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1961 Tax Collections Said Down Slightly Tax collection percentages on both current taxes and arrears (1960 and prior years) have dropped during 1961. Reasons may be due to conditions in general throughout the province, jocal unemployment. How- ever, the city tax collector is snclined to believe that per- centages could be better if all the tax staff hours could be de- 2% votes to collection of property and business tax rather than so much time being spent to collect poll tax. CURRENT COLLECTIONS Out of a total tax levy of $8,146,15.03 there remains a balance of $166,546.37 outstand- ing. After deducting court of re- vision allowances of $37,583.43 for buildings razed by fire and demoiished and business tax al- lowances for discontinued busi- nesses from the total levy, the percentage of all current taxes! collected for 1961 is 97:75 per cent to-date compared with 98.15 per cent for 1960. Out of a balance of (1960 and , Pror years) arrears carried over from Dec. 31, 1960 amount-|BUSINESS TAX _ ing to $152,696 there remains) Over one million % Es CLARENCE COX Tax Collector $0.58 per cent for 1961 compared) with 83.22 per cent for 1960. | centage of arrears collected is|collcted to-date for business) City Population Increased 1,396 I appreciate the opportunity afforded me by The Oshawa Times to submit the following report on the 1961 assessment : for the City of Oshawa. During the year 1961 approxi- mately 25,000 calls were made by the assessors in the perfor- mance of their regular duties, and an additional 1,900 were re- quired to assess additional new dwellings and new commercial | buildings plus additions to ex- isting residential, commercial and industria] buildings. During the period Jan. 1 and | Es tax excluding $20,658.86 in court of revision allowances for places of tusiness discontinued or re- assessed at new locations. With the exception of a feW 1961 business tax accounts which are in our bailiff's hands, several bankruptcy cases, and a few court of revision claims pending, it is expected the bal- ance of the total 1961 business tax levy of $1,268,663.34 will be paid by Dec. 31, 1961. 1962 business tax of over one mil .or. dollars will be payable in ONE INSTALMENT ONLY as early as possible after mill rate is struck, as adopted by council on Feb, 6, 1961, This will result in less bank borrowing by the city in the early part of 1962. This is in line with other comparable cities such as Peter- bo: vugh, Ottawa, Hamilton, Kit- chener and Windsor. In deciding this change it was revealed that 44 pe. cent of business tax ac- counts were paid in full at the first instalment date in 1961. POLL TAX Although $16,405.73 was col- lected for Poll Tax up to Nov. 30, 1961, it is doubtful that this dollars|wouto show little profit (if any)|Velopment it is befitting that $29,645 owing to date. The per- (namieiy $1,246,543.29) has been|tter deducting estimated costs|W¢. Ctitically analyze the cities of collection. Tax office esti- mated costs of collection is ap- proximately over $13,000 exclud- ing other city departments' costs of staff time such as: Assess- ment department in obtaining names of those (supposedly) li able; the treasurer's department who had to make 116 refunds collected in error; the city solicitor who attends magis- trate's courts to prosecute 233 summons; the police depart- ment who have to process and deliver court summons; and the) magistrate's office staff time in| proevessing, issuing statements| warrants of commitment upon! convictions, etc. ihe tax department's routine | | | '\for collecting poll tax under the| prescnt angie Statutes covers every to collect from those '|names obtained. However, due to changes of addresses, mis- spelling of names, insufficient jronto now exceed 114 million.|some of She Oshawa Times SECOND SECTION SATURDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1 } 961 PAGE NINE Planning Director 'Beauty And Character In 1967 Canada will celebrate her 100th. birthday. Commemo- ration of this event in a national program of city-building has al- ready been proclaimed by the Minister of Public Works: "As we approach our cen- tennial year, it is time t hat Canadians should possess an array of handsome cities from sea to sea, cities that are as noble in their way as the natural grandeur in which they stand, and yet are as individual in their character as the re- gions and cultures _ they represent. The future greatness of Canada and the future well- being of Canadians depend as never before on how we fashion and refashion our urban sur- roundings." | NEED CRITICAL ANALYSIS Now that we are approaching a milestone in our national de- By