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Orono Weekly Tirnes,, Wednesday, October 5~ 1994 - 3 SOrono United Church was the setting for the marriage of Laura and Ian Parkes on June 25, 1994. Laura is the daugliter of Alan and Judy Plummer, Orono. Ian is the son of Rose Hall, Bowmanville. The couple are now residing in Bowmanvile. J Queen's Park ]Ré port from Gord Mils, MPP Durham East One obs ervation I made on my re cent trip to England, which made good sense to me, was their warning signs for photo radar. They use a simple black silhouette of a camera piaced lnaa corner on existing road signs. I think we could have ýdone the saine thing thereby saving the cash spent out for poles, and nice blue and gold signs alI over the place. But then we always seem to get caught up in legal games and perhaps such actions here would render the law somehow invalid, who knows? Everyone complains about how slow the government is to take action on items of concern. On my trip1I-came across a narrow one-way bridge where it was impossible to sece if anything was coming the other way. 1 aimost collided head-on with a car coming over the bridge from the opposite way, after which I remarked to my wife that something shouid be done to make travel over the bridge safe. I laughed when I read in the local chuitch near the bridge iliat Qucen Elizabeth the First had complained about the danger crossing the samne bridge and suggested that somnething be done to improve safety, Ahi weli, what's a few hundred years or so when waiting for govemnment action! One thing a trip away out of Ontario does is to make one re, e just how fortunate we al ar&to be living here. The "Brits" bear a terrible over ail tax burden while wages are much less than in Ontario. Everything costs about double what we pay for the samne thing. The country is over populated, parking is completely banned in ail inner city arcas, public parking is hard to find, everyo ne seems to own at Ieast two large dogs if not tlirec, withi the associated problems, and the staid "London Times" Court Circular 'Notice on page three and ail, is calling for instant dismissal of John Major's Conservative goverrament before the country collapses, completely. In recent columfns I wrote about how some folks considered dhe building of non-profit housing was seen as somehow a burden on taxpayers'. From that colunin a reader posed another cost to taxpayers. I was told that many entrepreneurs invest in condominiums, and in commercial buildings that have been over built to demand, knowingly. This over build condo and office space etc. remains empty with the person who has inade the investment claiming losses on the buildings which ailow theni to dlaim ahl of their losses back through income tax. This caper I have no doubt at ail is part of what we read in the press about the numbers of individuals who have income in the hundreds of thousands wbo end up paying no income tax at ail. I think this is reaiiy the burden on taxpayers, but it seems not to be under the same mnicroscope -as non-profit housing is. Commiiittee hearings on Bihl 173 - Long Termn Care - will wrap up on October 3rd and 4th. 1 wili be sitting as a member of that committee. Clause by clause examination of the Bill is scheduied to begin on October 25th. The Senior Citizen's Consumer Alliance, is an organization that represents over onle million seniors. It is a coalition of the three iargest senior advocaey groups in Ontario. The Alliance have asked the opposition parties to support quick passage of Bill 173. I hope they wiil. Some people have been misled into thinking Bill 164 is entirely to bMarne for increases in their insurance premiums. Let me set the record straight: insurance companies were allowed a one- time 5 per cent increase to cover the start-up costs and improved benefits of Bill 164. For any larger increase, insurers had to show how their dlaims costs had gonc up under the gold system, or would go up in the future, if they expected Bill 164 would increase their costs beyond 5 per cent, they had to prove it, and to date, the Insurance Commission has not approved any Bill 164-related increases beyond the 5 per cent guideline. Bill 164 is good for Ontarians. It closes gaping holes in the old Liberal system; it better protects the long terni injured, it expands the right to sue for pain and suffering, and it streamlines the dispute settlement process. lhe best way to reduce insurance cosns is to reduce the number of accidents. Our road safety initiatives - graduated licensing, photo radar, better safety features on our roads, continued public education progranis, and increased enforcement will alI make saving money and lives a reality. On Tuesday afternoon at the Ontario Legisiature, thousands of tulip bulbs will be planted as part of the Provincial Government's Tulip Tribute: Shore to Shore. In May 1995, the flowers will bloom as we celebrate a national prograni of commemnoration to honour Canadians and the friendship between Canada and the Netherlands, a friendship that began in war and has continued in peace. Following the planting ceremony, the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, His Honour Hal Jackman, will host a reception to honour veterans in aitendance who-scrvcd during the Second World War in Holland. Many veterans from the riding have been invited. Until next weck - the art of politics is directing rationally die irrationalities of people. Fear lose of jobs at Finance dept. A proposai to streamline federal and provincial sales tax collection by the Rae goverament recently could cause the Ioss of 200 jobs at the Ministry of Finance office la Oshawa. Although the proposal was put forth by Ontario at a federal/provincial meeting it is far from being supported by all provinces or for that matter the federal government. 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The average resale bouse price is expected to rise t $ 143,000 in 1995 comparedto $140.000 in 1993. The increase is set at three percent for the two year period. THANKSGIVING SUNDAY, OCTOBER 9TH Family Brunch 10:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Evening Buffet 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. MONDAY, OCTOBER 10TH Bwunch & Dinner Buffet 11:30 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. Reservations Approclatad COMING MID OCTOBER Shooters After Hours Sports Bar SATURDAY. OCTOBER 22ND Newfoundland Dance featuring John Prince - Piece of the Rock SATURDAY, OCTO BER 29TH1