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Auction for Community Living
Nearly $20,000 was raised Oct. 15 for Community Living - South Huron at the
Time,Talent and Treasure Auction.Above, Exeter's Yvonne and Leo Weverink
check out some of the items on display at the South Huron Rec Centre. Below:
Manning the front table at the Time,Talent and Treasure Auction was Karl
Verbeek.(photos/Scott Nixon)
Funds available for enterprises
PAVE is available to qualified producers who are con-
sidering establishing or expanding a value-added enter-
prise.
Under PAVE, eligible producers will be able to access
funds to help pay for the services of a business -planning
professional to develop feasibility assessments and/or
comprehensive business plans for specific, value-added
enterprises.
This planning will make it easier for producers to
make informed decisions about their ventures.
Eligible participants under PAVE may receive funding
of up to 50 per cent of the consultant's eligible costs, to a
maximum of $10,000 per farmer. Group applications
may also be considered for funding to a maximum of
$25,000.
Producers are eligible for PAVE and SBPS if they are
engaged in agricultural production and have a mini-
mum of $10,000 in annual gross farm sales. Those who
intend to establish a farm business or are owners/opera-
tors of a new farm business may also be eligible if they
can demonstrate they will have $10,000 in annual gross
farm sales
For applications and information on the PAVE and
SBPS programs, producers can apply and obtain more
details by calling 1-866-452-5558 or online at
www.omafgov.on.ca.
Above, left, Bob Heywood holds some Howie Morenz memorabilia up for auc-
tion.At right: Brad Mousseau calls the auction last Friday night at the Rec Centre.
All of the proceeds went to Community Living - South Huron.
Ontario Pork disappointed with U.S. trade ruling
GUELPH — Ontario's pork producers are disappoint-
ed by a ruling Oct. 14 from the United States
Department of Commerce (DOC) imposing dumping
duties of 13.25 per cent on Ontario Pork's live hog
exports to the US.
This is a preliminary finding by the DOC, and a final
ruling is not expected until early 2005.
"This decision is unfair to Ontario hog farmers," said
Larry Skinner, chairperson of Ontario Pork. "Ontario
hogs are fairly traded: there is one North American
price, and we sell at that price in both Canada and the
United States. Ontario farmers should not have to
defend themselves against protectionist litigation."
The cost of this duty will be carried by Ontario Pork
through its normal export operations. These additional
operating costs will be shared collectively across all
Ontario market hog suppliers through a temporary
marketing operations fee. The fee will be set at a spe-
cial meeting of the Ontario Pork Board of Directors Oct.
18. A fee will remain in place until the International
Trade Commission (ITC) rules on final injury in April
2005.
If the ITC rules the U.S. industry has been injured by
Canadian live swine imports, the DOC will issue an
antidumping order and ultimately will assess final
antidumping duties. If the ITC finds there was no injury,
the preliminary duty will be lifted, and all monies collect-
ed by Ontario Pork to pay the duty will be returned to pro-
ducers.
Stolen vehicles found in other counties
SOUTH HURON —
Vehicles stolen from South
Huron have been found in
Perth and Lambton coun-
ties. Huron OPP was con-
tacted about the theft of a
vehicle from a residence
on London Road in South
Huron Oct. 9 at 9:45 p.m.
Someone entered the
victim's property
overnight and drove off
with a red 1995 Dodge
Ram pickup truck when it
was left unlocked with the
keys hidden inside.
The company truck was
at an employee's resi-
dence. It was loaded with
a quantity of tools belong-
ing to the company.
Later that morning the
truck was located on Perth
Road 181 just south of
Line 19 in the ditch.
Whoever had stolen the
truck had left the roadway
and struck a tree causing
extensive damage to the
front end. A Koss CD play-
er had been stolen from
the cab and a generator
and impact gun were
missing from the box.
Huron OPP is also inves-
tigating the theft of a vehi-
cle from a residence on
Victoria Street in Crediton.
According to police, a
blue 1984 Chevrolet pick-
up truck was stolen from
the garage of the home
Oct. 8. The owner, who
was in the United States,
didn't know about the
theft until his father
checked on the residence
and discovered the vehicle
was missing. An officer
came across the truck in
Thedford that night at 10
p.m. after the vehicle com-
mitted a traffic violation.
The officer attempted to
stop the truck, but the dri-
ver refused to stop and
fled the area at a high rate
of a speed. The officer fol-
lowed the vehicle for a few
kilometers at a high rate
of speed and was able to
obtain some particulars of
the driver before calling it
off.
The driver has been
described as a white male
approximately 30 years of
age with a slim build, red-
dish -brown hair and a
moustache.
The next day the truck
was found in a field just
off Arkona Road in
Lambton County. The dri-
ver apparently tried to
pull the vehicle into the
field, struck a cement
drain and flipped the vehi-
cle on its side.
After students
the Terry Fox
assembly Oct. 15. Back, left to right, Grades 1/2 teacher Mrs. Skellett, Grade 7
teacher Mr. Kelly, Principal Mrs. Latella and Kindergarten teacher Mrs. Boost. In the
front row, left to right, are top fundraisers Donna Hess, Kelly Boxer, Stephanie
Bulanda and Luke Redmond. Absent from the photo are Grade 3 teacher Mrs.
Pezzutto-Levac, who took pies in the face for the cause, and Grade 6 teacher Mrs.
Raymond, who was duct taped to a wall. (photo/Mary Simmons)
at St. Patrick's School in Lucan raised more than $3,000 as part of
run, some teachers ended up with interesting makeovers at an