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Home My WebLink AboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1983-08-17, Page 6r STATE FARM INSURANCE L • nJ PAGE 6 GODEKICIISIGNAteSTAR, WODDIESti414 PGUST.Veleili eft k"rap.. BY;ACK Hipp LI., MPP IVlunicipal Affairs and Housing Minister Claude Bennett, tins, announced that $24 -million will go towards rental housing initiatives to encourage development of new housing,and the preser vation of existing accom- modation. The $18.2 million Convert - to -Rent program is for the conversion of non-residential properties to rental apart- ments. The Minister also an- nounced two demonstration programs. The first, a $5.5 million program will help landlords upgrade major systems, such as plumbing 'or electrical in older apart- ment buildings. The other program with the amount of $1.2 million is earmarked to show the ad- vantages of duplexing, creating about 150 new ren- tal units in existing single- family housing. The Convert -to -Rent pro- gram is being launched in- itially in Metro Toronto and Ottawa. It offers 15 -year, in- terest free loans of $7,000 per unit to assist in the conver- sion of non-residential buildings such as warehouses, second -floor space above stores and va- cant school property, to moderate rent housing. Ourages new If the program is suc- cessful in Toronto, the Ministry will be considering other Municipalities with a vacancy rate of less than two per cent. Municipal support is vital to the success Of the pro- gram particularly.. with regards to zoning flexibility. Under the first demonstration program, interest-free loans of up to $7,000 per unit will be available to assist in the upgrading of major systems in properties built prior to 1955 in Toronto, Ottawa, Hamilton and Thunder Bay. The other demonstration program, dealing with hous- ing conversions to produce new rental units, will involve 15 -year, interest-free loans to qualified home owners in Toronto, Ottawa, Hamilton and Thunder Bay. The average loan will be 57,000 per unit. SUNCOR One and a half years after u'atch for.... ladies' fashion grouping by .0 evelopment the Ontario Government made a $650 million 'invest- ment" in Suncor, the cost to the Ontario taxpayer has in- creased by. almost 5114 million. Each and every day, the government continues to hold its 25 per cent share in the company the loss rises. Since the beginning of 1981, interest costs on the purchase price have totalled 5139 million, while Ontario's one-fourth share of earnings, in the form of dividends paid and increased equity, equals $25 million. The net loss through the second quarter of 1982 reach- ed 5113,994,880 - more than the Ontario Government will spend on the entire COED job creation program. Suncor's recent press release boasts earnings are up over the first six months of 1982 - it lumps the first two quarters together to try to disguise a second quarter drop in performance. Second quarter earnings were 518.3 million, a 19 per cent decline from the previous quarter. Bild Storage Grants The Minister of Agriculture and Food Dennis Tirnbrell announced that $83,329 in grants were awarded to 17 Ontario fruit and vegetable growers and packers. The Minister said the grants are incentives to FOR INSURANCE CALL BILL BARWICK AGENT 38B KINGSTON ST. GOPERICH, ONTARIO 524-7551 Like agood neighbor. State Farm is there. Slate Farm Insurance Companies Canadian Head 011lce, Scarborough Ont Don't Miss our Gala GRAND OPENING SALE 4 BIG D4tYS OF SAVINGS & EXCITEMENT WEDNESDAY To SATURDAY AUG. 24, 25, 26 & 27 GIVE -A -WAYS EVERY HOUR ON THE HOUR! 1,000's OF FREE GIVE -A -WAYS THROUGHOUT THIS 4 DAY SALE EVENT! THE NEW fi 0 SHOPPERS SQUARE, GODERICH 0 t REMENDOUS SALE '' PRICES PLUS LOTS OF EXCITEMENT FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY VA, DEPARTMENT STORE Full Detains In Next Week' S paper! help the• growers, and packers expand and impitive' their o rations. 'The' reci- pients ecipients 4ve. personally in- vested another 5166,658 in the various project. The giants cover one-third off the cost of new or renovated storage facilities for Ontario -grown .fruit and vegetables for fresh and pro- cessing markets. They also apply to one-third of the cost of purchasing and installing handling and packing equip- ment. The BILD initiative is aimed at extending the marketing period for fresh Ontario fruit and vegetables and reducing imports. Sales Tax Grant Eligibility Deadline Seniors who haven't established their eligibility for the 1982 Sales Tax Grant through Old Age Security have until December 31, 1983 to file an Ontario Tax Grant eligibility application. This eligibility deadline is the same for the Ontario Proper- ty Tax Grant. Proof of age and residency must accompany the eligibility application. A birth or baptismal cer- tificate is the usual docu- ment required for proof of age. If a senior cannot ob- tain either of these documents, at least two documents should be for- warded which show age or date of birth, e.g. passport or marriage