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only that, but there may be a job for the
student to go to as soon as school is
finished.
The Canada Employment Centre for
Students also provides assistance to
students in filling out Social Insurance
Number applications, job forms, prepar-
ing resumes, as well as aiding with job
search and interviewing skills.
Dupee said a wide range of summer
employment opportunites exists for
students throughout the county. Some of
the programs offered include work as
assistants in lawyers offices, theatres,
groundskeepers and camp counsellors.
Because Huron County is largely a rural
area, Dupee noted there are a lot of jobs
which become available in the agricultural
sector.
"Any student that is keen to work, there
is something out there to do," she said.
The centre will provide the students with
contacts for job opportunities. Dupee said
the centre often screens prospective
employees before they send them to an
employer for an interview. As well, Dupee
noted the employer can use the centre's
facilities to interviewstudents for a job.
The employment centre also provides an
Outreach Program for students in Clinton
and Seaforth. Beginning in May, a student
placement officer will be in both towns one
day per week to take students registra-
tions and visit employers.
"We're trying to go to the students.
We're trying to get out to the students
because we do often have a number of
employers," Dupee said.
So, don't wait until the last minute to find
a summer job. Drop into the Canada
Employment Centre for Students on East
Street in Goderich (above the post office)
for early registration.
Farm loan program
Agriculture Minister John Wise has an-
nounced that the Farm Improvement and
Marketing Co-operatives Loans Act
(FIMCLA) is now in effect.
FIMCLA is an expanded version of the
former Farm Improvement Loans Act,
which expired January 31.
A key provision of the new program is
that it allows guarantees on loans made to
co-operatives set up by farmers to process,
market and distribute their commodities.
These co-operatives may receive a
guaranteed loan of up to $3 million.
"This feature should help farm co-ops
get lower interest rates for expansion and
improvement of their operations. By pro-
cessing raw farm products and marketing
them over a longer period of time, the
Canadian economy benefits from the value
added to the product, and consumers
benefit from a greater supply of high-
quality Canadian products," Mr. Wise
said.
For individual farmers, FIMCLA offers
several new features:
— the maximum amount that may be
outstanding to a farmer has been increas-
ed from $100,000 to $250,000;
— farmers can use FIMCLA loans to
refinance or consolidate existing loans, up
to'80 per cent of the current asset value of
their property; and,
-a cost -recovery fee of one-half of one
per cent of the principal of the loan will be
charged to borrowers. This fee helps cover
the cost of administering the program, and
will be forwarded to Agriculture Canada
by the lender.
"We've also updated the program to ex-
tend the definition of a farmer to include
producers who have off -farm employment.
We've recognized that many farmers have
had to take off -farm work 'to keep their
operations going during these difficult
times," Mr. Wise said.
As in the old program, loans can be used
for buying machinery, implements,
livestock and additional land, or for major
repairs to equipment or buildings.
Lenders are expected to make loans and
administer them with the same care that is
required in the conduct of their ordinary
business. The maximum rate that can be
charged is the bank's prime lending rate
plus one per cent.
Administrative arrangements for the
new program have been negotiated with,
Euchre tourney
Despite the bad weather, there were 15
tables of progressive euchre played in the
Legion Hall on Friday last week.
The committee in charge of
refreshments consisted of Lois Farrish,
Ann MacDougall, Evelyn Phillips, Marg
Burkhart and Allene Bradley.
Marg Burkhart, the new president.
welcomed all and wished every player the
very best cards possible.
When the dealing was done, the winners
included: Lucky Table and its players with
Ken Alton: High Lady, Edith Webster;
High Man, Ted Collyer; Lucky Lady's Tal-
ly, Marion McKinnon; Man's Lucky Tally,
Leonard McDonald; Lucky Cup, Howard
McCallum and Lucky Chair, Ilein
1,emon1ne.
lenders during the past six months.
Lenders began processing loans under
FIMCLA as February 1, 1988.
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At the stockyards
A good supply of slaughter cattle sold on
strong demand at prices fully steady to
higher than was recorded at last week's
sale at the Brussles Stockyards. Cows sold
strong and pigs sold under pressure. There
were 851 cattle and 402 pigs on offer.
Choice steers sold 88 to 93 with sales to
99.25. Good steers sold 85 to 88.
A steer consigned by Maple Emblem
Farms of Dungannon, weighing 1310 lbs,
sold for 99.25 with their total offering of 28
steers averaging 1178 lbs. selling for an
overall price of 90.53.
Also at the sale last week, a steer con-
signed by Lorne Eadie of Holyrood,
weighing 1310 lbs. sold for 93.25 with his
total offering of 16 steers averaging 1368
selling for an average price of 90.87.
Five steers consigned by Steve Adams of
RR5 Brussels, averaging 1344 lbs. sold for
92.00.
Choice exotic heifers sold to 92 with
sales to 96. Good heifers. sold 83 to 87.
Seven heifers consigned by Ron Brooks
of RR3 Lucknow, averaging 1089 lbs, sold
for an average price of 90.02 with sales to
93.25.
Choice cows sold 60 to 65 with sales to
69.50 while good cows sold 58 to 62.
Hogs, 30 to 40 lbs, traded to a high of 1.01
per pound. Pigs 50 to 60 pounds sold to a
high of .92 per pound while 70 to 80 pound
pigs sold to a high of .85.
The Brussels Stockyards will hold
another sheep and lamb sale on Friday,
March 4 starting at 3 p.m. For information
on this upcoming sale, contact the
stockyards at 887-6461.
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as you are able.
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