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2-rono Weeklv Times, Wednesday, Orono Wveekly Tines Second Class Mail Registration Numnber 6w6 Published Every Wednesday ali he offl'ee of Publication Main Street. Ornmo Hov C. Forrester. Editor Eric Pattertson, Ad%'erti-,ung A GOOD BARGAIN $930,800 is a lot of money but when if is considered thaf this sum of money is providing sporfing and recreafional facilities as weIl as new facîlifies for fhe Durham Central Agricultural Sociefy if really is a bargain compared f0 other such developmnents. One musf realize fhaf fthe $930,800 is providing a standard sized arena plus facilities for a communify centre wifh ail the services if will provide for this area. Furfher fhe complex includes an oufside grandsfand, wagering bootb and new horse barns which will add greafly f0 fhe annual promotion of the Durham Central fair in Orono. The arena building will also double as an adequafe display area for the fair and a new developed parking lot f0 the soufh is jusf another feature of the overall plans. If one compares fhe cosf of $930,800 for the complex in Orono fo the debenfuring of $900,000 for fthe Darlingfon arena it must bc considered a bargain in Orono. If must also be pointed ouf that the Orono complex comes fbree years after the Darlingfon project. The Orono projecf carnies many more facilities fhan does the Darlington arena where only winter sports can really be carried ouf. The Darlingfon arena debenfures are over a fwenfy year period which adds f0 the cost of fthe project due fo inferest charges and in the Orono area this inferest and capital amount f0 roughly fen dollars a year for ftbe average residential tax payer. The Orono project and cost looks better and beffer al the time. SAM AT QUEEIN Report fromn Queen's Park Sami Cureatz, NM.P.P,, Dur-ham East October 6th, 1977¶ DARLINGTON GENERAT- ING STATION 1 presumne thaf mosf of you have beard fhat fhe Ontario Governmenf 'bas approved construcfion of a 3,400 niega- watt generafing stat ion by Ontario Hydro in fhe town of Newcastle, but I wonder bow many of you are aware of the planning and economie im- pact of fthe Darlington Gener- afing Station projeef. Planning and developmenf of this nuclear station bave been going on since the government firsf approved the projecf in principle back in 1971. Land was then purcbased by Ontario Hydro between 1972 and 1975. By the end of 1976, fthe Ministry of Energy publicized fthe avail- ability of Ont ario Hydro's environmental and commun- ity impact reports on the proposed station, and initiat- ed a three monfh period for the public fa give ifs views. Ontario Hydro then negot- iated agreements with bof h the Town of Newcastle and~ the Municipality of Durham. Tbe tecbnical design and standards for the station will meef aIl criferia of the Envir- onmental Protection Acf, the Wafer Resources Acf, Mini- stry of Natural Resources requirements and fthe Atomnic Energy Control Board Acf. The last regulation stipulates that the federal atomic con- trol agency must approve eacb step of construction. The Darlingfon Generating Station is the third generating site in Ontario fa use uranium rather than fossil fuels or water power. But besides helping fo meef the expected electrical demand in fthe next eight years, the projecf will have a particular impact on job opportunifies. The total work force involved in fIxe project will total almosf 14,000 jobs across the prov- ince. About 3,300 of these will be in direct construction activities wifb the remainder related f0 works being under- taken by Hydro's direct and indirect suppliers. I am confident that this project will also cause a sîgnificant impact on local economnics. So as you can see, the Darlington Station is of vital importance not only because it wîil ensure the security and adequacy of supply of electri- cal power for Ontarians ini the years ahead, but also because of its local economic impact. CANVASSERS TO BLITZ AREA FOR ARENA FUNDS (Continued fromn page 1) asked to contribute a suxn of $260,000.00 towards the cost of the project. Wn answering questions on Sunday evening .he said that the contract had not as yet been signed for the construc- tion of the complex but thaf he expected if to be signed on Monday evening af the regu- lar meeting of council. The Mayor complimenfed the local people for their initiative in the program. He also said thaf some will ask wby flot put this on tbe fax bill. He stated that the only item thaf the Town of Newcastle bas debenfured since ifs inceptionwas a f ire hall. In referring to, the Orono projecf he said fhat if the funds came fromn taxes the projecf would nof be enfifled f0 the Winfario funds and that over a fen year period it would cosf the faxpayers in the Town of Newcasftle some- where in the neigbbourhood of $1.5 million. The Mayor also referred f0 other community projects in the Town eligible for Wînta rio grants' the