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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1975-06-05, Page 2594, 4 Jack's Jott.ings In line with the new in- termediate credit program introduced by the Minister of Agriculture and Food for the "development and assistance of Ontario Young Farmers from the ages of 18 to 35 years, certain administrative and reorganizational changes within the Ontario Ministry of. Agriculture and Food will take place, The reorganized branch, to be known. as the Rural Development' Branch, will serve as a central ad= ministrative ' focus for the expanded,_ rural ''development activities of the Ministry. It will permit the Ministry to have all of the credit and credit oriented programmes in one branch. at. the Toronto head office. Con- sequently, the new Young Farmer Credit Program, the hndustrial Milk Production Incentive Program, presently under the Extension Branch, the Ontario Junior Farmer Establishment Loan Cor- poration Mortgage Administration and the former A.R.D.A. Branch will form the nucl'eus of the Branch. While the administration for the credit programs will be in the new " Rural Development Brarich, the counselling and farm business management advice at the County and District_level with regard to the several lending programs will continue to be the responsibility of the agricultural represen- tatives located in each county and district. By including A.R.D.A. under the unbrella of the Rural Development Branch, it is expected that the present rural development activities will be broadened and enhanced under the Rural Development Branch. As a unit within the new structure, A.R.D.A. will continue to be the vehicle for implementation of the Federal -Provincial rural development agreement. Negotiations have been under way for sometime with the Federal Government to extend the present • A.R.D.A... agreement •for : an additional two years. ' 'In a statement on •his ministry's, estimates 4be%re a committee of the Legislature, 'the Minister for Colleges and Universities, Mr. James Auld, briefly outlined some of the considerations that have gone into planning the four areas of expenditures, ministry • ad- ministration,• university sup- port, college and adult education support and student affairs. He drew the committee's attention to the changed en- vironment in which his ministry is now operating.` he said in the Sixties it was a" popular notion that higher education was the key to future prosperity and the universal panacea for all social ills. He welcomed the - fact that this . myth has been dispelled but he was concerned that the pen- dulum is now swinging toe far other way. Mr. Auld said the Gokvernment is 'x-•. per ienc increasing demand for po . secondary courses to be direct) • ated to the job market. Governor - nt Banding policies, ,Mr. Auld sai ust reflect the real need for economic constraints, and yet maintain,a level of support that will not endanger the wellbeing • of our post secondary ' in- stitutions, nor diminish their ability to meet the edulcational needs.of the pe'tiple of Ontario. Since 1960 operating support for the university system has risen from $24.5 million to the proposed level of $568 million per year in the current year. During this same period, capital grants • to the univer sities have, totalled about $1,050,000,000. - While the Government continues to„ encourage ecgnomy and consolidation in the university system, the level of financing to post -secondary education is about 2.8 pier cent of the gross provincial product. In dealing with the Student -.Affairs, the Minister said that they propose to increase the total budget for the Ontario Student Assistance Programme to $46.55 million, an approximate increase of 18 per cent over expenditures in 1974-75. This increase will provide living allowances . for individual 'students of up to $57.5Q per week, an 18.5 per cent increase aver the equivalent figure last year. Students will have the 'option of applying for assistance from the Canada student loans plan only. This option will give them access to more money . than they could obtain from OSAP. However, it will only be in the form of a loan and would have to be .repaid eventually. Mr. Auld said they also plan_to introduce..two new • programmes' .starting in Sep= tember this year. A bursary programme which will be made available for the most . needy parttime students and the second programme will' provide loans 1 to • parttime students, and others who are ineligible for aid from the Canada student loans plan. Ontario Treasurer, Darcy McKeough, introduced several bills this week. The purpose of the one bill is to make several amendments to the Municipal Tax Assistance Act. One amendment would delete the clauses that provide for valuation of provincial property in municipal areas. This. is: 'no longer necessary because all property in Ontario is now assessed by the Ministry of 'Revenue under the Assessment Act. Under a second amendment, land acquired by the