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aa TE rl a TT. 8- PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, December 10, 1996 Port Perry Star Municipal representatives cast a vote of support for con- servation when they passed the Kawartha Region Conservation Authority's 1997 budget last week. At their Dec. 4 meeting, rep- resentatives passed a $327,000 budget, which will see most support provided by member municipalities. But the annual budget shrinks more and more every year, due to provincial cutbacks, something Scugog's representa- tive calls a "tragic mistake". Le -- TRACE wee Willy's ROUTE ULTIMATE DESTINATION oh . a Ee re Il Party Platters | o/, all Pa atters [BF 4 ayy by 3 Wa off December 18, 1996 PR 207 Quense RA Phone 985-9155 EEE Find Out Where Wee Willy is for his Christmas Vacation & Win Big Prizes [ORION LWNE 1 FIND & COLLECT THE Wee Willy's IN THE STAR FROM- . DEC. 6 TILL CHRISTMAS AND SUBMIT WITH ENTRY FORM. Scugog rep Ken Gadsden was pleased that the budget was passed, but stressed that he's frustrated with the province's lack of support for conservation. "I'm not very happy with the figures over the past three years. We've lost 97 per cent of our funding. "Four years ago there was a 50-50 split between the province and the municipal government," explained Mr. Gadsden. "Now the government and province has backed away and turned more responsibility over to the municipalities." He said that tasks that were previously taken care of by 29 = OBTAIN CLUES FROM ANY wee Willy FAMILY MEMBER DURING YOUR DINING EXPERIENCE FROM NOW TIL' CHRISTMAS AND (EACH STOP HE MAKES) TO HIS 2B | ravi | H DECORATIONS | I or your tree and home' be = IN A provincial ministries are now the responsibility of munici- palities, and sometimes they aren't being taken care of prop- erly. Cutbacks meant across- ~~ the-board lay- offs for "~ Authority employees last year, when it wasn't known if "the conser- vation authori- Gadsden ty would be alive in 1996", said Mr. Gadsden, councillor for Ward 3 in Scugog. Of the 13 employees laid off, Port Perry Simcoe St. S. Oshawa, Christmas approved means still be six employ: for the conservati next year, but eve a far ery from th on staff in 1991 When broken dow conservation au of $327,400 looks 0 watershed composing the co; authority contribute * Q provincial gra for $8,000; 0 and internall; funds provide $1 not exactly as shown Ideal 15173 Sirmcog St. Fort Ferry 39 OBTAIN A PICTURE OF Wee WILLY (RECENT SIGHTING) OR THAT WHOM YOU BELIEVE TO BE wee WILLY (FALSE ALARM) AND SUBMIT WITH ENTRY FORM. FILL OUT WHERE'S wee Willy ENTWEE FORM AT ANY wee Willy's LOCATION (HA! HA! THERE'S ONLY ONE)...SIT ON YOUR COUCH, WATCH THE SIMPSONS AND WAIT FOR YOUR PHONE TO WING! STIPULATIONS: NO wee Willy FAMILY MEMBERS; IMMEDIATE RELATIVES (distant or 1 otherwise), DOGS OR CATS OR PET GOATS; FORMER SCHOOL FRIENDS WHO USED TO MAKE FUN OF HIM; PRETEND FRIENDS; NASTY EX-GIRLFRIENDS, OR ONE PARTICULAR EX-BEST FRIEND, ARE ELIGIBLE TO PLAY THE WHERE'S Wee Willy GAME. o Personalized Plac 9 bring in your favourite picture of the family, the _ the family pet, sports team or scenic sn Bow teh po Navi 2500 (Psi (please allow 2-3 days) TTR SS a ~~ ; 2 YOU MUST BE SOME SORT OF AGE...SAY... 1-99 TO PLAY. AD NO CHEATING! 15 WATER STREET, PRISTINE PORT PERRY, 985-9252