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Queens Park
By Murray Gaunt, M.P.P.
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It was announced in the.
Legislature this week by Premier
Davis that the Governments of
Canada, Alberta and Ontario
have agreed in principle to
participate in financing the Syn-
crude project for developing the
oil reserves of the Athabasca Oil
Sands in Alberta. This project to
extract synthetic oil from the
Mildred Lake site, north East of
Edmonton, at a daily rate of
125,000 barrels, is expected to
cost in the neighbourhood of $2
billion. Private enterprise will
invest $1.4 billion, and the
remaining $600 million will be
shared by the Federal Govern-
ment, investing $300 million (15
per cent), Alberta $200 million (10
per cent) and Ontario $100 million
(5 per cent).
The pipeline cost to transport
the product to market will be also
borne by Alberta, as well as
necessary electrical plant, plus
other infrastructure costs, to an
estimated total of $600 million.
The Alberta Energy Resources
'onservation Board recently
stimated that the sands may
.11 timately yield recoverable
.-eserves of 3 billion barrels,
which at present oil consumption
:evels could supply Canada's oil
for centuries.
Liberal Leader Robert Nixon,
while , supporting Ontario's
participation in the project, feels
tha the Government should have
obtained assurances on, the
possibility of the 5 per cent
investment increasing to con-
siderably more than $100 million.
Premier Davis has maintained
that the decision to participate in
the scheme was made on the
basis of the best information
available, although there are
"some possible hazards."
The Ontario Legislature has
passed a law to banish from the
roads of Ontario for at least three
months anyone convicted of
unpaired or. criminally negligent
driving. A driver's license will be
automatically suspended upon
such conviction, and a second
offence within five years will
mean a six-month suspension.
Anyone driving while under
suspension will be liable for a
further six-month suspension and
$500 fine.
At present, under the Criminal
Code, judges have some leeway
on the matter of license suspen-
sion, and sometimes "restricted"
licenses are granted, permitting a
suspended driver to use a vehicle
lit certain times of day, accom-
modating those whose livelihood
depends on being Able to drive,
such as truck drivers, travelling'
salesmen. The - Minister of
Transportation and Communi-
cations intends that there shall be
no exceptions made in the future.
We have been discussing in
Committee the Estimates of the
Workmen's Compensation Board.
In 1973 these were some 418,438
on-the-job injuries, and, benefits
from the Board amounted to more
than $186 million, an increase of
$25 million. (more than 11 per
cent) over the previous year.
Amendments to the Workmen's
Compensation Act, which took
effect July 1, 1973, raised the
maximum on which compensation
was paid to $10,000 annually,
from the previous maximum of
$9,000, which continues to apply
to all accidents occurring prior to
July 1st. Pension payable to
dependent widows was increased
from $175 to $250 monthly, and
additional monthly payments for
dependent children increased $10
to $70, with payments 'to orphans
increasing to $80.
A strong issue in the House this
week was on asbestos health
hazards. The Minister of Health
says he is satisfied that there is no
,current health problem at the
Johns-Manville Company plant,
but it has been reported that
during the last four years the
Compensation Board has
approved at least 35 claims
involving workers at the plant,
incapacitated because of cancer
and asbestos related conditions.
Apparently Government inspec-
tions made as recently as
November of last year showed the
plant had many work areas which
were monitored as "unsafe" by
acceptable standards.
News of Belgrave
Unit visits nursing home
Correspondent
Mrs. L. Stonehouse
The regular meeting of the
Evening Unit was held at the
) home of Mrs. Laura Johnston
with 14 ladies present.
Prior to the meeting the ladies
visited Brookhaven Nursing
Home. The patients were enter-
tained by the Coultes Sisters, Pat
Stackhouse tap danced, Mrs.
1 Cliff Logan gave a reading,
musical numbers by the Loug-
I heed family.
Violin selection was by Lori
Stackhouse, trio by Sheila Ander-
son and Kelly and Sara Loug-
, heed. Accordian numbers by
: Mrs. John Nixon. Mrs. William
'! Coultes and Mrs. John Nixon led
i in community singing which was
;enjoyed by everyone.
