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SiOrono Weekly Times, Wednesday,, February 6th, 1980 COBOURG A DEPRESSED AREA The machinists union of the closing Winchester Western plant in Cobourg have appealed appealed to Solicitor General Allan Lawrence to have Cobourg designated a depressed depressed area in order tha't the area could become eligible for DREE grants. Some 300 will lose their jobs with the closing of the plant. It was pointed out that federal monies through DREE was going to Quebec to set up a munitions plant. Lawrence has said he would fight to have Cobourg sti declared. He said the Clark government had not had time to change the present législation. législation. HOME SITE PROPOSAL SHEVLED A proposal to buy 12 acres of land 'on the ' Oshawa- Newcastle boundary for a new home for the aged has been shelved for the time being. Other departments at the Region are to take a look at the proposal before the $300,000 is either approved or turned down. The matter is expected to come before council In two months. There has also been some consideration of a purchase of land at the Pine Ridge School property in Bowmanville. MONTHLY COSTS OF $190 It has been reported that monthly costs for the lease of land in the proposed Ridge Pine Park development to be known as Wilmot Creek Cove would cost about $120 a month. Monthly maintenance costs and as well heat and hydro would bring the total to around $190 a month. The cost of the mobile home units would range in 1982 from $30,000 to $35,000. PROPOSE AUTO MUSEUM MOVE FROM OSHAWA It has been proposed that the new $3 million auto museum that has been considered considered for Oshawa be moved out of the City. Museum officials are awaiting awaiting a report of à market survéy before a final decision is made. A previous market report suggested the new museum be built in the Oshawa area in the Thomton- Bloor area. Local officials now see' the Museum slipping out of Oshawa to the Toronto area. The present museum was opened in Oshawa in 1962. Durham Agri-News by A.O. Dalrymple, Agricultural Representative BRIAN HALL, ASSISTANT AGRICULTURAL REPRESENTATIVE Ontario Ministry of Agriculture Agriculture and Food in Bowmanville Bowmanville is pleased to announce announce the appointment of Brian Hall as Assistant. Agricultural Agricultural Representative at the Bowmanville Office, Brian is a graduate of the University of Guelph in Animal Animal Science in 1978 and since that time has been farming in Western Ontario on a swine „» operation. Brian will be working with the youth programs with special emphasis tm the 4-H activities with the swine and beef programs and. getting to know the overall extension program. In the short time he has been in the country, he has met a number of the farmers through farm organization organization meetings and will be getting more involved with ; the overall extension pro- i ■ ! gram. ! NEWT SELBY, CATTLEMEN'S ASSOC. PRESIDENT At the annual meeting of the Durham County Cattlemen's Cattlemen's Association in Bowmanville Bowmanville on January 25, Newt Selby of Newcastle was elected as president for the 1980 year of the Durham Cattlemen's Association. Mr. Selby operates a large beef feeding operation in the • Newcastle area and has been very much involved in the association over > the years. Other officers and directors selected are: John Currelly of Port Hope, past president; John Bonsma, Blackstock 1st Vice-president; and Robert Sculthorpe of the Port Hope area as 2nd Vice-President; the secretary is A.O. Dal- 1 rymple from the Ministry of , Agriculture and Food and the Treasurer, Ben Currelly, also oh the Port Hope area. Directors for the Association are: John Currelly, Robert Sculthorpe and Ben Currelly for Hope Township; ^Vewt Sëlby, Aleck Moffat, Wm. Slater for Clarke Township; Bill Bragg, Don Rickard, Brian Ormiston, Darlington Township; John Bonsma, George Wolfe, Jim Byers, Cartwright Township; Ernest Brackenridge, David Ken- , nedy, Cavan Township ; Brian 'Wilson, Barry Preston and , Murray Porter for Manvers Township. A highlight of the evening was an address by Carolyn MacDonnel, who is a nutritionist nutritionist with the Cattlemen's Association. She pointed out that many information bulletin^ bulletin^ were available such as : •'Stretch Your Beef Dollar" and "Quick Easy Ways with Beef". She stated that with the rising cost of beef, the consumer was" interested in making it go farther and getting the best returns for the money that she had paid for her meat. Delegates to the Ontario Cattlemen's Association Annual Annual Meeting in Toronto on February 20'and 22 are: Newt Selby, Robt. Sculthorpe and Ben Currelly, along with John Bonsma. Alternates are: Bill Bragfg ahd Don Rickard. LEANING WALL OF DURHAM " The Region of Durham seems to have a problem with a wall at the Regional headquarters that has a lean of some two and half inches. It was to be repaired with a ■ recent proposed expansion but this expansion proposal went down to defeat. A simple patch job would cost the Region an estimated $110,000 while permanent corrections corrections would cost considerably considerably more. Busy schedule for Allan Lawrence With two weeks left until Election Day, Allan Lawrence Lawrence continues to have a very busy schedule. There is still much Constituency work to attend to on a daily basis. Allan Lawrence continues to attend weekly Cabinet Meetings Meetings in Ottawa, and is canvassing throughout the