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v x 6-Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, June 8, 1988 News Report by Lynne Lemieux The 1987-88 season has come to a close. Orono Skating Club's Annual Annual Meeting was held on April 28th at the Orono Arena. At that time our'new executive for 1988-89 was elected: Past president - Shelley Allin; President - Sandra Murphy; 1st Vice-preside 11 * " Marilyn Ransberry; 2nd Vice-president - Darlene Read; C.I -S.A. Chairman Gail McKenzie; Executive Secretary Marilyn RutherPird; Recording Secretary - \\enda Eames, Treasurer - Joan Sutcliffe; Publicity Lynne Lemieux; Banquet Convenors Convenors - Joan Moffat; Shelley Allin; Configure skate Chairman - Barb Thompson. The following Orono skaters were successful in passing tests at Spring School in Oshawa: Melissa Colville - 1st Figure; Melissa Allin -1st Figure; Melanie Lemieux -Preliminary Dances, Dutch Waltz, Canasta; Mary Murphy - Preliminary Dance, Swing; Brian Ransberry - Sr. Silver Dance, "Starlight". Also, Orono skater, Tracy Eames has been chosen by Eastern Ontario Section Skaters Development Corri^ mittee as one of twenty-one skaters to attend a skater's seminar for a week in Ottawa during July. Congratulations and we look forward forward to seeing everyone again in the fall. Keeping our commitment in rural Canada Canada's rural communities are vital to Canada Post. In fact, one of the most important parts of our commitment is making postal products and services more accessible to rural Canadians. To help us do this, we plan to use the resources and the expertise of the private sector. Where practical, we are approaching local business people in communities across the country offering them the opportunity to provide you with postal products and services through their businesses. As a result, you will be able to buy postal products or services in attractive locations at convenient hours, often including evenings and weekends. Certain groups see our changes as an erosion of postal services services in rural communities such as yours. Nothing could be further from the truth. By allowing local merchants to operate retail postal outlets, postal services as a whole will be more accessible - and more efficient - than ever before. In the long ran it will help us keep postal rates reasonable and leave the way clear for Canada Post to preserve their presence in rural Canada. Simply stated, by using retail merchants to sell stamps and other postal products and services, Canada Post can concentrate concentrate on what it does best: picking-up, processing and delivering delivering the mail in a cost-effective way that benefits all Caqadians, rural and urban alike. 'Ê%43fWÊtâ æmtmlWfWfy -Nothing to lose - Consultation For a start, we will engage in at least a 90-day consultation period involving all of our customers in your community, including your municipal authorities. Jobs Changes are being made wlien natural opportunities occur, such as when a postmaster resigns, retires or is promoted. promoted. No postmaster has lost a job as a result of this program. Identity The postal identity and name of your community will be preserved intact on signage and for addressing purposes. Security Retail outlets will be bound by contract to maintain the same security and sanctity of mail standards as Canada Post. Commitment, SéffTÎC^Moréand more, retail postal outlets will be operated by local business people who already have strong rbots in your community and share with you the same interest in maintaining high postal standards, and where possible, improving them. Local delivery service will be maintained. -Everything to gain - More Outlets The objective is to increase the number of rural locations where you can access postal products or services services from 5,000 to 7,000 and nationally by a third to 18,000. More Convenience Retail postal outlets will be conveniently conveniently located in a business close to othet; services in your community. Longer business hours will give you even more flexibility. More business for local merchants Opportunities for local merchants^ provide postal products or services will strengthen the community's business base. More efficient service By utilizing local merchants' retail experience, Canada Post will be able to concentrate on reliable pick-up, processing and delivery of mail to Canadians. Canada Post is in rural Canada to stay. Thafs a promise. CANADA POST CORPORATION Our commitment: better service for you.