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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1996-04-17, Page 6Page 6 « Lueiuiuw Seuti lel, Wednesday, April 17, J'ou The Lueknow Women9s Institute held their annual meeting Apr 9,'with a pot luck dinner. Easter bonnets were made and while showing them off, Kay Magfntosh played the Easter Parade. The, usual business portion was conducted, finishing up the old year. Lois Goodhue installed the following officers; President Alice Taylor, Secretary Bernadine Ritchie and Treasurer Rita Gilmore. Bernadine read ,ett poem, TheWeaver. 4 MVC4 planning fo The Maitland Conservation Foundation is making plans for the eighth. annual dinner and auction, May 10 at the Community Centre in Brussels, The evening will include a differ, live and silent auctions and a raffle to raise funds to support the Wawanosh Nature centre for Conservation Edue: Last year ov 5 items were don surrounding rommun- sties, for the auction and mite ion ale.. 4 Tickets are .$20 for single, $40 for a couple or you can reserve .°table by purchasing a table of eight tickets. Call ._335- 3557 5-3557for more inform*. tion. boot inners Six tables of shoot were in play at the Drop. in entre on. Friday, with Vivian Hogan and Richard Grant taking top spots, hollowing zn sec. and place were Caroline Memory and Fred Kuras, Jim Errington had the most shoots, :. YOUR ONTARIO GOVERNMENT lNWNT FSR A BETTE. Ong better for fess in government is a key partof air: plan to costs, balance our: b udget, improve the investment elirnrge,in: �n.ctrio-, :create jobs: anal restoro gape and opportunity 1 TAO. CHANGES. To PRc VE THE SYSTEM. The government is spending $ 1. million -an hour more than it is taking in. No family, :. lousiness: or government can survive spending. like that. Spending $70 to administer each payraent of $2.'75 "a day: to jurors and sending aFP' cats to Thunder Bay for basic repairs are the kinds of -inefficiencies we must stop so flwe can direct your tax dollars into priority areas: And in priority areas such as health: care,: we're looking for. efficiencies as Well taking the financial savings from expensive institutions to reinvest intoe -critical areas suchas long -terms care community services, kidney dialysis, immunization, an cardiac services. ANDES THAT ARE THOROUGH.. AND FAIR In 1 ovember, we - outlined cost-saving targets for ministries„.to achieve. e are .. meeting these targets and changing the way government operates by developing omprehensive business plans. • CHANGES THROUGH GOOD PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT Ministry -by -ministry, business `;plans are yew way to,organize decisions about :the pow, and where” of spending your tax dollars. y answering the tough ,question, what is'a .' ministry's score business?", we can focus our efforts like a , laser beam. We will downsize operations, save money in administration, reduce waste and duplication, streamline and transfer services. rough.thisexercise, we will provide you better gualit services and activities., lower cost core fib' ?ir (IU CAN BE INVOLVED business plans will be published after the Budget:; For a copy of the recent Legislative Statementon the Business Plan Project and information about how to send us our ideas call: b ;AT& • ti AO ,