Riding. Special Events: Wed., Feb. 6th - Series of Coffee Parties in this Riding. Rally in Peterborough with Prime Minister Joe Clark at the Peterborough Armouries at 7 p.m. Wine and Cheese Party, Port Perry, Latcham Centre. Thurs., Feb. 7th - Wine and Cheese Party - Bowmanville, and Darlington at the Bowmanville Bowmanville Lion's Centre, 8-10 p.m. Sat., Feb. 9th - Pot Luck Dinner and Games Night in Hope Township at the Canton United Church Hall, 6:30 p.m. Sun. Feb. 10th - Carnival at the Millbrook arena, 2 p.m. Skilled trades program outlined Last Thursday evening at a Special meeting of the Northumberland Northumberland and Newcastle Board of Education an outline was presented of an apprenticeship apprenticeship program that is in operation in the Oxford County Secondary Schools. In a brief address to the meeting prior to the presentation, presentation, Sheila Parker, chairman of the board, stated that there is a tremendous demand for skilled people by area industry. industry. She also said there has been some criticism that the board had not provided students students with ènough skills at the secondary level of education to allow students to move out more smoothly into further training in a particular skill. The chairman pointed out that in the past emphasis was placed to a greater degree on academics rather than on skilled training programs. She said this was changing and the Ministry was now providing funding for new programs. George Symons, chairman of the Oxford industrial training program outlined the apprenticeship program operating in his county. Symons said in the 1960s tremendous sums of money ■ was supplied to the provinces for the updating of vocational training in secondary schools. He said that under this program it was possible to pick up the threads ■ of technical and trades training. This, he said, was followed by the Robarts plan of three distinct secondary school streams, arts and science, i technology and trades, and business and commerced At this point he stated there was a good line of communication with industry and technology. Symons then said this all came to an end with the credit system which was introduced in 1970. He said the new credit system leveled everything oiit. and all a student needed was 27 credits for a secondary diploma. In the plan the technical courses were lost in the shuffle and became only a credit. In explaining the Oxford system Symons said the board project takes in boys in grades 11 and' 12. The student - provided the committee with a letter of intent and then takes three and a half period of shop a week. Over the period while in grades 11 and 12 the student acquires 900 hours of training which is credited towards the 6000 " hours of apprenticeship which is required to be a journeyman. journeyman. The plan also requires the student to enrol in three , four-month, terms at community community college along with five four month sessions in local industry. During the time with industry the student is paid a starting salary of sixty percent of journeyman's wages and this rises by five. percent with each work session completed. Oxford now has twenty-four boys in the apprenticeship program of which twelve started last September, and the remaining twelve this past January. Symons' pointed out that Canada was not entirely an agricultural country as in the past but now also a manufacturing manufacturing country. He sai the success of tomorrow deper ' a great deal on what we : today. In a question and answer period Symons was asked if a teacher should not encourage a student to maximize his or her adademic ability ruiner than entering an apprenticeship apprenticeship program. Symons said that would be suggesting that a skilled labourer was a second-class citizen and was an attitude that was not , correct. Symons said both industry and labour unions should be approached directly and should be involved in the program. He said without input organized labour the program could succeed. George Cameron, school trustee from Ward Three, Newcastle, who had asked for the special board meeting to consider apprenticeship training said that for every skilled labourer employed fifteen support jobs were created. He said there was presently some 20,000 skill labourers needed across Canada Canada and if this could be filled unemployment would -be almost almost wiped out in Canada. Cameron is also working with Durham College on the 'DOIT' 'DOIT' program which promotes industrial training placements. placements. As to extra work load for teachers it was pointed out that there would likely be no more than three or four students in a school and these could be accommodated while other classes were in progress. The apprenticeship program program is' to be considered further by the Northumberland Northumberland arid Nèwcastle Board of Education. Milan LAWRENCE I have consistently supported the return of CAPITAL PUNISHMENT,.or a Referendum so our people can decide. As Solicitor General in the Clark Government, Government, our area's views will continue to beg. forcefully presented. ACTION CENTRES Port Hopë: Cobourg: Bowmanville: Newcastle: Port Perry: 1$ Ontario Street 243 Division' Street 215 King Street E. 118 Kirlg Street E. 108 Water Street (416) 885-6378 (416) ,372-5456 (416) 623-2220 (416) 987-4755 (416) 985-7361 Give the future d chance , -I on February 18th. DURHAM - NORTHUMBERLAND f Authorizedfey W J. Gordon r the Official Agent 18 Ontario Street Port Hope