G. A. WANDLESS 1 Planning Director 8 jwhich have been built during |the first one hundred years. | At the time of Confederation, | coast f : Canada had a population of 344/qQuality of post war residential million -- we now exceed 17)development. Submission (1) by million, In 1867 only } : Canadian cities had a population|and (2) Ottawa University Wo- lof over 50,000 -- Montreal, the|men's Club indicate the woman's| represented as "progress" and| largest with 130,000, Quebec viewpoint: with 59,600 and Toronto 59,000.; (1) "Monotonous, boring, dull, Metropolitan Montreal and To-/rubber stamp similarity are ihe terms used to In addition, we now have 11\describe developments where cities with a population exceed-|the same (or very nearly identi- ing 100,000 and 17 cities in thecal) house is repeated over and range between 50,000 and 100,-/over. This absence of interest It is also interesting to|and good iaste could result note that in 1867 no Canadian} eventually in a district degener-) cities existed West of Ontario,| ating through lack of incentive even by name. We now have/to the individual owner to im- four Western cities each ex-|prove his property". | ceeding 250,000, one over 100,-, (2) "These. places (built in 000 and four between 50,000 and|1954) looked like slums almost |100,000. before they were occupied. How In the period between 1950|/could they help it, being ugly, and 1960 more than a million unimaginatively planned, the houses were built -- 60 per cent|same plan used for every ex- The Board ot Works, again in 1961, surpassed all previous years in the size of the con- struction program undertaken in the city. A total of $2,675,000 was spent on the various works for which the Board of Works is responsible. This expendi- ture was made up as follows: Sanitary sewers and sewer connections, $390,000; storm sewers and catch basins, $281,- 000; watermains and water con- nections, $194,000; road paving, granular base and curb and gutter, $1,086,000; grading and gravelling new roads, $109,000; bridges and culverts, $499,000; sidewalks, $125,000; miscellane- ous construction, $81,000, Total $2,675,000. The financing for-this work is not raised in total by a direct levy on the tax-payers. A con- siderable portion is contributed by various agencies and govern- ments and 'may be summar- Asks war period for. housing and commercial building. Quality and design in residential sub- divisions received little con- sideration -- the accent was haste, customers were im- patiently waiting. In the heart of cities utilitarian. commercial structures have been erected which are entirely out of har- mony with neighboring buildings; and, despite their ugliness, they will remain until time or fire destroys them. Each year countless acres of irreplaceable farmland is over- run by residential and commer- cail building We have sacri- ficed lakefront areas and then/ized as follows: we initiate campaigns to "Save} Payments by subdividers (for our Waterfront'. We have de-|service costs in new subdivi- faced many scenic ravines and/sions), $410,000; contributions then we attempt to enlist public] from Grade Corssing Fund and} support in a battle to "Save our|the railways, (for railway| ravines". bridges and approaches), $188,-' Some peop:e will claim that|000; Department of Highways) they see '"'progress" all around) Subsidy (for roads and bridges),, them. This may merely be/ $744,000; payment for house con-| growth disguising itself as pro-|nections, $133,000; other pay- gress, for true progress does not; ments, $30,000; paid from cur-| inquiry to analyse the|mean simply change from one|rent revenue from 1961 taxes,|!he 1961 budget for garbage state to another, but chan g e|$228,000; to be debentured (de-| from a lower to a higher state.|bentures to be repaid from suc-| | three|the National Council of Women|We must look behind the fan-|ceeding years' taxes), $942,000./ Street |fare and facade of what is|Total $2,675,0C0. Sanitary Sewers and Sewer investigate its true form. | Connections: Four and one-third Short term exploitation of|miles of sanitary sewers were jland in the name of progress)constructed during 1961. The leads to: Overcrowding, prema-|Oshawa Creek Valley Trunk ture land development, an in-;|Sewer was extended to Switzer balance of commercial and in-| drive and lateral sewers were dustrial uses, the indiscriminate] built from it to serve the Win- gobbling up of open space, con-|ona avenue - Glenwood crescent flicting mixtures of land use|area, the Mohawk street area and Chaos }and Sunset Heights School. If we want genuine progress,|The sanitary relief sewer on we must set a course and, if) Wilson road south was com- this course is set