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Parents of gît ted plan local chapter Some one hundred parents and teachers attended an organizational meeting of the Northumberland and Newcastle chapter of the Association for Bright Children (ABC) iast week ini Cobourg. The meeting was beld to provide information as to special education for the gifted, options available to these children and to form an organization. It has been reported that some 40 parents paid their membersbip of $ 10.00 to formn a new association, chapter 38., The chapter will meet monthly with the elec- tion of officers to be on the agenda for the first meeting. The meeting las-, week was addressed by Joan Breenway, a gifted program resource teacher, who said that many parents and gifted children do face a social stigma as be- ing labelled as braggarts. She said this should not be the case. ABC is a non-profit organization and over the past ten years has grown from a single chapter to 37 across Canada 1'-rom New.- foundland to Manitoba. It bas as its aim to foster a better understanding of the bright or gifted child and to creaie a clîmate of acceptance of the gifted, not as a privileged elite but as anin valuable asset. The associa- tion also intends to encourage educators, trustees and the Ministry to provide challeng- ing programs that will meet ah 'the needs of aIl bright and ail highiy motivated children. Parents were told the first step in deaiing with the gifted was identification. It was pointed out that there are a number of metbods now in use ranging from academic, pyschological or others or a b alance of one or two methods. In Northumberland and Newcastle testing is carried out a grade 3 level and upon identification can then bc Macke ih Your Cause Huntington's 'Dsease - A genetic timne bomb... Huntinigton's disease is a hereditary brain disorder which passes f rom generation to generation, causing slow Physical and mental deteriora- tion - there is no known cure... .yet. There is no retiable diagnosîs, no effecttve' treatinent and no known <cure, yet Huntington's Dsease affects 1 in 1,000 Canadians, and is reiatedl to sinmiar diseases of the brain and centrai nervous system that. affect two million people acrosa the country.' The Huntington Society of Canada is dedicated to finding a cure and pro- viding care and counselting to patients and their families of this inherited and fatal disorder that talces such a dreadfui physicai and emotional toit. Basic research is already under- way but there is a long road ahead. Please help us soive the mystery of Huntingtoni's Diseaee - for more infor- mation or ta send a donation see the coupon beiow. r Z ingonSociety of C;aa - 13 lWater Street N., Sute 3 IBox 333, Cambridge, Ontario NîR 5T8 Telephone (519) 622-1002I TES. 1 would ike ta make Huntington'sj iDisease my cause! IPlease find a cheque enctosed/or please jprocess payment through MasterCard/ Visa O EVisa E]MasterCard I Card #__________ _I jExp. date_____ Amount____ Signature - __ __ 1 El Please send me more information about P. D. LI 1 wish ta be a volunteer for the Society NaineI jAddres____________ City-, - Prov._______ PostalCode --- Phone( )___I ch-rtab[le aifrti.n 1Il.-b., 046404011 15 L---- -- -- - - - directed to special programs which do exist to somec extent within the board. The main criteria used by the local board is academnic. Anin Read of Bowinanville, chapter organizer has asked parents to become part of the new chapter being formed within the jurisdiction of the Nortbumberland and Newcastle Board. The N&N board has begun deveioping special programs geared towards gifted students. A pilot programt launched in November last year is but one example of the board's concern to the gifted. A further special session was held in Port Hope on May 25th. When Bill 82 cornes into ef- fect it will require sçboolI boards to provide sp«îal education programs and ser- vices to intellectuaiiy excep- tionat cbildren. It also catis for the establishmnet of a Special Education Advisory Committe in each district which recently has been formed in the local district by the Northumberland and Newcastle Board of Educa- tion. Mrs. Bonita Cunningham of Stepbenson Road, Newcastle, addressed counicil on Tuesday evening presen- ting ber views as to Group Homes in general and sug- gesting to the Town tbat tbey not give cart1 blanche ap- proval to tbe proposais developed by the province as to Group Homes. Cunningham said sbe ad- dressed council not to throw bricks but tbat everyone sbould be ready to anticipate wbat could happen, She pointed out that the province was in fuît support of residential care because it was cheaper tban institu- tional care., She questioned tbe monitoring of licenced homes and if tbey were in fact viable alternatives. Sbe also ques- tioned funding, the setting of and maintaining of provincial standards anid if the tbeory was coming up.to wbat it was intedned to be. She said she feit people would be better served in institutions. Out in the cold (Continued from page 8) Mayor Rickard, said that aithough be bad sympathy for Mr. OSborne be could not accept the motion as it was contrary to the autbority of council and if îm- plemente d would be an imf- proper act'of council. He said counicil does not bave tbe authority ta refund taxes. The Mayor said be had consulted witb the Town tawyer in tbis matter and the Town treasurer. He also pointed out that council dîd have authority to institute some forms of grants and payment but it did not exist in this case. The Town trecasurer, Kathryn Campbell, did point out that if one did not under- take the constituted appeal GM saves $17 million Lasi week a company spokesman f'or General Motors of Canada poinited out that the company had saved some $17 million since the January cuts ta salaried workers. 