OHS executive vice-president Tom Hughes: "Whitby seems to want Better enforcement of the dog licencing bylaw, adding veterinary services to the Whitby Shelter, and fund- raising projects to pay off the shelter's mortgage were among the topics discussed by Tom Hughes, executive vice-president of the Ontario Humane Sociéty, Thursday. Speaking at the annual meeting of the OfAtario County Branch, Mr. Hughes said Whitby should be encouraged to crack down on enforcing its dog licencing bylaw, to reduce the shelter's deficit and reduce the number of animals that have to be destroyed. A differential in costs of licences for animals spayed or neutered and those which are not is essential, said Mr. Hughes, pointing out that 47 percent of the licenced dogs in Mississauga are spayed or neutered because licences for spayed and neutered dogscost $5 less. At present, Whitby charges a $15 licence fee regardless of spaying or neutering. Mr. Hughes said he was told that Whitby considered the differ- ential ratesitoo difficult to enforce. "The real need is for an education program in the area", he said, suggesting that an educational program on pet problems would be a good w A coin telephone replace- ment and conversion program involving the installation of new single-slot Centurion sets, a 20-cent charge for local calls from some pay phones, and the provision of emergency calling without coins from ail outdoor-located booths, begins in Whitby March 22. The coin phone project which will take about three days to complete, also in- cludes Ajax-Pickering, Oshawa, and Port Perry. The increase to 20 cents the first since 1952 does not apply to public telephones located in railway stations, bus terminais, hospitals, nurs- ing homes, ropming houses, churches and those on side- walks adjacent to a public thoroughfare. At ail these locations, the 10Of-cent rate will remain, according to Warren Turnham, Manager. Because of the two rates which will apply, instructional cards at each public telephone will clearly indicate whether the cost of a local call is ',0 or 20 cents and if an energency call to "O" Operator can be made without coins. The change to 20-cent calling from soie coin telephones is being phased in throughout Ontario and Quebec by Bell Canada gener ally proceedirig fron the larger to the smaller centres. The 20-cent rate, already effective in a number of communities, was authorized by the Canadian Transport Commission on August 15, 1974. The new single-slot Cen- turion coin phone is replacing most of the public pay phones which have not seen a major design change in over a quarter-century. The new sets, from a user's point of view, are larger and have only single coin slots for five, ten and 25-cent pieces instead of three on the old-style, phone. Followiiig the trend to electronic switching, the faniliar coin sound now heard when noney is deposited have been replaced bv electronically-produced tones which are inaudible to the user's ear. Naned the Centurion because of its rugged con- struction and design qualities to protect against vandalismî and tlieft,'tie set has inter- changeable component parts iaking it easier and more economical to service than the present coin phone, according to Bell Canada. 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Right now, the Program consists of 70 working projects, including: * testing ways to reduce fuel consumption in automobiles and farm operations; WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 1976, PAGE 9 to pay le He enmphasised the need for high quality, low cost veterinary services at the shelter, and urged the mem- bers to think about this project. M r. Hughes expressed concern that Whitby's council had not vet joined Ajax and Pickering in paying a higher per capita fee for animal control. The former fee was $1.60 per capita, and Ajax and Pjckering have agreed to pay $1.85. However, said Mr. Hughes, Whitby - is still considering the matter. "Whitby seems to want to pay less and get less", he said. "This is a step back- wards. The best thing to do in animal control is to keep on top of it. We are only talking about a few cents". Despite some of these problems, Mr. Hughes had high praise for the Ontario County branch, stating that '4 ss and gel it has the highest standard oi animal control in Canada and one of the most successful shelter operations in the country. Turning to finances, Mr. Huehes pointed out that the Ontarie County branch iaa a $7,157.23 deficit in 1975, and has a $50,000 mortgage on the shelter to pay off. He said people should be encouraged to give legacies to the Humane Society branch to help retire this mortgage. The Ontario Humane Society was heavily hit by the mail strike last fall, said Mr. Hughes, and lost about $100,- 000, but as of March 1976 about 50 per cent of that amount has been recovered. Shelter Supervisor Mrs. Carol Lang reported that 6,368 animals were cared for in 1975, 693 claimed by their owners, 1,259 adopted, and 85 remained at the shelter at the end of the year. 10 il " improving.the heating and cooling systems in government buildings (which has already cut some energy bills by as much as 20%); " finding ways to improve residential natural gas and oil furnace efficiency; " constructing and testing a totally solar-heated home; " reclaiming waste materials to produce energy; " sending an "Energy Bus" throughout Ontario to do on-the-spot analyses for industry (so far, annual energy cost savings averaging 20% have been identified). Practical suggestions on ways you can save energy and money are available f rom your Ontario Government and from energy-supplying companies. For more information, write to: Energy Management Program Ontario Ministry of Energy 12th Floor 56 Wellesley Street West Toronto, Ontario M7A 2B7 Ministry of Energy Dennis Timbrell, Minister Province of Ontario William Davis, Premier I M t less" In response to a question, she said 4,000 animals were destroyed during the year, "Quite frankly, the volume of animals decides who gocs and who stays", she. said. Mrs. Lang added that 99 per cent of the dogs that cone to the shelter have no tags. Animal control officer Don Losconbe said he investigated 105 cruelty complaints in 1975 and 24 charges were laid under the SPCA Act. Three dogs and five rabbits were seized, and one, case went to court, which the Humane Society won, he said. William Pilkington, presi- dent of the Ontario County Branch, said 1975 was a rather uneventful year compared to 1974, but he considered that the Ontario Humane Society is having an impact in the area, for the number of complaints to the directors have been minimal. Payphones Charges increase 100% M When you save energy you save money. This is what Ontarmo is doing to help you save. project to hold the regional animal control coninîttee together. "They should be interested in all animal welfare problens, not just the shelter", lie said. Mr. Hughes also stated that in 1976 Whitby should look seriously at extending the shelter on Thickson Road to provide a veterinary services clinic. One was recently opened in Mississauga at a cost of $25,000 and is generating enough money to break even, he said. "If we can develop some spaying and neutering clinic in Whitby we could start with a part-time opera- tion and have the man take ùp the slack in Scarborough as well as Whitby", he said. Mr. Hughes pointed out, however, that the humane society will have to negotiate with area veterinarians to develop programs they can live with.