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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1987-08-26, Page 12T•O THURSDAY AUG 27th 3ATURDAY EPT.6t . •L,vi's Bleached Red Tabs. Levi's Regular Fit 4598. HRed Tab •B.i€:EhEd Je.n.J;aC1•.t , ,Reg... Rid Tab Jeans1 . , ,Bays Reg. 4318 5698 39?9 24?9 27?9 Students Reg. 3698. 1 ALL OTHER vo LEVI PRODUCTS..3 off Try on a pair of Levi's Jeans and receive an entry for our Levi's Prize Draw...... *GRAND PRIZE - 12 speed mountain bike *SUPPLEMENTARY PRIZES - Levi's watches LEE'S SHOPPING CENTRES IT'S LEVI'S" WEEK: Levi's 54 The Square, Goderich 23 Victoria St., Clinton 1'A(;1,, 12-GOUERICH SIGNAL -STAR WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 1987 { THIS IS THE YEAR - THESE ARE THE CARS THISISTHE i988 MAZDA 626. THE FAM1LYCARTHAT'S ALSO AWORLD CLASS ROAD CAR. The all new Mazda 626 sets new standards in a front -wheel -drive sedan combining family car virtues with world class road car performance. And, for 1988, it has more room inside than anything in its class. Outside there's a beautiful new body. And, out on the road, there's more outstanding performance from a new fuel injected 2.2 litre 12 valve engine. Family car, road car. This is the 1988 Mazda 626. THIS ISTHE BRAND NEW MAZDAMX-6G[ AWORLD CLASS ROAD CAR. PERM. For 1988 Mazda introduces a brand new MX -6, a new kind of sports coupe. Built for the road, with available intercooled tttrbo^_harger 0-60 in just 7.5 seconds, with lateral acceleration at an impressive .082 gs. MX -6 is up there with the best of the European sports coupes in everything except price. Performance, luxury, value. This is the Mazda MX -6. THIS IS THE MAZDA WAY. Total customer satisfaction Is the goal of The Mazda Way. A commitment to the quality of your driving experience Where every component in every vehicle. every aspect of our operations is reviewed and renewed with this thought In mind. For 1988 Mazda Canada offers a complete line of vehicles Each unique. each designed for your satisfaction: each built the Mazda Way THE BEST WARRANTY IN THE BUSINESS. A part of our commitment. to the Mazda Way is the Mazda Leadership War- ranty A new-Bumper•to-Bumper warranty for 3 years or 80,000 km and all major components for 5 years or 100.000 km It s transferrable. has no deductible and comes at no extra cost See your Mazda dealer for details. The Mazda Leadership Warranty • the best Warranty in the business. The Mazda Way. "ALL 1987 MAZDAS AT CLEARANCE PRICES" 323's, WAGONS, 626, RX7, 4 x 4 TRUCKS, $1500 OFF. BUY NOW M -W MOTORS LTD. 184 EAST ST., GODERICH 524-2113 Sales, Service, Parts, Leasinb Communit `.' News Suncoast Mall is holding Vegas Days and proceeds rom the event will be donated to a fund towards the building of a statue of Tiger Dunlop. Don Corriveau of the Mall Merchant's Association said, hopefully, building will begin on Founders Day 1988, and a possible site for the statue would be at the entrance to town on Hwy. 21 south. Spinning the crown and anchor wheel is Donald Frayne of Goderich. Riddell announces new $40 million program A new $40 -million program will provide financial incentives for farmers who adopt management practices to improve the 'health 'of our soils, announced Agriculture and Food Minister Jack Riddell. The Land Stewardship Program will en- courage farmers to adopt practices that can be' sustained over time without degrading soil or water resources, Riddell said. Details of this program were developed in extensive consultation with farm groups after a $40 -million commitment to support land stewardship was made by Treasurer Robert Nixon in his 1987 Budget. "The Land Stewardship Program will pay farmers to include forage crops in their rotation to provide organic matter and im- prove soil structure," he said. "It will also pay farmers to use the type of tillage treat- ment that leaves crop residue on the surface to control erosion and reduce tillage." ' Riddell said problems with crop germina- tion'; ' SOH etbsikn and ' drainage have developed in some areas in recent years because of soil degradation caused by modern farming practices. "It is sometimes said that farmers cannot afford to be good stewards," Riddell said: "We are saying that, in the long term, they cannot afford to be otherwise." The program which begins September 1 includes: soil building incentives to lan- downers who diversify row crop production either with longer term rotations or sizeable reforestations; grants to farmers retiring fragile lands, establishing buffer strips and planting windbreaks; assistance for those maintaining good crop cover or residues after planting; funds for renting, modifying • or purchase of equipment and training of personnel for crop residue management. The stewardship program includes assistance for drainage and erosion control devices. Grants are now