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StcnONJA July 13 IMS Former Acton resident brews Algonquin beer Farmer BUI and kneel tn the limited corn by drought The Residents of Southern Ontario will soon be able to sip on a new from a small independent brewery owned by a former Acton resident Evan is opening Nor them Algonquin Brewing Company Ltd on Old Brewery Lane In For mesa and he hopes to have the beer on he shelves of local Brewers Retail outlets by ember Mr lived in Acton with his wife Jane and sons Evan Chris Brad and Corey for ten years before moving to Brampton three years ago The boys all played star hockey and in Acton and Mr Hayter coached minor hockey and The former Marketing director for Curling began brewing Special Reserve Ale beer by special license of Carting OKeefe two years ago for export to the United States But Algonquin beer will be on sale from Samia to Oshawo later this year thanks to the old brewery building in Formosa Since the brewery closed down in the mid 70s the building has been us cd by a spring water company but Mr Hayter plans to give the street name meaning again The company will employ peo ple when it first opens and another en people a year later said Mr He will also be introducing two new brands a light beer and a lager logooiongwlththeale When wc start up we be the largest microbrewery in all of Canada said Mr Hayter A microbrewery turns out less than one million cases of beer each year he explained Algonquin will produce cases the first year and close to one million three years down the road said Mr With the success of breweries like Upper Canada we felt there was room for another one said Mr of his to start kup another small independent brewery in Ontario The fact that the brewery sits on a natural spring water supply will also tea selling point Mr picked up his new pro motional van from Georgetown Chrysler on July He plans to use the von to attend community events once the brewery opens this September But don look for those offbeat television commercials for Our commercials are not going to be quite as wild They re going to concentrate on the quality of the pro duct said Mr Farmers ravaged by drought Child care study launched him combined the for transportation ei by DONNA Herald Staff Without irrigation equipment and with the critical time for cash crops approaching Ha I ton Hills farmers are losing money In the worst drought since 1M9 Corn Producers vice president Frank Anthony said last week From an Ontario perspective the loss of money from corn alone is million for each day it docsn rain For all crops combined the loss is million said Mr An ihony himself a farmer with acres of cash crops in eluding oats soybean corn and nay Grain com fed to livestock and us in Ihe manufacture of ferent products is reaching a crucial according lo Mr An Ihony Stalks that normally reach a six foot height are measuring under height If we don get rain for two or three weeks it may virtually wipe out grain corn said Norm farmer and president of the Hal ton Federation of Agriculture Despite crop insurance you do a whole year work for nothing he said The price of grain com a corn us for starches cereals livestock Teed prints dyes garbage bags and sucrose the sugar found in sodas has almost doubled since last year A bushel of grain com is selling Tor to up from last year a bushel list price Right now if you com you II pay a high price If you can get but the people who own the corn the farmers are not rushing out to sell It said Murray a farmer south of And the scenario for dary farmers is not much brighter Hay fields nor providing food for local cattle and hay for export may not yield a second cutting In this season which usually produces three cuttings growths of hay Our second cutting is going lo be very poor It could be as bod as as per cent of the normal yield said Sir Hills grain crops arc also suffering Oats barley and winter vficat used for pastry flour J are severely affected said Ontario Ministry of Agriculture Food Represen Phyllis MacMaster It a very serious situation There has been no rain since May 15 she said We re getting to Ihe stage where it may be too late to save the ips Most Hills farmers have no Irrigation equipment to water the crops it has never been necessary We never had lo ir rigate before said Mr And irrigation is costly and therefore out of the question for farmers said Frank Anthony He added that his farm soil Is dry for two to three feet below the surface We need two or three Inches of rain over a 24hour period to get a to buy real benefit When you get into these kinds of conditions the ground s hard that a fast rain Just runs he said And the drought is not Just on Hills It been described by Frank Anthony as a continental problem The scary part of this drought is thai It extends from Calgary lo Ottawa and as far south as Georgia What usually Is a regional problem Is happening all over North America he said Mr Anthony a farm recently shipped bales of hay to troubled American formers Normally export volumes to other countries would be much higher Saskatchewan farmers are calling this drought the worst since the Dust Bowl of the mid said Bill Mr Anthony added thai the drought will have long range impact on farmers right Into the winter of and will probably affect con next year he said Agricultural representalive Phyllis MacMaster agreed The lack of moisture will severely affect yield and revenue down the rood She added that the soil is caked and cracked and that sunshine and heat are further drying the already parched ground Halton Region has combined forces with the Provincial Ministry of Community and Social Services to fund a child care study The Region needs help in finding out what the child care system should look like In the next five years Researchers will be lelephon Ing residents throughout the Region to ask important questions about child care The Region wants to know how people feel about the development of child care services Names will be randomly selected and therefore everyone has an equal chance of participating The child care study will assess the basic needs as they exist in the community today and determine what the needs will be for Ihe future It will include an examination of the demand for overall services sub sidised and non subsidized care care for children with special needs Marion Emo research project director said that It is important for people to answer the questions if we are lo design a program that meets the needs of residents in the Region picnic a success By BETTY Herald Special About 10 families gathered together on Canada Day for a fun day of gomes and a picnic Ed was the organizer of this day and did a wonderful Job of keeping the events rolling Bruce Cuuton was a winner for the over year category In the Spitting Contest Little Alexis won the children category The Hall Board met on Monday July Jim Bailey attended the meeting and made a request to have the field behind the Community Cen tre made into a usable baseball moid before the summer was out His team although representing has to go practise and have gomes in other communities The Hall Board began planning a BEACH PARTY DANCE to be held Aug This dance is not to be missed so mark date on your calendar The BalllnaTad Jim Dandles had a rough week by losing both games played his week The losses were tough as the team lost both gomes by Just one run Summer vacation is playing havoc with the Bigger fines coming Hills councillors want to mere than a Tine to tractor parked on residential streets We are preparing draft bylaws for the new legislation coming In said town engineer Bob Austin at Monday General Committee meeting The report scheduled for comple tion In September is not arriving soon enough for some Johnston wants to ensure that issue will be dealt with as soon as possible nursery lurnilure accessor maternity fashions wear gifts toys GuelphSt Across Canadian Tlra N0RTHVIEW CENTRE Georgetown Information About Trade We re 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