PAGE 8, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14. 1976, WHITBY FREE PRESS Taxpayers et Taxpayers in Whitby cati responsibility and accountabil- expect 10 fi,îd a 20 10 25 per ity for educational expendi- cent increase in education tutres 10 the local sehool taxes in 1976, says Mrs. boards. Marion O'Donnell, past chair- Shie stateci that ste does mari of the Durhanm Region flot object tu this, for it tendg Board of-Education. 10 make the local ,people more b pat yers he gantaware of the service provided structure fromn the province aiid the cost of thal service. hias ke pt-the mill rate down, Mrs. O'Donnell added how- s0 th:.it the education mill ever, that she believes that tax rates in the town were almost reform is niecesý:,ry and a the sane in 1970 as in1975, carèful look should be taken shie said in a recent interview. at whether the tax base should H-owever, the province is continue 10 Iest on property cutting down its grants 10 taxes. local municipalities, regions, Mrs. O'Donnell says she is and school boards in 1976, particularly concerned about and because of increasiiig people's attitudes and expec- costs, the local taxpayer will tations today. "Money helps, have to pay more, she said but attitude is more impor- nlher annuat..report delivered tant", she says. "We have to 10 the Bo*ard last week. use what we have to the best "With salary contracts advantage. It is very liard 10 extending well inb 1976, install any kind of attitude ini contracts already negotiated, the staff of a large board. it is also clear that we cannot "omn epe'epc maintain 1975 levels of expent- talions are unrealistic", she diture in 1976 but must i- says. "We mustni't have 100 crease thern", said Mrs. high expectations for miaterial O'DUC lhings. We have corne t O'Donnell. "The extent to xet10muh ems which these increases affect lant aed ihwa we have". the local'educational miii rate will depend on how far below Ms. 'onelsssh tegrantable ceilings a board would like 10 see the school pth 97" board trustees balance their "Durham Region is -in a priorities related to finances anpentcaiin an1975". t better position than niany adeuain n itn1 boards, but we will have a their innate cortmnon sense. better idea of wliere we stand "Givirig way 10 frustration as our budget is developed... and emotion will solve Tlie impact on local taxes nothing; il is against this we will be less severe than in mnust guard and try our best some municipalities, but t0 put a steady hand at the severe none.thie-less". helm" she said in heu closing Mrs. O'Donnell commented remiarks as chairmnan of the in hier remarks 10 the board, board. that the provincial govero- Despite the gloorny put- ment, faced with tremendous- look fou the financial future, ly increased pressures on ils Mus. O'Donnell lists -'somne budget for educational grants positive steps that weue taken in 1976, is throwing back the by the Board in 1975. I I Etn expeet, Atrabout three yeairs of, programrs will work, the board hias been able impact on spý to co-ordinate a curriculum "If we f for mnost-subjects to cover al] wage guide the schools in the region,.she greatly help' said. "In the past there would. have wasn't any co-ordination frorn within 'ceri one sehool to another." mneans aIl sal Every teacher receivéd a board operal copy of curriculum guidelines . "From Ja drawn upby a superintendent we are undei for eachi subject, and the, 1975, s0 in teachers were suuveyed for can't do thý their views on what should we do in 1 be in these guidelines. More greater effei than 140 teachers weue invol- hope 1977 w ved in preparing the science In heu course guidelines alone, says Mrs. .'Donnell. wilb G The guit1elines ilb G r uinder continuing evaluation, a responsibility which i5 00W that of the 'local school board and flot the mninistry of education as ini past years. Mrs.