available to en- courage better management and maintenance of open, municipal outlet drains and to offset a farmer's costs of in- stalling tile drainage. •Assistance for soil conservation structures, presently funded, has been increased. An eligible applicant of the Land Steward- ship Program will be a resident of ,Ontario with a gross farm income of at least $12,000 or less than $12,000, providing on-farm ex- ceeded off -farm income or because of ex- ceptional circumstances. Grants will be paid to the landowner or the tenant, but not to both. Applicants must complete a land stewardship inventory and action plan to receive grants. It is expected the program will assist as many as 5,000 farmers. , "Besides financial incentives," said Rid- dell, "my ministry is adding 12 staff to work with. our 14 soil conservation advisers to counsel farmers and administer grants under the stewardship program." "They will assist in program delivery and service through county committees to be established in association with the Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association." More than $3 -million will also be earmark- ed to research stewardship practices and to establish a chair at the University of Guelph to promote stewardship. "The ministry's existing soil conservation programs will be reviewed to ensure they are consistent with this stewardship in- itiative," Riddell said. Farm -Start Program injects $97.5 million into agriculture industry An eligible new farmer will receive $38,000 in grants over seven years under a new $97.5 million initiative announced by Agriculture and Food Minister Jack Riddell. Ontario Farm -Start will provide new farmers. with the cash flow they need, par- ticularly during the difficult first years of farming, because of high capital re- quirements, fluctuating commodity prices and incomes, and the cost and availability of credit. Treasurer Robert Nixon announced a commitment to a new five-year program for first time farmers in his last budget. New farmers will receive a total of $38,000 in grants over seven years with an initial grant of $11,000. The amount will be reduced each year by $2,000 until years six and seven when the grant will taper off by $1,000, with the final grant in the last year worth $1,000. The program is effective January 1, 1988 and is expected to help more than 2,000 peo- ple' become new farmers in Ontario. "Farm -Start is for new farmers. They are the foundation of Ontario's agricultural future, and this government intends to see that they have every opportunity to make that future their own. We decided that straight cash grants are the most realistic and helpful form of assistance we can give as it gives farmers maximum flexibility," said Riddell. Farm -Start applicants will be allowed to register with the program and spend up to three years preparing for full-time farming. During that period, they would receive assistance in financial management from the ministry. Grants would begin following this preparatory period. Farm -Start applicants will also be able to participate in the OFFIRR (Ontario Family Farm Interest Rate Reduction) program which reduces the interest rate on debt down to eight percent. "Participants will benefit from the educa- tional value of providing financial statements to the program administrator on a regular basis," added Riddell. "The pro- gram will go a long way toward ensuring the viability of those entering agriculture." Ontario Farm -Start will replace the Beginning Farmer Assistance Program I BFAP 1, which provided rebates on part of the interest on farm loans over a five year period. The initiatives include $90 millions for On- tario Farm -Start plus $7.5 million for a sup- plementary fund for current BFAP participants. Current BFAP participants will remain in that program until the end of their five-year term and then will receive two annual flat - rate grants equivalent to Farm -Start grants available in Years 6 and 7. These payments would be $2,000 and $1,000. Local Sorority to hold 'Monte Carlo Night Citizens placing large green garbage The local Beta Sigma Phi sorority has received the permission of Goderich Town Council to hold a "Monte Carlo Night" at the Goderich and District Community Centre. Council, at its Aug. 17 meeting, concur- red with the group's request to hold the event on Oct. 16 and conveyed its approval to the Lotteries Branch of the Ministry of Consumer and Commerical Realtions. bags in the 45 -gallon barrels on the jail bank on Glouchester Terrace are causing problems for the local'Works Department. At a recent Works and Property Com- mittee meeting, Commissioner of works Ken Hunter reported that the town's by- law officer has been instructed to in- vestigate the problem and letters will be sent out to those abusing the system, re- questing they refrain from this practice.