The Brussels Post, 1974-05-08, Page 3ALENT CONTEST WINNERS — The Great Expectations, a singing group of four
russels girls won second prize in a talent contest in Wingham last week. The girls,
nder the direction of Mrs. Joanne King are Carol Raymond, Julie Campbell,
eggy Gibson and Joan Mair. The four are Grade eight students at Brussels Public
chool. (Staff Photo)
Report from
Queens Park
By Murray Gaunt, M.P.P.
Honourable Frank Miller, On-
tario's Health Minister had inter-
vened in the' dispute by announ-
cing that Ontario hospitals would
be allowed to exceed Government
spending ceilings because of
`severe inflationary factors.' He
said the ceilings. remain, but
adjustments will be made to cover
both increased costs of materials
and better wages for workers.
There was more than the usual
excitement around Queen',s Park
this week. A lunch hour fire
caused: damage estimated at
$14,000 to the main building `and
contents.
Twelve fire trucks were sent to
the blaze which was confined to
the massive roof beams in an attic
over the fourth floor in the North
Eastern corner of the 81 year old
seat of Government.
The Provinical Government
does not carry fire insurance on
its buildings because it feels that
it is cheaper to accept the risk
rather than pay enormous pre-
miums.
In 1909 a fire caused $700,000
damage to the building.
District Association for the
Mentally Retarded, as a member
of the Canadian Association for
the Mentally Ret arded, will be
joining in a nation-wide
membership recruitment effort in
May. The week of May 12 to 18
has been designated as National
Week for the Mentally Retarded.
During this week, in our efforts
to attract new members, we will
spotlight the needs of the ret
arded, and the services we are
• providing and seeking to provide
in the Wingham district. Flowers
of Hope marigold seeds, which
have 'been packaged by
youngsters in our area,, will be
sent to every householder in the
district. In order that those who
receive these Flowers of Hope
packages do not overlook their
importance as a means of appeal,
we feel it is necessary to
substantiate the Flowers of Hope
letters with advertising in
newspapers, on radio and on
television.
now making plans for the
construction of a new nursery
school building to accommodate
ret arded pre-School children.
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NEWS OF
Huronview
Aire Van Der Ende led the Christian Reform song service
on Sunday evening with devotions by Rev. Beukema. Mrs.
Aiming and her daughter Coby provided special musical
numbers for the service, singing solos and duet s.
Mary Broadfoot and Frank Forrest assisted Norman Speir
and Jerry Collins with the old ty me music on. Monday with
mouth organ solos by Mrs. Mary Taylor. Two new residents
were welcomed to the Home during the afternoons activities
Miss Tena McNaughton and Frank McGregor.
Seven tables of euchre and three of crokinole were played
at Wednesday's games. Volunteers from the Opti Mrs. Club
of Vanastra helped with the program.
The residents enjoyed an hour of organ melodies on
Thursday afternoon with Ed. Stiles at the organ and vocal
solos by Mrs. Rogers.
Miss Campbell of Goderich arranged a program of slides
and music for "Family Night". The pictures and commentary
by Miss Campbell were very interesting and had been taken
while on tour of Australia, New Zealand and the Islands. Miss
Elizabeth Scanlan played several favourite piano selections
during the program. Mrs. Adelaide Revell expressed the
appreciation of the residents.
on public corporations would
jump _to between 110-112%.
Mr. Meen admitted that under
those circumstances the tax
would be confiscatory and would
have to be abandoned.
A table contained in the budget
showed that the total tax on land
gains would rise from 31% to
65% for people and private
corporations not in the business
of land dealing and developing.
For ' public corporations, the
,rate would go from 60% to 80%,
, all • ,of , which, was based ',o'n the
thought that the tax would be
allowed as a deduction.
Several Liberal spokesmen said
the bill will turn developers into'
builders, choosing to construct
housing than sell lots to
small builders, who might then be
driven out of busineSs.
A strike at 11 Metro Toronto
area hospitals was averted this
week when a tentative settlement
was reached giving 6,000 hospital
workers wage increases of $1.50
and hour in five stages during 2
years.
ntario Revenue Minister Ar-
Meen admitted in debate
r the Province's Land Specula-
Tax that the 50% rate
ends entirely on whether
wa will go along and if it
n't, the tax may have to be
back sharply to about 25%.
r. Meen said the tax will have
become law before the Pro-
e will know for sure that it has
required federal acceptance.
arriving at the 50% tax
ire Ontario assumed that,,,
awa would allow ,individnals
corporations to deduct that
punt from their income or
ital gain in calculating taxable
me,
le new tax was a cornerstone
the Ontario budget unveiled
it 9th and was designed to
Mize land prices and so
Train inflation.
owever, opposition speakers
ested it would do neither
was further suggested that
ess Ottawa allowed the specul-
on tax as a deduction, the tax
ct the editor
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el legislation which heavily
nalizes thousands of rural land
ping Ontario residents whom I
pect have no idea that they are
ng acted against. When the
is passed, these people will
d they are subject to a tax of
on their lands when sold.
e tax will be in addition to any
ital gains tax they have to pay
Federal Government. All of
s amounts to expropriation of
ds with little compensation.
The following is a partial liSt of
perties which are taxable:
All lands owned by rural
idents, unless the property is
alley than ten acres and is lived
If it is lived on and greater
n ten acres then it becomes
able.
With few exceptions all rural
9111 e producing properties
1 ell are not a place of
idence.
!
be tax is unfair to farriers ;
bernien and ,other'rural
pie who have worked all their
es on their lands and have their
Savings tied up in this asset: 11 really have to Stretch the
agination far to classify them
land speculators, as the title of bill suggests.
The govern has awed that 1
I
they intend on driving the price of
real estate down by passing the
land speculation tax and another
tax of 20% if a rural resident sells
any of his property to a foreigner.
This, of course, will enable the
government to buy rural lands at
cheap prices. They have also
conveniently worded the
legislation to r ead that if land is
sold to the Crown instead of
private. persons, the tax will not
be payable. The government will
now be in a position to force the
farmer or lumberman to sell his
land to them.
Land speculation and
skyrocketing house prices is
strictly a city problem. This being
the case, why should the farmer
and the rural resident have to
suffer because of the situation in
the big cities and sUrrounding
areas? It is unfair to harness
country people with this
legislation. These laws should
only *cover certain cities and
towns and not the whole province.
Marvin Lee
Toronto, Ontario.
Flowers of hope
Sir:
This letter IS. sent to let you . Wm. Stephenson,
know that the and (Mt, President