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F§ +" LES VY OE ALUN isl EUV 8) AERIS sity hh el PP? ORT PERRY a ow g a Ontario Scholarship inners Bill Gray (left) and Linda Pickard received their awards at Commencement Friday evening. Mr. Howard Hampstead (centre) made the presentations. Katherine Michel, who also won an Ontario Scholarship wag unable to be present. She is attending college in the United States. Winter Works programs designed to get people off welfare roles The Department of Municipal Affairs has an- nounced that Ontario will provide $25 million for a provincial-municipal works programme designed to create jobs this winter, and" -~ get people off welfare. In making .the an- nouncement, Municipal Affairs Minister Dalton 'Bales said that programme has = been streamlined to provide local authorities * with greater flexibility and discretion in under-taking labour-intense work projects." This year's $25 million is an increase of $17.5 million over last year. The expanded programme is to include the general approval of -any municipal work, manual manual, that 'provides jobs for the unemployed and. persons on welfare. The allocation of funds will be directly to the municipalities, and will account for two-thirds of the $25 million. Any municipality hoping to take part in the programme must notify . the DMA before December 31 as to the project and the estimated . cost. Upon notification from the municipalities, the DMA will automatically advance half of the estimated cost, with: the balance to be paid when final claims are submitted. Mr. Bales said that the allocations are to be based on the welfare case load in each municipality, and no municipality will receive" less than it obtained under "last year's programme. The announcement from the DMA coincides with a similar" announcement from the Federal government which says it will provide over '$100 million in cross- Canada grants to municipalities this winter. Details of part of the federal programme come from the office of Russel Honey M.P: (Nor- thumberland-Durham). "the or non- "Part of the federal Local Initiatives Programme will grant $50. million to municipalities 'and their agencies, and another $50 million. to . community organizations and - groups. Any projects, the report says, should be initiated quickly so' that the jem- 'ployment impact will be felt between November of this year, and May of next year. The projects should be designed to contribute to community betterment, and applications from municipalities must first be - approved by the provincial governments. The out projects must provide at least 30 man- months -of . work. _Ap- plications from organizations and groups should be submitted to the Regional Office of the Department of Manpower and Immigration in toronto. Federal funds are also being provided for an on-the- job training programme "with special emphasis on unemployed young people who are not eligible for exisiting' manpower training. re- Port Perry Reeve Robert Kenny said that the proposals will be discussed in the future to determine if the Village could utilize funds for a project. He said the possibility of using funds for work on the land-fill site has been discussed, but a "problem here, he said, is that. work in this specific case. would essentially involve 'heayy machinery, and would not provide the thirty man months of employment as stipulated. Mr. Kenny said that at the moment he can not see any project in the Village that would provide the thirty man" months of employment, and he expressed doubt that -there are enough unem- ployed persons in Port Perry to take advantage of the programmes. Last year, the Village constructed sidewalks under the winter works programme, and Mr. Kenny said he hoped that the same could be done again this year. The most suitable time for a project such as the construction of sidewalks would be in the spring of the year. ' Formal agreement reached with Homemakers, " At the regular meeting of Council on November 9, the Village of Port Perry en- tered . formal, written agreements with the Vie- torian Order of Nurses, and Homemakers Service of the Canadian Red Cross. The agreement for the Homemakers Service says that the Village is not obliged to pay if the person receiving the service is found to be capable of making payment according to the Regulations. However, if according to the regulations, a person is unable tp pay for the service, the cost will be taken in whole qr part by the Village on the approval of the municipal welfare of- ficer. In these cases, VON reimbursement will be made by the Province of Ontario for 80 per cent of the cost. This will leave the Village with 20 per cent, or about $3.20 per visit. The agreement with the VON: states that service will be available td Por. Perry residents who are elderly, handicapped, ill or con- valescent where the physician has. certified that the service is necessary to enable the