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Anticipating a refund
cheque from the Income Tax
of more than $1,000 I filed
my return very early, but in-
stead of a cheque, Ottawa
sent me a letter asking what
pensions I receive.
This has me completely
stumped as I don't receive
any pensions of any kind and
furthermore, won't be eligi-
ble for any for several years
yet! Naturally I wrote and
told them this, but that was
over two months ago and so
far not a word.
Can you people do
anything to speed up the
cheque that I'm entitled to?
Since our enquiry we have
been informed that the mistake
originated from Ottawa's Data
Centre and the eagerly awaited
cheque has now been mailed,
received and cashed by our
happy reader.
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FEDEPAL
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DEVELOPMENT \BANK
LUCAN'S TOP GOALIES — Kevin Wood and Mike Stanley hoist
Gerry Emery to their shoulders at Saturday's Lucan Legion minor
hockey banquet. The three received most valuable and improved
trophies. , T-A photo
Opening
new doors
b---ito small
Wibusiness
Financial assistance
Management counselling
Management training
Information on government
programs for business
JOHN MacKENZIE
one of our representatives
will be at
Les Pines Hotel, EXETER on the 1st & 3rd
Tuesdays of each month
June 7th and June 21st
For prior information tall 271.5650 or
write 1036 Ontario Street, Stratford
PRINCIPLES
1. Freedom can be sustained
only in a society without dis-
crimination based on race, col-
our, sex or creed. It can best be
preserved in a society com-
mitted to justice and the rule
of law and to democratic in-
stitutions based upon the
British Parliamentary,
System.
2. Fairness and equality of
opportunity can be guar-
anteed only by a govern-
ment prepared to ensure
that power is not' used un-
fairly by any group in society,
including government itself.
3.Rea I freedom can be achieved
and maintained only when
government is prepared to
limit its own growth, power
and costs.
4. The strength, prosperity and
unity of all Canada is vital to
the future well-being of all the
people of Ontario. The preser-
vation of that unity is Ontario's
primary national goal.
5. In a fair and free society,
government must delineate
and protect the following rights
of the individual:
a. The right to build a secure
future for one's self and one's
family.
b. The right to seek and earn
fair wages.
c. The right to seek and earn
fair profits and fees.
d. The right to work in peace
and safety.
e. The right to be protected from
unfair or unlawful practices in
the market place or the labour
force.
f. The right to a fair and equit-
able tax system.
g. The right to pursue personal
' fulfillment, growth and self-
m provement
COMMITMENTS
The Progressive Conserva-
tive Government of Ontario
affirms its commitment to each
of the follOwing tasks.
1. A commitment to a target of
one hundred thousand new
jobs each year for the next
decade.
2.A commitment to the contin-
ued security of food-supply for
all Ontarians. This is to be
achieved through: the preser-
vation of farmland; increased
per-acre production; effective
marketing of surplus agricul-
tural exports and continued
support for the farming com-
munity.
3. A commitment to a target of
900,000 housing starts over the
next ten years in Ontario.
4. A commitment to reducing
the municipal tax burden on
senior citizens, and to work
towards the ultimate elimina-
tion of this particular tax for
the majority of Ontario's senior
citizens.
5. A commitment to reducing
unnecessary waste in all social
spending to ensure that the
truly needy and those who
serve them get adequate and
fair support.
6. A commitment to continue
the battle against inflation
while providing the private
sector with opportunity and
example for job creation.
7. A commitment to replacing
at least two trees for every
one harvested henceforth in
Ontario, and to regenerating
every acre harvested.
8. A commitment to increasing
the sale of Ontario goods and
services outside Canada by
5% a year.
9, A commitment to containing
the size and expense of govern-
ment in Ontario', resulting in a
balanced budget by 1981.
10. A commitment to maintain-
ing the highest quality of health
and hospital services, based on
a system which allows indi-
viduals to work together with
their own doctors for their own
health and well-being.
11. A commitment to preserve an
educational system of high
quality, with accessibility to
higher education based upon
individual choice and individ-
ual merit.
12. A commitment to the value
of municipal government in
the democratic structure of
Ontario society.
13. A commitment to balanced
growth and development in
the North, so as to make
prosperity, social and cultural
advancement equally avail-
able to the citizens of Northern
Ontario.
E LIVE IN CHANGING TIMES. ALL
ABOUT US, THROUGHOUT CANADA AND
THE WORLD, STANDARDS AND VALUES
THAT HAVE STOOD UNQUESTIONED FOR A
HUNDRED YEARS ARE IN JEOPARDY
AT THIS POINT IN OUR HISTORY, WIEN
CONFIDENCE IN OUR FUTURE IS MORE IMPORTANT
THAN EVER BEFORE, I COMMIT THE ONTARIO
PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVE PARTY TO THE FOLLOW-
ING PRINCIPLES AND OBJECTIVES. UNDER A
PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVE GOVERNMENT, THESE
COMMITMENTS, WHICH FORM PART OF A
DYNAMIC PROGRAM OF ACTION, WILL GIVE EACH
PERSON IN ONTARIO THE ASSURANCE WITHIN
WHICH TO SHAPE HIS OR HER PERSONAL DESTINY
DEDICATION
14. A commitment to the pursuit
of excellence in the fields. of
industry, technology, manage-
m ent and collective bargaining
so that all Ontarians may share
in the collective pride and
self-confidence that stems
from living in an environment
of progress and achievement.
