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the tribune thursday august m 1w8 11 the fourth quarter a fulltime federal comtnmion to identify senior needs and recommend remedies mentioned in this column last week is oojy one of a number of suggestions being con sidered by both govern ment and we seniors it also has been suggested that a separate government ministry devoted exclusively to the affairs and welfare of oijfr folks the answer many would argue taat we already have too many government departments the need for some of them being in question but i do not discard this suggestion out of band with a rapidly growing per centage of the population in the upper age groups a separate seniors department might have merit during a trip to atlantic canada i found the idea of an om budsman for seniors being discussed it was even suggested that this retired writer take on the chore but i believe i fthad better continue to help with these weekly pieces and by dealing with your mail acting as an unofficial om budsman if you will in any event dont be surprised if there is strong support for a resolution to establish the office of seniors om budsman at next months annual convention vancouver of the national pensioners and senior citizens federation in prince edward island steve connelly energetic coordinator of pei seniors clubs considered it an im portant resolution for debate by the federation ums of the national body are to improve the standard of living painfully low in too many cases and the health and welfare of all canadian seniors incidentally if seniors in all of canada were as well organized as in the island province more progress might be made steve connelly has spearheaded the for mation of clubs in almost every area of the island 49 clubs at last count all working together in the pei senior citizens federation with ruth macleod as president their voice will be a strong one at the national september sessions in fact all of eastern canada should be heard from in no uncertain terms the atlantic provinces may have only one official at the national level bertha frison cape breton but rank and file will be active too robert howie new brunswick mp who proposed the fulltime commission for seniors urges the federal government to come to grips with the financial problems facing retired citizens who do not have rising wage rates to compensate for inflation he says the cost of essential items food t clothing shelter energy and heat rise faster than increases in the old age pension and the sup plement he calls for an immediate increase in oas to 200 per month with proportionate in creases in the guaranteed income supplement for those in need by leslie holbrookl who says an annuity has to have a fixed premium ask your sun life agent to explain the features of the new flexible premium retirement annuity such as adjustable premiums interest and annuity rate guarantees waiver of premium upon disability and cur- rnt ta deductions into the bargain heinz daues c1u msurance itfkylld 9246674 smufe mr howie has other recommendations he urges that financial assistance be made available where necessary to encourage seniors to remain in their own homes and that seniors be offered a 50 per cent reduction on all fares for canadian travel have you further suggestions for debate at the national convention send comments and questions losg stamped addressed envelope for reply to the tribune cyto po box 1506 guelph ontario mh 6n9 coffee and donuts fresher by a country mile proved the right recipe for stouffville resident barbara hinton in may the winning entry was drawn from over 113000 in country style donuts may win a 1978 ford bronco contest there are two more broncos valued at approximately 10000 to be won more mail prayer not enough for child dear sir i read in the tribune dated thursday july zv7 a letter from a mrs mary forsyth prayed for safety in answer to this letter i believe a prayer is not enough to safely get a child across any roadway children are carefree and not careless any time and where i see a child the elderly blind or a lady with her children or baby carriage i stop stop and assist these people across my path just put the four way flashers on and help in anyway so they cross safely i have owned my own vehicle since i was 16 and i am now 64 years old i have driven many many thousands of miles in my time next time mrs mary forsyth and all vehicle drivers try this little act on for size you will be glad you did keep praying for other things though yours sincerely roy walker smith sunderland ps i often enjoy reading the tribune vhile sitting on a bench on main st ux- bridge a very fine paper indeed most grateful dear mr montgomery on behalf of the three sports organizations in town who are sponsoring the monster bingo the whitchurch stouffville minor hockey association the stouffville figure skating club and the whitchurch stouffville girls hockey association i would like you to know that we really appreciate your interest in putting a notice in your august 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