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8-Orono Weekly limes, Wednesday, December 14, 1983 Town employee dies of heart attack Ray Goodwin, by-law enforcement enforcement officer for the Town of Newcastle, died of a heart attack on Tuesday evening of last week while jogging with his son. Goodwin, 47, resided in Whitby, and has been an employee of the Towri of Newcastle for the past year. Goodwin had a long history of security service being being with the Ontario Provincial Provincial Police and the Pickering Police force as a constable for thirteen years. Between 1970 and 1982 he held various security and security consultant consultant positions with a number of firms including Ontario Hydro. On December 5th the general purpose committee of the Town of Newcastle, the day prior to his death, changed changed the title of his position to municipal law enforcement officer. Sam at , . . Queen's Park Province to open up budget process In my last column 1 outlined outlined details of the Ontario Government's new public sector restraint program. This week, 1 would like to talk about another important initiative announced by Treasurer Larry Grossman. Mr. Grossman told the House recently that he plans to open up the budget process in several significant ways. Traditionally, a veil . of secrecy has surrounded the development of provincial budgets. Obviously some element^ of revenue policy must remain confidential until until budget day but as the Treasurer said, the current emphasis on secrecy is overemphasized. The complexity complexity of today's economic challenges demands a high level of analysis and consultation; consultation; this can be achieved only only by opening up the budget process to participation by interest interest groups, assembly members and the general public. To help accomplish this goal, the Treasurer will introduce important, innovations innovations to the budget process' this year. First, an economic and fiscal statement will be tabled in the legislature. This document document will include projections which set the stage for major policy decision to be taken in the spring budget. Second, over the next few months the Treasurer will , table several pre-budget papers, each/ dealing with a •'specific issue of budgetary policy. In the past most budget papers have been tabled tabled with the bufjget oil budget day; although they might have been| useful in understanding budget is,sues, they were often overlooked in the attention paid 10 the budget itself. As part ol the new budget process, these papers will be addressed to a wider audience, thereby pro viding a much improved basis for public discussion of budget issues as they are be- _ ing developed-not after the fact. The timing of a n - nouncements of transfer payments to school boards, hospitals and municipalities is also being revised. In the past, transfer dédisions were not made until some of the recipients were well into their fiscal year. This made it difficult difficult for them to plan and manage their resources effectively. effectively. In order to give transferees more lead time in their knowledge of provincial support levels, the Treasurer hopes to make the appropriate appropriate announcements this fall rather than in February or March of next year. Before any decisions on transfer payments are made, Treasury officials will consult with, the affected groups, . such as the Association of Municipalities of Ontario, to learn their views on 1984 financing levels. Government will continue to make the final decisions on . economic policy but the problems problems we face are so complex and their solutions so elusive that we cannot. afford narrow,«internal narrow,«internal policy formulation. formulation. A broad range of ideas and options will help us choose wisely now and in tÿ years ahead. Thank . you to Julia Lockhart for arranging the Queen's Un'ivcrsity Alumni Association for Durham visit to Queen's Park last week. Might I also say congratulations congratulations to my wife Kathy on her splendid piano concert performance last Wednesday , at the McLaughlin Li bra A in. Osltawa. ' Fintjjly, 1 was pleased mice again to help out; at the Oshawa Rotary auction organized by Rogers Cable TV. From the Dim and Distant Past PAST 1937 December 2 There are several cases of chickenpox in Orono. Miss Agnes Waddell has accepted a position as bookkeeper bookkeeper in Ted Woodyard's radio shop. ■ Mr. John Morris had a wood bee last week and is now set. for his wood supply this winter. The Independent Order of Oddfellows dance was held last week with a smaller crowd than expected. The lucky draw for the geese went to Mrs. Tom Cowan and Mr. Henry Cornish. At Ted Woodyard's radio and electric store the following following items wereNon sale - .used electric washing machine $19.50,s new washing machines $69.50, and a Croslcy Mantel 7-wjhc radio set was $9.95. The first 25 boys and girls at Tyrcll's Drug Store arc: (girls) Joyce Tennant, Shirley Porter, Betty Pinion, Audrey Billings, Mildred Richards, Jean Forrester, Joan Manning, Manning, Audrey Pebble, Wilda Hooey, Merle Carlcton, Muriel Reid, Dawn Moffat, Kathleen Simpson, Carol Staples, Le nor a Wood, Helen Wood, Ruth Lutin, Lorcen Manning, Jean Rainey, Shirley Payne, Joyce Sutton, Grace Hudson, Lor- na Lewis, Marg Jackson, and Lois Dean. The 25 boys were: George Shaw, Marv Lunn, Harry Rowe Lynch, Carl Flintoff, Jack Watson, Dean West, Donnie Mercer, Bob Cooper, Ross Taylor, Bob Casey, Ross Thompson, Carman Carman Cornish, Fred Glanville, Jim Patterson, Don McLaren, Gerald Rainey, Dick Wood, Gary Hancock, Jack Pebble, Kennedy Gray, Bill Jordan, Moris Armstrong, Armstrong, Glen Tamblyn and Sonny Jordan. The annual meeting ol- the Durham County I lolsteiit Breeders' Association will lie held -on December 7.1 h in Newcastle. At 12:30 a ha liquet liquet will be held costing 65 cents a goose dinner. DIM AND DISTANT PAST 1958 December 4 Harvey Partner Plumbing officially opens on the 5th and 6th and will display. bathroom fixtures, heating equipment, and plumbing fixtures. Mr. Partner has planned a valuable door prize to some lucky visitor. A meeting of the directors of the Orono Chamber of Commerce was held in the Orono Hydro Office to discuss the parade of floats which are to be in the Orono Santa Claus parade December 13th. An election for three Clarke Councillors was held between Mi ."Dent, Mr. John Stone, Mr. Sa very and Mr. W.R. Lilian. Stone*received ■ : 594 votes. Savory 494, Dent . 378 and Lllioll not being elected because there was only only three placements, received 254 votes. The election for V : two trustees for the , school- board resulted in Harold Dean with .211 votes, Lawrence Greenwood whh 197 and Truman Henderson the defeated candidate with . 154 votes. The first, Durham County : Junior Farmer's Award night was held ' in the Clarke , Township Hall, Orono, on November 27th. Close to 300 people jammed the hall for the occasion. The purpose of the evening was to recognize what the 4-H members had done throughout the year. The awards were - the CrjE shield, United Nations Trip, 4 r H club congress, 4-H Homemaking , Club, Breeders' Award, and the E.A. Summers awards. (Continued page 9) The Corporation of the TOWN OF NEWCASTLE PUBLIC NOTICE The Newcastle Fitness Fitness Centre will be closed on the foliow : ing dates: Saturday, Dec. 24/83 Sunday, Dec. 25/83 .Monday, Dec. 26/83 Saturday, Dec. 31/83 Sunday, Jan. 1/84 Monday, Jan. 2/84 H.F. Payne " Facilities Manager Date of Publication: December 14, 1983 | ******* if! iiiil. iiiii