person to remain at home, or allow the person to return from hospital. If a person is unable to . pay, the Village will pay the $5.25 cost per VON visit, and will be reimbursed all but 20 per cent of this cost by the provincial government. Tn SECOND SECTION PORT PERRY STAR -- rehdey Nov. 17, 1971 - 17 Recessional economy ups and downs strongly affect individual lives The word recession has become very much a part of our vocabulary these days. Whether we know it or not, each and every one of us is "affected either directly or indirectly by what is con- veniently known in Canada as the seasonal recession. In simple terms, all businesses, large and small are affected "when the amount of money in cir- culation is reduced, thus reducing - the overall con- sumer purchasing power. But the direct. affects of recession -- cut-backs, lay- offs and unemployment, fall on the shoulders of the in- dividual. When General Motors in - Oshawa started to lay off this fall, Joe Benns who is 20, and lives with his wife and infant daughter in Port Perry, was one of the first to go. The G.M. layoffs affected workers with less than eight _years seniority, and Joe had been working at G.M. for . only a couple of months. On February 1 of this year, Joe started at the Motors. He worked in the truck plant for $4.12 an hour, bringing home about $130.00 each week, whichis pretty good money for a guy with just Grade 10. But one month after he started, Joe's first lay-off came'on a day's notice. He accepted this. After all, he was still in the probationary period, had no seniority, and wasn't even in the union yet. He went to work in a garage in Port Perry for $60 a week clear. On -July 14, G.M. called him back; this _time in the parts department at $4.07 an hour. . "I didn't expect to stay in the parts department," says Joe."But 1 certainly didn't expect to get laid off again in August. In September, things usually pick up on the line, and I thought for sure I'd get a transfer there," But the second lay-off came on August 23. "We - were asked to sign some blue slip," says Joe, "to show that we were aware of the coming lay-off." On about the first of September, Joe started to work for Comco in Uxbridge. He cleared $80 a week, and the benefits were good, and he thought the job would be steady until at least Christmas. But after a month, he was given a half- hour notice. Up until this time, he hadn't felt the effects of the . lay-offs. He had bought a car, and was. making the payment of $50.00 a month, He had no trouble keeping up the $95'a month rent, and he had been able to put some money info a savings account. But after the lay-off at Comco, Joe started to feel the pinch. "I looked all over Oshawa and Ajax for another job," he says. "But there was nothing. With all the guys off from G.M., some place I went to wouldn't even give me an application." During October, he took odd jobs that lasted a day or a couple of days. He applied for unemployment in- surance, and on November 4 got his first cheque for $82. The few odd jobs, the unemployment cheque, and his bank account have not (continued on page 22) Registered music teachers hold 'Canada The Oshawa:and District . Registered Music Teachers Association announces "Canada Music Week." This nation wide celebration designed to salute Canada's Musical Heritage commen- ces November 21 and ends November 27th, Activities planned for the Oshawa and district area include a special music recital at the McLaughlin: Public Library on Thursday, November 25th at 8 p.m. and a student music appreciation workshop at the O'Neill Collegiate Auditorium Saturday, November. 27, from 9:30 to 12:00 noon. Throughout the week musical performances -are scheduled at local homes for Senior Citizens. Music Week' special music recitals at the Oshawa Shopping Centre Thursday, Friday and Saturday November 25, 26, and 27. Many local students have already participated in a song writing contest. The winners of the various grade catergories will perform their songs on Cablecast 8 during "Canada Music Week", and also at the McLaughlin Library recital November 25. The Oshawa and District Registered Music Teachers Association reminds local residents that "Canada Music Week" is a chance. to know a little more about Canada through becoming better acquainted with our: Canadian Musical Heritage. The week is climaxed by It certainly appears to be a happy occasion for the charming ladies and the Lions Club president, Arnold Roach. Mr. Roach has just presented Mrs. Bracken on the left and Mrs. Judy McColl on the right with a cheque each. Mrs, Bracken is representing the guides and received a cheque in th amount of $125. to help defray the cost of renting the Scout Hall and Mrs. McColl received a cheque in the amount of $250. to help the operation of "Meals on Wheels". The presentations were made at a meet- ing of the Loins Club where Mrs. Bracken and Mrs. McColl were guests. NN EAA FL STN