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[ 10 - Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, November 28. 2001 Leos donate to Bowmanville Hospital East Clarington Leos (1 to r) Lisa Welch, President Chris Bugelli, and Lauren Porter, recently donated $713.50 to Lakeridge Health Bowmanville. Darlene Bastianelli (second from L) accepted accepted the cheque on behalf of the Hospital Foundation. Staying in Ontario steps in to help travellers The Government of Ontario has made changes to the Ontario Travel Industry Act regulations to help protect travellers and travel agents who have incurred losses due to the insolvency of Canada 3000. September 11 has had a serious impact on the travel and tourism industry. This change means quick, efficient refunds for consumers consumers who previously could only claim from the fund if their travel agent became insolvent. The cap on individual individual claims is increased to $5,000 (from $3,500). For the travel industry, last week's announcement means agents need not be forced into bankruptcy bankruptcy to resolve consumer claims, and agents who reimburse reimburse customers or arrange alternative travel at their own expense may claim reimbursement reimbursement from the fund. Bill banning puppy mills gets secondr eading I was pleased to support a Private Member's Bill against puppy and kitten mills introduced introduced by the MPP for York North, Julia Munro, in the Ontario Legislature last week. With support from Ontario's MPPs, 1 would hope to see the Bill receive third and final reading before end of this session. session. Bill 129, the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Amendment Act 2001, targets individuals, groups or corporations corporations who run puppy mills. This legislation will also help Ontarians who are interested in purchasing a pet to be watchful of where their puppy or kitten comes from. Bill 129 includes a set of standards that must be applied to the care of all cats and dogs bred for profit. profit. It also creates a provincial offence for failure to comply with these standards. The penalties include a fine up to $60,000.00 and or imprisonment imprisonment for a term up to five years. It also allows for the judicial process to determine Up to a lifetime ban on any further further activity in this industry. The OSPCA estimates there are 400 puppy mills in operation operation in Ontario. In August of 2001 - the OSPCA undertook the largest puppy mill rescue in its history. Approximately, 180 dogs and puppies were rescued from an operation in Vaughan and 51 dogs and puppies puppies from an operation in Fenelon Falls. Unfortunately, puppy mills continue to oper- , ate. As recently as this month, 31 dogs were rescued from a mill in Norwich Township. Food Safety The Province of Ontario is investing almost $2.7 million in developing and implementing implementing a Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) program for Ontario's dairy farms. Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Minister Brian Cobum made the announcement last week. The funds are part of the $90-million Healthy Futures for Ontario Agriculture program. program. This program is a key initiative in ensuring our milk and meat supply continues to be the safest and of the highest quality. The Dairy Farmers of Ontario (DFO) organization, and owners of the 6,300 dairy farms in Ontario, will fund the balance of the nearly $20 million million project. It will be integrated integrated into the current regulatory regulatory framework of Ontario's dairy industry. Implementation of the HACCP program is being carried carried out under the Dairy Quality Assurance Program and will include a review of all production process. It will be implemented in stages arid all Ontario dairy farms are expected to have the program in place by May, 2004. Information about the program can be obtained at our Constituency Office, by phoning phoning 1-888-588-4111, or by visiting visiting the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs' web site at www.gov.on.ca/omafra. Help for children with special needs in Durham Region Durham Region's MPPs are announcing funding of $1,890,518 for the Grandview Children's treatment Centre. The increase brings annual funding for Grandview to $3,658,493. The Grandview Children's Treatment Centre provides a wide range of rehabilitation services designed to meet the needs of children and youth with special needs. Since it was founded in 1954, the Grandview Children's Centre has had an outstanding history of providing providing rehabilitation services to children and youth with special special needs. Grandview is an important part of the support network for families in Durham Riding. This annual increase of over $1.8 million will help children and young adults achieve their highest level of independence in our community. Finance Minister Jim Flaherty's spring budget announced a $20 million increase to 18 of Ontario's Children's. Treatment Centres earlier this month. This increase brings to $81.1 million million the total government investment in CTCs provincewide. provincewide. Wednesday Night NOVEMBER 14th High Scores El va Bothwell - 85 Norma Moffat - 82 tie Olive Little - 76 Mae Tabb - 76 Dorothy Olan - 76 Lucy Corey - 74 Draws: * Elaine Doty, Jane Tomlinson, Lucy Corey, Grace Coatham, Jim Tomlinson Next Card Party Wed., November 21st at 8:00 p.m. Northcutt Elliott Funeral Home THOUGHTFULNESS, SERVICE & CONCERN A Family Owned Business, Offering: Traditional Funeral Services, Pre-arranged & Prepaid Services - Cremation Arrangements Alternatives to Traditional Funerals - Out of Town Shipping CORY KUIPERS - PRESIDENT 53 Division Street Bowmanville, Ontario L1C 2Z8 623-5668 OFF STREET PARKING Accounting Corner *( advertisement) Q If I put some money in my RRSP today, how much will it grow until I retire? A That depends on three things: (1) How old are yoi) now, and when will you retire? In other words, how long will this stay in your RRSP? (2) What can you get for a return? Bonds are safer, but pay low interest. Stocks are riskier, but pay a lot better. Some stocks are very risky, but pay a very high return. What can you live with? The better return, the more money you have later. (3) How much can you put in? Investing $5,000 per year will find you with exactly half of what investing $10,000 per year would bring when you retire. Here's how long it will take your money to double at standard standard interest rates: 2% 35 years 4% 18 years 6% 12 years 8% 9 years 10% 7 years 22% 3.5'years (Visa and bill rates of interest) Wouldn't it be nice to be on the receiving end of your Visa , card rate? The above article is for general purpose informatipn only. Before acting on this, or any other information, information, readers should seek ■ competent professional advice. Mark L. 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