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Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, March 19th, 1980-9 >Vhat a jarring jolt View Highway 11 compare with 115 plan What a jarring jolt for anyone over eighteen as witnessed by Heather Sawyer at the hands of Cheryl Miller as a gym class at Clarke display their skills in an effort to earn their Yellow belt last week. Although Heather hit the mat this time it was Cheryl to be put down in the next round. The gym class at Clarke has been taking instructions instructions in the art of Judo for a two week period under the tutorship of Mrs. Leo Hauns- berger of the Maple Leaf Judo Club. It was apparent that the fairer set were just as adept in the art as were their counterparts. Prepares for a fall In mid February, two members of the committee against the proposed Super Highway plan for 35-115 visited the Oro township area north of Barrie on Highway No. 11. The purpose of the visit was to observe first hand the kind of highway the Ministry of Transportation is proposing for 35-115 and, if possible, get some idea as to its impact on the lives of the people. According to various people interviewed, amongst them Mrs. Halfacre, one of the original activists for the media barrier, the accident rate along their strip has decreased. Three small commercial commercial enterprises indicated that their business was definitely definitely down since the barrier was installed and they had access from one side of highway 11 only. Local com- muncations are severely hampered by the barrier even though the Ministry of Transportation Transportation reacted to pressures pressures and installed more- overpasses than were originally originally planned. The bottom line of the visit was that the • "big advantage in the highway program on highway 11 is safety, although we are unable to support this by comparative statistics. On the other side of the coin, the highway 11 situation is exactly exactly the kind of poor highway planning that we must continue continue to fight as a solution to 35-115. Clearly, it transfers a mixed residential, commercial, commercial, rural environment, with all of the advantages to even the transient urban travellers, into a throughway with not much more "going for it but a fast way to go trom A to B. Our. committee is continuing continuing to work with the Ministry of Transportation to obtain specific traffic and accident records and to encourage them to complete the Social Impact Study as previously committed. At a recently held Roads Convention in Toronto, Hon. James Snow, Minister of Transportation and Communications, Communications, was queried by a local council member as to the progress on the 35-115 social impact study. His reply was not direct, but he did go on to add that the.Ministry of Transportation was in no hurry to , build the highway (four lanes with barrier) and that it would not be done until the concerns of the local citizens were satisfied. Honourable Snow's expressed expressed attitudes are encourag-, ing. However, his ministry's support in providing statistics on traffic and safety, as well as other creative means to solve the so,-called safety problem, are "not .supportive. The Roads Convention, for the first time, started to talk about- the serious impact the , enefgy crisis will have on transportation solutions for the future. Many more people in positions 6f power with regard to highway ' construction construction are'taking a second look. ' ■ - Fred Irwin, Martin Sissons Jr. Capital help students with summer jobs Venture Capital, Ministry of Education-Ministry of Colleges Colleges and Universities, Special Special Projects Branch, 14th "Floor, Mowat Block, Queen's Park, Toronto, Ontario, M7A 1L2. Phone (416) 965-6911. Enrolment in Senior Public Schools dropping A Task Force of Senior Public School principals and ■; Don Peebles of the head's administration -waff have been studying the effects of declining enrolment in the five senior public schools. Last week they made a number of recommendations as to ways to utilize the ' schools as a result of this drop in enrolment. The two schools in the rural areas of the Town of Newcastle Newcastle show the greatest drop in enrolment being the M.J. Hobbs School in Hampton and the Pines Senior Public School in Clarke Township. The M.J. Hobbs Senior Public School enrolment is calculated calculated to drop to 252 pupils in 1984 from an enrolment of 352 in 1979. The Pines Senior Public School will drop to 263 pupils in 1984 from an enrolment of 324 in 1979. The Bowmanville Senior Public School's enrolment fluctuates from year to year from 1979 to-1984. Enrolment in 1979 in Bowmanville had reached 388 pupils and is expected to rest at the same number in 1984. The enrolment in the Dale Road Senior Public School is expected to drop some 30 over the five year period and at the Dr. Hawkins school .enrolment. .enrolment. is to drop 61 students to a total enrolment of 264. The Task Force recom- ; mended some programs in V: grade six be extended to include programs at the senior-public schools, and as well- some grade nine 'modified' 'modified' students (slow learners) learners) be maintained in the senior public schools. It was ' also suggested that parents ; might be interested to participate participate in day courses in such areas as "ceramics. The recommendations from the committee are to go to the curriculum committee and to -the full board. Jim" Lycett prepares for a at the hands of Teresa ^wrnes at the Clarke High School last week during an exercise in Judo. Those with the necessary skills in the art are to receive their yellow belt with judging being done •by Leo Hauhsberger. ' Ontario's Student Venture Capital program will provide up -to $1,000 in interest-free loans during 1980 to encouragé, encouragé, enterprising students to set up. their own summer business. Since 1974, Student Venture Capital has given full-time students (18 years and older) the opportunity to finance their education while acquiring acquiring business experience first hand. Projects may begin as early as April 1, 1980. Last year, 140 projects were approved approved and $110,000 was lent to qualifying students in amounts ranging from $200 to $1,000. Sponsored by the 'Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Colleges and Universities in co-operation with various Chambers of Commerce in Ontario and the Royal Bank of , Canada, Student Venture Capital is part of the Ontario Youth Secretariat's Experience Experience '80 program to provide students with employment experience. While most student ventures ventures are profitable, successful successful projects tend to be labour intensive with low , capital outlay and require a *reat deal of hard war! and familiarity with the i i of endeavour. In 1979, two Kyer ■ son students made $2,400 net profit by creating clay beaver caricatures for sale by nat-" ional department stores. A Carleton University student student made $3,000 profit through the production and sale of, light-weight kayaks which he made out of a high density polystyrene. Participating Chambers of Commerce share their business business expertise and familiarity familiarity of. the local business climate with the students. Local chamber members screen applications, suggest, improvements and recommend recommend approval of those ■projects having the fundamental fundamental ingredients for success. success. Once the student's proposal is accepted, he of • she miist agree to follow standard business procedures, procedures, make regular financial financial reports and repay the loan by October 31, 1980. The Royal Bank of Canada provides interest-free bridge loans to students who are eager to begin their enterprises enterprises before .government financing "is available. A Rdyal Bank financial liaison officer provides banking and financial advice throughout' ,the summer. i . Application forms for Student Student Venture Capital are available now and may be obtai ned by contacting : The Program ' Manager, Student Corporation of the Town of Newcastle • . Tender - Sealed tenders, clearly markqjl as to contents, will _ be received by the undersigned until: ,4:00 p.m., Local Time, Monday, March 31,1980 Specification No. 80-9 One (1) Half Ton 1980 Model Pick-up Truck (Diesel) All tenders: must be submitted on forms supplied by the Town of Newcastle, which are available from the office of the undersigned.: . i ' Late tendep not accepted. Lowest, or any, tender not ne.cessarily accepted. i , , J. DUNHAM,, • ■ * , Director of Public Works 1 , "Municipal Building, ' HAMPTON, Orit. LOB tJO ',