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CLOCA turns to region for budget hike Growing land holdings and cuts in government grants which traditionally helped to fill the ranks of its maintenance staff have pressed the Cen- tral Lake Ontario Con- servation Authority to bring in a tentative budget increase this year of 18.6 percent, ac- cording to CLOCA chief administrative officer Bill Campbell. And, said Mr. Cam- pbell, because the province has been gradually pulling back its committment to the authority, the lions share of this year's in- crease will have to be picked up by the Region of Durham which, is already making noises about the anticipated strains on this year's regional budget. CLOCA's tentative budget of ap- proximately $1,773,000 was arrived at after a preliminary budget was submitted to the provin- ce in the fall. At that Joe Drumm time the province proposed extensive cuts, said Mr. Cam- pbell, and a number of projects, including land acquisitions, erosion control, water front and stream mapping have since been struck from the list. Describing the preliminary budget as something of a wish list, Mr. Campbell said it has now been pared down to the essentials. "We have presented the tentative-budget to regional staff and have explained our predicament," said Mr. Campbell. "It's getting pretty grim now to try and make ends meet." The largest single fac. tor contributing to the increase in CLOCA's Wednesday, January 29, budget this year is a request for five new employees at a cost of approximately $150,ooo. Mr. Campbell explained that, while the authority's land holdings have grown by 60 percent in the last ten years - and developed lands, which require the most maintenance, have tripled in that time - CLOCA has not hired any full-time main- tenance staff. Instead they have relied on part- time workers hired with federal and provincial grant money. However, those grants have now been cut back and Mr. Campbell said "something has to hap- pen to fill that gap." The staff shortage has reached a crisis point, according to Whitby councillor Joe Drumm who was recently ac- S EE PG . 2 Blig brothers fteed'your help The Oshawa-Whitby headed-up by honourary very important to us United Way, said Mr. Big Brothers chairman Dale Hawer- this year," said Mr. DeGuerre, but the Association is kicking chuk of the Winnipeg DeGuerre last week. remainder of their funds off its 1986 Bowl for Jets, the campaign is Big Brothers is spon- are raised through Millions campaign on Big Brothers' biggest sored 48 percent by the SEE PG. 3 Saturday and this year organizers are hoping to attract their biggest turnout ever to help them attain their goal of $20,000. Sponsored by the On- tario Five Pin Bowlers' Association and the proprietors of local bowling houses and fundraiser of the year. And this year, accor- ding to campaign publicity chairman Terry DeGuerre, Big Brothers are in need of your support more than ever before. "We've run into a critical shortage of fun- ds so the campaign is 1986 28 Pages The Whitby Clinic will celebrate its grand opening next Friday with one of Mayor Bob At- tersley's famous ribbon cutting ceremonies. The new clinic offers a comprehensive range of ser- vices the like of which would be hard to find without making a trip into Toronto. Radiology technologist Ann Madsen is seen here with the clinic's mammography machine which can detect breast cancer up to two years before the tumours can be felt. See story on page 12. Free Press Staff Photo Board approves chairmen's $ hike By JAN DODGE defeat the motion. Free Press Staff Trustee Corrigan ab- There was heavy stained. weather both inside and Don Mcflveen, the outside Monday night's Oshawa trustee who meeting of the Durham seconded the motion Board of Edùcation. had declared a conflict Outside it was due to of interest, along with the elements; inside it nine other trustees, and came in the form of a thus did fot vote. motion by Oshawa Whitby trustee trustee Cathy O'Flynn Brown, Bowman and to roll back the 1985 Qîdman were among decision to pay chair- those who declared a man of standing com- conflict of interest. John mittees an additional Buchanan, the other $1,000.Whitby trustee, was ab- And it wasn't just a sentfromthemeeting. couple of electrical O'Flynn said that sin- blackouts that had ce trustees raised their trustees in the dark. salaries by 15 percent The motion saw only last year to $9,800) to six trustees from a add $1,000 on top of that possible 16 left when the for chairmen of com- vote came (three were mittees was too much. absent). It came finally She sald that previous in spite of two different to the 1985 decision to attempts to table it to pay committee chair- allow time to get legal men extra, the board advice, a five-minute had neyer done so. She recess to allow the argued since the ad- chairman to seek legal ditional amount for advice on' procedure, chairmen had been and a motion of adjour- decided on before the nment which, had it present board was elec- carried, would have ted, the board should meant the motion would have some say. return at the next Ian Brown said he was meeting. 'totally opposed" to the It ended with a recor- motion. He said with the ded vote. heavy work and time O'Flynn voted for the committment of com- motion, trustees Tred- mittee chairmen they way, Kelly, Farr and Traig voted against to SEE PG 27 staned Do MIven the Tomorrow, students at Kathleen E. Rowe Memorial Public School are going to be sitting down to read as many books as they possible can before February 21 and it isn't all going to be just homework. The children are participating in the an- nual Multiple Sclerosis Read-a-thon and principal William Batten expects that as many as 200 students will be turning pages to help raise money for the worthy cause. Students have been soliciting spon- sors who will pledge money tor each book they manage to read during the course of the campaign. Last year they succedded in raising close to $500 and Mr. Batten said some students manage to polish off as many as 40 to 50 books. Last week a few of the students were In the library practicing up on their technique in preparation for the big event. Seen here are bookworms Paul Smith, Aimie Palmer, Emilie Frise and Cheryl Scott. Free Press Staff Photo T'A) -. f , Pr ,~ f .MT'f I Pff. Vol. 16, No. 4 ww w Reading for multiple sclerosis h q