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Pulling Strengths Together for The Environment Ganaraska Region and Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authorities Will Combine Staff At recent board of directors meetings of the Ganaraska Region Conservation Authority and Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority members voted to operate under a combined staffing structure to meet the needs of their organizations. organizations. • "Combining staff does not change the existing governance, governance, policies or financing of either CLOCA or GRCA. It is about achieving the most effective uses of our staff resources resources by creating a single staff structure," states Brian Nicholson, Chairman for CLOCA. "We believe that a single staff structure will produce advantages for both Conservation Conservation Authorities and the public that were not available before," before," notes Gerry Houston, Chairman for GRCA. Areas Covered by the G.R.C.A. Common questions about staff rationalization 1. Will this staff rationalization lead to staff layoffs? No. This staff rationalization is about achieving the most effective use of the current staff resources of the two organizations organizations by creating a single staff structure. There will be no layoffs as the current staff compliment each other in all areas which does not lead to duplication of efforts. 2. Will this mean a single administration office? No. Both offices in Port Hope and Oshawa will remain open to serve the watershed residents. To a large extent it will mean business as usual in that there will be two Boards of Directors, 2 legal entities and separate financing and budgets. budgets. 3. Will there be cost savings? The staff rationalization is not about cost savings. Both Authorities have had their budgets drastically reduced within within the last year. This is about providing the best level of service service to the watershed municipalities and residents with the remaining available resources. 4. When did this process to investigate the staff rationalization rationalization begin? The two organizations have been talking for some time however at the July meeting of the Ganaraska Region Conservation Conservation Authority board members a resolution was passed to investigate the feasibility of the rationalization of staff between between the two Authorities. A similar motion was passed by the Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority in September. September. 5. When does this take effect? The staff rationalization takes effect January 1, 1997. THE G.R.CJV. BOARD OF DIRECTORS -- Left to right, front row, Lany Hall, Ann Dreslinski, THE G.R.C.A. STAFF -- Left to right, front row, Warren Coulter, Engineering Technician; Kathy Oeny Houston, Chairman; back row, David Scott, Jane Kelly, John Lindsay, Jim McMullen, and Dan Lee, GFC Co-ordinator/Instructor; Linda Laliberte, General Manager; Kim Baldini, Bookkeeper; back DeI1, row, Bill Newell, Resource Technician; Rob Franklin, Planner; Chris Drummond, Outdoor Education Instructor; George Elgear, General Superintendent; Winnie Finnic, G.F.C. Cook. Congratulations on Your 50tn Anniversary from BEHAN CONSTRUCTION Cobourg 372-9862 Congratulations to G.R.C.A. Blair Sharpless & Company Trail Tours and Dirt Bike School Continuing to support the G.R.C.A. through responsible off-road use. $ SUZUKI 905-655-5434 Best Wishes, The Ganaraska Region Conservation Authority «% mm 1--1 mm. ~ Barrister & Solicitor Congratulations G.R.C.A. mm». -- ffom WW LUMBER Serving the area for over 30 Years! We are located 15 minutes from Bowmanville in Pontypool. Phone: (705) 277-3381 Fax: (705) 277-3943 2 Miles r Hwy. 401 P.O. Box 325 169 Sandaraska Rd. Pontypool, Ontario LOA 1 KO 705-277-9228 Fax: 905-854-0286 Horseback Riding Adventures Overnight Packages, Ranch Vacations, Trailrides, Lessons Present this ad and with purchase of one trailride or overnight package second person is 1/2 price. We are located in the Ganaraska Forest. Reservations recommended. Congratulations G.R.C.A.! totten sims hubicki associates B * Transportation • Water Resources •Transit • Architecture/Buildings • Municipal Infrastructure • Landscape Architecture •Structural • Planning • Environmental Whitby, Bracebrldge, Cobourg, Cornwall, Elliot Lake, Kingston, London, Ottawa, Sault Sle, Marie, Simcoe, St. Catharines, Toronto and Waterloo 1-800-463-8046 engineers architects pianners