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Terrace Bay News, 12 Oct 1972, p. 6

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RAAF AA PAGE 6 TERRACE BAY NEWS OCTOBER 12, 1972 TERRACE BAY RESIDENT APPOINTED AS ONTARIO MUNIC IPAL RECREATION ASSOCIA TI ON DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE As of September, 1972, Mrs. J. Chapman has officially been appointed to the Board of the Ontario Municipal Recreation Association. As District Representative, Mrs. Chapman's area extends from the east border of the City of Thunder Bay straight through to White River. The area is divided info a number of zones. Each zone usually holds a number of conferences throughout the year which result in resolutions being presented to the annual meeting of the Ontario Municipal Recreation Association. The Ontario Municipal Recreation Association is primarily devoted to the development of recreation in the Province of Ontario. It is an organization of lay people who volunteer their time and efforts towards furthering recreation in the province. The fall conference of Zone "A" of the O.M.RA. (Schreiber, Terrace Bay, Manitouwadge and Mara- thon) is being held in Manitouwadge this coming weekend on October 13th-14th. Any resolutions resulting from this meeting will be presented by Mrs. Chapman to the annual meeting which will be held in May, 1973. This marks the first time that a person acting as District Representative of the Ontario Municipal Recreation Association is a resident outside of the City of Thunder Bay. ONTARIO ESTABLISHES HOUSI NG TASK FORCE Premier William Davis announced the establish- ment of an advisory task force on housing to reasses the government's role in the provision of public and private housing. Mr. Davis said that since the creation of the Ontario Housing Corporation eight years ago, the Province of Ontario has consistently led the rest of MARRIAGE AND FAMILY COUNSELLING Mr. L.G . Mutcher, B.A.,B.Th. M.S.W., formerly Executive Director-Thunder Bay Family Counselling Agency, will be in Terrace Bay the 3rd Friday of each month for Marriage and Family Counselling. For appointment, call the Municipal Office, Phone 825-3315; For interview in home, leave telephone number and Counsellor will call. For appointment in Nipigon, call Nipigon Clinic - 887-2210. Canada in the production of socially-assisted housing. "Now we have arrived at the time to reasses our housing programs," Mr. Davis said. "One of the major roles of the task force will be to pull together the many housing studies done at the national level and relate them to Ontario's programs." Mr. Davis named Eli Comay, 52, a Toronto plan- ning consultant and professor in environmental studies at York University, as chairman of the Ontar- io Advisory Task Force on Housing Policy. His appointment is effective October 11th. Other task force members will be announced shortly. Mr. Davis said the task force will examine "the current housing stituation in Ontario and report on the appropriate role of the Ontario government, in company with other levels of government, the business sector and private citizens." It will also look at the experience of the Ontario Housing Corporation and consult with the Ontario Housing Advisory Committee, as well as review existing studies and information collected at the cont'd page 7 so 00 00 ONTARIO Ministry of Natural Resources POSITION OPEN for Clerical Stenographer 2 (Salary $100.00 to $117.00 per week) or Clerical Stenographer 3 (Salary $113.00 to $132.00 per week) Clerical Stenographer required for position at the District Office, Ministry of Natural Resources, White River, Ontario. Qualifications: Completion of Grade 10, prefer- ably Grade 12, ability to type minimum of 35 w.p.m., shorthand 80 w.p.m. Minimum of 2 years related experience. Application forms may be obtained from any Ministry of Natural Resources office or by writing fo: District Forester, Ministry of Natural Resources, WHITE RIVER, Ontario.

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