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A ill i v f m i if I- DAVID R HASKELL liy at St- r Inland Co for fSIngltcopi r irkitAurero Era It Inlind Co ROBERT MARTIN Guardian Burlington Sun Editor Nawi Thli Trbvna Canadian WaaWyNawpaparAMMlatten and lltBuraau of Circulation Sacond ClataMall Manager iti 30 Charles S Aurora J If farmers on the Holland Marsh are to be from crossing into the US to shop for at lower prices than they can buy at home the price of their produce should in their home markets Matthew Ik the Ontario governments marsh crop specialist in this area says in his Era column this week J Mr Valk uses the column to take federal Minister Eugene to task for prohibition which the minister defended ft against an earlier attack by Mr Valk in a letter Both men made valid points in arguing their tions but we are left with one inescapable elusion Marsh farmers who can see the of a head of lettuce plummet to 14 cents a overnight as US grown lettuce appears on e southern Ontario markets need help from where argues Canadian farmers need of the importation ban because they unfamiliar with US labelling techniques and US measures He points to the potential for confusion between products of different concentrations using different systems of measurement and concludes that a former which allowed the farmers to import For their own use was inconsistent with the of the Pest Control Products Act to ensure arid effective use Canada Thus the exemption was withdrawn Mr Valk argues the minister simply isnt Canadian farmers credit for being able to things put for themselves Farming days is a highly competitive business hi ch demands the utmost of the growers in- to keep up with the rapidly growing Valk said Farmers have to know to select and use seed varieties fertilizers and so is quite capable of computing use he argues Mr Whelan maintains both federal and governments spend a lot of money pesticides under Ontario conditions Results of these findings bear heavily on the labels approved under the authority of the Pest Control Products Act Having invested in research to identify safe and proper use ditions to be reflected on labelling it becomes Inconsistent to set these finds aside for imported products He wants this investment protected The minister also argues that the weak Canadian pesticide industry needs protection to survive and allow Canada to become self- sufficient in this area in the future He points out the industry is petroleumbased and Canada must soon guarantee pesticide users a security of supply Mr goes on to claim that his departments studies show that some chemicals are cheaper in the US than here and some are cheaper here than in the US but when taken across the board they even out And he winds up I am appreciative of the realities that both the agriculture producer and the industrialist must compete in international markets Although prices and tariffs are not a direct responsibility of my department I con tinue to work for an equitable duty and pricing relationship for all agricultural inputs But Mr Valk argues that the ability to shop for his chemicals is the only edge a marsh producer can get What alternative has he got to keep down his production costs Pesticides are a main item on the list of costs which go into the production of crops a- If the border is allowed to be wide open to let foreign produce in unrestricted why is the grower not allowed to go across the border to buy the materials which the US grower used to produce this cheap lettuce or carrots he asks And that is the crux of the problem At the height of the growing season if Marsh farmers are going to find the bottom falling out of their home markets because US growers can produce more cheaply and ship to Canada what can they do Tariffs obviously arent helping them and federal government policy seems to be moving away for further support in that area All Marsh farmers can do is try to compete by keeping their costs at rock bottom And to do that they need to be able to buy pesticides at the lowest price available i ROY GREEN it covers a 3 n The Whitchurch Equestrian Club will hold its annual English and Western Horse Show Sun Aug The show will be staged at Nerval Acres on the Vandorf Side ltd one quarter mile east of Don Mills The show gets underway at 10 am rug hooking openhearth cooking rug weaving chair caning and quilling The crafts are on display at 230 pm with the recitals beginning at 3 pm it 4 The Newmarket Baseball Association is holding its yearend dance at the Newmarket on Srigley St Sept Tickets are per couple and the evening features music a bar and a buffet For more information and tickets call Aurora service clubs will to sponsor a fundraising dance for the campaign lo raise money for the Aurora Library expansion The dance complete with live band and refresh ments will be held Aug 26 at 830 pm in the Community Centre Tickets are available at the centre Travelling Puppet Troupe will be appearing today at the Aurora Public Library starting at am Children age 6 and over can enjoy Punch and Judy and Why the Bear has a Stumpy Tail Also at the library today is the screening of Free to be You and Me starring Mario Thomas A travelling puppet show will be staged at the King City Community Centre Aug at 230 pm Admission is free The Toronto Boys Choir will perform Holy Communion at St Pauls Anglican Church in Newmarket Aug The ceremony begins at 10 am and all are welcome The Newmarket Public Library spon a puppet show today at the Community Centre beginning at pm The show is for and Junior elementary school children The Lake Slmcoe Arts Foundation will hold a fundraising party at The Red Barn Theatre Sept The per couple admission price includes a hot and cold buffet en tertainment door and spot prizes and refresh ments