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4, Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, January 27, 1982. Sax quartette en tertain lay in Min ister s-- )r Newcastle ed by the contract documents would be 'ommittee ready when funds were Ncastle on available for the project. 0propos- HighWay In referring to the re- Villa2e of mainder of the Highway in ter was the Village the letter.. said t er of there appeared no urgency ies Snow. for reconstruction. It also a setion pointed out it would require a a secton large expenditure which e Virlag would be included with the ) e Vlae rest of the Highway No. 2 1 ea er plans west of the Village was efi- which is presently in the Istrution Ministry's five-year construc- 1The Jet- tion program. ikely (ha( be able to theïr 1982 The Town Committee on g couneil Monday said this was flot the ble from samne information they were getting from Ministry Staff and have called for a mieeting 1say that with the Ministry to clear up iceed with the matter. Sam Coun cil wrestles wvith AT QUEEN'S PARK PROVINCE SETS UP $13 MILLION PROGRAM TO HELP DISABLED CHILDREN A sure sîgn that the spirit of the International Year for Disabled People hias not pass- ed away was January's an- nouncement that the Ontario Government wiil pay approx- imnateiy 75 percent of the cost of artificial limbs and assistive devices for disabied children up to and including 18 years of age. 1ram especially pieased that the Province has announced this program because for mnany years members of the -Bowmanvilie Rotary, to which 1 belong, have worked with disabled cildren. The Rotary Clubs have organized outimgs and activities to help disabled children enjoy as normai a life as possible. Through their work, members of the Rotary Clubs have become aware of the great financial pressures that must be carried by a famiiy raising a disabled child. As children grow, assistive devices have to be replaced to keep pace with their develop- ment. This means that over the space of ten to twenty years, a famly rmust continue to buy ne,,,, expensive assistive devices to enable their child to develop. The new Provincial pro- gram will be of direct assistance to these famiies. Support will be giveni to On- tario residents 18 years or younger, except those already covered by other government programs or third-party in- surance. The Workmen's Compensation Board wiii continue to deal with the needs of injured workers. Under the program, devices and supplies eligible for Provincial support in- clude artificial limbs, braces, ostomy and genito-urinary drainage supplie s, respiratory supplies, wheelchairs and hearing aids. Over the comning months, the Province will undertake a series of consultations with service organizations and in- divîduals actively working with disabled persons, and with the suppiiers of assistive devices. From these consulta- tions, plans will be drawn up to ensure the proposed sup- port program is both effec- tive and efficient. Details of the programn will be refined with the help of an advisory body of experts ini the field, and with experience gained from the first six mon- ths of operation. if you are interested in learning more about the Pro- vince's proposais, the On- tario Ministry of Health has set up a toll-free number (1-800-268-6021) to help you. The $13 million assistive device support program is the most important Provincial in- itiative to date inspired by the International Year for Disabied People. By helping the young get proper assistive devices, the Ontario Government is suip- porting a new generation of disabled persons to better conquer their disability and gain greater control over their lives. By the way, I wouid like to remind ail you anglers that the Bowmanville and Soper Creeks i the Town of Newcastle are open for trout fishing ail year between the CNR Raiiway Line and Lake Ontario. North of the CNR fine, these s-treams remnain closed to aIl fishing until the last Saturday in- April to pro- tect spawning fish. Finaily, thank you to Mr. Davies for escorting me abouit the new skiing facilities at the Oshawa Ski Club. BBC parking proposai The Gieneral Purpose comn- mittee of the Town of Newcastle wrestied with a number of resolutions in respect to a proposaI fromn the Bowmanviile Business Centre committee proposing the development of a $323,000 parking scheme for downtown Bowmanville. Three different resolutions were presented following a presentation to Council by AI Strike. Councs. Woodyard and Hubbard moved that the report from the Bowmanvilie group be referred to staff to work out deails and to get a formai application from the BBC for the proposai. An amendment by Councs. Hamre and Prout asked that staff include in their report the total budgetary implica- tions if ail requests in the pro- posai were accepted. Both the amendmnent and the motion were defeated. Councs. Taylor and Woodyard then moved that the written request by Strike and his verbal report be ac- cepted as a formai request for the proposai and that the committee approve the pro- posaI in principal agreeing to set forth an Occupancy and Standards by-law, assist the BBC in applying for a $1 50,000 Joan front the pro- vince and as weli implement the projects of purchase and improvemnent of three pro- posed parking lots and that it be referred to satff for fur- ther implemnentation and staff also to report. G-anaraska in heavy surplus position It has been reported by the secretary-mnanager, Douglas Palmer, of the Ganiaraska Region Conservation Authority that the Ganaraska ended the year 1981 in a "Heavy Surplus Posiion" financialiy. Palmer reported the surplus at a meeting of the executive on January 14th. The surplus resulted from cutbacks by the Ministry of Natural Resources to the authority's budget following- the setting of the municipal levies and fromn the funds unspent due to the delay in Construction of the niew ad- The motion was defeated. Hamre in speaking agaînst the motion said she could not support such a resolution without knowing thie iipact ;t could have on the Town. She said it would cost the Town at ieast $40,000 to just implement and administer the Occupancy and Standards by-law. She said she felt there were other ways to address the problem of parking in Bowmanville especiaily in the west end and later in the day presented a motion whîch passed cailing for a report on leasing a lot in the west end of the downtown. Rickard and Taylor then presented a resolution which passed. The resoiution cailed for the acceptance of the report as a formai request from the BBC for the parking proposai and for council to responyd. Staff are to report on implementation and the impact of the request to the Town as soon as possible. Mr. Strike in his presenta- tion said it was most impor-- tant that the Town pass the Occupancy and Maintenance By-law as soon as possible in order that the $1 50,000 ban could be available frorn the province. He aiso stated that the one existing mnerchant's parking lot was now loosing money at a rate of $650.00 a mionth and there was concern that tLhe property could be put uIp- for sale. The lot was one of the suggested proper- ties to purchase for downtown parking. ministration centre. Palmer also pointed out that the Authority had receiv- ed interest payments or, funds invested in short-term boans. He said the Authority may have to reduce the 1982 municipal levies due to the surplus of ievy monies from 1981. 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