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Page 4 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanvillc, May 13, I99S Section Two Ecology Garden Offers Communiily Garden Plots For the third year in a row, apartment and small backyard-bound gardeners in Bowmanvillc have a place to go to watch the fruits of their labours Fast Reliable Service TRT AGGREGATES • BRICK SAND • SCREENED SAND • GRANULAR "A" • CLEAR GRAVEL • LIMESTONE SCREENING • CRUSHED LIMESTONE • 4.8"GABION STONE • 2-4" RIVERSTONE • 4-9" RIVERSTONE • RECYCLED CONCRETE AND ASPHALT * NO MINIMUM ORDER * PICK-UP AND DELIVERY * QUALITY ASSURED * PROMPT DELIVERY Sales 1-800-836-5084 Dispatch 1-888-878-2447 DURHAM RD. #20, ORONO ©J.P, r SftMDM MMHEES Wonderful shade plants that are easy to grow. (Box of 4 any colour) Dandelion Killer Tri-Kil Spotweeder *7.99 Rcg.S9.99 or Attach and Spray $ 12.99 Re,. ,14.99 SAVE '2.00 Mother Geraniums Ready for the garden or planters. $9.99 Reg. $14.99 Cocoa Bean Mulch 2 cubic fool bag. $ 6.99 10 FOR $60.00 WHILE QUANTITIES LAST. From Our Flower Shops 10 Fresh Cut Roses *11.99 20 FOR $14.99 (CASH AND CARRY ONI.Y) PRICES IN EFFECT FROM MAY 13 - MAY 19/98 Van Belle Flowers COURTIC1S 1979 Highway 1/2, Bowmanvillc 623-4441 (Mon. • Erl. 8-9; Sal. 8-6) OSIIAWA WHITBY 343 King Si. W„ 100 Dundas St. W„ O.shawn 579-1118 Whitby 668-1650 TOLL FREE f n \B 1-800-263-8008 grow. They can enjoy the Ecology Garden's community community plots. The local chapter of the Canadian Organic Growers and the public school board worked out a deal almost four years ago to allow the Ecology Garden a chunk of land at Bowmanvillc High School on Liberty St. N. The garden is located just off the south-end parking parking lot used by pool patrons. Al Vaillancourt, one of the organizers of the garden, garden, says the properly has been divided into 24 community community plots with demonstration demonstration areas, loo. Each community garden plot measures 10 feet by 13 feet in size. Gardeners who want to participate in the ecology garden must apply early and pay a fee. Vaillancourt notes that not all the plots have been leased for 1998 growing season. The use of herbicides, pesticides.or anything else not considered naturally- based is absolutely forbidden forbidden in this garden. Inexperienced organic gardeners can rely on the expertise of people like Vaillancourt, who has his own backyard organic paradise paradise on Hwy 2 in Courtice, and has been a member of COG for a number of years. For the past two growing seasons, local residents have been raising everything everything from potatoes to tomatoes to eggplants in an effort to feed themselves themselves and their families quality fresh foods. Helping out with the continuance of the Ecology Garden and community community plots are Bruce and Karen McPherson, the garden's garden's neighbours on the west. The McPhersons provide the garden with a coristant supply of water. Of course, there arc many contributors to the success of the gardens, including the student Make Your Home a Part Of Your Retirement Plan That's right. Your home. We sometimes forget that our homes are one of the few tax-free investments left to us--hence a great way to accumulate money for our retirement. While all other investments investments produce taxable income, your principal residence is allowed to compound completely free of tax. In fact, you can even upgrade on a regular basis to a more expensive principal principal resident--it must be your principal residence-- and all existing and future gains will be tax free. If you buy investments that rise in value, they do so tax free until they arc sold. Even then, one-quarter one-quarter of the capital gain will escape taxation. The balance balance or three-quarters of the gain must be added to your income and taxed al your normal rate. In additional, any interest interest or dividend income produced by the investment investment is taxed in the year it is earned, RRSPs arc a different story. They provide a lax deduction when you pul the money in as well as tax-free compounding for as long as the money remains inside the plan. Both your RRSP and your principal residence grow lax free--but the RRSP will produce taxable taxable income when you withdraw money, This is not an option once you transfer assets to a RRIF, Under current rules, you must begin to withdraw funds no later that a year after you establish establish the RRIF. In some eases, the amount could he enough to push you over Continued on pane 5 employment program, the federal and provincial governments, governments, Canada Trust, and all those who have allotments. 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