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î--Orono Weekly Times. Wednesday, May :i(lth. 1975 ents, and others who might be attending for the first time, and invited them to come again. At the business meeting Mr . 1 & Mrs. Tansley and Mr. & 1| Mrs. Zegers were appointed as delegates to the Provincial Convention which will be held Tom Lowry and Paul John- above delving into the inner son at Clarke High School are workings of a groundhog at the open house on Tuesday. NOTICE Re Dog Licences Town of Newcastle By-Law 75-28, passed on April 21,1975, amending By-Law 74-29, provides that: Section 2(1) "Except as otherwise provided by this By-Law, the owner of every dog in the Town of Newcastle, shall before the fifteenth day of March in each year, pay to the Town of Newcastle a licence fee of $7.00 per dog." Section 2 (5) "Every person who becomes the owner of a dog after the 15th day of March in each year shall register the same and pay the licence fee therefore as provided in Section 2, within fifteen days after becoming the owner of such dog". Dog licences may be purchased at the following locations: Bowmanville Municipal Office Hampton Municipal Office Toms & Sons Limited, Newcastle Midtown Confectionary & Gifts Orono. J. M. Mcllroy, A.M.C.T. Town Clerk. in Barrie on June 20, 21, 22. Tentative arrangements were made for a bus trip to Niagara Falls on Wednesday, June 25. Further information will be available at the May meeting. Mrs. Tansley demonstrated how a beautiful flower arran gement could be made fwt very little material. Using only three daffodils with a few twigs of small pussy willows and variegated enonymas in a flat dish, the result was a most attractive and dainty centerpiece for the early spring season. The reptile display at the of attention. It didn't phase at least tw0 young brave recent Open House at the Carman Horne the least as V i s it 0 rs Clarke High drew a great deal she display this 8 foot snake to Horticultural Horticultural News "Spring is in the Air" and "Spring is Everywhere". No one could doubt it who was lucky enough to attend the monthly meeting of the Orono Horticultural Society on Thursday, Thursday, March 24, Two delightful delightful flower skits presented by the Junior Gardeners set the theme for the evening. The finale, a choral rendition by the full cast of "This is my Father's World" was a fitting climax to the programme prepared by what is obviously a very enthusiastic and talented talented group of young gardeners. The intermission was enlivened enlivened by a number of light-hearted light-hearted piano selections played by Mrs. Everett Brown. President Everett Brown congratulated the Junior Gardeners Gardeners and paid special tribute to the leaders, Mrs. F. Zegers, Mrs. R. Chapman and to the others, including parents, parents, who were involved in making the many colourful costumes and generally assisting assisting in preparations for the performance. Refreshments were served by the lunch committee following the entertainment, entertainment, enabling the younger younger children to leave before the business meeting. The President welcomed the par- Effective May 1 the minimum goes up. And it now includes agricultural workers. Everyone in Ontario who's covered by the Minimum Wage Act--and that now includes agricultural workers--will be entitled to an increase beginning May 1, The new basic rate will be $2.40 an hour. All agricultural workers engaged in the. harvesting of fruit, field vegetables and tobacco will be entitled to the new rate. People employed by agencies as domestics and people working as funeral directors or embalmers must be paid not less than $2.40 an hour. Learners in general industry must be paid at least $2.30 an hour during their first month of employment, and the full rate after that. Those employed in construction work or as construction site guards are now entitled to at least $2.65 an hour.There is no learner's rate in the construction industry. Ambulance drivers, helpers and .. first-aid attendants must now receive at least $115.20 a week or, if they work less than 48 hours in a week, the regular rate of $2.40 an hour. Students under 18 who work 28 hours a week or less, or during school holidays, must receive at least $2.00 an hour. When employees occupy a room or eat meals supplied by their employer, $10.00 per week for the room, and $1.05 for each meal or $22.00 per week for meals may be included when calculating the minimum wage. Employers of agricultural workers who are entitled to minimum wage will be limited in the maximum deductions they can make from minimum wage, for room and board to $32.00 per week; for the provision of a fully'serviced house to $40.00 per week; and provision of an unserviced house to $3.0.00 per week. If you have any questions or. would like more information, contact your nearest Ministry of Labour office. Ministry of Labour Ontario HAMILTON 1 West Ave. South 527-4501 KENORA 808 Robertson St. 468-3128 KINGSTON 1055 Princess St. 542-2853 KITCHENER 824 King St.W. 744-5211 LONDON 560 Wellington St. 438-7291 OTTAWA 2197 Riverside Dr. 731-7200 iWwstisS as» : SAU LT STE. MARIE 125 Brock St. 949-3331 SUDBURY 1538 LaSalle Bivd. 566-3071 THUNDER BAY 435 James St. South 345-2101 TORONTO 400 University Ave. 965-5251 WINDSOR 500 Ouellette Ave. 256-8278