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The Acton Free Press Wednesday Jan Patricia Duncan Ballinafad Attendance down at church IHkC the holiday They Hospital Hope she respond In hospital IC lUUIXO a I LCI IIUMIVj Msny ere 111 Two responsible for keeping MPP Julian Reeds two offices running smoothly Patricia Duncan runs his riding office in Milton Andrews looks after his Queen Park office As riding secretary Mrs Duncan deals with the wide variety of calls made by con stituents to the riding office located above the hardware store on corner of Main and Martin Sis Mrs Duncan described her Job as primarily public relations As she spoke it became evident she helps many people to sort their way through the confusion of policies and regulations that affect them The problems she hears most frequently have to do with workmen lion unemployment insu rancc and old age pensions We get everything else too from land severance to school busses she commented Sometimes the problem can be solved with a few phone calls by Mrs Duncan who has contacts in all the ministries Alternately callers are given names and numbers to make the con tacts themselves In either case the information they end up with is the same She provides a link to Mr Reed who is loo busy In queen a Park to be at his riding office every day house is in session four days a week and sittings often run late into the evening Mrs Duncan can however make arrangements for people to meet with Mr Reed in Milton Mr Reed calls his riding office daily and Is made aware of requests needing his attention Constituents with concerns should call the riding office rather than the MPP home Mrs Duncan PATRICIA DUNCAN runs MPP Julian Reeds riding office in Milton She handles constituents questions and problems suggests Sometimes a constituent calls to give his views on a particular bill she said That information Is also convoyed to Mr Reed who can use it In the house when the unity arises Or depending on the matter she may ask the caller to put his com In writing All mail is handled Mr Reeds Queen Park office There are voters living in the riding Mrs Duncan handles on average of 30 calls a week the constituent problem is com a file is kept on his case Mrs Duncan extends a special invitation to young people to contact the office if they have problems Young people musn t feel that because they can vote they cant come to Mr Reed she commented They re more than welcome to contact us Born in Ireland Mrs Duncan spent 14 years in Zambia before coming to Canada In She work In Mr Reed riding office a year ago How does a newcomer to Canada prepare to help Cana with their questions about Canadian policies and regulations By reading and by trial and error Mrs Duncan said Having an election was a big help I became aware of what the Issues are In the riding Mrs Duncan is employed by the government of Ontario The legislative assembly provides a fund for a riding secretary for each member of the house Many were still holiday making the first Sunday in The Wfi1 Rev Stiles had a beautiful and Inspiring message as he spoke on New Beginnings It was announced that not were couples from George town Erin as well as other areas who danced the year Ballinafad United Church Special services of worship days of celebration moments of remembrance and times of fellowship are being planned throughout the year On Sun day January is service of communion will be held using the order of service of com union employed by the Methodist church before Union and using the old com union set used by early worshipers of the church Mr and Mrs had their family homo during GO pleas for small bills GO Bus drivers arc having jpei and a disc jockey provided the music Gary and Mrs entertained visitors over the holidays when Mrs Larsen parents Mr and Mrs and daughter from Michigan USA spent a few days with them Mr and Mrs Wilfred Burt had their family home and celebrated New Year together Mr and Mrs JohnKanusek had as their guest John mother from Winnipeg Manitoba who spent several days with them here Mr and Mrs Jesse spent Christmas In with daughter Beth son in law John and grandsons David and Robert While there a bad snow storm Protocol picky business making change for re TS riders and a plea has been V issued that riders carry small Looking after matters related to protocol and pro cedure is the job of Julian Reed Queen s Park secretarial assistant Andrews She the one who arranges for anniversary scrolls and various presen talions the is called upon to make If a school group from the riding is visiting the legislature she Is the one who arranges for them to meet the MPP The work calls for attention to detail It a picky job she commented You have to be fussy It Mrs Andrews Job also to bandit the correspondence In addition she keeps hi diary appointment book fitting interviews and moctlnps into his schedule ANDREWS secretarial assistant to Halton MPP Julian Reed looks after protocol and procedure at his Queen s Park office UCW holds a Winter carnival Feb 19 second annual is sit for The regional winter w run from noon to at Kelso Conservation area will Include cross country skiing toboggan races exhibits skating races snow sculpting citing contests and Inurs of Museum Winter celebrated not lurk runner in Waterloo park Outdoor winter sports will Reservoir and Intended for last week by Mrs Winifred Smith The December meeting of the C was held In the basement of the church It was a pot luck supper in which the husbands and friends were invited The tables sot up were tastefully decorated in accord with the Christmas festivities As usual there was lots of delicious rood Carol singing aid a program followed The gentlemen shared In the program by each buying a mystery Christmas box which the ladies had pre pared and tastefully decor ated with ribbons and bows The proceeds which the tion brought were to be used for the underprivileged In the locality Mrs Frank Smith returned home a few days before Christmas after attcidmg the wedding of her grandson Douglas Burt which took place on December at Saskatoon Saskatchewan There was a family gathering at the Smith farm on Christ mas including the bride and groom who are spending part of their honeymoon the home of his parents Mr and Mrs Burt Mr and Mrs Lloyd Marshall spent Christ mas with members or their family at the home of Mr and Mrs John Polo Rockwood There was a good crowd out for the Christmas eve service at church on Saturday night The candlelit sanctuary was an inspiring setting for the Christmas season There was special music by both the Junior and mens choir Susan Connor sang a solo Sleep Miss Jean Lawr favored with a solo What Child Is This Different members of the congregation read the scripture retaining to the advent season and fin ally the Saviour birth Christmas Carols were sung and at the close of the service Paul Schwartz sang a beautl rendition of Holy Night Outdoor winter sports will Reservoir and Conservation be stressed during the Win Area Celebration Weekend at Waterloo Laurel Creek Nature Centre starting Jan Admission is free for the celebration and the Grand River Conservation Authority is especially welcoming groups They are however asked to phone ahead to advise how many Families are also welcome Tobogganing cross- skiing snow sculpturing snow balling and shoeing will be featured from 10 a to p m A refreshments will be ided The Laurel Creek Nature Centre is located off Highway at the end of Drive In Waterloo at the west end of the Laurel Creek and makes his travel arrangements Then there are the people who drop in off the street with questions or problems to be dealt v Ill Mrs Andrews transcribes Mr Reed speeches and his questions for the house Because the Is the energy in tic in the Liberal caucus Mrs Andrews has the job stimuli Iht for stories related to the energy ismr Sometimes she ob serve proceedings in the house to hate a first hand id til of what goes on Mrs is employed by the caucus She s been working with Mr Reed net he was first to he in September Slit proudly says watched move up from the back benches to a front row scat At Queen Park for seven Mrs Andrews was a secretary in the leaders off lie In fore taking her present Job bills GO Transit says its drivers can sell fares and make but there Is a practi limit to the amount of change drivers can carry and it more and more pas scngers arc offering largo denomination bills GO is asking people to buy their tickets ahead of time but if they must buy on the bus help if they hud small bills or better yet the exact change Selling tickets on the bus slows up boarding and can become an unpleasant deta in winter weather GO is urging passengers buy their tickets at GO where money saving book of 10 tickets and monthly passes art sold night New Year s Mr and Mrs McEnery invited a few friends and relatives to help them celebrate the old year out and the New Year in Sorry to hear Mrs Russell Snider has been suffering for some lime with a back injury She is now a 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