Vol. 9, Issue 43
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Thursday, June 23, 2022
Russian Lambton gets it done tariff trouble Tax charged to fertilizer bought before invasion Heather Wright The Independent
Long before Vladimir Putin’s first tank rolled into Ukraine, Kevin Marriott bought fertilizer for his Lambton County farm. The grain farmer bought 40 metric tonnes of a fertilizer containing Nitrogen and Phosphoric Acid for a total of $41,400 in November and paid the bill in December. Then, he got bill number two dated May 26. Although he had bought and paid for the fertilizer long before Russia invaded Ukraine prompting the federal government to put a tariff on fertilizer coming from Russia, Marriott now owed the federal government $6,967.99 in tariff fees. Marriott says the federal government imposed the fee “because it hadn’t hit the dock yet. Apparently, what they’re going by is when it arrives.” That $7,000 bill for the Russian tariff is only half of his fertilizer bill. Factor in that the cost of fertilizer tripled this year and that diesel fuel has skyrocketed; “All of a sudden the good (grain) prices are not going to mean anything. We might be behind the eight ball with all the added costs all of a sudden.” Marriott is not alone in paying the fee even though the war had not begun when the purchase was bought and paid for. SEE TARIFF PG 3
Heather Wright photo
Lambton County’s own Rod Weese and Tyler Foster were showing the crowd how to get it done during the Alvinston Pro Rodeo Saturday night. Foster wrestled the calf to the ground as Weese made sure the animal stayed close enough to tackle. For a gallery of photos of this weekend’s events see pages 8 and 9.
Enniskillen family escapes fast moving house fire Heather Wright The Independent
Tammy and Angus McAuslan saw the smoke first. The couple had been golfing earlier in the day and were headed down Shiloh Line near Forest Road on their way to Alvinston to pick up a
pizza when they spotted the thick black smoke. “When we got past the trees there was big flames,” says Tammy. While the McAuslan’s knew of the family well enough to wave hello, they could tell they were still at home. “We saw the flames and the smoke and we could see the vehicles were parked in the carport
and we figure they could be there,” she says as she stood beside her car. The family’s dog was inside so it wouldn’t run away. “We backed into the laneway, Angus was trying to call (9-1-1) and I was getting out to go and they just started walking out the front door.” SEE FIRE PG 3
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