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irom around the Region DOWN TO BUSINESS OF SEPARATING The first meeting for the purpose of dividing the Canada UAW from the Inter- national United Auto Workers Union is to be held in Florida on February 28-29. It is expected that White will ask for 15 per cent of the International Union's strike fund which now stands at some $600 million. White, however, points out that he is not ready to put a figure on the amount the Canadian arm of the Union will re- quest. Canadian workers pay some $19 million into the strike fund every year. BOARD VOTES AGAINST JUNIOR KINDERGARTEN Trustees of the Durham Board of Education voted 10-5 against the development of a Junior Kindergarten pro- gram in the board's jurisdic- tion. A staff report had recommended that the pro- gram be undertaken with a start-up cost of $1.6 million. Those opposed to the move said the board should be upgrading its existing pro- grams and facilities rather than starting up new pro- grams. It was stated that the board could face a ten per- cent increase this year without the Junior KIndergarten and wondered where the money would come from. The board did receive a petition requesting the pro- gram which was signed by 1,663 persons. INFORMATION CENTRE OPEN TO PUBLIC The Darlington Hydro In- formation Centre which was recently officially opened by the former Premier of the Province, Bill Davis, is now open to the public on the following schedule: From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday (Summer Only 9 a.m. to 4p.m. daily.) To reach the Darlington Nuclear Generating Station take Highway 401 to Holt Road (Exit 428) west of Bowman- ville and then west on the ser- vice road to entrance on Park Road. HANDI-TRANSIT MAY NOW EXPAND The City of Oshawa have given their approval for the expansion of the Handi- Transit facility into the municipalities of Uxbridge and Scugog. Handi-Transit now services Oshawa, Whitby and the Town of Newcastle. The ex- pansion of the service to the two new centres will not detract from the present ser- vice. WANTS COUNTY TO SET UP AFFIRMATIVE ACTION The Town of Port Hope has adopted a report on the development of an affir- mative action program and wilI seek to have the County of Northumberland to set up such a program. It would be the intent that the fifteen municipalities, part of the County set-up, would follow the County guidelines. The County would administer the pro- gram. KEN DRYDEN TO SPEAK TO CHAMBER Ken Dryden, former star goaltender for the Montreal Canadiens and now Ontario Youth Commissioner, is to be the guest speaker at the Whit- by Chamber of Commerce on February 20th. Dryden will speak on Youth Trust for the province. Youth Trust is organized in the Region of Durham being a provincially funded body that is to co-ordinated pro- grams designed to reduce youth unemployment. PROJECT AUBERGE FUNDS NOT ENOUGH Doug Johns, Regional Social Services Commis- sioner, has stated that the allotment of $82,000 for Pro- ject Auberge is not enough for the group to operate throughout 1985. Project Auberge is an Oshawa hostel for abused women and the facility is generally crowded. The $82,000 figure was submitted by Project Auberge and Johns said it is not up to him to revise the figures which he feels is far too low for twelve months of operation. COUNTY TOWN SINGERS TOPS The 60 voice County Town Singers, Whitby, won first place in one competition and placed second in an6ther at the 42nd annual Toronto Kiwanis Music Festival. The first place win came in the foreign language category with the second place stan- ding in the English language category. This is the first time in years that the Whitby group has competed in the Festival. WANTS TO DISCUSS LEGAL SERVICE PLAN Bernie O'Brien, president of the Durham Region Law Association would like to discuss the upcoming new legal service plan ironed out between GM and the U.A.W. in their most recent negotia- tions. The president said the Law Association does not want to interfere but that they do have some expertise to offer. He wants to speak with the UAW some time in the near future. PRISON ESCAPEE ARRESTED AND CHARGED Last Wednesday Ralph Philips, 35, inmate at the Millbrook Correctional Facility fled the facility about 2 a.m. in a car stolen from the prison parking lot. Philips was arrested an hour after he held up Scott's Texaco in Hope Township. The arrest was made by the O.P.P. Philips had two mon- ths left of a 15 month jail sentence. TO SERVE IN ETHOPIA Paul Caldwell, physician, Cobourg, leaves on March lith for Ethopia where he will be part of a four doctor, twelve nurse and six support people team to assist at a resettlement camp. The group will spend about one month in the camp. The project was started by two Kingston physicians and sponsored by the Kingston Kinsmen Club who have rais- ed $73,000.00. It cost some $250,000 a month to sponsor a team in Ethiopia. Uxbridge Township joins fold The Township of Uxbridge has undergone re-assessment fo all property within the municipality under Scetion 63 of the Reassessment Pro- gram. The program is the same that has been undertaken in the Town of Newcastle and which