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A drivable detachable 1*yale was the technical challenge solved by Teff MacLean (left)
and Scott Ra4enberg (right) for .Usbome's tech fair. In front Is Malibu Hem with her
trIple4ftagged mailbox design,and behind are Dennis Gower and Steve Hem with their
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Usborne's new twIst on the
old school science fair
EXETER - Usborne Central School tried a new
twist on the old science fair routine, and has report-
ed a great success.
Instead of assigning science projects for the
school's annual fair, science teacher Morley Desjar-
dine decided on a new approach to tap into the stu-
dent's creative skills. The first ever Usborne Tech
Fair was held last Tuesday afternoon and boasted a
large array of projects created by the students.
Instead of delving into the scientific process, ex-
plains Desjardine, the students were asked to find a
problem, and design and engineer a solution to it.
Finished projects included a mailbox that tells you
and your letter carrier whether the mail is in, going
out, or is empty; a mini snowplow for an all -terrain
vehicle; and a bicycle that comes apart in two piec-
es and can be quickly reassembled for riding.
Instead of stressing paperwork and charts and
graphs, "the model is the main thing", explains Des-
jardine.
The hardest part, he said, was for the students to
find a problem they wanted to solve. Once found,
the solutions came quickly.
The students were evidently pleased with their re-
sults and were delighted to show off their creations
at the show, which did not involve any prizes or
rankings, as do science fairs.
"I think once they got into it, it was kind of fun,"
said Desjardine:
Government promises
complicated NISA program
TORONTO - Simplified forms,
an expanded eligible commodities
list, and participation of financial
institutions highlight improvements
to the Net Income Stabilization Ac-
count (NISA) for the 1992 taxation
year.
Details of the NISA program for
1992 were announced recently by
federal Agriculture Minister Char-
lie Mayer and Ontario Minister of
Agriculture and Food almer Bucha-
nan.
The changes include: an option
for producers to open NISA ac-
counts in financial institutions; ad-
ditional eligible commodities in
some provinces; a streamlined
NISA forms package; and, an op-
tion for producers to submit appli-
cations on computer diskeue.
Producers will be able to open ac-
counts in financial institutions close
to home beginning May 1, 1993.
Producers may then deposit their
1992 NISA deposits and have their
1990 and 1991 deposits transferred
to accounts at participating finan-
cial institutions.
Participating financial institutions
will soon announce their intention
to provide the service. To apply to
transfer NISA funds or make de-
posits for the 1992 tax year, pro-
ducers should contact their local fi-
nancial institution. Producers who
open local NISA accounts will still
be required to complete a 1992
MSA application forth.
"We are offering producers the
opportunity to keep their NISA de-
posits in the financial institution of
their choice, and keep their morcy
in their own community," said
Mayer. "This and the other, steps
we're announcing today are signifi-
cant in the NISA Administration's
ongoing efforts to improve client
service."
"Producers have requested a
number of changes to the NISA
program, such as the inclusion of
more commodities, and I ani
pleased by the steps taken, in that
direction," Ontario Minister of Ag-
riculture and Food Elmer Buchanan
said. "These changes will make
NISA more accessible to Ontario
producers."
Other changes include new eligi-
ble commodities in some provinc-
es, bringing NISA closer to a
"whole farm" safety net program.
The list of eligible commodities has
been -expanded, at the request of
some provinces, to include white
and coloured beans, yellow seeded
onions and honey.
NISA forms for the 1992 taxation
year will be mailed to 1991 partici-
pants shortly. Forms have been
simplified and content of the forms
package has been reduced by 20
percent. Current MSA participants
will receive only the forms needed
for their farming operation.
Producers will have the option of
submitting their applications on
computer diskette using the Disk
Direct service. The output of the
computer software program must
be pre -certified by NISA.
The deadline for filing N1SA
forms for the 1992 taxation year is
July 31, 1993.
For more information on the
NISA program or on completing
the NISA application, producers
may call the MSA information line
toll-free at 1-800-665-6472
(NISA).
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Jane and October dues set
Chance to deliver containers
GUELPH - June and October
dates have been set for farmers to
deliver empty agricultural and com-
mercial pesticide containers to re-
cycling collection depots at fifty-
one sites across Southern Ontario.
Plastic or metal containers up to
23 litres capacity will be accepted
at the collection sites. All contain-
ers will be inspected to ensure they
ate triple- or jet -rinsed and emp-
tied. Containers not properly
cleaned will be refitted.
A pilot project, held at six collec-
tion sites in southwestern Ontario
in June and October of 1992, is the
basis for the 1993 program.
"The pilot project was received
positively by farmers, with an aver-
age of 5,000 containers collected
per site", stated Dave Latter, Chair-
man of the Ontario Pesticide Con-
tainer Management Committee.
"Less than one percent of the con-
tainers delivered by fanners to the
pilot sites were refused because
they were not adequately cleaned."
"The 51 sites for 1993 were cho-
sen so that, on average, farmers
would not have to drive more than
20 miles to deliver the empty con-
tainers for recycling", said Jeff Wil -
Industry gets
shot in the arm
PETERBOROUGH The prov-
ince should give the recession -
ridden tourism and fishing indus-
tries a shot.in.the arm by offeritg-a
fishing licence -free weekend each
summer, says the Ontario Federa-
tion of Anglers and Hunters
(OFAH).
in a letter to the Ontario Minis-
try of Natural Resources (MNR),
OFAH Executive Vice President
Rick Morgan said the Federation is
most impressed with the concept
of the licence -free family fishing
weekend in Manitoba.
Morgan says Ontario should im-
plement a similar weekend .and has
recommenddd that it take place on
the Civic Holiday weekend in ear-
ly August. The OFAH has offered
10 work with MNR and Ministry
f of Tourism and Recreation staff to
ensure the success of this week -
A licence -free weekend would
?be attractive, not only to those
fishing for the first time, but also
to those who have given up this
form of recreation because of the
increasing costs. A residential fish-
ing licence plus the new outdoor
card now cost an individual $21,
up from $12.31 in 1992.
The OFAH is Ontario's oldest
and largest conservation organiza-
tion. It represents 74,000 members
and 480 affiliated clubs.
son, AGCare Chairman. iiiVe ex-
pect strong farmeis support for the
expanded program. With so many
municipalities refusing the empty
pesticide containers at landfill sites,
recycling them is a much better so-
lution than having to hum or bury
them on the farm".
Two of the 1993 pesticide con-
tainer recycling collection depots
will be located at municipal sites,
with the majority being at dealer lo-
cations. Twenty-five sites, from
Harrow in the west to Almonte in
the east, will be open June 21 to 25
and October 12 to 15. Twenty six
sites, from Petrolia in the west to
Alexandria in the east, will he open
June 28, 29, 30, July 2 and October
19 to 22.
United Agri -Products of Dorches-
ter, Ontario is the contractor Nei
will operate the collection sites, in-
spect and process the empty pesti-
cide containers. The prografm is in-
dustry -funded by a per container
charge on 1992 agricultural pesti-
cide sales.
Partners coordinating the contain-
er recycling program are the Onta-
rio Council of the Crop Protection
Institute, AGCare (Agricultural
Groups Concerned About Resourc-
es and the Environment), the Assn-
-cation of Municipal Recycling Co-
ordinators of Ontario, and the
Ontario ministries of Environment
and Energy, and Agriculture and
Food.
Local collection sites will be at
the Cook's elevator at Centralia,
and at the llderton Co -Op.
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