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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1980-05-01, Page 24E LzNxorr NEWS -RECORD, THrxsQAt, 8y Jack MPP Gf coarse, the big, news this week was the Provincial Budget brought down. on. the 22nd: April. ,Ontario pensioners will receive an extra $75 million .from the Province this year tooffset property and sales taxes and supplement low incomes. Pensioners who pay property taxes or rent, will4receive up to an extra $10 a month, and all pensioners receiving OAS will' get a $50 annual grant. to offset sales tax payments. There is also . a $50 million incentive package for small business; a 5 per cent discount in the price of wine, liquor and is bought byitcetrsed- establishments, and- the payment to. retail .sales tax collectors goes up to $1,000 a year. Also in the Budget were a provincial subsidy of 25 per cent of raining ex- ploration expenses, $3 million in tax exemptions for machines used in research and develop- ment, and $14 million in tax incentives for energy conservation. Farmers are to receive $1.5 million in sales tax rebates for grain storage and drying equipm crit.' There is $125 million .for the Employment Development fund and the flat $100 capital tax is now extended to cor- porations with capital between $100,000 and $1 million. Total- expendi-tures are estimated at $17,121 billion and revenue at $16,172 billion, giving rise to.a deficit of $949 million. The' Liberal Party has introduced a motion of non -confidence in the provincial government, condemning it for not providing, immediate relief to • homeowners, fanners and small businessmen, staggering under high interest rates. The Ontario Liberal Party" has, urged the government to put $100 million into an emergency fund to help needy hoeowners, smell businesses „andi farmers cope with soaring interest rates. The proposal is for A nine month long emergency interest relief program, to provide cash grants to eligible borrowers to reduce the threat of mortgage foreclosures and bankruptcies. A base interest rate of 12 per .cent would- be" -set—and subsidies provided to cover some of the dif- ference between that rate and the actual interest rates charged by banks and trust companiies. Homeowners with, for example, a family in- corrie of less than $20,000 would be eligible for a grant to cover 75 per cent of the cost of interest payments higher than 12 per cent. Those with a family income of $27,500 would qualify for 50 per cent of mortgage interest payments higher than 12 per cent. Those with a family income of more than $37,000 would not qualify for a grant. There are two limitations: grants would apply to- only-- the first $40,000 of a mortgage -and the maximum grant would be $150 per month. The small business and farm grants are also based on the 12 per cent base interest rate. RICH GET RICHER? A pulp and paper KY 1,1980 company controlled by one of Canada's largest holding companies has been given $38 million by theprovincial, and federal gOvernr ,ents to help modernize two of its plants. Great Lakes. Forest'. Products Ltd.; a sub 7sidiary of Canadiap Pacific Investments Ltd. will receive $25.3 million from O.nta,rio's Employment Develop- ment . Fund and $12.7' million from the federal Department of Regional Economic Expansion as part of a series of" -grants to pulp and paper cor- poratidns. Liberal Leader Stuart . mi has protested that the money should be given to small companies struggling to survive under the weight of rising interest rates. "At least the money could be loaned instead of given to prosperous companies," he said. Liberals have charged that the Conservatives and New Democrats have combined to stonewall a legislative inquiry into the government's han- dling of the fatal fire involving seven young forestry workers last summer at - Geraldton. The Ministry in- vestigation and an Ontario Provincial Police probe into the tragedy both concluded human error on the part of ministry fire technicians was .:the =-likely _ cause,. of the accident. A proposal by Ontario Hydro to export up to 1,000 megawatts of power to the Northeastern United States through a cable under Lake Erie will be reviewed under Ontario's Environmental 1' Vanessa Vyhnal, Angie Menary-Short and Lisa Robinson were only three of the many students who danced in Huron Centennial School's ambitious spring play. The musical, staged Wednesday and Thursday nights remembered Year of the Child.