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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1993-06-30, Page 22• Graduation Tom Cronin, of Brussels, has received his Plumber F86 Ontario Provincial Certificate. Tom successfully completed a 3 year plumbing apprenticeship course at Guelph Conestoga College. Congratulations and Love from Lynne, Tommy and Robert. Get Your Message AROUND THE WORLD IMMEDIATELY If you have important papers that need to go somewhere FAST...use the CITIZEN'S FAX MACHINE! Our Fax machine can contact any other Fax machine, in the world, instantly. We offer this service for a cost of $4.00 per printed sheet for the Hirst one and $1.00 per additional sheet. (and the longs distance charges are free in Ontario) Our Fax Number, is also your number, so use it to receive your messages at $1.00 per sheet. HERE ARE OUR FAX NUMBERS.... BLYTH 523-9140 BRUSSELS 887.9021 WE CAN RECEIVE 24 HRS. PER DAY! 3 a PAGE 22. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30, 1993. Ministry co-ordinates agri- food services Charles Mayer, Minister Designate for Agriculture and Agri- food welcomed the announcement Bill 42 was introduced into the Legislature by the Minister of Agriculture Elmer Buchanan. The Bill will provide farm organizations with a financial base which will allow them to speak for farmers. The mandatory system has been altered and there is a refundable option. The new Bill provides farm businesses with the option of requesting a full refund of the fee from the appropriate accredited farm organization. In addition, the Bill allows individuals who object to providing a cheque to a farm organization on religious grounds to apply to an independent tribunal for an exemption from this requirement. The proposed legislation will initially recognize three accredited organizations: The Christian Farmers' Federation of Ontario, the Ontario Region of the National Farmers' Union and the Ontario Federation of Agriculture. Other general farm organizations may apply for accreditation as soon as By Brian Hall Farm Management Specialist for Huron County A regional corn field day is being held on Wednesday, July 7 at Dietrich Farms located just south of Lucan. The Corn Day event will include stationary displays of planting, tillage and drop nozzle spray equipment from area equipment dealers, an innovators' corner of modified equipment of several area farmers and a speaking tour of various trials. Steve Hawkins, Agronomy Section, Purdue University, Illinois State will be one of the guest speakers on the tour discussing soil fertility, starter fertilizers, and no- till systems. Steve will be speaking on "Overview of Trends in Corn Production in the U.S." during the By Brian Hall Farm Management Specialist for Huron County The Summer Experience Wage Assistance Program is designed to create new jobs for Ontario youth. The program offers wage assistance of $3 per hour for employers to create new jobs for youth in the edible horticulture and tobacco sectors. Funding is provided under the Summer Experience Program and administered through a partnership between the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food (OMAF) and Agricultural Employ- ment Service (AES) contractors. Funding for the Summer Experience Wage Assistance Program is limited. Applications for the program will not be accepted after all funds are committed. Accordingly, the application period for the program may end prior to July 16. Employers must have derived over 50 per cent of 1992 gross farm income from the production and sale of edible horticultural crops and/or tobacco and create a new position (tobacco harvest workers are not eligible). Youth may not be an immediate family member. June 25 to amalgamate part of both the Food Products Branch of Industry Science and Technology the legislation is in place. Paul Klopp, MPP for Huron and Parliamentary Assistant for Agriculture said that after listening to criticism of the earlier Bill the new one was modified to meet the concerns. He said, "Farmers need strong groups to represent them. The days are past when a few volunteers can lobby for all farmers. We are in a world of competing voices and interests. Farmers are in a minority even in rural Ontario and we must unite to make our voices heard." All farm businesses with gross incomes of $7,000 or more will be required to register with the Ministry and provide an annual $150 fee to an accredited general farm organization of their choice. The Ministry will forward the fees, eliminating the need for the third party corporate administrator which had been proposed under the previous Bill. If a farm business does not register with the Ministry, OMAF will defer payment of noon hour program. Another guest speaker during the noon hour will be Karl Stumpf, Cash Cropper and Grain Marketer from Denfield who will provide a market update. Other stops on the speaking tour include inter-row cultivation, narrow row corn, no-till planter design and set up, crazy strips, cover crops, dryer systems, crop diagnostics and the "soil doctor." The Dietrich farm is located one kilometre north of Highway 4 at Biddulph Township Conc. 6-7. Lunch is available. Focus on Corn is sponsored by OATI, area Soil and Crop Improvement Associations and area OMAF offices. For more information contact your local Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food office. For applications and further information on the program contact the Agricultural Employment Services office in Walkerton at (519) 881-3671. Sacred Heart announces big winners On Saturday, June 12, 1993 the Grand Prize Draw of the Sacred Heart Church Elimination Draw was held in the church hall. Over 130 people attended a dance and party with music by D.J. Peter Bauer as they waited to see who would go home with the $10,000 prize. The lucky winner that night was graduating university student Karen Schwichtenberg. Other big winners were: $800, Terry O'Malley and $1,000, Mary Helm. Balance and inflate your tires properly. This will save gasoline. and the Food Division of Consumer and Corporate Affairs with Agriculture Canada. programs, such as the Farm Tax Rebate Program, until a valid registration number has been obtained. Regulations under the Bill will require fiscal accountability from the farm organization to ensure affective use of the stable funding fees. Also, the organizations report to their members and are accountable to them. Twenty-five per cent of the gross stable funding revenues will be committed by each accredited organization to the control of their local organizations. The Bill was prepared after holding meetings throughout the province and consulting with various farm groups. The provision for fines was dropped. For landowners to be eligible for OMAF programs they must register and send the cheque to OMAF. If the landowner is not a farm business then they do not have to register. "This decision places all government services relating to the, agri-food industry under one roof, making it easier for the entire industry to do business with the federal government." Mr. Mayer said. "We are working to ensure the integration goes as smoothly as possible." The co-ordination of services is designed to reduce overlap and duplication and provide more efficient delivery of government services and information. The Department of Agriculture becomes the Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food, and now includes those parts of the Food Products Branch from the Department of Industry, Science and Technology dealing with agricultural products, plus agri- food Consumer and Corporate Affairs. "This re-alignment does not mean a change in philosophy for the department," Mr. Mayer added. "Rather, it •complements initiatives already underway to work with all elements of industry, including consumers, to develop a more co- operative approach that focuses on the whole food chain." The Minister of Agriculture has been assigned additional responsibility for Canadians living in small communities and rural areas, and will be responsible for reviewing the impact of federal initiatives on rural and resource- based areas of Canada. Corn, field day focus OMAF program to help create jobs for youth Bill provides financial base