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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1992-07-29, Page 1Entertainment ■ Community ■______Farm History Blyth Festival company works on special play See page 2 Photo fun at W. Wawanosh Homecoming See page 8 Farm Safety Assoc, sponsors Farm Safety Week See page 12 Actor's family ties play part in historical play See page 21 MPP announces jobsOntario prog. Huron MPP Paul Klopp announced Friday that the Corpora­ tion of the County of Huron will act as "broker", to coordinate the jobsOntario Training Fund in the region. The Corporation of the County of Huron is part of a series of brokers from across the province who will coordinate the $1.1 billion program designed to help create 90,000 jobs over three years. jobsOntario Training Fund is a three year skills development and employment program of the Ontario government. It is designed to work in partnership with employers, workers and communi­ ties to promote jobs and training, for workers who have been unem­ ployed for a prolonged period of time, and contribute to Ontario's economic renewal. The program combines six key aspects to encourage employers to create on-going employment: train­ ing credits for employers, pre­ employment training, child care, employment supports, wide-rang­ ing economic development plans aimed at specific economic sectors, skill areas or geographic regions and a delivery structure that works in partnership with communities across Ontario. "jobsOntario Training Fund is a two pronged strategy", said MPP Paul Klopp. "It will help to stimu­ late business, by Upgrading the skills of Ontario's working people and it will help those hardest hit by the recession—those of our friends and neighbours who must rely on social assistance and those whose unemployment benefits have run out." To help stimulate job creation, employers are offered a "training Credit", which may be up to $10,000 per new jobs created. At least half that money must be used to train employees hired under the program, but the rest may be used to upgrade the skills of current staff. The heart of the jobsOntario Training Fund program is a province-wide system of "brokers", such as the one announced today. Brokers will match the long-term unemployed with new job and training opportunities and coordi­ nate the delivery of employment support services, such as child care. Some 20,000 subsidized, non-profit childcare spaces will be created throughout the province, in support of the jobsOntario Training Fund program. The Corporation of the County of Huron is the lead organization in a coalition of county wide organiza­ tions, to be known as the Huron Coalition for jobsOntario. The Huron County Department of Plan­ ning and Development will admin­ ister the financial and contractual arrangements. The coordination and delivery of jobsOntario in Huron County will be the responsibility of the Huron Coalition for jobsOntario. - The Coalition will assume decision making responsibilities for the identification, planning and deliv­ ery of training to program partici­ pants. "The sort of partnership this pro­ gram represents—between govern- ment, business, trainers and workers—holds enormous potential for our region", said MPP Paul Klopp. "It will stimulate the local economy, enhance Ontario's com­ petitive edge and get people back to work now. CitizenTheNorthHuron I encourage local Continued on page 9 0 cents Hammering it in East Wawanosh township clerk Winona Thompson hits the nail on the head during the Township Challenge at the West Wawanosh 125th anniversary celebration this past weekend in Dungannon. The winning township was Ashfield. West Wawanosh took Thompsons' team came in third. Fourth place went to the Colbourne team, which was comprised of one. second place while Mrs. Organizer hails weekend a success West Wawanosh township held its 125 Homecoming celebrations this weekend with large crowds and great weather adding to the fun. Walter Elliott, a Homecoming committee member, says the crowds for all events were excel­ lent, giving special mention to the parade, church service, and school reunion. About 165 floats partici­ pated in the parade Saturday morn­ ing. People from as far away as Vic­ toria and Halifax came to partake in the school reunion at the Brookside Public School on Sunday. The oldest man in attendance was 90-year-old Ben Finnigan of Goderich. The oldest woman was 93-year-old Iva Mae Carr. Over all, Mr. Elliott is extremely pleased with the turn out and the excellent weather. OPP believe incidents may be linked Wingham OPP believe that the same parties may have been responsible for two incidents which Slight change in hours occurred in Blyth on Monday, July 20. At 3:30 a.m. a pick-up owned by Howson and Howson Ltd. was stolen from a King St. residence. The truck was later recovered at 1:30 p.m. at Boyes Transport in Clinton. That same day at 9:15 a.m. police were called to investigate attempted break-ins at the Blyth Mini-Mart and the Village Restaurant. A spokesperson said the perpetrators tried to gain entry at the Mini-Man by prying open the front door. The door knob at the restaurant pried off, but neither place entered. was was thatThe spokesperson said though the police believe the same persons are involved they do not have any suspects as yet. for holiday The Civic holiday weekend is coming up, so many stores and ser­ vices will be closed. The Citizen will have slightly altered hours but the deadlines will be the same. The Brussels office will be open from noon until 2 p.m. Monday for news and advertise­ ments. Blyth office will have its usual Monday hours. Cause of barn blaze uncertain The cause of a blaze which ignit­ ed a West Wawanosh barn last Thursday evening is a bit of a mys­ tery. Susanne Robinson, daughter-in- law of property owner's Ted and June Robinson of Cone. 6, said that people had been in the bam at 10 p.m. and there was no sign of trou­ ble. Yet, 10 minutes later a neigh­ bour told them that the building was on fire and by the time the fire department arrived it was passed the point of saving it, Mrs. Robin­ son said. Close to 200 bales of hay were lost and two heifers died in the olaze. Mrs. Robinson said they really have no clear idea of what started the fire, but Lucknow Fire Chief Peter Steer had suggested sponta­ neous combustion. The family plans to rebuild, she said.