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"hrocedure explained concerning Newtonville The Clarke Township Plan- ning Board met last week with their Planning consultant, Mr. John Farrow, of Municipal Planning. A major portion of the evening was taken up with a discussion of the proposals to develop the area in the Newtonville area. Proposals have already been received which would have some 300 lots developed in an area south of Highway No.2 in Newton- ville. The meeting with Mr. Farrow was to discuss these proposals. It has also been stated that further proposals are to come before the Board in the very near future. Mir. Merrill Brown was also present at the meeting to discuss the developments sta- ting that he was involved in all of the proposed developments now under consideration. It was pointed out at the meeting that the Township of Clarke has already passed a motion fo act upon a Planning Board request that a feasibil- ity report for water be prepared for the Newtonville area. Mr. Farrow stated that a development of 300 to 500 new homes would have a decided affect upon the present com- munity. le said such a plan should be set-tip in stages to minimize to impact upon the community. He suggested it could be carried out over a riod of 5 to 10 years. Mr Farrow said it was logical that an overall plan be devised and said this was common practice. He said it need not be developed al at one time. When asked by Mr. Brown. Surveyor and Engine- er what size the lots would have to be Mr. Farrow replied that the proposed official plan set out requirements down to 10,000 square feet for the Newtonville area. He did however make it known that in the great majority of cases the Province was not allowing lot sizes to be smaller than 15,000 square feet in areas such as wtonville. He was further uestioned on this point but said it was his finding from actual action by the Province. Mr. Brown felt that the 15,000 square foot lot was a waste of land and that it should be reduced in size. Mr. Farrow said from his know- ledge it would take consider- able time and persuasion to get the lot size reduced. Mr. Brown said he would draft a community plan for the area in questioned that area south of No. 2 Highway in the Newtonville area. This plan would be presented to the Board for their consideration as well as to the planning consultants, council and the Township engineers. Mr. (Continued page 6) Keith Barr tosses in hat Newcastle, Ontario August 27, 1973. Keith D. Barr of Newcastle, Ontario announced to-day he will be seeking election in Ward 3 (Clarke Township - Village of Newcastle) to the seat of Regional Councillor. Mr. Barr with his wife Mabs and son Chris have been residents of the Village of Newcastle for over five years. Approximately one and one- half years ago.Mr. Barr- An Associate of the Insurance Institute of Canada-who bas over thirty years experience in all phases of the General Insurance Industry and is also a licensed Life Insurance Agent, commenced operation of his own Agency in the Village of Newcastle. Mr. Barr is extremely active in Community Affairs. H-e is presently a Councillor of the Village of Newcastle, a mem- ber and Secretary-Treasurer of the Newcastle Planning Board and is a member of the Steering Committee for the Town of Newcastle. He is a member of the Newcastle Lions Club and is President of the Newcastle and District Chamber of Commerce. Resigns board to seek regional seat Trustee Kenneth Lyall re- signed Thursday night from the Northuinberland-Durham Board of Education as his first move to become a candidate for regional councillor. in Newcastle and Clarke in the elections on Oct. 1. He represented the village and townships of Hope and Clarke on the school board since the last election in 1972. "This regional type of government is going to be a great challenge that could evolve into a form of govern- ment that would be good for all of us if experienced people are elected to do the job," be said. His resignation, he states, takes affect on December 31st, 1973. At least one public meeting will probably be held this fall in each area of the school board's jurisdiction to assess parents' opinion on the intro- duction of French in kinder garten of grade 1. Dr. Ian Wilson, chairman of the committee established to study the possibility of kind- ergarten French classes, told a meeting of the school board its ail "go" for the fall faîrin Orono Aill in about a few days over farm produce and garden a week the Durham Central vegetabies. Agricuiltural Society will hold Neediecraf t, home baking their annual fair in Orono with and Tlowers are another at- activities starting on Thurs- traction