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Conservatives ew President On Wednesday evening at the Clarke High School 225 members of the Association elected a new president for the year. Mrs. Shirley Robson of Enniskillen was acclaimed president to lead the Associat- ion for the coming term. Other members of the riding association, also ac- claimed are vice-presidents: Ruth Gordon of Cobourg, Kay Wetherall of Port Hope, Rev. Reg. Rose of Scugog Town- ship, Merrill VanCamp of Blackstock, Larry Shank of Bowmanville and Bernie Heming of Tyrone. Jack Lord of Garden Hill was acclaimed treasurer with Mrs. Marion Manders of Kendal acclaimed secretary. Robert Fair of Port Hope is past president of the Associat- ion. The new riding of Durham- Northumberland includes Scugog Township, the Town of Newcastle, Port Hope, Hope Township, Cobourg and Manvers Township. The new riding replaces the former Northumberland-Durham riding held by Mr. Allan Lawrence. TrillIum award winner for 1977 Pictured at the recent Progressive Conservative meeting at Clarke High M.P., Mrs. Marion Mander, School, Allan Lawrence, secretary, Mrs. Shirley Rob- Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, February lst, 1978 Hydro cOmmissioners consider future The Orono Hydro Commis- sioners on Tuesday night at their regular meeting discus- sed at considerable length the, future of the system in Orono as well as conducting general business for the month. Pre- sent at the meeting were Mr. G. Robertson, marketing eng- ineer, Ontario Hydro and Mr. G. Broomhead, consumer service supervisor, Ontario Hydro. The discussion over the future of the local system came before the commission due to a number of reasons, including possible restructur- ing of Hydro Commission within the Region of Durham as well as the retirement of the present manager of the Orono Hydro within eighteen months. It was pointed out that a regional hydro meeting is to be held in February when consideration will be given to a study being performed towards amalgamation of hydro systems in the region on a regional scale or municipal scale. The Orono Commission is on record favouring the study while Bowmanville is split on the issue with Newcastle Village being opposed to a study. The study is to cost about 40 cents per customer and in Orono's case would cost somewhere around $150.00. It was pointed out at Tuesday's meeting that the Orono Commission had four alternatives, to replace the manager, join with Ontario Hydro, retain the present commission but contract all work and management or wait until such time as restructuring takes place with a possible Town of Newcastle Hydro system being set-up. A Town of Newcastle sys- tem would include Orono, Newcastle, Bowmanville as well as the rural areas within the Town now looked after by Ontario Hydro. The Orono Commissioners have turned down any support for a three-centre hydro system including Orono, Newcastle son, president of the Durham- Northumberland riding. Northmherand idi. (i on i it4II t i e and Bowmanville. The Town of Newcastle council a couple (Continued page 3) On Tuesday, January 17, 1978, Plydesigns of Orono was the recipient of a 1977 Trillium Award with their "Chair 7500" winning in the category of Modern Occasion- al Chairs. The award was presented at the recent furni- ture show held in the Inter- national Building in Toronto. The award, sponsored joint- ly by the Ontario Furniture Manufacturers' Association (O.F.M.A.) and the Ontario Ministry of Industry and Tourism, is given to furniture manufacturers of home furni- ture to recognize achieve- ment in design, production and marketing of Ontario- made furniture. Dollar value, serviceability, ingenuity and development of the product are also taken into consider- ation. Winners were chosen from over 65 entries. Plydesigns had five nominees chosen for the nine Trillium awards covering a variety of cate- gories from chesterfields to chairs, dining furniture etc. Mr. Klasner said it was an honour to have five nominees and the choice of Chair 7500 as a Trillium Awara winner. Mr. Klasner states it was a great show and that it has placed Plydesigns as the leader in "Lifestyle Furniture". He points out there is a great interest in Youthful lifestyle furniture not only in Canada (Continued to Page 3) 1977 Trillium award winner ARENA MEETING SUNDAY The finance committee for the Orono Arena complex will hold a meeting this Sunday evening in the Orono Town 1Talat 7:00 p.m. when matters relating to the fund raising campaign and other projects will be discussed. CORRECTIONS Last week in reporting a donation of $5,000 to the Arena fund by Lasco Steel we reported that the Orono project had assisted in keeping some 35 employees busy at the plant. It should have read that from 30 to 35 employees living in this area will benefit through the use of the Arena. FEBRUARY IS HEART MONTH The Orono Chapter of the Ontario Heart Foundation is iding their annual canvas of the community during the -lonth of February. Twenty canvassers have been organized for the canvas with Mrs. Betty Chatterton campaign chairman. Support the fund when your canvasser calls, it is a method of helping others. Residents of Hampton have flatly turned down a proposal to establish a 180 acre park in the hamlet over the next twenty years. Over a hundred residents of the area attended the Town council meeting on Monday supported by a petition of 340 signatures out of a possible 358 asking council to terminate immed- iately any plan that would see the 180 acre park developed within the limits of the hamlet by the Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority. The chairman of the Auth- ority and General Manager, Mr. Goodwin and Mr. Camp- bell, outlined a plan for the development of the park over the next possible twenty years to council. The proposal would see the present 20 acre (Continued page 2) Joe Klasner, president of Claude BennettOntarioMmi- their "Chair 7500" in the Plydesigns in Orono accepts ster o Housing. Plydesigns Modem Occasional Chair cat- his 1977 Trillium Award from won the coveted award for egory. Deborah Bennett, wife of Hampton residents oppose new park 1 1