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Sunday atternoon a group in off street in the downtown area. the Village of Newcastle took part On Wednesday Helen Schmid in a historic walk tour being lead of Orono conducted a similar by Jack Gordon, a noted historian walking tour of the Orono of the Village. downtown area explaining the The group walked the main history of the buildings and their business section and portions of part in the history of the Village. with Bob Willsher Trustee Ward III Congratulations are in order to the Senior Band at Clarke High School for their bronze medal finish at the recent band competition in Chicago. Mr. Dan Kapp, music teacher at Clarke, said at the dinner sponsored by the Clarke High School Band Parents, that the band performed at their very best. Mr. Kapp's leadership, the talented students and a very supportive parent group are reasons the programn is s0 successful. The staff, students and parents of Newcastle Public School are aise te be congratulated for their success in waste management. Newcastle Public Scbool bas demonstrated leadership in reducing the amount of waste produced an~d has now been recegnized by the Ministry of tbQ Environment by way of a $16,500 grant. The grant will be used to develop a handbook and video based on their waste audit and management programs. Tbis project, under the leadership of Superintendent Trudy Lum, will result in a model that will be uised tbroughout the province. Newcastle Public School bas reduced its garbage by two- thîrds. This wil have a significant positive impact on the environment if every school in Ontario can follow their lead. In addition, the board could save more than $,100,000 in garbage pick-up costs by reducing the number of pick-ups required. They are truly living up te our motto of "Leaders in Learning"! In another area of environmental activities and cost reduction our board bas been aise identified as leaders in the province. Under the direction of John Stecyk, Manger of Plant Operations, the board will invest $3.4 million to improve e nergy efficiently at 27 exîsting schools. The cost wil bc recovered through savings generated by the improvements and incentives from Ontario Hydro. The project will cover a 5 year period. At the last. board meeting a cheeue in the amount of $153.000 was presented te cover the cost for the feasibility study. Tbis is the first instalîment of incentives which will amount te approximately $1.6 million over the period. Ontario Hydre estimates the savings in energy will belp reduce the need te build additional hydro facilities. This preject will reduce the board's demand for lectricity and the reduction would be equiv aient to the electricai demnands of 800 new homes. 1 am very pleased that the Newcastle Village Lions Club has donated $3,000 to replace the backstop at the Newcastle Public School bail diamond. Tbis diamond is used by the entire cemmunity and was in poor condition. Hopefully the project will be comipleted by thie fail. The Lions Club has always been an active community partner and this is yet another examiple. Thanks to ail of dhe lbard working Lions! The board has endorsed a special program to belp increase our children's awareness of the dangers of solar radiation. Witb summer just around the corner parents need to make sure children are not at risk. The Canadian Cancer Society's "Slip, Slop, Slap" program will be part of the program tbe board will be implementing. Parents can get more information from their local school. Women 's Group emerges fron'M.4Àadows The YWCA of/du Canada is on the move. In less than a year it will begin celebrating its one hundredth anniversary. And it bas somne big Dlans. One of these is the launching of a period of new growtb. This national women's organization, which serves hundreds of thousands of women and their familles frem coast to coast, bas been asked to help set up and erganize branches in several communities where there is no YWCA. Judith Wiley, the Chief Executîve Officer of the YWCA of/du Canada, says the organization is responding to these requests witb entbusiasm and she urges communities interested in forming new branches to contact the national office in Toronto. There are now 44 YWCA member associations in Canada. Wbat does the YWCA have to offer? Judith Wiley says just about everything, and she proudly cites some examples. "We bave widow- support groups, child care, Take- A-Break programs for new ,mothers, leadership training for teens, job training, counselling, shelters for battered women, literacy programs, affordable housing, a host of fitness/wellness prograins, and more." "Last year 1250,000 people took YW courses." "The YWCA is progressive and responsive, and we're here for al women whatever their situation." But the perception held by many that the YW is mainly a fitness centre has prompted the YWCA to think about its image. It has just chosen a new logo. With it is the resolve to assert its true dynamic self, and shed its former swim-and-gym image. The logo will become more prominent when the centennial celebrations are underway. During those celebrations, the National YWCA will pu"l~ a history of women, and the YWCA., And te continue its links with the more recent past, the YW will also establish an alumni network te reach and renew contact with former volunteers and staff. "1 hope that anyone with photographs or personal experiences to relate will contact the National office," says; Wiley.' The YW will remain close to its roots. At the end of the l9tb etuy Canada was feeling the effects of industrialization and more and more women were moving into careers outside the home. The YWCA was there to provide these pioneering women with housing and room registries, employment bureaus, Travellers Aids, training courses, business classes, and fitness instruction, as young women made their way to the cities in search of emnploymnent. Always a welcoming home-away-from- home, the YWCA offered a safe haven and moral support. As Judith Wiley explains, the YWCA stili offers a refuge to women and cbildren. "We're the largest single provider of shielter space for battered women in Canada. In any given year, more than 8,000 women are accommodated in YW shelters. And every year about 100,000 people stay in our residences." 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