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1976 Regional Tax Hike Is Lower than Expected A special meeting of the or $750,000. pending on whieh alternative Durham Regional council was For the taxpayer an applica- they choose. held today to discuss setting tion for the smaller of the two The increase in taxes will the 1976 budget for general amounts would reduce the depend on which municipality purposes presented by the average increase in taxes for a taxpayer is living in because regional finance committee. people across the region to of the different assessment The committee has found about 13 per cent or $15. values in the region which that the actual impact of the If regional council accepted have resulted in a total of 22 1976 budget on individual the second application over different mill rates. taxpayers will not be as high the smaller application, the The following estimated as they had expected due to taxes of individual residents average tax bills for the nearly $2 million in cutbacks would be reduced to an even various municipalities in the and through the proposed use lower level of 11 per cent, an region are based on the larger of development charge levies. increase over last year of $13. of the two applications for The committee has pro- In addition to the application development charges pro- posed two applications of for development charges, the posed by the finance commit- development charge levies tax cuts would also be the tee. which could reduce the in- result of cutbacks to the Bowmanville, $108, a $15 crease in taxes for the various regionaldepartmental increase; Newcastle, $105, a individual Durham Region committee and board budgets $15increase; Darlington, $125, resident as low as il per cent. which totalled more than $1.8 a $17 increase; Port Perry, To bring the net budget million in cutbacks to the $93, a $12 increase; Scugog, down to a lower level the two overall budget. $91, $11 increase; Oshawa, proposals for development A preliminary estimate of $120, a $14 increase; Cart- charge levies to be presented the 1976 budget made earlier wright, $98, a $11 increase; at the meeting today include this year showed a possible Town-of Uxbridge, $106, a $9 applications for either $500,000 increase of approximately 28 increase; Uxbridge Township, per cent in net spending. $204, a $19 increase; Scott, The gross 1976 budget has $182, a $16increase; Pickering T T T increased an estimated $4 Township, $179, a $23 in- S million over last year's budget crease; Whitby, $142, a $15 GETA QUOrE FROM to $43,301,967. increase; Beaverton, $68, a $5 I/S BEFORfE You BU8gy With the two finance com increase; Cannington, $74, a 1M B T mittee alternatives for de- $6 increase; Brock, $156, a $15 _______________ velopment charge levies be- increase; Thorah, $112, a $11- MfORE TO PlIJMBING fore them, however, the increase; East Whitby, $191, a regional council could keep $23increase; Ajax, $137, a $15 1 THAN the net amount required from increase; Pickering Village, MIITSTHk the general levy down to $137, a $14 increase, Clarke, MEETS THE$14,405,510 or $14,155,510, de- $161, a $22increase. EYE ' Durham North PCs To Hold Nomination In Uxbridg PAR TNER The Durham North Pro- ORONO 983.52U6 gressive Conservative Associ- ation will hold a Nomination ÈSSO HOME HEAT Convention Thursday, April 8, SERVICE 1976, at the Music Hall, Taln gto Our GoidMedal Banker about homne e 0• furnîshings imeant alottous. Good things happenwith a Gold Me t Ban ker. Let's talk• The First Canadian Bank Bank of Montreal 2 King St. West Bowmanville 623-4411 e, April 8 Uxbridge, at 8:00 p.m. The Nomination Night is being hpld to select a candidate to represent Progressive Con servatives in Durham North in a provincial election. The riding is currently represented at Queen's Park by P.C. Member Bill Newman. Mr. Newman is a former Minister nf Environment and :ast October, was appointed Ontario Minister of Agri- culture and Food. le will be seeking the nomination to serve as his party's candidate for the riding in the next election. "'Tbe Opposition Parties at Queen's Park have aiready served notice they may sup port one another in a com- bined vote to topple the Minority Government. The Executive of Durham Nortb P.C. Association bas decided it wants a candidate nomîn- ated btlllë event oatn el&cl1on call," Norm Lyons, Riding President said In the Editor's Mail Dear Editor: Thank you, Mrs. W.E. Craig. Canadians are a selfish inward-looking lot and might do more to help the Common- wealth ... share a little more of Canada s wealth, Hope it is the end of the chanting' in such an other- wise good weekly. Geo. Sand, Box 162, Lin dsay. Editor's Note:ndou'I have to admit, columnist Chant's art- icles got a reaction from at least three readers. And that's