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Page 8, Whitby Free Prosu, Wecfresday, December 291993 business news 'Gearing Up for Recovery'y A series of workshops intended te, reinforce the value of human resources planning will be held in Whitby begnnnjin January. 'gCean up for th e Recovery,' E resenteby Human Resources evelopment Canada and the Human resources Professionals Association of Durhami, is organ- ized by Peter Taylor & Asso- ciates c. The workshops, te, be held Jan. 27, Feb. 3 andMarch 3 at Cullen Gardons, are made up of short presentationa and. large, and small-group discussions., The agenda includes: making sure the right peo,le are in the right positions; ad ing competent people as business picks up; motivating and retaining good peole; simplifying the process of pe ormance management. For more information cail 571- 1075. rShould 1 Wax My No Wax Floors? The otheda a customer was telling us that her No Wax Floor was Iosnit lustre. "Is there anything 1 can do to get the shine back?" she asked. 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Our trained, friendly staff of cleaning exp5erts will gladly help you with your cleaning problem. kJ\A The Nemvspaper Publishers of Ontario --ein Governments should shop around -By Paul Pagnuelo Taxpayers increasingl_# have become more vocal and assertive as the receqaion lingers on. The publicls unwillingness and inability to, bring home bass se goverrnmonts can haive more, can no longer ho ignored. The frustration of crippling annual tax increases at the municipal level has given birth te a new phenomenon -- an unprecedented growth in organized taxpayer groupa at the local level. Throughout not only the province but the entire country conscientious citizens are banning together. They are determined ta curb the voracieus appetites of municipal peliticians and achool board trustees se abyanially out cf tauch with the wishes of the common folk. Battered and bruised by a rebelious populace, many politicians have, ta, their credit, responded positively ta the unrelenting demands ta bring the costa of goverrnmont down. Double-digit property tex increases, commonplace during the boom timos cf the eightiea, have finally gone tho way of the dinisaur. In boss than a year Ontarians head back te, the polis, this time ta elect a new crop of municipal poiticians. Those in power are trying their darndest te, build an image cf responsible money managers. But most are being hanipered in thoir efforts because they're creatures of tradition. In the struggle ta, hold the lime or even reduce taxes in their 1994 budgets, politicians are saying they can only make it happen by cutting services. The cry is almost deafening. They've trimmod services and progranis. They've prunod them to the point they can't get any tighter. Te fat isgÈone and 100 per cent efficiency has been achieved. Now they say it's up te the taxpayers. The public needs te see what things cost and decide from there what it's prepared ta do without. What they're really saying is they lack creativity. They're at a bass when it cornes ta bringing city hall inta the ninetios. The first stop required is te shako these politicians loose from the paradigrn that the robe of government is ta provide services. Net. The role of governnient in the ninoties is ta ensure that services are provided. In other words, they should stop trying te deliver ail services by themsolves. They should do what you and I do as smart consumera -- shop around. By tendering out programa and services in a competitive bid process ta amail business, or by aimply devolving. others ta non-governinent community groupa and vountary associations, taxpayers can be assured of a bigger bang for their buck.- But when shopping arounci, inaccurate 'apple and orange" cost comparisons can result in wrong decisions. The problem is that, generally, municipal budget processes aren't designed ta provide a full and accurate accounting of ail the costs that may affect a particular service or department. Budgets usually identi1fr only a narrow range of the direct costa involved. Indirect coste such as CORPORATION 0F THE TOWN 0F WHITBY 1994 MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS REGISTRATION 0F CANDIDATES Are you interested in running for local govern ment? Tho Municipal Eloctions Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. M.53, as amondod, requires overy person who intnds to bo a candidate in the 1994 municleloctons ta file a Notice of Registration with the Rotuming 0ffic ýer. àt If youIlan ta soek office in the 1994 municipal electioris for Town Council, the Durham Board of Education, the Durham Region Roman Catholic Separate School Board or the Whitby Hydro-Electric Commission, you must rogistor with the Returning Officer before you spend or rais e money for campaign activities. Until you are registered, your camrpaign organization cannot raise monoy or incur any expenses. Also. you cannot spend any of your own money, or that of your spouse, on your campaign before registration. Registration forms and reîated information can bo obtained from the Town CIorks office. DONALD GQ McKAY CLERK AND RETURNINO OFFICER THE CORPORATION 0F THE TOWN 0F WHITBY 575 ROSSLAND ROAD EAST WHITBY, ONTARIO Li N 2M8 PHONE (M0) 668-5803 ADVERTISING POLICY The Whitby Free Press is a business which derives aimes! ail ils revenue from advertising in one form or anether. For obvious self.interest. we want our clients' advertising ta wark. Our pciicy is ta reach as manly homes in Whitby as possible usualiy more than 99%) and te previde local hlgh-infèrest cantent that ensures that people read the paper and hence the adverttsing as weii. We urge readers te patranize our advertisers in order ta! we can provide even better caverage innthe future. We also stress creativlty. We wii pravide aur prefessienai expenience te advise dlients an ways lo make their advertising more effective, but fer a product that canne! be repassessed. theie are ne guarantees. We strive te avaid errors. but when we make them. a correction wili be made in a subsequent issue or a discount affered. The newspapers legai liability is anly for tMe actuai spaSo ccupied by the errai'. Adivertsing is sold according ta Oie space it accupies. Na additienai charge is made for artwerk or layout and hence the newspaper retains the copyright on ail ils ornginal warK The newspaper reserves the right ta refuse advertising whictt t finds abjectionabie or detnimerttal ta is bustness. administrative overheads for central functions like finance and human resources are usually recorded in separate department budgets. Se, too, are expenses like non-salary benefits, supplies, building rentai and maintenance, liability and fire insurance etc. The cpportunity cost for land and buildings usod are usually flot included, as well as forgone property taxes. Municipal agendaes are also axempted from paying certain taxes. These exemptions represent a subsidy to public sector service providrs subsidies which aren t available te potential private sector competitors. Cutting casts doesn't have ta mean cutting services. Thero are many examples where governents elsewhere have successfi.lly used competitive tendoring. The result a significant reduction in costs and taxes, and better service. Author and lecturer Gordon Pape will be guest speaker at a Tuesday, Jan. 18 financial work- shop organized by the TPA Group of Companies. Pape, a self-made millionaire, runs his own company specializ- ing in financial communications. Ho is one of Canada'a moat popular personal finance com- mentators and is senior editor of T'he Monyetter, Canada's lar- gest circulation investment newsleter. His lecture and seminar topies include: the impact of low inter- est rates on RRSPs; how the tax systempenalizes interest inves- tors; improving returna in RRSPs and RRIFs; taking advantage of the divdend tax cei;using the capital gains exmtin how te improve after- tax returns; how te, select the best mutual funds. Pape will speak at Le Gala, Sunray Street, Whitby, starting at 7:30 p.m. Reservations are rured as seating is limited. rail 666-0896 or 1-800-265- 9492. CLEAN-IT CENTRE 500 Hopkins Street, Whitby 6612 *Flanks to pou, the recycling of inewspapcl)rs in Ontario lias rceclîcd an ast()nisinig 75%Y recovcry rate amouîg houseluolds with Blue Box service. 1-Iowv mtic h ikt bat? 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