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eT Woman hurt An Oshawa woman was taken to Port Perry Hospital New Years Day with leg inju- ries after a snowmobile mishap near the Latcham Centre in Port Perry. Police report that Janis Morgan was operating a snow- mobile when the throttle appar- ently'became stuck, and the ma- chine crashed into the Port Perry Auto Supply building be- side the Latcham Centre. Police lay charges Durham Police have laid several charges against snow- mobilers over the holiday sea- son. A spokesman said the Re- gional Police snowmobile patrol laid two charges December 30 for liquor violations on Lake Scugog and another for failing to have insurance. And an operator. has been charged with breaking the new Township by-law which bans the machines on Queen Street in Port Perry. Another charge has been laid for breaking the 1:00 AM curfew in the town of Port Perry. . An Oshawa man faces sev- eral charges after he was stopped by Regional Police while operating a snowmobile at 1:40 AM December 28 on Highway 7A at the intersection with Perry Street. -. David Hampson, 27, was charged with impaired driving, over .08, driving while under suspension and failure to pro- vide proof of insurance. yp _" . Durham Region Police report that a charge of falling to obey a stop sign was lald after an accident on the Oshawa - Road December 22. Terry Gatchell of Blackstock was charged after he allegedly falled to stop at the sigh on Con- AN cession 3 and his truck collided in a car driven by Peter Pltzschell of Woodville, which w s-then pushed Into the path of another vehicle driven by Raymond Haines of Bel mont. The accident took place about 4:00 PM. Local raises bring salaries in line with other area municipalities Scugog Township Council have seen their pay almost dosbis In the past facade, n ruary of 1980, Scugog Mayor Jers Taylor was the lowest paid Mayor in eight mu- nicipalities of Durham. In March of the same year, the Mayor was granted an increase of $400 per annum, to bring his income from the Township to $6,700. This still left Mayor Taylor the lowest paid. Alsoin 1980 , Township coun- cillors did not vote for raises, but did support the increase for the Mayor. Councillors in 1980, for Scugog Township made $56,500 per annum. In April of 1989, a three year pay scale was established for members of Township council. The reasons for the increase were to keep up with an in- creasing workloadin a growing municipality and to bring the salaries in line with what simi- lar sized Townships were pay- ing their elected officials. In 1989, councillors were earning $10,600, and will re- ceive an additional $1,000 the next two years. The Mayor in 1989, was earning $16,000 from the Township. The Mayor will also receive $1,600 the next - two years, to a total of $19,000 by the end of the 1991 term. Durham Region Council- lors have also seen their sala- ries almost double during the pasttenyears. Co In 1980, Regional councillors earned $12,980 from Durham Region for performing their re- gional duties. In addition to this amount, each elected offi- cial is paid at the local level. This brought the Mayor's com- bined salary to $19,680 per year, and Regional Councillors pay to $18,480 per year. In 1989, it was motioned and accepted that councillors who had currently earned $18,023 from the Region annually, would be getting a raise. The council would be receiving a $3,000 pay increase over the next three years. By the end of the current council term, they will be making $21,000 a year. These figures do not include what is paid to each council rep- resentative by their own local municipality. A combined -an- nual salary for the Mayor will come to close to $40,000, while a Regional Councillor will re- ceive just over $30,000 per an- num. An important announcement about | Unemployment Insurance * ? The Government of Canada recently presented to Parliament a series of amendments to the Unemployment Insurance Act (UIA). The purpose of the proposed amendments is to improve existing legislation and to provide additional funds for programs and job training in areas critica to Canada's economic future. Major improvements include additional maternity/parental benefits and the extension of coverage to people who choose to work beyond age 65. ie Although passed by the House of Commons on November 6th, 1989, Bill C-21 is still under consideration by the Senate and will not become law on December 31. Under one section of the current law, workers may qualify for regular UI benefits with at least 10 to 14 weeks of work during the previous ear. That section of the law expires anuary 6th, 1990 and until amend- ments to the Act are adopted the following interim rule applies: Anyone making a claim for regular UI benefits that would have started on or after January 7, 1990, must have worked a minimum of 14 weeks during the last year to qualify. For more information contact your local Canada Employment Centre (CEC). There are more than 500 CECs across Canada; phone numbers are listed in the Federal Government section of your phone book. TY Employment and Immigration Canada Immigration Canada Emploi et Canadi