The Brussels Post, 1979-04-16, Page 9Agricrew offered this
summer to Huron
could be hired to assist with agreement indicating work to
harvest during seasonal be done, method of payment
periods. An Agricrew could and alternate work plans for
also be hired to help Agri- inclement weather. Each
cultural Societies prepare farm employer will pay
their grounds for rural $90,00 for the services of the
community fairs. Agricrew for each day's work
at the conclusion of the
Each Agricrew will work as program, The farmer will be
a team (4 crew members and reimbursed $15.00 per day.
a foreman) and will not be
subdivided. Agiicrew mem- All Agricrew members will
bers must be over 15 years of be required to participate in
age as of May 1st, 1979 and orientation sessions and
will be selected on their must understand that hours
willingness to perform agri- can be irregular depending
cultural manual labour. on the weather and activity.
Employers are to be engaged Agricrews will start work on
in farming full time and will June 18th and will conclude
be required to sign a work on August 12th.
As a successful pilot pro-
ject in selected counties dur-
ing the summer of 1978, the
Ontario Ministry of Agricul-
ture and Food is expanding
the "Agricrew Project" and
making it available to farm-
ers in Huron County. This
program has been designed
to provide a practical work
experience for young people
during the summer of 1979.
As a part of an "Agri-
crew", team members will
be placed on farms and asked
to do jobs that may not have
been done because of the
volume of regular farm work.
In addition, crew members
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Report from Queen's Park THE BRUSSELS POST, APRIL, 18 1979
Budget calls for higher ORIP premiums
BY MURRAY GAM
M.P.P.
Treasurer Frank Miller
presented his first budget to
the Legislature this week,
calling for higher health in-
surance preminums and
higher taxes on gasoline,
tobacco, domestic liquor,
wine and beer. The budget
also gives breaks to mining
and tourism and to those who
want to risk some capital in a
small company.
Mr. Miller said that the
resulting increase in revenue
of $181 million will go to
reduce the $1.3 billion pro-
vincial debt to about $1,15
billion by next year.
Succession duties were
ended, effective immediately
and the sales tax will be take
off kitchen machinery and
restaurant equipment, at
least until March 31, 1981.
Purchases of furniture for
use in tourist accommodation
also will be exempt for the
same period. The present
sales tax exemption on rates'
in Ontario tourist accom-
modation is also extended
until 1981.
The top mining tax rate
will be cut from 40 to 30 per
cent, and the basic
exemption from mining tax
raised from the first $100,000
to the first $200,000 of
mining profits, in an attempt
to encourage the creation of
more small mining
companies.
Individuals and companies
will be allowed to set up new
corporations to invest in new
or expanding small
businesses. Each $1,000 in-
vestment in a new Small
Business Development
Corporation would mean a
$300 rebate from the
Revenue Ministry. The
government hopes that these
measures will entice capital
out of tax shelters such as
retirement savings plans and
into industrial development.
$20 million will be made
available in an employment
development fund to attract
major companies to the
•
province. The money could ment tax.some length the matter of were under-bedded in terms be inthe form, of loan To encourage energy con- active treatment bed cut, of chronic care, and agreed
guarantees, grants, loans or servation, rebates of the backs. The Ministry acknow- to consider adjustments. In
a share in the company by sales tax will be made on !edged that both hospitals the case of Wingham there
the government, depending solar heating equipment, and
on each application. home smoke alarms will be
The general corporate exempt. Yard goods and
income tax rate will rise from clothing patterns will no
13 to 14 per cent, although longer be subject to retail
small businesses will sales tax.
continue to be taxed at 10 per Although both projects
cent and manufacturing and were considered for cancel-
processing industries at 13 lation, Ontario Hydro this
per cent. week announced that it will
Sales tax will now be continue on sechedule with
collected on tele- the first two reactors of
communications services Bruce B, and the last two
such as cable TV fees, telex reactors of the $2.9 billion
and teletype services. four-reactor B station will be
The land transfer tax will delayed until 1986 and 1987
be raised, costing the buyer respectively, to help Hydro
of a $60,000 home $300 match anticipated future
instead of the present $255. power demand with
The rates, which are generating capacity. Hydro
effective immediately, are also indicated that they
0.4 per cent on the first would extend the constuction
$45,000 of transaction, and schedules of Darlington and
0.8 per cent on the balance. the Atikokan coal-fired plant
Ontario Health Insurance in Northwestern Ontario.
premiums will dee in Delegates from Goderich
October by $12 a year for and Wingham Hospitals met
individuals and $24 a year for this week with Health
families, bringing the new Minister Dennis Timbrell.
rates to $240 a year for single Both meetings pursued at
subscribers, and twice that
amount for families.
The provincial gasoline
and diesel tax will rise by
almost 2c a gallon,. or 0.4c
per litre, and it will double to
1.32c per litre on aviation
fuel. Locomotive diesel fuel
will be taxed for the first
time, at 2.2c per litre.
Beer will cost ten cents
more for a case of 24 on April
30, and Canadian spirits and
Ontario wines will rise in cost
by about 20c a bottle. A
package of twenty cigarettes
costs 2c more, effective im-
mediately, and taxes on
cigars and cut tobacco rise by
an equivalent percentage.
The sales tax exemption on
candy and soft drinks will
rise from 20c to 49c, and the
exemption on admission fees
for theatre and other enter-
tainment events will rise
from $3 to $3,50. Charitable
events will be exempt from
the ten per cent enterain-
WATER
COLOUR
WORKSHOP .
Presented by Visual Arts, Blyth Centre for
-the Arts.
Friday -- May 4, 7 - 9 p.m,
Saturday -- May 5, 9 - 12, 2 - 5 p.M.
Sunday — May 6, 10 a.m. 2 p.m.
was some discussion con-
cerning the setting up of a
pilot project on the basis of a
health services organization.
Demonstrations, slides and application of
various watercolour methods. Given by
Michele White 6, Marie Charbonneau
(both O.C.A. grads,)
Class limited to 2$ pre-registered students
Fee $15,00 plus materials fee,
POR FURTHER INFdRMAtION
CALL 525.9403
between 5 - 6 p.m,