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Charles Godfrey MPP feels election may not be far off Durham West New Demo- cratic Party MPP Charles Godfrey feels a provincial election may not be too far down the road. Dr. Godfrey, addressing the local NDP Riding Associ- ation at his nomination meet- ing Sunday, said that he is beginning to change his mind about the much-predicted election to come. The MPP, NDP environ- mental critic at Queen's park, attend a former prediction made a month ago on the timing of the next election. "I said we could struggle along for two years", i. told the gathering at the United Auto Workers Hall in Ajax. "But I can't say that now". Dr. Godfrey accusedPremier Davis' minority government of being "possibly the most profligate of any Ontario has had". Despite their condition ot being "chronically" $2-bil- lion "in the hole", the MPP said, the Progressive Conserva- tives went ahead giving out "pre-election goodies" this past summer. "They were and are still spending money they don't have". He cited recent medical cutbacks, including closure of government - run laboratories, putting some 900 people out of work as an example. Diagnostic lab work, Dr. Godfrey said, will then have to be done by private labs whose incomes have nearly tripled in one year, jumping from $22-million to $60- million. "And the 900 people who are out of work won't save the governnient any money". Liberals may field Newman James Farquhar, recently elected President of the Durham West Liberal Associ- ation, said the executive will definitely approach former Whitby Mayor Des Newman to be a candidate when a provincial election is called. "He has yet to make such a commitment, but I would hope he would consider running again", Mr. Farquhar said. Mr. Farquhar can foresee an election possibly in the fall. He said a committee ot analysis has made sone significant recommendations as the result of a study done on last year's election in which Mr. Newman finished second to NDP candidate Charles Godfrey. the MPP said. "There aren't any other jobs for them so, what we don't pay them in income, we'll have to pay them in unemployment insurance or welfare". le said that the federal department for Regional and Economic Expansion consi- ers $25,000 a good invest- ment for creating one job in industry but the Ontario government has fired each of 900 lab workers to save $11,000 per worker. Dr. Godfrey enumerated other complaints he has with what he termed "government bungling and the municipal crunch". He deplored the garbage disposai schemes supported by the PC governmnent saying that two tons of garbage -- incinerated -- will yield as mich heat for people's homes as one ton of oil. "This is a waste o energy". Returning to last year's health scandal on asbestos workers across Ontario, the MPP said that it is the same this year - nothing has been done. "The situation is going to explode", he said. "But a lot of material is building up. We're not shouting". Without specifying when he foresaw the next election coming Dr. Godfrey said simply "We can't take much more of this so we'd better start gearing up now". Vol. 6 No. 10 Wednesday, March 10, 1976 20 Pages OHC keeps trying It seems that the Ontario Housing Corporation won't take "no" for an answer. Christie Hale of the OHC appeared before Whitby Council Monday requesting that the corporation be allowed to make 25 per cent or 88 of the 352 units in two high rise apartments, pre- sently under construction, available for - subsidized accomodation. The high rise apartments, at Jeffery and Dundas Sts., are being built by Donbill Holdings Limited with finan- cing from the Ontario Mort- gage Corporation under its Accelerated Housing Rental Program. The OHC has tried on several occasions to persuade, the Town to relax its policy of allowing only five per cent subsidized housing on a scattered basis throughout the municipality. On Monday, as in the past, council refused. Mrs. Hale brought with her a proposal to make 25 per cent of the units available, on a subsidized basis, to people earning $1 0,368 or less and the remaining 75 per cent available to people whose earnings do not exceed $15,000 when they take occupancy. Councillor Tom Edwards appeared to sum up the feelings of the council mem- bers when he said "I'n angry that this is resurrected again. It's very annoyimg to have to sit here year after year after year and defend our position. Twenty-five ci Brooklin and Dist KINETTES INDUCTED harter members of the Kinette Club of filled with special presentations and greetings from other rict participated in a candlelight ceremony Kinette Clubs in the district. (See Page 2). at Heydenshore Pavillion Friday as they were inducted into the new club. The ceremony was the highlight of a night Free Press Photo by Mike Burgess1 Little progress in negotiations in LASCO and Daytonstrikes current $4.08 to $5.18. The office workers are dissatisfied with this figure because it would mean that they would be earning less in the third year of the contract. Other disputed items include cost of living, pension plan, and dental plan. Mr. Deboo said that there are no negotiating meetings schéduled. Negotiations continue al- most daily between 485 striking members of Local 6571 United Steelworkers of America and Lake Ontario Steel Company Limited. The employees have been on strike since T'arch 3 because of difficulties in the wording of a new contract. There has been "no pro- gress" in the negotiations between management - and striking office workers at Dayton Tire Canada Limited, according to Ken Deboo,chief union steward. He said that, since the strike by the 59 office workers began January 30, there have been only two "relatively short meetings" between the two parties. The employees, members of Local 743 of the Unitèd Rubber Workers, are seeking a settlement similar to that attained by the factory's production workers in Sept- ember when they were award- ed a three-year contract calling for an average wage of $6.03 per !hour for the first year. Management has ottered the office workers $1.15 over three years which would increase the wages from the CLOCA buys land The Town will sell 67 acres of land to -the Central Lake Ontario Corservation Authority if Oshawa does the sane Whitby Council decided Monday. It will sell, its portion of of Camp X which lies on this side of the Oshawa-Whitby border on the lakefront for $178,325. The land will be used for recreational purposes. Defer rink Whitby Council Monday reaffirmed its February 25 decision to defer, for this year at least, installing an open-air skating rink at the municiapl building, presently under construction on Ross- land Road. Council reaffirmed its pre- vious stand despite impas- sioned pleas frorn Councillor Joy Thompson and written requests from almost 200 citizens that the matter be reconsidered. Councillor Thompson said "We could have a skating rink for this community which is badly needed for less than $50,000" after possible grants are taken into consid- eration. "The people said they could swallow the pill of the municipal building because it was coated with sugar", she said. The remaining members of council disagreed with Coun- cillor Thoinpson, saying that it is time to assess priorities. They felt that the basic items - roads, sidewalks and sewers - are more iniportant than an open-air skating rink. - ~-~-----.------,-- --- - 1 Ei ýP R ElS1!!!ý S f.- m