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LOCAL MUSICIANS will appear on Cable 8, Oshawa T.V. at 6:30 p.m. March 3. The boys study at Navy League Hall every Saturday under Royal conservatory teacher Robert Helselon. They are from left to right, back row Neil Rod, 14 of Greenbank, Glen Heayn 15, of Port Perry. Front row Terry Flieler 12 and Fraser Lee 12 both of Port Perry. Thanks but no thanks council tells Ratepayers The Cartwright-Reach- Scugog-Port Perry Resi- dents and Ratepayers Asso- ciation can buy copies of town council minutes for twenty cents a page, council decided last week. The association had writ- ten to council asking if they could receive copies of all minutes and agendas. It also asked council to support the ratepayers stand that the stopsign at Queen and Lila streets should not change its position. Council moved a resolution thanking the group for its interest in council matters, assuring it that it could have an observer at all meetings where the public is usually permitted, and offering to sell copies of minutes. It ignored the stop sign request. In other council business the clerk was authorized to fill out the necessary doc- uments so the village could get its Local Initiatives Program Grant for building washrooms at the water- front. . Sharon Sykes was hired as the new clerk-typist to work in the municipal office. The 11th Bendale Ventu- rers Scout company was given permission to camp overnight at the waterfront park on the night of May 8. The scouts camp there every year on the night before they begin their annual 3 day canoe trip up the Scugog River. Deputy Reeve Phil Orde was absent for the second meeting in a row. O.A.M.R. installs elected members The installation meeting for the newly elected mem- bers of the Ontario Associ- ation for the Mentally Retarded, Ward 7, was held Tuesday, February 20th, in the Anglican Church Hall. Mrs. Elizabeth Fulford, president, introduced Mr. Gerald Jackman who spoke about his attendance at an Advisory Committee work- shop in Toronto. Mr. Jackson outlined the responsibilities of Boards of Education concerning the schooling of the mentally retarded. The educational programme must be geared to suit the child, not the child geared to suit the programme. Mr. Patrick Dooley from Ontario County enrolment down Enrolment in Ontario County Public, Elementary and Secondary Schools has dropped by 562 since Sept- ember. All of the loss of students occurred at the secondary school level. A report to the Ontario County Board of Education shows that enrolment in secondary schools was 14,607 students as of Jan. 31, compared to 15,255 Sept. 30, - a drop of 648. But a board spokesman says the decrease in enrol- ment was not as great as expected and that the drop - out rate is decreasing. At the elementary level, 74 more students are now enrolled than in Sept. - 32,877 compared to 32,803. Twelve more pupils are also enrolled in schools for the trainable retarded to bring the total to 135. Total enrolment now stands at 47,593, compared to 48,181 in September. the Ajax Pickering Whitby Association for the Mentally Retarded described his association's efforts in fund- raising by the use of a family entertainment production at the Oshawa Centre on Easter Day. Ward 7 association promised their support if this venture is undertaken. Memberships are still available from Mrs. Beverly Muir. Gratitude is expressed to the Chamber of Commerce for a donation. The next meeting will be held tuesday, March 19th, at the Anglican Church Hall. Executive Central P2RT Q PERRY Second Section Volume 107 PORT PERRY. ONTARIO. Wednesday. Feb. 28,1973 No. 19 Ontario County workers will not lose seniority rights The financial implications of regional government will be presented. to municipal- ities affected by the new region in two weeks, the MPP supervising the im- plementation of the region east of Metro told Ontario County Council. In a three-hour session with County Council Don Irvine said provincial offici- als are now working on the financial impact of regional government for each mun- icipality and for the region as a whole. These will be forwarded to each municipality within the next two weeks and will include explanations of the changes in' the present tax rates. Irvine is parliamentary assistant to the Minister of the Treasury, Economics and Intergovernmental Af- fairs, John White. Deadline for comments on the Dec. 18 provincial regional government pro- posal has been extended one month from the original Feb. 28 date. This means that legislation to create the region will not be presented to the house until early June, instead of early May, he said. This may result in a delay in the appointment of a regional chairman, but not in the election of the new regional and local councils. Also in October, he said, would be established a committee of arbitrators to distribute the assets and liabilities of musieipalities affected by the regional government. This committee will be- Seven Association for the Mentally Retarded. From Left to Right, Back, Arnold Roach, 2nd Vice; Alice Stevenson, Director; Karel Nottingham, Family Services; Bev Muir, Membership; Gerald Jackman, 1st Vice. Front, composed of all municipal clerks and clerk - treasurers in the region. They will draft a proposal for distribution of assets and liabilities before the end of December to be approved by the minister early in 1974. In response to expressed concern by county council members, Irvine said con- sideration would be given to inclusion in the legislation of guarantees of employees' seniority and benefits under the regional government system. He promised that all employees now working for municipalities within the region or affected by the region would have a job for the first year, retaining their existing salary scales and benefits. After Irvine, that, said they would have to renego-.. tiate the terms of their employment with their new employers, the regional gov- ernment or one of the local governments. In practice, in the existing region, this has meant that seniority gained with the county or municipal gover- (continued on page 28) Need more entries for Kiwanis Fest. Arrangements for the sec- ond Annual Oshawa Kiwanis Music Festival are well under way according to the Festival Chairman, Murray Sparkes. Dates for this year's Fest- ival are April 25, 26, 27 and 30 and May 1, 2, 3, & 4. This is an increase of four days over fast year brdaght about by the interest in last year's event when over 600 entries were received. More than one thousand entries are anticipated for the second festival with participants coming from farther afield. The Festival of Stars, a concert featuring the out- standing competitiors, will be held in Eastdale Colle- giate theatre on the evening of Friday, May 4. Since the Festival is a non-profit event designed to provide an opportunity to aspiring musicians to show the results of years of hard work, it has to rely on public support for its success. Patrons are invited to lend assistance through contri- bution. A contribution of at least five dollars entitles anyone to become a patron and names of patrons are published in the official program. Patrons also re- ceive cards of admission to all competitions. Anyone wishing to be a patron may contact any member of either the Kiwanis Club of Oshawa or the Westmount Kiwanis Club. Queries with respect to the Festival should be directed to the Festival Secretary, Mrs. Harriet Holton, Box 921, Oshawa. Patricia Price, Treasurer; Elaine Hammett, Corres. Sec.; Elizabeth Fulford, President; Margaret Van Camp, Recording Sec. Absent Mrs. Jeanne Dymond, Past Pres.; Carol Mazza, Director. rs RS Te Frm aa