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MPP critical of Tiny deputy-reeve critical of him Tiny Township received a letter last week from Markham MPP Donald Cousens. But his cor- respondence had little to do with business at Queen's Park; he was writing as president of the Nottawaga * Creek Ratepayers' Association. He used official govern- ment letterhead to file his complaints to council. That angered Deputy Reeve Peter Brasher: "I am disapppointed that an MPP should use provincial government lettterhead to represent a beach associa- tion," he said. The deputy reeve sug- gested that this was something done "at the taxpayer's expense."' Cousens had a number of complaints: He objects to a parking lot which is proposed for the bottom of Concession 12 and demands an oppor- tunity to publicly say so at some official meeting. If the township proceeds with its plans to build to the parking lot, Cousens warns that his group will "take our objections to the Ontario Municipal Board." The MPP wants to carefully ~ study "any changes to the official plan'"' between Conces- sions 12 and 13. He would "appreciate recieving a copy of the gap most up-to-date official plan of the township." Cousens suggests that some people with proper- ty in the Nottawaga area might be paying too much for garbage pick up. He wants to know how the township determined the costs for each cottager and year-round resident. "Was any consideration given to having the costs for cottagers reduced over that of year-round residents? An explanation of the rational of this deci- preciated,'"' Cousens says. S galore sion would be much ap- Doris Bumstead is the owner of The Sewing Den, which just opened at the Village Square Mall. It will offer fabrics, patterns and, in the fall, sewing classes. It is Bumstead's first business. "| couldn't sell my skills - So | upgraded them.' Gloria Phair's small business was hurt dramatically by changes in the Oil industry. With three children at home, she needed another job. For months on end she knocked on doors. Finally, she looked to her Canada Employment Centre for help. Gloria was thrilled to find a Canadian Jobs Strategy program designed specifically to meet the needs of women like her--to help her upgrade her skills and make her more marketable. Betty Screpnek, Gloria's counsellor, set her up in an intense training program with classroom training in life skills and office management. Then she was placed with an Edmonton engineering a - erin firm, The Blero Group of Companies, for on-site training. Co ordniaion saeealizesih Twelve weeks later, she was due to return for more helping women find jobs. classroom training. But didn't. Instead, Gloria stayed on at the company as Personnel Manager. At Canada Employment Centres, we don't claim to be miracle workers--but we'll do everything we can to help people who want to help themselves. We have the -- szz:=: skilled people, the programs, and the will to help people like Gloria Phair. "| had no idea they could help me so much!" -- Gloria Phair. Our programs are working! @ We have a group of in-depth programs called the Canadian Jobs Strategy. It helps people who have lost their jobs, and people whose jobs are threatened by change. It also helps women, young people and others who have difficulty finding work. e We help businesses hire, train new workers, and upgrade the skills of current workers. From entry level to managerial positions. e Last year, in more than 650 locations, we helped more than 5 million Canadians. e ae than 400,000 Canadians participate in our employment and training programs each year. e Three months later, 88% of these people say they benefitted. If you need help, contact your Canada Employment Centre. We want to help. We're ready to help. And we care. Canada Employment Centres tea Empl it and Emploi et BB Employment and | Emploi eto, Canada Page 4, Wednesday, June 15, 1988