certificate. Seniors receiving OAS or who have previously established eligibility • will automatically receive the Sales Tax Grant. Hydro approves :4 DRi Ontario Hydro's Board of Directors gave approval recently to negotiate an agreement with BILDCO for the development of the Bruce Energy Centre. The developer chosen is the newly -formed Bruce In- dustrial Land Development Corporation. (BILDCO), headed by a local Kincardine resident, N. J. (Sam) MacGregoi Hydro Will work with BILDCO tpi negotiate ` an agreement o develop and market th Bruce Energy Centre, vdra h calls for. in- dustries f supplied with inexpensift ` ` am energy (at less than ' : the cost of naturarg s). Ontario Hydrd]recently ac- quired the assets of the Bruce Energy Centre Development Corporation at a cost of 2.2 million following an amendment to the Power Corporation Act. In addition, the Ontario government' .pproved BILD funds to pa?. for the con- struction of the second stage of a steamline to deliver low- cost steam to industries ad- jacent to the Bruce Nuclear Power Development. Don McMillan and Blake Smith present awards to Mayor Eileen Palmer. Laketown Band wins awards The Goderich Laketown Band left for Truro, Nova Scotia on Thursday, July 7 and returned home on Wednesday, July 13. The 30 band members were billeted in homes of personnel of the Truro Concert Band. During the five day stay in Truro the band presented five concerts and par- ticipated in one parade. The Goderich Town flag was prominently displayed on several occasions. For example, it was carried in front of the band at the Pictou, N.S. Lobster Festival •parade, at which the Laketown Band was honoured to receive the ::,trophy as w . f*� besta brace .band. The town flag also flut- tered in the ocaean breeze from a yardarm of the famous schooner "Bluenose 2" as the band presented a concert on the wharf in Halifax close to the schooner. Following the Halifax concert the band was treated to a visit to Peggy's Cove. Despite a heavy concert schedule much sightseeing was enjoyed by the Laketgwn Band, thanks to the efforts of the Truro Band. The band also treated the Goderich visitors to a wine and cheese party during which the Laketown Band received a picture of the "Bluenose" autographed on the reverse side by the Truro Band personnel. The host band also cooked and served lobster in the true form of a down east "bash." An invitation has been extended by the Laketown Band to the Truro:Concert Band to visit Goderich next summer. Tentative,plans are now underway for next year's reunion. -The band is gratefull to all those who made the trip possible for the band by donating financially and assisting in the car wash and dance. The band will continue to play Sundays at Goderich Lions' Harbour Park. This week they will feature a soprano from Mississauga, Eloise Thorne, who ac- companied the band on the Nova Scotia trip. Also performing solos will be clarinetist Bonnie Dunn and band conductor Blake Smith on the alto saxophone. Terrace project to be held at Maaskant farm A terracing project will be ,under construction starting,,, August 22 on the farm of John and Hugo Maaskant. The farm is located in Col- borne Township of Huron County approximately four miles north of . Holmesville, between Clinton and Goderich. This project is be- ing done with the assistance of the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food Farm Productivity Incentive Pro- gram grant. Terracing, a method of soil conservation, is widely used in the Midwestern United States and is just being tried in Ontario. Coming from All Spring & Summer Quality Fashions Now On Sale At Great Savings savings throughout the store R 1 C YOU'LL FIND IT AT THE 32 Shoppers Square - Goderich - 524-9.431 O g Iowa to lend their expertise will be: Stan Simmons, a Soil Conservation Services Engineer and District Super- visor; Oren Champ, a retired Soil Conservation Services technician; and, John and Mark Hickenbot- tom, terrace construction specialists. Equipment used in construction will be par- tially donated by South West Tractor Ltd., a John Deere dealer from London. An engineer's workshop will be held at the same loca- tion by Jim Arnold of the On- tario Ministry of Agriculture and Food, for laying out and designing o„t, , tersace systems; My interested"people are invited to come and see the project and discuss it with the experts on August 25. Any contractors are en- couraged to come out any time and if possible, get in- volved in the project. The terracing is expected to be completed by September 2. For more information, call John Maaskant at (519) 524- 9081, Hugo Maaskant at (519) 5246828, or the Clinton OMAF office at (519) 482- 3428. CLOSED SUNDAY, AUGUST 21 IQ.I C K pharmacy a iHOP.7 SOunaf GOOFtil(H 524.7241 WE WERE RAINED OUT LAST WEEK! The Goderich Recreation Department will hold Its ANNUAL PENNY CARNIVAL on THURSDAY, AUGUST 18TH at JUDITH GOODERHAM PARK 1:00 p.m to 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m Don't Miss This Exciting Annual Event Bring Your Pennies