15. A commitment to fair profit
as the prime encouragement
for individual wage-earners,
professionals, entrepreneurs,
investors and industries to
help Ontario grow, along with
a commitment to encourage
the growth of the small busi-
ness sector of our economy.
10. A commitment to reducing
work stoppages and slow-
downs through more advanced
labour-management negotia-
tions and through the outlaw-
ing of strikes and lockouts in
such sectors of the economy
as' provincial government
services.
AFFIRMATION
We affirm that the Progres-
sive ConservativeGovernment
will uphold these principles and
commitments as a guarantee
of personal freedom, economic
security, and stability in Ontario.
We affirm our belief that social
justice for all can be assured
only through dedication to high
quality programs of health and
education that serve all with
competence, equity, effective-
ness and affordability.
'lb this end:
• Health systems must allow
doctors and patients to work
together to prevent, treat and
cure disease.
• Education programs must
promote basic competence in
basic skills as a prerequisite to
the advancement of all.
• Opportunity must be main-
tained for all who legitimately
seek greater participation-such
as native peoples, women, the
handicapped-so that all in
Ontario share as a common
heritage the right to pursue
personal fulfillment through
theirown effort, i nitiative,com-
mitment and self-reliance.
We affirm that every citizen
of Ontario shares a common
right to self-advancement, to
balanced and stable govern-
ment, to freedom, justice,
equityandsecurityas residents
of a great province which has
a key role to play in advancing
the interests of a great nation.
'lb these principles, commit-
ments and affirmations I dedi-
cate niy Party in the service of
every man, woman and child of
our province in a
spirit of faith, trust
and common purpose.
What this Charter means to you.
"The policies and commit-
ments in this Charter grew out
of my New Year's message as
amplified in our Throne Speech
and recent Budget. It describes
how a Progressive Conservative Government will
lead Ontario in the years immediately ahead.
I believe it reflects an understanding of the way
of life and the human needs and aspirations of people
throughout this Province. It provides a plan to
keep Ontario strong and dynamic—a place in which
the need to preserve the best of the past is balanced
with the need for future growth.
The Progressive Conservative Party is committed
to these goals. I ask you to join
with me in translating this Charter
into action by voting Progressive
Conservative on June 9th:'
William Davis, Premier. 1111111111111111111111
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Biddulph residents
debate official plan
Lucan UCW plan
outing for dinner
Biddulph planning board will
wait until July 5 to submit the
township official plan to council
following a meeting between
ratepayers and the board
Wednesday night.
Ratepayers and the board set
the July 5 deadline to allow
residents to submit written
criticisms of the official plan.
Reeve Fred Dobbs said the
board would accept the waiting
period because "we've been
waiting since 1973 for the plan so
we're in no hurry"
The first Biddulph official plan
was passed by council in July
1973 but was rejected by the
provincial Ministry of Housing.
Elliot Dickey questioned the
board about loss of municipal
power to the provincial Housing
Ministry under the official plan.
"We have no power now", said
Dobbs. "We feel this plan is the
best we can come up with and
have any chance of having it
approved by the Ministry of
Housing", he said.
Raise $3,800
from canvass
Friends of the Lucan-Biddulph
Cancer Society will be happy to
know that the Residentialcanvass
and Businessmen's letter raised
just over $3,800. this year to assist
with Research and Education in
this field,
The larger portion of all monies
collected in the London-
Middlesex Unit stays right in the
Research department at the
University of Western Ontario.
A sad note - only 50 percent of
pledges of the nearly 150 Great
Family Ride for Cancer par-
ticipants are in, Come on - folks -
it is nearly a month since the ride
and time all pledges were
collected and reported on. For
your convenience the following
will receive your pledge sheets
and returns: Barb, Wraith at the
store, Gord. Barker, Len Maslen,
or Campaign Chairperson Elsie
Gibson. You all did a splendid job
in riding - now let's all get our
returns in NOW.
Protection of agricultural land
under the official plan was
questionned by Charlie Ross. "If
you take the principle of
preserving farm land seriously
you should make provision for
some (non-farm) housing areas",
he said.
"This official plan doesn't
allow a person other than a
farmer to be a resident of the
township", said Ross.
Land zoned Agricultural Area
in the official plan would limit
land severances to residential
uses associated directly with the
farming industry.
Dobbs said "I think it is the
opinion of this planning board
that (non-farm) estates are not
economically feasible for the
township".
"Once you sever the lot it is no
longer guaranteed farm land",
said Dobbs. "New homes sound
alright but you can't run a
township on them", he said.
