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Local winners at -Trent Science Fair- Local education budget up by 10.7 percent over 1981 The Northumberland and Newcastle Board of Educa- tion gave final approval to their 1982 budget last Thurs- day evening with a 10.7 per- cent increase over that of 1981. The increase is lower than \vas anticipated earlier this mnontb when tentative figures showed an inçrease of 11.5 percent. The preliminary increase of 11.5 percent was prior to bav- ing aIl funding information fromn the Minisu-y of Educa- tion. A sizeable portion of the decrease, $390,600, wNas due to a review of the special education spending and the identification of a number of teachers who could now be classified as special education teachers. The Board has also closed a few more classrooms and as ,well eliminated its reserve Pund for secondary school teacher's retirement gratuities. In total the budget bas now been set at $53,792,922 which is 10.7 percent above that of 1981. 0f this amnount $28,236,282 is for elementary education with $25,556,640 for secoidary education. The Board of Education will receive a total of $33,540,762 from the Ministry of Education which is based mnain.ly on enrole- ment figures. The net requisi- bion fromn the municipalities amount to $19,70,59"7.00. The 1982 total budget for thle Board of Education also includes an amouint of $487,284 which is a deficit from 1981. The deficit resulted from higher than an- ticipated interest costs and higber than anticipated teacher salary inecases. Let contract for'401 hîghway wîdenîng The Ministry of Transpor- tation and Communications has given approval to a tender by Warrent Bitulithic Ltd. of Downsview for the widlening of a highway 401 from Waverley Road in Bowmanville to the intersec- tion with highways 115-35. The contract is in the amount of $6.34 million. The project, a distance of 4.6 miles, includes two three- lane highways with a concrete median, barrier dividing the two as well as the construc- tion of three culverts and bridges, grading, drainage work and paving. The work is expected to get upderway this May and be comnpleted mid-summirer of 1983. The Warrent Bitulithic bid was the lowest of six bids. With the completion of this project in 1983 work is expected to then commence on Highway 115 with reconstruction of a new four land highway with centre bar- rier. Trees for Canada Group Stîli Looking For Town Coun cil Reply Jasper Holliday, speaking of behalf osf a delegation con- cerned over what they term 'adverse public works publicityI' called upon council on~ Monday night to provide a suminary of the total cost of the settlement with former public work employees. Holliday stated it was a inatter of record that the General1 Purpose comnmittee hadi called for this informa- tion to be pres ented for Public release. Further, Holliday said as to the release of ail documents the Mayor had received a letter in which Messrs. Dunham and Ashton had stated they had no objec- tion to the release of the in- I .bapptnïnge.. jKWIH BARR TO RUN FOR TOWN COUNCIL Keith Barr on Saturday informed the Orono Times that be would be a candidate for local counicil Town Elections this fail. Barr, a former member of the Town of Newcastle Council s aid he held a deep interest in council and certainly enjoyed the xvork and serving the public. Barr intends to seek the position 110W held by Counicillor E. Woodyard in Ward 3. HOPEFUL 0F AN ACTIVE BLOCK PARENT GROUP ORONO-LOCKHARTS In the April edition of a news report from the Town of Newcastle Block Parent Inc. Group it was stated that although there were only four Block parents active in the Lockhart- Orono area it was hopeful that a much greater group would be, active corne this Septeruber. Fl2rther information mnay be ol>- tained by calling Sue Bradley, 623-4356, Bowmanvîlle. WELLAND ANGLER FOUNIJ DEAD The death of Raymond Sylvio Plante, 32, Welland, niarred the opening- f the trout season. late Saturday. Plante was founid floating in the waters of the Wilmiot Saturday morning somte two hundred yards~ south of the Reid bridge on the fifth concession of Clarke. Police said Plante may have stumbled on a, rock or slipped from the muddy banks of the stream. A post mortemn is to be completed before deciding wbether an inquest will be held. Plante had left friends to continue fishing on the Wilmot about 9:30 a.m. Saturday and was found later by tbree other anglers. Police had difficulty in rernoving the body from the heavily wooded area where the body was founid. formation. Holliday stated that the release of the settiemrent had not taken place and he said he rather doubted- the infor- mation bad been prepared. He asked if this was the way the Town conducted its normal affairs? "Is this the normal way counicil ensures that directives tothe staff are followed?," he asked. Holliday said for a formai response as they wished to conclude their deliberations. Counc. Hamre in question- ing Jasper H-ollidiay stated that on almost every occasion he bad addressed counicil as to adverse publicity of public works. She asked if he had documented the adverse publîcity to which he refers and if this documentation could be made available to counicil. Holliday said he thought it could. Holliday agamn pointed out that council had given direc- tive and that directive hiad not been carrried out. Holliday said there was a great discrepency between the setlement figures provided by counicil and others his group had received. He said he would like to have this cleared up. Hamre said counicil could not be held accounitable to those figures other than pro- vided by counicil and further poînted out that Holliday had received the Town by-law with figures available. It was also pointed out by Hamnre that final figures were not as yet completed as the full set- tlement had not been made. Counicil again acknowledg- ed the delegation but with some debate. Jason Burnham and bis they will plant. grOUps flot only Morley Wise father Gord prepare for the The Orono groups wîîî but also of an educational Trees for Canada planting to plant a total of 1250 red pine. value and one that con- take place on Saturday, May Monies from the project tributes to conservation and a th. assist with local scouing respect for trees. The Orono Beavers, Cubs costs with a small percentage The drono groups- will be and Scouts will take part in going to district use. plaIItiIl$ their trees on pro- the program and are now Gord Burnham said it is a perty owned by Mr. Burnham seeking pledges for the trees good project for the local on the sixtb li-ne of Clarke.