quite an achievement in itself. Expand Automatic Fire Alarm System The automatic fire alarm system at the Bowmanville Fire Hall was recently expanded to accommodate new alarms at the numerous industrial plants and other businesses locating here. The existing 20 positions on the board had only one vacancy left while the additional two rows installed by Heinz Kellar of Dyer and Miller Fire Alarm Systems, will handle another 20 alarm connections. Penitentiary Location Announced in a Month Seugog and Uxbridge Town- ships will have to wait for a month until an announcement is made concerning the loca- tion of the Penitentiary Ser- vice reception centre, Ontario Riding MP Norm Cafik has said. Mr. Cafik told Scugog coun- cil members that a decision bas not been reached yet. This information came from a meetingin his Pickering office on March 12 where a discus- sion was held about their bid for the penitentiarv location. The $10 million institution planned for an unknown site in one of the two townships will bring an estimated $100,000 in annual grants from the pro- vince. Uxbridge Mayor Carl Puter- bough said he was confident that the site will be located within the Township of Ux- bridge. 1 "I have not any doubt in my mind what willhappen," he said, although he admitted that it was just speculation. Scugog council refused the site when it was first an- nouneed in their township, but now bas entered a bd for the penitentiary site. The Uxbridge mayor said "at no time were we ever in competition with Scugog We did not do anything until they turned it down." At the meeting on March il, Mr. Cakif said that he was satisfied that the two town- ships bad been given equal considerationinvthe peniten- tiary proposaI. Gr_ý7eat Pine Riidge Manager Has Accepted New Jack C. Beech, manager of and hopes to be able to The Great Pine Ridge Tourist continue to help his friends Council for the past four years and acquaintances in the xwill be joining R E J Great Pine Ridge in bis new Advertising and Promotions capacity. Lîmited of Oshawa on Aprjil 'The .omnpany I.arn..oing, 151. R E J Promotions Limiited, is Council President George particularly interested in Coling, in making this an- belping to solve marketing nouncement recently, stated and promotional problems in that over the past four years the tourism field. I hope that the Council's annual budgets my twenty years of inter- and the economic return to the national and Canadian exper area from Tourism have ience in tourism development almost doubled. will still be useful to the area." "Wp er ah nàr(r- -e seem o oe on a mor professional footing now an our promotional programme for 1976 are well set. Jack ha delayed accepting this nev position until our new are map, our annual TRAVE] GUIDE and work programm for tbis year have bee produced." Contacted for comment Jack Beech said that lie ha enjoyed working with the loca tourism development groul DIRECT EXPRESS S BOWMA NVILLE TO TORONTO Ef fective March 29th' VOYAGEUR COLONIAL LTD. WILL BEGIN AN EXPRESS COACH SERVICE TO DOWNTOWN TORONTOÏ Departing from the Flying Dutchmn Motor Inn 7:35 a.m. - Daily Exc. Sunday. Arriving Toronto (Bay & Dundas) at 8:40 a.m. Return Trip leaves Toronto at 5:00 p.m.- Daily Exc. Sunday. Arrives at the Flying Dutchman Motor Inn at 6:00 p.m. One-way Fare: $2.90 Round Trip $5.55 Club 65: $2.00 - One Way Monday - Thursday. SAVE MORE WITH COMMUTATION BOOK TICKETS NOTE: THIS COACH DOES NOT USE HIGHWAY NO. 2 FOR FREE INFORMATION ON ALL VOYAGEUR SE RVICES FROM BOWMANVILLE - PHONE 623-3024 SCOTT'S FURNITURE 73 KING Sf. ýe ds Letter to s w the Editor a Re: E.P. Chant's "Babes" L Mouths the last three issues: e Dear Ted. n You seem r e ocatching it frum ahl directions, you, de- t, serve it too. s Having a couple of other i things to do than keep writing Editors letters, I hadn't gotten around to remonstrating with you about your Babes' drool- ing mouths and the need of having their chins wiped and their behinds spanked. There I ve just about dished what I was about to further remonstrate with you about. Peoples kids. You are tread- ing dangerous ground there, young man, People's kids and grandkids can do no wrong in their eyes. All who read and sympathized with you to a point, thought that, "of course, he's talking about other people's kids, not ours." Then of course there is this 10 consider: Another opinion: Jesus ioved the little children, so do we, Loving as we are, il's plain to see, We'be forgotten oneimportant 1tool - the rod, Loving firmness withchild or fractious fool Isn't breaking The Golden Rule. As to your drooling Babes' mouths, on the question of our affiliation with Great Britain, Mrs. W.E. Craig, did all the necessary there. Thank God, someone is keeping an eye on Your "Bahps." For shame, anyone with the ability