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Wednesday, August 2, 1989 'iiuiru i-'iii AMiiffiiV...n /V5JU'. '.wif.- IO f.WAll... ll ALL E gt;' GAU WUHAUIUh IMI.FTON na'UrUtlCKltl ME. CC-MEAn. AN VIHE H ONE PAY 1 PISCOVE H-P 'U(EIHF-niC -f-X.HSH.1 former minister critical of FCC decisions Hon. Ralph Ferguson, of the affairs of the MP for Lambton - Farm Credit Cor- Middlesex and a former poration. In a Liberal Minister of statement released Agriculture has some June 28, 1989 he says: harsh words for the I am very disappoin- government s handling ted that the govern- letter to the editor Dear Mr. Editor: I would like to take this opportunity to commend our MLA, Mr. Roy Brassard for the position he has taken regarding the issue of nude dancing in bars in Alberta. As a board member of the Alcohol-Drug Education Association of Alberta , I recently met with the Health and Social Services Caucus Committee, Government of Alberta to present to them a brief regarding the issue of nude dancing in bars, and I was pleased that the brief was well received. As was pointed out in the brief, stripping is degrading (to both men and women , demoralizing, and leads to promiscuous sexual behavior. The sentencing of a young Edmonton man last November to six years in prison for the vicious sexual assault on a woman on an LKT train, brings the question of strip shows and violence against women into sharp focus for the government and the people of Alberta. This young man was drinking in a place where girls perform in strip shows before the attack. The question must be considered: Did sexual arousal from what he saw in the bar provoke the attack? Let's face it, it could happen in Olds or in Didsbury next As citizens of the Constituency of Olds- Didsbury, and of the provincie of Alberta, let's rally behind Mr. Brassard, and let our government know that we are not in favor of having stripping in bars. You can do this by writing to Mr. Brassard at: Legislature Building, Edmonton, Alberta or Box 786, Didsbury, Alberta TOM 0W0, or call his office at 556-3132 in Olds. 335-8841 in Didsbury. If you would like a copy of the brief submitted to the government that was mentioned earlier in this letter, please call me at 556-4042 or 556-3828. Together we can make a difference Respectfully. Dan Petors ment has again deprived Parliament of their right to examine in Committee the year's activities of the Farm Credit Corporation. The Annual Report of the Farm Credit Corporation was tabled in the House of Commons last night on the last evening before summer adjournment. The same technique was used on December 23rd for the 1988/89 Corporate Plan that should have been' tabled in April 1988. The government broke their Own rules of Chapter Fll of the Financial Ad ministration, Section 89(1), where a directive given to a Crown Corporation must be laid before the House of Parliament on the first 15 days after that directive is given. That directive was given in July 1988 and we have not. as of this date, been able to get a copy of that directive. It is further interesting to note that although the 1989/90 Corporate Plan was filed some weeks ago, we were advised that the Annual Report was not yet available. However, most of the figures of the Annual Report were contained in the Corporate Plan. It appears as though the Corporation is expected to charge a lending rate that will recover all their costs. They recognize that this means that commercial lenders will be able to offer better terms and conditions than they do. To counteract this problem it appears as though they plan to move away from long term fixed interest rate mortgages to monthly or floating ratps and to charge young and beginning farmers, a higher interest rate than low-risk clients. Just like a bank. The directive from government appears to be a complete withdrawal from the promise that the Prime Minister made to farmers in Prince Albert. Saskatchewan in the summer of 1984 during the federal election campaign. The promise was to return Farm Credit Corporation to its traditional role as the predominant supplier of long-term fixed interest rate mortgages. It also promised that, the Corporation would be allowed to issue Agribonds to acquire the funds to provide those mortgages at a low rate. In 1988, an order-in- council decision was made to withdraw the authority of the Farm Credit Corporation to issue bonds on the Capital Markets. This authority had been granted by Parliament in 1981 and exercised until 1987. The order also forbade the Farm Credit Corporation to increase its net indebtedness. The result of this order has been to make less and less funds available to the Corporation for new lending. The ever more restrictive lending criteria that are being used to assure that these limited funds will last a full fiscal year, coupled with an interest rate higher than commercial lenders, have made Farm Credit Corporation irrelevant as a lender in the farm community. Note the reduction in the number of loans made last year. The government directed Farm Credit Corporation in 1988 that its primary objec- The Gazette Gainers controversy Alberta opposition MLAs are questioning Gainers Inc.'s ability to live up to commitments made to the provincial government when it received a 67 million aid package last year. In particular they are asking what has happened to 6 million already forwarded to the company and why it hasn't begun upgrading its Edmonton plant or constructing a hog slaughtering operation in Picture Butte - two reasons stated for offering the government assistance. In response Gainers president Henry Beben was reported as saying he isn't certain the company will survive the year. He said there is a glut of pork in North America and construction on the Picture Butte plant won't begin until the situation improves. from Alberta Wheat Pool Budget tive must be to restructure and re-organize the Farm Credit Corporation into an economically viable position so that it may respond to the financial needs of Canadian farmers. This has meant that in the next five years the government will direct one billion dollars to Farm Credit Corporation to cover its losses and to assure its survival. No direction was given to the Corporation nor was any directive given that they should develop programs to assist young farmers in the farming industry. The results of the 1988 directives have become readily apparent as the Corporation moved into a very aggressive collection and foreclosure stance and lending dropped to the lowest level in over a decade. This year's Corporate Plan states that foreclosures