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ince to pay
% of. education.,
Minister of Education William
G. Davis recently announced
that the Province will pay 51. per
cent of the, cost of elementary
and secondary, school education
in Ontario this year.
This IS an increase of about
five per cent over last year and
Mr. Davis stated it was a major
step toward the Province's
announced intention to 'assume
60 percent' of the cost ',of
elementary . and secondary schools and , a half mill for
education. secondary schools, as compared
He said provincial grants with a total, of two mills in
toward elementary and 1969.
secondary education will tbtal The subsidy formula will not
about $850 million this year, an apply in Metropolitan Toronto,
increase of $171) million over Hamilton, Windsor, London and
last year. The grants, he said; are Ottawa. Grants for the five cities •
' based on a per -pupil operating are based on a slightly higher
cost of $500 for elementary formula in order that they may
schools and $1,000 for provide special programs
secondary schools. .._ peculiar to their needs. •
Mr. Davis warned that boards Mr. Davis • stated that the
exceeding •these figures ih their Province pays additional
operating expenditures will have amounts to assist in meeting the
to shoulder the extra costs cost of education over and above
themse4ves.. • Exp e,n di tures the $850 million. These include
beyond the $500 and $1,000 at least $40 thillion in cash
limit will, not be eligible for _grant& for. additional vocational
grant and must be raised solely . school facilities and $49 million
from the taxpayers within the
board's jurisdiction he said. Last
year .thew average per -pupil
operating cost *as about $425
for elemental& and $900 for
secondary.
But where a board keeps
within the $500 and $1,000
limit and the expenditures still
nonessential expenditures. It
will, however, permit some
lower spending boards to expand
their educational programs, he
said. ''
Mr. Davis said` that in areas
where a • board develops its,
budget on a realistic basis the
education tax " rate cannot
increase rnore than one mill on
proVincial equalized asses rent,
a half mill for elementary
for , Teachers' Superannuation
Fund as --boards' contributions
toward the pension plan for
teachers and other professional
personnel.'
Mr.'Davis said studies indicate'
that the rate of increase in the
cost of education under the new
largerunits of administration is
about -the.. same _as,..,the,-rate_of ..
- increase-- beyo-nd . half .refill V ol";
p,rovincta•Ily equalized
tnerease - -experienced by the
assessment' at '"Mach of the'smaller lunits in ° each of the
previous, three years. This,rate of
_elementary and secondary levels, increase has been maintained
the difference will be paid for
although many boards have
through` a provincial subsidy. undertaken expanded progr ams
..He• said the allowances, on • in keeping with - the all of
which grants will be paid are." providing equal educational
realistic in terms of necessary, opportunity for all Ontario
• expenditures-1)4do not leave,,,,., students. • ,,
room for any .excessive_ or
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Canada biggest dog
moves into
new quarters
The Sportsmen's Show Dog,
Parking
facilities,
less crowding
Show has moved • into new and a generally improved
quarters. H. V. P.' Lewis, •.•( ,- operating technique.
president of the-Canad,.,r Another advantage of the•
National Sportsmen's Show ane move will be the fact that
Chairman of the Dog Show - visitors to thed
og,show will not
ommt a Tai all - i . d4; " the bere nixed to -purchase a ticket,
ove, '"�14c y Chef' o the ",port en's Shbw, but
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remendous growth -of the event, win. only pay one admission
-to the --Queen Elizabeth Building. price when entering the Queen
, The "'biggest - dogshow in Elizabeth Building -
Canada requires bigger, - better Highlighting the ' 'og,,,show
and more , suitable quarters, - ,„lkill be the return --by popular
according to. Mr. Lewis. request -of- "The Littlest
"Because entries reached. a Hobo," show -stopper at the
record high of 4,312 dogs in 1968 Sportsmen's Show. The
1969, and because of the highly ,'•trained and entertaining
growing number of dogs being animals will perform several,
entered for competition, we had ^. times daily, at the Queen
to • find alternative facilities," Elizabeth Building.
said Mr. Lewis. "In 1970, -we
will -have 63,000 sq." ft. at the
Queen Elizabeth Building,
compared to 48,000 sq. ft:. in
the Coliseum. '
Attracting entries from all
over Canada and the United
States, the. Sportsmen's Show
Dog Show has'become "The"
dog show in the country. The
move to the spacious' Queen
Elizabeth Building will provide
better space for benching,
improved show . rings, better
Snowmobiling is shaping up
•as North •rAmerica's number one
winter sport. The, Ontario Safety
League 'and the Canadian
railways warn snowmobilers to
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Four stamps to •be released for Expo X70
The Canada Post Office will
" release four distinctive
twenty-five cent stamps on
March 18 to commemorate
Expo- '70. The 40- x 24 mm.
stamps will be 'produced ,by six ,.
col9r lithographic printing, an
innovation in Canadian postal
issues.
Created by E. R. C. Bethune
of Vancouyer, B.C., the designs
recognize Canada'sj four -fold
participation in the
$2,000,000,000 World Fair at
Osaka, Japan. One of some
.seventy-six nations participating'
in the -exhibition, Canada, has
erected. four pavilions; one by
the Federal Government and one
-each by the pr'ovi'nces of British
Columbia, Ontario and Quebec.