Newcastle arena and the indoor swimming pool in Bowmanville. If such were nof particially funded through Wintario, he said, the cost would be considerable on the taxpayers in the Town. The Orono project is expei ted to get under constructifo!' by October llth and take some thirty weeks fa comn- plete. Upon a question from the canvassers Mr. Russ Major said the Board of Manage- ment when set up was f0 include two members of council, two from the Agricul- fural Society, fwo from fthe Orono - Afhlefic Association and one other member. Later in the meefing Mayor Rick- ard said that fhere was no specific agreemnenf fo place two from the Orono Athlefic Association on the manage- menf committee for fthe new arena. If was also poinfed. out af fhe meeting thaf the final agreement with the Agricul- tural Society for the lease of land had not as yef been signed. Mayor Rickard did stafe that it was f0 be a 25 year lease of the land wifh 10 year extensions f0 the lease. He also said the building including the grandstand would be the property of the Town during fthe fime of the lease. Any change, he said, would have f0 be negofiated. ,At the conclusion of the meeting, finance chairman, Charles Gray, wished ail the canvassers well and asked that fbey work bard for the next two weeks. A list of names and mater- ial was provided for each canvasser. by JIM SMITH Impressions caused by go- vernmnent spendingl notwithi- standing, thiere is no Santa Claus. Tha's fthe bad news. The good niews is t haf if is possible f0 flght unemploy- ment without cauising infla- tion aithfIe saile fimie. Comn- pared fo that, San ta's a piker, anyway. How can unemploymifin be curied? The answer iis mor)e obvious if we thlink of labour as soa1p. As every soapniianu- factur er knows. fthe best way t9 sel! more seap 15 f0 rçduce the price of soap. So the best way f0 increase thxe use of labour is to eut the price or labour.,oo We fuuched on this issue a couple of imonths ago when we first raised fthe question of Employmient Tax Credif s (ETCs). Basically, an ETC programi would reduce taxes for aniy firmn which increased ifs work force. The reduzed taxes woitld be equivalent f0 cuftingfthe price of labour. 1n1fthe past few months, the Caniadiani Federation of rindependent Business, the national organization that speaks foi smnall business, lias undl(ertakeni an extensive sfuidy of ETCs. In the latter par t of Septembher, the Fede- ration proposed an ETC pro,- gramn f0 the federal govern- ment and calleil for a fal budget. The ETC programn pro- posed by fthe Federaf ion pro- vides for a fax rebafe of 25% of fthe slary for every new employee up f0 a mnaximium rebate of about $2900 per worker. The rebate would be deducted froin thIe fim's an- nual corporation income tax paymenfs or personal incomne fax paymients ini the case of a proprietor. The be.nefits of the ETC program iare so aimazing thajt itfs hard to imagine hlow 0t- tawa can avoid adloptîng the plan. Not only would if de- crease unlemploymilent, but thie program in mnost cases would be better than free! Better thanl free? Yes. If works like this. The firm re- ceives, for example, $2500 for hiring an extra worker at SI 10,000 a year. The cost f0 the governmenf is $2500. But the goverfiment collects in- com-e taxes, unemploymlent insurance premniums, and Ca- nada Pension Plan (or QPP) contributions which woul amiount fa about a quarter of that $2500 amiount. In addition, the unemployed worker might have been col- lecting unemploymient or welfare benefifs; these would stop once the worker is hired. Moreove'thie Inewly emn- ployed worker increases thie output of the firmi. This ad- ditional output is faxed by thle governmenit. And. whien th worker spends his wages, part of every dollar is collec- ted in some manner of sales taxes. Add aIl of the savings and addifional revenues together and the sum is muchi greater than the smiall amnount that fthe goyernment pays ouf in thxe ETC. There's not another met hod of job creationwhich can come close f0 fighfing unemployrnenf this cheaply. No,there ,, ln'Smataclatis. But anI ETC is tIle r:ext best 01mig T ~ ~ ~ ~ o heCnain eertû Ïo dep3endeot Busines s O TO MEET IN ORONO RE ORONO ESTATES PLAN Continued resuif are calling fhe public meeting on October 19fh. Council bas passed a resolu- tïon agreeing to the transfer of land and f0 the rezoning of the lands. Prior f0 taking this action fhey bad not met with residents of the area to consider the proposai. Residents of the area re- quested that the land at the entrance bc used for a rpark rather than turning it over for commercial development. The commercial development . stated the resident would, cause increased traffic in the sub-division a fact tbey did not desire. Council now finds itself in a bind having passed the reso- lution f0 take action wbich is not supporfed by residents of the area. 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