Times-Advocate, 1982-12-01, Page 5Sy Jock Rldd.11 MPP
In a speech to the Ontario
Federation of Agriculture
Convention the Minister of
Agriculture and Food, Dennis
Timbrell, pledged another $20
million to aid financially
troubled farmers.
The money will go on top of
$60 million the Province is
making available to about
4,000 farmers this year.
Timbrell said the one year
extension of the Ontario
Farm Adjustment Assistance
program will aid an addi-
tional 2000 farmers in 1983
with a system of loan
guarantees and rebates on in-
terest paid to financial
institutions.
Timbrell also announced
that starting in 1984 the
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Another $20 million for Ontario farmers.
farmers will be rebated all
municipal taxef on farmland.
The land and property on
which the house bits will be
assessed and taxed similar to
houses and properties in
residential areas.
That move will increase
property tax rebates to
farmers to $85 million from
$65 million.
The hydro empire
The Conservative majority
voted down .a Private
Member's Bill presented by
Pat Reid (Liberal Finance
Critic), aimedat bringingOn-
tarso Hydro under control.
Speaking on the Bill, Reid in-
dicated that "staff members,
salaries and megaprojects
are escalating astronomical-
ly - far outpacing the demand
on the corporation for
power."
"Star Wars must surely
have been inspired by Ontario
Hydro. I can think of no other
Empire with the ability to
`strike back' at the public
with impunity...The people
must strike back at the Em-
pire or face the increased
burden of mounting costs
through their household and
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industrial electrical bills."
Here are some alarming
facts: almost half of Ontario's
$28 billion debt is attributable
to Hydro; some 40 percent of
Ontario customers' electrical
bills go to cover the interest
charges on that debt; plan-
ners have consistently over -
forecast demand and con-
tinue to waste billions to sup-
port the superstructure; if
control is not exercised, elec-
trical capacity will exceed
peak demands in 1990 by
more than 50 percent; while
electrical demand has
moderated, Ontario Hydro
staff numbers have soared by
almost 30 percent - by
almost 40 percent at head of-
fice alone, with the staff com-
plement reaching almost
25,000, the average base
salary at *31,118 ($40,112 in-
cluding benefits), and the
head of the Empire, Hugh
Macaulay, paid between
$61,104 and $77,375.
Ontarion Jobs
In addition to the $100
million pledged by the On-
tario Government for employ-
ment creation under a recent
federal -provincial agree-
ment, there will be another
$50 million made available to
stimulate the provincial job
market this winter, according
to the Provincial Treasurer.
The three-month winter
spending program is intended
to show results by December,
and to create 7,500 new jobs,
forming "an important
bridge" between the joint ac-
tion of the federal -provincial
governments, and the job -
creation schemes initiated in
the provincial budget last
spring.
Opposition Leader David
Peterson called the job -
creation plan a token which
would do little to staunch the
loss of jobs in Ontario - about
60,000 in the past two months.
Suncor
David Peterson has pointed
out that the Ontario Govern-
ment's investment in Suncor
has already cost the provin-
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cial taxpayer more than 50
milligqnn and the loss is rising.
'Ttuouigln the first nine months
of 1982, interest costs on the
government's 6650 million in-
, vestment in the oil company
have exceeded $69 million,
while revenues have totalled
about $16 million.
Opposition Research
calculations show that the net
loss through the first three-
quarters of 1982 totals
$52,963,127 :money that could
have been used to create ap-
proximately 2,100 full-time
jobs in Ontario.
Re -Mor
The Minister of Consumer
and Commercial Relations,
Dr. Robert Elgie, has stated
that he agrees with the main
thrust of a report by the On-
tario Ombudsman which
recommends provincial com-
pensation for investors who
lost money when Re -Mor In-
vestment Management Corp.
went bankrupt two years ago.
He hopes that the matter
can be resolved within a few
months. Some kind of com-
pensation plan is under
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review by lits Ministry and
the Attorn0y-General's
Ministry. One of the dif-
ficulties is that half the 320 in-
vestors chose to appeal to the
Ombudsman for a decision,
while the other half went to
court.
Proverbs case
According to the Attorney -
General, Roy McMurty, the
Crown decided to proceed
with its case against Neil
Cameron Proverbs to show
that it would not be in-
timidated by pressure, and
because the weapons charge
against the man was valid.
The A.G. informed the
Legislature that the govern-
ment felt it was in the interest
of the administration of
justice to proceed. Proverbs
was found guilty of possession
of a weapon dangerous to the
public, in fact a loaded 12
gauge shotgun. However, he
plans to appeal.
