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Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, January 19,1983, 7 Ruth Milne heads Newcastle makes Durham College Caucus request At the Annual Meeting, January 15, the Durham College College Board of Governors elected Ruth Milne of Oshawa at its first woman Chairman. first women to be appointed to GM middle management. Ruth is a past president of the Oshawa and District Univeristy Women's Club, She taught English and Ruth Milne Mrs. Milne has been a College College governor since 1976 on several program advisory committees .and on. the Board's executive committee. Ruth was the first woman and Board member to speak at a Durham College Convocation. Convocation. She was recently given a "Woman of Distinction" Distinction" award at a special achievement dinner sponsored sponsored by the Oshawa YWCA for contribution in the business, professional and labor field. Ruth Milne has held important important positions in the Public Relations Department, Department, and more recently the Government Relations Department at General Motors. She was one of the French at Donevân Collegiate in Oshawa for several years. She later became the first full time Executive Director of the Oshawa Symphony Association. , Mrs. Milne is most active in community activities. She currently serves on the executive executive of the Oshawa General Hospital Chaplaincy Association, ■ the Consumer Advisory Board of the Bay, Junior Achievement, the Oshawa Choral Society, the Oshawa Symphony, Kingsview United Church, the Programming Advisory Board of Pine Ridge Cable TV, and is Chief Judge for the Canadian Legion Branch 43 Public Speaking contest. Ministry of Natural Resources snow stats Snow Stats: On January 7, 1983, Balsam Lake Provincial Provincial Park (Coboconk), and Northumberland Forest (Rice Lake) reported 5 cm of very wet snow. Balsam Lake Park also reports 11 cm of unsafe ice. ICE CONDITIONS ARE TREACHEROUS ICE CARRYING , . CAPACITY CHART Thickness-Inches, Permissible Permissible Load and Thickness- Centimeters Thickness-Inches Permissible Load 1 STAY OFF 2 One Person on Foot 3 Group-single file 7'A 2 Ton Truck (Gross), Car, Snowmobile „ 10 3 A Ton Truck (Gross) 8-11 Turbo Beaver Aircraft Thickness-Centimeters 2.5 19.0 5.0 25.4 7.6 20.3-27.9 Figures are for Clear Solid Ice conditions. The Town of Newcastle headed by Mayor Garnet Rickard presented a brief to a Caucus meeting of the Provincial Provincial Government held in Peterborough last Friday. In the brief the Mayor called for the Inclusion of the Town of Newcastle in the Eastern Ontario Ontario Development Corp. Counc. Harare who attended attended the meeting along with other council members said she expects a favourable response from the Ontario cabinet who will make the final decision. Sam Cureatz, Durham East MPP has received a letter letter from the Minister of Industry Industry and Trade stating that both Claude Bennett and Keith Norton approve of the request which originally made by Cureatz would have taken in the eastern half of the Town of Newcastle. The Newcastle council wants the whole of the Town Included in the E.O.D.C. The Eastern Ontario Development Corp. is geared to help entrepreneurs and small business with good management and do favour those involved in secondary manufacturing and tourism. Eligible projects would include include construction of new buildings, or purchasing of existing buildings, the purchase purchase of production equipment equipment and production involving involving new technology. Counc. Harare points out that the E.O.D.C. through its assistance would be a great asset for the Town of Newcastle in endeavouring to attract new industry within the Town. Such approval by the Herb Êpps to speak to Durham East Liberals Herbert A. Epp, M.P.P. for Waterloo North will be the guest speaker at the Durham East Liberal Association annual meeting on January 26th, 1983, 8:15 cabinet would place the Town of Newcastle the first municipality east of Metro Toronto in which the grants and assistance were available for those industries that qualify. This could be a tremendous advantage for us, said Harare. p.m. at King's Gardens, 73 King Street East, Bowman- yille, at Which the 1983 Executive Executive will be elected. Mr. Epp was born in Winnipeg, Winnipeg, Manitoba and now resides in Waterloo. By profession, profession, Mr. Epp was a teacher before he entered politics on the Provincial Level, and also served as an alderman in Waterloo from 1968 to 1974, mayor and Regional Councillor from 1975 to 1977 in Waterloo. • In 1977 Mr. Epp was . elected a member of the Ontario Ontario Legislature and reelected reelected in March of 1981, and is currently the Liberal Caucus Critic for the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, and will entertain entertain ' your questions on Municipal politics. Mr. Epp is married with two children and is a member of the United Church, the Chamber of Commerce and Kitchener-Westmount Rotary Club. THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT. USE EXTREME EXTREME CAUTION WHEN TRAVELLING ON ICE! The * following is a good common sense reference chart for ice carrying capacity. capacity. * ONTARIO \ GET YOUR NEW LICENCE PLATE STICKER EARLY NOW is the time to pick up your licence renewal sticker. Because of the new system, late-comers may find themselves in longer than usual lineups. WHAT you need is an application form available at any licence issuing office, proof of insurance, ownership permit and the required fee. Fees are $4 a month based on your birth month. See table below. WHERE? You can renew at any licence issuing office in your area. Check the sticker you receive to ensure it correctly reflects your birth month. YOU are responsible for having a new validation sticker by February 28. Thé sticker goes on the upper right-hand corner of the rear plate on • passenger cars; the upper right-hand corner on the front plate of commercial vehicles. If you sell your vehicle, remove the plates and attach them to your new vehicle. .< ' © Ministry of Transportation and Communications VJ Ontario Hon. James Snow, Minister Harold Gilbert, Deputy Minister District trappers hold workshop on Saturday Lindsay District Trappers Council will be holding a workshop Saturday, January 22, 1983 at the Ontario Government Buildings, 322 Kent Street West, Lindsay. The workshop will start at 10:00 a.m. and will feature competitions in fur preparation. preparation. Prizes will be awarded for the best prepared beaver and muskrat hides. The shinning shinning and preparations will be judged by representatives from the Hudson's Bay Company Company and the Ontario Trappers Trappers Association.^ Trappers plan to attend and support your local trappers council. Here are the passenger car fees for 1983, If your Birthday is in. Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Fef) * - Mar Apr. May ♦ Your fee is. $24 28 32 36 40 44 48 52 56 60 64 68 This will cover ' 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 *14 15 16 17 you for. MTHS ' MTHS MfHS MTHS- MTHS MTHS MTHS MTHS MTHS MTHS MTHS MTHS : Yolir licence plate Jun Jul Au!) Sep' Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May 5 is valid until. 83 83 83 83 83 83 83 84': 84 84 84 84 ANNUAL FEE $48.00 y -- -- -- -- :--i