HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1990-09-26, Page 1INDEX
Serving the communities
and areas of Seaforth,
Brussels, Dublin Mensal)
and Walton
Spas - 12
Births - 14
Deaths - 9
IOW 4410
(ej lif7 r nine nt and Agriculture. Page 4
Walton Church celebrates 125th. Page 5
Seaforth Fall Fair in pictures. Pages 10, 11
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Seaforth, Ontario
HURON EXPOSITOR. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26. 1190
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JOHNATHON HUGILL - 1990
winner of reserve championship
at International Plowing Match
in Paris. Submitted photo.
Seaforth
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man wins
in Paris
At the International Plowing
Match in Paris, Ontario, last
weekend a Seaforth resident, Joh-
nathon Hugill, 15 -years -old, won
reserve champion class 2, group 1.
Johnathon, RR 2 Seaforth, also won
a gold watch for the Clark Young
Special Award for highest score in
class 2. Johnathon has been plowing
for three yers.
Bill Fotheringham, RR 4 Seaforth,
was runner-up in class 2, group 3
(20 -years -old and older).
Other participants from Huron
County were: Paul Dodds, Seaforth;
Bevan Shapton, Exeter, Brian
McGavin, Walton; and Paul
Pentland, Goderich.
Council receives its copy of report on effect of GST
BY SUSAN OXFORD
In its September council meeting
council received a copy of the
Report on the Application of the
Goods and Services Tax (GST) to
the Town of Seaforth, which was
prepared by Deloitte & Touche.
The purpose of the report is to
provide a first step in preparing (the
Town of Seaforth) for the GST
which comes into effect January 1,
1990. Information in the report will
enable the Town to start reviewing
its activities and classify them for
GST purposes. Planning points are
provided in the report that will
result in the minimization of sales
tax and costs over the coming year.
Businesses generating less than
$30,000 have the option of
registering for the GST or not and
the report suggests its in the best
interest of the Town to register,
thus enabling the Town to collect
rebates on certain purchases and
services. Under the GST system
municipalities must be looked at
from two perspectives - a supplier
of goods and services, and a pur-
chaser of goods and services.
Some of the types of supplies by
municipalities that are tax exempt
are:
•initial issuance of quotas/licenses
under authority of government,
including (for example) dairy
quotas and taxi driver licences.
However, the resale of quotas and
licences will be taxable.
•normal municipal services such as
basic garbage collection, water and
sewage, road building and clearing
and snow removal. Included in this
category will be any residential
service where a property owner in a
particular geographic area has no
option but to take the service. Op-
tional services provided to
households on a fee for service
basis such as driveway paving or
tree removal, will be taxable.
•normal law enforcement or fire
protection services made to a
municipality.
•registering any property or filing
any document in a property
registration system.
•the supply of unbottled water made
by a municipality.
•membership in a public library.
Fall Fair goes off
without a hitch
BY SUSAN OXFORD
"I think the Seaforth Fall Fair
went very well," said Sharon
Flanagan, Secretary -Treasurer for
the Seaforth Agriculrual Society. "It
was well attended this year."
She reported nine antique tractors
were part of the Friday morning
parade, and that parade organizers
were happy with the parade.
"We were also well pleased with
the number of livestock entries,
considering the weather. The Pork
Carcass Competetion and auction
raised a lot of money."
The money raised by the auction
went towards the payment of prize
money for 4-H club, livestock,
schools and home craft entries.
"We had great interest in the
jersey cow milking demonstration,"
continued Sharon Flanagan. "This
year was the first year for the
sunflower contest and the turnout
was encouraging. In the heavy
horse cempetitions there were new
entries, although one class, the last
class, was cancelled due to the rain.
Also new this year was the contestt..
to guess how long a car would run
without oil, and the car ran for 51
minutes and 43 seconds."
Bingo was offered at the fair for
the first time and the response was
good with a good crowd for every
game. When asked if bingo will be
offered again next year, Sharon
Flanagan said "It's up to the people
who ran it this year."
Friday evening the first Shabha
horse show was held at the Seaforth
fair grounds inside the new Agricul-
tural Society arena and feedback to
Sharon told her the Shabha par-
ticipants were "pleased with the
arena."
"Everything went fine," affirmed
Sharon Flanagan. "The whole fair
went off without a hitch. The
Seaforth Fall Fair is a community
effort and couldn't 1 ippen without
the help of the comm iunity. Thank
you to everyone who Sponsored this
year's fair."
Time Out with Childreach
BY SUSAN OXFORD
Huron County parents have the
opportunity for 'Time Out' with a
nine week Childreach program of
presentations and discussion.
