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1 'M)rono Weekly Times, Wednesday, January 3rd, 1979 Orono Weekly Times TAKE OUR CUE FROM PAULINE McGIBBON The news media for the past few days have been reflecting on the year past and on television on Sunday Pauline McGibbon, Lieutenant Governor for the Province of Ontario set what we felt was a good approach to 1979 and a fair reflection on 1978. Of course the first question to be asked Pauline McGibbon was her opinion on the poor showing of Canada and Ontario over the past year. She was quick to reply that she had travelled the province over the past year quite extensively and really was not aware that the people were complaining to the extent as being mentioned. She said she was optimistic for the new .year and felt there were many . accomplishments in the past year. It was refreshing to hear someone that could vision a bright future and could see progress being made in this country and especially in Ontario. The news media, we feel, is altogether too negative and fail to see that Canada and Canadians are today just as well off as at any time in their past. Surely the Anti-inflation regulation did stop the upward spiral of inflation and cannot be deemed a total failure. Unemployment has arrested in Canada while percentage of jobs created in Canada is better than in most other countries. The balance of trade has improved which is most notable in the most recent report. Yes there is room for improvement but the record is not all that bad. Pauline McGibbon was full of optimism and is not;depressed over our past record. It is such optimism that is needed throughout the country. Lets face 1979 with all the hope and energy that is available to each individual. TÉLÉPHONÉ COSTS WILL CONTINUE IN SPITE OF ANY CHANGE The elimination of long distance telephone charges for Orono subscribers to such areas as Bowmanville and Oshawa would not* result in an overall reduction of costs to the 1400 customers. An extended area service would only shift the cost of these charges from the heavy user to those who make less use of the phone service to call outside the present area of Orono, Newcastle and Newtonville. Under the present system 'everyone has telephone service available and at a modest cost. Those who wish to make further use of their telephone through long distance calls certainly should be expectant to pay for the service. The philosophy of the user-pays system has great merit placing the cost where the use factor is the greatest. There is no reason for those who make little use ef long distnace calls being expected to help pay the cost of higher long distance service. There is no sense trying to kid anyone for there is no such thing as a free-calling area. One way or another a service must be paid for and the user-pays system is the fairest. It is simple... you pay for your calls ... and I will pay for mine. ( Continued from page 1 ) TOWN MANAGER'S REPORT in the Municipality. Throughout my investigation investigation I ascertained that the Planning Director did not express any policy statement, because it is a standing rule in this Municipality that policy statements are made by Council not by staff." ( Continued from page 1 ) SEEKS EXTENSION OF CALLING AREA Company, he said that for long distance calls the company company was in partnership with Bell Telephone. Bell's rates determine the charges and at the end of, each month Bell submits a printout of all long distance calls with charges from the Orono exchange to Community Telephone. ' He also pointed out that it was a costly venture to extend the calling area for the addition of more lines, special equipment and also to offset the loss in revenue through the loss of long distance charges. These costs must be levied over all subscribers whether or not they use the extended area. Mr. Strong said there would be more information available available as to extended area service within a month or so due to meetings being held this month and that at this point he was not at liberty to bake any statement as to extended area service. Mr. Strong did say however that in another exchange where the calling area was extended that telephone rates had increased by slightly over sixty-six percent and the Company was now receiving letters in opposition to this increase for the extended calling area. Hereford cow proud mother of triplets Near the end of the summer we reported triplet holstein calves born to a holstein cow owned by Neil Allin south of Orono. One of otir readers, Milt Cornish of Indian River had a similar incident on 1 September, 15th and last week while going through Orono supplied us with a picture of triplet heifers born on his farm on September 15th. Mr. ' Cornish and family farmed in the Orono area for a number of years before moving to south of Peterborough and then to Indian River, east of Peterborough. Mr. Cornish has been associated associated with raising and looking after Herefords since 1932 and this is thf first time that he has ever had triplet calves born from his