last year created such an uproar. Public meetings are now being held in the municipality to explain the new assessed values. Bowmanville Mall Vetoed by OMB The Ontario Municipal Board handed down their decision in respect to the ap- plication to develop a mall in the Waverley area of Bowmanville vetoing the pro- posal. The O.M.B. stated the pro- ject was premature at this time for 160,000 square feet. The chairman agreed with downtown and Bowmanville Mall merchants that Bowmanville could not sup- port three business areas. The proposal was brought forth by Pythbow Developments Limited and has been before town council for a number of years. The Town of Newcastle opposed the development as did the planning department of the Region of Durham. Regional council was in sup- port of the proposal. Supports Oshawa Ward system Counc. Cowman of the Town of Newcastle council came out in support of a ward system in the election of councillors when she address- ed the Ontario Municipal Board hearing conducted to consider a ward system of government for the City of Oshawa. Cowman said the ward system does allow .new can- didates a greater opportunity for election under the ward system and all&ws represen- tatives to keep a close contact with their taxpayers. She also said it was unfounded that the ward system made politic ians parochial. Orono Weekly Times, Wednesdav, February 20, 1985-5 Nuclear Assoc. may Fnfrmatîon On meet local groups The Canadian Nuclear Association's Social Issues Committee is to discuss the three-tier position of the Port Granby Monitoring Commit- tee and the Hope Township Group Citizens for Responsi- ble Nuclear Waste Disposal. The discussion is expected to take place at the CNA's next meeting to be held in March. The discussions are to follow the recent presentation by the two local groups last month to the CNA. Dr. Norman Aspin, presi- dent of the association, said, "if we're going to understand why people are anxious about nuclear fuel and nuclear Plans campaign to fight rabies The Environmental Health Services of the Regional Department of Health in co- operation with four school boards are out to reach 45,000 elementary school children this week in the Region of Durham. The massive campaign is to teach students about the dangers of rabies. Twenty-seven hundred teachers are involved in the fifteen minute campaign in each and every school. Students from kindergarten to grade eight will be given literature on rabies and are asked to take the information home to their parents. Oshawa digs in its heels Oshawa Mayor Allan Pilkey states Durham Region will have to do it the hard way if it wants the city to give up its interest in the regional headquarters building. He said the City of Oshawa owns one-third of the building and that the city will not back away from that stand. power, we had better unders- tand where they're coming from." It has been pointed out that there is no doubt the association exists to promote and encourage nuclear energy but that there is also a need to look at the basis of that assumption. The association made up of industry representatives is considered one of the prin- cipal voices of industries in- volved in the development of various forms of nuclear power. The Hope Township and the Port Granby groups are calling for an ad hoc commit- tee to conduct a nation-wide search for a suitable low-level radioactive waste site. The also include that the government set up a fund to assist in the clean-up of the existing nuclear waste sites in Port Hope, Welcome and Port Granby and suggest th e government should charge producers of nuclear waste a disposaI fee for ail waste in order to repay the clean-up costs. Eldorado Resources Limited's proposal is to establish a permanent waste disposal site in either Hope Township or the Town of Newcastle for low level waste. Aspin has stated that the two groups may be asked to Asthma Does someone in your family have Asthma? If the answer is "yes", then Durham Region Lung Association may be able to help. Beginning on Tuesday, March 26th, the local Christmas Seal organization will run a four session Asthma Information Series at the Whitby Public Library, 405 Dundas Street, West. This evening series will be held on consecutive Tuesday and Thursday nights (con- cluding April 4th) from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. In- dividual/family registration is $10.00. Topics discussed will in- clude the causes of asthma, the importance of medica- tion, the correct use of in- halers, allergens in the en- vironment and various cop- ing techniques. This program will be of interest both to parents of asthmatic children and to adult asthmatics who would like to be better in- formed. For more details on this Christnas Seal service, call Durham Region Lung Association at 723-3151. again meet with the Associa- tion to establish areas of agreement. He has indicated there could well be points of disagreement. He has said the original discussions were amicable. I. HOME NEEDEP I have a fine family of four anxiously looking for a 3 or 4 bedroom home in the Orono area. They have to move in the spring. 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