of the fair being day evening, September 6th. housed inside the fair building Th program of events will appies, other fruits and tnue afternoon and even- commercial dispiays. until Saturday evening. Commencing Thursday The fa.ir at Orono will as evening in front of the usuail feature the excellent grandstand there wiil be a classes of heavy and light team drawing confesf along horses as well as show horses witb the new addition of The and saddle horses. This has Miss Durham Central Beaufy always been a main stay of the contest for fair when one includes the On Friday afternoon the dairy and beef caffle and the program consists of English splendid poultry show. Added Jumping Classes a school is the interesting rabbit parade, Pet Show, Hoîstein show and their judging along and Jersey shows and the with the many displays of f proiue page ) Kinsmen hold summer picnic The Great Pine Ridge Kins- men Club held their first sumner picnic at the Orono Park on Sunday with a good number of members their wives and children in attend ance. The outing was favoured with excellent weather condit ions, blue skies, and eighy- eight degree temperature. The day not only featured sporting events for adults and children but also a barbecue of steakettes, Kaiser buns, hot dogs and lemonaide. The chief cooks were Kin Don Roughley. Boyd Johnston, both of Orono and Keith Brown of Browns. In the absence of Kin President Tony Mitchell who was attending a president's meeting at Emily Park, Kin vice-president Dan Hyland of Newcastle, did a fine job of (Continued page -5 R.C.M.P. to hold open house The R.C.M.P. attachment in Oshawa has planned an open house for September 4th, 5th and 6th. Members will be dressedcin not only the present uniforms but also those used in the past. Added to this will be a number of displays of interest to citizens of the area. The Oshawa headquarters is located at 50 Centre Street, Rundle Towers in the Oshawa City Hall on the fifth floor. Open house will be held on the above days from 9 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. School groups who may, wish to attend are asked to first phone for an appointment' of time to visit the open house. last night that the committee felt the program should start in September next year. It is the opinion of the committee that it would be desirable to introduce French at an early level, he said. Whether it is kindergarten or Grade 1 would have to be worked out. Dr. W.lson said the commit- tee planned to meet at regular intervals so that the program could be implemented in September next year. The committee felt that most of the difficulties should be worked out by this September. It is the opinion of the committee that it should start with oral French which should be considered as a means of communication, part of the Canadian fabric and the Canadian social structure, he said. Dr. Wilson said the commit- tee felt at least one public meeting should be held in each of the western, eastern and central areas of the board's jurisdiction so that dialogue can be held with parents and other interested people to see whether they are of the same opinion as the committee and to obtain btheir ideas and (Continued page 3) Pictured above ar the ship. Top row (1 to r) Gordie bottom row)i1 A oire, Orono Bantams who cver the Blaker, Barry West, Danny manager, John Cc/nish, Gray week-end won the Eastern Allan, TomMofatt, Jerry don Moore, Tim Jenkins, lon Ontario Bantam champion Johnston, and Allan FArrow, Clapdorp, Nickie Van Segglen Johnston, andADlan FArrow Approve sketch -Orono Weekly lTimes, Wednesday, August 29, 1973 plans for new school The Northumberland and Durham County Board of Education has received ap- proval of their sketch plans for the proposed new Clarke Senior Elementary School to be constructed on property at the Clarke High School. In approving the sketch plans the allocation of $910,000 was also approved. The estimated cost of the projects are as follows: Building Contract $832,000 Less Sales Tax 25,000 Fees 54,000 Furniture 49,200 The architect for the new sch*ool is now proceeding with the working drawings. Finalize official plan it goes to counci The Planning Board at a special meeting on Thursday of last week gave their final approval of the proposed Official Plan after some minor changes, which in the most part were minor in nature and had shown up through the public meeting and further scutiny. The plan will now be presented to council for their approval and ultimate pre- sentation to the proper autb- orities of the Provincial go- vernment for their consider- ation. It could be that council will accept the plan at their next meeting and send it on