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nen minister of agriculture queens park durham north riding mpp bill newman was moved into a new slot in the provincial cabinet last week from being minister of the en vironment he was shifted to the ministry of agriculture and food v mr newman himself a balsam area farmer told the tribune he was unaware the change was coming except the day before he said he thought he was going to enjoy the challenge of his new post regarding pickering airport property mr newman said he has advocated putting abandoned land in production im mediately he said that 1170 north pickering project acres have been put back into production through for the most part renting a house and farm together as a unit he said he hoped that much of that could be done there on airport land as well mr newman- added that concerning the land freeze surrounding- the airport he hoped it could be resolved as quickly as possible the situation there has been going on long enough he said the new agriculture minister was re elected last month by a lll margin over liberal clare morrison with ndp candidate leslie griffin running third a request by morrison for a recount had been turned down in provincialcourt recently mr newman represented the former ontario south riding fromthe time of his election in 1967- and appointed minister of the environment in february 1974 under recent changes in electoral bill newman boundaries he now represents durham north riding y before nisi election to the legislature mr newman served as councillor deputy reeve and reeve in pickering he main tained a commercial dairy from before entering the legislature a pickering with the cancellation of the pickering airport the north pickering project has seen a drop in popularity among some local politicians recently a recom mended development scheme for the area was announced with a population of- 75000 planned by 1991 pickering councillor jack anderson told the tribune that without a viable alternative for industrial development to the airport that the cedarwood project is not feasible he said the province would ha ve to produce the same percentage of commercial and in dustrial development as any other developer in pickering the official plan requires 40 per cent commercialindustrial the recently released tentative plan places residential commercial and industrial develop- ment east of duff ins creefc with leased t farmland to the west originally up to 250000 people were expected to inhabit cedarwood oshawa mayor jim potticary has come out strongly against the project since he says it is now veil beyond the- meansof the region half of the capital projects slated for social services with mike the kite 9 hanggliding is a way of life claremont for michael robertson of cone 7 pickering flying high isnt just a cliche its a way oflife gliding two years ago and his company high perspective both gives lessons to beginners and builds custom kites a down rather than seated in a sling and the kites have wheels on the bot tom as a safety feature most hanggliders gliders this fastgrowning sport involves leaping off the sides of hills on mountains with a gull- wing kite and silently floating on the wind for up to 13 hours the world record mike is no stranger to such acrobatic feats having been world flat- kiteehampion from 1968 to 1971 flatkites and kthe kind pulled behinda boat- mike got into hang- there is no doubt that he enjoys hiswork hang- gliding he says is a beautiful safe sen sitivity oriented sport while some bad accidents have recently been publicized mike says its as safe as you want to make it or as t dangerous as you want to make it high perspective kites have a distinctive design in two respects mike said in them the body is held prone face- uxbridge road study the pamphlet also wishes the readerfalcon i j3 fantasies i 1 m j i making a profit mike to look at detlciencies says takes a second t j place in the company to their belief in the new uxbridge the the flow of traffic in consciousness need- for road and street 30 different locations will improvements ms the be taken as well showing subject of a study being the total number of cars jl f ok by township and trucks in given areas the project is jointly sponsored by the provincial ministry of transportation and the township and will be- conductcd by totten conducted consultants the study is to evaluate all deficiencies and determine the cost for eliminating- them this includes bridges and culverts sims hubicki associates limited nivals and headlining the waterfront show at expo in montreal among other things in1972 he made national headlines joy flying i over the parliament buildingsin i planning board considers proposal pine orchard planning board have been asked to consider a 10 lot estate residential subdivisioiton davis dr in thenfoufth concession r rv higgins speaking for the owner j milani told the board he wished to get their feeling before getting too in- volved r theproperty is op posite industrially designated land in east gwillimbury and consists mikehimsclf worded of 238 acres with l feefof road frontage councillor becky wedley expressed an interest in viewing the property and mr higgins suggested they look at it and fie would appear at thehext meeting with zoning maps showing the industrial to the north ottawa in protest of the proposed pickering airport he was also on hand wiuta sound truckat the world plowing match in in north pickering he said would have to be borne by durham opposition may also be expected from pickering council in councillor andersons view he estimates probably a majority of 1 members will now oppose the cedarwood development j mr anderson said that there is a mixture of housing being built in pickering right now and that without the in dustrial base cedarwood would drive taxes up even higher pickering favors staying in region pickering council recently en dorsed a report recom- mending the town stay within durham region- they also turned down a lastminute plea by councillor don kitchen that the town at least come under metro toronto planning the approved report was prepared by town clerk administrator