For tickets call the theatre at Stephens Gavin Morion Carol Hose 4784095 or Joy of A second afternoon recital of and Mozart will be presented by the York Pioneer and Historical Society and the York Symphony Orchestra at Sharon Temple Aug Trios and quartets will perform featuring cellist Betty Thompson Flutist Karly and violinists Eileen Bourdessa and James Knowles Also featured will be demonstrations of spinning The OneParent Families Association Canada will hold a dance Aug from pm to I am at the Newmarket Amphitheatre in Lions Park Members guests For tickets or information call 8954226 The Adventure Day Camp of Holland Landing will be staging a fund raising auction sale Saturday at 18537 The sale will run from am to pm and refreshments are available What will he the outcome of Township contesting the election writ What will tins contest and financial folly end up costing us taxpayers 100000 was an early estimate given by the ad ministration in the financial accounts for 197G as a footnote and this estimate now is considered It is most likely that the costs will remain an obscure matter and therefore interested taxpayers will need to ferret out this in formation for them selves In our calculations we include costs of the judicial recount and also the Private Members Bill 5000 both of which would have been avoidable with an early special election Our estimates indicate that the portion ap plicable to residential and farming will amount lo an additional mills if all costs arc calculated over one fiscal period If reassessment is introduced using updated market value assessments then a two mill levy will become approximately mills at market value or 24 mills at per cent of market value applicable to homeowners not vacant lot holders Let us illustrate tax implications with three properties A AND each having equivalent market values of around 62500 If property A is assessed at per cent then a two mill tax levy would produce property taxes of however income taxes have already been paid or up to on such income so the total cash cost to the taxpayer would be up to 14 This compares with 5 500 which an alternative election would have cost initially using the same enumerators roll Our council majority is persuading us that your spending of 54 instead of has merit If your vacant lot properly has an equivalent equal market value of 62500 ie four lots at 15625 and an assessment of 50004x1250 then you arc in luck Your assessment until re assessment when vacant lots will he assessed at full market value ie at is at the low end of the spectrum being per cent of market value and your neigh bors assessed at above the present average are subsidizing you and paying part of your taxes that normally you would be called upon to pay On yourpropcrly a two mill rate would give property taxes of 10 Now if you can recover neighbors Perhaps you are aware only that your property taxes are high but may not know the direct reason of why well the grossly inequitable property assessments are one major factor Like all relevant and important information that affects you directly in this case the con fiscation of private assets in the form of property taxes you will unlikely be able to obtain any in formation from the Ontario Government or Municipal Government will cost you in total property taxes of ap proximately and income taxes of for a total of up to instead of for another election at the outset instead of the contest If your situation resembles the property situation or ratios thereof you ore in luck and your share of as little as may well shape your attitude of condemnation against your neighbor who could be saddled with a total of whose point of view you will fail to appreciate net cash outflow will be reduced to as little as If this is your position then from a financial point of view no matter how wasteful ex penditures may be in Georgina Township it will affect you in a minor way compared with your neighbours who are picking up the tab on your behalf Logically then you can view this legal confrontation as a storm in a teacup a big fuss over nothing You have lots of company because there are many vacant lots and undeveloped lands in Township which are grossly underassessed Our final illustration property C while having market value as A and above namely 62500 its assessment is at the high end of the spectrum not the highest which is CO per cent of market value In this situation a two mill extra tax levy will amount to additional property taxes of with income taxes of up to for a total cost of 10125 You paying this will be subsidizing your VIEWS r I WWW mi a TO I I ill i v Youll find all here this week Prom A ACM BOOKKEEPING IN Aurora to Z Zurn I Industries in Weston this column covers ab solutely everyone in York Region and even a who arent might call this a book review It must be a popular book as It was only released last month- and everyone in York Region has one Im a little in reviewing it but thats only because me so long to finish it It has 280 white pages and yellow but the type is incredibly small and it tends to become boring after prolonged reading It is of course the July edition of the York Region and surrounding territory telephone book Published by Bell Canada in paperback only the book is free You only get one though unless you go to see Ma Bell and tell them why you need another This edition even has one page dedicated to Canadian telephone history Its just before the yellow pages and begins in when Alexander Graham Bell Ma Bells father outlines telephone idea to his father at Obviously Im not going to reveal the whole plot of the book you or bore you with all of the names in this years book Just a few highlights A saga that roams in alphabetical order from Aurora to not missing anything between the York Region phone