The Citizen, 1986-12-10, Page 10It sounded like a shaggy dog story when people in Blyth heard last Tuesday that their power hau neen
knocked out by a house but it was true. A house being transported by Royal Homes of Wingham was blown
off the truck and off the edge of Highway 4, a couple of miles north of Blyth, knocking down a hydro pole in
the process.
Family and Children's Services
of Huron County
REQUESTSYOURSUPPORTFORTHE
HURON COUNTY
CHRISTMAS BUREAU 1986
Donations of toys, games, gifts
and clothing can be left at
your local centre:
LOCATION: Seaforth Optimist Recreation Centre,
Optimist Park, Seaforth
DATE: December 8 to December 13
TIME: Monday toThursday 10:00a.m.to4:00p.m.
Friday 10a.m. to4:00p.m.
7:00p.m. to9:00p.m.
Saturday 10:00a.m. to 12:00 noon
Program helps disadvantaged LOCALMANAGER: Opti-Mrs. Club
Mrs. Leona Scott, Mrs. Elsie Williem
Central Huron Secondary School
in Clinton has received $35,000 in
funding from the Ministry of
Community and Social Services to
set up a 15-month pilot project
aimed at providing support for
disadvantaged youth at the school.
The program is aimed at young
people suffering social and econo
mic problems, and at those with
emotional needs not being ade
quately met at home. Principal Joe
Wooden, one of the chief architects
of the program, hopes that up to 40
students or recent school drop-outs
will be involved over the course of
the project.
“There are a lot of kids living on
their own, living on welfare, or
working part-time and trying to go
to school, and kids with a lot of
family problems,” said Mr.
Wooden. “These are the ones we
will try to reach.’’
The purpose of the program is to
keep young people in school, and to
encourage recent drop-outs to
return to complete their education.
The school board is now advertis
ing a full-time position for a person
with a background which would
equip him or her to relate to these
kids, and to assist them toward the
goal of eventual full-time employ
ment.
The counsellor will work closely
with existing school counsellors
and with such bodies as the Huron
Centre fcr Children and Youth and
local COMSOC agencies in identi
fying and reaching young people in
need, and in finding solutions to
individual problems.
Mr. WQoden says that school
guidance counsellors have already
begun to prepare a list of young
people who could benefit from the
program. Most of these will
presently be attending CHSS on a
full-time or part-time basis, but the
principal says some recent drop
outs will also be contacted with an
offer of assistance. Age or level of
education is not a barrier to
selection, he added.
The project was initiated by
MarkRoberts, achildandyouth
care worker with the COMSOC
office in London, who approached
CHSS with the aim of developing
the program as a pilot or experi
mental venture in southwestern
Ontario. If the program is success
ful, further funding will be consid
ered by the ministry to extend and
expand the idea.
CHSS has in the past been a
leader in developing pre-employ-
ment programs for young people
and adults. From February to
March of 1986, the school took part
in a Canada Manpower project
called “Job Entry” which provid
ed support and assistance to school
drop-outs seeking permanent em
ployment, a program which enjoy
ed a 50 per cent success rate,
according to Bob Allen, Director of
Education for Huron County.
As well, CHSS has recently
submitted a proposal to federal and
provincial agencies, seeking fund
ing to set up a program which will
provide academic upgrading and
employment preparation for disad
vantaged adults within the com
munity. But because the proposal
involves ministries at two levels,
approval for the project could be “a
long way off, ’ ’ according to Mr.
Wooden.
PLAN
is changing for the better.
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On January 1, 1987, your Canada
Pension Plan will change. These
changes put your Plan on a solid,
long-term financial foundation.
It’s important to know what
benefits are available because your
Plan provides you and/or your fam
ily with a basic level of earnings
protection when you retire, become
disabled, or die. You will, however,
have to apply for the benefits when
you believe you are eligible.
The information that follows
highlights tne major improvements.
It’s good news!
Financing
a better tomorrow
New financing arrangements will make and
keep your Plan more secure than ever.
Right now you and your employer each
contribute 1.8% of your earnings up to a
maximum amount. Each year until 1991, the
contribution rate will rise by 0.2% and from
there until 2011 by 0.15%. If you make the
maximum contribution, you will pay about
$26 more in 1987.
A wider choice
of retirement options
After January 1st, you can begin receiving
your CPP pension as early as age 60. You
could qualify even if you are not fully
retired.
If you begin your pension before age 65,
your benefits will be less because you will
have contributed less and will get the bene
fits for a longer period of time.
Or, if you cnoose not to start your pen
sion until after age 65, (up to age 70), your
monthly benefits will be greater.
Your pension would normally be pay
able the month after your 65th birthday. For
each month between that date and when
your pension begins, your benefit will be
adjusted by 0.5%. This adjustment will
apply for as long as you receive the benefit.
Increased disability
benefits If you qualify for disability
benefits, your monthly payment will now
be significantly increased. For example, the
maximum disability pension in 1987 will
increase from $487 to more than $635 per
month.
As well, anyone entering or returning to
the work force will have disability coverage
after contributing in 2 of the last 3 years, in
which contributions could have been made.
Survivor benefits
continue on remarriage
If you receive survivor benefits, they will
now continue even if you remarry.
If you remarried and had your survivor
benefit discontinued, you can have your
benefit reinstated.
Splitting pension
credits If your marriage ends in
divorce, each spouse will be entitled to one
half the “pension credits” you earned
together. Arter January 1, 1987, the credits
can also be divided if your marriage or com
mon-law relationship ends in separation
Sharing your
pension When you and your spouse
receive your CPP retirement pensions, the
benefits you’ve both earned during your life
together can be shared if either of you makes
this request.
I’d like to know more about my new
Canada Pension Plan. Please send me
the ‘good news’
in English □ in French □ about
□Retirement Pension
□ Disability Pension
□ Death & Survivor Benefits
□ Pension Credit Splitting
□ Flexible Retirement
□ Financing your CPP
■ Health and Welfare
■ t Canada
Name
Additional benefits
for dependent children
In the past, dependent children were lim
ited to one flat-rate benefit, even if both par
ents had paid into the Plan and died or
became disabled.
Should the same happen now, your
children would be entitled to double bene
fits.
Improved ‘Combined’
benefits If you are entitled to a com
bination of survivor and disability benefits,
the maximum monthly amount you could
receive will now be greater.
As for combined survivor and retire
ment benefits, these will now be more gen
erously awarded to those who qualify.
Huilding on a solid
foundation Being financially
prepared for the future is a responsibility we
all share. Your new Canada Pension Plan
now gives you a stronger foundation. It’s a
sound base, and it’s up to you to build on
this foundation.
It’s never too soon, or too late, to begin
building for your future. We hope you’ll
start today.
You may need further information
to better understand these
changes. For booklets about your
Canada Pension Plan, call the toll-
free number below or fill out the
coupon and mail it to:
CPP-iNFO
P.O. Box5400
Postal Station “D”
Scarborough, Ontario
M1B5E8
1-800-387-8600
In Toronto, 973-6868
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Address
City
Province
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