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The Huron Expositor, 1974-08-15, Page 2413 Oar -Tim AURON ,;1, o»N AUG. 15. 1974 Agriculture Canada f JACKS JOTTINGS' busy inquiries with ?' Well . . . ummmm . . "' farms are writing to ask about w from "Queens Park It's a\Monday morning' and `government agriculture r;. policies. . 7 ^. � someone has just phoned Agri- P °culture Canada's Ottawa office to t .There are letters from school 'r children asking for information By find out if rabbits can , swim. $ fl� Ludger Bellefleur, chief of the for class projects. Sometimes they Jack Riddell, M.P.R. Huron public services section which are bold enough to ask for k•° handles letters and phone calls complete essays. And 'sometimes, from the public, ' shrugs his, their spelling brings -a smile to shoulders. Mr. Bellefleur's face -- such as "Some days you 'don't know the time a youngster addressed The Ontario Guaranteed ii) a, resident in Canada for be in receipt . of a;-. Guaranteed what to expect," he' -•says. • '- We• • his letter to the 'Spare Metal Annual Income System (Gains) is periods totalling . twenty years Annual • Income Increment get some unusual questions." Farm.' administered by the Ministry of since reaching age 18; or sufficient to p2ovide an income of He leafs through a file 'and "We get questions about Revenue. It insures an annual' iii) a resident in Ont ario for $2600 to a single person and a reads out a few examples: everything imaginable. We income of $2.600 for qualifying periods that add up to 20 years combined income of $5200 to a "It's cold outside. My flowers haven't got all the answers and Ontario residents who are 65 since reaching 18 years of age. married couple resident in are cold. What should I do?" ' quite often we' -get requests' for years or over. In the - case of a Every person • who qualifies Ontario, where ,both spouses L must .know if maple trees things that don't fall under 'the married couple -where both under the above criteria , will qualify j'pr the- guaranteed were still in full leaf on October scope of the department of it spouses qualify. the receive "a Guaranteed Annual income. Every person eligible to 23, 1973,' agriculture -- people .asking for annual income guaranteed to the Income. Increment sufficient to receive a payment will receive a 'I heard on the"Mery Griffin 'birth certificates", ' hunting couple is $5200. Blind and provide an income of $2600 a year cheque of not less than $2.50 per show that pecan leaves, can be licences, that sort of thing.. o disabled people who qualify for to each unmarried resident of person per., m nth. used to dye hair from gray to However, we try to answer all the Family Benefits will also be Ontario over 65 years of age and All cheques to eligible „persons brown. Where can I get pecan entitled to these special benefits. who is in receipt of the who are .currently.: receiving GIS leaves in Canada?' agricultural queries that come in,' The great majority of the Guaranteed Income Supplement. should have been mailed in July 'I found 'a four-leaf clover and a Mr. Bellefleur says determinedly..` - elderly who are entitled to Gain'S ..For.amarried couple resident in of 1974. However, due to delays six -leaf clover. I am going to a ' Oh, and by the way, about the are already receiving the Federal; Ontario with the same in the introduction of legislation bingo with a friend --which one rabbits Mt. Bellefleur', says Guatanteed Income Supplen)gnt- qualifications, a combined income for the Guaranteed ' Annual. should I keep and which one Yes, rabbits can swim.- And wim. And as of July, 1974, these people meet of, $520.0 will be 'received. Income . System, and the should I give her?" should have automatically The monthly increment is the consequent delays in processing 'Which is the warmest time of received Gains cheques which difference • between the monthly applications' from eligible the day because I want to take my will raise their incomes up to the guaranteed income limit and the residents, some cheques may be baby out for a walk' guaranteed level. These qualified 'amount of "Basic Monthly received' in August of 1974 but 'Where can I get li"Oe flies and residents do not need to apply for- Income" of the beneficiary. The these cheques.will cover both the worms to feed my new lizard? The Gains, "basic monthly income"- • July and August payments. pet shop told me to ask you. In order to be eligible for includes the "Income for the Base In Ontario, there are 270,000 Last year, Agriculture Canada' Gains, you roust be 65 years of" -Calendar Year" and any Federal 'security residents who are in receipt of the received 130,467gri rr equests for age or older, a resident of Ontario Old Age (OAS) or Federal Guaranteed Income information .English and meet one of the following ,Federal Guaranteed Income Supplefient who are eligible for .in and 61,227 in French. Many were conditions: supplement, (GIS) to which the GAINS as well as 10,000 elderly inquiries be (a) a resident of Ontario on