now, land|pleted and the Crerar - La- development problems will not|Salle - Cadillac area was not compound themselves and turn|subject to sewer flooding last into wide areas of blight. spring. | | By FRED E. CROME City Engineer and Bond streets and the lot at Athol and Mary streets were expanded. Maintenance -- In addition to tre capital works program, out- lmed above, the normal day to day maintenance and service programs were proceeded with. collection ana disposal amount- ed to $213,500. the budget for cleaning amounted to $24,200 and the budget for snow and ice control amounted to $99,400. An amount of $58,600 was allowed for sewer mainte- nance and the operation of the sewage treatment plant requir- ed $70,000. The traffic budget for 1961 amounted to $98,300 and covered such items as pave- ment markings, the purchase and erection of traffic regulat- ing signs and signals and the city's share of the cost of the traffic study. The 1961 budget for road maintenance amounted to $487,- 600. This work includes the Construction Program Exceeds Other Years searifying ana priming the applicatiun of low cost roa: surfaces, etc 5 The new hot-mix asphaltic surface treatment known as "Dix-Seal" was used again this year. A total of 5.89 miles of pavement and 11.93 miles. of gravel roads were surfaced with this material. _ At the end of 1961 the city has a total street mileage of 169 miles, an increase of 2.92 miles over 1960. Of this total, 57.12 miles are paved, 3.79 miles are gravel roads with curb and gutter and surfaced with hot-mix surface treatmen 13.82 miles are gravel roa with hot-mix surface treatment, 22.30 miles are gravel roads with a stone chip surface treat- ment and the remaining 71.97 miles are gravel roads, most of which are surfaced with prime. Building Permits -- The total value of building permits is- sued during 1961 amounted to $10,946,000, as compared to a total value of $12,259,000 issued in 1960. This is the third year in a row that the value of build- ing permits declined and it is the smallest total since 1056 when permits with a value of $10,420,000 were issued. The total value of permits for residential construction in 1961 amounted to $10,018,000, as com- pared to $7,349,000 in 1960. The total value of permits issued during 1961 for commercial and industrial construction amount- ed to $928,000 as compared to $4,910,000 in 1960. Industrial and commercial construction only amounted to 8 per cent of the total in 1961 as compared to 40 per cent in 960 In 1961, 293 single family dwelling units and 177 dwelling units in mulitple housing were constructed for a total of 470 dwelling units. In 1960, 384 single family dwelling units and 211 dwelling units in multiple housing were constructed for a total of 595 dwelling units. The trend again this year is, to a patching of roads, repairs to A further contributing factor) Sanitary sewers have now overlooked and that is "'Public|isolated areas in the city and Apathy". Many Canadians could] most of the sanitary sewers in this disorder must not be|been provided to all but a few) Oct. 31, 1961, $4,518,090 assess- ment was added to the Supple- mentary Roll, under Section 52, 53 and 54 of the Assessment Act. This amounted to an addi- tional $241,601.19 in tax revenue to the city for the year 1961. The past year saw our popula- tion increase by 1,396 to a new high of 61,542. | AGE BREAKDOWN For those who may be inter- ested the breakdown, according) to age groups, of the 1961 cen- aus, is as follows: | Three years and under, 5,915; four years, 1,518; five years, 1,599; six and seven years, 2,819; eight and nine years, 2,618; 10 to 13 years, 4,543; 14 years, 1,115; 15 years, 875; 16 to 19° years, 3,092; 20 to 59 years, 31,322; 60 to 64 years, 2,096; 65 to 69 years, 1,589; 70 years and over, 2,432. Total -- 61,542. ; The Department was responsi- ble for either delivering or mailing approximately 29,200 assessment notices during 1961 and approximately 680 appeals were entered against same. The Court of Revision held twelve sittings commencing December 4th, 1961 and terminating De- cember 22nd, 1961. Listed below are the 1961 tax- able assessment figures as re- turned to the clerk: Land, $39,- 586,440; Buildings, $150,058,565; By ELDON KERR t C Saad ings located in the city: single family homes (owner occu- pied,) 12,542; "single family homes (tenant occupied), 1,742; single family homes (vacant, unfinished), 356; semi-detached, 50; duplexed, 27; apartment homes 127; multiple family homes, 210; summer cottages, 37; stores. (includes beauty par- lors, barber shops, restaurants, cleaning establishments), 566. Manufacturers, 53; storage and warehouses, 72; banks and Office buildings, 