Albet Roy (Lib. Ottawa
East) had asked why the
Crown had proceeded with
the case in spite of evidence
that the Metro Police Officer
who had arrested Proverbs in
1980 had "doctored his
evidence" at the preliminary
hearing.
The Attorney General con-
ceded that the officer's
credibility as a Crown witness
was very much an issue at the
trial, and that "a great deal of
pressure" was brought to
bear on his office to drop the'
charges following the revela-
tion that Proverbs had secret-
ly videotaped conversations
with two police officers.
Education
The Minister of Education,
Dr. Bette . Stephenson, has
stated that, as of September
1983, Ontario Students will be
required to write at least one
examination in each subject
area, such exams to be given
at any time during the school
year, and to be used to
evaluate whether a student is
able to communicate what
has been learned.
However, she emphasized
she was not reintroducing
standard province -wide ex-
ams, which were abolished in
1967.
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It is that time of year again for Christmas parties and gifts. Let us give
you a few suggestions of gift items to give your friends.
Phone 237-3677
Open 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. Tiros. - Sat.
"Surf and Turf"
"The Wedge Cut"
a wedge of cheddar, blue, Swiss ,
2 _- 8 oz. Filet wrapped in bacon 24Colby, Havarti dressed with red
2 - 8 oz. Lobster tail 195 grapes
"The Classic"
1 cornish hen
1 filet wrapped in bacon
1 Lobster tail
2 butterfly pork chops
f I f.95
"Pork on a Fork"
4 butterfly chops
4 pieces of tenderloin
Slab of home cured bacon
1 Ib. smoked sausage
1 Ib. reg. sausage
49.95
"Essence of Smoke"
2 smoked ham steaks
4 smoked loin chops
1 Ib. side bacon
8 sticks pepperoni
4 links smoked sausage
"The Combo"
1 495 a King Crab leg
, 8 unbuttered Targe shrimp
1 dozen unbattered Scallops.
2 - 8 oz. ribeye steak
$s 1 .95
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"Homemade Touch"
1 Ib. Smoked Sausage
1 ib: Reg. Sausage
1 Ib. Headcheese
8 sticks Pepperoni
piece of summer sausage
"A Sweet Touch"
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Apples, Bananas, Grapes, e��
Christmas ,Candies decorated f 2
with ribbons. 1
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Frozen
Baby Shrimp cleaned, peeled and deveined
Great for dips and salads '5.50 Ib. (12.12 kg.)
(a great saving compared with a 4 oz. tin)
8 to 9 oz. Lobster tall '15.50 Ib. (34.16 kg.)
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* Pepsi and � Plus deposit. tax
Kist Gingerale 750 mi. 6P 1 .98
* Salted Peanuts (2.62 kg.) Ib. 1.19
Humpty Dumpty
Potato Chips
Red Emperor
* grapes
Bag Ontario
* Potatoes
Baden Colby
* Cheese
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200 gr.
894
(1.52 kg.) Ib. 69$
75 Ib. $4.75
(5.93 kg.) Ib. $2.69
*These Festive Prices hold until Dec. 31st.
Hams
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Batter Mushrooms •1.89 Ib. (4.17 kg.)
Large Unbattered Shrimp.. '13.65 Ib. (30.08 kg.)
Unbattered Scallops '8.29 Ib. (18.27 kg.)
King Crab legs '13.50 Ib. (29.75 kg.)
Glared
Deluxe Mixed Fruit '1.95 Ib. (4.30.kg.)
Red Cherries .'1.85 Ib. (4.08 kg.)
Mixed Citrus Peel '1.19 Ib. (2.62 kg.)
Golden Seedless Raisins '1.85 Ib. (4.08 kg.)
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Football, Bone
Ham
Merner's, boneless
Ham
Shopsy's Extra Lean, Store Sliced
Cooked Ham
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(5.05 kg.) Ib.
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2.19
1.99
Sultana Raisins (2.18 kg.) Ib. 99c
Walnut Pieces (6.59 kg.) Ib. '2.99
(Robin Hood or Monarch cake and Pastry)
Flour (26C kg.) Ib. 12t
Chicken or Beef Gravy Base (2.62 kg.) Ib. 61.19
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SPECIALS
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Dec. 2
Hamburger 894 Ib.
(limit of 10 Ib.) 1.96 kg.
Dec. 3rd
2% Bag Milk $1.79
Limit 2 bags)
Dec. 4th
Loin Pork Chops
(limit 10 Ib.)$ 1.39 Ib. 3.06 kg.
Dec. 9th
Creamery Butter
(limit 2) 1 Ib. $1.7 5
Dec. 10th
8 oz. Rib Eye Steak
(limit 10 Ib.)$. 1.50 each
Dec. 11th
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