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Tho Acton Free Press Wednesday Juno 27 Circus comes to Speyside school gym was full of all sorts of wild and not so wild animals last Friday as he kindergarten class put on their annual from to tigers and out of the woodwork for which saw many mothers and younger brothers other grades in the school watch the performance Duff Sheldon was the ringmaster lit in nounied each jet and blew juhntlLwhuieich group was finished with their performance Kim and Kenny Mclsaac opened the with their clown routine Hobble Hirudin and Frederick Van were elephants with Derek Johnson as their trainer Jason lireedon was the dog trainer with Jodi McDonald and Kim Newman as his animals Steven Clark was the tiger and Jonathon his trainer Becky Armstrong and Harrington gave trap eze show Jeffrey Nipper was the horse trainer and Wade the horse DebbieLon Wilson and Adam troll on the high wire Mrs Shier was the leather Area resdents to conventon Limehouse Church picnic A number of famdles from the Acton area plan to attend a large con venion to be held at Olympic Stadium July 19 to Jaek Perry spokes man for Jehovah s in this area said the program will be earned simultaneously in French and English Delegates will from Quebec and New runs wick The assembly theme Hope is parti appropriate for our limes said Mr Perry In a world torn by racism and violence crime and corruption broken homes and broken promises mankind has greater need that ever for the up lifting stimulus of Delegates will attend more than hours of courses interviews and symposiums as well as three Bible dramas in period costumes Highlights of the con vention will be ihe baptism of new Wit by total water Immersion and a brief visit to all Montreal homes by convention delegates Mrs W Benton Mr of Vancouver B C visited his mother in law Mrs Gordon Booth recently Mrs Leslie Campbell of California has been visiting the Nor tons and The annual Congreg picnic was held following church services on Sunda Church will not be held at Limehouse during July We are asked to attend ices in Glen Williams or Georgetown instead The local Beavers with parents and leaders attended a weekend camp for North near Street signs of en street sign fixtures is currently being under taken according to Hal ton Hills engineer Bob Austin Mr Austin told Hills council Monday evening the fixtures had arrived and arc being let tcred by town staff hi lit llii ii da with 17 lirulliers mid rs is dents In school out los ill is ill tin stu Including mi 1 1 of mini lis isllirirtuiilur SHOW Sunday through Thursday 8pm TIMES Friday and Saturday COMMUNITY CALENDAR Communlv Sorv Ccnlro Sumnor Hours Junn HI Sept n lo r odor I t Bill Ckil SHARE i I ir I Jui iFjilycc 4 lor lie Did C Alan Turner wins silver Alan Turner captured first place in the rathlon in the area his weekend win ning him a berth in the national competitions in August Alan is a member of the Pony Club and was competing In the junior division In the the rider must shoot swim cross country a mile and a quarter and ride cross country the same lance with 13 obstacles His brother Ross came in fifth in the same div also eapturing a in the national competition Warren also com petition in the junior iston and brother Jamie is competing for the first year as a novice Between from Western and Ceil tnil Ontario competed in the novice junior and senior division The nationals will be held in the area also with boys from across the country com Special meeting for cattle judging by June 12 the Calf Club held a special meeting at the Aeton Community Centre The club was divided into two groups each judging a picture class of both dairy and beef cattle The main purpose of the meeting was to practice Judging and reasons for choices Bob was the only leader present Bob and Mane Murray marked and commented on each set of reasons When the judging was completed a family picnic was discussed It is to be held on July at Mr and Mrs Ralph Members wLrc again reminded of the county judging competition lo be held to morrow Thursdiy FQRAUOF CANADAS Jul NEEDS GEORGETOWN ACTON Town o HILLS CANADA WEEK PROCLAMATION To honour Canada our beloved country deeply enriched by the contribution of many culture fatherland of all Cana dians To honour this country homo of over people proud of their hent age and the freedom they enjoy To honour this land of peace and pros this promised land untold resources To honour this land which is ours of which we all arc proud I hereby pro claim the of June 25th to July 1st CANADA WEEK Thus I invite the citizens of Town of Halton Hills to celebrate it by striving to know our country better by flying our flag by participating in CANADA WEEK and by promoting Canadian unity Starting July 1 there will be some changes made to Unemployment Insurance Unless you worked at least weeks in the changes couldapplytoyou In December 1978 Iarlutmni changed the it Insurance program Changes mean that some people will the lor l Insurance beneliis rinumbtr 1 1 thanks those claims which start on or alter Julv I And the ehanges or rnav not apph to von So please read on to see are You find terms such as WeeksofWork Qualifying Period Variable Entrance Requirement and Unemployment Rate marked by an