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2 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, August 18, 1987 Driving instructor Janet Hanley- Haines has not given up her efforts to have the provincial government n the driver exam centre in Port Perry every Friday, rather than every second Friday. Ms. Hanley-Haines told the Star Jthis week she has a meeting scheduled in the near future with Durham East MPP Sam Cureatz to try to get some further action on this issue. She said the fact the driver ex- amination centre in Port Perry's Latcham Centre is open only every second Friday is creating a lot of in- convenience for local residents who want to book for a road test for their driver's licence. She said the back-log at the local office means a wait of four months for the test. It is forcing some peo- ple to travel to Oshawa or Lindsay where they will wait all day in the hopes of getting in on a cancellation. The Ministry last spring reduced the hours of the driver exam centre IRW IN SMITH - MUSIC im. D -_-- H --- all - - al Official Ribb 305 QUEEN STREET PORT PERRY Phone 985-2635 (Weather Permitting) Everyone Welcome -- Bring Your Family! of new location THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 1987 6:00 to 9:00 PM on Cutting Ceremony at 7 PM MANY IN-STORE SPECIALS! presentation by .. HAMMOND KEYBOARDS CANADA Ltd. featuring ... HAMMOND ORGANS and KURZWELL ELECTRIC GRAND PIANO Live Entertainment -- GLEN GIBSON & FRIENDS Outdoor Barbecue - FREE Hot Dogs and Coke in Port Perry, cutting back from every Friday to every second Fri- day. Ms. Hanley-Haines said that action was taken without warning last spring. She told the Star she suspects that some people, frustrated at the long wait to get a road test, are driving their cars without a licence. N She hopes that provincial politi- cians will be able to put some pressure on the Transportation Minictrw tn hgve the Centre open "Instructor still fights driver centre cut-backs every Friday. She said she has the support of those who teach driver education in area schools. When the Ministry cut back the hours of the Port Perry office at the Latcham Centre last spring, a spokesman said it was as a cost sav- ing measure and part of cut-backs and closings of several offices jp smaller communities in this part of the province. Teacher-board talks to resume With the start of a new school year less than three weeks away, con- tract talks between the Durham Board of Education and represen- tatives of 1100 secondary teachers in Durham are expected to resume at the end of August. A Board of Education spokesman said Monday he expects the two sides will get together on August 31 with provincially appointed mediator Doug Belch present at the bargaining table. "The Board is certainly willing to negotiate with the mediator pre- sent," said superintendent of business Brian Cain. Staffing and wages are the two major issues outstanding between the Board and the teachers who have been without a collective agreement since the end of August, 1986. Both sides have suggested a willingness to negotiate a two year contract. Near the end of the school year in June, teachers in Durham voted overwhelmingly in favour of giving their negotiators a mandate for strike action if a contract can't be reached. Mr. Cain said the Board wants to avoid a strike, but there is always the potential, especially if negotia- tions continue to drag on. A spokesperson for District 17 of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation was not available for comment on this issue Monday morning. Police kept busy It was one busy weekend for Newcastle Ontario Provincial Police, as officers dealt with eight separate accidents on highways in their jurisdiction. An accident on. Highway 401 claimed a life on Saturday night, but the rest of the collisions happened Sunday, mostly on Highway 115 as cottagers headed back home. The one exception to Sunday even- ing's accidents occurred at approx- imately 5 p.m. at the intersection of Highway 7A and Regional Road 57, near Blackstock. One and a half year old Amanda Galbraith of Toronto suffered minor injuries and was taken to Bowman- ville Hospital in a police cruiser. She was in a 1984 Chev with driver William Galbraith, 29. The second vehicle involved in the accident was also a 1984 Chev., driven by Gerald Conway, 27, of Nepean. Police estimate $7,000 total damage was caused by the accident. Proxy voting for qualified students Students who are qualified elec- tors and duly registered at a recognized educational institution away from their ordinary residence are eligible to vote by proxy in On- tario's 34th provincial general elec- tion on September 10. Whether voting in person or by proxy, it is the responsibility of students to ensure that their names are on the list of electors for the poll- ing division where they normally reside. Proxy voting allows an elector to authorize another qualified elector in the same electoral district to vote on their behalf. A qualified elector Hearing c Aid Centre ¢f Port Perry Or E Mueller's Office 24 Water St S| Plaza. Port Perry, Ontario LOB 1NO may not act as proxy for more than two electors. Proxy application forms may be obtained from any Returning Of- ficer throughout the Province. Once completed, the form must be presented to the Returning Officer in the electoral district where the student resides. Upon receipt of the proxy applica- tion form, the Returning Officer may then issue a certificate to the ~ proxy voter who will, in turn, pre- sent it at the polling place to ex change it for a ballot. Persons eleigible to vote in this election are those who, on election day, are 18 years of age or older, a Canadian citizen, and have resided in Ontario for the six month period prior to election day, and whose names are on the list of electors or on a certificate to vote in the elec- toral district where they reside. Dennis J Hogan AHD tearing Ad Consultan? 985-3003 985-9192 uli of To