- O'Donnell said she xvas ,pleased that the Schiool board got througli salary negotiations in 1975 without strikes, but was disappointed that the negotiations had 10 go to voluntary binding arbitration. "We paid dearly for ilhese positive results", slIe said, "4part of the price being a selling out of our local uesponsibility and thierefore autornomy 10 an outsider (the arbitrator), who bears no responsibility in the set ting of our budgets and the- priorities therein". - Roger One of the reasons that lantomas costs will be l~ in 1976, 10 Varie( says Mrs. O'Donnell is that recent di the contuact settlemenlt covers region. the period until August of Other! thiat yeau. Mayor Jii Keeping the public spend- ing of the school board Linder control will be difficult. says It's off Mrs. O'Donnell, but dropping Vince and ' Recenit changes to Canada's. Insurance Act iniay affect YOU. They conoern such thîngs as: a voluntarily quitting your job (effective January 4, 1976) a flexibility in sickness benefits (effective July 1, 1976) a coverage for persons aged 65 and over (effective January 1, 1976) if -u would like more information about these and other changes, pi,- u p the brochure "W hat happens now..." at your local UIC office. U.-nemploymeflt Insurançe Canada Assurance-chômage Canada' Robert And ras, Minister, vliinpower and Immigration Il i t] ai r a fir heftyme not have a major chairman, before being suc- nding. ceeded by Mrs. Yvonne low the federal Christie, Mrs. O'Donnell said; nes, it would "I don't think that as trustees, Sshe said. "We tcachers and administrators, to hold salaries -we should resent or object to îîn lirnits--that people asking us if they are ries in the whole getting value for their educa- on. tional dollar. It is up to ail of iuary to August us to sec that they are". a con tract set in In line with this, she sug- 1976 we really gested that the board should t much. Wh at address itself to a revision of )76 will have a its educational objectives as t in 1977. 1 stated in a policy drawn up Il be better".» in 1969. nal remarks as "I believe we need a clearer eas*es statement regarding the teach- ing of 'basics' in elementary schools' (and) take a- doser look at what we are tuying 10 achieve in the secondary scîtool and how we are going about il". "Ail young îïdults' needs are flot met by a -strictly academic puogram and to achieve a proper balance of activity for everyone at the secondary level is flot the easiest task in the world but 1 believe we musl and should take a look at il and share ideas". ocer wins display con test rSchell, area sales representative for Wintario, (third from left) hands Vince si (fourth from right), proprietor of Vince's Grocery in Whitby, airline tickets rmver for he and bis wife Theresa (fourth from left), first-prize winners of a isplay contest for ail registered Wintario and Olympic Lottery agents in the s in the photo are, from Ieft, Director of Recreation Wayne DeVeau, Whitby m Gartshore, Alice Hewis, Stu Jenkins and John Burtinsky. Free Press Photo by Blake Purdy t0 Vancouver fou Theresa lantornasi, 214 Dundas Street East, Whitby, xinners of a recent dispuay con test for ail registered Wintauio and Olymipic Lot tery agents in the region. "The judging was vemy difficult", accomding 10 Roger ScheIl, area sales representa- tive for Wintaio. It was a tossup between a few vemy good ones" but fir the end the display in the front window of Vince's Grocery was judged t0 best depict what Wintario is ail about and 10 what sort of puojects the funds are allocated. The display încluded the original 1971 plans of the 570-million complex puoposed for Iroquois Park for which Des Newmnan, Whitby Mayor at thc time, proposed a lottery t0 finance. The lantontasis had plenty of hielp setting up the display. Stu Jenikins; proprietor of Stu Jenikins Sporting Goods, loaned sports equipmnent to help complete the display while Alice lewis xvas given limie off wvouk by her employer John Burtinsky, proprietor of Burtinsky's Floists, to Iend -a hand in setting Lip the display. The happy couple leaves fou the West coast on January 23 and will be given V.I.P. treatmnent duing their trip 10 While there, they will sit in on the seventh Olympic Lottery draw. Four agents in the region won the second prize of an ail-expense paid weekend at Touonto's Royal York Hotel and eighît, including LyIe's Ctit Rate Gas in Brooklin, won third prizes of Olympic coin sets. Mr. Schell won SI150 as 31 percent or 28 of the 90 agents in his temiory, coin- .posed of' Whitby, Ajax, Pickering and Bay Ridges, pauticipated in the display contest. That was the highest of any territ omy in the region. Mm. Schell believes the contest will be repeated annually. a the dependency rate of benefit (effective January 4, 1976) a flexibility in maternity benefits (effective February 1, 1976) 1 --- ------- --- -------