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- Orono WVeokly lijmes, Wednosdlay, ýJune- 5, 1996 Great Deals On Previously Enjoyed Books You know summer is upon you when the Clarke Museum and Archives holds the first of its two yearly second hand book sales. The large crowd was ready right at 10:00 a.m. to begin looking for that special book or forgotten treasure to add to their collection. People took advantage of the warm June day to search through many boxes of books. Ail money raised goes directly to the museum to help put on the many events that they run through the course of the year. Staying In Tou chK John O'Toole, MPP Durham East May 30, 1996 marked the start of a significant change process for Ontario. As 1 have been advising in my recent articles, that changes to assessment and governance for both municipalities and boards of education, have started. The Hon. AI Leach, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing made the announcement last Thursday. The 12 member panel is headed by David Crombie and includes Hazel McCallion, William Bell, Gordon Chong, Morley Daiter, Grant Hopcroft, Steve Lowden, Tom McCormack, Peter Meyboom, Marian Milîman, Enid Slack and Gisele Lalonde. The panel will sort out "Who does What", between the province, the municipalities and the regions. Everything will be on the table, from policing to how welfare is funded and delivered and whether prop- erty tax is an appropriaite way to fund education. The minis- ter said, there will be no final report to sit on the shelf along with the 100 pounds that have been generated over the past severai years". As many issues as possible wili be addressed and implemented before the next municipal election in November 1997 in time for the new councils on January 1998. This is the most important initiative undertaken in Ontario since the 1970's. In the next year and a half, we wiil carefuliy evaluate every level of gov- ernment for waste and dupli- cation. The first item to be addressed will be the assess- ment system which everyone agrees is broken. We want a less expensîve government focused on its' core business and services. 1 encourage everyone to keep informed as this challenge and future vision unfolds. My duty will be to work bard to represent my diverse riding of Durham East from the rural and farm community to the high growth urban areas in the south. Please call 697-1501 or 1-800-661-2433, if you are interested in getting on my mailing list. Summer is a bad time to get people stopped long enough to read every- thing or attend town hall meetings. I will slowly keep you informed on my Rogers Cable 10 TV Show as well as my weekly newspaper col- umn. In the fall, I will have information meetings. Amendments to the Employment Standards Act, will be debated in the Legislature this week. This Act establishes such things as minimum standards for wages, hours of work, over- time pay, vacation pay, statu- tory holiday pay, termination notice and pregnancy an~d parental leave. The thrust of the changes is to recognize that many workplaces are already govemned by a collec- tive agreement. These changes will aliow manage- ment for the. union and the company to negotiate to suit their workers and the dernands of their workplace. AIl contracts must include benefits which are, 'no less than', those in the Employment Standards Act. I will be taking part in the debate, this week in the house. Road safety is a very important issue. The Hon. AI Palladini, Minister of Transportation introduced Bill 55 this past week. This is, "An Act to promote road safety by implementing com- mercial trucking reforms, drinking and drivmng couinter- mneasures aý-înd other aspects of Ontario's comprehensive road safety plan." This mca- sure will help to reduce the number of impaired drivers on our roads. The adminis- trative licenses suspension (ALS), will occur at the road side. A road side test of over 80 milligrams per 100 millil- itres (.08) will result in your immediate license suspension for 90 days. Impaired driving is the leading cause of acci- dents and deaths on our roads. You think smoking kills,- think about the damage drinking and driving causes? Thi'., is just one important part of the road safety bill. On Thursday evening, May 3Oth, I met with Diane Martin and members of the R.H. Courmish parent comimittee to listen and receive a petition on safety concerns at the school crossing on highway 7A. I agree with the concemns expressed by the almost 100 citizens who attended the meeting. I have already for- warded a request to AI Pallidîni, the Minister of Transportation. I arn working toward a meeting with Scugog Council on June 24th. There are other highway access problems in my ridîng on highway 12, 7A and 35. The province has a responsibility to provid e safety as well as to keep through traffic moving. Traffic turning and access procedures are being reviewed by the ministry. Saturday, was-a great day for the annual Brooklin Spring Fair and parade. This year, 1 did not take part in the dunk tank after the parade as 1 had to drive to the airport to pick up our daughter Rebecca who was returning froni almost a year in Australia. Sunday June 2nd. was a beautiful day to mark an important occasion in the community history books of Bowmariville. The opening of the Rotary Park and the ded- ication of the Colville Memorial Cloek Tower was organized by the Municipality of Clarington and the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 178. Every citizen telt the pride as the three Harvard aircraft flew overhead in memory of the three Colville brothers who were pilots duning the second world war. Bill (25), Alec (28) and John 'Sandy' Colville aged (24), ahl died in the ser- vice of their country. No speech could have said it bet- ter than Hannu Halmenin's three Harvard aircraft. History was made this day and George Vice along with Bill Bagnell were there to record this moment. The Rotary Park site links the past, the present and the future. Part of the vision is complete. There is still the Bowmanville Creek and walkway which is linked to the park by a bridge and a staircase. Mankind must always have hopes and dreams. Today, we must also bc frugal and patient while we carefuhly plan the next step in our communities his- tory. To conclude, 1 read a littie piec e this week you might enjoy. "Golf is like a love affair: If you don't take it seri- ously, it's no fun; if you do take it'seriously, it breaks your heart." Have a great week and stay in touch. Undmay PIrooeih w 115 GANARASKA 1 A. 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