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Association. The revised official plan recognizes the wharf expansion. St. Mary's in Bowmanville bulit a wharf ite Lake Ontarioi 1979 but uow wants te expand it, Speaking te the region's planning cemmuittee recently, Gord White said the region is wreng in recognizing something that dees net exist yet. GO station is a flooded site The six acres set aside for mhe GO station in Bowmnanville are a flood plain, according te officiais at the Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority., CLOCA had expressed concern te mhe Ministry of Transportation regarding the flood plain, and the mîuistry respended by raising the platform of the station te prevent flooding. The parking lot is stili a problemr, Chris Conti, duty admninistrator at CLOCA said, adding mhat mhe ministry either will have te elevate the parking lot or put up flooding devices, such as culverts te divert mhe water before iÊs ready te open i September. Tire dump under security An unliceused tire dump on Scugog Island is being guarded around the dlock by an Ontario Minisnry of Environment-appreved k,,-curity team while the township receives an interim injunction te stop further dumping. Judge Richard Lovekin of the Ontario Court General Division granted mhe Scugog Township an interim injunction Mardi 13, while the Ministry of Enviroument hias positioned a 24-heur secuity team near the site. Fali Fair In Jeopardy Port Hope's 159-year-old fal fair may be in jeepardy ilf town council does net help pay for a study ou the Agricuiturai Park. Council's parks, recreation and culture comnmittee comxissioned a study on ail towu parks in 1989, and preposed another study be Report Recommends Change MPP's Income A report by the Ontario Com- mission on Election Finances is recemmending te reform mhe way MPPs are paid. MPPs are now receiving $43,374 per year plus a tax-free expense allowance of $ 14,548, for a total of $57,922. They aise receive additional money for sitting on legisiative cemrmittees. The report recommends that MPPs receive an annual saiary of $76,603, ail of it taxable. Hope Township Predicts 28% Hike A 28-per-cent increase in taxes levied by Hope Township was predicted in a preiiminary budget report released recently at a township finance committee meeting. The township is expecting te levy $9 14,786 frem its taxpayers this year, compared te $715,626 last year -an increase of $199,160. 0f the total increase, $121,468, is for the townships fire deparument for the purchase of a new fire truck and safety equipment and te cover operating expenses. Tree Planting, Tree Marking, M.N.R. Can HeIp Don Busch, Forest Foreman The Private Land Forestry Program of the Ministry of Naturai Resources brings unit techuicians and landewners together te promote management of woodlauds and reforestation of idle lands. Que component of -he Pivate Land Forestry Program is the Forestry Advisory Service. Through this service, teclinicians meet with landowners and provide techuical advice for tree planting or woodlot management plans. Tree marking and assistance with the sale of forest products are aise part of the program. The landowner is responsible for foilowing threugrh and getting the werk completed. Presbyterial U. C.W. held at Port Perry "Hi Neighbour-It's a Small World" was the theme of the 29th Annual Meeting of Oshawa Presbyterial U. C. W. wlich was held on March 5 at Port Perry iitedChurcli. One hundre-d sixty ~three women registered for the meeting which began with an opportunity te borowse through an abundance of books and te make purchases. Donna Johunston and Joyce Taylor of Eldad Church led ýnging a selection of seugs from "Suliïogs for a Gospel People. Betty Turcott, President of Oshawa Presbyterial, called the meceting te order and invited Jane Litt, President of Port Perry U.C.W. te bring greetings. REv. Roberti LePage, Minister of Port Perry, aise expressed a weicomne te those present. The minutes of the 1990 Annual Meeting, a year-end financial report, 1991 budget, and Aiinuai Reports of the varieus comrnittees were ail considereti and accepted. Betty Turcott introduced Mary Ho*ýes, Bay of Quinte Conference U.C.W. President, who eXDressed greetings on behaif of Conference. She reminded everyone of the Conference U.C.W> Annual Meeting on April 2-3 at Wall Street United Church in Brockville and also an Ecumenical, cross- generational event for womnen on April 6 ai Arden Ontario. Mary brought to our attention that 1992 wili be the 3Oth Anniversary of U.C.W. and she asked if groups are making spe-cial plans to celebrate to forward these ideas te lier. She also requested that good used books be sent to Conference which in turu sorts and repacks them before forwarding te prisons.,'. Margaret Aun Lamb of Manchester U.C.W. conducted a worship service in memory of those memnbers who have dieti during the past year. A beautiful wreath made of a mixture of real and artificial flewers was dedicated. Everyone joined in singing "ît's a Smnall World." Marion Kirkwood, the guest speaker, was initroduced by Lois Ailoway of Enfield U.C.W. Marion was eue of eighit United Churcli Women to visit the women eýf the NAtional Council of Churches of Kenya in November 1990. Prior to 1976 Marion and her husband had spent eleven years as mnissienanies in vanlous parts of Zamnbia. She is curreutly ou sabbatical from the Metro Torouto Scheol Board where she was a consultant helping teachers plan speciai education programs for young people in the 14-21 age group. During her two-part preseutatien Marion previded us with a deeper, richer insighit inte the lives of Kenyan wemen. For the people in thie rural villages, living in a thatched-roef hut life is net easy. Wake up at 5:30 a.m.; prepare water which i many areas ne-w cernes by pipe te the village cernter, for bathing; make breakfast for your family of five children and your husband, collect firewood in the bush for the day's ueeds; wash clothes in the river; harvest crops; walk te a meeting in the afternoon; prepare supper. If water does uot corne by pipe te the village, women have te walk te the river three miles away te get it and carry it home in large containers on their heads. Women do 90% of the agricultural work but they cannot get a loan from a bank. The National Ceuncil of Churches is comprised ef twenty member churches of various faiths which previde educational and practical support te the people, In Nairobi, the Group of Canadlians visited a Baptist Health Care Ceuter which prov ides food and heal th cane, and has set up a schoel fer haudicapped children. Sessious on literacy and family planning are aise available. the National Council of Churches is promotiug self -help projects and co-eperatives \vhere the people cau market their wares. CAPE lias helped te provide trees mhat will improve nutrients in the soul and thereby produce better crops. Kenya is a country one haif the size of Ontario and ouly 14 %I of the lond is arable for crops such as coffee, tea, pineapple, and sisal. The country owes over $90 billion te the World bank, and a family incomne is less than $300 a year. Marion spoke about the stark contrast between m-e affluence of the tourist hotels and the peverty of the village people. Shie helped Orono Weekly similar hardships of violence, abuse, and human rights. In ciosing, Marion challenged us to listen to our Kenyan sisters, educate ourselves, share our financial reseurces, talce politicai action, and to pray for one another. 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