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JULY IO, I974 TERRACE BAY NEWS PAGE 9 Experience '74 - continued In Schreiber four students are. employed in a "Canadian Fitness Project for Women", while another four students will work for a "Wilder- ness and it's Adventures" project. These projects will be recreation based to involve a maximum number of people and develop useful community services. All programs were expected to be in opera- tion by July I, I974. INFORMATION ONTARIO = By Bev Young, Northern Affairs Officer. The Ontario Guaranteed Annual Income Act came into effect July I. This Act will guaran- ty the elderly, who are qualified residents of Ontario an income of $2600.00 per year. The blind and disabled who qualify for Family Ben- efits are also eligible. If you are currently receiving the 01d Age Security pension and the Guaranteed Income Supplement pension you will automatically re- ceive the Ontario Guaranteed Income to increase your pension to the amount of $2600.00. If you are over 65 and are not receiving the 0.A.S. and G.I.S. pensions and your income is less than $2600.00 per year contact the Northern Affairs Office, Lower Floor Peninsula Bldg., Marathon or phone 229-II53. The Blind and Disabled receiving Family Ben- efits will automatically receive this adjust~- ment to increase their income to $2600.00. If you are blind or disabled but not receiving family benefits contact your Northern Affairs Officer for further information. In addition the closely related Ontario Drug Benefit Program under which approved drugs prescribed by a doctor or dentist will be pro- vided free of charge effective Sept. I, 1974. This program is available to recipients of the Ontario Guaranteed Annual Income, Family Bene- fits or the Federal Guaranteed Annual Income Supplement. There is presently a serious fire situation existing in the Northwestern region of Ontario. Not since I96I, when there was a total of I,305 fires which burned a total of I,I84,728 acres in Ontario has there been a situation of such magnitude currently in the Northwestern Region. Alone in I974 there has been a total of 150,075 acres burned to date. Compare this figure then with that of 1973 when a total of 8,9I3 acres were burned in I,III fires in all of Ontario. Of these fires the Northwestern Region accounted for 248 which burned 1,910 acres. This comparison clearly illustrates the seriousness of the existing fire situation. MCCAUSLAND HOSPITAL PRAISED Five people are in serious condition in McCausland Hospital after their camp stove in their trailer exploded, resulting in sev- ere burn cases. Mr. and Mrs. Bender, with their 3 children ages 7, I0 and I3, were on their way from Brantford to the west coast for a holiday, stopping overnight at Rainbow Falls. Mr. and Mrs. Bender have expressed their highest praise to the Doctors and nurses of McCausland Hospital for the excellent care they have received here. They will be taken to Brantford Hospital on Wednesday by private plane, which will be allowed to use our new air strip here. We wish the Bender family a safe journey and a return to health. i ut a Saf safety'sin! Your haul. Our truck. Whatever you've got to haul, Tilden can rent you the truck. Rent a Chev or GMC truck from Tilden and take a load off your mind. ja TILDEN truck reser sevvico In Canada it's TICDEN Rent-a-truck Inquire SPADONI BROS. LTD. TILDEN RENT A TRUCK BOX 69 SCHREIBER, ONTARIO MARATHON - MANITOUWADGE - TERRACE BAY