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Post Office at risk Continued from page 1 space from the new owner, dependent on rental costs. However, Hallgrimson pointed out in the letter, if continued leasing of the space cannot be arranged operational change, including the opening of a retail postal outlet, would be required. Terrace Bay Township 'Council feels that the closure of the Post Office is a distinct possibility, said Dave Fulton , township clerk treasurer, and has drafted a petition calling upon parliament to stop the proposed *sale of the Government of Canada Building in Terrace Bay. The petition is available at the Municipal Office. Homeless allowed to vote in next provincial election New rules will allow homeless to vote in munici elections : Elections Act recently that will allow homeless people'to vote in municipal elections. "Homeless people have been disenfranchised by the current system," Mr. Cooke said. "The changes I am introducing will provide new ways fore people without a fixed address to meet residency requirements." The legislation will also restrict election contributions and the use of- surplus campaign funds. And it will Under the legislation, a candidates surplus campaign funds will be held in trust by the municipal clerk for use during the next municipal election or applies against past election debts. A $5,000 limit will be placed on the total amount a contributor can give to all candidates for a _ single municipality, school-board or local board. A new enforcement system will eliminate the need for individual electors to take legal action if they believe election campaign financing laws have been broken. The new system will demand the municipality, school board or local board act on voters' complaints. If the municipality or board fails to take appropriate action, the provincial Commission on Election Finances' can intervene. The legislation includes a number of other amendments allowing municipalities to provide election information in languages other than English and French and providing an alternative form of ballot for visually impaired electors. Costs outweigh the benefits Continued from page 1 been, over five years, $44,431 and Terrace Bay's, $89,625. The remaining $28,632 was to be covered by the Community Futures Corporation. The final cost sharing proposal would have increased the residential taxes, per average household, equally in both towns. Terrace Bay's share of the costs was larger because of its bigger tax base due to Kimberly -Clark Inc. Mike Cosgrove, reeve of Schreiber Township, said Schreiber Council was disappointed that Terrace Bay "didn't go for it because the initial request for an economic development office had come from Terrace Bay." Cosgrove explained that Schreiber cannot apply for the MEDA grant because the ministry requires that municipalities have a population of 5,000. "That is why Terrace Bay came to us in the first at place," he said. The two communities had been discussing the possibility of establishing an economic development office for about a year, said Dave Fulton, Terrace Bay clerk-treasurer. A study committee was set up last spring and a consultant hired. Fulton said both the committee and the consultant's report recommended the townships create an economic development office and hire an economic development officer. The consultant's report suggested several goals for an economic development office in the area including: strengthening and diversifying the economic base of both municipalities in order to decrease dependence on existing large industry; Strengthening the existing business community in both Schreiber and Terrace Bay; attracting jobs, investment and government funds to the area and addressing the out- migration of youth and work towards the provision of more local opportunities. On January 1° something important happened at your workplace. You should know what it is! Health and safety on the job became your business. responsibilities that affect thousarlds of workplaces that were previously excluded. From anywhere else in the province call: 1-800-461-7517. Why not call now? To further reduce workplace injuries and illness, the Occupational Health and Safety Act introduced new rights and Even those that employ only six people are affected by special provisions of the new law. Free information is available. From within the Toronto area call the special information number: 327-0001. Ontario Ministry of Labour | Thank You | _ We would like to thank Billie and Bob» Bagdon for their generous bonus and * the lovely Christmas party they had for ¢/, us in their home on December ZIst. We wish them, their boys, Tom and Shirley a Happy Holiday season and a Prosperous 1991. - Your staff from the a & WwW