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Local skater advancing Scott Maybee, 17 year old member of the Orono Figure Skating Club, has successfully successfully passed his Canadian Junior Competitive test recently, Scott will now be attending the Canadian National Seminar at Western University, University, London, Ontario to train with the Canadian competitive competitive skaters. This is.a very high achievement for Scott and the Orono Club is very proud.of him. SAM AT QUEEN'S PARK PENSIONS CONCERN FOR QUEEN'S PARK You rarely think of pen- . sions and retirement funds until you are near retirement age. Many of us put a little aside in the bank for the future, but rely on public pension plans and support for seniors programs to sup- , port us after we retire from work. Recently there have been jome disturbing signs about the ability of the Canada Pension Plan, and other Government pensions, to meet their commitments. It appears that these pension programs are running out of money. What has caused this situation situation is people. The "Baby Boom" generation is getting older. As -this generation ages, more people will Be on these pension plans than paying paying into them. As a result of shifts in population, there will soon be too many senior citizens requiring requiring the Canada Pension Plan, and other plans, and not enough funds set aside to serve them all. The Ontario Government has been concerned about this problem for some time. The Treasurer has requested economists to write .up projections projections and discussion papers to set the problem into perspective and provide a groundwork for action. The reports of the economists show that action is necessary soon, if the , Canada Pension Plan is to survive. The Premier has pro dded Federal authorities to respond to head off a coming crisis. In April, Ontario met with the Federal Government, and the leaders of the other provinces, provinces, at the National Pensions Pensions Conference held in Ottawa. Ottawa. The meeting helped the Provinces and the Federal Government co-ordinate action action in finding solutions to the pensions crisis. In Ontario, the Report of the Royal Commission on Pensions Policy has provided a basis for discussion and action. action. The Report recommends recommends fundamental reforms must occur in private sector pensions in order to save Canada's Senior Citizen pension pension system. The Premier has appointed members of all parties to the Select Committee op Pensions. Pensions. The committee will go over the report and recommendations recommendations of the, Royal Commission on Pensions Policy and then make recom- njendaiions .of its own for action action by the Legislature. I am pleased to have the privilege to sit on the Select Committee on Pensions. The work* of this committee will help strengthen one of the major pillars of Welfare Legislation in our Province. In my, next column I will discuss in greater detail the Report of the Royal Commission Commission on Pensions Policy in Ontario and the work of the Select Committee on Pensions. Pensions. In closing, I'd like to remind remind . readers of the P.lay MOSES being performed at Newcastle United Church, in Newcastle, August 13 through 15, at 8:0(j p.m. The play is highly recommended and a real treat for people looking for something to do these long summer evenings. Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday August 12, 1981-3 Orono ladies want end of public strikes Mrs. Ruby Burnside and Mrs. Isobel Hayden of the Orono area will be out this week-end with other volunteers seeking signatures on a petition in Orono calling for the Federal Government to enact Legislation which would make it illegal for Public Service Workers to go out on strike. by phoning 983-5230. for either further information or assisting in, circulating the petition. Happenings .... STREET SWEEPER TO VISIT ORONO EVERY SECOND FRIDAY ' , According to A1 Mote, chairman of the Orono Central Business Improvement Area Board, 1 the Town of Newcastle will be sweeping the Main Street of Orono every Friday morn- » tag. The work is to be undertaken early in the morning and Mote asked that co-operation be given to the projects by refraining from parking cars in the area over night. He points out that parked .cars make it difficult to clean the streets pro- 'perly. , At the last sweeping, there was a total, of fourteen cars parked parked along the curb which greatly reduced the effect of the sweep. Public Notice to its Citizens IN THE MATTER OF the Ontario Heritage Act, 1974, S.O. Chapter 122 - and - IN THE MATTER OF the Lands and Premises at the following Municipal address address in the Province of Ontario: , Old Kirby School, situated at the junction of Highway 115 and'Concession and'Concession 7, former Township of Clarke. • Notice of Intention to,Amend Designating By-Law TAKE NOTICE that thé Council of the Corporation of the Town of Newcastle intends to amend designating by-law no. 77-82 of the Town of Newcastle enacted November 21st, 1977, which by-law designated the lands and premises known as Old Kirby School, situated at the junction of Highway 115 and Concession 7, former Township of Clarke, now in the Town df Newcastle, to be of historical and architectural value or Interest. TAKE NOTICE that the proposed amending by-law will maintain the designation of the Old Kirby School as a bulldirfg of architectural and historic value. The proposed by-law will amend the heritage designation with respect to the lands only and if approved by Council the designation will apply only to that parcel of land described as Part Two of Aan 10R-1289,' Any person may, within thirty days of the first publication of this notice, send by registered mail or delivered to the Clerk of the Corporation of the Town of Newcastle, notice of his or her objection to the proposed designation designation amendment, together with a statement of reasons for the objection and all relevant facts. If such a notice of objection is received, Council of the Corporation of the Town of Newcastle shall refer the matter to the .Conservation .Conservation ReView Board for a Hearing!, . Any person wlshfrig additional* information with respect to this proposed < ^designation amendment may obtain same by contacting the Clerk of the Tdwn of Newcastle' ât thç addréss below. In speaking with Mrs. Bjirnside, she said the volunteers will be in Orono ■this Thursday, Friday and Saturday armed with the petitions petitions seeking signatures. She said she hoped other communities communities would adopt this idea and that similar petitions would come from across the couptry, "Unless the public makes known its feelings, and asserts itself, Parliament will be in no hurry to act and Canadian citizens will be sub-, jected to more of the dislocations dislocations as the recent Postal strike," said Mrs. -Burnside. The petition is to read: "The citizens of this community, community, in sympathy with all Canadians, are thoroughly angered with the Postal strike which has put a heavy burden on our economy as a whole, and brought disaster to thousands of individual business operations and private citizens. Therefore we make petition petition the Parliament of Canada to enact legislation , which will make it illegal for Public Service Workers to strike and thus end the periodic disruptions of essential essential services. Mrs. Bifrnsidè is available Date of first publication - July 29,1981. File no. 35.60.11 David W. Oakes, A.M.C.T. Town Clerk, , ' Corporation of the Town of Newcastle 40 Temperanbe Street; Bowmanvllle, Ontario L1C 3A6