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«rah The London FreeiPress l l JWEDNESDAY. February 19. 1992 l l . BOUNDARY DISPUTE BS London now chasing only part of Westminster London Mayor Tom Gosnell also said the side ‘ deal the city had worked outwith London Township has been shelved by the province. By Chip Martin . The London Free Press The City of London has decided it can nearly triple in size Without hailing to digest the entire Town of Westminster. City council will tell ' provincial arbitrator John Brant that London is willing to do without the southern extrem- ities of the town when the city states its case for expansion at a March 10 public meeting. It marks a return to an earlier position pressed by the city but rejected by Westminster. which said the remnant part of the town would not be Viable.The town persuaded the city it would be preferable to take over the en- tire town than leave a hard-to- service strip along Westminster‘s ANNEXATION Per Week 631-2793 50c Per Copy (Inc. GST) southern boundary. London Mayor Tom Gosnell said Tuesday the city will let Middlesex County decide what to do with the remnant part of Westminster Gosnell said the city has made few other alterations in its last bid to annex parts of five neighbor- ing municipalities. He noted. however. that a tentative deal between the city and London Township has been or- dered “off the table" by the province. The city had planned to annex a strip of the township. including half of the hamlet of Hyde Park. in exchange for com» pensation. running water and sewer services to nearby pans of the township. But the ministry of municipal affairs ruled such side deals are not in the long-term noon CAN 5 Bio In a closed session. London council agreed to reduce its annexation Did I: y tn'mm/ng a southeer ponion at Westminster. Westminster area London no longer wants. m Areas Middlesex County would give to the city. [3 What the any wants. V PRESENT CITY Town at Westmlnster London Township OF LONDON North I Dotchestei best interest of the area, Brant has been asked to consult the public and local councils and then to recommend a solution to the decade-long annexation stan- doff by the end of March. St. Thomas. Ontario. Wednesday. February 19. 1992 While Brant has set a series of hearings to permit public involve- menl. the city has chosen to me sent its case without further con- tributions from citizens. a situation that angers Councillor Pat O'Brien NEXA'I’ION MEETINGS AND To 5 _] Tonight: 6-10 p in. Bryanstori community centre. lor communr ties northeast of London 3 Feb. 25: 6710 pm, London councn chambers. locus on the enwonment _] Feb, 27: 6710 p m ,Thorndale community centre. Itir itnmiiiiii‘i ties nonnwest ot London 3 March 3: 6â€"10 p m.: Middlesex County omitting: locus on essen. tial services and institutions :1 March 5: 6â€"10 p m . London council chambers. lot London residents :| March 7:10 a m to noon, Glencoe ooiinrii Lillillllljtei‘: L] March 7: 1-3 p m.. Strathioy connoil Chamber's '_] March T: 476 p m: Ailsa Craig recreation ceniw 3 March10:6-10 p m. London council chambeis. locus on pnllllr cal and lurisdictional questions C] March 12: 6710 p in .Westminster community centre tni com munities south cl London J March 1d: 10 am to 4 p in . Middlesex County building town hall meeting to summarize all hearings ltilli)\\'L‘Ll llltll ltltlli'H». lllil’ll‘ll "1 would halve \vlirllt‘tl that it ill \illtl 'l LIt‘HtlilV Len) input heliire WI' finalized I)Ul position. To me. that's tundtimrii- tal to the democratic prott’hfi And yet, in this case. we huvi-n'i iFarmers gearing up for light of their lives V Dairy. egg and poultry larmers . lrom across Canada. including Elgin County. are gearing up for what they consider the light of their lives. Thousands of farmers and support- ‘ ers are expected to turn out for a mass demonstration Friday on Parâ€" liament Hill to support the supply maria ement system that protects them rom cheap imports. “It‘s going to be the biggat farm demonstration that this country wtll ever see." said Graham Warwick. a director with the Elgin Federation of Agriculture. At issue is a new international trade agreement that would. if adopted. ban import controls and ‘/t’s going to be the biggest farm demonstration that this country wfl/ euer see,’ Graham Warwick EFA director force countries like Canada to re- place them with tariffs. This would destroy Canadian marketing boards. farm leaders say. Buses will leave at 1:30 am, sharp Friday from Quality Swine Cirâ€"Opera- tive near Shedden to arrive in 0t- tawa in time [or the demonstration at 12 noon. The buses will also stop to pick up passengers at Top Notch Feeds in Aylmer at 2 a.m. Cost ol transportation is $40. To register. contacl Don Miller 764-2854 or Doug Davies. 773-3646 Mr. War- wick said anyone unable to attend is urged to join a delegation that Wt" present a brief addressing their con- cerns to the office of Elgin-Norlolk MP Ken Monteith at 12 noon Friday. His office is located at sso-A Talbot Street, St. Thomas. The delegation is being organized by Neighbor‘Net- work of Kent County. For more inlor- matioin. contact Bob King at 73543635, Farm leader rallies forces BySUSAN WINKL AAR Thomson News Service OTTAWA â€" Ontari " preeminent farm leader sounded the battle cry against bullying tactics from Canada '5 big brother to the south. “Whatever happens at GATT ithc General Agreement on Tariffs and Tradei. we shall fight on.“ said Roger George. presrdcnt of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture. “There is one country to convmce and that is the US." About in] farm leaders from across Canada met in Ottawa Tuesday to discuss the implications of an impending GATT deal. which would revise international trade. > ‘ “I see no sign of compassion from our U.S. neighbors for our specral Canadian interests,“ said George. “1 see instead _a mighty nation'greed- ily looking north to a tempting market of 26 million people that is rela- tively easy to service." imxnrll \itlil kill/I'll‘ .iiiv \\i*l mmi- lll ninlw lirllllllt'l'llN tliii-i-ili in Iii-.iiii tlillJll (ll ilii- |llll|lll p ii llllIhllllln pimps: t