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The Inaugural meeting of the Town of Newcastle coun- cil was beld on Monday nigbt with swearing ceremony be- ing conducted by David uakes, clerk of the Municipality and invocation beng given by the Reverend Byron Yates, Rector of St. Jobn's Anglican Churcb, Bowmanville. Mayor Garnet Rickard gave tbe inaugural address being followed by brief ad- A Xmas Get-together family Slei*gh Rides On Saturday, December 1 lth, 1982, tbe Ganaraska Region Conservation Autbority wili be offering a Cbristmas Special Event. Tbis will take place at the Ganaraska Forest Centre witb sleigb rides being of- fered from 12 noon to 4:00 p.m. and carollmng from 4:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. We invite you to corne and enjoy horse drawn sleigb or hay rides tbrougb tbe Ganaraska Forest. In- dividuals or groups may register for rides from 12 noon to 3:00 p.m. Rides will be leaving at fifteen minute intervals. In addition, warmn and cold refresbments and bot dogs will be offered free of cbarge to help keep the' spirits bigb and the bodies warm. At 4:00 p.m.ý we wil be gatbering togetber to sing Christmas Carols. We will supply tbe song sheets if you provide the singing en- tbusiasm. Tbis event is free to the public. Remember ta dress warmly. In case of inclemnent weather, this event wilI bc re- scbeduled to December 12th, 1982. For more information, please call 797-2721. Minister of Education makes sehool changes Ontario will move to a strengtbened, one-diploma secondary school system dur- ing tbe next seven years, Education Minister Dr. Bette Stepbenson announced last week. Under the new program, whicb was developed- in response ta the Secondary Education Review Project, 30 credits wiJi be required for tbe aew diploma. The number of compulsory credits wil increase ta 16 from tbe nine compulsory credits now required. Five of the 16 compulsory credits wilI be i English. Two credits will be required in mathemnatics and science and single credits in Frencb, Geography, History, Social Sciences, Pbyscial and Health Education, Arts, and Business or Tecbnological Studies. French, Physical and Healtb Education, Arts and Business or Tecbnological Studies are currently op- tional. Dr. Stepbenson said tbe presenit grade 13 prograrn wil *be converted to more prescriptive, provincially designed Ontario Academic Courses. These courses, sbe said, may be counted as credits toward tbe new 30 credit diplomÈa, and com- pleted during four years of study, or be studied after the receipt of tbe diploma, dur- ing a fiftb year in secondary scbool. Dr. Stephenson said that the introduction of the Ontaxo Acadnic Courses will provide common univer- sity entrance courses across a the secondary scbools of Ontario. To evaluate student achievement in tbe new On- tario Academnic coursesth Mînistry will extefd1J cur- rent testing programn for use by sample groups of OAC students on a regular basis, she said. The new council bolds of- fice for the next tbree years. Pictured above are: Keith Barr, local councillor, Marie Hubbard, regional count- Rickard, Diane Hamre, regional councillor, Ann Cowman, regional councillor and Ivan Hobbs, area coun- cillor. New Personnel director ai Durham College Gordon McTavish has been appointed as the new Director of Personnel for Durham College. He officiai- ly took up bis duties here as of December 1. Gordon cornes to us from WABCO Limited in Stoney Creek, Ontario, manufac- turer of braking equipment for the Rail and Transit In- dustry of Canada, wbere he was Manager of Industrial Relations. Prior to this be was Group Representative, Salaried Employee Relations for Westingbouse Canada Lirnited in Hamilton. Hle bas bad a span of 12 years work- ing in the personnel and ini- dustrial relations field. .lI addition, Gordon bas been involved witb tbe Scbool of Business at Niagara College, servîng in the capaci- ty of Chairmnan of tbe Per- sonnel and Industrial Rela- tions Advisory Commnittee and instructing in tbe School of Continuing Education in tbe Business Prograni. As well, be was Chairman of tbe Advisory Committee for tbe Machine Sbop vroizram at The linister said that in the ne t few years the Minis tr\'s curriculum guidelines will be modified to provide, clear directions for tbe develdpmnent of general and basi4 education pro- said, will f'cus on preparing students 1for tbe world or work and for assumning tbe responsibilities of citizensbip. Linkages between the secon- da y S coo' prograrns and toeof tbe coileges will be stngtbened,' particularlyi the area of apprenticesbip, and will be built into Ministry guidelines. The new prograrn could be available by June, 1986, and by 1990 tbe province wilI only issue tbe new Ontario Secon- dary Scbool Diploma. Mobawk College. He is also President of tbe Personnel Association of Hamnilton. College administrators believe tbat Gordon's person- nel andi industrial experience, in addition to bis association witb Niagara and Mohawk Coilleges, provide an excellent background for bis new post at Durhamn. PATRICK G. DEGGAN D.T. Denture Therapy Clinie 5 Georgie Street, Bowmanville, Ont. Business: 623-4473 Residence: 263-2026 puRfOLorcsS SLCK 50 s'r Rodfuces Frictloe and Dr%gprv ubif Roduces01 OnsmtonIO' O Hçn: GU,%RAN4TEED IMPROVEO PERFnFOÂmNCE or Your mm"sya=% ONE TIldE INVESTUEN contac DARflEL E. DEVOLIN omoo RED & WHITE SFROZEN - Canada Grade 'A' -~Eviscerated (Ail Sizes) TURKEYS 1.19LB. SHOP RIGHT - SHCFP RED & WHITE 1.1R %E D GRAPES Produce of U.S.A. Can. No. 1 69e c. lb. $1.52 kg. we 1BANANAS lb. 33c.kg73c. 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