HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1980-09-04, Page 21By JACK R i DDELL
MPP•Huron-Middlesex
Judging from the numberk
of enquiries at my
Constituency Office it is ap-
parent that the implementa-
tion of the new Ontario Tax
Grants for Seniors Program,
Citisns News, September 11, 1980
Much confusion about grants for seniors.
has caused considerable'con-
fusion for senior citizens and
I understand this is
widespread across Ontario.
We welcome these en-
quiries and we are only too
pleased to render assistance
as I can well understand, the
confusion even though the
Ministry has attempted to
inform the potential
recipients of the details of
the program through the dis-
tribution of pamphlets and
other explanatory material.
Instead of spending
thousands of dollars on elec-
tion campaign -like material,
designed to give the govern-
ment credit, it would be far
Poultry people
name new clerks
BY BARRY CLEAVE
The regular monthly
meeting of the Huron County
Poultry, Pigeon and Pet
Stock Association was held
Thursday evening in the
board room of the O.M.A.F.
offices at Clinton with fifteen
members present.
President Jerome
Sweeney opened the meeting
and following roll call, the
secretary read the minutes
of the June 17th meeting and
a report on the picnic and
show at Cliff and Laura
Peppers. Errol Scholtzhauer-
moved the minutes be
adopted as read. Secretary
Daniel reported ' on his
inquiries into the possibility
of the Association sponsoring
a 4-H poultry club for Huron
County.
Agriculture Respresen-
tative Don Pullen stated that
there is a definite interest in
a poultry club for 1981 and
would keep us in mind if and
when th^ 'ub is organized.
ixuest speaker for the
evening, Mr. Percy Aheirs of
Toronto w..s not able to come
so Sliff Ptpner very ably
filled in with a report on the
C.N.E. and said he thought
the entry was up especially
in large fowl and bantams.
He list. i the champions and
who ov, ned thea.. Cl'ff then
told us of his trip to Stidge the
Cape Breton Exhibition at
..north Sidney,. N.S. and of
the show there. He was
especially impressed with
the -Nova Scotia hospitality.
Superintendents and clerks
for the fall show were chosen
and were poultry superin-
tendent, Barry Cleave,
Assistant Cliff Pepper, for
pigeons Victor Daniel to act
as Supt. with James Martin
to assist. Clerks for poultry
were Barry Cleave and
George Tieman, for pigeons
Victor Daniel and Jerome
Sweeney.
Bob Monteith presented a
real nice trophy ash tray as a
special for, the fall show.
There will be a bantam table
show for the September" 16th
meeting.
Continued from page 4
Miscellaneous Rumblings
be getting some good news and some bad news.
The good news is that according to the rumour mill
the VW Rabbit -based pickup truck will be available in
the land of the RCMP for the first time while the bad
news is 4hat 1980 is the last year for German -made
Rabbits in Canada.
So much for superior workmanship, so much for
comfortable seats even in the base cars and so much
for a good handling firmly Sprung economy car.
Will our Rabbits ever be the same without their
"have a dashboard in any colour as long as its black"
interiors?
I doubt it.
*
Maintaining our conversation about cars, a test of
media personalities by the Ontario ministry of energy
that a change in driving habits could increaseefuel
mileage an average of 15 percent.
Savings among the 14 of the 15 participants ranged
from 2.6 percent to 70 percent.
According to Robert Welch, minister of energy a
15 percent improvement in efficiency by all Ontario
motorists would be equivalent to a saving of about 450
million gallons of gasoline, worth about $500 million a
year.
From a personal standpoint a change in driving
habits can make a dramatic change in the number of
miles which one can get per gallon.
For the writer's 1979 Rabbit, 40 miles to the gallon
would be about the average fuel economy.
On two occasions when the writer has shifted ear-
ly, stepped on the gas very lightly and driven at a cons-
tant 55 miles per hour the Rabbit has turned in exactly
50 miles to the gallon.
Picking up a 20 percent increase in fuel economy
with out any additional expense and getting to a
destination in about the same time isn't too hard to
take is it?
Try it yourself!
more advantageous to
allocate funds for seminars
to be conducted by Ministry
of Revenue employees at
such places as Senior
Citizens Drop -In Centres,
Ontario Housing Senior
Citizen Complexes and other
locations where a significant
number of applicants might
congregate.
We have made this sugges-
tion to the Government and
if such a procedure was im-
plemented, then relevant in-
formation would be
available on a first hand
basis to senior citizens and
they would be spared the
political prppoganda which
is now emanating from - the
Ministry. The government
will also demonstrate that
this program is being put
into effect "because Ontario
cares".
