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' * > 4-Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, August 19,1981. Attend Horticultural Convention above group were photographed while attending attending the 75th Ontario Hor- ticulural Society convention held in June in Niagara Falls. Sam at Queen's Park PENSIONS COMMITTEE STUDIES ROYAL COMMISSION COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS RECOMMENDATIONS This -summer an all-Party Committee will be meeting at Queen's Park to discuss the recommendations of the Royal Commission on the Status of Pensions in Ontario. Ontario. The work of this Committee Committee will help determine the Province's response to the, coming crisis in pensions. As I pointed out in my last column, shifts in population are putting a great strain on Canada's pension system. Within a few years there will be more people receiving the Canada Pension Plan than paying into it. Back in the spring of 1977, the Ontario Government appointed appointed a five-member Commission Commission to study the impact of current pension programs on the economy; and their, ability to meet the needs of pensioners. , Since beginning its hearings hearings in February 1978, the Commission received 391 written submissions and heard from 170 witnesses. In addition, a consumer survey was conducted for the Commission Commission and a series of jMpkground papers prepared W consultants and Commission Commission staff. The result of these three years of activity is a ten- volume report, which was released in the spring. It is this report which is being studied by the Select Committee Committee on Pensions. As a member of the Pensions Pensions Committee, I have learned a great deal about pension policy and the , recommendations of the Royal Commission on the Status of Pensions. There are problems with The group were delegates from the Ororfo Horticultural Society. (From left to right) David Harrison (kneeling), presi- the priyate pension system which require action if we are to reduce the strain on the Canada Pension Plan. Critics of private pension plans have argued that they fail to provide provide adequate income. Many workers, especially those who change jobs frequently, frequently, receive inadequate protection from private pensions. pensions. It was a surprise for me to learn that less than half of all workers are covered by private pension plans. Critics of the Canada Pension Pension Plan argue that any further further expansion of its role will have a serious impact on the economy. An enlarged public pension program would tie up so much money, critics claim, that there would be little little left to provide investment in the market place. * Put simply, critics of large public pension programs say that thèse plans starve the economy of the money it requires requires to make it run. The general conclusions of the Royal Commission Report is that all retirement income programs should' be co-ordinated and made to work as one system. The Report advocates the setting up of a provincial universal retirement system. It is obvious that change must come to Canada's pension pension system and that much needs to be done to improve private pension systems. Whether the creation of a ! universal pension system, run. by the Province, can solve these problems is debatable. The Ontario Government has been successful in keeping keeping its expenses below increases increases in the cost of living without reduction ip the quality or quantity of services offered. At present, the Province' Province' has just embarked on the BILD program to encourage encourage grpwth arid development development in Ontario. Whether Queen's Park can budget enough funds to \ create a universal pension dent of the Orono Society, Lynn Harrison, Lorna Atkins,secretary, Helen Robinson, Russ Gomme, secretary Ontario Hor- system at present is in doubt. In addition, the effect that the creation of such a huge fund may have on the economy may not be a desirable one. These, however, are all questions which are being discussed by the Select Committee Committee on Pensions. The Committee may not come Up with all the answers, but certainly certainly the recommendations of the Royal Commission on the Status of Pensions in Ontario Ontario will be given a thorough airing, I would like to bring to the attention of residents of the Village of Newcastle and surrounding surrounding area of the completed completed agreement between the Ontario Ministry of Housing and the Newcastle Lodge for senior citizens concerning geared to income financial assistance for up to twelve one-bedroom units in the project. I would like to thank Lakespan Marine of Oshawa for inviting me to view their vessel LAKESPAN ONTARIO. ONTARIO. This ship will inaugurate inaugurate the company's trans-lake highway transport trailer ferry service between Oshawa and Oswego, New York. Finally, I hope many of my constituents will be able to attend attend the Village of Newcastle Arena fund raising dinner at R.B. Rickard's home on Saturday August 22nd, the Polish Veterans' Open Air Mass on Sunday August 23rd at the Veterans' Hall in Oshawa, and A1 Lawrence's annual Bar-B-Q on Wednesday, Wednesday, August 26th at Devil's Elbow Ski Club. Up and Down the Bookstacks ADULT: Mornings qn Horseback' Reopening Beauty Boutique August 25th Main St. South, Orono 983-9478 Manager: Beverley Lake Open: Tues., Wed., Thurs. & Fri. ticultural Societies, Adele McGill, treasurer, Merle Gilbart, Ann Evans, secretary District 17 and Don Evans (kneeling). by David McCullough (the childhood of Theodore Roosevelt, a vanished way of life) New Directions in Crochet by Anne Ough Blind Faith by Penny Sanger (the nuclear industry in Port Hope) ' 1 • Antique Shops in Country . Ontario by Bob Hicks The Third Deadly Sin by Lawrence Sanders 1 (latest thrilled by this popular author) Thieve's Band by Giles Lutz (western) Money Men and One Shot Deal ■ - by Gerald Petievich (two novels in one. Treasury agents in pursuit of counterfitters) Slade's Glacier by Robert Jones (novel of betrayal and revenge in contemporary Alaska) JUNIOR Snip by Nathaniel Benchley (story of an old beagle and , a young poodle) Stroke of Luck by Christopher Miller (sports novel) Let's Look at Insects by Deborah Manley The Love of Big Cats by Bruce Mitchell EASY READING & ' PICTURE BOOKS Where does the Butterfly go yvhin it Rains? by May Garelick The Mice came in Early this Ypar by Eleanor Lapp . ,. • : Little Monster at Wor f k by Mercer Mayer Annods'Alphabet by Mitsumasa Anno Work Orono Main Street With Newcastle Hydro completing their change over in the business section arid with the start of the sidewalk construction on the east side, Orono Main Street is a- beehive of activity. Hydro, now only has the removal of lines on the east side which, should soon be completed and according to A1 Mote and Paul Kelcy, the sidewalk project will be completed completed within, two weeks. The Orono merchants ask their customers to bear with them during ■ this period of ' construction. It's business as usual, one way or the other. To Our Valued Customers For your convenience during the reconstruction reconstruction period of sidewalks on Main Street (or at anytime), please feel free to use our Church Street entrance. We don't care how you come in - as long as you do! or Give us a call and we will deliver. RolphcominionHardware Phone 983-5207 DEPUTY TREASURER TOWN OF NEWCASTLE The Town of Newcastle (population 32,000) ha§ an Immediate opportunity for an enterprising person with a career interest in Municipal Financial Financial Administration, Duties include assisting the Treasurer in the preparation and maintenance of the municipal budget, preparation of the' financial statements and associated working papers, establishment and maintenance of accenting procedures, provision provision of supervision and technical assistance to the clerical staff in all departments, and other duties as may be assigned by the Treasurer. Preference will.be given to persons who have experience In municipal finance and are eligible for membership in. a professional accounting association (C.A.f R.I.A., C.G.A.). Applicants ^should have initiative and well developed communication communication and intërpérâonal skills. The salary ] range.is presently grider review. Applications will be accepted by the undersigned undersigned on a^confidential basis until August 31, 1981. Included, should be a complete resume of experience, educational background and references. Kathryn A. Campbell, C.A., B. Com., ■ 1 Treasurer, * Town of Newcastle 40 Temperance Street, . 1 Bowmanville, Ontario. L1C 3A6 , Date of first publication,August 19, 1981.