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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1980-06-04, Page 10. . , -, . . , fs Aiditi -,41,001.0.V6.* ' 10.9044!' .:4'L'1"'-' 4 '''',.- ' • ii . ' l',;:,/ ''''' f. Wingham Memorial Shop QUALITY SERVICE CRAFTSMANSHIP Operk Every Weekday Your Guarantee for Over 35 Years of - CEMET EfIY LETTERING Box 158, WINGHAM JOHN MALLICK „ - • „. • -• ' • ' MORTGAGE DOWN! mortgag been waiting for e rates to fall, If you've can us Now. now is the time to move. After hitting record high levels, mortgage rates 'VICTORIA AND G REY have fallen drastically at V&G, Contact us in Listowel at: Main St. E. 291-1450 TRUST YOu and your family can ' Sitiee ig44 feel comfortable about Making' the Move into that new horne you've .been Welting for. Call our office Cheek: our rates. you'll be happy !you did. VG Owners ofsmaller bum. esses... we provide: *Financial ascistanee * Management counseihng(CASE) * Management training * Information on gopernment ?Trams bwiess , Can ive h you? See our Representative. Pete HuNtable at: The Wingham Motel Highway 4, Wingham on: 2nd & 3rd Tuesday of each month NEXT VISIT: JUNE 10TH FEDERAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT BANK (Branch Office Address) For prior information please call 271-5650 [collect] or write 1036 Ontario Street, Stratford ru.,R1 ••• r • . • et, .outsido,,,dnd.-.enjoy BY JANIS AMPSON students, This tine it was the Bucl Staff members Mrs. noon ten our our residents • With the nice weather here students at East ,Wavvanosh Edna Pearson, Mrs. Debbie went to Winghant to attend a to stay, the majority of our who provided the entertain- Trollope and Mrs. Sandra Tea Dance put on by the BEAUTIFYING THE LIBRARY GROUNDS— Residents have been taking ment. They repeated their Cowen also modelled some Wingham Day Centre for the Debbie Prior and Carla Knight were, just two of exciting as a large number of people have been involved in many of our scheduled ,Nursing Home activities. _ On May 7th, Mrs. Wilson's grade three class from Brussels Public. School visit- ed here and presented their school assembly. The child- ren sang many different songs including rounds, medlies and solos. Then they visited each Resident and gave them a hand-crafted book mark. Children are a big hit with our residents and on the 9th they again had the opportunity to enjoy the talents of a large number of Report from Queen's Park Details on interest BY MURRAY GAUNT become biologically sterile This week the Standing within the next fifteen to Resources Development Coin. twenty years due to acid rain. mittee met to consider the As Inco at Sudbury is the Estimates of the Ministry of largest single point source of the Environment. Many con- sulphur dioxide emissions in cerns were brought to the North America, there is a attention of the Minister, Dr. great need to reduce these during this debate I was able both opposition tics, 411k1 Harry Parrott, by critics of emissions. culture and Food, Mr. The. Minister of Agri- Henderson, has announced to touch 1m mans issues in details of the Ontario Farm this area. Environmental Interest Assistance Program matters are very important, for 1980. This program was and are perceived to be very announced in the Legislature important by the public. earlier this month, in an Water quality manage- attempt to assist farmers ment is of prime importance, : who have been hard hit by and two areas in particular interest rates on operating were emphasized: the stan- loans since April 1st dard-setting process in the Terms of this program nulp and paper industry, and were announced as follows: 'spect to Inc°. -Farm corporations and The lack of enforceable farm partnerships- are elig- regulations i. regard to ible under the same terms as water quality was :-.' The , Ministry has adopted individual farmers; guideline approach to control -Assistance is available for pollution, with flexible ob- money borrowed to cover jectives, taking into account operating expenses on food the ability of the polluter to production and livestock meet standards, the prime production. Loans for capital purchases of such items as use, such as recreational purposes, or effluent dispos- machinery are not eligible; -Items which qualify in- al, and so on. The problem of acid rain clude seed, fertilizer, fuel, has come to our attention spray, twine, feeder cattle and pigs, machinery repairs, very frequently in recent years, and studies indicate hired labour, and custom that it is now seen as a major work. Applicants should seek assistance from the lOcal issue and is increasing in Agricultural Represent- severity. Serious and wide- atives' offices for further spread soil and forest effects are expected over the next 25 details. The maximum amount of to 100 years if the acidity loans to be covered under the remains at current levels. In Ontario, 140 lakes - many in program for any one farmer is $75,000. A subsidy of 3 per prime cottage country - are cent on