province for housing projects would become liable for payments in lieu of taxes. Presently such property acquired by the Ontario Land Corporation or the Ministry of Housing is exempt from these payments. Another amend- ment would „ permit the Province to make payments for sewer and waterworks charges as well as garbage rates on its property. The bill also contains an amendment that clarifies the liability of crown agencies operating •telephone • or telegraph systems for .payments according to one of the, sections of the Municipal , Act. A final amendment would enable the Ministry of Treasury, "Economies and Intergovernmental Affairs' to make payments to municipalities on behalf of other ministries and crown agencies. Two amendments were in- troduced to 'the Municipal Elderly • Residents Assistance Much mower. From Queen's Park Act.,The first amendment, woulestablish that owners of condominium units are eligible for assistance under this act. The 'second amendment would make it possible to provide assistance to the surviving spouses of former recipients who are now deceased, as long as they meet the other necessary qualifications. Under the present Act, unless surviving spouses have been assessed as owners for at least one full year,, they are not eligibte. ' In response to the ap- pointment `of the special group, which includes Maxwell Henderson, firmer Auditor - General of Canada, ' Robert 'Hurlburt, President of General Foods Ltd. and Betty Kennedy, Toronto broadcaster and commentator with CFRB, to SWEEP review all future spending by The Provincial: Government, Pat Reid, Liberal Member for Rainy River, and•Chairman of -the Public Accounts. Com- mittee; said that the ap- pointments were_ "about the most hypocritical thing Mr. Davis Nets come up with. After a $1.6 billion deficit he is ap- pointing a committee." lie called it "pure ballyhoo." He Said the decision to appoint an independent commi'ttee "reflects on the .Legislature as a whole". .Expenditure should be reviewed by the Executive -- "that's what we are paying Cabinet Ministers for" and the Public Accounts Com; mittee. The Public Accounts Committee meets twice a week," while the Legislature is in • session. New name -but= program the same Project SWEEP (Students Working in an Environmental Enhancement , Program),, . a summer employment program initiated by the Ontario Government, will be re- classified by a new title in 1975. :The new program is covered by the Provincial Govern- ment's "Ontario Experience '75." .. Known 'as Program 26, provisions are made for con- servation and environment work of a manual, clerical and technical nature. Program 26 is operated, as was Project SWEEP in co- operation with the 38 Conn servation Authoriti4s across Ontario. "Experience '75" is designed to ' provide 7,500. jobs `for the summer in different provincial ministries.. With the implementation of Program . 26 approximately 1,190 positions will be available for secondary and post- secondary students. The total Government budget for Program 26 is estimated at 2.034 million dollars. • Through such programs under "Experi - nce '75" it is hoped that stuents will gain, not. only practicconservation experience, but, a onservation consciousness to and their environment. Sailing, Club r ces ave many The Goderich Sailing Club held its first race of the season last Sunday and . announced winners in four categories. Fred Jewell took first place • in the cruising boats division in .91.12 with second place going to John Kane and parry Deathe who 'finished in 95.12. Murray McGill settled for third place at 100.05. Lynn Meyers .took top spot in the three-man keel boats with a time of 93.07. Paul Parsons copped , top . honors in the fireball ,division with George Penfold and Geoff Langford finishing second and third respectively: Pete"Collier won the Centre° inners Board division finishing the course in 128.0 - Next Sunday the cruising boats will stage a race to Bayfield and back. 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Mrs. Campbell said a further purpose of the amendment is to limit the maximum working hours to 40 hours' per week, -and any work in excess of this limit would be overtime work, and to ensure that where the spouse of the superintendent is required to work such spouse will be -paid the minimum wage fpr such work 'and' any benefits that would accrue under the Act..A further purpose of the amen- dment is to give an employee whose employment has been terminated adequate time to find new accommodation. How much better theworld would be if, people would let opportunity do all the knocking. -f- -1- -l- Old girdles never die. They just lose their snap. ETI) 94 BRUCE MAcD ELECTRIC Domestic -commercial -industrial 133 Britannia Rd. • Phone Evenings 524 - 8146 The Glassmen of. Ontario: WE ARE SPECIALISTS IN ...- GLASS ... AUTO & TRUCK ,GLASS CAMPER WINDOWS VAN WINDOWS CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT - TRIM... 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