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8 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, July 10,1991 More Beds Needed for Children's Aid Program Kitchen Refurbished, for Museum's 30th The Bowmanville Museum's new summer student, Sarah Reitsma, demonstrates how to use an early 1900's vacuum cleaner. The vacuum is in the newly- refurbished kitchen. FAMILY TRUST CORPORATION REALTOR 1 King Street West Bowmanville 623-6622 -.«PC, - -L.-xgy Betty Smith 2350 SQ. FT. CUSTOM HOME ON 100' X150' LOT BACKING ONTO APPLE ORCHARD, BOWMANVILLE Beautiful country setting just 5 minutes east of town I 4 spacious bedrooms, fabulous ultra modern kitchen with walkout to deck, large main floor laundry and family room with fireplace, central air and vac. $279,900. and open to offers! Betty Smith 623-6622 Bus., 987-4661 Res., 686-4335 Tor. Peter Devos RENTERS!! INVESTORS!! WHY RENT? Vendor will hold 1st mortgage at 8% for 5 years. Call me today. Peter Devos, 987-4415, Family Trust Corporation Realtor. Carole Milne * LOT HAS 133 FOOT FRONTAGE * ESTATE SALE $169,000. English Tudor style offers 2 bedrooms, stone fireplace, walkout from dining room and some large appliances, survey survey available. Call Carole Milne, 623-6622 or 623-1566. This year is the Bowmanville Bowmanville Museum's 30th anniversary. anniversary. That makes it one of the oldest museums in Canada, but new and exciting exciting things are happening all the time. As Charles Taws, the museum museum curator, explained, there have been many additions additions and renovations to the museum in the past few months. Minimum Pay Jumps Nov. 1 Ontario's general minimum minimum wage will be increased to $6 an hour as of November November 1, Labour Minister Bob Mackenzie announced today. today. The announcement is part of the government's anti-poverty strategy. "Historically, minimum wage revisions have attempted attempted to compensate our province's lowest wage earners earners for their loss of purchasing purchasing power," the Minister said. "Ontario's current minimum minimum wage of $5.40 an hour, however, does not reflect reflect consumer price increases increases that have taken place over the past 15 years." There are currently more than 160,000 workers in the province, or 4.1 per cent of the workforce, at or near the minimum wage. The current minimum wage is only 48 per cent of the 1989 average wage. "The increase will signifi- ' cantly benefit women sinct they represent 57 per cent oi minimum wage earners,' said Mr. Mackenzie. In addition, more thar 20,000 people who are currently currently working and receiving receiving social assistance top-ups will earn more money from the minimum wage increase. This will either eliminate their need to receive social assistance payments or reduce reduce the amount of social assistance assistance paid to them. The minimum wage revisions revisions are as follows: - The minimum wage will be increased by 60 per cent bringing it to an hourly rate of $6- - The 1991 increases, which usually come into effect effect on October 1, will now take effect on November 1, so that most seasonal work can be completed at one wage rate. - The student differential will be reduced by 40 cents this year. This will bring the student wage to $5.55. In 1991, the differential will be eliminated altogether. The .current differential allows employers to pay students under the age of 18, 85 cents less than the general minimum minimum wage. - Room and meal allowances, allowances, which employers may deduct from minimum wage earnings where lodging and food is provided to workers, will be increased by the same percentage increase in the general minimum wage. -Half and full-day minimum minimum wage rates for hunting and fishing guides will be increased increased from $27 and $54 to $30 and $60. - Harvest workers will receive the same general wage increase effective January January 1992. - The current liquor- servers differential, which allows employers to pay liquor liquor servers 50 cents less than the minimum wage, will remain but will be reviewed reviewed in the coming year. Today's announcement is the government's first step towards its target of achieving achieving a minimum wage that reflects 60 per cent of the average average wage by 1995. The kitchen recently received received a stove from the Enniskillen Enniskillen Community Hall which dates back to the early early 1930s. "It's still in perfect working working condition, said Mr. Taws. The museum also bought a new light fixture for the kitchen ceiling. The fixture emphasizes the Edwardian period -- the era which the former Jury residence depicts. depicts. "People lived here until 1960, so the old light fixture was outdated with respect to the rest of the room," added 'Mr. Taws. The kitchen ceiling is new as well. It is made of tin and it was difficult to find, said Mr. Taws. But it is authentic-looking. authentic-looking. Additions to the museum's museum's doll collection include include a Scarlet O'Hara doll, a Sonja Henny doll and HOCKIN HOCKIN REAL ESTATE ■REALTOR! j 'l \iW •till»;. M SUPER NICE BUNGALOW Come and walk baroloot on the plush carpeting in this immaculate 3 bedroom bungalow. 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During the past winter, the museum also acquired new furnaces which greatly improved the heating in the building which is more than a century old. Another new addition is to the museum's staff. Sarah Reitsma, a grade 12 student at Durham Christian High School, will be a familiar face at the museum for the next eight weeks. Upcoming events planned for the museum include Victorian Garden Party Sunday, August 11. There will, be musical entertainment entertainment provided , by "The Shades of Silver", fruit a on tarts, popcorn, lemonade and ice tea. Everyone will be encouraged to wear period clothing. October this year marks the 30th anniversary of the museum's opening. To celebrate, celebrate, there will be a wine and cheese reception for all of the members. In October as well, former former German Prisoners of War and their families will get a chance to view the model of the war camp on regular display at the museum. museum. Many of the officers and their families will be coming from overseas for a reunion recalling the years they spent at the Prisoner of War camp in Bowmanville. Part of the property is now used by St. Stephen's High School. Apart from these events, tours of the museum will take place every day, all summer. by Laura J. Richards Support networks help foster children children and teenagers become healthy individuals, individuals, says the program supervisor of a new Children's Aid Society program. program. However, the Treatment Foster Care Program which has been in place for one year needs to expand the number number of beds within the program. The Treatment Foster Care Program, Program, which covers the areas of Durham. Durham. Peterborough and Kawartha- Haliburton, helps many people who can benefit from skill training, said Marg Osmond from the Cobourg Childrens Childrens Aid Society. The people who can benefit include the problematic child, or teenager, biological biological parents, foster parents and external external forces including school, she said. The program had its first graduate on May 31,1991. "Jessica" (not her real name) is 17 years old. She comes from an alcoholic and violent home environment and spent the year before starting the program program in 13 foster homes. Jessica began the Treatment Foster Care Program four months before her 16th birthday. "She was unable to make relationships," relationships," said Ms Osmond. "When she began to feel helplessness, she would start feeling hopeless with things that were just too painful to deal with." A team of people including a psychologist, psychologist, a social worker and- youth worker plus her foster parents were on hand to help her through a difficult time. "We had to work quickly and hard to make sure the program began to work before she turned 16, because after after her birthday she could sign herself out," recalled Ms Osmond. But she didn't. Jessica stayed on to complete the program. Taking a holistic approach which deals with the child and the family, the three Children's Aid Societies are able to access 13 foster care homes providing 26 beds in the three regions. The approach is considered to be new and improved over what took place before. The old ways took a child out of the home environment through a court order and placed the child into foster care. It was then up to the foster parents to raise the child to the best of their abilities and for as long as they had. Announcing "Imagine ... upscale homes, right in town! »» The Camovale family announces only 9 homes to be built in this picturesque setting. Choose from one of our proven designs, or we will be glad to quote on any design you desire. 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