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fc bus company claims safety- criticism unfair the tribune thursday mar 13 197s 11 claremont news bird watchers report on winter activities snow last thursday made driving treacherous and one of the victims was steve vincent he was drivingreast on stouffville kd when a car driven by joanne shirtliff slid on the ice and hit his peugeot station wagon the car went off the roadand rolledover it is shown here being towed away it was a write off ac cording to police don bernard- v markkam the safety of children who ride school buses is the concern of almost everyone parents school boards and bus com panies recognizing this travelways school transit ltd the largest bus operator serving the york county board of education recently sponsored a safety in- spection night at their service facilities on mccowan rd markham the intention of the program was to give representatives of the consumers association of canada the osstf and york and metro school boards the op portunity to go down in the pits to observe first hand the changes and improved savety stan dards of school buses referring to a display of 1966 and 1975 models larry needier president of travelways pointed out that the older vehicle is not unsafe but simply requires more attention maintenance wise as early as 1970 he said we were ordering buses with heavier tires and axles and tbermo pane windows before these became- specifications as each newfeature i comes along it will be added fi i blake williams director of safety said that bus drivers 60 percent of them women mustbe very special people they are chosen carefully with- medical history driver abstracts and character references all important qualifications training is extensive he said and drivers even the ex- perienced ones are obligated to take up dating courses at regular intervals president larry needier told the group that criticism- recently levelled against school bus safety was un justified- the reasoning behind this illustration is to let the people know that someone s is doing something- about the safety of children who travel to school by bus not only this company but the entire industry v some good things happen at 65 free health insurance but you must apply for it it becomes tree as soon as you or your spouse turn 65 for both of you and any eligible dependents provided you hate lived in ontario for the last year phone write or visit your ohip district olfico for an application form v youe earned it ministry of health important always quote our ohip number when contacting ohip the ohip district office in your area will answer any questions and help you with your application t slcavmfmm t3upfc j anne loney naturalist edgerton p wishes to thank all tljose who sent in reports oa winter birds in the ajea they are of great hjlp to him in compiling his records on bird life in canadian ecology rcsultsshow that the cardinal is a favourite bjrd evening grosbeaks are now a familiar sight to almost everyone who operates a feeding- station mrs joan cbnnery and john james liiof uxbridge township report them coming in hundreds mrs connery atso has a pine siskin with her flock of gold finches betty goodwin afid john beelan of gjeenwood are pleased to hjve purplefinches at trjeir feeding trays dr a hogg of coppins corners i one of many who have ajourning doves coming tcj feed but jhe only redpoll reported came jjrom mrs t r knapp fif claremont mrs dennis ward of uxbridge has redbreasted nuthatches and a brown creeper feeding at her sjjet log mrs alex robertson of claremont and mrs e j annis of sunderland vjere thrilled to see pjleated woodpeckers forking on dead elm tfees near their homes ajrs g h lowndes of jsjaremont had a flock of pine grosbeaks and a lrgc number of cedar faxwings feeding on her ijigh bush cranberry mr and mrs murray carson are home from a two weeks holiday in hawaii barbara warden daughter of mr and mrs e r warden placed second in a class of 22 girls in the 11 years old competition at the sun derland lions club 18th annual music festival on friday march 7 the festivallasted five days and was foryoung people of all ages in elementary and secondary schools in the townships of brock scugog uxbridge eldon and mariposa the womens in stitute willmeet at the home of mrs harold dean on wednesday march 19 at 2 pm mrs n peddie will tell of her womens institute trip to australia the lionettes are holding a euchre in the community hall wed nesday march 19 at 8 pnda food hamper will be raffled off everyone is welcome winners at the senior citizens euchre last thursday were mrs mac middleton mr b merritt and mrs fred binstead at the next meeting on thursday march 20 there will be a pot luck spring lun cheon at 12 noon despite the bad storm last friday the world day of prayer held in the united church was well at tended mrs cliff reynolds welcomed the visitors at the church door leaders during the service were mrs alan chamberlain mrs raymond stickwood mrs lorne almack and mrs roy timms mrs andrew brndjar of stouffville was guest speaker scriptures readings and prayers were given by mrs ellis britton mrs gordon borland mrs fred binstead mrs james murray and mrs ber nard burnell in at tendance were mrs reynolds and mrs earl cook mrs dick ward was at the piano with vocalists mrs roy timms and kathy stick- wood after the service tea was served in the cheery sunday school room and a friendly social hour was enjoyed at the community euchre last week the winners were men joe borland earl cook and daryl norton ladies mrs frank jemkihson mrs earl cook and kathy avery don wilson i won the lone hand prize benjamin franklin kilpatrick better known v asben when he lived in the village and operated a meat t market died in toronto last week and was buried on sunday march 9 from the giffin- mack funeral home on danforth avenue he is survived by his two daughters mrs f irvine shirley of stoney creek and mrs h dahlback marion of toronto also surviving is a brother bert kilpatrick in terment was claremont cemetery is this july can be important for your son or daughter a month at bishops college school summer programme could help them with english as a second language french reading and study skills concentrating attention on the individual needs of each student experienced teachers will provide the opportunity for enrichment in english frenchand english as a second language remedial instruction in these subjects will also be offered extensive recreational activities help to develop close personal relationship between student and teacher during the four weeks at bishops individual programmes are designed to meet the needs of boys and girls aged 11 to 16 detailed reports are prepared following the close of summer school which lasts from june 29th july 25th for additional information please write t o director of admissions summer programme bishops college school lennoxville que j1m1z8 or telephone 819 5627683 bishops college school lennoxville pq bcs 1 a residential school tor 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