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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1978-02-02, Page 7BARN DESTROYED — A pig barn valued at 1125,000 was destroyed by fire Thursday at the farm of Don Taylor of RR 3, Var- na. On Monday, neighboring farmers gathered'at the Taylor farm to begin the removal of the remains of the barn. McKinley details new job creation program Robert E. McKinley, M.P. issued a press release this week to constituents of the main points in the Employ- ment Tax Credit Program that passed all stages in the House of Commons on Thursday, January 26. These are the main points: Two-year program es- timated to cost $100 million a year in tax revenue. Program to begin by March 1, 1978, provided enabling legislation has been passed. Target of up to 50,000 new jobs in the first year. Eligible employment must involve an addition to the normal work force that would not have been made without the incentive of the tax credit. Tax credit will be $2 per employment hour in the four Atlantic Provinces and the Gaspe region of Quebec; $1.75 an hour in designated areas of Quebec, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia, and $1.50 an hour in all other areas. Employers will enter into an agreement attesting that their employment proposals meet the program criteria. Agreement must be signed before March 31, 1980. Jobs must be full-time and last for at least three months to be eligible for up to -nine months of assistance. Employers must hire new staff from among persons referred to them by Canada Employment Centres. Persons referred will be selected from those who have been out of work eight weeks or more. Employment that is already receiving assistance tied to job creation from other federal, provincial or municipal programs will not be eligible for the tax credit subsidy. The subsidy will not be given if the workers are related to the employer or a person in senior manage- ment, or if they have worked. for the employer in the previous eight weeks. No agreement will be ap- proved if the hourly wage rate is less than the amount of the tax credit for the area involved. Tax credits may be used to offset federal income tax owing or held for up to five years against future federal income tax liabilities. An Employer's Four Steps To A Tax Credit 1. An employer who decides to hire people under the Employment Tax Credit Program will first advise the nearest Canada Employ- ment Centre of the proposed employment plan. (It must involve an addition to the normal work force that would not have been made without the incentive of the tax credit.) 2. The Canada Employ- ment Centre will refer per- sons to the employer, selec- ting those who have been out of work for eight weeks or FAMILY SKATING EVERY SATURDAY NIGHT ZURICH ARENA 8:30 to 10 P.M more, Each will be given a special referral paper. 3. The employer will ad- vise the Employment Centre - of the names of the persons engaged and retain their referral papers. Then the employer will sign an agree- ment form supplied by the Employment Centre and send it, along with the referral papers, to the regional office of the Canada Employment and Immigra- tion Commision. 4. The agreement is returned to the employer with a special tax schedule on which the employer will make a tax credit claim at the appropriate time. Mirror sizes to be limited The Ministry of Transpor- tation and Communications has announced a new regula- tion limiting the size of side mirrors on motor vehicles, other than commercial vehicles. Under the regulation, no - driver' mayoperate a motor vehicle on the highway with outside mirrors extending more than twelve inches from the widest part of the vehicle, except when towing another vehicle or trailer. The regulation came into effect Jan. 1, 1978, and is aimed at preventing needless accidents caused by motorists leaving extend- ed mirrors on their vehicle when not towing a wide trailer. MpC KINLEY MOTOR OILS Citizens News, February 2, 1978 Page 7 Number is reduced Notices are being dis- tributed to approximately 23,000 producers in the province by the Ontario Wheat Producers' Marketing Board, The County Annual Wheat Meetings are called in ac- cordance with the Ontario Wheat Producers' Marketing Plan and receive reports on board activities and elect the County Wheat Committees for the coming year and to conduct such other business as may properly come before the meetings, Although not all counties are affected, there are amendments to the Ontario Wheat Producers' Marketing Plan this year concerning local board member representation and district boundaries, The amendments were ap- proved by Cabinet late in 1977. The amendment changed the number of local board members from twelve to ten and the number of districts from nine to ten. Hensall Co-op Crop Products MEETING PINERIDGE CHALET Wed., Feb. 8th 7:30 p.m. TOPICS OF INTEREST! 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