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4-oronoWeàky'lms WenesdayApdi 28, 1993 Harris would balance budget in 3 to 4 years As the case often is the the case last Thiursday evening at Just a few minutes followjng refreshment aiea at any event ios the Orono Public School Fun this picture the line-up went on most popular and Chat again, was Fair. for a considerable length. RC board tax increase at 2.7 percent The Peterborough, Victoria, Northumberland Board of Education has kept its tax increase to an average 2.7 percent. In 1992 the board had increased its rate of taxation by five percent. The 2.7 percent average tax increase cornes inspite of an, expected 7.4 percent increase in enrolîment. There will be no staff hired to offset the increase in enroliment. Adding more plastic to blue box Recently residents in the Town of Port Hope were able to add more household plastics to their blue box program. Milk jugs, detergent boules and fabric-softner bottles can now be disposed of through the blue box program. Up to ifris point residents have been able to dispose of only numnber One plastic in the blue boxes being mainly soft-drink containers. Job picture seems to have improved Unemployment in central Ontario which includes North- umberland County, Peterborough County, Victoria, the district of Muskoka wîth a population of 120,000 rose in March to 16.3 percent from 15.7 percent in February. The Port Hope-Cobourg area noticed a reduction in the rate of unemployment however where some firmns have been hiring as many as 10 to 15 workers. Hope Township taxes drop Hope Township recently set its 1993 budget at $822,000 which effects a 0.18 drop in taxation for property owners in the Township over that of 1992. Little new expenditures were included in the budget this year. Cavan ratepayers upset with counicil Some 1732 of a total of 5000 ratepayers in Cavan Township have signed a petition'opposing the municipality hirîng a Chief Administrative Officer. The issue stili continues even though a public meeting was called over the issue but adjourned suddenly after a break in the Droceedinps. D'Arcy Place looking for answers D'Arcy Place in Cobourg which has been home to developmentally handicapped since 1974 is slated to be closed within the next year. To this point final plans for closing have not been announced by the province. Propose centralizing Ion g-term health care The Ontario government hias proposed centralizing long-term health care over the next two years. The plan is to have effects in al areas of the province which would include Durham Region Counties to the east and north. Final details have not been announced as of yet and some concern is being expressed as to the ultimate oute-,ome. Miay put up ail funding for library The Town of Cobourg wants to build a new library building of 17,000 square feet and had asked that Hamilton Township contribute $400,000 to the project as Hamilton Township residents do make use of the Town's-library services. Hamilton Township has not included such funding in ils 1993 budget and Cobourg is now to consider bearing the full cost of the project of $3 million. Asks Feds to take over dump Northumberland County bas asked the federal government to take over the old dump in Port Hope. The county points out that the county has neither the expertise nor mandate to care for radioactive waste that bas been Stormd in the dump. The dump wasused for regular garbag euntil 1991. Offers venison to food banks The Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters have sent letters to ail Food Banks offering to supply venison from donations from hunters. Many details have yet to be worked out but there has been a positive response from the food banks. Ail venison would have to comne through federally inspected premises. Foodi Bank use increases 30% The Fare Share food bank in Cobourg fed the equivalent of 55,000 people in Port Hope and Cobourg last year. They distributed 13,700 units of food withi each unit representing three shopping bags of food. t was an. increase of 30 percent over that of 1991. Fish stocks being cut The Province of Ontario in conjunction with the New York based environmnental agency are to reduce the input of salmon and trout into Lake Ontario to help stabilize fish population in thie lake, especially smnelt and alewives. t has been stated that if left unchecked the sport-fish population in the lake would out- strip its food supplies of smelt etc. The reýduction is to take place over the next two years. t is also being considered that the trout fishing season be extended to twelve mnonthis. In 1992 Ontario released 1.1 million lake trout into the lake which is to be reduced to 520,000 in 1994. Oshawa workers get 5 % over 3 years Inside workers for the City of Oshawa have a new contract that provides a five percent inecase over a three year period. The workers have been without a collective agreement since the end of 199 1. The increase includes 1.5% for 1992, 1.5% for 1993 and 2 percent for 1994. 86 percent of, the employees have agreeýfd to the new contract. Last week Mikeý Harrs, leader of the Ontario Conservatîves was in Bowmanville outlining somne of the problems facing- the province to-day and the solution that could be expected by the, conservative when eclected to Que-en's Park. Harris in addressing the 200 present said that within three to four years the conservatives could bal1ance the budget with no increases in taxation and he pro)mised as good if not a better plan of service. In SPeaking On the cost of health Cure he said as it is universally free it is abused and leads to waste. He asked if the service should be charged at 100 percent of the cost or a lesser Percentage and then not lose the service ali-togethier. Harris also spokce of privatization and the contracting Out of services which are now undertaken by government workers. He said contracting Out Christopher Nelson, a 36-year old Brighton school trustee, with the Northumberland and New- castle Board of Education is by no way a conventional trustee. Nelson was acclaimed to the position of trustee in late 1991 and has sînce, like other trustees, passes along his judgement as to the local systemn and its operation. Nelson with his wife and two children live on a small farmr in the Castleton area where there is no television, no running water and no meals prepared on a convential stove. Nelson said we are real poor - poor by choice with a wood stove, cook by propane. The major difference with Nelson in comparison with his fellow trustees is his two children, do not attend school but rather are being taught at home where the family carnies out farming. The children are of age to could save money. He said the private sector can do much more at a lesser cost. The PC leader suggested that governmenit get out of housing and day care and leave this to private enterprise. He said the governmnent is spending billions of dollar on housing at three times a rate that could be undertaken by the private sector. Hle suggested rent and day-care subsidizes could be given to the needy with money becing cut from welfare. Hle wasn.t easy on Bob Rae when it camec to an, expenditure of S4.5 million for bilingual traffic signs in Ontario, Harris did however save some good words for the NDP in their fight against the deficit. But he said the solution' isn't to layoff 18,000 civil servants when there are not jobs available- in the pnivate sector. attend junior and senior kmn- dergarten. It is the intent that the children wîll continue to gain their education at home. 1Nelson has stated that it is a matter of socialization of children within the school system rather than teaching that is of concern. He does support the curriculum and teaching at his area school. Nelson aiso states that peer pressure can be brutal. Further Nelson said he does not want his chîldren to be pressured at a young age in wanting material goods. Nelson does play his part as a trustee on the board and it was somnewhat of a surprise to other board members when learning of his stand in the education of his own children, four and five years of age. Michael Spooner and Sheila Stephens Spooner )ROSE* ARBOR -ANTIQUES EARLY CANADIAN PINE - 011. 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