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1 ;;<Üh » Blacksmith Robert Vaughan demonstrated his skill at Clarke Museum's 30th Anniversary Saturday. Staying in Touch by John O'Toole, MPP This past weekend, I had the pleasure of attending several several milestone events. These were Mr. Val & Mrs. Jessie Emard's 70th wedding. anniversary, Mrs. Aleksandra Berzins 100th birthday and Clarke Museum and • Archives' 30th anniversary celebrations. If you would like a scroll or certificate to help mark your, or your family family members', special day, please call my community office at 697-1501 or 1-800- 661-2433. Natural Resources Minister John Snobelen visited visited my riding on April 28th to make a presentation for the Samuel Wilmot Nature Area. 1 extend thanks to the community community for organizing this event and reception and as always, it was my privilege to s,how off the positive things happening happening in Durham. I want to thank Minister Snobelen for making a special effort to attend. As he said, he was attending to pay respect to the many partnerships and volunteers volunteers who make these programs programs happen. Knox Christian School hosted a forum on global warming as part of Earth Week. The questions and attention given by the student' body impressed me. Actually, the timing of the debate was important since Dan Newman, our new Minister of the Environment, just issued new air quality initiatives. To find out more about this program, program, please check out the ministry web site www.ene.gov.on.ca., and our new Air Quality web site at www. airquality ontari o. com. , This information will be helpful helpful for people with breathing disorders in addition to allowing allowing the province to monitor and collect air quality data. New provincial scholarships scholarships will possibly benefit up to 10,000 high school students. students. The Aiming for the Top Scholarship recognizes students students who achieve the best marks and who are continuing their education at the post- • secondary level. This scholarship scholarship program is different than the Canada Millennium Foundation bursaries because it recognizes academic excellence excellence as well as financial needs rather than just mone- tary needs. High School students students who earn a merit-based scholarship will be able to receive tip to $3,500 in scholarships scholarships before their OSAP loan is affected. In my day, Ontario Scholars (Grade 13) with an average of 80 percent or more received a scholarship. scholarship. Minister Elizabeth Witmer of Health and Long-Term Care has intrbduced Bill 68, Brian's Law - Mental Health Legislative Reform. This law introduces community treatment treatment orders that direct appro priate treatment in the community community for those who have a serious mental illness. Dr. Jim Young, Ontario's Chief Coroner said at the announcement announcement that, "These amendments amendments to the Mental Health Act, address recommendations recommendations made by multiple inquest juries in the past". Individuals who pose a danger danger to themselves and others will get the treatment they need. These amendments strike a balance between an individual's rights and society's society's rights and there will be a right of review by the Consent and Capacity Board as well as through the courts with every Community Treatment Order issue. The weather is beautiful, so get outside in the garden or on the land. All winter long we are "cooped up" inside, often watching too much news or reading too many depressing news articles. Get outside - it is good for the spirit. RECYCLE SUBSCRIBE TO THE ORONO WEEKLY TIMES $25.00 a year. by Royal Lee We have a mystery at our home that maybe some bird lover can help us with. Our son keeps an old pickup pickup truck in our barnyard that is seldom used. He was cleaning out the box last week and discovered two dead robins In the box (there is no cap on the box). The robins were a male and a female. There was no sign of mutilation on the feathers nor did they seem to be harmed In any way. The mystery is how were they killed? Had they been killed by a predator, the bodies bodies would not be there, and why were there two? The bottom of the box was dry and there was no sign of any toxic substances in the box. So there is our mystery. If you can help us solve it please call Nonna or Royal Lee at 983-5664. 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