to write as you did, the article of "The Seals" in the next round of so-called civil- ization, 10 write witb sucb liffle regard for tradition, is belittling a talent, art or craft. Also, as a youngster yourself, wbere do you gel tbese radical ideas? From listening to tbe talk nf misguided elders or from our great educational sns°em? We, tbe °ird and fourth generation of Can- adians, may be a minority nox\, but we ton bave our rights! Why, our Gracious Queen or God Himself, deigns to notice us is almost past comprehen sion but tbankfuliy, she and HE do. Watch it, kid, we are watching you, another thing for which you should be grateful. Mary A. Morris Position An announcement regard- ing a new manager for the Great Pine Ridge Tourist Council is expected shortly. Section Two The Canadian Statesman, Bownianville, March 31, 1976 St. Jo0n % AmÉbu lance Holds First Aid "You're at home in the evening with a few friends. Suddenly you hear someone yelling and knocking at the door. When you apswer you discover a very upset girl, who is about 14 years old. She tells you that she bas been babysit- ting with a young boy next door. He had been put to bed and about 10 minutes later appeared at the top of the stairs with the upper part of his clothing ablaze, Frighten- ed and in pain he ran down the stairs, tripped as he neared the bottom and was left lying on the floor. The fire in his clothing had apparently gone out. Act as you should. You've. got 20 minutes. Go!" This could well be one of the problem situations given to' this year's entry teams in the sixth annual St. John Ambu- lance Provincial Open First Aid Championship Competi- tions, taking place at Moss Park Armoury on Saturday, Championshîps April 24 at 2:00 p.m. Out of a a trophy at the close of the possible 44, already 39 teams competitions. An industrial have entered the competitions First Aid team from Canada to date. Team backgrounds Cement LaFarge, Woodstock, range from the Armed Forces, has not only grabbed the Fire Fighters, the Mining Senior Men's trophy for four Industry and Scouts to - of consecutive years, but bas course - the St. John Ambu- also been the overall Provin- lane. cial Champion for the same Thirty specially trained number of years - and has casualty simulators will use entered again this year. make up to "inflict" lifelike The public is welcome to wounds and injuries on the 132 attend and spectators enjoy an young people who will act as overall view of the competi- casualties in the three First tions from the gallery around Aid problems teams will be the main floor of the Armoury asked to solve. Two judges are where the teams will be assigned to examine each competing simultaneously. team's performance and will change teams for each pro- Ottawa isolates Canadians blem. In total there will be 90 from the realities of the judges, with Mr. Harry Ham- marketplace by subsidizing mond as Chief Judge for the fuel costs. Japan, on the other competitions. hand, is preparing for sharply The winning team in each of reduced automobile use and the five categories - Senior slower manufacturing growth Men, Senior Women, Senior by encouraging the develop- Mixed, Intermediate and ment of small firms capable of Junior - will be presented with adjusting to changing events. COMM U N ITY M EMO R IAL HOS P ITA L PORT PERRY, ONTARIO ýAnnul eein Notice is hereby given that the Annual Meeting of the Community Memorial Hospital Corporation, Port Perry, will be held on Wed., March 31st, 1976 at 8:O00p.m. î in the Municipal Hall, Port Perry to:, RECEIVE REPORTS OF COMMITTEES RECEIVE REPORT OF AUDITORS NOTICE OF MOTION TO AMEND BY-LAWS ELECTION OF GOVERNORS TRANSACT OTHER BUSINESS Copies of the by-Iaws may be examined at the office of the Secretary at any time durng regular office hours, prior to the annuat meeting (1) The following persons shah be members upon resolution of the Board: (a) A person who has donated or who donates $100.00i n any one year to the Corporation shall be a life member; (b) The president or chief officer of an association or corporation which pays the Corporation the sum of $500.00 in any year shall be exoficio a member of the Corporation in any year; (c) A person who pays the annual membership fee ($2.00) to the Corporation in any year shaH be a member of the Corporation for that year; the amount of this fee shall be established from time to time by resolution of the Board of Governiors, and (d) Persons appointed as honorary members who shall not be subject to fees and 1who sh Il not be entitled to vote; (2) A member who pays his fees annually shahl not be entitled to vote at any meetings of the Corporation unless his membership was paid in full at least thirty days prior to the date of the meeting. 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