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corncrsvB s (yf e Community 011 GRAND OPENING IN BOWMANVILLE Townhomes and 40* Lot Detached Heritage Homes in a Friendly Hometown Community Setting The Clarington/Courtice Independent, Bowmanville, Saturday, November 30, 1996 27 Market Revenue Insurance The agreement for a modified Market Revenue Insurance Program which will increase support levels to 85 per cent has been signed by Ontario Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Nobel Ville- nueve and the federal government. government. _ Coverage under the Market Revenue Insurance Program will be increased to 85 per cent from 80 per cent, but with a provision that the fund may not fall into a deficit position. One- third of announced payments made to producers under the program will be deducted to cover their share of the premium. premium. The program provides support support to farmers when the market market price for eligible crops is lower than the support level calculated under the program. The 1996/97 support levels, based on 85% of the 15 year indexed moving average price for a given commodity, are: Crop: Winter Wheat - 155.64/tonne - 4.236 (bu), Spring Grain - 130.90 - 0.0594 (lb), Com - 135.58 - 3.444 (bu), Soybeans - 301.11 - 8.195 (bu), White Beans - 562.60 - 0.2552 (lb), Coloured Beans - 666.69 - 0.3024 (lb), Canola - 306.22 - 0.1389 (lb), Red Spring Wheat -172.03-4.682 (bu). The deal on the modified Market Revenue Program is part of the three-year, $600 million safety net agreement negotiated at the federal- provincial Ministers of Agri culture conference held last summer in Victoria. Under the agreement, increased contributions contributions to the Net Income Stabilization Stabilization (MISA) program and the creation of a research and development development fund were finalized in mid-July. Coming Events Nov. 18 7:30 p.m. - Durham Durham Sheep Producers "Overwhelming "Overwhelming Management", OMAFRA Port Perry. Nov. 26 - 8:00 p.m. Durham Region Federation of Agriculture Agriculture Meeting, Port Perry OMAFRA. Nov. 29. 11:00 a.m. Gencor Annual Meeting, Little Britain Arena. Dec. 11 1:00 p.m. Using Hog Futures and Options, Port Perry OMAFRA. Healthy Bodies Massage Therapy Clinic Opens Registered massage therapist Tracy L. Vatcher (left) was pleased to mark the opening opening of her Healthy Bodies Massage Therapy Clinic on King Street E„ in Bowmanville,. on Tuesday, November 19. On hand for die ribbon-cutting was Regional Councillor Carson Elliott (right). Ms Vatcher looks forward to serving the community. New Home Builders President At the November 19th Annual Annual Meeting, Susanne Hille- brand was elected as the 44th President of the Oshawa- Durham Home Builders' Association. Association. ,-Ms. Hillebrand has been Senior Senior Tax Manager, with Deloitte and Touche, since May 1990 and, for many years, has had a . close relationship with the Oshawa-Durham Home Builders' Builders' Association. Her father, Alex Hillebrand, was employed employed in the residential construction construction industry for over twenty-five years and was President of the. Oshawa- Durham Local in 1979. Sue has always beén actively involved in the community and is currently a member of the Oshawa-Clarington Chamber of Commerce, the Corporate Challenge Steering Committee and the YWCA Audit Committee. Committee. Bom and raised in Oshawa, Sue now resides in Courtice with her husband Greg Murchison: Murchison: DOWNSIZING GOT YOU DOWN? You may be a micbrnanagement executive or a professional. Perhaps a tradesman or business person. As ydu look at your career, you see that, as hard as you may work, you're still a long way from where you hoped you'd now be. Working for someone else puts you behind the eight-ball, especially when downsizing is the name of the game. THERE'S NO BUSINESS LIKE YOUR OWN BUSINESS You probably know pëople who have started their own businesses. They've mortgaged their futures for the privilege of getting up at 3:00 a.m. to bake donuts, working weekends cleaning Venetian blinds or selling soap. And you've seen 9 of 10 of these businesses fail within 5 years, because of: lack of research, lack of skill, or lack of finances. You're not about to jump into anything blind. You want to see it, taste it, feel it, before you burn your bridges. Matter of fact, you'd like a partner to supply the up-front money. Impossible, you may think? Maybe not. If you can qualify, you may be eligible for one of the few opportunities to have: YOUR OWN BUSINESS, WITH THE FINANCIAL BACKING OF A LEADER IN CANADA'S NUMBER-ONE GROWTH INDUSTRY. Call 1-705-743-1274 for a 24-hour recorded message and a free written report. ©j.p. The Kaiflin Group" BOWMANVILLE lows & 2 Storeys from $129,990 Detached Freehold Bungalows on 38' & 45' Lots from $149,990 W.» HWY.l 6 * mm, V 6 4 TOroaONTO d HWY.401 yiÿrS.'Wk. (905)623-7027 or (90S) 427-8605 905-697-0792 1-800-305-6849