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I Ottawa Report BY SINCLAIR STEVENS Program with funding of million for winter of 19734 Application forms for LIP are now available Canada Manpower Centres or they may be generally commencing Dec LIP funds are in at announced last of Finance which commitment for of million in loans to municipalities under the Winter Capital Projects Primary objective of these federal job creation programs is reduction of high seasonal unemployment In past years it has been generally agreed that the project has helped relieve unemployment and at the same time many worthwhile local developments have been funded and completed Unfortunately some LIP grants have in the nasi been made to groups to have received money or in other cases spent the funds This jeer the Minister responsible for LIP has agreed to establish Advisory Groups if the local MP so requests These Advisory Groups will review project appli cations at the community level after they have been examined by the appreciate provincial government and federal department The function of these Groups will be to recommend to the Minister those projects which seem most desirable from the point of view of the community The Minister however will have the final decision on all projects This plan should ensure that local projects are well integrated with the community and that they are welcome in the area I intend to advise the Minister that I would like to cooperate with him in the setting up of such a Group in York I will hen submit recommendations to him for membership The group will have 10 members chosen from among the following Three representatives from the community at large Two representatives of local government Two from voluntary and social agencies Two members who have successfully operated previous UP projects from each category The Minister will then make the final selection Nominations have to be in by Sept 21 but before that dale I would like to near of any suggested names within the riding of which should be considered as Our riding is large both in id area There are many the Constituency It is therefore important that we have as group as possible If you have any names to suggest please let me know The Constituency Advisory Group after reviewing the applications will categorize the projects as essential funds permitting desirable acceptable and finally not acceptable The Minister has promised that the will supply proper liaison with his officials in Ottawa and that he will intervene quickly himself if share of LIP grants in previous years Some initiative from Valk on Vegetables late August everything seems to come to a standstill The carrot market is slow mainly due to hot people on holidays and as far as the export market is concerned prices are low there too because of California and Michigan having to push hard to sell heir crop Locally the price has been around per bushel Lowering the price any more will not sell- many more carrots the demand just is not there at this lime Cooler will change that demand and as long as the pressure to sell is not loo great prices should not go lower than they are now Onions are being harvested at a steady pace The danger of growers from pulling t many anions especially during the bat spell last was catena have to be By Matthew Vain digger and lay them back into the prevent staining Onion maggot flies are emerging again but there should not be any need for a spray If the onions are going Into boxes within a reasonable length of time The Quebec situation does not look as bad as first reported Last week many onion harvesters were at work In fields south of Montreal The crop looks fair good site any length of lime and Napkwville The carrot crop looks good there Many fields were late but ara coming along well with the recent Ideal growing conditions and lots of nil molalure Blight is a problem in some field weeds In others as well aa nematodes and weevil damage Carrot to the alow export markets and storages been built in the St Rami during few years seme pressure tsssUwiB not be as great as usual