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â€"â€" Province to aid book publishers The program, part of the Ontario Government‘s plan for decentralizing all proâ€" ‘ vincial ministries, is deâ€" D signed to ensure the equitâ€" " able distribution of serâ€" vices on a regional basis. Such â€" services _ include driver examinations, drivâ€" er interviews under the deâ€" merit point system and the servicing of other driver related problems, the safeâ€" ty inspection of used motor vehicles at the point of sale, onâ€"highway inspection of commercial motor veâ€" hicles and passenger cars, highway safety promotion New regional office to aid drivers, vehicles Three unusual coâ€"operâ€"_ planned by the Ontario pubâ€" ative projects to help Onâ€" lishers themselves and are tariq publishers sell more designed to get more Caâ€" books in stores, schools and nadian books into bookâ€" summer resorts arée being .stores, post â€" secondary ance of the Provincial Govâ€" _ which might not have easy ernment through the Onâ€" access to them. The counâ€" tario Asts Couneit, _ ~ _ cil‘s support comes out of At a recent news conferâ€" a special $500,.000 appropriâ€" ence, the Hon. James Auld, ation by the Ontario Govâ€" Minister of Colleges and ernment following the reâ€" Universities, annoupced the port of the Royal Commisâ€" council‘s initial support of sion on Book ‘ Publishing. $37,000 for the projects. _â€" These special _ projects The projects have been grants supplement onâ€"goâ€" launched with the assistâ€" ance of the Provincial Govâ€" It also provides for inâ€" creased organizational flexiâ€" bility to meet the changing demands of the residents of Southwestern Ontario, as well as ensuring that minisâ€" try policies relating to the safe movement of people and goods are aceepted and understood at the local levâ€" el. The new region, responâ€" sible for the control and regulation of drivers and vehicles, consists of a reâ€" gional office in London ‘and three district offices in Lonâ€" don, Kitchener and Windsor. The Honourable John R. Rhodes, Minister of Transâ€" portation and Communicaâ€" tions, announced Monday the establishment of a new administrative region for the ministry‘s drivers and vehicles division in Southâ€" western Ontario. \NES VOYAGE» to my O‘d sv‘.\“% The establishment of the region follows the successâ€" ful implementation of the pilot project â€" the Eastern Region â€" ‘which became operational last Septem:â€" ber. The Northwestern Reâ€" gion was established last April, and the Northern Region became operationâ€" al June 17. The Central Region is expected to beâ€" gin operations early this fall. Chief â€" Fire Prevention Officer Chuck Devison of Waterloo has completed a 22 week Fire Protection Technology Course at the within the region, motor vehicle licence issuing, and the regulation and control of forâ€"hire buses _ and trucks. ‘ Fire prevention course completed James W. McLane is the manager for the Kitchener district, which includes the Regional Municipality of Waterloo and the Counties of Wellington, Perth, Huâ€" ron, Grey. Bruce, Dufferin and Simcoe. A total of 55 ministry _ staff _ members are working in the Kitchenâ€" er district providing inâ€" creased service to area resâ€" idents. The course consists of eight weeks of fire prevenâ€" tion.. The Backlist Project is a promotion campaign to gain wider visibility and exposure for Canadian books in _ Canadian bookstores. Publishers and book â€" sellers have joined togethâ€" Donald Walton has been named manager of the new southwestern region. He will be assisted by three district managers. Ontario Fire College â€" in Gravenhurst, Ontario. ative ‘iterary granis amountâ€" . erâ€"to compile a coâ€"operative to nearly $700,000 to â€"catalogue of published books qed _ M. P. HOOGENDOORN 63 King Street East The Educational Sales Project, is aimed at Caâ€" nadiap _ universities . and colleges. 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