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mm-bm~je~Orno Weeýkly imes, WednesdaýyMay 5, 1993 O ffe ring low cost ,.Ne;wcastle iNotables rabies vaccinations k Well, welcome to spring. Here's hoping that this past weekend is indicative of what's to come this summer. lsn't it a nice switch to have a warmn, sunny weekend and then a cloudy Monday. Sort of a switch from last year. I'd gladly trade a rainy Monday for a great weekend. Who likes Monday anyway. But to get on with it... Attention parents of Newcastle Public School and the Clarke Family of Schools. May lOth is your night to come out and meet with the Northumberland and Newcastle Board of- Edu cation Superintendent, Trudy ýLum. Also on hand will be Board trustecs Bob Willsher and Dcbbiec Nowian. The meeting is to be heid at Newcastie Public School and wili begin at 7:30. Also, rememnber to markont your caiendars May 12 and 13. On these two nighits the Newcastle Commiunity Hall will be shaking ail over. Newcastle Public Schooi wiil be holding their Musical Production and are hoping to see you there. Newcastle Public School, unfortunateiy, did not win the award for "Greenery" held last week at the Royal York Hotel. They are however still recognized as being in the top three Ontaio Schools for waste min im-ization. T.iree plant workcshops pro ved most successful 1The tree plant workshops held Whiie the choice of species is by the Ministry of Naturai starting to become rather imiteýd Resources on March 29th and the Orono Nursery stillilhas lots of 3Oth were deemed to have been Norway Spruce, white spruce and successful. There were some 45 white cedar trees left for sale. in attendance at the workshop Landowners must own at least held in Lindsay while the orono five acres of land free of workshop saw 65 turned up to buildings to be eligible to learn how to handie and plant purchase nursery stock from the nursery stock, provincial nursery. The themne of the workshop The trees sel for 10 cents each, was "Plant a Tree, Plant a plus a $10.00 order charge, plus Future". The workshops were taxes. held in the aftemnoon. The Orono Nursery is open for There is a possibility that the business from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., workshops wiil be held again late daiiy. During the present shipping summer or early fal in the same season they are open Saturday two locations. from 8 a.m. tili noon. TREES STILL AVAILABLE You can purchase trees over by Tom Farmer. Resource the counter at Orono. The Orono Technician. phone 416-983-9147. Ganaraska Authority h ires Communication officer The Ganaraska Region Conservation Authority has hired Scott Berry, Cobourg, as its new communication officer. His job began on May 3d. Gayle Hall has stated that Berry brings with him seven years of experience in marketing, advertising, communications and public relations. Berry bas been empioyed by Sir Sandford Fleming Community College in Peterborough; he has been vice-president of client services for Limelight Advertising and Creative Services in Port Hope. He was also a senior planner for Backer-Spîelvogel Bates Worldwide, a Toronto media-relations firm. Berry studied creative arts at Sir Sandford Fleming and Supply teachers rece ive 2 percent Secondary supply teachers with the Northumberland and New- castle Board of Education have received a two percent pay increase. The board gave approval iccently for a two year agreemnent whichi cails for the two pecrccent advertising and graphic design at Loyalist Coliege in Belleville. Berry's is a contract position with the Authority with a salary range between $30,108 and $35,433. He is responsibie for communications and public education at the Authonity. In speaking with Coune. Ann Dreslinski she said she is hopeful that we now see more programs coming out of the Conservation Authority. She also stated that the Authority has been hit with an addîtional 20% provincial funding cut during the past week. The province announced cuts at the time for municipalities, Regions, hospitais and boards of education. raise in the second year of thle contract which started in January of this year. The teachers will get a further one percent increase in Novemnber. There was no increase ini the first year of dhe contract. There are about 300 supply teachers on tie boards list. Suppiy teachers are paid by the day with a certified teacherben paid $ 129.00 per day whiie non- certified teachcers receive $9().30 1e C1-da Y. Rabies is on the rise in Durham Region. The mnmber of animais testing positive f'or rabies increased last year by 344%. The forecast for 1993 is for a continued increase in rabid animais. Each year, since 1984, the Health Department hias been involved in the promotion of Rabies Awareness Week. During Rabies Awareness Week, eiementary sehool chilidren, mainly fromn kinidergarten to Grade 2, are taughît five (5) basic ruies in the ciassroom, which will helpthem to avoid exposure to rabies. The five basic ruies, to "Be Rabies Wise" are: 1. Avoid wild animais and strays; 2. Stay away [rom-sick or dead animais; 3. Report sick animais to parents; 4. Tell your parents if you have been bitten or scratched by any animal; 5. Vaccinate your pets. These rules are printed on the different "Rabies Activity Sheetsý" which the chiidren may work on in the classroom. They are encouraged to bring their work home and share this information with their parents. In this way the parents are remînded about the rabies hazard which aiways exists in our Region. The Rabies Awareness Week eiementary school program has been effective in reducing the number of persons exposed to rabies in Durham Region. The Health Department lias noted a steady decrease in the number of incidents requiring investigation and a dramatie decrease in the number of persons requiring anti- rabies treatment. This translates to significant savings to our heaith care system, especially since the average cost of treatment is approximateiy $700 per person. In spite of the combined efforts of health officiais and dhe principals and teachers of the four school boards operating in Durham Region, occasionaliy an incident occurs, which results in many people being exposed to a rabid animal. Last year it was a family in the Newcastle area which adopted a baby fox. Twenty-four people requîred rabies shots. This year 37 people in Bolton are receivingC rabies shots after exposure to a Once a supply teacher teaches 12 consecutive days they are placed on the same salary grid as regular teachers. Eiementary suipply teachers are not unionized as secondary supply teachers and are not inciuded in the recent contract. The elementary teachers are generally paid at the samne rate as the secondary supply teachers. The board hias frozen elementary summier school teachers' salaries for the second year in a row. The teachers make [rom $27 to $28 an hour for four hours a day. Summier school continues for a three week perîod. Summner school principals were given a raise this year of $300.00 ovcr the 52700.00 that hiad been paid in the past ycar. 10Km Museum Fund Run The Bowmanville Museum is holding its 10Km Fund Run on June î3th commencing at 9 a.m. Registration forms are now available with the fee set at a modest $ 10.00. Ail pre-registrars will receive a free T-Sirt. There are four age-group classes. Category winners will receive an award and ail runners are elgibile to win a prize in the draw following the race. For more information cail 623-2734. rccentiy adopted stray pup. lin 1986, a stray pup roamied through Port Perry exposing over 100 People. It is therefore, n)cLcessar-y to continuaiiy promnote rabies awareness, in order to keep such incidents to a minimum. Rabies Awareness Week coincides with the annuai Iow cost rabies vaccination ciinics sponsored by the South Durham Veterinary Association. Six clinics are scheduled at the foilowing locations: Whitby, May 4, i to 4:30 p.m. at Iroquois Park Arena; Oshawa, May 6, 12 to 4 p.m. at North Oshawa Arena; Brooklin, May 11, 2 to 5:30 p.m. at Luther Vipond Memorial Arena; Bowmanville, May 13, 1 to 5 p.m., at Public Works Garage; Pickering, May 18, 4 to 7 p.m. at Don Beer Sports Arena; and Ajax, May 20, 4 to 7 p.m. at Ajax Community Centre. .Clinics are for dogs and cats only, at a cost of $12.00 per animal. G.S.T. is included in the price. Dogs must be on leashes and cats must be in carriers or boxes. 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