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Launch 3-pronged attack on Trudeau A three-pronged attack was launched on pierre Trudeau last Wednesday at the annual meeting of the Progressive , Conservative meeting, Dur- ham-Northumberland riding in the Blackstock Recreation- Centre. The attack came • from three PC stalwarts, Allan Lawrence, incumbent ' M.P. for Northumberland and Durham, Walter Beath, the PC house leader and Bob Coates, national PC president. president. Nearly three hundred party supporters were present for the annual meeting taking great delight in the thunder against the present prime minister. Despite a pledge by Lawrence Lawrence to focus on constructive proposals to rescue the nation from the inept Liberals the main thrust of the evening was against Trudeau, his record and personality oyer the past eleven years as Prime Minister of Canada. , Baker claimed Trudeau the worst prime minister in his tory of Canada and warned that he would be wrapping himself in the flag of Canada over the nekt 55 days of the election campaign. In speaking of Joe Clark, the PC hopeful, he said that Clark was ready for leadership. leadership. "He has more experience experience as a party leader than Trudeau did when he began to lead the country", said Baker . Baker said he had had â belly-full of Trudeau's charisma since he was first elected in 1972. Allan Lawrence continued the attack stating that people were fed up with this man, his lifestyle, his government and his eleven years of mismanaging mismanaging the economy. "He should be the main issue", stated Lawrence, "because, win, lose or draw, Mr. Trudeau is a dead duck. Lawrence attacked the Liberal's Liberal's government handling. of the economy, national unity and Canada's energy system. Trudeau is the one who has mortgaged our children's future said Lawrence. Lawrence. Lawrence called on the conservative missionaries to bring the party back to power after fifteen years in opposition. opposition. In speaking of the local riding election Lawrence pointed out that it was.a swing seat and that the PCs did have a battle on their hands. He recalled the somewhat close encounter in the 1974 election and said the PCs could not relax. Lawrence said he would not be in his riding at all times as he had been asked by Joe Clark to speak in other areas. Energy, he said, is expected to be a top election issue and as energy critic I'm expected to be away from the riding at times. Lawrence in speaking of the national debt said every man, woman and child in Canada now owes the equivalent of $2500 which will take years to come out of this hole, In a. three hour storm against Trudeau Coates picked picked up the gauntlet and stated that Trudeau's record is a catalogue of catastrophe and that almost anybody could do a better job. He praised Clark as a competent leader who had put the PC party back together with all going in the same direction for a change, Running the country, he said, would be simple after this accomplishment. Teachers Bd agree to binding arbitration After a bargaining session starting at 9:00 a.m. Friday morning and concluding at 2:00 a.m. Saturday morning the negotiating teams for the Secondary Teachers and the Northumberland and Newcastle Newcastle Board of education agreed to send the issue to binding arbitration. Binding aribtration was recommended recommended by a mediator and was mutually agreed upon by both the teachers and Board re- Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, April 4th, 1979-9 gories. This Was the first time for a lump sum increase rather than a percentage' increase. The percentage in-, crease was giving a greater dollar increase to those in the top categories and a lesser amount to those in the lower categories. Over the past few years elementary and secondary teachers' salaries in the top four categories have been similar. The decision by the three person panel will be binding on both the. Board and the secondary teachers. presentatives. The binding arbitration will be handled by a panel of three, one approved by the Board of Education, one approved by the Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation and one neutral person choosen by mutual agreement of the two groups. The Board of Education and the Elementary Teachers settled their contracts sometime sometime ago with a $990.00 increase across all cate- Cl VP course set up to help adults under severe stress : Steve # s Furniture Shop Upholstery Fabric Samples Furniture Refinishing 983-9630 STEVE JOHNSON e e e i e • • « >••••••< ORONO, ONT. • 983-5009 j. H. STUTT - l. t STUTT "The Community Involvement Involvement and Volunteer Programme Programme (C.I.V.P.) was set up to bring help to adults under severe emotional stress. Many people in our community who find they just can't cope with life at the moment, could benefit from having a C.I.V.P. volunteer to help work through problems. C.I.V.P. volunteers have assisted clients with matters of personal hygiene, home management, parenting, nutritional nutritional shopping and cooking, cooking, employment prépara-' tion, budgetting, public transportation transportation usage, and socializing. socializing. Our volunteers may be Election call brings new riding boundaries With the calling of the i federal election last week the new riding of Durham Northumberland Northumberland with new boundaries boundaries came into effect. The change makes little difference in the Orono area other than a name change from Northumberland-Dur- ham to Durham Northumberland. Northumberland. '.On the west the new riding boundary includes all the old area of Durham county including including the Town of Newcastle plus in the north-east corner the Township of Scugog. Cartwright, Cavan, Manvers, Hope and Port Hope remain in the Durham-Northumber-' land riding along with Cob- ourg and a section of Hamilton Hamilton Township lying south of ' Highway 401. The greater portion of Hamilton Township will go to Northumberland county riding. riding. , To date four candidates are seeking election in the Dur- ham-Northumberland riding. Incumbent A1 Lawrence is seeking re-election on behalf of the Conservatives. He is opposed by Dr. Ian Wilsort of Cobourg for the Liberals, Fred McLaughlin, Janetville for the NDP, and Robert Martilla for the Libertarian party. working, retired, or homemakers. homemakers. All are mature adults who have undergone an intensive screening and completed a special life skills training course to prepare themselves for this particularly particularly sensitive volunteer job. The confidentiality of all concerned is protected. All costs for the programe are covered by it. There is no charge for service or training. training. Could a C.I.V.P. volunteer help you? Talk it over with Diane Hamre, our co-ordinator, co-ordinator, at 623-2288. We are always in need of new volunteers, men and women of all ages. 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