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.
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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
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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.
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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:
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