book is an ideal summer companion As a youngster I used to reading the Toronto phone book exciting childhood at least the names at the top of the pages Its a fun game and will fill at least rainy minutes on a day when you hoped you were going golfing instead Starting from the back of the book you will note SPECTATORWALKER in the section What Is Spectator Walker doing today What game or event is he spectating Ma Bell makes a few more judgment calls on some of the people in the York phone book For instance in the Newmarket section you can find MODERNNATALE Is that anything like Thoroughly Modern Millie How does Ma Bell know enough about Natale and Walker to classify them as being modern or just passive spectators Staying in the one finds REGIONAL SPATOLA Good Morning Regional One can also find a NOBLEREGIME in the Woodbridge phone chapter Whose noble regime In the Thornhill section found what ap peared to bo a new musical instrument a ROTBERGSAX and in Aurora a new color My heavens Al has just bought a new Rotberg Sax and its colored in the most divine Green In the chapter I found what ap pears to be a misspelled newspaper headline SIDEWINDERSOOS Whom did he sue You can also RENTROSS in although I have no idea what he does In Thornhill I found two types of wood on consecutive pages First there is BURCH- and overleaf CANADIANCEDAR If youre ailing and you live in Richmond Hill take solace in the fact that MASSIAHMEDICAL has set up operations in the Hill There is also a very patriotic bakery operating in Richmond Hill If youretoo patriotic to buy kaiser buns look in the directory under BONDBUNS Buy Bond Buns and send them overseas Or save them and eat them upon maturity Bond Buns may be a subsidiary of Mc- a Newmarket firm Newmarket also has to your surprise an iron mine It must be It says IRONKENTUCKY an old American company Newmarket may also be the founding location of one of those political splinter groups trying to lake over our government In the local chapter I found FRITGOVERNMENT What does Fritz intend to do when he takes over I wonder if Animal Control knows about the American firm in the canine business in the book its called It is said that you cant find listings telephone numbers in pay phone booths not so In the chapter I found the listing BELLBOOTH I also found a listing for a rival telephone company in the same Ever heard of BALLANTRAEBELU Theyre number two and they try harder The same chapter lists a lady I think Id like to meet Her name is A real live wire Other interesting folks in book include who sounds like a radionews reporter and SELLERS who must be a chubby Italian relative to Peter Sellers The yellow pages hold some interesting reading too Did you know the page tops list no less than three types of water Theres WATER- WATER VETERINARIANSWATER AND PUNCHRADIOTELEPHONE Or PHOTOGRAPHERSPIANOS FISHINGFLORISTS UPHOLSTERERSVACUUM and TIRE- TOWING There are new services that banks or trust companies should consider taking up too for you sexists arid for people who cant pay their hydro bills And who wants to be caught without IN SEMINATIONINSULATION Not me You can even get HOMEINSECT although I have plenty right now and see no need to order more I did find something that would be a real help iTS around our house The wife and I immediately at the heading DOGDRAPERIES Let across Company Will put on Its thai mult and tear thnsft that ow mutt try ana tear fiertajnment begins Sept Read your phone book some rainy day Just regional relax and let your fingers do the AH information is especially in view that his secret that will be property would have the useful to you so you will same equivalent just need to wait until a market value as yours freedom of information so what is he beefing act is passed which has about But what if your teeth in it to open the position were exchanged oyster of information so with his and you may better plan assessment will go a long part of this tax or if your financial affairs way towards achieving property taxes can be summarv you claimed as an expense property which has as you review this game against then your property A of figures in the then you will be poorhouse average and BOSS me contesting of the writ RRI Radio operators had lots of help with bikeathon On June the Keith Davis Sports K L Newmarket General Sports Newmarket Radio Service Sports and Cycle Larry Association held a Bike-a- Rack Sporting Goods with the money Budds Music Centre received being donated to Scotts Chicken Villa the Newmarket Optimist Ltd Dominion Club The Stores Upper would like to thank the Canada Produce following firms and in- The Era dividuals for their help in CFGM CHUM CHFI the making the a York Regional Police the success Ontario Provincial Mr Jack Spillette of Police the schools in Newmarket Canadian Newmarket and Tire for their donation of especially the bikers and two bicycles for people who pledged the prizes Mr Vince money Special thanks to Halterman of the John McCleary and die Newmarket McDonalds Newmarket Optimist Restaurant for the free hamburgers and pop the JAMES WILLIAMS following businesses for Secretary their prizes and gifts NGRSA Performers tour local libraries and other theatre arts modern Canadian will be on show in the songsters the Maple regions libraries this Sugar Troupe East fall- Public Central Ontario Library hosts the singers Regional Library System Oct 13 in conjunction with the The Lampoon Puppet Outreach Ontario branch Theatre will come to the of the Ministry of Culture Newmarket Community and Recreation is Dec at am sponsoring the free arts shows Ontario Arts Council will lend financial aid A The program is to bring the cultural performing The Stone Mason in conjunction with the library Spanish dancers will click their heels in Aurora at the Factory Theatre