Institute AffairsLETfER TO THE EDITOR

Agricultural Policy()ear Sir: . .

In the July, 1975 issue of C.I.F.S.T., page A46, Dr. Michael E. Stilesdraws a parallel ~et~een the agriculture sectors of the Republic of Iraqand Alberta. It is 10dlcated that activIties of Alberta Agnculture have notesulted in an Agncultural Pohcy for Alberta.

r To call for an Agricultural Policy as an entity by itself is withoutmeaning. Agricultural Pohcy IS made Ina dynamic sett10g by elected rep­resentatives in an attempt to achieve given government obJectives. Pro-

s are then designed to carry out policies.~ Alberta the objectives of Government relative to agriculture areclearly enunciated. Examples are the diversification of the agriculturaleconomy and maintaining the family fa.rm .. Policies and programs toachieve specific objectives have or are be10g Implemented.Yours truly,

Dr. J. E. WiebeChairman, Policy and Liaison Secretariat

Alberta Agriculture

In the July 1975 issue there was also the summary of a statement bythe Deans of the II faculties of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicineacross Canada. In this statement, the "absence of long-range nationalpolicies" for agriculture was criticized. Dr. Stiles' criticism of the appar­entlack of policy in Canadian and Alberta Agriculture referred primarilyto policy for the future of agric~lture rel~tive to World Food Needs,which occupied much of the Institute Affairs space 10 recent Issues.

Ed.

NEW ADVERTISING MANAGERIt is with regret that the resignation of Bob Allen as Advertising Man­

ager of this Journal is accepted. In the period that Bob served in this posi­tion advertising revenue increased dramatically. While we hate to see Bobleave we congratulate him on his deserved promotion and wish him wellin the United States.

The Journal is pleased to announce the appointment of Laurie Hus-

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Affaires de I'lnstitutted as Advertising Manager. Laurie is General Sales Manager for FoodProducts Limited, Toronto. He was educated at the University of Lon­don, England and has served in many capacities with the food industryincluding quality control, product development, plant management andsales.

The sale of Advertising helps to keep journal costs at a minimum tothe membership. If you desire to place an advertisement or know of anindividual or firm who may be interested please contact Mr. Husted.

NEWS FROM THE SECTIONSWe are now starting another year. It will be the ninth year for our

Journal, our eighteenth year as an Institute incorporated under FederalLaws and by mid-summer we can consider our existence as a NationalBody for 25 years. It was i.... 1951 that the Montreal and Manitoba groupsdecided to unite into the Canadian Association of Food Technologists.Dr. Graham Bligh was our 25th President, but Dr. Dave Clark is Presi­dent in our 25th year. The reason for this apparent anomaly, is that ourfirst President, Dr. Earl Chamberlayne was posted by W.H.O. to theU.S.A. shortly after his election, and Mr. H. A. Watson was appointed inhis stead. Whether or not we are to celebrate a 25th Anniversary, I am notquite sure, but certainly the Manitoba and Montreal Sections should con­sider the matter for themselves at least.

We have come a long way in 25 years: from an aspiration to a reality,and not in any way too soon, It is becoming more and more evident thatthe most serious crisis facing the World is not one of Energy, nor of Infla­tion, although both are very serious problems, but rather the Food Sup­ply for a burgeoning population. As an Institute of Food Science andTechnology, we are directly challenged. Our President, Dr. Dave Clark,in his inaugural address stated that "the challenges facing food scientistsand technologists this year are greater than they were last year and theywill be greater still next year." Then with a view to binding together ourwide flung membership, he went on to say: "I also want to encouragegreater participation by the members in the Institute Affairs and Lettersto the Editor Sections of the Journal." In a letter to all Section Chairmen,he emphasized the desirability of making the Institute a strong, cohesiveunit, and appealed to members to contribute actively to the Institute Af­fairs Section of the Journal. He stated that "the more members each oneof us knows, and the more we know about each other, the stronger we be­come." This is directed to one grand and glorious aim: to fit ourselves tomeet the challenge. It won't be too long before food scientists and tech­nologists will be the most important people in the World. If we fail toreach this goal, anarchy could well be the result. Let us look well to ourtask.

The Mail Strike and the Christmas Season are reasons enough forscanty news, but if we were all really dedicated, even those deterrentscould have been surmounted. As it is, we can report on the affairs of al­most 50% of the Sections.

The Manitoba Section had a very good attendance to meet and greetthe President, Dr. Dave Clark, on his official visit to the Section. He gavean excellent talk on "The C.LF.S.T. - What it is all about, and what itmeans to you." The members appreciated being brought up to date onInstitute Affairs by none other than the President himself. Pres. DaveClark also took the opportunity of presenting Donna-Mae Burgener andDr. Ernst Hoehn with their Membership Certificates and the Sectionshowed their pleasure in welcoming these new members. In November,there was quite a crowd at the joint meeting with the Consumer's Associ­ation of Canada (Manitoba group). There was a panel discussion onfoods and nutrition - Ruth Berry acted as the Moderator, Marion Vaiseygave the views of the Professional Home Economist and Nutritionist,Peggy Ingram spoke on behalf of the Consumers, Tom McEwen lookedafter the interests of the Food Industry and Dr. W. P. McKinley repre­sented the Health Protection Branch of the Dept. of National Health andWelfare. Some very spirited discussions took place, but, as one would ex­pect, no solutions to the problems that modern society has generatedcould be seen for the immediate future.

Unfortunately, information on the programs for the Toronto Sectioncame just too late for inclusion in the October issue of our Journal. How­ever, subsequent information indicates that the Section got off to a verygood start with their Annuaf Golf Tournament, which drew a large groupof members who enjoyed splendid golfing weather and an excellent dm­ner. The Low Gross was taken by David Burns of Griffith LaboratoriesLtd. The report did not specify what they w~n, but it did state that the

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