asterisk For easier understanding sec the box Explaining terms at end message Here are the details of those changes Have you worked 20 weeks or more in your Qualifying Period If so this message does not apply to you For you number of weeks you need to qualify for regular benefits and for ill and maternity benefits or the one tune bcnefil at age has not changed Are you working for the first time To get UI benefits you wilt usually need Weeks Work no matter where you live An exception to this would be if you were on a training course approved by the Canada Employment and Immigration Commission for at least 14 weeks in the year before your Qualifying Period Then you would only need 10 to 14 weeks depending on the Variable Entrance Requirement where you live Are you starting to work again If youre coming back to work after being away a year or moreyou 11 usually need Weeks of Work in your Qualifying Period before you can qualify for benefits This applies wherev you This week rule wont apply however if you were in any of the following situations for a total least 14 in the year before your Qualifying Period These are the situations that count 1 You were getting temporary workers disability compensation from a provincial program leave payments Youvvcrcoutofworkbccauseofaiabour dispute at your place of work You were on a Commission approved training course 5 You were on UI claim You were working in insurable employment So for first lime workers and those commg back to work A If you were in any of these six situations for a total of at least 14 weeks m year before your Qualifying Period then you need only to 14 Weeks Work in the Qualifying Period depending on the VER where you live B If none of ihe six situations fit your caseyou will have to have worked at least weeks to qualify for UI benefits NOTE If you are to work after being away more than ore year the week rule will normally apply io you Did you get benefits in the last year got UI benefits in your Qualifying Period there are new rules that may apply lo you unless the Unemployment Rate in your area is over 5 per cent I If a claim you had in the last year has not run out you may be able to renew it If yours is classed as a new claim you wdl need ihe usual to 14 Weeks Work depending on your local plus up to six extra Weeks of Work The number of extra weeks youll need depends on how many weeks you got on your previous a maximum of six for every week you got over the VER needed in your area Heres an example You need 12 Weeks Work in your region your local VER to qualify for benefits the first time On your last claim you drew weeks benefits before going back to work Now you would need usual 12 weeks three extra workweeks Thats the difference between the 12 weeks you need to work and the weeks of benefits you drew In total you would need 15 Weeks Work to qualify again within one year The most anyone needs anywhere is 20 weeks of work to qualify Again please remember when the Unemployment Rate In your area is over 11 5 per cent this rule wont apply to you Youll need only Weeks Work to qualify for regular benefits Other changes have been in effect since January The weekly benefit rate was reduced to per of your average insurable earnings from 66 per cent Most people employed for less than 20 hours a week are no longer covered by Higher income claimants may have to repay pan of UI bcnefiis drawn in the 1979 tax year This will only affect people whose income including UI benefits is over This will be explained when you get your tax return These things havent changed Just as a review these points havent changed You may get UI illness and maternity benefits and the special benefit paid at age if youve worked 20 weeks in your Qualifying Period There a two week waiting period before benefits start To get regular benefits you must still be available for and looking for work each day you are on claim You must report any work and earnings while on claim You can be disqualified from getting benefits for up to six weeks if you quit your job voluntarily you were fired for mis conduct or if you turned down a suitable job offer You can still appeal a decision by UI to deny you benefits Explaining terms This means weeks of work that are insurable for Unemployment Insurance Most employment of hours or more a week is insurable Qualifying Period What calls your Qualifying is the 52 weeks before we stan your claim Or if you had a claim in last year its the time since Ant claim Variable Entrance Requirement To qualify for Unemployment Insurance benefits you must have worked from 10 to weeks in insurable employment during your Qualifying The exact number of weeks depends on the Unemployment Rate in the economic region where you lwe See below dont have enough weeks to qualify when you file your claim we keep your applies lion in the computer file If Unemployment Rate changes so you then have the weeks you need will send you a notice Unemployment Rate For Unemployment Insurance Rate used for each of the economic regions of Canada is not the current monthly Statistics Canada unemployment rale in each region It is a three month average of seasonally monthly unemployment Canadas Unemployment Insurance Program Working with people who want to work Ron Ron Canada