to the province for their views. Council members had attend- ed two special meetings of a joint nature with the planning board in arriving at the final draft of the plan. SE EK GRANT FOR LOCAL ELECTION With the new area munici- pality of Newcastle (Clarke, Newcastle, Darlington and Bowmanville) remaining part of the Northumberland and Durham County Board of Education for school purpose and severed from the area for municipal purposes it is found to create an unique case in the Province of Ontario. As a result elections for school Board members in the area will not happen at the same time as those for the region of Durham. The election of members for the municipal council and regional council of Durham will* be held October 1st, 1973. The election of members in the Newcastle area for the Board of Education will not be ý1d unfil December of 1974, (Contmnued page 3) more north At the request of Ontario Hydro a meeting was arrang- ed between Hydro represent- atives and a number of individuals from Clarke and Darlington who have actively opposed the proposed Lennox- Link fence is boundary fine A letter from Mr. Merrill D. Brown Limited, Land'Survey- ing and Engineering of Bow- manville, states that "In accordance with the best evidence rule of the Survey's Act, the cahin link fence which marks Mr. Atkins' northern boundary and the southern boundrary of the school pro- perty - (Orono), is the true boundary. The issue was raised in 'the board when the board was considering purchasing furth- er property to the south of their exisiting boundary. Mr. K. Lyall, a member of the Board had questioned the proposed purchase stating that he held evidence that a certain piece of land south of the line fence was owned by the school board and that they were in fact purchasing their own property. The letter from Mr. Brown is believed to clear up the matter and further it states that in regards all evidence the present location of the line fence is in the proper place and that the board does not own property to the south to the present fence. iern route 'Oshawa Transmission fine routes through the townships. The meeting was held at the Flying Dutchman in Bow- manville on August 20, 1973. Both Residential and Agricul- tural interests were represent- ed by the local residents who attended. Also in attendance were representatives from the provincial ministries of Na- tural Resources, Transport- ation and Communication, Environment and Treasury, Economic and Intergovern- mental Affairs. At the publi' meetings held in Hampton on July 23, and 24, 1973 and in subsequent letters and petitions, residents of both townships have recommended that a more northerly route be chosen through land which is ,Iess densely populated and less valuable for agriculture. Hydro's stated purpose for this meeting in Bowmanville was to discuss a study of this recommendation. Ontario Hydro indicated that they were actively study ing a more northerly route but that its suitability could not be evaluated until the study was completed. When this has been done the resuits of the study will be presented at further public meetings. A natural resources repre- sentative presented a map showing the Ganaraska- Forest area and expressed concern that a more northerly route would adversely affect future use of the forest for (Continued page 3) happenings... KENDAL ROYALS NOW TO MEET CHESLEY- The Kendal Royals, Junior C club now enter the semi-finals of the Ontario Playdowns and will meet Chesley in the series. Mr. Brian Foster, manager of the team is hopeful of having one of the games played in Kendal over the week-end. Look for poster noting the time and date of the next game in Kendal. MEETING POSTPONED- The Orono police Trustee meeting has been postponed to to-night Wednesday rather than on Tuesday due to the fact that both Trustee Partner and Forrester were going to be absent. The meeting is to start at 7.30 p.m. WE HAVE BEEN CRITICAL, BUT - We have in the past few months been somewhat critical of the Park Board in the condition of the park. Visitors to the park from Fort Henry Heights on Saturday were heard passing favourable comments on the park - We would like to pass this along. BE AN EXHIBITOR- There is still plenty of time to become an exhibitor at the Orono Fair.It could well both be a challenge and an opportunity to gain some enjoyment. The fair prize list lists all the classes in which you can compete. Lists are available from the secretary, Mrs. Risebrough, 983-5702.Be a part of the local fair, enjoy the envolvement and help the fair with g- ilet number of exhibits. Seek parents opinion on teaching french VIF .. . .. ... . . . . . . . . . . . "Yu[ v i.rim