(News-Record photo) Assessment Act; Critics of the scheme have suggested that increased production at Hydro's, Nanticoke generating station, will increase sulphur dioxide, which could in turn, ,worsen Ontario's 'acid rain problem. ; In this connection, a just completed study for Ontario Hydro by Professor Harold Harvey of the° University of Toronto found that half of Ontario's 250,000 lakes. are being -skilled 'by acid rain. The lakes in most danger are those around Kenora, in Quetico Park, around Thunder Bay, the north shore. of Lake Huron and Georgian Bay, -rr nty-la-k-es in the -Parry Sound area, and the area west of Dorset in the Haliburtons. Liberal Justice Critic Margaret Campbell continues to pursue with the Attorney General Roy McMurtry the subject of abused wives. She complained that police intervention in domestic disputes provides the woman with only temporary help and drew from the Attorney General an assuranceLondon artist Barb Dowier was busy last Saturday morning i that he would modifyy painting a picture of Main Street in water color. The village haSattracted police college manuals many artists over the years. (photo by Bud Sturgeon) which now tell police to calm the parties and then leave. Perth bd. getting tough _TCHELI,v - Perth County Board of Education has drawn the line on spending by rejecting a recom- • meriation to reduce average class sizes in grade 1 to 3 from 29.88 students to 28. If the recommendation had been accepted, it would have meant hiring two additional teachers immediately and possibly more in September. Dr. David Tough, who I, acted as arbitrator in salary negotiations,' told t14.e board in a meeting on the proposal, "If a child" leaves Grade 3 with good reading skills, he'll have not too much trouble the rest of the way. If he's below the Grade 3 reading level, there's a good chance he'll have problems laters." "It's essential to em- phasize that the board members and the teachers feel that 4 Do you know? Clams can live to maximum age of 10( years; horses to about 50 4 cats to 21 and dogs to 17. +++ The wings of. the wandering albatross arE longel' than those of any other bird, measuring 1; feet from tip to tip. The bird has been known tc fly up to 6,000 miles over open seas. students in the primary grades should be protected from large classes," he said. Board trustee W.E. Tones explained, "Only two weeks ago this board passed a budget that is absolutely devastating to the taxpayers of this county and a third of us voted against it. We may well add two teachers now, but it could turn out to be three or four or five. I cannot reconcile the logic j,of..._this___.ecom- mendation). -regardless of its merits." It is not clear what the board's decision will have on negotiatidns for the 1981-82 teachers' con- tracts. Beat the High Cost of Small Engine Repair WE WILL TUNE UP YOUR LAWN.MOWER OR GARDEN TILLER For Only 11 4* (Parts Extra) Until May 12 INCLUDES: Clean and adlust carburetor, check Ignition, change oil, clean air filter, adjust and oll up all controls, shar- pen and balance blades. PICK-UP AND DELIVERY CAN RE ARRANGED WE ALSO HAVE, IN STOCK New & Used Lawn & Gorden Equipment HANK'S SMALL ENGINE SALES & SERVICE 1 mile north of Londesboro 523.9202 HIGHWAY NO. 4 Drawing the village Bayfield KINCARDINE - Two - four -storey apartment buildings could be built near Sutton Park if the town's planning board and the council accepts a rezoning request from a Kitchener firm, ,_ Monmar Development Limited wants to build two 40 foot buildings. with • 112 rental units of one and twobedroom apart- . ments. The new proposal discounts a 1976 plan to build a six=storey'project there. Harry Poch, ' who is representing the' developer,- explained that the original townhouses planned for that land "are not marketable at this time." Apartments in Kincardine have a no -rage: plans p. d. clay On Friday, May 2, the principals and teachers of the Huron -Perth County Roman Catholic Separate School Board will be holding a cognty- wide professional activity day at Elborn . College, London. ,The day will be inthe form of workshops. This is a unique experience for the teachers and will provide an opportunity for an interesting update in professional growth. vacancy rate and tLe rental for apartments would be less than for the townhouses, he Said.. Mr. Poch also pointed out that the developer is looking to a transient population 'to house the new project. Council is studying the neoesary zoning bylaw amendments, and is. concerned about. the availability :of good. services, in the area and is• qu'estionning whether the fire department- .has sufficientequipment to protect a four -storey building, NOTICE Ratepayers of The Town of Clinton are reminded that the second instalment of 1980 Taxes are due and payable by May 15, 1980. . C. Proctor Clerk Town of Clinton • ASIMER 011W r..s,�G� P►L r ,,Paw s~ S pR�G�S tt Duncan Hines o S NIOR CITIZENS ■ 60/0 on ■ and save an shop "Tuesdays purchases 18.5 oz. 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