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Each pool will choose 8 of their fastest swimmers to compete in 2 events each plus the relay. The events will include free style and back crawl strokes for swimmers l0 years-and under to those l5 years and over. Each swimmer .will be minutiae fttr his or her transportation to and from mama-tn . The Parks and Recreation Department is planning a large swim meet in which approximately ISO swimmers will participate. The girls and boys must not he in any recognized or organized swim club in North York. However, they must he registered in the Fall Swimming instruction programme in one of the 10 Department pools. Swimmers will compete on Friday, January 3, 1969, at the North York Memorial Pool, 5l00 Yonge St., Willowdale at 7:00 pm. There is no admission charge for spectators and friends,of the participants. . Unemployment will result from ending winter works In the hrief,, the municipal governments request extension of the National Housing Act to March 31, 1975, the period during which completed projects qualify for loan forgiveness. To encourage water pollution control. they The Federation proposes a pIQgram which would assist in the servicing of land, increase the supply of serviced land, assist water supply and water pollution control facilities. and stabilize employment by encouraging the construction of essential public works during the winter. First Holiday Swim In 69 Other sources of financing will have to he sought or many projects will have to he postponed indefinitely, the brief states. “Federal financial, assistance under the MWWIP had been anticipated." The brief notes that mill rated Jun] been set to provide for total etsioenuiturcss, less grants arm other rcvcnuc, and that for the winter of I909 OI" particular concern to thc Federation is that the cancellation of thc program has created financial difficulties among municipalities as capital works budgets had been determined in advance. The brief suggests that the winter works program should have been reformed rather than caucvlled, and proposes a replacement program. Canadian Federation ot Mayors and Municipalities. lhe brief. which has been submitted to the Government of Canada and ihe governments of the provinces. was released to0ay. Unilateral cancellation of the Municipal Winter Works Incentive Program by the Federal Government was inopportune where housing, ' a 1 er pollution and employment are concerned, states a brief from the Pan-12 THIEVES HATE LIGHT Here's an anti-then tip from the Ontario Motor League - Toronto Cluh: At night park your car near a st/cet light if possible. Auto thieves hesitate. to work in lighted areas. Regular Friday evening swimmers should take note that there will be no public swimming on the evening of the meet. Inquire now. at the pool nearest you as to the special holiday pool schedule for pleasure swimming during the, holiday weeks. You should also inquire now when the registration commences for the very popular Spring Series. of swimming instruction in all categories from primary age children to and including adults. York Water Safety Chairman of the Canadian Red Cross. During the programme gwards an.d ribbons will be presented by the North construction and installation of such services during the winter months. Winter works are necessary to avoid wide. spread seasonal unemployment in the labor intensive construction and public works sector, the brief concludes. Due to the rapid increase in urbanization, the shortage of adequate housing, and the need to preserve Canada's water resources. the, Federation believes that there is a need for a higher level of investment in services for housing, with additional incentives towards the The installation of trunk (sanitary) sewers and other sewage collection projects. Storm sewer installation. It is important, states the brief. that the National Housing Act provide for assistance towards the construction or expansion of central plants for the treatment and disposal of sewage, and/or the construction of one or more trunk collector sewers, The installation of water mains and other major waterworks projects. The Federation believes the program had failed, by reason of its form and regulations, to meet the test of expenditure according to priorities. Yet the brief points out that a survey of planned projects by some 50 municipalities shows that over St) percent of the value of these projects is accounted for by the following types of public works: As a stimulant to the servicing of land for housing, the Federation wants the Act extended to include loans and forgiveness of loans in rcspect of trunk water mains and trunk collector storm sewers. request an increase of the forgiveness feature from 25 percent to 50 percent in respect' of the value of projects us defined under the Act. Dixon Rd. . THE"'"WESTON TIMES IF YOU WANT TO REACH OVER 15,500 POTENTIAl CUSTOMERS IN THIS AREA . . . YOU WANT THE WESTON TIMES THE WESTON TIMES 2159 WBTON ROAD PHONE Mram I ,1 j j l Ave. Ava. Ex FtiiDAv/JANuArtv 3, 1969