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Page THE HERALD Wednesday January 111 The roll call How Changing Agricultural Methods Change Our Lives was answered by members and seven guests Norine Van Introduc ed Melba and Hugh Beatty of SHARE Agricultural Founda tion who were guests of the even ing In the Beattys rented their farm and sold their stock and equipment and were on their way to Masaoro Brazil to monitor the first SHARE pro ject there They lived in this area for two years Hugh said he loved these people even though once he had met a man wearing the py jamas that had disappeared off the Beattys clothesline previous ly and Hugh gave an ex cellent slide presentation and commentary on their work with SHARE It is a unique organization helping families help themselves with agricultural help also providing food education and better health to the developing countries SHARE began as an idea in the minds of a small group of Peel County residents and since its first project in has funded 30 other projects in four con tinents The Beattys volunteer all their time and work and not by pre planning often work with church groups of any and all faiths A re cent project has been getting the street kids of Porto Alegro off the streets and into worthwhile pro grams As executive director of SHARE Hugh travels every year to monitor and evaluate new requests Eleanor Hyatt thanked the and presented them with a gift WI is sending a cheque to S HAR Foundation for The next meeting is at the home of Ethel Webb Feb 1 at 2 Joyce Hutton will speak on China Sincere sympathy sympathy is extended to Bonnie Thurlbeck of on the death of her brother Herbert Cecil Ford of Walkerton who passed away Dec 23 at the Bruce County Hospital Beloved husband of June and loved father of Deborah Mrs Jeff Batchelor of Holstein and grandfather of Jessica and Tyler Dear son of Louise and the late Cecil Ford of Georgetown Several brothers and sisters also survive Funeral service was from the J S Jones and Son Funeral Home Georgetown on Dec 27 Interment was in Green wood Cemetery Baby boy NORVALCongratulations to Nick and Ruth Anne Wilson of Milton on the birth of their son Calvin Wilson on Jan at the Milton District Hospital A baby brother for Lori Jan and Katie and first grandson for Anne Wilson Get well NORVALGet well wishes to Francis Thompson who is a pa tient in Georgetown and District Memorial Hospital Back home of Huttonville has returned home from a Christmas holiday with his daughter and her hus band Brian and grandson Colton of Vancouver BC Guest speaker If youre looking for a cure to the winter blues then try going to the next meeting of the Acton Horticultural Society and think ing Spring The next meeting will be held Tuesday Jan 16 at pm at the Knox Presbyterian Church in Acton The guest speaker will be Henry of University of Guelph Arboretum He will speak about the ecological gardener Everyone is welcome As of Jan your pay OHII And you ar war 10I01 y 11990 tiger ill covered When will premium payments end Will there be enough money to maintain the quality of health care we enjoy today January 1 1990 Ontario residents are responsible for paying their until the end of December for the through March 31 Yes Last year nearly fourteen billion dollars one third of the entire provincial budget went towards providing care for Ontario residents The elimination of pre miums in no way affects the amount of money the govern Will my health care coverage continue ment has committed to health care It simply changes one nf In Yes If you were covered you will continue to be covered under your present number Payment the final premium will ensure continuous coverage to March 31 1990 J only paid for a very small part of the Ontario health care system Most of the mpney for health care came from general revenues collected through the tax system April coverage win automatically remain valid for all eligible residents of Ontario Ontarios health care system covers all residents of What do I do when I go to the doctor or the hospital the province including students senior citizens retired people people on social assistance people who are employed unemployed or selfemployed Do what you usually do Use your OHIP number Its still the same Present your number to show that you are eligible for health care services What should I do if I do not have an OHIP number Did we miss answering one of your questions Contact your local office If you have further questions here are two ways we can help vou Will the change affect personal coverage under company plans such as semi- private coverage or company drug plans 1 Call your local OHIP office Youll find the number in the blue pages of your local telephone directory or No 2 Call the Ontario Ministry of Health tollfree number 18002681154 Why did the Ontario Government eliminate premiums TOD 18003875559 In the past many companies paid all or a percentage of OHIP for their employees Other companies paid nothing Many paid OHIP premiums on their own Unfortunately many of the people who had to pay their own premiums were those who could least afford them The new Employer Health Tax and the eliminatior of OHIP premiums will make the system fair for everyone Ministry of Health Ontario Ministere de la Sante