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FARM & COUNTRY LIFE THE PORT PERRY STAR r _ Cherry~Dale Farms COMPLETE BARN REPAIRS Wood /Steel Replacement - Painting COMPLETE ELECTRICAL SERVICES 1 Poleline replacement /installation {i Residential /commercial wiring I Auger service - to 16' depth 1k Bucket truck service - to 75" high I Tree trimming removal 20 Years Experience Tom Barnes (905) 986-5623 m (905) 718-7086 = Manager pledges fight to save Scugog AES office By Jeff Mitchell Port Perry Star The manager of Scugog Township's Agricultural Employment Services (AES) offices says he's still trying to convince government officials not to close down the service here. Rolly Coy said he's talking with government and agriculture officials in an attempt to preserve the AES office in some semblance after learning late in April it will come under the federal govern- ment's tax-chopping axe. The AES office, which has operated here since 1974, provides a link EARLY CALF AND HEIFER PROGRAM (0 - 6 MONTHS) Ask your SHUR-GAIN Dealer about the right product for your helfersl Bos From Our Eerie PORT PERRY FEEDS LTD. 40 Vanedward Dr., Port Perry 985-7363 E . LTD. H.H. 3490 HWY. 7A, Blackstock 986-4201 PERFORMANCE MILK REPLACER STARTER GROWER Uxbridge, Ontario SHUR-GAIN HIGH SHUR-GAIN 20% CALF between farmers and local people seeking work, and has an established labor pool ready for casual or full-time work, espe- cially in the busy summer season. It also has links to the Canada employ- ment Centre in Oshawa through a computerized job bank that offers infor- mation for those seeking work. The office will operate this season despite a sub- stantial 35 per cent bud- getary cut, and is to be closed down next spring, the government has declared. That leaves Mr. Coy upset and mystified. "It really is puzzling to try and understand why the government is hitting something that is providing work for the average person," he told the Port Perry Star in an interview recently. "People in this area are just going to lose, lose, lose." But the local MP says the budget cuts and office closures -- satellite AES offices in Peterborough and Sunderland have already been closed -- are SHUR-GAIN HIGH PERFORMANCE PELLETED CALF STARTER SHUR-GAIN 41% CALF STARTMIX SUPPLEMENT SPENCER'S FEED SERVICE LTD. Greenbank, Ontario 985-3371 DE N 1987 LTD. 852-3355 necessary for the govern- ment to achieve its deficit reduction targets. MP Alex Shepherd (Durham) said it doesn't make sense for the gov- ernment to provide year- round funding for a ser- vice that is utilized mainly in the summer. He added that he's talk- ing with Canada Employment Centre offi- cials in Oshawa to see if they can take up the slack created by the Port Perry office closure. "Providing service more efficiently to help meet federal budget tar- gets has made it neces- sary to change the way services are delivered to agricultural employers," said Mr. Shepherd. "The agricultural com- munity understands tax- payers can't afford to pay for an office 12 months of the year when it only pro- vides service during a third of that." Mr. Coy disputes those figures, saying his office provides year- -round ser- vice for job seekers. He has been talking with government and ag officials in an attempt to save the service. Phone hikes are slammed Bell Canada's recent- ly announced plans to seek increases for monthly rural tele- phone rates and to charge for local calls, has left the Ontario Federation of Agricul- ture "furious," says OFA President Roger George. "Communication ser- vices in many areas of rural Ontario are ar- chaic and outdated, yet Bell Telephone has the audacity to suggest we should pay more for less," said Mr. George. "If they really want to even out payment for services, then let's see them put 'party lines'in urban areas. That would be equality," he said. Mr. George said many farm operations can not even equip their offices with something as simple as fax ma- chines because the phone service is so obso- lete. Ontario does not just revolve around the urban centres. Rural quality of life and rural jobs depend on a com- munication infrastruc- ture. WELCOME TO FARM & COUNTRY ure... 2 2 or This publication marks the second of six itingr ery is issues to be publish he let us know they ave, rn ~ ADVERTISERS ~ Farm & Country Life offers you a perfect opportunity to reach the target market your farm business is looking for. To reserve space contact the advertising department at The Rout oven Shay (905) 985-7383 "Your Local Agricultural Voice" - Published by the Port Perry Star