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Wednesday, September 20, 1989 TERRACE BAY/SCHREIBER NEWS eet rT tl EI pe rear eate a hen Te TO | Page 5 Reading Rising set for another year = Reading Rising, the adult learning program for Terrace Bay, Schreiber and Rossport is under- way for another year. Our funding, which comes mainly from the Ministry of Skills Development, should arrive this week and we are negotiating for office space. We would like to have a cen- tral office for the program. It has been. difficult working from our homes for the last three years. Unorganized area's taxes Continued from page 4 Minister of Education, the Honourable Chris Ward and our letter to the Minister of Tourism and Recreation, the Honourable Hugh O'Neil, along with a letter by Mr. Bradley E. Mayers, C.A. Senior Portfolio Officer, Loan Administration Branch of the N.O.D.C. are included. Our problem with the high tax-base, caused undisputedly-by the development of the "Hemlo Gold-Fields" has not been addressed and our Appeal' to the Assessment Board has been rejected. At the onset of the develop- ment in Marathon, a direct result of the Hemlo discovery, the town- clerks of the four Municipalities, namely Terrace Bay, Schreiber, Marathon and Manitouwadge attached us in the Unorganized Areas to the closest town. We were attached to Terrace Bay and our taxes sky-rocketed by 124 %. The Minister of Education addressed our legiti- mate complaint by the formation of Bill 100, however, the problem was only solved in part. Bill 100 rightly detached us from the town and stopped the respective town clerks from arbi- trating our taxes, but it did not address the enormous tax-base achieved. In short, taxation with- out representation ceased, but more importantly, our inflated 124% tax-base remained. We were attached to Terrace Bay solely for the purpose of rais- ing our taxes, but, one cannot begin to compare our small sum- mer business with a similar year- Pam McKeever, one of the co- ordinators, is currently contacting _all tutors and learners who were involved last year. If she hasn't called you, and you are interested in continuing your work with the program, please call her. If you are interested in joining the program for the first time, call Pam and she'll tell you all about it. We will be training new tutors this fall. We can offer two kinds of round business that is located in town that we were attached to. We have become very disillu- sioned and so have other small businesses in the Unorganized Areas. The development of three Gold-Mines in Hemlo must result in at least a one billion dollar investment, yet, small businesses along the Trans-Canada Highway and little communities like Rossport, Selim, Jackfish and White Sand Lake, approximately 150 km from Hemlo must pay for the School Services of Marathon. Is this the policy of your Government? Is it your intention to burden us with financial responsibilities that we cannot control and that are not of our doing? If your Government is interest- ed in a viable tourist-industry in this area, as it professes to be, then why do you burden us with the indirect development pay- ments aimed at subsidizing min- ing development? Explanations that our taxes were too low compared with the rest of the towns are simply untrue because the Unorganized ' Areas were always assessed at market value. The market value assessment happened only recently n Schreiber, Terrace Bay, Marathon and Manitouwadge. With the attachment process each town's tax-load was passed on to each respective Unorganized Area; it may have been legal at that time, however, where is the moral side of this action? English upgrading for adults this fall. Our program was established in 1986 to offer free confidential one-to-one tutoring for adults using volunteer tutors. This program will continue this year. We had 19 students last year and hope they will all return. We also offered an English as a Second Language course in the evenings. Confederation college will offer this course for the 1989-90 year. They plan to offer Once again we are appealing to you for your help in this matter by lowering our tax-base to the same level as our neighbouring municipalities as it was before the attachment process and fulfilling our request of a refund for monies paid or owed during the years exceeding the municipality rates. We were attached without our consent; we were never informed about it; and we had no represen- tation in those proceedings, but were given the "privilege" of pay- ing thousands of dollars for School Services needed by a bil- lion dollar mining development (Marathon's population increased from 2,000 to 6,000 within the past two years). We often wonder why we are in' business in this remote area of Northern Ontario trying very hard to supply a service to the public and employing people. We, the people of the Unorganized Areas in the Lake Superior Board of Education School District, are anxiously awaiting-a favourable answer to our legitimate complaint. Yours very truly, Charles R. Kneipp ANNUAL MEETING The Thunder Bay District Health Cquncil will be holding its Annual Meeting at the VALHALLA INN (viking! & at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 2sch "Interested persons are invited to attend _ For further information contact the Council at 623-6131. Prenatal Classes The Thunder Bay District Health Unit will be holding a series of prenatal classes comencing October 10th, 1989. If you are pregnant or planning a pregnancy and wish to register call your local office at 824-2413 in Schreiber. he iaie bard iy bite bd beet lho How do you measure... 0 Leadership? 0 Dedication? | Awards Program Red: Dog Inn 45 hours of English upgrading for adults, one evening a week for 13 weeks. Anyone interested should call Pam at 824-2657 or the College number in Marathon. We have distributed some new pamphlets around town called "CAN YOU READ?" Please take one wherever you see them. They are valuable information for any- one interested in adult literacy and offer our address on the back page. Red Dog Inn features Daily Specials for Lunch Mon thru Fri " Join us" Served after 11:00 a.m. ; \ a A a bt & | Major Appliance Repairs Servicing done in your own home to ranges, washers, dryers, dishwashers, fridges, electric hot water tanks and electric heating units. Parts on hand for most makes and models. BILL CAMPBELL ELECTRIC 824-2743 or 824-2574 Servicing Jackfish, Terrace Bay, Schreiber, Rossport and Pays Plat GirlGuides Guides of Canada du Canada introduces... SPAREKS! A new program for 5 year olds Registration for SPARKS, BROWNIES, GUIDES and PATHFINDERS will take place Tuesday, September 19, 1989 ; in the Community Church Basement from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Registration fee for all units is $18.00 Cj Excellence? Cj Initiative? 0 Courage? Fj Selflessness? utstanding contributions to the quality of life in our O communities are being made everyday by young citizens. Do you know someone between the ages of 6 and 18 who has demonstrated selfless service, overcome a physical or psychological limitation, performed an act of heroism, shown initiative, or simply a dedication to the well-being of those around them? Someone who has more than "measured up"' in their commitment to others? You can help Canadian Airlines International and the Ontario Community Newspapers Association honour that special someone by nominating them for an Ontario Junior Citizen of the Year Award. Every nominee receives a certificate and up to 12 individuals and one group will be the recipients of a plaque presented by the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, $200.00 and a family portrait with the 'Lieutenant Governor. Nominations are accepted up to October 31st, 1989. "Today's Youth ... making a measurable difference." Ontario Junior Citizen of the Year NOMINATION FORMS are available by contacting this Community Newspaper or O.C.N.A. 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