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Home My WebLink AboutTimes Advocate, 1991-02-06, Page 311111111111111111.1111.11111111111111.11111101111111111101111111111111111.1111111111111111.111.11111.111111111.1111.111111111.1111111111111.11111 Exeter man wins top finance award in Canada EXETER - Curt Cooper has been selected as the country's number one financier in the agricultural sector by the Royal Bank. Cooper put about $8.5 million worth of new business through the Royal Bank business centre in Ex- eter last year, a figure high enough to put him in the top eight Royal Bank financiers. While on a muse with the company's other top pro- ducers from all sectors, Cooper was chosen as the number one lender to the farm industry. The Royal Bank offers the pro- motional awards each year as part of its search for growth in its mar- kets across Canada. So how did the small office on Exeter's Main Street ,receive the team achievement award for Onta- rio as well as Cooper's top national award? "This area is better financially than most, and some of it ($8.5 mil- lion) would be new business," con- ceded Cooper, but he also noted many of the loans and deposits he brought to the office were at the ex- pense of some local competitors. Nevertheless, the farm finance market is not as good as Cooper would like to see it. "Farmers keep getting squeezed on their incomes and things are not Curt Cooper put? said Cooper. *They still have cash flows to pay the bills - they don't pay them as well as they did a few years ago, but they do pay them." When local farmers do borrow money, Cooper says there are cer- tain patterns which indicate what areas of the agriculture market that are stronger than others. Hog farm- ers have been expanding their oper- ations with new barns and land. Broiler farms have been doing well lately and new barns are being add- ed. The dairy market is fairly stable at the moment, but Cooper acknowledges that the cash crop market is "the one being squeezed", although a handful are buying and renting more land. The new GRIP program does offer some optimism fur those in the corn market, how- ever. Cooper says he has seen his deal- ings with cash crop farmers with over 2,000 acres inproduction quadruple over the past few years. Hobby farms are also a hot itern, especially because of this area's close proximity to London and Cooper has helped finance quite a few of them. In addition to the cruise, Cooper received a trophy for his award and a $2,000 travel voucher. 17\T TT-1FT.IFWA Times -Advocate, February 6,1991 Page 3 Charges dropped in Exeter Court EXETER - Last Tuesday morning Justice of the Pace court, three charges of speeding, driving without a licence and disobeying stop sign, were ', • •. against Brian E. Hutchins. Hutchins had s.. , wrongly convicted on the three charges December 4 charges of failing to have or surrender insurance and a seat belt violation were also withdrawn. A person not yet identified by the court, used Hutchins' name. Man fined Operating an unsafe vehicle without insu- rance, and with improper licence plates netted two $78.75 fines and one S503.75 fine for An- thony A. Bendell of 53 Main Street, Exeter. Police said they spotted Bendell's vehicle on Main Street in Exeter, with its exhaust pipe dragging on the ground. Bendell told the officer he had no insurance. The vehicle was uncertified and the plates 'were unattached, but were registered to an- other person. Failing to share Failing to share half of the roadway with an oncoming vehicle resulted in a $78.75 fine for Jose M. Salvador of 29 Poplar Creaoent, Lon- don. The court heard on December 5, Salvador swerved into another lane to avoid hitting the back of vehicle while driving on a slippery road. Salvador told the court he had to swerve be- cause he said he knew he would not be able to Another vehicle had turned into the lane, Salvador did not give it leeway. Doing 82 km/h in Speeding km/h zone, netted Ronald W. Evans of Brecken, a $41.25 fine with 45 days to pay. Police said were operating static ry radar when they observed a vehicle doing 87 km/h. Evans told the court that he was annoyed he was not given a warning instead of the ticket. Licence suspension Operatini •a vehicle while under suspension netted Craig Campbell of 132 Rebekah SL, Stratford, a $253 fine with 60 days to pay, and a six month licence -suspension. • Police said C'am2bdl was pulled over for speeding. and CP1 showed' a soopeasi i for unpaid fuses. Campbell told the court he was unaware of the - ` May tat : ' M7- 4 .b1:%.:1C ,: A Campbe said his father w ' resides in Strat- ford, trat ford, received the letter, but failed to notify him. Campbell paid his two outshines within two weeks of finding out about the sus- pension. The Justice of the Peace told Campbell it was his responsibility to give the authorities his proper address, and to find out about the sus- pension. Careless driving Careless driving resulted in a $253.75 fine with th 60 days to pay for Betina Robson of Woodham. Robson pleaded guilty to the charge, but the defence asked for a reduced fine which the JP refused. GIC Rates �rSP nhne VIA ca uaU a,u+ir AICINVESTMFNTS 524-2773 aoa.no. 1-800.265.5503 •.ee mtwithrtranifr bi49- raedn�r�UewOrN/. Air 6c SpiOeUaletitmei6ti'e sweetest 7ruffies,Truntsmoothies, ,elCnOrld. jt�sttnr�$few SUGAR h SPICE DQh1[dOWi1m• 11.1 1 limy 1m•I283 Now! 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