The Worship service was in
charge ,of Miss Annie Cook, the
i theme Self Control. Hynin "I
! Would Be True" was sung. The
Scripture reading was 736 in the
I hymn book, and the offering was
;received. Mrs. Ross, Anderson
[ ; gave a reading. The closing
1, !hymn was "Take My Life and Let
1 !it Be" followed by the Mizpab
!Benediction.
! Mrs. Murray Lougheed had
Marge of the business. Minutes
!
;,were read and adopted. There
1 ,vas a discussion on ordering
1 Thristmas cards and hasty notes
. vith the picture of the church on
l -I I hem.
Mrs. Ross i 1 I Higgins had charge
14 the program on Mission and
,abour Relations. A short
lisctission followed. Grace was
l ung 'and lunch was served by
14rs. Jack Higgins and her group.
rhe next meeting will be held at
Ilk home of Mrs. Jack Higgins. 1 personal
1 Mr, and Mrs. Randy White and
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Regular games: Jean Dewar,
Atwood; Vi Hallan, Lucknow;
Mrs. Schill, Formosa; Mrs. Cas-
well, Bluevale, Mrs. Denstedt,
Dorking; Bessie Cadke, Palmer-
ston and Joan Robinson, Luck-
now; Mrs. Denstedt and Mrs.
Patterson, Wingham; Bill Upper,
Listowel; Bonnie Hislop,
Wroxeter; Lyda Reidt, Wroxeter;
Matilda Showers, Wingham and
Debbie Humphry, Chesley; Mrs.
Holloway, Wingham, Dianne
Leek, Wrox eter, Mrs. Kauffman,
Listowel and Sarah Hamilton,
Lucknow; Bessie Cadke, Palmer-
ston and. Mrs. Caswell, Bluevale;.
Matilda Showers, Wingh a m;
Mrs. Ryan, Wingham, Mrs. Day
Wingham and Bonnie Hislop,
Wroxeter.
Share The Wealth: 1- Jean
Dewar, Atwood; 2- Joan Robin-
son, Lucknow and Mrs. Ron
Bester, Mildrnay.
$25 Special - Mrs. Denstedt,
Dorking and Mrs. McLennan,
FEBRUARY 12 1975
Edgar Wightman; Low Lady -
Mrs. Lorne Jamieson; High Man -
Clarence Hanna; Low Man -
Mark Armstrong.
Mr. and Mrs. George M.
Johnston and baby Tara spent the
weekend with Mrs. Laura
Johnston and Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Grasby.
The Belgrave Women's
Institute will meet in the
community room at 2:00 p.m. on
Tuesday, February 18th. The
topic will be cultural activities and
local slides will be shown.
Loch al sh .
Jackpot Consolation and Bonus
- ($20 and $9.50) - Mrs. Harnock,
Gorrie.
Stand Up Bingo - Mrs. Seiling,
Wingham.
Lap Card - Mrs. F. Riley,
Wingham.
Dart Game - Mrs. Hazel
Gowing, Listowel.
Door Prizes - Catherine Edgar,
Wroxeter; Mrs. Hastings, Listo-
wel; Mrs. Kauffman, Listowel
and Mrs. Denstedt, Dorking.
Lucky Draws - Mrs. Ryan,
Wingham; Audrey Moyer,
Walkerton; Ethel Day, Wingham
and Lillian Patterson, Wingham.
Cori Lynn of Kitchener spent last
weekend with Mr. and Mrs.
Lime Jamieson. Miss Audrea
Joseph ofJamacia who is taking a
special course at the University in
Kitchener also visited at the same
home.
Mr. and. Mrs. Robert Taylor of
St. Ann's were weekend visitors
with Mr. and Mrs. James R.
Coultes.
Eight tables of euchre were
played at the Belgrave
Community rooms last Wednes-
day evening., High Lady - Mrs.
Howick Legion
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