211; service Stations and garages, 103; builders supply and fuel yards, 20; churches and religious, 52; schools, 35. Municipal and government buildings, 27; theatres and rec- reation, 43; funeral parlors, 3; hotels and motels, 8; printers and publishers, 7. Strikes Boost Those Seeking Work In Area |previously been *\information, and unemployment some remain unpaid and many uncollectable. available for 1962. The discount is ca.culated at a rate of five per cent per annum from the|been spectacular. How did we,With millions of feet of over- \last day of the period in which the purchase is made to the date jof tae first instalment May 1. |The maximum discount is ob- tainable if certificate is pur- chaseo during the earliest period of Jan. 1 to 15, 1962. En- quire at the treasurer's or tax office for further particulars. ANOTHER GOOD YEAR On the whole it is felt that 1951 has been another good tax collection year and when the Ontario Municipal Statistics Comparison report is published in 1962 for 1961, it is hoped that Oshawa may once again have the highest percentage of cur- rent tax collections for the 15th consecutive year in their group of comparable Ontario cities. At this. year's end may I take this opportunity of sincerely \thanking Her Worship Mayor |Civisune Thomas and all the jaidermen who have _ been |so sympathetic and understand- ing of our problems. Also I wish to thank the tax office staff for their toyal, efficient and sincere ca-cperation throughout this year and the many other de- partmental officials and their staifs with which we are con- tinualy in contact for informa- tion. Above all, thanks to those tax- Payers who have been so good as fo pay taxes in full or by five instalments on or before due dates, showing their under- standing of a tax collector's problems and duty to collect. City Within Estimates By HAROLD E. TRIPP City Treasurer During 1961 the Ontario Muni- cipal Board requested the larg- er municipalities to submit a budget of their estimates of capital expenditures for the next five years. The City of Oshawa had prepared and was already operating and remain- ing within the forecast that had made. For some municipalities it was the first time that a capital budget had been prepared. When the City of Oshawa complied with the request of the board, the former estimates were adjusted and an amended submission made. Advice was received from the board that we should reassess our position and attempt to limit the amount of debentures issued during a year to the amount retired' dur- ing that year. of the population located in cities, Each year our cities are using 100 square miles of raw The tax prepayment plan island to accomodate this|in the better planned develop- |growth. Quantitatively our growth has \fare quality-wise? A committee of the Royal Architectural Instit ute of Canada N By KENNETH BATH Industrial Commissioner A review of the Oshawa In- dustrial Commission's progress during 1961 is entirely colored by the change of industrial com- missioners in February. Indeed for three weeks there was no commissioner. Not only the commissioner, but his secretary as well was changed and this lack of continuity definitely re- sulted in an interruption of the development and _ promotional program. Nevertheless it has not been an uneventful year although there have been no spectacular successes. Rather it has been a year of sound steady growth in the local economy. PLANTS EXPAND Local manufacturing plants have added a total of 52,000 ote Expansion Local Companies jposure and garish colors shout- ing for attention. Good design | would have cost no more. Even ments we continue to raze the| trees and deface each_ street head wiring" Much of this disorder in city- |building may be attributed to | |bad points of developments new} land old were shown to the group jand the reasons explained. It was felt afterwards, that this was a most valuable educational project based on the principle of "Know your competition'. The commission has also used its time to do some administra- tive re-organization which it is believed wi!l improve the serv- ice which the city supplies to our local industry as well as to enquiring new industries. A point worth noting is that Loma Linda Food Co., Cham- bers Food Club, and Smith Bev- erages are respectively a food processing plant, a food packag- ing and distribution plant and a j soft drink boitling plant, all ser- vice industries. This explains |why the industrial commission, |when adopting a statement of jits policy early in the year, _|ures do not square feet of floor space to en-| wrote into the aims of the com- large their operations, costing in| mission "ine Obtaining of Serv- excess of $320,000. They havelice Industry". They were in fact also spent more bap yg nig oa acknowledging the modern trend on new machinery to keep their| that shows that while total man-| plants competitive These fig: | ufacturing employment is in-| ut include General) creasing overall, by ratio, man- |Motors of Canada Ltd. and so/ufacturing is loosing steadily to jare really significant in measur-| service employment. As_ auto- not care less about what hap-| were constructed this year in| pens to their city. As we approach our Centen- nial Year the time is opportune for yet another slogan "Let's build Beauty and Character in- to our cities' The opportunity to do so is still with us. Failure to retognize this oppor- tunity is a bequest of urban conducted a coast-to-ithe desperate need in the post/ugliness for future generations. Clinic Aids -- 40 Families By DR. J. VERHULST CLINIC DIRECTOR Tke Oshawa Mental Health Clinic is two months old. Its birth 1s the fruition of the hopes and labors of many, individuals and organizations in the district. Careful thought and planning over many years came to a head in the early part of this year with presentation of a brief to city council and offer of premises by. the board of education. rom July onward the project gathered momentum as recruit- ment of staff and decoration of the premises were put in hand. By October the first furniture and pieces of equipment were veginning to arrive. On Nov. 1 the first two members of the professional staff, Dr. J. Ver- hulst, director and psychiatrist, and Dr. C. H. Jackson, psy- chologist, arrived, soon to be followed by the secretary-re- ceptionist, Mrs. M. Taves. Though the. official opening day was not until Nov. 24, work got underway immediately, and during the last two months uearly 40 families have sought hely from the clinic, apart from consultative services given di- jing the health of our local econ-| mation becomes ever more jomy. Oshawa is slowly Pulling! widely installed, this trend will y | t! | away from being a one industry! gather momentum. own. We unfortunately lost onejof view, zn industrial commis- From a pubiic relations poin plant of 25,000 square feet this | sion has a two-fold task. Every- year. That was Anca Pharma-|body knows it has to represent ceuticals which went to Scar-/the community outside the city, boro to join with other divisions| to put our best foot forward so of the company. |to speak, and persuade outsiders} + This loss was more than off-|of the advantages our city} set by 56,000 square feet of new| offers. Not so well recognized} plant being taken up by incom-| however, is the basic essential] ing industry. Loma Linda Food| of first selling the community Company is completing 28,000 |square feet; | | squ Smith Beverages|term public relations program jbuilt 18,000 square feet and/to try and do this is just getting! Chambers Food Club rented 10,-|underway Tie aim is to ob- 000 square feet _. |tain the active support of the The city sold 9.3 acres of in-| whole community for the busi-} dustrial land in four parcels dur-| ness development efforts of the ing the year. The Guild Indus-|commission If we do not have trial Builders erected a fine 10,-|the majority of our citizens in-| 750 square font factory on specu-|formed about our city, en-| lation, and Skiar Furniture Ltd.|thusiastic ab 1 leased 51,009 square feet Of keen to helv its extra warehousing In all, thelany outside PR City will gain in tax revenue/pound to be ineff from these sources an additional) jong run. $35,000 approximately. It should be mentioned in any | At the beginning of the year,| summary that the routine work! three Oshawa companies were| of the commission which goes on} growth, then campaign is} on itself, the inside job, A long * P™osram of conference-sessions rectiy to agencies and _ profes- sionai people to assist them in new subdivisions. There was a decrease in the number of house connections constructed this year due both to the decrease in new houses built and to the fact that the sewering of existing streets has been substantially completed. Only 580 sewer connections were constructed as compared to 716 in 1960. Storm Sewers and Catch Basins -- A total of 544 miles of storm sewer was constructed, ranging in size from 10 inches to 66 inches in diameter. One of the larger projects was the construction of a relief storm sewer on William and Division streets to relieve flooding in the General Motors north plant. Storm sewers were also con- structed in the Harmony road area north and south of King street and the Ritson road north area in the vicinity of Hillcroft street. All of the watermains and connections which are included in Board of Works