Repnort from Queen's Pa%9rkw ç1J"A udîe's 80!' from Glord Mills straight talk about the province's to work together to find creative Minister for Northeru Affairs the MPP Durham East fiscal outlook and the ways to maintain services, Hon. Shelley Martel. On Tuesday' In my reports to you tecently 1 government's strategy to deal with streamline operations and preserve evening 1 attended the Small had attempted to warn you of the these tough times. It was also the jobs. It just won't do for us to Business Seminar arranged by uiy 'tough times ahead. Last Tuesday first tîme that a government bas throw up Our arms in total despair staff at the Bowmanville~ Court evening the Premier spoke on opened the province's books and "give up the ghost." House. Attendance was restricted television to the people of Ontario. before a budget. Our goverrument Last week, I had the pleasure of to 25 - over 100 persons This was the first lime ever that believes it's every Ontarian's right escorting the Minister of registered. We are attempting- to the Premier of Ontario had spoken to see the government's balance Transportation the Hon. Gilles make arrangements for all of those directly to the people. More than sheet - to see how we raîse and Poulit around the riding. We met people who miss*d out, to attend. 1.5 million aduits tuned in (more borrow the moîiey we spend. with the, Mayor of Scugog, the On Wednesday evening 1 attended than watched the Super Bowl) to Cutting back or slashing programs Reeve and couricil of Manver's an emotional meeting of over one hear the Premier give some and services is not the answer to Township, the Mayor of hundred injured worlçers, in our financial problems. We can't Newcastle and the Board of Oshawa. They had attended to As we celebrate your 80th Counc,.il' abandon people in hard times. We Directors of Wilmot Creek. In hear a speech from the Chairmnan birtluday, on January 3th, have to restructure the services each case the visit centered upon of the Workers Compensation (thc>ugh it's so liard to believeî Briefs people need to find a balance traffic concernis that I had placed Board, Mr. E. DeSanti. The way 1 it!) we also will be celebrating A new feature bas now been between the cost of these services before the Minister -on their behalf. see it things can only get better how very lucky we are to have added to the Town's agenda in that and what we can afford. These Witii perhaps one small exception, with WCB, they don't seem able to you for a m... regional councillors report on the changes will be difficult, but they ail of the concernis are to be get worse. Saturday evening, I You are the joy of our lives and activities of their regional are inevitable and if we work rectified in 1992. spent at Port Perry for the popular we love you to bits! committees. together we can be ready to take 1 also spent time at Queen's and regular monthly constituency Happy Birtluiay! The first introduction came on advantages of new opportunitics. Park on committee and also ini my clinic conducted in the Anglican Love front Bob and Peggy, Monday evening of this week. This isn't sotnething any one preparatiffl as a member of the Church Hall ------------ sector can do alone. Everyone Select Commnittee tasked with the Until next week - take carez of - Kds and Animals Counc. Larry Hannah, a needs to get involved. We alI have investigation of the conduct of the yourself. member of the Regional Public works said most of Uic lime bias been spent on Uic budget Regional Counc. Hooper, a member of Social Services, stated that a good number of people do phone in when they earn extra money which is then deducted from their payments. He said it was one of thc better signs of thejcz welfare issue. Counc. Dreslin ski, also a *a miember of Social S ervices said thc case-load had incrcased from i 4179 ini 1989 to 10,915 in 1991 with the latter figure representing O 19,155 people. She reported there ro, were 730 on GeneraIl Welfare in Ya odlL 1 Uic Towni of Newcastle along with 7dp 1i.,rh, 355 on family allowance. ul. ys, 07l0q i Dreslinski said Uic depariment!Okf had rcceived 906 complaints of misuse of the program of which ... only nine were reported as possible fraud cases to Uic police. Mayor Hamrc reported on a ) W PY E s meeting of mayors from the arca......... in Oshawa on Monday and also P Y ET reported that she had met with representatives of thc Mînistry of -c>w, L*' Municipal Affairs relating to the name change. She said a report$25 0 wou'ld be forthcoming at the IsATC E I General Purpose cornmittec0.A . meeting on Monday. -- ------------ - ---... ......... Two of five letters received by the Town from residents in the area favoured Uic prefcrred route - of Uic proposed 407 Ilighway. .. Francis- Jose,- Newcastle, wasDITA RECEl VER WITH D.A.S ïï cOUP 1 30 WATT SURROUNO appointed thc Townt of Newcastle DUL CASSETTE WITH DOLBYSON PRC SR representatîve on the regional COMPACT DISC PLAYER WITH SPEAKERS. Land Division committee. Mayors from thue Region of SShr od- Sme1N Iu~ Durham and other areas mccl in Oshawa on Monday morning at ITGAEAPIIR>DWJ POWERFUL 300 WATT AMP the former Sam McLaughlin » IIALMFTUNER pçt5à.ti- %vhi-a,nvcr Mn,'