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The number of peo- ple participating in the Fun Run, Walk on May 14 was not enough to win the competition. It was sufficient, however to warrant congratula- tions to all who came out and enjoyed the fresh air! 526 people partici- pated this year, an in- crease-of 296 people, over last year, well over ' following 500 plus participate 100 per cent. Not only did Ter- race Bay improve consi- derably, but they came 4th on the North Shore Marathon, Manitouwadge and Do- rion and it was close. Only a few percentage points separated the four towns. Winners in the spe- cial award cate- gories were: Oldest Participant - Mrs. Fleurette McBride, age 88 years Youngest Participant - Rachel Papineau, age 6 months Largest Family - Fal- zettas with 13 particip- ating Largest Club, ~ Organi- zation or Team - Diane Pyhtila and her Girl Guide group Largest Class - Grade 6 from Terrace Bay pub- lic school. Congratula- tions all. Terrace Bay can cer- tainly be proud of their showing but we would sure like to see the North Shore banner in the Terrace Bay Recrea- tion Centre next year. Go for it! Wednesday, May 23, 1984 Vol. 19, No. 20 Terrace Bay Schreiber -- Claudio Commisso, son of Nella and Vin- cenzo Commisso of Schreiber, has recently returned from Toronto where he served as a Page in the Ontario Legislature. Through the en- couragement of Jack Stokes, MPP for this area, Claudio applied for this position and was accepted from over 500 applicants throughout Public Library Terrace Bay POT 2WO Claudio Commisso and MPP Jack Stokes. the province. The term that Claudio served as Page, con- sisted of 5 weeks ex- tending from May 19th to April 19th. In prepa- ration for this position, Claudio studied diligent- 'ly to memorize the names and pronouncia- tion of all the Ontario Members of Parliam- ent. While in Toronto, Claudio not only ser- ved in the Legislative Assembly while the members were in ses- sion, but he also at- tended school. School was provided in the Legislative Building it- self and Claudio, along with 22 other Pages, took part in such classes as French and Classi- cal Music. Claudio was im- pressed with the friend- liness and_profession- alism of the people Ontario working in the Parlia- ment Buildings. He es- pecially enjoyed meeting and sharing this experience with other students his age from across the pro- vince. Congratulations Claudio! We are sure that you . represented this area with the same fine qualities of a young gentleman, that you ex- hibit to us every day. Participants Coming and Going! The photos indicate the many modes of transportation used in the Fun Run, Walk etc.; feet, strollers; bicycles, wheelchairs and even an ATC! Grossman fails the north, youth Treasurer Larry Grossman promises a lot and delivers little. His budget is a heroic exer- cise in public relations. But it is not a docu- ment that will carry out economic transforma- tion for the province. Programs are crea- ted but jobs aren't. For instance: - the Treasurer announces his intention to assist in the economic development of the North. "This new program will provide in- dustrial infrastructure and ... will help diver- sify" and "strengthen the economy of the North," he says. The spending of the program will amount to $3.3 million a year for three years. However, spending by the Mini- stry of Northern Af- fairs has dropped from $180 million in 1982-83 to $159 million this year. So much for Northern Development. A drop of $16.7 million in two years. Grossman also makes a commitment to in- crease social housing. But he promises to in- crease rent-geared- to-income housing by 3200 - only 2.7 per cent. The waiting list at OHC is now about 17,818 families; waiting lists for seniors is over 6,000. In fact, in real dollars spending, the Méinis- try of Municipal Af- _ fairs and Housing. bud- get has dropped. In this budget, Mr. Grossman _ underesti- mates the seriousness of the problem of Youth Unemployment. He cre- ates a number of new names for Youth Unem- ployment programs. But in fact he will be spend- ing less than one third of one per cent of the province's revenues on these programs. That's less than 30 per cent of what government col- lects on licence plate' fees. In other words he fails to understand the North. He fails to understand Youth unemploy- ment and he fails to reform the tax system. The bottom line of Mr. Grossman's bud- get is that unemploy- ment will be the same next year as it is now - 9.1 per cent. Don't look to Mr. Grossman to create you a job. Jim Foulds _MPP.- Port Arthur INSIDE THIS WEEK... - Update on Rossport fish derby - New doctor for local area - Broomball wind-up winners and much more ...