contracts were constructed in new sub- divisions. Road Paving, Granular Base and Curb and Gutter -- Heavy duty pavement with curb and gutter was constructed in 1961 on the following streets: Simcoe street north, from Nonquon road to Taunton road (widening), Olive avenue, from Verdun road to Wilson road. Wilson road south, from Olive avenue to Dieppe avenue. Rossland road west, from Gibbons street to Stevenson road. Stevenson road north, from King street to Rossland road. The granular base program for 1961 was delayed waiting for the Ontario Municipal Board approval and it was possible to complete only a part of the pro- gram. However, Rossland road east, from the Oshawa Railway to 300 feet east of Ritson road,|; and a section of Ritson road giving other services in the menta' health field. General practitioners, paedia- |tricians and school principals|problem we had in the city. and staffs have been most active and co-operative, fhe clinic staff has res- pounded to a number of requests to provide speakers at gather- ings of parents and teachers, and has already embarked on with public health nurses, phy- sicians, teachers and other pro- essiunal people whose work brings them into the field of mental health. The home of the clinic, at 179 Simcoe street south, has a pleasant, informal and friendly aimosphere, with simply but room, interview rooms and childien's play room. The play of all ages. The natural attractiveness of the premi has been. consider- ably enhanced by a generous Business, $33,607,005; Total | $223,252,010. BUILDING CLASSIFICATION The following is the total ane) Gaiaia Olde Gf the classification col aah a build' ational E:ployment Service jreports the number of ap- s | plicants registered for employ- Relie Ro |ment on Dec. 29 was 4,611. This }compared with 3,972 on Nov. 30 and 5,037 on Dec. 29, 1960. coe Local employment conditions ec ning were disrupted by a number of strikes during the month. Strikes : IG occured in the car transport a pepe = a industry, as well as the auto- A Gn drave to a close,| Mobile, aluminum, and stainless thewats improving economy) $teel production industries. is reflected in the decreased) The temporary halt in car lls. The year as a production accounted for some vial the heaviest the de.| lay-offs in certain feeder plants. partment has experienced since| emporary lay-offs Pagans aie te, depression yg My es H ith wine s wn pr * gg Mba a caseload of ventory purposes at the end of| on welfare increased to a peak ag cw SSlivity ws of 1,049 in oe Since the? | creased with the advent of ne -- phil or 938 in/Colder weather, and the usual) each month to a slow down in winter building} November. lief. the De activities. Municipal Winter} In adaition 19 elie, the De Works 'Projets provided some! ag oe at fare stich oe indi-| OPPortunity for the placement} =" heentalieation 'home- ol ans during this per-| 4 " iod of the vear. ey a te ae oe Placements for the month of rea fr ft ; ese pensioners. applications. ror December ,(taled 8, thes Hillsdale Manor, etc., be tnese| female placements. The demand services all showed marked in-\for service workers increased creases over 1960. |considerable as retail stores and agai gp ef ol post offices hired additional hele sonable cost \¢s ito take care of the' increase one of the biggest problems Oi sollune. of easlnens: A total of the department po welfare pert) persons iwere placed in Ee wee. cause for cotiaine| TY em ploy ment t ere caus ' that the situation 'would im-| prove in 1962. An application for a 42-unit low rental housing project for families was approved during the year and actual construc- tion should be completed } 1962. A 16-unit low rental apapt- ment building for senior citi-) zens, to be located on West-| mount avenue, was _ also ap-| proved and construction is ex-| pected to be completed late in! 1962, ; Together with Halliday Manor, | this new apartment building will) give Oshawa 57 unifs for old handle the extra volume of mail ~| during the pre-Christmas period. There was a good supply of applicants in most occupations, with some shortages in the following:- too! and die makers, machinsts, Kellar machine operators, automobile mechan- ics, heliare welder, cylinder press man, office machine ser- viceman, embalmer apprentice, laboratory assistant, compositor, fourth class stationary engin- eer, cooks, housekeepers, wait resses, and nurses. It is reported that of the 4,611 registered on Dec. 29 3,115 were males. At the end of November 2,482 of the 3,972 The amount to be retired dur ing 1962 is $1,335,466 and to limit our issues to this figure will require a drastic reduction in funds available for the con- struction of schools, water- works