A Provincial incentive
grant program has been es-
tablished to assist farmers
who wish t� install ethanol
stills of their farm for
evaluation, demonstration
and trial use of alcohol as a
fuel. The purpose of this
pilot program is to evoluate
the technology and
economics of ethanol
production.
Approved projects are
eligible for grants of 40% of
the Capital costs including
paid labour to a maximum of
$15,000 for an on farm still
constructed by an individual
farmer and up to $20,000 for
a still installed by a small
group of farmers on a co-
operative basis.
The program will be ad-
ministered by Ministry of
Agriculture and Food,
Energy Management
Resource Centre, which is
now being established.
General information and in-
formation on application
procedures are available at
local Ministry Offices.
Applications should include
a description of the process
proposed, use of the ethanol
and use of by-products.
The Occupiers Liability
Act and the Trespass to
Property Act has now been
proclaimed. This new
legislation will increase the
protection of landholders
from trespass and at the
same time encourage rural
land owners and occupiers to
make portions of their land
available for recreation ac-
tivities.
Pamphlets. booklets_and
posters as part of the public
education campaign to ex-
plain the new legislation can
be obtained at my
Constituency Office.
Restricted area zoning
orders controlling develop-
ment of land in the Township
of Goderich and Colbourne
have been revoked by Hous-
ing Minister Claude Bennett.
Enrolment down
Elementary schools
operated by the Huron -Perth
County Roman Catholic
Separate School Board have
experienced a moderate
decline in student enrolment.
Total enrolment for the
two county system is down
by 19 students or 17 percent
compared to a year ago.
Enrolment in schools
operated by the board in
Perth county increased by
eight students while in Huron
county enrolment decreased
by 27 students.
Over a seven year period
the number of students in the
separate system has fallen
from 3.266 to 2,623.
Locally, enrolment has
decreased by 28 students
with only Precious Blood in
Exeter having a greater
number of students in 1980
compared to a year ago.
Precious Blood's student
body increased from 77 to 80.
At Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
187 students enrolled, a
decrease of 18.
Ship your livestock
with
FRANK VOOGEL
DASHWOOD
Independent
Shipper To United
Co-operatives Of
Ontario Livestock
Department, Toronto
Monday is shipping
day from Varna
Stockyards
CALL DASHWOOD
238-2707
OR HAYFIELD
565-2636
By 7:30 A.M. For
Prompt Service
Also Western
Stockers & Feeders
Available
At the two Zurich area
schools, Ecole St. Marie and
St. Boniface, enrolments are
down slightly this year.
St. Marie has lost four
students while St. Boniface
has seen their numbers
decline by nine.
Huron
Homebound
Continued from page 7
were put out by the Ox -Blood
Tavern team from London.
The Varna U.C.W. made
$670 from .their food booth at
the tournament.
Personals
The McAsh twins, Patricia
and Craig, are off to kin-
dergarten this year. Brian
Hill and Cheryl Stephenson
also started.
Darlene Hayter of Fort
McMurray was home with
her family on the holiday
weekend. Darlene is now
working in the operating
room in the hospital at Fort
McMurray.
The Orders were imposed in
1973, mainly to regulate
large scale commercial
development on the
periphery of the Town of
Goderich. The Province no
longer sees a need to be
directly involved in con-
trolling development in the
area.
A new telephone access
program will be in effect in
all Ontario constituencies by
September 30. 1980. Zenith
service will become
operative at that time and
all blue pages listings will be
on the Bell Canada Informa-
tion network.
Bell Canada directories
for the Province are publish-
ed at various stages
throughout the year. My
Constituency Office number
will appear in the next edi-
tion of each directory cover-
ing telephone .exchanges
Page 9
which form part of the
Huron -Middlesex Constitue-
ncy.
As it may be up to a year
before this information
appears in the Blue Pages
section of the/ directory
covering our area. I am tak-
ing this opportunity to ad-
vise my constituents of this
toll-free service.
The Huron -Middlesex
Constituency. which I repre-
sent, has been assigned
Zenith Number ZN14730.
Constituents living in
telephone exchanges which
are long distance to my
Constituency Office in Ex-
eter, may contact my office
by dialing the operator and
asking for the zenith
number.
For those constituents who
wish to contact my office
this number will become
effective September 30.
EVERYBODY
WELCOME!
NO CHARGE FOR FOOD OR DANCING
YOU ARE INVITED TO ATTEND THE
HURON MIDDLESEX'(PROV.) LIBERAL
ASSOCIATION'S CORN & BEEF NITE
THURSDAY, SEPT. 18 TH
AT
PINERIDGE CHALET
HENSALL
FROM
6 P.M. to 8:30 P.M.
FOLLOWED BY DANCING TO
"Spirit"
VISIT WITH
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MPP
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