beneficiary is entitled. The "Income persons ineligible for the federal wh ch could answered by mailing out Line 30, 1974 and in receipt of the for the Base Calendar supplement but who are eligible Pamphlets' but more than 2,000 Guaranteed Income Supplement Year" is income in that year for Gains. For example, Ontario" required individual, research and GIS) under the; Federal Old Age computed in accordance with the residents over 65 who have lived replies. Security Act from the Ontario Income Tax Act, minus- any in Canada for the past five years ••egional office of the Department increment, OA,'GIS. or death are likely to be eligible for Gains. ' "We seldom get less than 500 ,rf''�iional Health -and Welfare of benefit under the Canada Pension If they are not presently in receipt letters a day, and weve had up to ;he Government of Canada; Plan or a provincial pension. This of Family Benefits Assistance, 3,000 letters in one 'day,." says• '(b) a resident o{•Ontario for'one definition of income is identical to they must, apply • specifically for Mr. Bellefleur. "And, we've had ill year immediately prior to that used by the federal Gains. letters with 26 separate questions --ligibililty and either: government to determine GIS Individuals do not need • to in them." i) a resident in Canada for entitlement. apply for Gains as long as they Add the, daily phone • calls to :ive consecutive years As previously stated,• every are 65 or over with an annual, -this flow of letters and consider immediately prior to.eligibility; or eligible person will automatically income of less' than $2600 and that the public 'services. seciign now receive both the Old Age guided 18,000 visitors around the CROSSWORDPUZZLE Security and Guaranteed Income. Central Experimental* Farm here Supplement. - However, persons last year, and you know that Mr. TODAYL 5 Atasw,it , aged. 65 'or over who meet the Bellefleur and his st aff of 12 are AMMENEWENEM d 1 N 3-11 Ontario income and 'residency kept busy. 211 3 S 0_1 1 S n 1 d N N V 'requirements but who do not th'e federal -M.- The inquiries reflect a variety ACROSS A. GaWleo's 2. Incensed 3. Starch S S 3 Fi n a 3 Q Y criteria for old age security and of concerns. "This .last while, we've been .,birthplace 4. B14ck 3 Q 3 O 3 S N N I guaranteed income suppi emen - � getting quite a few questions 5. Soho so 2 cuckoo 13 4 1 N 3 21 d must make an application in orde ,about tree diseases, ----says Mr. long 9. Teheran (var.) S. Calorie N �V J 3 to receive Gains. - App,'ications may be obtained Bellefleur. "Lately, we've also citizen 6. Candlenut d d W Q 3 by writing to: had many letters from Americans U. Fleece �, pop�� tree fiber . 7. Cigarette 1 d H i( O �J 3 Ont: rio'. Guaranteed Annual asking about homesteading or buying farmland in Canada. And "; + oldson • ingredient -' 3 H S I, N b I Income many • town people moving onto (4 wdq) ' 8. Accordi- 26. How S I d Ministry of Revenue ` If assistance is required in q i 14. Taro root 15. TV onist Van Damme 19. Old days 33. Global Queen's Park „ pep. sonality 10. Commu- ' 20. Bookie area Toronto, Ontario M7A 2B3 can Keri nicate joint's 34. Symbol or by telephoning 965-8470 within play (2 wds-) 11.One-horse contrap- dread 21. Sea eagle df rank 35. 4th of the Metro Toronto Local Calling g 20. Chronicle tion 22. "Last July event Area or outside of that area, 23. Up -to -the= .. . 13: Word with Supper;' 36. - hail! telephone ' `O" and ask • the s rtiinnfe farm or in art talk V. Ark operator for Zenith 8-2000 (free of P prefix barn 25: Spot builder charge) 2L ••_ '16. Calendar. 26. How (Biblical ` If assistance is required in q i You � abbr: 17. Poker awful! 28: sp.) 38. - compos completing an Ontario Glad i You're term .Congo tribe mentis Guaranteed Annual Income i You?" 18.Organ 30. Criticize 39. Certain application form it can be obt 'of 1 25. Sidetrack - Pipe 31. Ma;Ici,m trajectory. ained on -the 10th floor the a E©®NI 27. Hostelry E 28. Withdraw jj.�//VAMEM one's (: support 29. Norman MENEWEENEE■ Krasna (2 wds. ) 32. English -• river s . -33. Working w beast 36. Philip Yordan play (2 wds. ) ®EN 40. Unbound 41. Error's ' partner 42. Quad- ragesima 43. "What y _ IT' ®NMEN DOWN 1. Boat- swain's whistle a E©®NI jj.�//VAMEM MENEWEENEE■ NNE MA.■E ®EN WEEN ®NMEN a ME®N■®NNAME NNEEMENN.■■ ®E■j. jANNEEN AMMENEWENEM ®011■ i, 0 0 0 M Ministry of Revenue Offices at 801 Bay Street (Bay and College), or at local field offices of the 'Ministry of Community and Social Services, or at offices of the Northern Affairs Branch of the Ministry of Natural •Resources. Questions and problems should be directed to Ontario Guaranteed Annual Income, Ministry of Revenue, Toronto. For residents within the Metro Toronto area, the telephone numberis 965-8470. Anyone can call toll-free from out-of-tt wn by dialing ''O" and ask' g the operator for Zenith 8-2000. The Ministry will be glad to answer any inquiries. Newt week, I will discuss the companion program of Gains, the .Drug Benefit Plan, which will begin on September 1, 1974.