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recommends tt ahzing ri vinc'e,
Ontario , Savings Offices<set pin fhe post
war ,;period as a letinin stitutiort , for
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It aro recommends *Ong the thresholds
or interest rate subsidies under the Ontario
armarini Assistance Adjtistrrrient Program to
fight , per cent ., from.. ':1,1 per ,ce'nt and
roviding a subsidyaymetpt on ail beef
attle,' hogs ,, and sheep produced ` and
arketed i>n the proviink. .'p
Dosnald MacDonal d ,T long time NDP•
grieulture .critic and . member . ofthe task
rce, was in Wingham last week to release`
e report. He said the capital ° currently
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2 hour telethon (with a three hour break
a- hockey. gall) ,for. th aster•• Seal
npaign."
rvitle Elliott ':ah ' Lions 'Cltib member,
d his group ,.has been. .planning . the
then for about. six weeks and' Herbp
yari, the el°tin`s overall chairman, has
n the main organizer for the more than 20
ns involved. .
n the first day of the telethon, Lions and
it wives will man three phones that have
n supplied by McDonagh Insurance of
know. The telethon will then continde on
ugh the night and finish ,at 5 p.m. the
wing day.. Each volunteer will work a
rate shift and each shift lasts five hours.
ie,through.the Farm redit Corpora=
shard the banks,,,,i! riot, adequate tri meet
1Ce're needs .and, Mille absence of action
e federal ; •government, _it `is 4. ;to
taro to fill the void.
Other provinces are, providing this -aid, he'
. "If the right wing government of
' Alberta is Willing to do it, I don't see -why •
Ontario is not."
He pointed out that the provincial savings
offices were set up to provide a :source of
capital at a time when the bankers
considered farming to be spoor lending risk.
That has changed in the Past generation and
banks now provide over half of all farm
loans, while" the. savings •. offices have
dwindled to fewer than two dozen across the
entire prov.ince.
Hesaid reviving the savings offices would
;;provide a source of capital not only for
farmers 'but also forsmallbusinesses and
borne owners, ,the two other: groups being
hard pressed.;
MacDonald said that the hearings held by
the task force in seven areas of Ontario .last
fall showed the crisis in agriculture is funda-
mentally.very deep, threatening the existe-
ence 'of the tradtional " family farm.
Real, net income has dropped tQ about
1971 levels, he said, and a 'growing' `propor-
tion of farmers cannot survive without off
farm income.
He repeated the joke about the farm
couple who won a lottery, and, upon .being
asked what they would do, with their
winnings, responded, "I guess we'll keep
farming until the money • runs out."
Other' recommendations by the task force
include: forming a joint committee to
investigate the growing spread between
farm gate and consumer ..prices, as well 'as
the effects of corporate- concentration within
the processing; distribution 'and , retail
sectors of the food. industry; increasing the
provincial budget for aggricultu, re to at least
$450 million this " year from an ,estimated
illion last year.
MacD+ ald- noted that •agriculture .current-
ly accounts for less than one per cent of the
provincial .'budget, while farmers make up
three per cent of the population. Ontario
Treasurer Larry Grossman . recently promis-
ed agriculture would receive "one of the
largest, if not the largest" percentage in-
crease in the 1984-85 budget and MacDonald
said the NDP will try to hold him , to that
promise.
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to work with CKNX for Easter Seals
The .pledges;; uili be taken froiti Dungannon's
exchange (529), °7tipley s exchange (395) and •
Lucknow's exchange (528).
"This is 'so .everyone in these areas can
.440,,A 00." said Mr. mitt..
CKNX gill bl "televising 'The telethon in
their studio in *Ingham and Bill . Thc. mson,
involved in the stati`on's.community relations
department{wilt host the. show. He said this
is the. first .timethe, station has become
involved in an Easter Seal telethon, "we
were previously Waived with the Participa-
tion Lodge telethon."
He said CKNX bought the rights to be
affiliated with CBC for the telethon.
Mr. Thomson will read pledges from the
surrounding area. twice an hour. The names
of those who have pledged will flash
intermittently across the screen.
Orville Elliott said he and his wife have
,been involved in canvassing for Easter Seals
and "I hope more people will want to donate
over the phone. Maybe they will if they see
their names flash over the screen," he,
edited.
He said the club can not estimate how
much 'they will raise because it is the first.
time they have tackled a telethon of this
nature, ' but. -they are • hoping to make a
substantial amount. °
Elliott said the Lions arethe only group
involved: in • the Lueknow telethon, "We
started it, ' so We're going to carry it
through," he said.
The Easter Seal Society, formerly ' the
Ontario Society for Crippled. Children,
employs a staff of ,36 district nurses.
qualified in rehabilitation and publie health,
who visit children in their . homes and
arrange" treatment and other services
needed. More than 6,500 children up to age
19 are served; referral of older persons is
made to an appropriate adult agency.
The Society collaborates with 19 treatment
r.r: k .. I I. u
and rehabilitation centres across Ontario
which offer a wide range of therapy,
education and supportive services.
At the request of local medical societies,
The Easter Seal Society sponsorsannual
diagnostic and consultant clinics in Northern
Ontario. Each year over 1,000 youngsters
are examined. The findings are -reported to
family physicians and arrangements made
through the Society nurse to' ensure the
provision of prescribed treatment and equip-
ment.
Travelling teaching clinics are held at the
request of local professional groups. These
clinics cover. the range of disabilities "'the
Society serves and provide continuing
education ' for medical and rehabilitation
personnel as well as parents.
Five Society owned and operated summer
camps provide holidays for more than 1,000
children each year..
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