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The Huron Expositor, 1979-12-27, Page 16.44. '4. 47 O'''''Ots4: -W7C-4..v4r•'N•7•"''Tl•'P•'"7-O77'7' IS THIS HURON EXPOSITOR, DECEMBER 27# 1979 Jottings 111( ,TACKIPHELTIOMP'. The Minister of Agriculture and Fond,. The Honourable Lorne Henderson, in a statement to the Legislature, this week, said that it has become necessary to change the allocation system under the Tile Drainage Program, At present, under the current program, drainage is being maintained or improved ort *bout 200,000 acres every year About one third of the money comes from Provincial loans. Theefore, for 1980/81,, •he is recommending new guidelines for use by Municipal Councils. • These guidelines are - Initial drainage allocafians will be annoenced fellowing the Treasurer's budget in the spring. They will be based on the applications received; over the previous three years. A • • . MUM p y apply for a re -allocation of funds for tile drainage debentures based on the applicationi received by the Municipality riot to August 31, each year. AS in previous years, applications are to be based on not more than 75 pr cent of the estimated cost of the project, up to a maximum;for 1980/81 of $200 per acre, The maximum amount any one farmer may receive in loans in one year is $10,000 and the maximum cumulative loan for 'a farmer • is not to exceed S40,000, These criteria, he said, have been designed to ensure that as many farmers as possible will be able to take advantage of the The Attorney General has recently, introduced legislation to replace the' NOY TresliaSS Act, which provides more protection for farmers, against damage SeitS from people tresP"Otlit On their land - Bill 202, An Act respecting Occupier's Liability has two sections which. you will no doubt find particularly interesting. 3(1)occupier of premises owes a duty to take such care, as in all the circumstances of the case is reasonable, to see that persons entering on the premises, and the property brought on the premises by those persons, are reasonably safe while on the premises. 4(1) The duty of care provided for in Subsection 1 of Section 3 does not apply in. respect of risks willingly assumed• by the person who enters on the premises but in that case the occupier owes a. duty to the person not to create 'a danger with the deliberate intent of doing harm or damage to the person or his property and to not act with reckless disregard of the presence of the person or his property, • • Bill 203, An act to protect against Trespass to Property, Provides more effective penalties for trespass and provides for a system whereby an owner can give a limited right of entry to permit recreational activity. The Bill ,respecting Occupier's Liability limits the liability of the owner in• such cases. Form business topics Income tax iscussions BY JACK HAGARTY ,Many 'farm families are now discussing their income .Z situation. It'll be dis, cussed s.roundthe breakfast table. "Wliat are we going to: do about income taxes?" it's a question many farm child- ren hear repeated annually. "Should we buy a new tractor before year end?" Should 'we purchase some Ihrtilixer or feed?" Young' people receive a regular diet d such discussion' along with their oatmeal porridge. I recently talked to some rung farm people and! was =prised at their comments. They talked about buying Am land at $2,000. per acre: And in the next breath said "of course we don't expect to make much profiffor a few years and certainly there won't be any income tax problem." That worries me, k's almost as though --not Ming income tax waS a criteria for success. I'm afraid these young • people don't completely 4 understand what dad meant. Chances are his farm land " was already paid. off. Ile may have received some capital' from family. He may have paid off the capital from profit (after income tax) made on the farm. Or he and • • his family worked off the farm. Now, as an established farmer he probably does pay afair amount of income tax. The only way to pay off capital is to first declare the money as income and pay the tax. In dad's time 'land may have been S100. per acre. The capital gain since was not paid off -- it just grew. And at smile time there.will be income fax on one-half of the gain since December 31, .1971.; • The banks and lending agencies have already paid income tax on the money they lend out. Anyone who pays off the „principal (cap- ital) must first put their income, through the tax screen. Some people say "there is no way young people can start farthing today." That's not