Corridor Cap ersI By MARY MCEACHERNJ Many thanks to Marion Buchanan who graciously kept the Corridor Capers' coming to the press in the last three weeks during my absence. PAPER DRIVE The second Saturday of each month has been traditionally Scouts Paper Drive. However, the second Saturday in April, someone slipped up. Papers were bundled and placed by the road but no eager troups collected. Please, if the paper drives are discontinued, let me know and I will advise the kind people to take a break from bundiling and lugging papers out to the road. April also produced quantities of ramn and the papers looked rather soggy the following day. How about May - are the Scouts planning their usual paper drive? BLOCK PARENTS Are you aware that of the 347 families connected with Dr. Robt. Thornton school, only 58 are block parents? These parents are doing a great service for our community, but more block parents are urgently needed. Caîl Nancy Madill - 576- 3M8 or Linda Jenkinson 571-2469 if you are able to display the Block Prents sign in your window. You will helping any child in need. EDUCATION WEEK Durham Region Board of Education will honor 'Education Week' from May 5 to 9. Many special events are planned. Art and crafts work from Durham Region Schools will be displayed at the McLaughlin Gallery during the month of May. 1980 ART EXHIBIT The sixth annual G. M. Employee exhibition of Arts and Crafts will be held at the Robert McLaughlin Gallery on Friday, April 25, from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday April 26 from 12 p.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday April 27 from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. Plan to attend. You will see: More than one hundred ar- tistic creations by G.M. employees, both active and retired. This multimedia exhibit includes paintings, in water colour, oils and acrylics, carvings, sculptures, photography, macrame, embroidery and paper toile, with some entries showing step-by-step process of, development. Welcome ceremonies - Friday April 25, 7:30 p.m. Everybne welcome. Admission free. DURHAM GOLDEN WHEELS Last Saturday at the Civic Auditorium, the Durham Golden Wheels participated in the Wheel-a-thon. Daryl Taylor, of Garrard Road in the Corridor, again helped Iead the way by golng 40 laps in bis wheel chair. Congratulations Daryl, once again you have displayed your many talents and sportsman- WHITBY FREE PRESS. WEDNESDAY. APRIL 23. 1980. PAGE 13 ship. residing in the Corridor, are members of the singing group. ANNUAL MEETING AND ELECTION 0F OFFICERS They plan a tour to Vancouver in June and any financial help The Corridor Ratepayers Association wiil hold their annual would be appreciated. Attend the meeting. Help us give the meeting at Dr. Robt. Thornton School on Tuesday, April 29, at girls a great send-off. 8:00 p.m. At the meeting, a donation to the Oshawa Festival Singers will be made. 8 Whitby girls, with two of these girls Cail 725-8967 after 4 p.m. with news items for tihe column. Peacoclk seelks NDP nomin atio "The impact of provincial and federal goveruments in the region in the past ten years has been enormous - usuaily disruptive, expen- sive and bewilderrng," said Hugh Peacock recently in announcing he will seek the New Democratic Party's nomination for the Durham West seat in the Ontario Legislature. "I find a deep sense of alienation from the political and governmental process in the community. " He cited the March il Speech from the Throne in which the provincial gover- riment announced it would allow review of ail 'en- vironmentally significant' municipal projects under the Environmental Assessment Act. "The very next day," Peacock claimed, "the same government refused that broader scope of inquiry into the Ajax Liquid Industrial Waste proposai. No wonder people feel alienated. " "My objection as a can- didate and hopefully, as an elected member, will be to help turn around senior governments attitude towards Durham as the backyard of Metro," said Peacock. "No other living space in this province is ringed by such high- techhology, high risk waste- producing or waste receiving projects, or proposed faiities, as Pickering, Ajax and Whit- 1 Unfortunately, for an in- creasing nuniber of residen- ts, the immediate priorities are jobs and housing. the same sky-rocketing rates of interest that are forcing home owners to become tenants, once -again, are smothering demand for cars, tires and other retail goods." "«Only a.5harp upturn in demand, stimulated by correct governinent policies, and coupled with a competitive industriat strategy, will save the jobs of Fîrestone, Clu-ysler and workers in commercial and residential construction." interest rates down now. " Peacock, 42, is the legislative representative (lobbyist) of the Ontario Federation of Labour. From 1967 to 1971, he ser- ved as MPP for Windsor West in the Ontario Legislature and was the NDP's critic on housîng policy. During his twenty years in the labor movement, Peacock monitored the auto pact for the United Automobile Workers Union. More recently, he was active in the development of On- tario's workplace health and Peacock is a member of the Board of Governors of the University of Guelph and Premier'5 Advisory Corn- mittee on Confederation. 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