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-Enrolled in Kirby Cubs Orono Weekly Timies, Wednesday, Novemnher 17, 1982, 5 United Way now over Oine $ Millioôn mark The, Oshawa-Whitby- Newcastle United Way Cam- paign has now collected $1,008,809 or 67 percent of its objective of $1 .5 million. Publicity c hairman, Jim Kirkconnell stated that it is important for canvassers to complete their collections as soon as possible. Some cam- paign sectors has shown as slow response, and it is par- ticularly in -these areas that more effort is required. Mr. Kirkconnell emphasized that ".everyone must pitch in" if the goal is to be achîeved, 50 we can provide needed fun- ding to United Way agencies during this more difficult economic period. Hie reiterateçl that United Way support is "needed more than ever before." Groups singled out for their excellent contributions included the Oshawa Times Employee Campaign which is up 96 percent and the YWCA where there has been 100 per- cent participation by the staff with an average gift of over $47.00. The total staff of Queen Elizabeth School (24 People in total) have con- tributed over $1,000. AIl 70 employees of the Oshawa Red Cross (mostly homemakers) have con- tributed an average of nearly $24.00., A canvas of the com- mercial area in the Village of Newcastle has been coin- pleted with good results. Four young boys were Kirby Public School. Puk, following the ceremony. Shayn Ballagh, Tyril Allin enrolled into the Kirby Cubs The new Cubs are pictured (Left to right) Lairm Mlin, and Dwayne Walker. last week in a ceremony at the above with their leader, Dave Consultation Pagper on Children's Services When the Children's Ser- vices Division of the Ontario Ministry of Community and' Social Services was establish- ed in 1977, the laws govern- ing children's services were identifled as being one of the areas of the systemn in which reform was needed. The existing laws are con- fusing and difficuit to read. What is more, there are in- consistencies among the various acts and probably, most importantly, it is felt that the rights of children and families are not adequately protected. Whîle some changes to the various acts were introduced in 1979, these amnendments were not intended to represent long- term comprehensive change. Sînce that tîme, ministry personnel have been working with regional committees, organizations who provide children's services a nd, in- divîduals with . expertise, in. this important area, to develop a consultation paper which would serve as a framework for a unified Children's Act . This con- sultation paper, entitled The Children's Act, has now been published. The single piece of legisla- tion it proposes would reform and consolidate aIl existing legisiation dealinig directly wth children in Ministry programs. Included in the Child Welfare Act, The Training Schools Act, The Children's Residential Ser- vices Act, The Children's Probation Act, The Children's Institution Act, The Day Nurseries Act, and The Children's Mental Health Services Act. It would also deal with those aspects of the.Provincial Courts Act as it relates to observation and detention homes and those parts of The Developmental Ser-vices Act, The Charitable Institutions Act and The Hlomes for Retarded Persons Act, which relate to children. Although ih has been H ydro extends sehedule two years for units 3 1& 4 recommended that the new legislation be entitled The Children's Act, other possi- ble titles include The'-Child and Family Services Act, The Children's and Youth Ser- vices Act, The Child, Youth and Family Services Act, The Chldren's Services Act or The Family Services Act. Suggestions about the pro- posed legislation's title will be part of the consultative pro- cess which is to take place in the comning months. It is the purpose of the consultation paper to generage discussion and feedback on the future direction of children's ser- vices legislation in Ontario. The consultation period will end on April 29, 1983. In addition to welcoming wyrit- ten comments on the paper, the Ministry will be schedul- ing several public meetings through its regional and area offices. Once the consulta- tion- period, is over, a, legislative bill will be developed by the Ministry for introduction in the House, most lîkely in the faîl of 1983. Might I thank the various organizations who 'kindly in- vited Kathy and I to the Remnembrance Day Services. It is always a lot of work in preparation of the services and thanks to ail of you who attended. WOODALL, CARPENTRY Fui/y Licenoed 10 Yem iExpene Rrodkm Car3ts Decks, RSdfnq Er. Cali 983-9759 In a move to limait borrow- ing, Ontario Hydro's Board of Directors has decided, to add about two years to the construction schedule of units 3 and 4 at the DarI- ington nuclear project. The first two units remain on target for May, 1988, and February, 1989. Unit 3 is put back to 1991, from November,'1989, and unit 4 to 1992 f 'rom August, 1990. "This decisio6n will lower our borrowing requirements over the next few years'by about $250 million," said Milan Nastich, Hydro's President. "It demonstrates the Board's concern with the amount of capital available when the country is in economic doldrums," lie said today. The Hydro Board also ap- proved a new load forecast predicting a 2.1 percent average annual growth in the use of electricity to the year 2000, down from 3 percent in the last forecast. "When major Ontario in- dustries such as mining, steel and automobiles are struggl- ing, it comes as no surprise that they're not using as much eleci ricity and this af- fects us," Nastich said. "However, the 2.1 percent still means long terni growth on the system and Hydro must plan accordingly. "We are strongly commit- ted to completing Darlington. It will provide economic, reliable electricity for our customers. "In addition it is a megaproject that will provide a powerful economic stimulus... .27,500 man-years of employment on site and billions of dollars in revenues for Canadian Industry," Nastich said. The Board's challenge, he said, was to match the Dari- ington construction schedule with the growing load in a way that kept borrowîng to a minimum and flexibility to a maximum. "Adding about' two years te units 3 and 4 gave us the most flexibility to deal with changes in demand -- up or down -- at the lowest cost. "This alternative will spread the manpower needs more evenly over the life of the project," Nastich said. "The people we'd planned to hire between 1983 and 1987 will now be hired in the 1988-92 period instead." Between 300 and 700 jobs will be rescheduled - mostly in1 construction trades. At peak the project will employ 2,900 people. The overaîl effect on the project's, total cost depends mainly on what happens to the inflation rate and interest rates between now and 1992. "The bottom line is this: in the long term, the faster we complete Darlington, the' lower the cost of electricity; in the short term, the Board felt that in the current hard economic times, we should be putting as little pressure 'as possible on the financial markets," Nastich said. Sam at. Queen's Park THANK YOU 1 would like ta, thank the peaopie af Ward 3 for their support and encauragement over the past 2 years. STa ail those wha warked an my behaif the past few weeks, ta the vaters and ta my famiIy - a special "Thank Yau." 1 look farward ta cantinuing keeping in tauch with everyone in the cammunity and serving you as your Regianal Councillar Sincerely, Diane Hamre. 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