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Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, January l1, 1984e7 Ask veto of Eldorado waste site (Contfinued fromi page 1) Energy that no such wasf e disposai site would be located in the Town of Port Hope. We should be able to ask for the sanie consideration, she said. She pointed out that the committee had, since its inception, been sfrongly opposed to the location of the dump in the Town of Newcastle. Hamre warned her fellow council mem1bers that if such a site is located in the Port Granby area it would be the first such site in Canada and the area would be accepting waste from ail across Canada. She noted that Eldorado operated under the free enterprise system and would be fools if they didn't seIl off land for waste disposai of low level wastes once the site was approved. It was further pointed out that Eldorado was a Crown Corporation and as such were not bound by the laws of the country. "If is clearly unaccep- table to have this develop:- ment in our community," she said. Counc. Cowman said council should take heed of Hamre's comments for Newcastle could be the dumping site for ail of Canada in Iow level wasf e. Counic. Hubbard refer- red f0 the comments made in the House of Commons by M.P. Allan Lawrence and said the House is well aware of the problems we face. Conce. Taylor said Uc could nof support tUe veto as if was confradictory f0 previous actions taken by council. Taylor pointed out that counicil had authorized a letter be writ- ten f0 the Ontario Ministry of tUe Environ- ment urging him to public- ly support the holding of a hearing under the Federal Environmental Assess- ment Legislation and that he urge his counterparts at the federal level f0 support By W Roger Worthi The auditor general, Kenneti Dyr, A goodly man, but flot too shy, Cliecked the books and found themi waning, For our governmient, the resuits were haunting. A learned reiewýer nighi caîl that atr-ocious verse, but then, 1I make no pretense Mf beinig a poet. l-, lus own i way Kennieth Dye, such a hearing. This said Taylor, is towards the establishment of such a waste disposai site and now we ask that it be vetoed. Further he said council was asking the federal goverfiment to provide funding for SEAP and the Port Granby Monitoring Committee so they could be prepared for a hearing financially. "As sym- pathetic as 1 amn, 1 think council is making a real fool of itself,", said Taylor. "If we had originally denied approval then the veto would be in accord," said Taylor. "I hate to fall into this trap," he commented. Counc. Hamnre said in no way was there conflict. "Our number one posi- tion is no waste disposai site in Newcastle." The councillor also stated that Eldorado was reluctant to go through an En- vironmental Assessment hearing although they had given indications they were willing to do so. Mayor Rickard ruled there was flot conflict bet- ween the veto and for more action of counicil. He further pointed out that the Town had no part int the production and manufacturing of low level waste and so should not have to accept such waste in the municipality. Council on Monday in endorsing a letter to the Ministry of the Environ- ment also endorsed a letter be sent to Eldorado re- questing they submit themselves t0 the process under the Federal En- vironmental Assessment Legisiation and that the Town desires t0 receive al copies of reports and cor- respondence concerning the site selection process. Council has also stated they prefer any dialogue on the issue be with the Port Granby Monitoring Committee which was established by counicil for this purpose. (It is in- teresting to note that the committee has been refus- ing to meet with Eldorado since mid-summer of 1983.) Canada's Auditor General, is a revieweLr. Hle and hiis staff riewN the federa govrn mient's books and accounting procedures to ensure 11hat1AIl of uis can understand thiat our tax dollars are bein-g reason- ably spent. fin his latest report to tax- payers, Dye gave the gýover-n- mient's bookkeeperis a dîsýas trous re\v. in fact, it was s0 bad the Auditor Gieneral Information Night at Clarke High There was a good atten- dance of parents and students in attendance at the Informia- tion Night held at the Clarke High School on Mondlay nighit when Jack Taylor, prin- cipal, explained thlie Reorganization of Secondary 'ScheoolCurriculum. ,Taylor pointed out that the changes beinig implemiented by the Ontario Schools In- termediate and Secondary (OSIS) program primarily af- fect those entering grade 9 in September of 1984 but that some students now in grade 9 and 10 could be .affected. were now required for a Secondary School diplomna (Grade 12) while 33 were re- quired for a Secondary Honours Diplomna (Grade 13). and credits do require nînecomnpulsory subjects. In-the future there will ont>' be one graduiating diploma presented requiring 30 credits and instead of nine compulsory subjects as re- quired in the past the new diploma will require a total of sîxteen compulsor>' credits. Under the new system a student could gain their graduating diploma in four years bute Taylor suggested that parents and students should seriously consider this time element as there could be pitfalls. He said the time element for thý diploma could reach to five and a haif years without any difficulty' and did depend on subjects taken. Taylor warned to get 30 credits in four years would be a tremendous load on the student. A graduating diploma in the future which wiII lead to University' will require that six of the 30 credits be On- tario Academic Credits which are provinciali>' designed University-entrance courses. Taylor suggested to the group that students should consider getting 12 of their required 16 compulsor>' credits early in High School and said thîs could well be ac- complished in grades nine and ten. He feit ail com- pulsor ' subjects