The Brussels Post, 1977-12-28, Page 1010—THE BRUSSELS POST, DECEMBER 28, 1977
NOT WHAT THE SIGN SAYS — Sheila Walker and
Susan Chapman didn't seem to mind, the inaccurate
sign as they worked Tuesday painting the stop lines
on Brussels streets. • Aug. 3
lit SEAFORTH - AYR - CAMBRIDGE di
We hope the New
Year finds you healthy
and happ y. Thanks for
your patronage.
•
January 50978
A buck, and.you'ro in for both.
For the January 5 Wintario draw, your Wintario ticket
has two sets of numbers—one for the regular Win-
larlo draw, for between $3 and $4 million In prizes.
And the other for the special Million-dollar Bonus
Draw•--with one hundred extra prizes of $10,000 each,*
In accordarice With the Lottery regulations, all
unclaimed prize money IS retained in the prize fund,
until the expiry of the one-year claiming peeled. It is
then transferred into a Special prize fund to be
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available for additional 'or bonus prizes in subsequent
draws. January 5' is our sixth Bonus DraW,
On this occasion, to accommodate the advance
• bonus drawing, ticket sales will cease at 6:00 p.m,,
Thursday, January 5, 1978. So get your ticket hoW,
because they're going fast. And watch the special
one-hour Ontario show live on TV from the Leah
Poalune theatre, WAYVVHA,- Toronto, January 5 at
9:00 0,M.
"'one yeet olairning period.
Get your ticket now.
all win
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Huron. County
police press
drug project
A six week special project to
explore the prevalence of drugs
and to enforce the Narcotic
Control Act in Huron County was
recently sponsored by police
forces in the County.
A Police Officer from Goderich
Police Force and two members of
the Ontario Provincial Police
stationed in the County worked
jointly executing search warrants
and making drug seizures. •
In a six week period, a total of
55 charges were laid as a result of
investigations by the team
including 35 charges under the
Narcotic Control. ACt. Of these,
six were for trafficking in
Narcotics or Possession of
Narcotics for the purpose of
trafficking. Twenty charges were
laid under the Criminal Code,
Liquor Licence Act,. and the
Highway Traffic Act.
Bulletin tells how to avoid phony schemes
The ministry of consumer
and commercial relations has
prepared an information bulletin
advising how to avoid phony
charity schemes.
"We want to help consumers
distinguish between worthwhile
charities and ph ony schemes so
they can, be sure their donations
don't go to support unethical
fundraisers," said consumer
minister Larry Grossman.. "Most.
charitable organizations do a
tremendous amount of good and
would suffer greatly if people
withheld their dollars," he said.
But there are exceptions..
The 'ministry recently issued a
cease-and-desist order against an
Ottawa company which was
representing itself as a non-profit
organization in order to sell
tickets to Christmas dinners for
senior citizens.
Community groups are often
asked to lend • their names to
circuses and parties run by
promoters. In exchange they
receive a small portion of the
profits which they give to worthy
:causes. The promoters, who
control the finances and ticket
sales, keep up to 90 per cent of
the money raised.
Tickets to these events are
often oversold because organizers
know that most well-meaning
consumers purchase them to help
the underprivileged, not because
they are interested in go ing to
the circus. At one circus, 21,000
tickets were sold for the 3,800
seats available.
"We have forced these
companies out of business .in the
past and we won't hesitate to do
so again," said Mr. Grossman.
"but a cautious public is the
be .st defence against phony
charity schemes," he added.
Consumers are advised in the
' Under The Business Practices
Act, companies which make
"false, misleading or deceptive"
,representations may be fined up
to $25,000 and directors may be
fined up to $2,000 each and/or
imprisoned up to one year.
bulletin to give primarily to
charities with which they are
familiar and to check with the
Better Business. Bureau and
Chamber of Commerce if they are
uncertain about a company's
1.
Regular five-digit
Wintario ticket
and series numbers.
For five chances at
$100,000 and more than
90,000 other tax-free
prizes.
reputation.
The Bulletin also recommends
that consumers ask questions,
find out where the money is
goiong, what percentage is
actually used for charity work and
the canvasser's name and
address.
For a copy, write:
Ontario Ministry of 'Consumer
and Commercial Relations
555 Yonge Street,
Toronto, Ontario
.M7A 2H6.
rl.
Extra one million dollars for
100 bonus prizes of $10,000 each.
2.
Eight-digit Bonus
Draw number.
If the eight digit bonus
number on your ticket
corresponds exactly with
one of the 100 bonuti
numbers drawn, you win
$10,000 tax free.