will be further accelerated so that all delinquent accounts are foreclosed upon in the next three years. They intend to market these acquired farms as quickly as possible. There are no plans to permit programs and policies that would allow beginning farmers to lease and purchase these farms and thus preserve the family farm and the rural community. The end result of these directives has been to change Farm Credit Corporation from a lending organization who helped farmers to one that will be a collection agency that will try to recoup all monies and completely ignore Section 11 1(E) of the Farm Credit Corporation Act. And, from their actions to date, may even infringe on the rights of the individual under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. There are different programs in place in various provinces to facilitate the removal of farmers from their farms and the industry and it appears to discriminate against farmers in certain provinces. Page 3 comment good hosts good food good fishing by Neil Leatherdale In our wildest dreams we never pictured returning 10 or 15 pound and bigger trout to the water from which they came. But that's what happened dui ing a four day fishing trip toTheriau Lake Lodge in Northern Saskatchewan. In company with grandson, Bradley Harper, we made the 700 mile trek by motor vehicle from Olds to Points North Landing in northern Saskatchewan with an overnight enroute stop at Lac La Ronge, and an unscheduled delaying tactic stop at Johnson River Camp. From Points North Landing to Theriau Lake (Unkown Lake on the road map) we travelled on an Athabasca Airlines 182 float equipped Cessna. Putting the trip into a time perspective, we left Olds at 7:00 a.m. Sunday, July 23 and arrived in Lac La Ronge at about 10:30 that night. The road north from Lac La Ronge is about equivalent to the Forestry Road minus the traffic. We left Lac La Ronge at about 7:00 a.m. Monday and arrived at Johnson River Camp about 2:00 p.m. Because we were not expected at Points North Landing until noon Tuesday, and because of uncertainty over accommodation in the last 120 miles, we overnited in a rustic cabin at Johnson River. Fortunately there was a store that sold basic food supplies so we were able to make a simple afternoon lunch. The Ritz Carlton, this place was not for we had no soap, no towels, no sheets and no blankets. The sanitary plumbing was strictly the one hole variety but there was running water and a two burner propane camp stove. We left Johnson River in pouring rain early Tuesday morning and arrived at Points North Landing about 10:30 a.m. After waiting around at the seaplane dock for about a 54 hour, a young girl came down and asked us to report at the Points North office. Points North is operated by two brothers who provide air freight service in a variety of aircraft including DC'3's. It is a highly efficient operation with canteen, rooms, gas and all the other services that can be asociated with a freight transfer operation. All the material arrives by truck three times a week, is broken down into destinations, packed in the aircraft and away it goes. Within minutes of our visit to the operational office, we were loaded into the aircraft and on our way for a memorable fishing excursion. At Theriau Lake we were met by our hosts Wayne and Marie Radke and after a quick dinner including lake trout chowder we were on the lake and within 20 minutes of the lodge we were experiencing the thrill of landing and releasing 6 to 12 Ib. lake trout. The same evening we fished for white fish and grayling in the rapids of the river that is the outlet to Theriau Lake. Our accommodations were excellent including comfortable bunks, showers, modern plumbing, plenty of reading material and snacks from Marie's kit chen that were very appetizing. On return to camp, Wayne described the routine for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Up at 6:30, shower, dress, breakfast at 7:00 and on the lake by 7:45. Fish till 12:00 noon, shore lunch with fresh trout daily 12:00 to 1:00. Back on the lake by 1:15, fish until 5:30 or 6:00. Back to camp, supper at 7:00 and back on -the lake fishing until 9:30 or 10:00. The Radke's are very conservation minded and he handled all the trout and Northern Pike we caught making the decision which fish to keep for fillets and which to return to the deep. Hooks were carefully removed from those returned to the water and were out of the water only long enough to get a quick picture of our trophy sized 15 pounder and Bradleys 11 pound trout. In the four days of intensive fishing we caught well over 100 fish and as usual the big one got away. This one was hooked in about 80 feet of water and on light tackle it was a struggle to get it near the surface. Just as Wayne was about to net the fish it made a mad plunge against the side of the boat and cut the slender nylon line and gained its freedom. I didn't see it but both Wayne and Bradley swore that it would have weighed in at 20 to 25 Ibs. The popular fish with American anglers is the Northern Pike. In the shallow, reed filled bays of Theriau Lake live some real lunkers. The average size of the ones we caught and released would be about 12 pounds and three feet in length. Because the lake is clear and cold you can see these pike lunge at the hook and then twist, leap and roll as they try to get free. Words cannot describe the food Mrs. Radke prepared for our meals. Fresh rolls, lemon pie, butter tarts, fresh baked bread, steaks, fish, chicken, breaded pork chops and more. There was plenty of hot tea, coffee, orange juice, pop and beer if that was your fancy. The return to Points North was made in the Radke float plane after our early morning goodbyes. With the truck gassed, we headed down the trail home leaving and getting back to Olds about 2:30 Synday with one overnight stop at North Battleford. For those who enjoy the outdoors, are serious about fishing and like to be in the company of hospitable people -Theriau Lake Lodge and Wayne and Marie Radke - provide an unequalled choice. Not only is there fishing - there is fresh, clean air; waters where you are truly alone; eagles that display their young; otter that chase the fish and the perennial Whisky Jack looking for a free lunch. Like most Canadians much of our travel has been confined to the settled areas of the country. In the north there is no T.V., no phone, no intrusion on your musing. But there is hospitality plus and a kinship with the sky, the water and the trees that says welcome and beckons your return. 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