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., Page 10, News, Tuesday, March 24, 1992 Chimo Club supports Freddy Chimo President Alma Hart (right) gives a cheque for $1,000 to the McCausland Auxiliary's Beth Macadam in support of the Freddy the Fracture Finder Fund. a 1 -- -- a Children Matter It's New! It's Simpler! It's Fairer! It's More Generous! It's More Responsive! It's Easier! It's Up to You! I'd like more information about the proposed Child Benefit and other programs for children i+l Canada iets | he Proposed Child Benefit > The proposed Child Benefit will, if passed by Parliament, go out to over 3 million Canadian families starting in January 1993. > The proposed Child Benefit will replace today's patchwork of measures -- Family Allowances, Child Tax Credit and Dependent Child Credit -- with one monthly payment. > The proposed Child Benefit will go to those families with children who need it -- those with low and modest incomes. What's more, it is based on family income, which is a fairer way of determining the amount of assistance that children actually need. The proposed Child Benefit will include an earned- income supplement to increase support for low- income working families. > The proposed Child Benefit will increase federal support for children by $2.1 billion over'5 years. For example, a family with one child, earning $20,000, can receive as much as $1,733 per year -- an increase of 40%. What's more, it would be tax-free -- you wouldn't be taxed on the proposed Child Benefit! > Once fully in place, the proposed monthly Child Benefit will respond to changing family circumstances, such as the birth of a child. > The proposed Child Benefit will automatically be sent to you each month. If you file a tax return, there's no need to apply unless you have a change in family circumstances. At tax time, as well, you would find your tax return easier to prepare. > Watch for information with your March Family Allowances payment or fill out the coupon below and we'll send you more information. Children Matter rane P.O. Box 8176 Street Ottawa, Ontario K1G 3H7 CZ in English City Cin French Province Postal Code : te Government of Canada Gouvernement du Canada Health and Welfare Canada Santé et Bien-étre social Canada - legislation? Thunder Bay, for example, has implemented a "Blue Environmental presentation to NDP provincial cabinet continued from page 9 method of alleviating it. Has the government addressed this concem? The Blue Box Program: To their credit some larger municipali- ties in Northwestern Ontario have instituted this program or some variation of it. These same municipalities are now coming to real- ize that the costs associated with the support and continuation of this program are becoming a heavy burden on municipal taxpay- ers, a cost that was not foreseen. The program was instituted with the "promise" that the sale of the materials collected would offset the cost of collection. We now know that no ready markets are available for much of the material collected, and we hear that a large portion is being dumped into our landfill sites as regular garbage.So much for the "r' for recycling. 7. Will the Government provide direct support grants to the municipalities involved until markets are found? 8. Will the government allow municipalities some discretion in| the method of implementation in their application of any blue box Bag" form of pickup that is less costly and allows for separation of materials at a central location rather than at the curbside. PCB's: A concern was expressed at the NOMA Convention regarding the safe handling and transportation of PCB's on our highways. After seeing the regulation applied in the transportation of transformers from a paper mill in Northwestern Ontario to a approved site, we are confident that the Ministry of Environment has the matter well in hand and is to be commended Environmental Assessment Program: You are aware of the crit- icism levelled at the Ministry of Environment in this regard. An EA seems to take an eternity to complete, there seems to be no beginning, middle or end to the process, and the terms of refer- ence seem not to take into consideration the requests and concerns of the municipalities. ; Millions of dollars are going to consultingfees only to find that some project do not receive approval. In these times of constraint we think that the Government should streamline the whole pro- cess, listen more carefully to the parties making the request for an EA, and shorten considerably the time taken to come to closure. 9. Will the ministry of Environment address this concern? Bill Houston Councillor Township of Terrace Bay There's something for everyone in the newspaper... Something interesting. Fun. Informative. In- sightful. Challenging. Exciting. Educational. Inspiring. Noteworthy and newsworthy. CALL 825-3747 To Subscribe THE TERRACE BAY-SCHREIBER NEWS It's worth checking out