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Bronze winnersfrom Kirby School Coune. Hamre resigns as deputy mayor In a surprise move on Monday Counc. Daine Hamre submitted, verbally, her resignation as deputy Mayor, a position she has held over the past thirteen or fourteen months with the present councîl. Hamre gave as her reason the lack of communications - "in the atmosphere I now find myself I can- not carry-out the duties of deputy Mayor." Mayor Hubbard stated that it came to her as a shock - "but if it is your wish I understand." Counc. Hamre said it came as a surprise to her that council had con- sidered the special committee for development with no mention to her as head of planning and development for the Town. The girls' volleyball team at Kir- Pictured above are: (front row) Ross, (back row) Tanya Ferguson, by Public School were received Diane Jenkins, Shanon Hawkshaw, Katie McKelvie, Sacha Thompson, Bronze winners in a tournament Christa Robinson, Katrina Hart- Georgina Katsiapis,'Melanie Puk held in Bowmanville. mann, Adele Jenkins and Dana and Mrs. Gimblett, coach. roo Lethi €hneC 4 Published Every Wednesday Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, February 14, 1990 Town tightens grip on commercial development in Newcastle Village The Town of Newcastle took a firm grip on commercial develop- ment in the Village of Newcastle on Monday for proposals that required an official plan amendment and were over 5500 square feet in size. They also set a precedent by de- nying a convenience store proposal, the Bould proposal, in the east end of the Village which would have met present planning requirements with an amendment to the official plan. The action taken by council on Monday would not affect commer- cial proposals that were made for lands within the existing commer- cial core of the Village. Ron Strike, speaking for the Delbert group who had sought agreement for their 53,000 square foot proposal on a triangular sec- tion of land in the east of the Village, said it would hold up the proposal for three years. It is the intent of the Town to now await the Regional Officiai Plan review final draft which could take well into 1990. With the com- pletion of the final draft the Town would then undertake a Master Plan for the Village Commercial area. It could take some time for such a plan to be completed but it Happenings.... ORONO TOWN HALL EUCHRE RESULTS The Orono Town Hall euchre results held Wednesday, February 7 with 12 tables in play are: High scores Charlie Campbell with 85; Bill 'Grady with 84; Robin Alldred and Ruth Grady each with 80 and Jean Bowden with 76. Low score for the evening Art Bedwin. Winners of the draws were Madeleine Buckley, Dorothy Branch, Ray Staples, Bernice Partner and Tom Wilson. Euchre is held every Wednesday evening 8:00 p.m. Ladies please bring lunch. ORONO SENIOR CEES CARD PARTY RESULTS At the Orono Senior Cees on February 8th, Happy Birthday was sung to Pearl Clark who is 86 and Wes Wood who was 87. There were 7 tables of euchre with the winners being: High - Dora Mac- Donald with 69; 2nd Jack Moffat with 68; 3rd Bernice Moffat with 67. Low score Bill Grady; "Bingo" lone hand prize Myrtle Tamblyn. Next party March 8. CLARKE HIGH SCHOOL PARENT COMMITTEE SPONSORS MEETING ON GREEN HOUSE EFFECT The Parent Committee of Clarke High School will be spon- soring a meeting on the "Green House Effect" to be held on Wednesday, February 21st at 7:30 p.m. in the Auditorium of Clarke High School. A video will be shown on how the "Green House" ef- fects all of us and what we can do to prevent it from getting any worse. Guest Speaker for the evening will be Mr. BrianlBston from Courtice area. Mr. Elston is an environmentalist and be edited s T.V.O. video. Everyone is invited to attend! would determine the area in which commercial development could pro- gress. Ron Strike said the Delbert group had grave concerns over the freeze on their lands but were willing to work with the Town as to a Master plan and a Marketing analysis. He said, "We believe we could proceed together. Mr. Swartz, speaking for the Bould convenience application in the east also asked for approval of the project stating it did comply with all regulations. He also said they could comply with access to highway 2 providing approval was given by the Ministry. Mrs. David Rickard spoke in ob- jection of the convenience store proposal stating that there were already enough in the Village. She said commercial development should be located in the downtown core. Rob Griffin spoke on behalf of the Newcastle DBIA objecting to commercial development other than in the downtown area. "We need the support of council," he said. Mr Stevenson, a residential developer with lands north of the Bould property also objected to the proposed commercial proposal. Counc. Stapleton said that the Bould proposals were going to be held in abeyance due to a Master Plan of the triangular area. "We have the BIA in mind", he said. Counc. Hamre said she had asked council members to reconsider the Delbert proposal and said the ap- proval of the proposal would have ignored the downtown. She did add in the discussion that the first priority was to the core area of the Village. Counc. Hamre said, "As of la Monday I feel I am not in touch ar it is now hard for me to speak c behalf of the Mayor and council. Mayor Hubbard said econom development did come under th Chief Administrative Officer an the Mayor. "I wanted to pull thini together," said the Mayor. "There seems to be a loss of con munication between you (til Mayor) and 1", commente Hamre, "and the rest of council. "Without communication I cann do my, job," commented Coun< Hamre. Counc. Stapleton said he had er joyed working with Counc. Hami as deputy Mayor. "I did not kno (Continued page 3) Tenth annual Kidney Foundation dance The 10th annual Kidney Founda- tion dance, sponsored by the Ransberry family, will be held March 3rd at the Newcastle Com- munity Hall, Mill St., Newcastle. The Tradesmen, a five-piece coun- try and western band, will return to provide the entertainment. Mean- while, square dancing, under the direction of Harold (Mac) Ransberry will be enjoyed. Tickets are $15.00/couple. Lunch will be served. Tickets are available at the door. The event kicks off at 8 p.m. and continues until 1 p.m. The Ransberrys became involved in fund raising for the Kidné Foundation after family memb Don Ransberry pnder went a kindi transplant in 1968. Don, now 43 years old, is one Ô the world's longest survivir transplant patients. Today, he co: tinues to enjoy good health ai joins his family-in trying to he others afflicted with kidney diseas Durham residents are remind< that March is Kidney month Canada. Meanwhile, this is special year for many Durha kidney patients. The Ontar Ministry of Health recently a (Continued page 3) Town gives support to environmental repori The Ontario Environmental Assessment Advisory Committee's report as it pertains to protection of the headwater areas of the Ganaraska River gained more sup- port, in general, from the planning department of the Town of Newcas- tie recently. The Advisory Committee was commissioned late last year by ti Ministry of the Environment to ac vice on the adequacy of the existir environmetal planning and ai proval process to proteet the wate shed of the Ganaraska in view potential development within ti area. (Continued page 7) Orono District Credit Union The Orono District Credit Union has opened an office in downtown Orono with offices in the basement of the Oronbo Town Hall. The office is open on Mondays, Wednesdays -from 12 noon to 5 p.m. and on Friday from 12 noon to 6 p.m. Joanne Ross, R.R. 2 Orono, is treasurer-manager of the Orono District credit Union and will operate out of the Bowmanville o fice. Mrs. Ross has had bank ar finance company experience. Si said the Credit Union service is c an individual personal basis ar does operate with.competitive rate The Credit Union will be holdir its 35th annual meeting on Marc 9th in the basement of the Oror United Church.