herd. The three lîereford heifers, born September 15th, are all in good health and doing well. The proud mother was seven years of age and has raised seven living calvés. The triplets are all polled, a characteristic of their father. The three calves are pictured pictured above with Mark ,and Scott Cornish, grandchildren of Mr. and Mrs. Milton Cornish who operate the family farm with their son, Edgar. SAM AT QUEEN'S PARK Report from Queen's Park Sam Cureatz, M.P.P., Durham East Some day to day experiences as your M.p. With the New Year just beginning I thought it might be worth while to share with you some of the day to day experiences that I encounter as your provincial Member of Parliament. Many times I have been asked what the job as your Member entails, So let me highlight a typical ongoing schedule that I am involved in while the Legislative Ass- • embly is sitting. The most interesting aspect about my job is that no matter what function I, am attending, group or individual I am meeting, either in the Riding or at Queen's Park, I have the opportunity of getting to know people from all walks of life. Looking over my diary over the past few weeks I have selected a few days which are typical of my activities. Many of you might be able to recognize some of the functions functions that I was at. On a Thursday morning at 9 a.m. I am at my Queen's Park office to touch base with my secretary. I review phone messages from the previous day and those that have already come in that morning, morning, then it's to the various correspondence addressed to me from constituents or agencies and letters that I am sending out. An hour later I ' am required at the ,Public Accounts Committee to review review government spending in various Ministries, and to ask questions of Mr. F.A. Scott, who, as Provincial Auditor, monitors government spending. spending. At noon I have a luncheon engagement,at Queen's Park with a constituent who is seeking information about the Darlington Generating Sta tion and we make arrangements arrangements at that time to tour the site. Just befor$2 p.m. I again touch basé with my secretary in my Queen's Park office and call my Riding Office to get any information , that has accumulated from the morning. morning. I then attend Question Period at 2 p.m. for an hour after which I attend the Justice Committee which is investigating various pieces of legislation that are being proposed as law that will affect all of us in the province. At 6 p.m. I am required to be back in the House for a vote on two : Private Members Bills. The House is then adjourned for the dinner hour. At 7 p.m. I have a meeting in my office with constituents and representatives representatives from the Ministry of Revenue. Fridays are a little less hectic since the House ad- jours* at, 1 p.m. I am still required to be in the House for Question Period at 10 a.m. however, and then on to the Justice Committee. From Queén's Park I am off to my constituency, office in Bowmanville Bowmanville to spend the rest of the afternoon ' meeting constituents constituents and" trying to sort odt their problems. This day ends pretty early for me because it turns out I have not been requested to attend any functions that particular evening. evening. On Saturday, my wife Kathy and I attend the Parkwood Flower Show at 2 p.m., and at 4 p.m. we begin to make our way towards the east part of the Riding for the annual tobacco dance. However, However, finding our time a little tight, we decide to unfortunately unfortunately ■ forego the tobacco dance and atend the Clarke pot-luck dinner at 5:30 p.m. in Ororio, The dinner continues until 10 p.m. but I leave at 8 p.m. to be back in Oshawa for the presentation of Ontario Scholarships at the O'Neill Collegiate in Oshawa. After 'those presentations, and attending attending the reception for a ' moment, I go on to the Polish Hall Veterans dance from 11 p.m. until midnight. I then touch base at the O'Neill collegiate staff party to which I was very kindly invited. On'Sunday morning, Kathy and I and our two boys attend church. After lunch therç is a wine and cheese party at a constituent's from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. which ends a very busy week and weekend. The most exhilarating aspect aspect of being a Member is that no day is predictable. One certainly cannot complain complain of monotony, and I wish to take this opportunity to thank my constituents for their continued support. UNITED CHURCH Orono Pastoral Charge Minister iRev. B.E. Long B.Th. Organist and Choir Director David Gray ' Sunday, January 7,1979 ORONO UNITED CHURCH Sunday Church School 10 a.m. Morning Worship 11:15 a.m. ANNUAL MEETING January 23rd. Reports to be in Minister's hands by January 10th. KIRBY UNITED CHURCH Sunday Church School 9:45 Morning Worship 9:45 Dial-A-Thought 983-9151 uflfUMRfl sa\€ starts WIM at Armstrongs today. All ladies dresses TTISIZ3 an< * c ° ats now T sell at 20 percent off out* already reasonable prices. t 1 .» Now is the time to make your choice. ARMSTRONGS l BS HB I