and local improvements. In an effort to comply to some extent with the board's request, the finance committee has asked the various boards jaffected to review their esti- {mated requirements and make reductions. Our present deben- jture debt is $18,450,866. | The current operations for |1961, as in previous years, have |show surpluses and deficits in age pensioners, supplying excel- registered were males; while of|Some accounts but the net re lent cost. housing at a moderate those registered on Dec.'29, 1960,|sult 13,445 were males. » for the year within the estimates. should be registered with the government | in Ottawa for participation in the Canada - United States De- fence Production Sharing Agree- ment. Due partly to the encour- agement of the industrial com- mission, seyen are now register- ed and the agreement next spring will be renegotiated, we hope, to incorporate another other Oshawa company to bid in this highly lucrative field. During the summer a group made up from the industrial commission, council, city de- partments, the chamber of commerce, local contractors and other businessmen, toured To ronto industrial developments, It was a day's tour by bus and an experienced Toronto industrial realtor acted as guide. Good and product which will allow yet an-| day by day unobtrusively is per- haps the mos! important part of jits task. The many enquiries of jall kinds that are serviced, the personal contacts constantly maintained, the committee work, the liaison with other city departments all go to co-ordin- ate and encourage the develop-| ment of the community. The industrial commission is {looking forward to 1962 as a year of increased promotional activity and views the future} most optimistically We have a} fine city now, and if we all pull together it cannot fail to become an ever Better place to live and work. Certainly the industrial commission will continue to give its best efforts. to encourage and co-ordinate the economic de- velopment of Oshawa. | }gift of curtains and drapes, and wall-to-wall broadloom in all interview rooms and waiting room. Business firms in the city have displayed their customary interest and generosity towards new enterprises by offering ex- cellent services and materials at lowest possible costs. Service clubs have displayed lively in- terest and offered most en- couraging co-operation. Tke clinic staff has been specially grateful for the con- tinual help and support of the mayor and city council, and the staff of all departments at city hall, most particularly to the meaical of icer of health and his staff for their tireless efforts) botn before and since the open- ing of the clinic. | north and south of Rossland road was completed to elimi-) nate the worst intersection} Stevenson Road Project -- Good progress was made on this project this year. The new) bridges over the Canadian Paci-| fic Railway and the Canadian) National Reiiways were com- pleted. The six-span bridge over| Highway 401, Bloor street and Champlain avenue was con-| structed, including the ap-/ proaches and the ramps _con-| necting Stevenson road to Bloor| street and to Champlain avenue. | All of the granular base has) been compieted on Stevenson road from Gibb street to the General Motors plant as well as out its future and/tastefully furnished waiting|0" Bloor street, Laval avenue and Hillside avenue. It is expected that the road ecitve in the/roum is in daily use by children| will be opened to traffic early in the new year and that the paving will be completed in the| summer of 1962. Grading and Gravelling New Roads -- Most of the grading and gravelling undertaken this year was in new subdivisions. A large sidewalk construction program was carried out by the Board of Works during 1961. Over six miles of sidewalk was constructed throughout the city. Of the total amount spent on sidewalk construction, $36,000 was spent in early spring or late this fall under the Winter Works Incentive Program. Additional grit chambers and a new workshop were construct- ed at the Sewage Treatment Plant. A warehouse was con- structed in the new Stores Yard on Conant street and this yard was placed in operation, The Municipal Parking Lot on) Bond street east was paved this) year and both the lot at Church |1,687 visits were made to pre- |Hospital, Whitby, were given a curb and gutter and sidewalks, higher proportion of multiple dwelling units, Survival By LT.