HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance Times, 1995-05-10, Page 15KiMES0111, 1114V 10,1995
Farm
family
advisor
available
By PAT KUNTZ
Seniors hear several.
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The buds are forming on the trees, spark. Let's hope it continues. past tions. Solveighas been in Canada
daffodils and crocuses are up and We had lots of visitors this p
people can be seen working their week. Last Tuesday, Solveig Axe[ for home in year and will be return -
gardens. The warm temperatures dottir of Iceland joined the group gy_
THE WINGHAMADVANCETIMES
est spekers
Carol MacKay, customer service
representative from Larentian Bank
and ' Andrea Rameloo, co-op stu-
dent, shared information en bank
services last Wednesday. They said
Laurentian offers many services to
seniors and ane idea is to offer
banking services at the centre on a
regular basis. We also had 'time to
reminisce about how banking pro-
cedures have changed.
June Neilson of Canadian. Air-
lines capably informed. our Thurs-
day group about the company. This
airline offers many services to pas-
sengers and anyone with special
needs' can expect all of -their needs
to be accommodated.
The next foot clinic is set for
Tuesday, May 30: Please call the
centre at 357-1440 to arrange an
appointment.
Bruce Agriculture Representative
Many of us would agree that the
agricultural community has seen
more than its share of financial set-
backs in the last decade.
For producers in financial stress,
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture,
Food & Rural Affairs provides,
upon request, the service of a farm
family advisor. The advisor is a
fellow farmer, sworn to respect
confidentiality, and is capable of
doing the necessary financial paper
work related to production fore-
casts, monthly cash flows, asset -
liability statements and debt ser-
vice calculations. An advisor, if re-
quested by the farmer, can attend
meetings with creditors and suppli-
ers and help work toward solu-
tions. The advisor's job is to under-
stand a farm business, outline pos-
sible options and recommend the
best apparent course of action.
The strength, of an advisor is
their role as a peer counsellor who
is 'from the same background and
type of farm operation. Confiden-
tiality is always, maintained.
When it comes 'to options and
• solutions, there is no new magic.
It all settles down to variations of
refinancing; partial asset liquida-
tion or down -sizing, pursuit of ad-
ditional off -farm income or the
• complete liquidation of a farm
business in as orderly a manner as
possible.
It will probably, he the first time
that the farm family has had to face
these choices' and this is where the
advisor can be especially helpful.
Most advisors, have worked at their
roles • for several years; many have
also worked with the Farm Debt
Review system, and all have seen
numerous situations involving
, these options.
A further strength of the farm
,family advisor as a peer counsellor
°is their willingneSS to spend that
extra time, often late at night
around the kitchen table,, when the
talk turns from productions num-
bers; debt servicing and refinanc-
ing options to the equally impor-
tant issO s of emotional feelings,
. impact on the family and status in
the community. All fellow farmers
share the same senie of time and
place - a common bond that per-
haps a consultant, creditor, banker
or supplier does not understand as
well.
To access the services of an ad-
visor, contact the office of the On-
tario Ministry of Agriculture, Food
' and Rural Affairs at Walkerton at
881-3301 or 1-800-265-3023.
There is no cost for this service.
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installation ceremony last Tuesday evening. Back, Gord Cowman, Orville
McGregor, Tom Chester, Reg O'Hagan; centre, Ron Bell, Alva Myers, Row Croskill, Ron Lee,
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On Saturday, lune 3id,' Blyth
Festival's annual `Biggest Book
Sale in Huron County" welcomes
acclaimed Canadian writer Timo-
thy Findley. The sale has been ex-
panded in 1995 to include maga-
zines,
and
zines, records, tapes, CDs,
video-tapes, as well as books.
In addition to an extraordinary
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•'the Biggest Book Sale in Hu-
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rest of the sale being free. Refresh-
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