could be taken in grade nine and would include English, french, mathemnatics, science Candian histor>', Candian geography, arts, physical and health education and dlaimis the numnbers are out by a whopping $20-billion. In real ternis, it is a bit like claiming on a credit applica- tion your expenditures are $20,000 when they're really much, mnuch more. Bankers doing a credit check wvould flot be amnused. Yet the governmnent of Can- ada gets away with such mc curate reporting , and hras been for years. How, can this be?! The counitry's Finance Min- ister says it is a -technical mnatter," and disagrees wt tire Auditor Gjeneral's criti- cismis. So nothing is done. There cani be no disagree- ment, hiowever, on somne of the blindcers Dye emphasized in hiis report. Hom, to explain, for exampfle, the $3 50,000 that Ottawa lost on a New Bruns- wtvck* motel lban guarantlee. The property, whlich hlad been appraised at $500,000, was business. This would give the student eight compulsor>' credits after the first year. The' sixteen compulsor>' credits will include 5 in english, 1 in french, 2 each in mnathemnatics and science and 1 each in Canadian histor>', Canadian geography, arts (art, music, theatre arts), physical and health educa- tion, business/ technological studies and as well 1 in senior social science which would be taken in grades 1l or 12. The principal did speak of the three levels of difficulty for most of the courses which range from basic level to general level to advanced level. *Taylor said it was impor- tant to now plan a prograin of study for the student well in advance so problems wîth courses do flot arise in the later years in school. He pointed out requiring five compulsor>' english would re- quire doubling up if high school was to be completed in four years. "We are here at the school to assist you" said Taylor. He said it was onl>' a matter of dropping in to the school or phoning if there were an>' questions and the school is ready to help, said Taylor. He dîd state that entering school in 1984 need flot be a panic year. He said most sub- jects were now dictated at the grade nine level. He again Warned that plannring was re- quired. Taylor also poînted out that grade 7 and 8 cur- riculumns will be revised to better prepare students for high school and especiali>' grade 9. It will 110W require 20 hours of a guidance programn ini each of the two grades. Beginning in 1988 graduating students will have descriptive transcripts of their accomplishments in high school which will be similar to those now pro- vided on graduation from universîties. Students leaving high school earl>' ma>' receive a Certificate of Education pro- viding they have earned a total of 14 credîts in specific subjects. This diplomna can lead to some of the appren- tice programs, stated Taylor. sold at auction for $200 in 1982. The buyer resold the motel a day later for $75,200. A bizarre incident indeed: Theni there is the case of the office space. Late in 1983, the federal governiment started paying lent at the rate of $l2-million per year on an Ot- tawa office tower. that wý,o't be used until 1984. At the samne time, the governrment owns or rentsý space worth $7.7-million per yvear in the same city t hat isn't being used. StflI, Ottawais' the only culprit when it comýes to wasting monrey. In Ontario, the provincial auditor says the gov'ernmienit',s Waste Maniage- ment Corporation spent $16,722 on 22 chairs, or anr average of $761 per seat. But whren il comnes to poor bookkeeping, it is hard to out- do the buireauicrats in one On,- (Continued page 9) Girls limit career choice by ignoring science, math The Guidance Consultant for the Durham Board of Education has stated that girls are imiting fheir career choices due to the fact that they shy away from tUe sciences and math in high school. -Unless a student ieaving school has math and sciences, the>' are seriously limiting themselves on the number of choices the>' wiIl have", states Garry LeRo>'. He said this is true for boys as well as girls. Studies across Canada show more girls take subjects such as languages, music, arts and business studies while more boys percent age wise take physics, chemistry, geology, math, algebra, calculons and technological studies. LeRo>' said tUe lack of math and sciences flot onl>' shut girls out of non- traditional jobs but could be closing the door on tradi- tional jobs such as secretaries and tellers. He said com- puterization is going to affect these occupational areas for girls and they must have something to fail back on. He said technological change is changing the job world and in so doing will require secretaries of the future to have -a wider scope of knowledge. 1LeRoy has stated that ail students should take advanc- ed math and physical sciences to give them a good base in their education, especially with the technological changes taking place almost on a daily basis. "If people are to survive in this technological age, we need to upgrade the math- science knowledge of everyone", he said. He said the attitude of employers, parents and students themselves must change. .He did state that girls were looking to the non-traditional areas for the future but that the process of change in this was slow. December 26, 1983 thru January 31, 1984 ONEIDA' S ONCE-A-YEAR 20-Pi"ece Set Sale Buy 1/Serve 4 Buy 2/Serve 8 Buy 3/Serve 12 Quantilfies LUmited CANAD MADE IN 13O)NEIDA Save up to $80 on 20-Piece Sets 20-P'ece Set contains: 4 Salad Forks, 4 Dinner Forks, 4 Dinner Knives, 4 Dessert/iSoup Spoons, 4 Teaspoons. Community'l' Silverpiate 20 Piece Set (Reg. $220.00)......SALE SI139.95 18810( )Rogers e> - 'Silverpiate 20-Piece Set (Reg. $165.00) .....SALE $1 14.95 Heirloom- Stainiess 20-Piece Set (Reg.. $160.00) . .SALE $109.95 Comimunity 'IlStainless 20-Piece Set (Reg. $1 10.00) ...SALE $76.95 Oneida -. 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