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2 The Clarington/Courtice Independent, Bowmanville, Saturday, September 28,1996 *76e &Utntcce ^«teCefie^tcÙMt Produced weekly by James.Publishing Company Limited P.O. Box 190,62 King St. W., Bowmanville, Ontario L1C 3K9 P.O. Box 2000,1712 Baseline West, Courtice, Ontario L1C 2S8 905-623-3303 Fax: 905-623-6161 Office Hours: Monday to Friday 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. lnternet-statesman@ocna.org For 142 Years, Our First Concern Has Been Our Community Publisher - John M. James Plant Manager - Rick Patterson Assoc. Publisher - Richard A. James Ad. Manager - Brian G. Purdy Editor - Peter Parrott Production Supervisor - Ralph Rozema, Suzanne Bennett, Laurens Kaldeway, Doug Lugtenburg, Sharon McMullen, Barb Patterson, Jim Snoek, Vance Sutherland, Jim Tuuramo Advertising Editorial Laverne Morrison Brad Kelly, Lorraine Manfredo, Laura J. Richards Office Supervisor-Angela Luscher, Junia Hodge, Grace McGregor, Nancy Pleasance-Sturman, Marilyn Rutherford, Sharilyn Carnegie Public Meeting On Workfare Continued from Page 1 "For every dollar saved, six dollars had been spent on administering it." Clarington Councillor Ann Dreslinski told The C 1 ari n g ton/Courtice Independent on Thursday, Sept. 26, she thinks the Harris government government is putting its people on "a train going nowhere." A report to the region's Health and Social Services Committee questions the program, program, especially in the area of suitable employment and the shortest route to it. "Ontario Works provides for new definitions of suitable employment, particularly the concept of the shortest route to employment, and the downplaying downplaying of the need for education education and training. This is probably probably the most alarming aspect of Ontario Works," the report states. The report warns: "The staff feel this may prove to be shortsighted, shortsighted, for the client, the department and the ministry and, most importantly, the taxpayer. taxpayer. "In addition!, our new globalized globalized economy does not need more people with less than a high school education seeking entry-level jobs; it needs people with marketable skills, obtained through an adequate education. It was also said in the report that while Durham has initiated being in the program at the start, all communities across Ontario will be a part of the program eventually, because it is mandatory. The report also points out that there is a definite need for research on the workfare concept. concept. At the end of the brief council council discussion on the topic, Mayor Tom Edwards urged all councillors attend the meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 15 in Whitby. ADULT EDUCATION ✓ High School Credits ✓ Computer Training ✓ Grade 12 Diploma ✓ Co-op Work Experience ✓ Part Time / Full Time ✓ Days / Evenings REGISTRATION CONTINUES 623-6505 The Centre for Individual Studies The Northumberland- Clarington Board of Education Lenders In Learning ©J.P. Lucky Ticket Holder Will Win a New Home The Oshawa Whitby Clarington Clarington United Way win-a- home raffle winds up this weekend, with the draw taking taking place at 2 o'clock on Sunday Sunday afternoon, Sept. 29. The prize is a $190,000 Melody Home in the winner's winner's choice of either Bowmanville Bowmanville or Peterborough. Janice Eves, Campaign Manager of this year's United Way Campaign, noted on Thursday morning, Sept. 26, that "under 2,000 tickets have been sold." Each ticket costs $100. The bulk of the tickets were sold by Jerry Archer, the morning man from KX96, during his stay in a camper atop the Owasco Volkswagen dealership building in Whitby. Whitby. Archer came down off his perch on the roof of Owasco Volkswagen Friday, Sept. 27. He was there for a total of 19 days on Friday, creating added publicity for the United United Way's Home Free Raffle. Don't forget to attend the United Way Home Free raffle draw on Sunday, Sept. 29, at 2 p.m. at Liberty Village, the Melody Homes subdivision in Bowmanville on Libérty Street North. Tickets will be available right up until the draw date on Sunday, September 29, at 2:00 p.m. "Home Free" raffle tickets can be purchased at all major banks in Clarington, at the Melody Homes sales office on Freeland Ave. in Bowmanville Bowmanville or by calling 1-888- 598-8888. Proceeds will help the United Way meet their 1996 campaign target of $3 million. million. There will be a barbeque, the KX Boom Box and local dignitaries, too at Sunday's draw. GREAT BUY! Chrysanthemums Very hardy for outdoor growing. 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