true; because many young, farmers are doing it. They. often get help from home, they start small, they rent land, machinery—even livestock.A positive attitude can overcome many obsta- cles,. But, it alone won't pay Off $2,000. an acre on land that's worth 5700, for agri- cultural purposes. • The PrOPtiSed 4ight$ bill fer handicapped. people has ran into considerable °PPositien, and its fate is very uncertain at the present time. Various groups repro - senting handicapped .people have opposed the legislation because it singles them, out for Special treatment, a fn ofclistrirnination, It has been charged that the government chose to introduce separate bill because it didn't want to re -Open the Human Right$ At. Amending that Act to eover handicapped people would lobbying from other groups, especially the homosexual in to leave government open to. I1 4 - • Onmrio• 19•6$.0.' homes have switched to natural gas this year, compared to 8,600 last year. The forecast for next year in Ontario.is 26,500, cOriversion$,, but ' brisk demand has meant that manufacturers rg conversion. its. "have been unable to Meet the demand". Stuart Smith told the Minister that gas companies are discouraging new converStett requests until the end of January because they are S•warnped, with people trying • • • • • to convert, David Peterson • e.* eircemstances, OPPoSitn io Parties have attacked the government for net expressing its outrage with Ottawa over the gas exports until after a committment had been made, In defence, the Energy Minister, Mr Welch, said the government had clearly opposed natural gas exports until two critetia are met: that a surplus has R• I** • O 11000 • • • • • ••••• • • • • (Lib. London Centre) stated that some firms such as ' Union Gas cause serious difficulties for people • rights c ommuni y, w h wantg convert to natural would want a section gas- "They will not pump out *. banning discrimination the ail -They will not take the ; based on sexual preference, oil tanks people have in the • There is a possibility that their barites. They will : amendments covering provide no trade-in value for . • handicapped people will perfectly good oil furnaces," 41' . have to wait 10 be included The Minister of Energy : with those dealing with has condemned the federal manda-tery- retirement age government's decision to • • • 0 *I.!. • • • • • • • • •1 • • • • • • • • • • 0, •• ••••••••••••••••••••••,. • ••••., • • • • • • • •••.•*••• 00 , been determined and a.. complete .national energy plan is .established• While Stuart Smith did not dispute the point, he attacked the government for even giving .credence to the concept oa natural gas surplus, saying that all Canada's natural gas; reserves should be kept for the future. Ho also. questioned the Minister's apparent selective reliance on NEB figures when discussing potential surpluses, one day acknowledging that he did net trust NEB data with respect to heating oil supplies end the next approving the Board's calculation of a national surplus figure on exports based on that. ••••,•••••••••••••••••••••*••••'.gr••••••• • • • • • • usmess • • : and pensions, which may approve extensive natural • result from studies currently gas exports to the U.S. .• under way. The Minister of calling the decision 41 Labour stated that it's "only premature and inappropriate • • realistic to recognize the Canadians could be. hurt • legislative process will be because domestic natural gas • protrtect prices will rise as exports • o deplete our conventional • Liberal Leader Stuart reserves. Such a • Smith has been hammering consequence will force the .. • away at the Minister of use of higher priced frontier • Energy, RobertVVelch,, to get reserves, and ..Canadians natural gas into areas of should be compensated for • Ontario where it is lacking at the higher prices they will present. During an have to pay. He told the • emergency debate on home Legislature that he did not ; heating oil, he told the believe Ottawa's or the i, Ministerthat Ontario. has National Energy Board's : been sitting on its hands I view of possible heating oil . instead of "converting to shortage this winter. Based • natural gas, expanding gas lines - into various tohnelimisalinvrt:locilnestoimiltPtainni:ss w, ihthe ••• communities and across hd concluded there would be : various boundaries within no shortages this winter, • U. the. Province." Already in barring unforeseen •• • • • • • • • • . INSULAT10111. : Up to $500. government grant on homes. • Sprayed in place Urethane . 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