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Home My WebLink AboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1980-04-02, Page 5orb on • • Approye:.. *from page• ,1 The application of tax equalization factors on the 1980 assessment resulted in urban assessments \decreasing and an increase in the rural assessments. The province had frozen assessment, in the early 1970s and the Price of land has increased dramatically Since then; esepecially in rural , areas. No assessment was allowed to fluctuate more than 5 per cent byapplicatiOn of the, factors in the 1980• assessment. DUNGANNON The 'Ontario* Government is ready to assist in federal programs. to reduce mortgage interest rates, particularly if they are aimed at new home owner facing large increases in monthly pay- ments, Premiier William Davis said this week.. He Said 12,000 mortgages, come due. in the province every month. As well, farmer's now face the need borrow for spring planting. No provincial action is likely until after the federal Parliament resumes on. April 14. " Ontario has an ambitious $3 billion plan to generate energy from waste - if the private sector Will kick in with its ' share of thefinancing. • In unveiling a fifteen-year waste energy plan, Energy. Minister' Robert Welch estimated a saving of 27 million barrels of oil annually by 1995 through , conversion of industrial, municipal and forest wates to usable energy. But he, committed only $2 million of government money to the first year of ,,the scheme. "I expect a large percentage of this investment will come frorn 'the private poWer "has .a role to "play in this elcpansion progiam." • • The report, wound up predicting the demand. for electricity will grow by 2.5 to 4 per cent yearly, to the. Year 2000 about the rate 'currently predicted by plants' or smaller Projects within Hydra -itself. -----7-mdsting-companies-by-offering-someef its own money y for' the ProjeOts• • To attract that, investment, an assess ment teain will examine proposals and decide if they are worthy of government support, according to Mr. Welch... If successful, the program would fulfil a ministry elective of producing 3.2 per cent of Ontario'S energy from 'Waste by 1995: . Opposition 'Leader Stuart Smith issu ed a -tall to-brink's:lawn-the provincial government,: Smith's ninety-minute reply, to the throne,Speech ended with a motion of, • non-confidence that would force an election if passed by the House on ;April *ern page 4 The accident occurred about 9.15 •p.m. and Lucknow District Firemen were called to the scene about 15 minutes later but there was no fire when they arrived. sector with the balance coming from the government, municipalities, the Ontario Energy' CorpOration and Ontario Hy dro," he said in a statement, The government hopes.to encourage companies, toinvest in waste , energy Minister of Agrictilture Lorne Refl. dPrson introduced a bill this week to provide financial:protection for livestock • producers, wn "In recent years," said Mr, Hender- son, "livestock producers and dealers have lost something over half a milliOn • dollars As a result of buyeribankrupt- cies. ,A number of' individuals suffered large financials losses .and.--long-term hardship ;as a result." • The bill will allow initially for a plan erita e uilt com to cover beef cattle. 'DealerS will lie required to make prompt payment, and. licensing •authority will be provided for in the Act -itself, rather than in the Regulations. If the fund goes into, a deficit position, the government will ' guarantee 'bank loans of up_to_one_million dollars and will pay the interest on them, This program will be administered by a board which will include representa- tives of producers, dealers and govern- ment. . During the • pioneer days the quilt was a: vital protec- tion in the home against the hash cold of winter, Female members" of the pioneer family learned to quilt at an early age and ,thereafter spent much of their time at the quilting. frame. Many hard working pioneer women had to spin and weave their own fabrics, and old gar- ments became the major source of patchwork mater- ial. these well-used. fabrics were a history of the family. The patchwork of these pion- eer women became a kind of chronicle, reflecting. what had happened to the family. The quilts not only recorded family histories, but became . an important part of their social life. Friends and vela-. lives gathering to help make the bridal quilt developed the "quilting bee",. which be- came a major social event in the life of the cominunity. Although born of neces-: sity, quilting gradually de- veloped into an art. It has become an important part of our heritage and has remain-. ed as a household art as well as' a popular pastime.. Of all needlework,. quilt-making has probably beconie the most challenging, Continuing to grow' in poPularity, More and more people are becom- ing stimulated to. create something of lasting value and beauty. this form of handwork may be either from one of, :the many classic patterns or a new imagina- tive design • oi "picture story" incorporated into„. a gat. This heritageart will again be emphasized • proniinently' at the Walkerton Heritage Fair this year. Many beatiti- ful heirloom , quilts by our local stitchers will be dis- played, some offered for sale, as well as the art of quilting again being demon- strated. The Heritage Fair commit- tee is presenting a . quilt Competition open to area individuals and organiza- tions, with cash prizes to be offered. Application forms and further. information may be, obtained by writing the -, Walkerton Heritage - Fair Committee, Box 1331, .Walk- erton. Smith accused the Davis government of allowing Ontario to fall from, its position of industrial leadership.. "In- deed, we- in Ontario actuallrdragged Canada down during the 1970s because we were the rhanufaeturing heartland and .we failed to deliver," he said. He attacked the government's policy of encouraging foreign firms to locate branch plants in Ontario, saying we get the worst-paying jobs and no exports in such deals. an ofrolm; page 1 1=7.1, LUCKNOW Put some,Spring in, your step and dreseup shoes In your Easter. wardrobe! Welve a•holiday . group of smartly styled striders fOr Mom, Dad - and the kids! patios plantings timberwork sodding & seeding tree & shrub sales Dungannon 529-7247 R. R. 7 Lucknow 47 Days a week 7 am. Honte number Greg Afton 528.3540 Steve &sack 528.6843