnie Greene former or the Inter Church Task Force on Church and Corporate Responsibility will con duct a workshop on the rote of agribusiness In Ontario A fourth workshop on small business in rural communities will be moderated by Ron Woo of the Drayton Dis trict Cooperative The conference spon sored by the Wellington New ocrallc Party on behalf of the rural caucus of the Ontario is Intended as an open forum of Information exchange All Interested members of the public are welcome The afternoon session will Include a brief add by Ontario NDP leader Bob followed by a question period The public is invited lo attend afternoon discussion groups which will mine policies and pros- DOVOULIHe Doing wash peseta for rural Ontario Resource people for the policy discussion will Include Donald aid former leader of the Ontario and long time agricultural critic and Mel Swart the cur rent agricultural critic Tor the The conference regis tration fee of in cludes a hot lunch rcgistration is necessary Cheques payable to the Wellington Dufferin Peel NDP should be mailed with workshop selection and second choices to R Arthur Ontario NOG For further information call Sandy Young In at Jacket leads to arrest A year old Church Street Georgetown man was charged with possession of stolen properly and police Friday The man was seen by police wearing a blue baseball Jacket allegedly stolen March The jacket is worth about MS When police moved in to arrest the man who was standing near the Main and Mill Streets Intersection In Georgetown at about a m he gave false Identification and the obstructing police charge was Carole Black hid on display Saturday at Cillery House Sol some beautiful dolls depleting ladles of the istli and isth centuries Six years ago she became Interested In fashion and then started working on minute replicas Herald photo Associates Tax Consultants INCOME TAX RETURNSDONE Friday Saturday 9 am 300pm 101 GUELPH ST GEORGETOWN 8772217 HOME OF THE WEEK SPACIOUS BRICK HOME HAS SPACE FOR DEVELOPMENT Km ima rSZ 1h WH Winding iFt Glenn McClure Carpentry D0NLEADLAY Renovating Decorating Taping A Repair do Cedar Decks Painting Papering 8771210 LOU RICCI MASONRY Aluminum Limited Awning Emtttitufta Siding T sotnn n Sales Service lo all types of overhead oarage doors and electric radio and accessories AM MMMk Call us first tor FIREPLACES FOUNDATIONS BRICK BLOCK STONE MASONRY tlic permanent improve IB THE PLACE TO SAVE BARLOW PLUMBING HEATING ACTON 8532723 LOU RICCI MASONRY HBEPLACES FOUNDATIONS BRICK BLOCK STONE 8774032 B PICAR0 Sating Haste ESTIMATES 8778247