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Orono Weekly Times, 13 Nov 1974, p. 7

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Candidates' forum Noveber 9th in. Orono .nAle Orono Home and Scho.ý Association has made ar- rangements to hold a candi- dates forum reiating to- the upcomning.board of education) election. The forum is scheduled for Tuesday, November l9th com menc ing at 8.00 p.m. sharp. It is being heid in the generai purpose roomn of the Orono Public School. Everyone is urged to attend to hear the views of thF candidates who will be runu- ing in Ward three of the Town of Newcastle. There are twc ýandidates to be eiected. TO BE AN ELECTION IN WARD THREE As of 2.30 on Tue sday afternoon three candidates had filed papers for Ward three in the Town of New- castle. They were incumbent Board members W. H. Car- man, Lawrence Greenwood along with George Camrnn who is making hisfirst bld for' election to the school board. There are to be two elected from the three candidates. In Ward one where there are to be two members elected only two had filed papers as of 2.30 on Tuesday, Allan J. Werry and Sidney Wýorden, both incumbent., members. In Ward.two, Bowmanville, where again two will, be' elected only two. have filed papers being incumbent Allan Strike and a new corner J. Keith Shackleton, In the coming year the ToWn of Newcastle obtains one new member to the Board. In the Wat there bas been five members from the area but under the new policy> there will be six with Bow- manville having two repre- sentatives as well as Darling- ton with two and Clarke, Newcastle and Orono with provincial expenditure ceil- îngs will' be maintained. The Ministry, Mr. Wells said, will strongly support the concept of community use of schools af ter regular hours as well, as the use. of. vacant school facilities for commun - ity purposes during séhool' hours.The Minstry will also urge -school boards to exa- mine their procedures and policies relating to liaso n and co-operation with communîty âeencies that may wish to use six point program intend- o promote the community se of schools was announced 1last week by Education Minis- ter Thomas Wells. Speaking to the Ontario Communities and Schoois Conference in London, Ontar- o, Mr. Wells stated that for the balance of the 1974-75 school year the Ministry wil grant boards up to $10,000 per project for new or expanded comnmunity schooi projects The money cani be uý,d for staffing of such programs. The community schools unit v be created within the £stry-with a small staff in' the Toronto office and a community education Qfficer in each of the nine regional areas across' the province. Mr. Wells said that the new unit wiil employ existing Ministry staff, and will not require biW f additional personnel. The unit personne he said,. will work in th schools at the grass ro level, improving and expan( ing existing communit school programs and develor ing new ones. The communit schools unit will be backed b: an advisory committee cor' prised ôf representatives provincial organizations con cerned with recreation, edu cation and community af fairs. The. Ministry will als produce a practical handbocl that Wili inform and motivai4 school principals, staff, an( interested citizens regardini the community use of -hooiv It will contain facts, ideas and examples. The current poiicy of allow. ing school boards to cèlassify their expenditures related to community school activities outside the limits of the Consuit With Us for Expert HeIp t3Good Frorm? It Starts Here Whatever business forms you may need . . . bis, Ietterheads,, file cards, work sheets, envelopes, ledgers, labels ... we do the job! ORONO WEEKLY TIMF% PHON E ý983-530 i Cutting bock on use ofàp slur board facilities. Mr. Wells said that he was not talking about building new schools to accommodate com- munity school programs but rather about making use of existing school buildings in new ways and for new purposes. The Ministry, Mr. Wells said, strongiy supports pro- grams and projects that encourage individuals and groups to use schoois for activities that extend the schooi as a cultural, social Cockburn YRONO. WEÉKILY TIMES4 NOVEMBER l3th, ,1974- The cost of sugar keeps rising and folks are bpçoinni-n to find the topic uppermost on the lips of those they encoun- ter. ren1mm mte ranuwTflg t U tips wili assist to cut down on the amount of sugar con- sumed by the family. Try to mnake sweet cookies with less sugar to start. Glaze cakes with oag juice while they are hot, or sprinkle a littie icing sugar over the top to replace frostings. Custard Pies use littie sugar. and learning centre of the neighbourhood for people of A ages. Muffins generally use less sugar mfan caie' and are satisfying. Use fruit for desserts. For a sweet tasti-gesse ,t mix a littie brown 'sugar in yogurt and add slieed banan- as. For an elegan.t dessert make cream puffs, fi crepes with cottage cheese mixed with fresh fruit or serve hot apple fritters. Instead of sprinkling a big spoon of sugar on a grapefruit spread a littie honey over the top. At snack time, replace cookies with crackers spread with peanut butter or cheese. If you force yourself to drink tea or coffee without sugar you may grow to enjoy it that w ay. If not try a sugar substitute-. Envimn ment Onlurio [el à,e ts id- Ity of id id Y In a province the size of ours, it O0 can take two days just to, drive from ýS one end to another. It's that big, it's that spread out. And looking affer the environment for such a vast area is one of the most comptex tasks that the Ontario Government.has. For years, we've been work ing from Toronto, working at long dis- PaulC tances from many of you. That's ail changed now. The Min- istry of the Environment has corne to you. Environmental matters are-now being Iooked after in six Regional Offices through- out the province. There ore also 23 district offices to help keep a dloser eye on -environ- mental services -air, Iand and water. Each region has a Director, someone whose only job is to care for the envlronmental needs of that specific 'plece' of Ontario. The Regional Office for Central Ontario, which encompasses Metropolitan Toronto, the Regional Municipalities of Halfon, Peel, York, Durham, Muskoka, and the Counties of Simcoe, Northumberland, Peter- borough, Victoria and Haliburton, is in Don Mills. The Director in charge is Mr. P. G. Cockburn. District offices are already established in Barrie, Gravenhurst, Peterborough, Oakville and Toronto. Paul Cockburn is a prof essional engineer who has had many years, experience working in environmental "management. He's familiariz- ing himself with the envi- ronmental neeçis f the Central Region-as part of Ontarios new policy to, place environ- ~ mental control ~~4-~coser to the 1sourde. 1he New Ontarko Ministry of the Environment Ontario Minister, The Hon. William G. Newman Deèputy Minister: Everett Blggs Regional off ice1 150 Ferrand Drive Don Milis, Ontario Tel. (416) 424-3000 District offices, Barrie, Gravenhurst,. Peterborough, Oakville, Toronto Commundity use of schools 6new regional offices to serve individuailcommunities better. - ---------

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