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Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, November 25, 1981, 9 \ The Orono Boy Scouts meet every Monday in the Orono Town Hall where an active program for the boys in well in progress. Last, Monday they had their minds on camping and are preparing for camp out during the course of the season. Frank Drea, Minister of Ontario's Community and Social Services in speaking at a meeting of the Oshawa- Whitby Social Planning Council stated that there would be more money coming coming from the province to finance expansion in the Region of Durham. The Minister sympathized with the Region and their money problems and said he was aware of the problem being being faced in Durham which does not exist in other Regional municipalities. He said he understood expansion of services to the north and east was a problem to Durham and this problem did not exist with other, more established municipalities, Drea explained if the province province gave more , money to Durham they would, in turn, have to give more money to the, other municipalities and tight-money is just not available at the provincial level for increased grants. He informed his audience that increased grants of even fifteen percent would not take place nor would a 20 percent increase to assist Durham with their deficit in family counselling and welfare. In 1981 the province increased its grant in this area by nine percentage points. Drea said it did not "wash" to blame .the province. province. He said the Region has been hit with the five-year restraint program at the provincial provincial level. He said the Region makes its own priorities. "If family counselling is important, ajid I think it is, then the Region , will have to find some way to pay for it," he said. He said the nine percent increase increase in funding from the province is not perfect for everyone, he said, but it was the best the province could do. Fédéral- Provincial Report on Ways to Reduce Flood Damage Results and recommendations recommendations of an investigation to reduce flood damage on the Sturgeon River/Lake Nipis- sing/French River System have just been released, Ontario Natural Resources Minister Alan Pope and Environment Environment Canada Minister John Roberts announced. The investigation was commissioned commissioned subsequent to major major flooding in the watershed during May, 1979- Mr. Pope said the investigation investigation was intended to develop develop and recommend alternatives alternatives to reduce current and future flood-related property damage and risk of loss of life in the watershed. "The competing and often conflicting uses such as fisheries, fisheries, navigation, tourism; and industry, and hydro power generation, generation, were recognized," the Minister said. The project was carried out under the Canada/Ontario Flood Damage Reduction Pro- . gram, with MacLaren Plan- search acting as the engineering engineering consultant, ■ The investigation received considerable input from a local local Public Advisory Group, chaired by Moe Mantha, Reeve of Springer Township. Several die meetings, workshops ...ol information sessions were held during the course of the study at North Bay, Sturgeon Falls and Noelville. { r. Pope said comments iWeived from the Public Advisory Advisory Group and local residents residents were most helpful in identifying existing water-re- " lated problems and remedial ' solutions. He said the most important . recommendation resulting,from the investigation and the pub lic participation sessions is the creation of a Watershed Management Advisory Board which would be responsible to the Ontario Minister of Natural Resources. This Board would advise on the implementation of the recommendations outlined in the consultant's report and, further, would co-ordinate and give direction to appropriate agenciesfori the water management management activities in the watershed. watershed. Action has already been taken to implement some of the recommendations including including the installation of water level gauges (with readings accessible to the public by telephone) at North Bay and Dry Pine Bay, improvements to the flood forecasting system system and to the operation of the Lake Nip'issing outlet control control dams, relocation of the Community of Field and the clearing of rock debris in the Sturgeon River channel at a generating station owned by MacMillan Bloedel. Mr. Pope said detailed mapping mapping of flood prone areas in the watershed is in progress. Findings and recommendations recommendations regarding future action will be evaluated by Mr. Pope and Mr. Roberts. The priority of each recommendation already already assigned by the local Public Advisory Group will be taken into consideration. Some of these recommendations recommendations include the reconstruction reconstruction of the Obabika and'Mata- garnasi Dams 1 , the réintroduction réintroduction of Lake Temagami discharges discharges to the Ottawa River in advance of or during high flow periods and further negotiations negotiations to revise the perceived flood limit on the French River. CM Auto workers oppose concessions Ted Murphy, President of UAW, Local 222 which represents 16,000 members has been reported to say that the Canadian Union is not prepared to make concessions to General Motors as to wages and benefits. He points out that the Union has a contract effective effective to September 14, 1982 and it is the intention of the Council and the local to keep the contract in tack until it terminates. Murphy also said that to. his knowledge the Canadian group had not been approached approached by the company as to any changes. Both General Motors and Ford in the United States have been making overtures as to changes and meetings have been arranged by the company to the effect. Murphy said such moves in Canada would be opposed. Appoint fact finder Separate School Board Gary O'Neill, an Ottawa Negotiations Act, Revised lawyer, has been appointed as Statutes of Ontario, 1980. a fact findèr by the Education Commencing December 1, 1981, the following telephone numbers will be jn"effect for use during the,1981 -1982 Winter Season. Division 1 Division 2 DARLINGTON 263-2292 BOWMANVILLE, VILLAGE OF NEWCASTLE. 623-3391 CLARKE (ORONO, KENDAL, NEWTONVILLE). 983-9178. Division 3 AFTER HRS./ WEEKENDS All Areas ....Please Call..623-3391 J. Dunham Director of Public Works November 25,1981 flit Corporation of thv. TOWN Or NEWCASTLE Relations Commission in the Contract negotiations between between the trustees and teachers of the Peterborough, Peterborough, Victoria, Nor- thùmberland and Newcastle Roman Catholic Separate School Board. As a fact finder Mr. O'Neill will meet the parties and make a report stating which matters have been agreed to and which matters remain in dispute. The report may also contain contain recommendations for settlement. Mr. O'Neill's' experience with bargaining disputes in the field of education dates back to 1977. During this period he has served as either a mediator or a fact finder on twenty occasions. A law graduate of the University of Ottawa in 1973, Mr. O'Neill also received a masters degree in Engineering from Carleton University in 1967. This appointment is made under Section 14. of the School Boards and Teachers Bowmanville Country Club REGISTER EARLY - AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT The best Roast Beef in Town r BUFFET STYLE - SALAD BAR - PRIME RIB OF BEEF 1 Choice of Pie or Pastries • s ' Added Attraction This Week . ■ HARMONY ROAD QUARTETTE Barbershop Harpiony while you dlnet 1 Every Sunday Night,5:30 -8:00 Bowmanville Country Club ■ MIDDLE ROAD, NORTH BOWMANVILLE 623-2670