2 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, January 2, 1991 ■ . : "K'. ■ >>:SS.5S::?V Tidbits from Around the Region y Popular Postmaster Retires from Post OSHAWA -- Two men in Oshawa were attacked with a blunt instrument early Sunday morning by two male suspects at 577 Laval Dr. in Oshawa. Durham Regional Police say one man is in stable condition with head injuries at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto. Toronto. The second victim was treated at the Oshawa General General Hospital and released. An investigation resulted in two persons being charged with a number of offences. offences. The accused were held for a bail hearing on December December 31. OSHAWA - Slow car sales are being blamed for the extension of the shut-down at General Motors in Oshawa. A spokesperson for the company said the 7,600 workers expected back on the job on January 2 will be back on January 7 instead. WHITBY -- The Prince Edward Island Ferry, docked for the past few years in the Whitby harbor, will have to have its PCB contaminated oil removed by January 31. Environment Canada first wanted the oils removed removed by the end of the year. But, because the ship was moved, a spokesperson said, the environmental threat was reduced to a small degree. The threat, however, has not been eliminated. The Town of Whitby Whitby has been fighting to get the ship removed from the h arbor for a number of years. School is Holding 40th Anniversary Dear Editor: Some of your readers are some of our former students and staff. We would be most grateful grateful if you would direct the following letter to their attention. attention. Thank you for your help. Attention former students students and teachers from AL- LISTON CONTINUATION SCHOOL and its successor, BANTING MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL, in Alliston, Ontario. Former Alliston High School students and teachers teachers will come home May 3, 4, and 5, 1991 to celebrate their School's Fortieth anniversary. anniversary. The full weekend of activities, beginning Friday evening, will provide visitors with lots of time to find old friends and recall their high school days.' Returning students and staff who wish information about the program or about accommodation in the area should write or telephone Banting Memorial High School now, at 203 Victoria Street, E. Box 3000, Alliston, Alliston, Ontario L0M 1A0 Telephone: Telephone: (705) 435-0354 Fax No: (705) 435-3868. . Spaces from some events will be limited. Please let us know now of your interest, so that we may send you registration information as soon as possible. COME HOME TO ALLISTON, ALLISTON, THE FIRST WEEKEND IN MAY, 1991. Sincerely, Larry Keogh The Banting 40th Anniversary Anniversary Committee Banting Memorial High School Alliston, Ontario J iH fiis , Retiring Newcastle Village Postmaster Charles Gray and his wife Gloria were the honoured guests on Sunday afternoon at a party marking his retirement from his post office duties. The well-attended event was held at the St. George's Anglican Anglican Church Hall where they took time out from greeting friends to pose for this photo. I Letter to the Editor I TRUST CCMRANr G.I.C.'S] 110,75% It 0.75% 110.75% I 1 YR.I I2YR.I 13 YR.I I5YR.I WILLIS FINANCIAL 243 King St. E., Bowmanville Mall 623-6957 Rates subjvcl to change French Politicians are Ruining Canada It is not bad enough to have politicians get one of the best pension plans in the country, and can collect 75 percent of earnings after 15 years in the plan, regardless of age, where the rest of us have tq wait until 65 years of age and work 30 years at the minimum, against a politician politician having to have only 6 years on the job before drawing drawing pension. The politician's pension could be $233,000 a year after inflation and indexing indexing by age 60 while you (the taxpayer) could draw $10,000 a year with the government's government's blessing and according according to them, be damned glad that you're getting that much, so they can a^so tax mon folk. In my opinion there is no person in the country worth that much as far as pensions are concerned. concerned. It is pretty near time that we common folk, the people who pay the freight, forced these politicians politicians to get their heads out of the clouds. To add insult to injury, we get our head in the clouds jerks giving themselves themselves a hefty $9,000 increase increase in salary and benefits to start on January 1, 1991, to go along with the $6,000 tax free housing allowance that started last fall to give them a $91,700 salary for the year, with the average Canadian, if he. is lucky, earning $30.372 a year late, in' 1£[89. Th^in you have our some) of that.back as well. Senators making $74,500 a ./them-! Quebecers. Where is our Federal M.P. Ross Stevenson Stevenson with his views? Also ask our Federal M.P. Ross Stevenson about owning owning Private Property, it is not entrenched into our Constitution. Constitution. It has been mentioned mentioned numerous times, but you don't see them stampeding stampeding to make this the law. If we don't own the property, why should we pay property tax? If everyone forgot to pay their first installment, I bet they would wake up in a hurry. We are saturated with too mu :h government (freeloaders (freeloaders and leeches) in our society: When election time rolls ar >und just listen to all the bwLerap. reasons they f giye )Jt?|.to why you( need You fdoh'f ' see ' our Federal M.P. Ross Stevenson setting up a plan like this for com- Read All About It! In the Pages of The Canadian Statesman A subscription to The Canadian Statesman keeps you informed of all the local news, sports and advertising specials in your community. Subscription Order Form 1 1 Renewal EZ1 Change of Address year plus $10,100 tax free and don't forget the $153.00 extra each day that they get for showing up for work, which adds up to $39,780, based on a 40 hour week. Are Senators more important important than our average taxpayer? taxpayer? Not bad for doing nothing. Then we have Mr. Mul- roney and his French cohorts cohorts allowing Quebec to choose their own immigrants. immigrants. It is pretty sad to see our two-faced government use two different sets of rules for English Canada and Quebec. In English Canada, Canada, we have French, metric and multiculturalism rammed up our backsides while allowing English to be outlawed in Quebec for the 917,000 English speaking toT look alter your need#) and wishes. We have Municipal government, Regional Regional government, Provincial Provincial government and Federal government. So, I believe that if we were rid of just about half of them, we would be much better off. When are we going to show these freeloaders and leeches leeches that we mean business. When are we going to DEMAND DEMAND that our politicians' be Representative. Accountable Accountable and Responsible to the People who elect them? It is time that we started marching marching and .demanding responsible responsible government -Robert E. Stiles Newcastle Village Ed's note: Wasn't Santa good to you, Bob? You don't sound too happy. I i Name: i Address: New I I or Renewal □ Postal Code:. Telephone No.. 12 months-$28.00 6 months-$13.00 Foreign - $70.00 Plus G.S.T. Please pay by cheque, VISA, MasterCard or money order. VISA/MC Number ■ Expiry Date Please clip out and return this form with your payment. Canadian gtatesmatt P.O. Box 190, 62 King Street West Bowmanville, Ontario L1C 3K9 623-3303 Your Community ATewapepw Since 1884 Trent University at Durham College Spring Session: 28 January - 30 April Full-credit introductory courses meet two evenings per week: • English 120: Varieties of heroism (Mon/Wed) • History 120: West European history (Tues/Thurs) • Psychology 101: Intro to psychology (Mon/Wed) • Sociology 100: Intro to social analysis (Tues/Thurs) Brochures are available at libraries throughout the region. For information on courses, registration and admission or for a brochure please visit our Durham College office or call (416) 723-9747. Correction Notice In the Ontario GM Dealers Federation advertisements, which appeared appeared in this publication between December 21 and 30, 1990, the savings reflected in the ad of over $3,000.00 did not take into account that due to the waiver of cash backs when 10.9% financing is chosen, the effective interest rate in the given example of the Chevy Corsica LT model would be 12.95%, As such, applying the effective interest rate to the example, the effective cost of borFowing would be $4,442.80 and the total effective savings would be $2,356.16. We regret any confusion this may have caused our valued customers. Ontario GM Dealers Federation c/o 1200 Eglinton Avenue East Don Mills, Ontario M3C 1J1 Dr. K. A. 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