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a A SESE RI GA 12 - PORT PERRY. STAR -- Wednesday, Dec. 15, 1971 ort Perry Santa Clause Parade - December 11,1971 A Santa Claus Parade would not be complete without Old Saint Nick himself. He passed out bags of candy to all the kiddies, and listened as they told him what they'd like to sée under the tree on Christmas morning. Reach Township gets winter works benefit Reach Township has received a $13,900 grant from the Department of Man- power and Immigration under the Local Initiatives Programme which will provide five men with winter employment clearing brush and trees, and insulating and re-wiring municipal buildings. Reach Township is the first municipal government in Ontario Riding to receive money under the Initiatives programme. The Federal Department responsible for the granting of funds for this programme has announced that the criteria for application has been made easier. Norm Cafik, Liberal MP for On- tario -riding asked that projects provide 15 man- months of work instead of the previously required 30 man-months. Mr. Cafik's request has been granted. This change permits smaller organizations and com- munities to take advantage of the programme. Otto Lang, Minister of Manpower and Im- migrations responsible for the Local - Initiatives Programme has announced that to date, (December 9) Parade winners The winning floats in the . Port Perry Santa Claus Parade were: 1. Port Perry Business Ladies Curling League. 2. Community Nursing Home. 3. Cart. wright entry. Whether a float was judged a winner or not, all the persons responsible for all the entries deserve hearty congratulations for the time and effort which made the entire parade successful. more than 300 applications have been approved across Canada providing more than 3,000 men with winter em- ployment. Under the programme, a non-profit organization, a group of private citizens, or a municipal or territorial government may Obtain federal grants of up to half a million dollars to create new employment that will have a significant effect on the betterment of a community. The Township of Reach has already received ap- proval of a grant from the provincial government to provide winter employment of a similar nature within the Township. This provincial grant totals $1,968. New Democrates discuss results of election Port Perry and area New Democrats met Sunday evening at the home of Mr. - and Mrs. George Ausman to discuss the results of - Oc- tober provincial elections. The meeting was the first of a series of meetings the local NDP hopes to hold in the new year. Those persons who at- tended the meeting ex- pressed disappointment - in the NDP showing, while at the same time expressed confidence that the party's fortunes would infprove in the future. It was agreed that hard work will be necessary in the future in an attempt to explain what the New Democratic Party stands for. Eggs are fresh if they sink to the bottom of a bowl of water. If they float don't bother with them. TTI uw PIs HH (RH SL IEMS 1) NEED ME