Childreach, the response of the
Children's Aid Society (CAS) of
Huron County and the county's
Health Unit observations of consis-
tently emerging needs of families,
VAN FIRE - This Late 1Tl0del van caught fire Sunday evening in
Hibbert Township. Oxford photo.
Van Fire in Hibbert
BY SUSAN OXFORD
Seaforth firefighters responded to
a call early Sunday evening, Sep-
tember 23, to find a van on fire.
The van was at lot 26, concession
10, Hibbert Township.
John Feeney, Hibbert Township,
was driving the van along the road
d litea..a.4 1111m, a'Ae) 110111 his home
when a short started on fire.
Sebringville OPP were called and
they called the Seaforth Fire
Department.
Firefighters arrived and put out
the fire. The van, a newer model
Chev Window van, was completely
destroyed. There were no injuries.
will be offering its nine week
program at Egmondville United
Church, Wednesday mornings.
The CAS and Health Unit ob-
served a need for support in the
area of parenting skills since there
seems to be stress in the
functioning of the family unit for
multiple reasons. Childreach was
formed for people wanting to focus
on increasing their awareness and
knowledge about themselves, their
children, and how they can best
work towards developing a loving
family. Through presentations and
discussions from professionals
within the area, various child
related topics will be discussed at
the weekly meetings.
Jane Hoy, Childreach Coordinator
and mother of two children, said
"The program is open to all parents.
Many parents need to get together
with other parents and learn from
each other. We will be discussing
issues with parents so they can
discuss the issues with their
children."
Parents of young children can rest
assured their children will be well
cared for while they attend the
programs. Seaforth High School
students participating in Grade 11
Family Studies course will he
taking turns supervising the children
as Children's Group Volunteers.
Mrs. Hoy introduced the students to
their new position by asking "What
preparation is there for parenting?"
and promptly offered students the
child supervision program as a
partial solution. The student volun-
teers will plan and conduct the
children's group under the super -
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•admission to performances, athletic
events or competitive events where
in general the participants are
amateurs.
•supply of information or documen-
tation evidencing title to, any right
or estate in, or any encumbrance in
respect of, property.
•providing information or documen-
tation evidencing vital statistics,
residency, citizenship or right to
vote of any person or the
registration of any person for any
service provided by Government.
•providing information under the
Access to Information Act.
-most of supplies of real property
except short-term rentals. However,
a municipality can elect to treat
supplies of real property as taxable.
Some municipal services that will
be GST exempt include: parking
fines from police; penalties/interest
collected on tax arrears; revenue
from sale of tax certificates; and a
non -optional supply of municipal
services to owners or occupants of
real property situated in a particular
geographic area is tax exempt to the
municipality. A separate charge for
repair or maintenance of a water
distribution, sewerage or drainage
system for the sole use of the
owner/occupant of a particular
parcel of real property is subject to
GST.
The report continues on to list
supplies, when made by a
municipality, are deemed to be
made in the course of a commercial
activity and are thereby taxable:
•rental charges for use of any
municipal property.
•supply of garbage collection ser-
vices not part of the basic service
supplied by the municipality on a
regularly scheduled basis.
•supply of a service of installing,
repairing or maintaining a water
distribution, sewage or drainage
system for which a separate charge
is made to the recipient for
repairing or maintaining any part of
the system that is for the sole use
of the occupants or owners of a
particular parcel of real property.
•supply of real property by way of
sale or lease.
The Town must charge GST on:
revenues earned by police for
completing accident reports for
insurance companies when an in-
surance company requests infor-
mation related to the payment of
their claims; revenues earned by the
Town when it cuts trees and sells
the wood; revenue from rental of
the Town Hall or library building;
revenue from Town equipment
rental; and, the Town earns a com-
mission for managing the Ontario
Home Renewal Program on behalf
of the Province and this service
provided by the Town is taxable.
Fees for participation in
Recreation Department courses and
activities will be GST exempt ex-
cept when the program is primarily
for underprivileged or mentally or
physically disabled individuals, or
programs that are provided
primarily to children 14 years of
age or under. When the program
involves overnight supervision
throughout, a substantial portion of
the program is taxable.
Building permits include both a
tax exempt building permit fee and
a taxable charge for building
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OPENING CEREMONIES - The fair opened up Thursday evening with a good showout of local
celebrities. From left: Ken Shrier; Bob Humphries; Paul Klopp; Joel Gibson; Betty Glanville; Fran Lannin;
Marie Hicknell; Kate Papple; Hazel Hildebrand; Lyle Haney; Murrary Cardiff. Oxford photo.
"WHAT PREPERATION IS THERE FOR PARENTING?" - Jane Hoy (left) Childreach Coordinator, talks
with Seaforth High School F amity Studies students abort their responsibEities as volunteer chiki care
workers during the Chikfreach program Oxford photo