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WHITBY FREE PR W'elfare payments soar w* nmpomn Durham Region's soaring welfare pay- ments will leave the re- glon with an over-expen- diture of approximately $M000O in 1982, a, finan- Ce committee report states. In a pre-budget re- view of general welfare assistance payments released in Decernber, the committee estimates welfare pay- ments in'1982 were 10 per cent higher than council expected at bud- get time last year. The region pays 20 per cent of the total welfare bill, while the province pays 80 per cent. In 1982, the region paid more than $2 million for its share of the welfare bill in the region. That figure could jump as high as $4.2 million in 1983, eating up 10 per cent of the re- gion's $43 million bud- get. The dramatic in- crease in welfare pay- ments, called a "crisis" by some councillors in November, is expected to continue to rise in 1983 as more unemploy- ed workers exhaust their unemployment in- surance benefits. The finance commit- tee says this year's $250,000 deficit was caused largely by the in- creasing -numbers of welfare recipients, and by the increase in benefit payments to recipients in November. Welfare benefits for single recipients went from an average of $277 Per month to an average of $319 Per month. Pay- ments to couples receiv- ing general welfare assistance jumped from $471 to $571 per month, and a family of four went from $615 to $667 per month. Ontario is one of the only three provinces in Canada which share welfare payments bet- ween the province and each municipality. The other seven 'provinces foot the entire welfar.e Police to-investigate hoardmpye and federal taxes. Somne regional coun- cillors recently argued that Durham Region should urge the Ontario government to finance the welfare system en- tirely through provin- cial and federal taxes. The increase in wel- fare payments will have an effect on regional taxes in 1983, but region- ai officiais say it is diffi- cuit to predict this effect because much depends on the state of the The manager of con- struction and mainten- ance for the Durham Board of Education has been suspended from duty following a special meeting of- the board held Dec. 20. George Stanford, 61, faces an indefinite sus-- pension pending a. police investigation into his conviction of tax eva- sion Dec. 16. Stanford pleaded guilty to the charge of failing to report an in-t come that totalled Snow" [fTORONTO - Ontario Transportation and Communications' Mini- ster Jamnes Snow ex- Jpressed his disappoint- ment in the snowm obile statistics for the 1981-82 winter season. "With the total of 811 collisions reflecting 1a 20.5 per cent increase over '80-'8's 673,. it's purely a sign of care- lessness and disobedi- ence of the law. And, this cannot be toler- ated," .e said. "Especially, when you read accident re- ports involving a snow- mobile, stating, 'snow vehicle operator drove into barbed wire fence caig the operator across the face... operator not wearing helmet and had been drinking. . .driver 16 - klled. ' "Reports such as this really hit home, that's why my ministry en- dorses the snowmobile driver training courses and urges snowmobilers to take advantage of it. " Recent amendments to the Motorized Snow Vehicle Act step up the safety regulations. Drivers of snowmobiles on the newly defined "trails" must be at least 12 years old and hold a snow vehicle operator's licence or if over 16 a valid driver's licence. And liability and the wearîng of helmets wil be mandatory whenever operating a snow- mobile. Anyone operating a snowmoblle on their own property is exempt. "It seems that no mat- ter how strict the laws are or how much emn- phasis is placed on safe- ty, deaths and injuries continue," he said. There were 25 people killed this season as compared to 23 last year. Personal injury collisions increased 27.3 per cent fromn 410 to 522 and the number of Der- $139,911 in the four-year period between 1977 and 1980. He was convicted of tax evasion in provin- cial court, and fined- $30,911, or 100 per cent of the amount unpaid. Stanford must also repay the original $30,911 plus Interest, totalling more than, $65,000. A board press release states a study of tenders and contracts made by the Board of Education will be conducted by the m obilize s' sons injued increaàsed 25 per cent from 513 to 641. Alcohol -played a big role this past season with il of the 23 operat- ors killed drinking or impaired. "People must remem- ber snowmobiles are like any other motor vehicle and should be finance committee, in January. In a report outlining Stanford's conviction of tax evasion, Revenue Canada states the unre- Ported income was com- prised of "payments from contractors in return for services in re- spect to contracts %within the ]Board of Educa- tion". Revenue Canada reports Stanford' direct- ed these payments to be made to his wife, Muriel, who owns and new treated as such,'I said Snow. "You cannot drink and drive whether it's a car or a motorized snow vehicle. " "And, if people learn- ed more about safe snowmobile operation, perhaps in the years to come accident statistics will decrease."- operates Murmel Gray Interiors. , Stanford reported only his salary from the Durham Board of Education during the four-year period. The police investiga- tion would consider Possible 'criminal charges related to the conviction of tax eva- Whitby bankers become Fellows Two Whitby bankers have become Fellows of the Institute of Cana- dian Bankers, following completion of the Insti- tute's continuing educa- tion program, at Trent University. The Insti- tute- is responsible for ail educational activi- ties and for the develop- ment of professionalism in the Canadian banking industry. Members of the group were Judith L. Vanden Hoek, the Canadian Im- perial Bank, of Com- merce; Cobie Stim- ming, The Royal Bank McALIJSTEflnS Present Our January Sale SAVINGS 0F 15-60% Item Barrymore Chippendale Sofa Barrymore Tuxedo Style Sofa Barrymore Hlgh Back Chair Plus Matching Ottoman Barrymnore Tuxedo Style Sofa Barrymore Lawson Style Sofa Barrymore WIng Chair Barrymore Lawson Style Chairs Barrymore Tub Chairs Sîmons Sol a-Bed Superior Tub Chairs Glbbard Dining Room 9 places Pennsylvanla House Dining Room C.P.C. 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