noel marshall and says pickering residents would pay higher taxes and have less political clout by joining metro in councillor jack andersons view the durham regional council is starting to come together mr anderson said that- since council first indicated an interest in joining metro that co operation by the region has improved pickering has been concerned- he it came as quite a surprise to mervyn brethour rr 3 stouffville when he dug this monster beet out of his garden mr brethour told the tribune the beet weighs four pounds 14 ounces according to the scale at the iga there were several others iitthe garden that i were nearly as big andall hisvegetables wbrc extra large this year ive gardened all my life and this is as good a crop as ive ever had he concluded john montgomery ijxhridge plan needs change uxbridge the old township of uxbridge guidelines concerning estate residential development are inadequate according to a letter from rebecca luk of the provincial ministry of housing mrs luk objected to the wording in the official plan for that area as being too vague the plan says a limited amount of estate residential development will be v iu riuwwb iawi in i ee their- development will be nsd o fan w lll to iconont aicnlhl approved by the ap- in a report to council consultant alex grant wtote that he agreed with mrs luk in that respect since too much rural chousing can proveto be very costly to the township he suggested the more detailed scott township plan be adopted since more com prehensive policies for estate residential developmentarenceded she redo mm ended council establish adequate guidelines as to the amount of estate lots in a given period of time he said she was apparently referring to century city by the comment but he believed that if development meets the criteria laid down it should be allowed to go forward ii wet tavern opens was instituted nearly 60 years ago the brock street restaurant- was formerly the open kitchen prior to complete kite range from 485 co 585 however high perspective suggests a person learn to fly at one of their clinics before buying a kite high perspective has high ideals for their work their pamphlet says we believe sky sailing hang- gliding has the potential tobe the vehicle- of the new consciousness as it ascends to broader horizons of- individual freedom and awareness prime minister- pierre trudeauwho ast turned out nevershowedup another recent political activity was mikes occupation of a farm house on airport property while it was being assaulted by bulldozers principal to speak assessment the motion by mr kitchen defeated by council would have requested that planning be taken out of control of the region and given to metro mr kitchen argued that more or derly and more logical development would result godfrey to give special lecture goodwood former people or splanes chairman charles propriate bodies uxbridge with the recent opening of el lordon tavern here residents can now order however mr grant they so desire ilislheal town- disagreed with another first time that has been speople voted to allow the suggestion by mrsluk possible since prohibition saleof liquor with meals- representative- for prenticehall of canada before lie says he began living for a living for three yearsfhe travelled with the flying circus demonstrations at- car- uxbridge peter bernhardt of uxbridge will be giving a special slide presentation monday in toronto on jhe o will be featured in a special public lecture at r scarborough college- university of toronto next tuesday october 21 vjthe lecture in honor of the colleges loth anniversarywill be on the role of the citizen in government it starts 8 pm at the meeting place at the college 1265 military trail west hill canadian save- the children work in the west indies because of funds raised by uxbridge secondary school for can save former uss principal bernhardt along with last years student body president recently viewed can save work offu special tour the presentation wjll be 8 pm in the christ church auditorium 1570 yonge street t t the birdlike endeavor of hanggliding has become an increasingly xgliding after jumping off a hillsidet he is lying prone beni popular sport in recent years here mike jthewte robertson b shown swings ri j- beneath the canvas if you are employed and going to have a baby you entitled to pregnancy leave this is what ontario is doing to make certain you receive it we have a law in ontario which permits any pregnant woman married or not totake a 17week unpaid leave of absence to have her baby this law covers pantime as well as fulltime employees provided that they have been working forthe same employer for at least 63 weeks before the expected date of birth when she returns to work the new mother is guaranteed the right to her former position or to a comparable position with no loss of seniority or benefits naturally pregnancy does not prevent an employee from being dismissed for valid a veasortsnot connected with pregnancy but pregnancy alone cannot be trie cause of dismissal where an employee is eligible for leave vt an expectant motheris required to give two weeks notice in writingof the day she intends toleave she is entitled to begin her leave anytime withinill weeks before the babys birth but she must take at least six weeks of her leave afterwards if the em ployer wishes the employee to begin her leave before she wants to do so the em- ployer must prove that she is unable to perform her normal duties adequately y v the employee is eligible for unemploy- ment insurance benefits during her preg- nancy leave even if shedoes not intend to resume work when her leave expires if she had at least 20 weeksof ensured employ- ment during the year before the birth at least ten of the 20 weeks should have fallen betweentrie30th andthe 50th weeks before thebirth if you would like more information about pregnancy leave or other labour legislation of interest to working womenwrite to ontario 20 queens park v toronto ontario j and we will send you abrochure1 ministry of labour 1 bette stephenson md minister t i provincebfontario r william davisrernier- 415 a i i i vc rvbci jlit