PAGE 12, WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 5,1979, WHITBY FREE PRESS Guide registration CONT'D FROM PAGE 8 for a sumptuous barbeque and corn roast. On Sunday morning the English girls were off to Oshawa Districts for another part of their three-week trip to Central Area Girl Guides. A large campfire took place on August 10 at Guide House in Oshawa, for the English Guides and all Guides and Leaders in Cen- tral Area. It was here that everyone bid farewell to their new-found friends. From the Guides in New- market, Haliburton, Ajax and Cobourg - the boundaries of Central Area - the strains of "Go well and safely" had rather a deeper meaning than usual. It is occasions like these that the real mean- ing of International Guiding comes through. CANADA CORD Again, Whitby District is proud to announce the newest winners of this, -the highest badge challenge in Guiding. During the last' Guiding year, these girls have been working hard to achieve the goals set down almost 70 years ago by Lord Baden-Powell. Among the many camping skills the girls have learned, First Aid and Citizenship, social, phy- sical·and co-operative efforts have been put to the test. This program is arranged to accommodate girls from all walks of life and there are no religious barriers. It is an inexpensive but most rewarding way of showing girls, through fun and com- panionship, the best in life. R EG ISTR ATION Due to the re-organiza- ton ofthe Guiding Progéams, Brownies now start on or around 6 years old; Guides start at 9. A new group - Pathfinders -,has been star- ted to help bridge the gap from Guides to Rangers for girls 12 - 15; Rangers now start at 15. Girls 17 and over are encouraged to work as Junior . Leaders and/or become Cadets, the training- for-leadership group. If you have left Guiding and would like to- return or have never been involved and would like to join, there is always a place for you. Even if your time is limited your help can still be used. With the new Pathfinder groups opening up the need for leaders is more acute. So, come one, come. a.ll These are our meetiÙ places in Whitby District BROWNIES All Saints Anglican Church Hall E.A. Fairman School St. Andrews Presbyterian Chµrch Hall Salvation Army Hall Palmerston School GUIDEIS All Saints Anglican Church Hall Salvation Army Hall Palmerston School PATHFINDERS E.A. Fairman School r Sept. RANGERS St. Andrews Church Hall i>resbyterian It is hoped to open units at Florence M. Heard Sehool and St. Theresa's School. Registration nights will, be: Monday, September 10, E.A. Fairman School, 7 - 9 p.m. Thursday, September 13, Palmerston School, 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. Registration fee: $6.00 per year- per member. The girls are also required to bring weekly dues of no more than 25 cents. Whitby District is also glad i toannounce that Mrs. Wilcox of Pat's- Place now sells uniforms, books and Guiding sundries. She will be on hand at both registration nights for any information and questions. Club 141 to meet Report from ueen's Park By GEORGE ASHE, MPP (PC - Durham West) Small business . development hether you're involved in a small business or have money to invest in one, you may be interested in learning about the Ontario government's newest program that's geared to the small business sector. The Small Business Development Corporations program, in effect since July 1st of this year, is designed to encourage private sector investment in small businesses. Here's how it works. Small Business Development Corpora- tions are set up solely to direct funds and provide management expertise to eligible small businesses. As an incentive, investors who purchase equity shares-of a Small Business Development Corporation, receive a 30 per cent grant if they - are individuals, and a 30 per cent tax credit if they are a corporation. Businesses wishing to apply for assistance from the Small Business Development Corporation program must have no more than 100 full time employees, with 75 per cent or more of their wages and salaries paid in Ontario. They must be primarily involved in manufacturing and processing, tourism or mineral exploration and development, or in other prescribied industries, and their business must be Canadian controlled. Through these incentives the Ontario Government hopes to make small businesses more attractive to investors by reducing the amount of capital an investor has at risk and increasing his rae of return. Application forms. for grants anti tax credits are available from the Ontario Ministry of Revenue and the program staff, are ready to answer your questions. For more details on the Small Business--Development Corporations program, call Revenue's Information Centre. On the Metro Toronto exchange . dial 965-8470. From Whitby exchange, call toll free to 1-800-268-7121. The Small Business Development Corporation program is another demonstration of the Provincial Government's view that Ontario's indùstries must be carefully, but aggressively, supported in future years because the highly potential social costs of not maintaining our industrial strength cannot be ignored. Eleven banks to· display local artis t's works Eleven banks in' the area have agreed to display the works of local artists. The project was undertaken by June Hey, secretary of the board of directors of Whitby Arts, who says, "The res- ponse was excellent. Few banks had any art and em- ployees welcomed the idea of seeing. it." Artists, including a sculp- tor, a photographer, two weavers, a jewellery desi- gner, and .painters in all media were also very favo- rable to the idea. In most cases, a bank will exhibit one artist's work with the artist doing the installation. Works will be in place on Sept. 7th, the beginning of "Whitby Arts Week", and will remain there until the end of September. Artists involved are: Janet -McGuee, Audrey McLean, -Marlene Hilton, Nancy Steele, Ed Falkenburg, Isia Scott, Anna Wilson, Joan Dean, Lottie Burchariz, Sue Tabuchi, Ruth Read, Don Staples, and Linda Williams.