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compared to $4,300 last year.
"The amount for
recreational and cultural
purposes is largely unaltered
from last year," Mr. Ball
said. "We are very fortunate
in Howick that our
recreational program is
largely self-financing. The
township does pick up the
debenture payments on our
buildings, but apart from
that we have budgeted only
$26,831."
Mr. Ball described the tax
requirement for recreational
purposes as a "paltry sum"
compared to the worth of the
programs which are the
result of "community
support and volunteer
labor".
The township has also
budget $500 for its proposed
zoning bylaw.
"That is somewhat
misleading in that a lot of our
work in planning comes out
of the county budget," Mr.
Ball said.
The Huron County levy
which has been received by
the township has increased
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Crackdown
over rabies
Wingham police are
continuing their crackdown
on wild animals in town after
a skunk was found to be
rabid earlier this month.
Since then three raccoons
have been sent away for
analysis, though no reports
are back yet.
The latest two were sent
away Tuesday morning,
after police shot a raccoon in
a tree near the Wingham
hospital and another was
found dead behind the
Wingham Inn (formerly the
Manor Hotel).
The test results on a dog
which bit a child last week
and later was found dead
showed the dog was not
rabid, police reported.
Pet owners and parents
are urged to continue using
caution to avoid exposure to
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minister said he hoped the
federal government would
provide more money through
the Farm Credit Cor-
poration. In the budget
announced last week,
another $100 million was
allocated to the FCC for
distress cases, but it will go•
only to rewrite existing debt
loads and will not be used for
new mortgages.
Mr. Timbrell said the
Ontario government offers
the Ontario Farm Assistance
Program and he, as,
minister, is working with
other provinces to establish
a stabilization program for
all producers not covered by
existing market stabilization
plans. Ontario also plans to
offer a new program for
beginning farmers this May,
he added.
01 rate
marginally (2.15 per cent) to
$148,765. from $145,640 in
1982.
Provincial grants to the
township are expected to
decrease by $2,500. The
township expects to receive
$141,311. in provincial grants
in 1983.
The mill rates for general
township purposes will be
39.683 mills for residential
ratepayers and 96.686 mills
for commercial and business
ratepayers.
,"I know these figures off
by heart," Mr. Ball said.
"They've been the same
since 1979."
On an average farm
assessment of $6,000
ratepayers will pay ap-
proximately $238. for
general township purposes
and the average tax bill for a
residence for township
purposes only will be about
0.00.
While the education
requisition is not expected
for a week or so, Mr. Ball
predicted it will be
somewhat more than last
year's levy of $494,680:
continuing
report
any wild animals or animals
that are acting unnaturally,
and to report such ob-
servations to police.
Bank to
establish
com. unit
The Bank of Montreal will
spend a quarter of a million
dollars to establish a com-
mercial banking unit at its
branch in Hanover, J. A.
Ernie Morel, senior vice
president for western On-
tario, announced this week.
Premises there are being
extensively renovated and
staff will triple to ac-
commodate the new unit.
In addition, specialized
commercial -agricultural
officers will be assigned to
those branches which will be
affiliated with the Hanover
unit to meet the specialized
needs of their markets. This
includes branches in
Wingham, Kincardine,
Lucknow, Mildmay, Mount
Forest, Teeswater and
Walkerton.
Mr. Morel said that for-
mation of the commercial
banking unit is in line with
the bank's domestic
development program,
focusing expertise on
specific markets such as
commercial, agricultural
and personal banking. About
100 commercial banking
units will be in operation
across the country by 1984.
He said this investment in
dollars and manpower
reflects the bank's con-
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future potential of this very
important agricultural and
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