-COL. F. 8. WOTTON EMO Co-Ordinator During the year Emergency Measures could be said to have "emerged" from a government orgamization to enter the minds of many citizens, and has made some lasting impressions on their plans for survival. The year has seen much ten- sion over the Berlin problem, the Congo, Laos and Goa. We still have the old problems o! |\Formosa, Korea and the Gaza Nurses Give Fine Service To Oshawa By MISS GERTRUDE TUCKER Supervisor of Public Health Nursing The Local Board of Health of the City of Oshawa employs 10 official public health nurses to carry out the program of gen- eralized health nursing in. the city The public health nurses serve the families in the community. Home visiting is considered to be the most beneficial means of health supervision. The most ef- fective and the important part of the community plan for the promotion of health is the child heaith program. Visits made during the year' inc:ude: 8,730 public health nurs- ing visits were made to 3,739 families; 1,561 visits were made te new-born infants; 1,057 visits were made to other infants; schoo! children; 1,197 visits were made to school children. PRE-NATAL EDUCATION CLASSES These classes are thrcughout the year in St, Gregory's Auditorium. Forty- nine mothers were registered in the Fall series with a total at- tendance of 302. Health services are provided for 56 elementary and three secondary schools. These insti- tutions had a school population of +1,562 elementary and 3,020 secondary students. TUBERCULIN TESTING In 1961 the nursing staff par- ticipated in a research project in connection with the Con- naught Medical Research Labor- atorics. The purpose of the proj- ect was to determine the optima: time to read the Heaf Tes'. This is a test used for the detection of infection by the Tubercle bacillies. 5,500 students in ihe elementary and second- ary schools were tested. Of these 488 showed a positive re- acnion These pupils and their contacts were x-rayed. 'wenty - three undergraduate students from the Oshawa Gen- eral Hospital and the Ontario held two-day observation period in the i1teld of public health nurs- ing. Iwo university students - in pubuc health nursing from Queen's University were given field practice of one month each. Th.s completed their course in Plans Are Under Way Strip unsolved. New problems are looming in Kuwait and Indo- nesia as the year ends. The fact is these are not "peaceful times" and the threat of a large wer is ever present. MUST HAVE PLAN 'Whether nuclear arms or con- ventional arms are the potential weapons of another war, Cana- dians, in their own homes, must have a plan for their protection. Many County residents this Jast year have been provided with a booklet '11 Steps to Sur- vival", ad have to the best of their abilities produced a fam- ily plan. Some have constructed fallout shelters as added protec- tiun. Unfortunately, many have given up in despair and done nothing. In the face of the "Hitler" type threats and mis- sile rattling of Khrushchev their will to defend themselves has been weakened. The local office of EMO has met the demand for distribution of the booklet '11 Steps to Sur- viva' and also the Basement Fallout Shelter booklet now available. OPEN NEW OFFICES New offices were opened in April at the Oshawa Airport and good training facilities are now available. The Rescue and Communication Services train there regularly and over 200 have taken courses. Other services such as Health aud Welfare will shortly be ex- paading their activities in train- ing fo. emergency. Sirens are now installed in Pickering, Ajax, Whitby and Oshawa as part of the army responsibility of public warning. ical EMO participated in two Nat.onal "Tocsin" exercises in 1961, and several local Rescue and Communication exercises were conducted. DATA DISTRIBUTED Al' municipalities have been provided with information and technical data on public shelters. However, as no municipality in Ontario County wants to expend funas on this, no work on sur- veys or shelters has begun, Those enquiring at the EMO of- fice requesting public shelters are being told to petition their focal municipal offices. 'The encouraging activities of 'EMO for 1961 has been the many discussions with groups and clubs on the subject of "survival", Those that have in- vestigated the facts thoroughly by reading the material avail- abie take a positive attitude to- wards this problem. 'They are numbered in the thousands in Osnawa alone as evidenced by the tremendous interest shown at .be EMO display at the Osh- awa Fair and the many con- tacts, public and private made by the EMO Co-ordinator. A new public information ser- vice has been inaugurated this fall with the assistance of the Oshawa Toastmasters Club. Seventeen guest speakers are now available for presentations threughout the County and avail- able on request from EMO, Box 10, Oshawa Airport, phone 725-1153. 1961 has been a year of "pub- public health nuasing. lic education". 4