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Terrace Bay News, 17 Jan 1979, p. 10

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PAGE 10 TERRACE BAY NEWS JANUARY 17, 1979 34% « . 3 € 1 We have expanded the number and types of businesses eligible We've simplified the procedure, employee. That means up to Now, almost anyone who's unemployed and registered at a so you can do the whole thing, For full details on the program, contact any Canada Employment more tax credit. Greater eligibility. minimum of two weeks is eligible. to benefit. Now almost every busi- Canada for a year or more can join in. Wider choice of new employees. Canada Employment Centre for a A minimum of red tape. from beginning to end, with just two single-page forms. Centre/Canada Manpower Centre. ness that's been operating in EMPLOYERS: CAN YOU IGNORE A POSSIBLE TAX CREDIT OF $3,500 OR MORE? In essence, we're encouraging you to expand your work force The maximum term for the tax The potential annual tax credit credit has been increased from for each new employee is over Now, by using thé experience The Employment Tax Credit Program was introduced by the Government of Canada to stimulate employment in the private sector. number of new employees you we've gained so far, we've changed the program to make it even more attractive. nine to 12 months for each new $3,500. And there is no limit to the can hire. by providing a tax break for your business. Up to 33Y%% more tax credit. Participate in Canada's Employment Tax Credit Program. Mini controls which stop the injection of fuel once the maximum inistry of safe temperature has been reached. "The heat in wood- Consumer and burning units can be reduced only by closing the draft. This Commercial NEWS RELEASE is less effective than the automatic control. And the con- Relations sumer is required to keep a close watch over temperature : levels, which is nomally not possible." Ontario Power failures pose an additional hazard. "The furnace DON'T ADD WOOD-BURNING UNITS TO FURNACES, MINISTRY WARNS! blower won't operate during a power failure. But the wood will keep burning without the blower spreading the heat. So unsafe heat levels may build up". Mr. Jones says consumers have been hooking up a wide variety of wood-burning devices to their furnaces and the con- necting ductwork. "Some people have been attaching their " Franklin wood stoves. Although they're great for saving en- ergy if properly installed, they're dangerous when used in this manner". The heat from the add-ons may also damage mechanical or electrical parts in your furnace. In addition, the safety : certification required for all furnaces becomes void if an & sumers have neglected this and as a result walls, joists and add-on is installed." "And it's unlikely than an insurance " other combustible materials near the furnace and flue have policy would cover any damages resul ting from the use of caught fire". add-ons," said Mr. Jones. The add-ons are also not equipped with automatic shut-off CONTI NUED PAGE 11.. Don't add wood-burning units to your furnace, warns the director of the energy safety branch of the ministry of consum- er and commercial relations. Herb Jones says these add-ons can be dangerous because fur- naces aren't built or installed to handle the high temperat- ures generated by wood. "Already this year, the units have been associated with a number of deaths, according to the fire marshal's office". Wood~burning units require larger clearances from combusti- bles than gas, oil or electrical furnaces, he said. "Some con-

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