operating capital dead, and another 48,000 will 10. THE. BRUSSELS 'POST" JUNE -4, 1980 advantage of the seasonable delightful operetta," The super spring fashions. Every Homebound where Mr, weather by walking or sitting Swinging Pied Piper" in the one enjoyed the show and George Cook, a senior from the Leo members busy planting inithe gardens outside as much as possible. appropriately decorated ',many visitors stayed after- Toronto, entertained every- at the municipal .office and the library on May has been busy and' school auditorium. The day wards to. chat. Mrs. Peg one by alternately playing his Friday,, (Photo by Rahrley) had been set aside for Cudmore won the door prize guitar, harmonica and fiddle. On May 15th, Caravan Clothes was here for our. Spring Fashion Show. The resident models for the show were Mrs. Margaret Mac- Donald, Mrs. Beatrice Car- ,. diff, Mrs. Margaret McTag- , Bart, Mr. Frank Dunn, Mrs. Elsie Shaw and Mr. Charles seniors. The Belgrave men and their wives trans- ported fourteen of our residents to the performance where many senior students were on hand to assist and afterwards to serve refresh- ments. The day was a smashing success. borrowed above 12 per cent will be provided on loans between April 1 and 'Decem- ber 31, 1980; -To be eligible, a ,farmer must have had a gross annual income from farming of at least $8,000'in the twelve months immediately preceding the date of applic- ation, and must own less than 75 per cent of the' fern, assets in comparison to the i liabilities; Application forms and brochures will soon be available from the local Agricultural Represent- atives' Offices and from lending institutions around the province. fun. On Victoria Day Mrs. Trollope organized a Tea Dance here at the home which was a pleasant way to celebrate the holiday. On the morning of May 27th, the Wingham Sacred . Heart School children were here to present a, musical program under the direction • of Mrs. Janet Day. Mrs. Lillian King entertained the residents andchildren witha couple of beautifully played piano selections. In the after- which was a beautiful blue nightgown. The day turned out to be both practical and Bev Cardiff and Mary Huissey have been conduc- `..ng a weekly religious program here which every- one has been enjoying. The men's May bowling champ was Mr. John Mc- Murray and Mrs. Beatrice. Cardiff took the women's trophy. Our Bingo Champion for the mouth was Mr. Jalmar Pietikainen. The May Birthday Party , was hosted - by the Brussels United Church Women. They presented an enjoy- able program to help Mr. Ken Ashton celebrate his birthday and later served refreshments to everyone. We would like to welcome Mr. George Hislop to Cal- lender. On June 14th, Callender will be tolding an Open House to kick off "Nursing Home Week." This week has been set aside by the Ontario Nursing Home Association for the recognition of Nur- sing Homes and their res- idents. The public is cordially invited to 'attend. The day promises to be an exciting one as we have some terrific' entertainment planned. The coffee pot will be on, so come out and have a good time. and guests from Lucknow, tries to cut Theprog 0 ram was excellent P P • Wingham and Brussels • mingled and visited as the Homebound volunteers ser- ved tea and cookies. Callan- der volunteers Eleanor Hem- ingway, Peg Cudmore and Ida Evans were on hand to assist our Residents at the lance. A pilot project testing roadside, alcohol screening devices has achieved such significant results, it is being expanded to cover the entire province, H.H. Graham, commissioner of the Ontario Provincial Police has an- nounced. Almost 45 per' cent of the 3,200 people tested during the first seven months of the experimental project were charged with alcohol-related, offences. More. than 1,400 charges were laid., The four OPP districts where the program was con- ducted - Downsview, Mount Forest, Barrie and Peter- borough - reported that acci- dents decreased by an aver- age of eight per cent. "While we can't credit the entire decrease in accidents t• in those areas to ttie program we believe it contributed to a substantial part of the reduc- tion," said Commissioner Graham. drinking drivers Solicitor General. Roy McMurtry, in supporting Commissioner Graham's program said that any, initi- ative designed to get drink- ing drivers off the road and save lives deserved the full support of Ontario's citizens. McMurtry said that more than 1,500 people were killed on Ontario's roads and high- ways last year and up to half , of the fatal 2aCCidents in- volved drinking -drivers. ' "The death toll is simply unacceptable," he. said. Assistant commissioner Jack Kay of the OPP traffic division who is in' charge of the program, said that addi- tional machines would be distributed to OPP detach- ments during the next month. . "Public reiponse, to this program has been very posi- tive and with continued sup- port, incidents involving the drinking driver should be further reduced," Kay said.