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Why Form a Recreation Committee? ‘5 There is a continuing e a e in the townships of North Leeds as to whether it is really worthwile to form a township recreation committee. Part of the reason for this is that under the regulations of the Act, only one recognized township Commi- ttee can be formed per township where as there may be three or four different Villages within a township, each wanting to have their own committee. Townships or villages can set up basically three types of committees: .w1) A Recreation Committee-whose purpose lfiis to administer and implement recreâ€" ,§ation programs and services. f2) A Community Centre Committee - . . .. . .; .;-»: w- - K 0...? "' a... L; o'i{>;~v-M~mfmunmnnu...‘ These young children enjoy a happy time at the Westoort and District Coâ€"Qp_flyrsery thggl located in he 2563 Presbyterian Church Hall. This nursery began operation in January and is now in full swing with only a few openings left in both the junior (2% years to 3% years) and senior (3% years to Kindergarten) groups. The Junior programme is on Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 9 to 11:10 am, at a cost of $18 per month. The Senior programme operates on Monday, Wednesday and Friday mor~ nings from 9 to 11:30 and costs $25 per month. Heather Green, a gualified nursery school teacher, coâ€"ordinates the programme with the help of volun- teer parents at each of the morning classes. For more information, call the nursery at 273-2876 (wornings only). Unsursame My? We’ll try to keep it do“. n We carry all lines of insurance & specialize in flowcest coverages for careful people Vegeflzawg & Homer insurance figewey 387-3398 Check our farm rates Seeley's Bay iwhich would have responsibility for tfacilities of a recreational nature (e.g.halls, rinks, ball diamonds) 3) A Parks Committee-which would have responsibility for maintenance and development of parks. *Also, any combination of the above three committees can be set up. For example, a Recreationâ€"Community Centre Committee could be organized. All of the above operate as subcommittees of council and are res- ponsible to them. In the northern half of Leeds there are still many townships who have no official recreation committee. In some of these townships, volun- tary committees exist, which may per- form the same functions as a recrea- tion committee. As of January 1977, the following recognized committees existed. Village of Westport â€" Community Centre Board 7 Village of Newboro - Recreation- Commu- nity Centre Committee North Crosby - no official committee Bastard & S. Burgess â€" no official committee South Crosby - Recreation Committee and three community centre committees in Morton, Elgin, and Crosby. Rear of Leeds & Lansdowne â€" Community Centre Committee in Seeley's Bay Steps in Forming a Recreation Committee 1. To start you will need 5â€"12 committed people who are willing to serve on the committee. Two of these must be members of council.