Ottawa Report By Norm Cafik, M.P. YEAR END NOTES During the second half of 1978, the greatest preoccupation of the Government. of Canada has been the hard-hitting and wide-ranging programme of economic recovery. Three words express the principles of the programme - restraint, reallocation, and renewal. Restraint means even tighter controls on government spending. We've slashed $500 million from current expenditures, while slicing another $2 billion from next year's budget. As well as making government leaner and more efficient, our belt-tightening exercise will leave more resources with the private sector for job creation. The second element is reallocation. Within our reduced budget, we are taking away one billion dollars from certain departments and programs in order to spend it where the present need is greatest. This will mnean more jobs for the unemployed, more help for elderly Canadians with low incomes, more help for low - middle - income families with children, and a faster growing economy. In the process of trimming our budget and redistributing the Possible solution offered for flood plain problem Two Whitby brothers who. had been banned from build- ing on a lot they own along Pringle Creek, because it is on flood plain land, have received a possible solution to their problem. Bruce and Barry Davis, owners of Holiday World have been given permission by the Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority to build a 50 by 100-foot storage and office building, provided it is set up on steel beams above the maximum flood level. Earlier this year CLOCA allowed another enterprise next door to the Davis prop- erty to build a new structure above an existing building, and extend it some distance to the rear, thus setting a precedent. The Region of Durham has informed CLOCA it plans to consider some remedy to the flood plain problems of Pringle Creek south of High- way 401 in its five-year capital works program. Until these announce- ments were made, the brothers and considered taking legal action against the province for reconstruc- turing the highway through the floodplain when they were denied a building permit. CLOCA Chairman John Goodwin told the Davis brothers, the first floor of the proposed building, where the stilts would be located, could be f illed in once the remedial work is done to correct the flooding danger. The problem lies in the CNR embankment at Victoria Street which acts as a 26-foot high dam, which could create a flood danger in a severe storm. Engineers have proposed to settle the problem by putting Victoria Street under the tracks, thus providing a gap, or by placing two 20- foot culverts through the railway enbankment. Costs for the work would be $,1,250,000 for the culverts and $4 million for the under- pass. I Basketball registration The West Lynde Community Association will hold registration for Ladies' Basketball Jan. 3 from 8:45 p.m. to 9:45 p.m. Ladies' Basketball is held every Monday from 8:45 p.m. to 10:45 p.m. at West Lynde Public School, starting Jan. 8. For more information contact Lynn McCrossen at 668-6467 after 4 p.m. Whitby artist exhibits at library i January Whitby artist Tirn Campbell will be exhibiting sorne of his paintings, draw- ings, prints and sculpture at the Whitby Public Library during January. A graduate of Anderson Collegiate, he attended the University of Guelph, grad- uating with an honors degree in fine arts in 1977. He was the recinient of the Heinz Jordan Scholarship for most outstanding artist at the university in 1977. Mr. Campbell has won several awards for his art including first prize at the Jury Show, University of Guelph in 1976 and 1977. The opening reception for Mr. Campbell's exhibit at the library will be Friday Jan. 5 from 8 p.n. to 10 p.m. 15 pieces offinger lickin' good. -.. --- Kentucky Fried Chicken, enough for 5 to 7 people with hearty winterBK E appetites! COUPON. This coupon entitles bearer to purchase a bucket G oou Urlflg I of Kentucky Fried Chicken for the special price of $6.00 at any participating Kentucky Fried Chicken Store. Offer good until Jan. 30, 1979. January 1979k OVER 100 LOCATIONS IN ONTARIO SEE YOUR PHONE BOOK FOR THE ONE NEAREST YOU. dollars that remain, it is inevitable that some very good government programs will suffer. We don't like to cut back those programs but, if we are to direct our tax dollars to the areas of greatest need, we have no choice. Take the family allowance, for example. It is one of the reasons why Canada is recognized as a world leader in progressive social policy. If we are to use that program more effectively in a time of restraint, we must reduce the monthly payment to some families so that others, whose needs are greater, cai have more: Our unemployment insurance measures tell the same story. We are reducing the benefits of the program and tightening up its administration. But with the money saved, we are offering enriched incentives to the private sector to create permanent jobs. Young people have trouble finding jobs because of their lack of experience; the federal government will now pay the cost of a $1.50 an hour wage subsidy to those employers willing to take a chance on hiring a young worker. We will also give a subsidy to business to train the workers it needs. And we have other proposals, likewise aimed at combatting inflation, fostering economic growth, or improving the lot of needy Canadians. The Old Age Pension supplement will rise by $20 per month per household from January, 1979. This brings me to renewal. Our economic program aims at something beyond more jobs, better social services and leaner government. Ultimately, we're seeking to establish a renewal, a strengthening of confidence in this country and its future. Canada still has boundless potential, in its natural resources, its skilled manpower, and its growing industrial might. We also have a solid record of past economic performance. Whether the measurement is the rate of growth in employ- ment, the number of new homes, or the increase in real disposable income, Canada comes out first among the western industrialized nations in overall performance. Ngthing but a lack of confidence can hold us back from economic recovery. Spending restraint and the reallocation of existing resources are now fact. What remains is for Canadians everywhere, in their response to the government's new economic program, to display the renewed confidence which will allow them to achieve the future they deserve. The Government has introduced in the House of Commons a bill which will convert the present Post Office Department into a Crown Corporation. The new Corporation will be responsible for the operation of the postal service at a standard adequate to meet the needs of the people of Canada. In carrying out its objectives the Corporation shall have regard to the desirability of improving and extending its postal service in light of developments in the field of communications. The authority to direct and manage the affairs of the Corporation will be vested in a Board of WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3,1979, PAGE 3 Directors which will include a Chairman and a President. The bill also recognizes the significant public interest aspects of postal services and makes provision for continuing the role of the Postmaster General in the development and promotion of national postal policies. To carry out his responsiblities in this regard, he will be supported by a Post Office Secretariat, which will be separate from the Corporation. Postmaster General J. Gilles Lamontagne, who is respon- sible for steering the bill through Parliament, said in a statement: "The conversion to Crown Corporation is a move that has been advocated by the public, by members of both sides of the House of Commons, by business, by labour, and last, but not least by postal employees who must make it work. The Prime Minister said last August that a whole new start for management and labour is needed and consequently, the introduction of this bill demonstrates the determination of this Government to take the necessary action to improve our þostal service." Deloitt Haskins+Sells Chartered Accountants LocalPartners. Josef Adam,B.Sc.(Econ.), CA AnthonyJ. Murray, CA Gordcn F. Sedgewick,CA Burt R.Waters,FCA Bell Canada Building,Oshawa Centre, RO. 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