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Page 8, News, Tuesday, October 9, 1990 WATCH FOR YOUR APPLICATION FOR ONTARIO'S FARM TAX REBATE PROGRAM The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food is currently sending out applications for the Farm Tax Rebate Program. Owners of farm property in agricultural production may be entitled to a rebate equal to 75 per cent of taxes levied on eligible farmland and outbuildings. Farm property must be used as part of a farming operation with a gross production value of at least $7,000 in 1990. IF YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED YOUR APPLICATION FORM BY NOVEMBER 1, 1990, PLEASE CONTACT THE ONTARIO MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD AT (416) 326-9900. COLLECT CALLS WILL BE ACCEPTED. REMINDER TO ALL PRODUCERS CONCERNING ONTARIO'S FARM INCOME ASSISTANCE PROGRAM OCTOBER 31, 1990 is the APPLICATION DEAD- LINE for ALL COMPONENTS (including interest assistance, grains and oilseeds, fruits, vegetable and tobacco crops) of ONTARIO'S FARM INCOME ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. For more information, call the ONTARIO MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD at (416) 326-9895 or contact your local Ontario Agriculture Represen- tative. Ontario 'Ministry of Agriculture and Food continued from page 5 Parliamentary Assistant at most. She is one of the eleven women in the cabinet, one of the six northerners, and one of the rookie MPPs. On all three counts, she qualifies as part of the "image" Rae is trying to project of a new, upbeat government. She had absolutely no political experience until her defeat of Liberal Taras Kozyra on September 6th. Admittedly, the Revenue portfo- lio is not.one of the high-profile 'ones; full of legislative chal- lenges. Tax policy is set by the Treasurer in budgets - the revenue ministry acts as the government's collection department. So she will be dealing mostly with administrative issues, not policy. Because she is new, Wark- Martyn has been the slowest of all the northern members to hire staff, and set up constituency Giving To Your Hospital Is Good For What Ails You. If you want to give to a cause that's guaranteed to make you feel good, give to your local hospital. With medical costs rising and new tech- nology hitting the market every day, your hospital needs your help to stay in front of advances. And when you help them, you very well may be helping someone more important: yourself. Give To Your Local Hospital. Give To Life.. National Association for Hospital Development Northern Insights - continued offices, both in her riding and in Toronto. The other five northern ministers are returning to office, so they had these necessities in place the day after they were sworn in. She is already demon- strating some prudence by mov- ing slowly, but her lack of experi- ence in making a lot of decisions - quickly may come back to haunt her. For northern Ontario, the new cabinet represents an amazing opportunity. For generation, northerners have complained about policies and legislation designed in Toronto, then foisted us. Now, the roles are reversed - northerners are in charge of set- ting policies for everyone, includ- ing those nasty southerners. If northerners retain the same kind . of access to the new cabinet min- isters they enjoyed when the NDP was is opposition, our influence as a region will increase. 'Our challenge, as northerners, is to use that influence wisely - to act as the new northern ministers supposedly will, seeking solu- tions not only-to our own prob- lems, but to implement those policies in less dictatorial and more consultative ways, since they affect the entire province. It's an opportunity to prove, once and for all, that not all good ideas come from Toronto. At the same time, the NDP will be facing a major juggling act, as we head deeper into a recession. On the day of the swearing in October Ist, the Globe and Mail's Report. on Business proclaimed "Fiscal News all bad for the NDP". The story quoted an unnamed "senior aide in the outgoing Liberal gov- ernment" as saying that "when Bob Rae was briefed after the election on the province's rapidly- deteriorating financial picture, he didn't ask the right question. What he should have asked is what the deficit is going to be in fiscal 91-92". The article goes on to predict that, if Rae had asked that question, he would have learned that the deficit is expected to mushroom to over ONE BIL- LION dollars - twice as high as even outgoing Treasurer Bob Nixon admitted right after the election. That's the challenge of govern- ing - not only for Rae's cabinet team, but for us as northerners - asking the right questions. If you don't ask the right questions, then research is misdirected into find- ing the wrong answers. Then, the policies that are developed based on the research are misguided. The north has developed a reputa- tion as good complainers. Now, may we all demonstrate the wis- dom to formulate the right ques- tions. : tt aA ln dna ian Pri i CONTAG § ALLERGY FORMULA ~ The Corporation oj The Township of Terrace Bay ee is now offering AC 110 - Introduction to Accounting 60 hrs. Starting Date: Oct. 17/90 - CS 101 - Basic Communications 45 hrs. Starting Date: Oct. 16/90 MK 102 - Introduction to Marketing 60hrs. Starting Date: Oct. 18/980. SA 263 - Keyboarding Skills 15 hrs. Starting Date: Oct. 22/90 Box 520 | Marathon, Ontario POT 2E0 Confederation College THE CONFEDERATION COLLEGE OF APPLIED @_ ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY | CONFEDERATION COLLEGE COMMUNITY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS Fee: $120.00 Text book fee; $50.00 Fee.: $90.00 Texts are required Fee: $120.00 Texts are required Fee: $ 30.00 To register, send a cheque or money order made out to Confederation College to: Classes start pending minimum registration. 'Materials and text books are not included in the fees. For more information, please call 1-800-465-3364. Recreation Department Employment Opportunity Recreation Office Assistant This permanent part-time position involves office work such as: filing, typing, cash control, distribution of facility and pro- gram information, as will as supervision of the activity lounge. A detailed job descrip- tion is available at the Recreation Office. Hours of Work: 24 hours per week with occasional evening and weekend work required. Rate of Pay: $8.70 per hour. If you are interested in submitting an application the deadline is Friday October 12 at 5:00 pm. Applicants are required to submit a letter of application as well as a resume to: Terrace Bay Recreation Department P.O. Box 460 Terrace Bay, Ontario PoT 2Wo If further information is required contact the Recreation Coordinator at 825-3542 a