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A round the Region Jobless Centre It is expected that the federal and provincial provincial governments will provide almost $60,000 to be used to open a centre for the unemployed in the City of Oshawa. , The Oshawa and District Labour Council expects to open the centre in .mid-March with three employees and two part time ■ employees. It has been estimated. the relating costs would amount to $76,000 for the first year of operation.' The council intends intends to seek additional funding from the City and the Region. Primarily the Centre will assist jobless workers in applications and appeals for unemployment insurance and general welfare benefits. Recalling 240,000 X-Cars General Motors are recalling some 240,000 X-Cars for modifications to their breaking system. The recall affect cars both in the United States and in Canada. The recall affects 1980 Chevrolet Citations, Citations, Pontiac Phoenix, Oldsmobile Omega and Buick Skylarks. School Closing Guides A committee of the Durham Separate School Board has adopted some guidelines for the closing of schools. The guidelines would call for consideration consideration of closings when enrolment drops below sycty percent of capacity and also at a point when cost per pupil rose 15 percent above the average. Parents of children affected would have to be contacted prior to January 15th followed by a committee being formed to consider the effects of closing with a report to be presented by May 1st. The final decision for closing would have to be made by June 30th. Need Volunteers The Durham Centre for the Developmen- tally Handicapped are looking for volunteers to assist with a number of programs programs under their jurisdiction. Rhonda Vanek points out that some of the programs do need a one-on-one relationship relationship and this is not now possible in many instances. Volunteers do not need special training and what training is needed for the volunteers will be undertaken at the Centre. > Volunteers would assist with helping adult residents with limited basic life-skills. Teenage volunteers can assist with recreational recreational activities in the evenings. * Further information available from • Rhonda Venek at 668-7745. Pinned by Robot A GM employee was recently pinned against a metal table by a robot and received received 120 stitches as a result of the incident. Following the accident John Domonkos was listed in satisfactory condition'. General Motors has been using robots for the past two years and intends to extend the use by employing an additional 117 fotiots when they (GM) make conversions in the B-plant later this summer for the production production of Tnid-size cars. Come to Terms Durham Regional Police jind the Police Commission have reached a tentative agreement agreement for 1983 for a salary increase of ,5 percent percent retroactive to January 1st, 1983. The agreement affects 374 officers of Regional Police and 69 civilian employees. Under the terms of the agreement a first class constables salary will increase from $35,290 with a staff sargent's salary increasing increasing from $35,760 to $37,548. About 77 percent percent of the force are first class constables. Dale Allen, president of the Police Association, states he hopes the restraints come off at the end of the year in order that they can catchup in 1983. A Survival Fight Corn growers across the province are ,, ' banding together in an effort to try and sur vive in the corn growing industry. Growers have been plaqued with rising costs of production production and decreasing prices for corn. The Ontario Corn Producers' Association Association formed late last year is to supply information information to government, industry and other farm groups on problems facing corn growers. Further information on the new association association are available from the provincial agricultural offices. Rejects ReAssessment The city of Oshawa has rejected any move asking for a study to determine the effects effects of a city-wide property reassessment. The Town of Newcastle underwent reassessment a couple of years ago and now have called for an impact study of updating the reassessment. Other municipalities in the Region are also supporting a reassessment reassessment impact study in their own municipalities. Some Oshavfa councillors state a change from the present valuation taken in 1962 and 1940 would create such an upheaval, sitting members would be defeated at the next election. The province would like to bring all assessments in the province into line using 19g0 market value but have left the decisions decisions up to individual municipalities to make such a request. Hits $50,000 GM of Canada through donations of canned goods and donation from employees and funds from the corporation last week had raised almost $50,000 in goods and cash. GMs Oshawa employees donated almost 2,200 cans of food and some $4,200 in cash which will be matched from GM with a sum of $5,300. The food and monies raised through the Care and Share program will be channeled to needy families in Oshawa and other centres centres in which GM operates. Issue Warning Although the Oshawa Public Utilities has come to agreement with its 150 employees in a contract settlement for 1983 the employees' union representative has issued a warning that employees could be asking for a 25 ' percent increase in salaries and benefits in 1984. The settlement for 1983 was held in line due to the Ontario Anti-inflation Restraints with increases granted according to the provincial provincial terms of five percent. The union served notice they will be calling calling for substantial increases in 1984 when it is hoped provincial regulations will be terminated. terminated. Health Help The District Health Council of Durham has released a 31 page directory of health services and agencies in the Region, The directory lists more than 75 