1Nick Hall said the salaried people are givîng Up a lot and it represents 5,497 employees. The cuts invloved a freeze in cost of living allowance benefits and the giving up of mnie sup- pmetldays off and one floating holiday. The sat.aried employees also accepted a modification to the company's stock pur- chase program. The tater represents aboput 5 per- cent Ioss of an employee's earnings. There bas also been a reduction in salaried staff through layoffs and early retirements. GM bas said thebenefit cuts helped finance a sales incentive -campaign that offered cash rebates ta buyers of several mnodels. Furtber in addressing council she said tbere were a lot of grey areas in legisiation and tbat everyone seemed to want to teave these grey area atone. Cunningbam referred to a' Home in Clarke Townsbip which sbe said had neyer been licenced for a period of five years. Counc. Hamre ques- tioned tbis point to say that sbe understood tbe Home bad been licenced and in fact how would tbey bave received provincial funds if it bad not been licenced. Both Conces. Hamre and Cowman said tbey agreed to tbe majority of points mnade by Mrs. Cunningham. Counc. Hamnre asked Cun- ningbam if she did not feel tbat the Town was not giving cart blanche approval to tbe province due to the by-law in existance in tbe Town of Newcastle. Cunningbam did say that in some cýases the province did bave marvellous stan- dards but tbey were not being implemented. The brief submitted by Mrs. Cunningham was refer- red to staff to examine and report. trocess tbey were in fact out in the coki. Coune. Cowman suggested that the legal opinion be in writing and stated that Osborne was a victim of cir- cumstances wbich was dif- ficuit to tolerate. On motion of Counc. Hubbard a report from legal staff is to be presented to council in this matter Counc. Hamnre questioned wby ail thîs information was not available to council members at the Gneral Pur- pose comimittee meeting rather than at this time. Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, May 26th, 1982 - 9 Reg*eion commîerttee backs rNewcastle The planning committee of the Region of Durham last week supported the wishes of the Towni of Newcastle in tur- ning aside approval of a new shopping centre in Bowman- ville at Base Line Road and Waverley whicb bas been stated would create some 250 jobs and ýgenerate a tax revenue of some $225 ,00. Ail three Downtown Business Associations in the Town of Newcastle spoke out against the deveiopment as did alt members of the Town of Newcastle council present ai the planning committee meeting. The Town of Newcastle has repeatedly turned aside approval of the proposai witb tbe exception of'Counc. Pro-. ut -who has supported the project as a means of creating jobs and generating further tax revenues. In speaking witb Counc.Hamre foilowing the meeting iast week she said the Town of Newcastle council had opposed the proposaI as a unit. Many regional members of the committee and the chair- man of the Region, Gary Herrema, ail said it was a mistake to turn aside the pro- posaI and short-sigbted. Councillor Prout bas repeatediy said the people in the area want the new shopp- ing centre whicb is intended to include a Zellers complex. Tbe issue now goes before Regional council this' week and members of the local DBIAs wiil also be in atten- dance to speak against the proposai. It is expected coun- cil will again support the re- quest from the Town of Newcastle to turn aside the proposai. It is expected bowever that the developer will take bis case before tbe Ontario Municipal Board. Beat garde -n pests wi*th biocontrols by Rick Wukasch Pest Diagnostic and-Advisory Clinie Biologic al control in my garden! A toad zapping -an unwary fly, a praying mantis capturing a grasshopper, a ladyhird beette dining on aphids - these are ail images that corne to mind whcn we mention biological control. Biological control is the direct or indirect use of liv- ing organisms to reduce populations to levels that cause tolerable injury to garden plants. Biocontrol is nothing new. Naturat con. trol mechanisms have lune- tioned for centuries. In f act, biocontrol is the main rea- son why only ahout one per cent of the more than one million different kinds of plant-feeding insects and mites become significant pests to agriculture or fo- rests. The agents of biocontrol are predators; such cre-a- tures as ladybird beetles which cat pests; parasites for example, the tiny Tri- chogramma wasps which live on or within pests; and pathogens - diseases which afflict pests. There are no magie for- mulas for biocontrol in the home garden. The situatioD is just too complex to expect one or even a few biocontrol agents to control aIl the pests, aIl the time. But there are some practic -al ways you can encourage biocontrol agents to operate in your garden. Diversify your garden. Growing a wide varety of plants provides the variety of habitats necessary for biocontrol agents. Become familiar with the beneficial and the pesty creatures in your garden. Only then can you recognize the biocontrol agents which may be controiling pests actîveiy, and make inform- ed decisions about what, if any, additional control mea- sures are necessary. Reduce your dependence on pesticides, Use other con- trol metbods such as hand picking wherever possible, spraying only when neces- sary. Exicessive usqe of insec- ticid es doegn't conitrol a pest any better than proper uise, but it does reduce nurnbers of predators and parasites in your garden. Select pest i. cides to combat the specific pest probtem sucb as Bacil. lus thuringiensisý. -This pro- duet is an inert suspension of bacterial cells containing poisonous protein crystals. When leaf-eating cýaterpil'- lars cat this residuie, theyý are gradually imnmobilized but other creatures are not affected. Learn to live with a tole- rable level of injury to a crop' or ornamental plant. You can probably stand to put up wîth a fcw less tomna. tocs or more blemished pro. duce in exehange for allow- ing biocontrol agents to thrive in your garden. What about buying lady- bugs and praying mantis eggs? Perhaps the chief value'of introducing these creatures into your gardeni is a feeling of virtue. Con- vergent ladybird beettes, imported from the western United States i n spring, usually disperse whcn in- troduced into your gardeni. The beetles are quite activ e, f ly away, and must feed for-a few weeks before laying eggs. Those coilected in summer live on stored fat, feed vcry little when relcas- cd, and have a low repro- ductive rate. Only a few of the praying mantis which hatch out of an cgg case survive. Mantis bave indis- criminate tastes, eating each other, beneficial insects and Pest$. For the price, it may be more feasible to recognize, colleet and conserve homne- grown predators and para- sites in your garden. Biocontrol is one of many pest contrai techniques which, when combined, can do the job successfully. Bio- contrai agents alone success- fully'control many ýhome garden pests. However, they often need help f rom cul- tuîral, meehanical, pesti- cides and otber control method s. Voîces con cerns over group homes