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PORT PERRY "WEEKEND STAR" FRIDAY, JULY 14, 2000 -§ We are enthused Farmers welcome rules on large-scale operations The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) proposal to seek enforceable province-wide legislation regulating agricultural oper- ations is something the Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) and its partners in the Ontario Farm Environmental Coalition have been after for several years. "It's time the govemment ~ moved on this," says OFA President Jack Wilkinson. Ontario's farmers know how important protection of the environment is since they depend on the envi- ronment for their living" he . said. For years farmers and their organizations have requested the govemment enact regulations that are enforced uniformly across the province to enhance protection of the environ- ment. Maintaining a balance between environmental protection and operational viability will be a key to the success' of any legislation, said Mr. Wilkinson. The. announcement by since 1973, and wet weather this spring and summer has reduced the optimism of farmers that they might expect greater returns from * this year's crops. Administrative costs at the municipal level may be the reason for the fee pro- posal, since the provincial government has down- loaded so many other costs to that level, but that's not going to make paying such fees any easier for today's cash strapped farmers. The idea of training ses- sions isn't new to farmers, he says, since farmers have heen taking co courses on pes- INSURANCE ASSIGNMENT ACCEPTED ticide application for yeats and know the value bf 'upgrading their knowledge of changing technologies. With OMAFRA closing so many of its field offices ear- lier this year and moving services to intemet access, the OFA will be anxious to see how the government proposes to provide train- ing, said Mr. Wilkinson. "We are aware of septic systems in rural Ontario a municipal sewage treat: will require closer gover ment scrutiny, Wilkinsgi notes," he said. = EVENING APPOINTMENTS AVAILABLE. : : PORTPERATSTAR ++ Je Ere Come' ® DENTISTRY: WHILE YOU SLEEP - RIK DAVIE/PORT PERRY STAR OMAFRA Is welcome hews ARRANGED RA VLE SER in, most. respects; he' said... The idea of attaching fees to the legislation could be problematic for farmers, especially in today's eco- nomic climate. Ontario's farmers, in 1999, saw their lowest net farm income "Queen Victoria was on hand at the Scugog Shores Museum Sunday to help Scugog Historical Society president Mavis Brodie and others celebrate the annual garden party. This year's ceremony honoured all those board members: -- past and present -- who have made the nian, one of the finest interactive historic sites of its kind in ntario. x= E i WELCOME 985- 84 59 a 462 PAXTON ST. (ACROSS FROM PORT PERRY HOSPITAL) General Bearing Service Inc. New Whitby Location 10 Sunray St., Unit 16 | *June/July Special * FREE LOCTITE See store for details ~~" FURNITURE & APPLIANCES HARDWOOD & LAMINATE F LOORING e * RATTAN FURNITURE SY ones yoy th) tee PIZZA, SUBS ® &WINGS 80 Wartsir St, [P a i a a es UNLIMITED TOPPINGS ) EE TEE ---------- EEE EE