programs, ser- ' vices' and facilities iri the Region to help promote healthy life-styles for residents. Copies Of the report are being sent to doctors, boards of education, hospitals, health nurses and all schools. Anyone wishing a copy should contact Cathy Fertileat 433-4262 or 40 King St. W., in Oshawa. Regional Representation Bill McLean, Mayor of Ajax, states he will appeal to the Province of Ontario for additional representation on' Durham Regional Council if council should again turn down their request for. additional representation. The Ministry of Municipal Affairs has previously stated they would consider additional additional representation, for Ajax and Whitby Whitby but that Oshawa should remain under represented in the Region. The Mayor of Oshawa said Oshawa would not consider approval of such a move for Whitby and Ajax unless Oshawa's Representation was increased on Regional Council. Orono Weeklv Times, Wednesday, February 16, 1983. 7 Canada's educational system lagging states College president, Milne Ruth Milne, the recently elected chairman of the Board of Governors of Durham College, in an address address to the Westmount Kiwanis club, stated, "Canada's education system is lagging at the 1960s level. Milne is also a member of General Motors' government relations department. The speaker further stated, "the education system is still turning out the standard of education in the graduated student that was acceptable in the 1960s. "The education system has provided students with what they wanted, not what they needed," she said. Milne, a former English teacher, points out that General Motors got into trouble trouble because it was producing cars for a dwindling market. This has changed and GM now is making a smaller, more fuel-efficient car to be in tune with today's requirements. requirements. The Durham College chairman chairman said the educational system should be producing students who have enough basic skills such as english and mathematics to adapt to changes. These two skills are necessary, she said, for people will continue to change careers as many as three times in their lifetime. St. Francis off Assisi News Items We wish to welcome Father Tom back saying masses again, after being ill since Christmas. Baptized by Rev. James Gosson on Sunday, January 25, we wish to welcome into our Faith community, Michael James, son of John and Audrey Gosson, Jessie Stuart Mathew, son of Gerry and Barbara Turner, and Justin John, son of Jim and Charlene Martin. Monday, January 31, the C.W.L. catered to the Chamber of Commerce dinner. dinner. A delicious beef dinner was enjoyed by all. Thursday, Feb. 10 the C.W. L. held their general meeting. A film on the "Yukon" was shown by Mary Malik. It was enjoyed by all who attended. Our Parish winter picnic was cancelled until further notice because the' weather did not co-operate. St. John Ariibulance The need never changes. She said schools are not providing literacy skills which are an essential and basic requirement requirement for business. "In business we need people people who are fundamentally literate, people who can read and write and do arithmetic and have a more or less common common basis of knowledge," she said. "We are not getting them", she said. Nobody is in Canada. Here the speaker referred to the failure of 300 students at the University of Toronto who, had failed the literacy test. Industry, she said, handles this in another way. "Business registers its approval approval by hiring, and the literacy, test, in a dozen subtle wavs, is part of the employment picture that goes on before the candidate fs hired. After speaking of literacy and basic subjects, Milne Said' schools should be dealing with realjty and guidance departments could be a help. She questioned why guidance counsellors must be trained teachers, "Why not employ people who can bring to the position a familiarity with many aspects of society, an awareness of what is really waiting for the graduate when he leaves school, college college or university," she stated. She adds that guidance departments should call on people from industry, arts, professions and trades ■ to talk to students and let Students visit these people in their places of work. By dealing with people in the work place students can then become aware of outside attitudes to business, Milne also said teachers could help by forcing Students to be accountable add reliable in their school work. She felt the attitude towards work are too often shaped by television. Many, she said, spend over four hours a day watching television television and do not know enough about themselves or the world to pick a career. The speaker said students are all too often seeking job? with the attitude of "what will the job do for me". Milne suggested students consider the words of the late President J. F. Kennedy who wanted his countrymen to consider what they could do for their country, not what their country could do for them. KIDNEY FOUNDATION DANCE Newcastle Town Hall Sat, February 26,1983 Music By: Garry Peters & Thunder Road (Formerly Wild Woods) Sponsored by: Ransberry Family Lunch Provided Tickets at Door: $10.00 Couple For Information call 983-9597 Corporation of the TOWN OF NEWCASTLE 40 Temperance Street .Bowmanville, Ontario 1983 INTERIM TAX BILLS The 1983 Interim Tax Bills have now been mailed mailed to all ratepayers and are payable as follows: REALTY AND BUSINESS TAX 1st Instalment PAYABLE February 28, 1983 2nd Instalment PAYABLE April 29, 1983 ,Pay Promptly to Avoid Penalty., If you hqve not received your Interim Tax Bill, please telephone the Municipal Tax Office at 623-3379. 1983 Taxes are PAYA'BLE ÔNLY at the locàtions detailed on the Tax Bill. Failure to receive a Tax Bill does nof eliminate the responsibility for the payment of taxes or penalty. ' ' R.C. Bryden, Tax'Collector, Date of First Publication: February 16, 1983. Date of Second Publication: Feburary 23, 1983.