Thrr designs will associate
the appropriate provincial floral
emblem with the Expo, '70
symbol, - a stylized cherry
blossom. The fourth stamp,
bearing the legend '"Je me
souviens f ' I remember",
° associates the Expo '70 ,symbol
with that of Canada's cetennial
ad
year world fair, Expo '67.
The, four designs on one sheet
will be obtainable by collectors
individually or as a perforated
emit. Ten millionCanadian--Expo
'70 stamps, to be on sale
throughout the country for
three months, are being printed
by the Canadian Bank Note
Company, Ottawa, using bright
shades of-, purple, green, red,
yellow,' blue and black.
Customary first day- cover
service will be. provided by the
Postmaster, Ottawa 2, Ontario.
Commemorative stamps to honour
the Northwest Territories Centennial
, A change in color froth orange
to .black ._for `Canada.'.s.6c. regular, ,.
issue stamp -and commemorative
stamps honoring the Northwest
Territories Centennial-, and Louis
Riel have been incorprated into
the Canada Post Office 1970
stamp program. ,
The change in color for the 6c
regular issue was made in
January 1-970, and it will be
available on a' continuous basis
from that date. In' its new color,
black, : it will have superior
qualities .for detectance ' by the
electronic recognition systems
employed in new facer -cancelling
equipment. "
The design of the stamps in
the 1970 ro ram represents the
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first results of the Design
Advisory Committee, who have
een • responsible for the
ihtroduc-tion of -several
prominent Canadian artists and
designerz4tr4op.,d,,,,he4;cil,7141:nsg.e.„ cif
cortege, ;Release dates for they 170
program. are:
7th January - de Regular
Issue, color change:
27th -January - 6c Manitoba
Centennial; .6c , Northwest
Territories Centennial.
18th ' February - 6c
International Biological
Program. -•
18th March -. 25c Expo 70 (4
designs). •
15th " April - '6c. Henry
Kelsey.
13th -May - 10c & 15c 25th
,• Anniversary ,of the : United
Nations: °
19th June _ 6c Louis Riel.
14th July -;6c Sir Alexander'
Mackenzie.
stay away from railway lines.
The long flat stretcheso1`-snow August ,-
Anniversary of the
between the railway tracks Seven'
appeal to snowmobilers, but -the. 18th September
roar, of the engine makes iOliver Mowat.
impossible to • hear approaching 7th October.
trains, It's a dangerous practice. issue.
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Commemorative :-stamps ..are
normally available -at post offices
throughout Canada for• a ten day
period following the, date of
issue. There will be the following
exception's to 'this practice . in
1970. The Manitoba and
Northwest Territories Centennial
stamps will be made available in
'Manitoba and the Northwest
Territories respectively for a six
,month _pen od,_.of.,sale; .Expo -
:and United Nations special issues
will be available at post offices
throughout Canada for three
months from the date of issue._:
The 19.70 Christmas stamps
will be released in October for
overseas mailings and as in past.
years the sale of these stamps
will continue into the month of
December. '
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Sporitseto
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A hew decade -- a new
Sportsmen's' Show. This is 'the
theme of this year's Canadian
National Sportsmen's Show,
opening at the Coliseum„
Exhibition Park, Toronto,' on.
March 13. -
Tije 23rd Annual Canadian
National Sportsmen's Show will
be open to the public until
March 22..
Hundreds ` of thousands of
visitors to the show will again'
see everything that is ,new and
different for 1} a •it ' the great
outdoors: -- but - there will ,also
be special exhibits - highlighting,
what is to come in the Seventies.
Special attenti n will be paid
to the increasing roblems facing
mankind surrounded • by
pollution of air, land and sea.
The leading organization in
Canada, in the field of•
conservation of Canada's natural
resources, the Sportsmen's Show-
has commissioned -the design and
construction of `Survival '70,"• a
walk-through'""' exhibit dealing
with this pressing situation.
"Survival '70" will be • a major
conservation display,
dramatizing plan's impact on our
environment today.
Developed by ` the
Conservation Council of Ontario
inco-operation with other major
associations with displays in the
conservation section of the
Sportsmen's Show, "Survival
'70" will, incorporate'a pollution
maze • in which visitors will
experience a lively presentation
onpollution of our air, land and
:.watery -Emerging-•from the -maze,
other aspects of - the
environmental. crisis are
displayed: population, ecological
balances, the future of our parks
and the impact of individual
action. Many of the dii.splays will'
give , visitors a chance to
participate by asking questions,
or starting a process.
Clive E. Goodwin, executive
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director of the Conservation
Council and 'co=ordinator of the
project, also announced that a
small .. theatre with a short slide
presentation will further
emphasize the opportunities
open to Canadians to improve
their environment.'' ' Possible
solutions . and ideas will be
presented in the• display,
showing how corrective action
can be taken', finally, visitors will
be offered issues, on .whit .they
can take action.. -
Two and a'half million dollars
have to date been raised by the
Canadian National Sportsmen's
Show ' by operating the
Sportsmen's ' Show and •the
Toronto International Boat
Show. Since conservation is the
organization's raison d'etre, the
money has been distributed -to
groups, - , organizations,
individuals and associations
engaged ><`n the field of research
and development of Canada's
natural resources. Proceeds from
thisyear's shows will increase
this impressive total, ' •
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