Dickey asked the board if it
was interested in industrial
development of any sort. "If
we're going to keep the
population growth rate down to
two percent annually (as
proposed in the plan) then that
rules out industrial growth does it
not?" he asked,
Dobbs said that the basic
premise of the official plan was
that Biddulph is a predominantly
agricultural community. "This
plan is to give us some control
over development not to stop it
completely", he said.
The proposed plan provides for
growth on non-farm residences
around Granton, Lucan, and
Clandeboye by zoning the area
Restricted Agricultural.
"Only those uses that are not or
will not become a nuisance
because of noise, dust or smoke
and are compatible with the
neighbouring urban uses will be
permitted in the Restricted
Agricultural Area", according to
the plan.
Approximately twenty Bid-
dulph ratepayers met with the
planning board to discuss , the
official plan guidelines. The
official plan must be passed by
Biddulph Council and the
Ministry of Housing before
becoming the official township
policy for development to 1992.
BEST ATOMS, NOVICE — Trophies were presented to the most improved and valuable players in the
Lucan Legion minor hockey program Saturday night. From the left from the novice and atom teams are John
Cook, Brad Scott, Rob Hardy, Mike Arts, Jeff Shipley and Steve Neil. T-A photo
Members pf the Lucan U.C.W.
Evening Unit met Tuesday
evening at the Church with Sadie
McPhee giving the opening poem
"God is near as a Whispered
Prayer".
Kae Thompson led in Worship
on the theme "In My Father'S
Garden" with leader Bernice
Lockyer in the chair. The
members discussed plans for
their "Birthday Month" of June,
and decided to have dinner out at
' the Golden Pheasant, leaving the
this meeting, SQ please bring in
your articles, before that date.
Mrs. McPhee Served lunch.
To improve
phone system
Arthur Maloney, Q.C., the
Ombudsman of Ontario, an-
nounces that at 8:00 a.m. on
August 22, 1977 a completely new
Centrex telephone system will
became operational in the Office
of the Ombudsman, to provide
significantly improved telephone
service to both the public calling
the Office, and to staff at four
locations.
Mr. Maloney said the public
will have direct access by
telephone to any staff member
without having to go through the
switchboard, which has proved to
be the bottleneck in the existing
system. "We realize that due to
the increased volume of cases
over the past six months, the
number of calls has grown to a
point where the existing
telephone equipment often
failed," Mr. Maloney added,
"and we regret any in-
convenience caused to the public
on this account."
Under the new system, those
who call the general information
number (869-4000) may be
transferred to any Directorate at
65 Queen Street West after their
particular needs have been
ascertained.
When we moved into our
new home last spring we
naturally expected to be liv-
ing trouble free for a con-
siderable length of time, but
not so, it's been one com-
plaint after another! the
latest is with our toilet
which keeps plugging up.
The construction company
have promised to send out a
plumber but so far it's been
all talk and no action!
The builder claims that all
home buyers are asked to send
in a list of unfinished or un-
satisfactory items after a
thorough inspection of the
house,
This was NOT done by this
party, but in spite of this, the
builder is adamant that "they
have bent over backwards, try-
ing to please this client, we have
to draw the line somewhere,
and we think that time has com-
et"
'Radio Mack,
Jack & Marg's
235-2444
HIGHWAYS 83 & 4
EXETER
It will be a year ago next
month that my car was
damaged by a soft drink
truck while parked at a golf
course. Fortunately the
driver was barely moving
but nevertheless, almost
$200 worth of damage was
done to my car.
The driver and his com-
pany were very cordial and I
was told to send them an es-
timate. This I promptly did,
but here I am, almost a year
later, still awaiting a settle-
ment.
I pride myself on being a
patient sort of a person, but
this is a bit much!
The general manager of the
soft drink company admits
authorizing our reader to have
the car repaired and forward
the bill. "Why it was never paid
is beyond me," he says.
A cheque has new been mail-
ed.
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imp loam Legion
church at 5 p.m., tour the Ethan
Allen Gallery and, if time per-
mits, go to the Sherwood Forest
Mall.
On making inquiries the
Gallery is only open on Thursday
and Friday evenings, so the
meeting will be held on Thur-
sday, June 23, rather on the 4th
Tuesday. Members have been
invited to return to the home of
the secretary Iola Goring for the
Birthday Cake and presentation
of money gift for each year.
Iva Hodgins presented the
Study Book "Peoples & Systems"
on "work" in the various coun-
tries under study.
General U.C.W. President
Marjorie Park told of the 1976
Alma College Conference and
urged the Unit to send a deleiate,
It is the turn of our local to have a
member sent by the Regional and
someone will be appointed at the
r General Meeting on Tuesday,
IMPROVED AND VALUABLE — The most roved and valuable players in the minor hockey June 14, to which all women of the
program received trophies at Saturday's season ending banquet. From the left are pee wee, bantam and congregation are invited.
midget winners Bob Green, Doug Latta, Tony Manders, Steve Glenn, Dean Densmore, Mike Neil and Brad The bale for Angola will be
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