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Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, JuIy 25~, 19 From, Around 'the Region Cobourg objects to 0MB over new building Cobourg bias lodged an objection bo the Ontario Municipal Board over plans to build a new $10 million office complex by the Coun- Iy of Northumberland. Cobourg states the plan is, premature since restructuring of the counîy sysem is not to take place until mid 1991, or at leasî wben a report is to be presented. Cobourg also discounts rentai revenue expected from the complex. Northumberland to be prepared for possible Wesleyville generation Northumberland County is seek- ing provincial funds to assist the County 10 handle the Ontario Hydro environmental report as bo the possible use of the Wesleyville Station as a new nuclear generating station. The environmentai assessment is to study the social, economic and environmenîal impacts of a local- nuclear generating station aI Wesleyville. Ontario Hydro is considering other sites including the expansion of the Darlington station in the Town of Newcastle. Alderville Native won't support OKA dispute Members of the Alderville first Nations band will not set up road blocks as a show of support for Mohawks on the strife-torn Kanesatake and Kabnawake reserves in Quebec. It was expressed that there is sym- pathy for the Mohawks but that the issue is a federal one and the federai government should step in to belp seule the dispute. Rules are flot for breaking Newcastle counicil hias decided that iî's time to enforce its pro- cedural rules, Council ruled Monday that in future, it will allow speakers 10 ad- dress Council if tbey have adbered to the rules of procedure.' This means ail speakers must in- formi the Clerk's Office the Wednesday before a meeting if tbey wish 10 address Council. In the past namnes were added bo the agenda at the sart of the counicil session. Senior's Centre included in plans Planning for a new Senior Citizen's Centre in Bowmanville is well underway. At a meeting Monday, the Town's elected officiais voted to recommend that funds be included in nexî year's budget for bbe con- suling fees related to finalizing the report. At the samne meeting, elected of- ficiais beard Glenn Prout describe the progress made by the Senior Citizen's Centre Steering Commit- tee. Blood donors The Red Cross are holding a Blood Donor Clinic at the Bowmanville Lions Club on August 1 fromn noon until 8 p.m. The Red Cross urge you to attend as the demand for blood is bigber than usuai at this time of the year. Location change, The Durham East Progressive Conservabive Nomination meeting, zàýriginaIly slated for August 8th at the Bowmanville High School, bas been changed to a new venue. The meeting will now be held at the Bowmanville Recreation Complex, on the same date and time. Postal cut protest Municipal Councillors are pro- testing the possible reduction of postal service in Courtice. In a vote on Monday, the Town of Newcas- tle's elected officiais agreed to ad- vise Canada Post that the municipaiity is strongly opposed 10 any reduction in existing postal ser- vice for Courtice. Bill Scott, Presi- dent of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers Oshawa/Bowman- ville areas, said Canada Post is at- tempting 10 reduce services in order to save money. "Any time Ihey get a chance to reduce services and save some money, they jump on it," he said. Orono Park needs lights A spokesman for the Orono Athleîic Association bas requested that the lights for the baîl diamnond in the Orono Park be upgraded. Peter Maartense, in a letter to counicil, said that since some ex- isîing wiring is available, the cost, of upgrading would be much less than the cosî of the lights installed at Soper Creek Park in Bowmanville. Newcastle Council agreed to con- sider the request for ligbting in the Town's budget discussions in 1991. OshaWa wininers An Oshawa couple, Valerie, Henderson and husband Gary, won close to $53,000 as second prize in recent Lotto 6/49 draw. Valerie who is a clerk at Knob Hill Farms in Oshawa, hasn't decjded yet what to do with the prize money. Dump rates under fire Starting JuIy 1, Durhamn Region started charging $30 for ail non- passenger pickup trucks and vans of less than 3,000 kilograms bringing in waste to transfer siations. Ken Donnelly, waste operations manager for the region, said that despite a few furjous people, things are going pretty well at the stations. Some people have been upset about having to pay and have driven off, stating they'll dump elsewhere. Donnelly said he's con- cerned that "elsewhere" will be dit- ches alongside county roads or farmers' fields. Tox ic taxi roll on Durham Region's Toxic Taxi is stili rolling along in Uxbridge. The taxi, a white cube van bear- ing its name and Durham waste managements logo in red, goes around the community on a regular basis picking up household bazar- dous waste from people's homes. The Uxbridge run by the Toxic Taxi is a pilot project for Durham which hopes to expand the service throughout the region soon. Arson charges John Donald Larnorie, 22, of no fixed address and a young offender, who can't be'namned, face arson charges after four boats were set fire to at the Whitby Marina. Durham Police said gasoline was the cause of the fire that was responsible for $100,000 damage. The blaze took firefighters from two stations 30 minutes to get under control. The two charged had gone to the Pickering-Ajax Hospital for treat- ment of burns to their hands. Pickering hospital in deht Ajax and Pickering General Hospital is $1 .5 million in debt, can't afford new equipment, and is forced to send some patients to other hospitals for medical tests. Hospital officials are hoping the province will help bail il out. The province is currently reviewing the hospital's financial position. In the fiscal year ending March 31, expenses of $21.7 million ex- ceeded revenue by $500,000. The hospital paid $147,927 in interest on debts during the ycar. GO delayed Forget taking the GO train from Bowmanville to Toronto this year. The extension of rush hour train service into the Town of Newcastle, which had been slated to start in the faîl, bas now been pushed back to the spring of 1991. Regional chairman Gary Her- rema, who is also a vice chairman of GO Transit, said the delay was caused by a hitcb in acquiring land for a Bowmanville station. Snow clearnîng cuts Wbitby council plowed under the old policy of clearing sidewalks of snow and ice after winter storms. But 'one councillor warned that the annual savin8s of $29,000 to $33,000 may not be worth the price. Regional councillor Marcel Brunell e said he supports efforts to keep taxes down, but estimated the annual cost of clearing al sidewalks at only .75 cents peT resi- dent. Housing sales slump Housing sales and price in Durham Region continue to drop as interest rates remain at an eight- year higb. The number of bouses sold in the region during June dropped by 25 per cent compared to the sanie montb last year, the Oshawa and District Real Estate Board reported. Last montb 286 homes were sold in Durbam, compared to 326 last June. In Oshawa the figures show a 245 per cent drop, from 139 last June to 106 tbis-June. In Oshawa the average bouse"price last montb was $150,360, down from $169,329, last June, a decrease of just over 1 1 per cent. (Continued page 6) Lottcry profits help hospitais. On the night of the car accident, Bruce was flot expected 10 live. For- tunately. a specially equipped and staffed trauma unit was ready and standing by at a nearby hospital. 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