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ib~M i I "La ~ 11111 h. -{ 10- Orono Wekty Times, Wedn.sday, Deoembr 4, 1991 Modified sehool year put on hold The Durham Public School Board lias delayed taking any action at this point in offering a modified school year to accommodate a growing number of students with too few room accomimodations. It has been said a more realistic implementation would be September of 1993. The option is to put the students on shifts with some attendmng from 7:30 a.m. tili 12:30 p.m. and the next shift from 1:00 p.m. until 6:00 P.m. Creditors vote for bankruptcy A prominent Oshawa lawyer, Raipli Jones, lias been pushed into bankruptcy when creditors voted flot to accept payment of their investments with the firm of four cents on the dollar. Close ta 100 creditors have stepped forward with dlaims totalling close to $11 mifllion. Trustees, Deloitte and Touche have so far determined that Jones' net worth is $400,000. In 1989 the trustee report said that Jones had accumulated a substantial net personal worth. Creditors corne from ail across the Region of Durham. Cobourg proposes charge by bag Cobourg intends to embark on a garbage collection scheme that will charge a fee per bag or a fee for weight of garbage placed at the curbside. A trial period is expected ta corne into effect i 1992. If the plan is followed through it will be the first sucli plan endeavoured in Ontario. South Monaghan stays "dry" At the time of the recent municipal elections in South Monaglian 'Township a referendum was held as ta the sale of liquari the Township. Voters voted in favour of retaining the dry status of the Township 381 "Yes" to 266 "no", seven votes short of the required 60 percent ta revoke the dry status of the municipality. Sponsors seminar Starting a Small Business in Ontario Gord Milîs, M.P.P., Durhamn East is sponsoring a seminar on Starting a Small Business on January 22nd in the Court Roomn above the Bowmanville Fire Station. Registration is free but will be limited to 25 participants. Phone Jenny at 697-1501 or 1-800-661- 2433. College offers Free service to unemployed Durhanm College is offering a one year " Employment, Options" program free to unemployed. The service is geared toward people interested in upgrading, retraining or developing a new career. Cal 576-0210 Ext. 453. Seven new members for the Ganaraska When the new siate of appointments are completed for the Ganaraska there will be seven new members of the total thirteen. The new appointments are made, generally in the month of December. The Town of Newcastle will be sending Ann Dreslinski and David Scott ta the Conservation Authority. The appaintments had previously been Diane Hanire and Frank Stapleton. Port Hope's Band Sheli to be moved Port Hope counicil lias given approval ta the LACAC comrnittee for the removal of the bandsheil from behind the Town Hall across the street ta the Memorial Park. LACAC will pay the cost of moving the building, some $15.000. Support for Oak Ridges Moraine fizzles Toronto area Liberal MP Maurizio Bevilacqua last week brouglit a proposal before the House of Commons in Ottawa asking conunitmnent of the federal. govemnment ta negotiate with the province preservation of the Oak Ridges Moraine. The MP pointed ta the importance of the Moraine calling it a holding tank and filtration system for water on which millions of people i the area depend upon. As happens with private- member bills the proposai was talked out passed the expiry time and thus neyer came ta a vote. Bevilacqua intends ta reintroduce his bill for a second debate. United Way short some $200,000, The United Way of Whitby Oshawa Newcastle lias fallen short some $200.000 of its goal of $3.125 million. The amount now donated is similar to that of the final total last year. Directors of the United Way are still hopeful, however, that the total goal is eventually readhed. Police contract talks put on hold After letters from the Chainnani of the Region of Durhiam, Gary Herrema, the Police Ser-vices Board held off negotiations with Durham Regional Police until after the new council takes office and the new Police Services Board is endorsed. Durham Police salaries now range from about $35,000 for a fourili class officer ta $62,000 for a staff sargeant and $93,000 for superintendent. The Police Association and the Region agreed ta a 4 percent pay increase for this year retroactive ta January 1, 1991 with a further 2.3 percent striking-in on July lst of this year. GM Oshawa to build new methanol cars GM of Canada expects ta begin production of methanol-pawered cars, the first attempt in Northi America. The production would involve 4000 Chevrolet Lumîna cars which will cost an additional $2,000 over the regular Lumina model. $7209000, and no buiflding It lias co.ý, Northumberland County a surni of $720,000 for the pre-planning aPd Municipal Board hearing of a ,ew administration building whicll will now neyer be built. Most of tue money $587,753 went ta the architects Totten Sums Hubicki Asspciates for the preparation of Plans and drawings needed for tendpring. Health Unit may move out of Cobourg The Ilaliburton Kawarthaà Pine Ridge District Health Unit may move its Offices out of Cobourg. There is a growig need for more space for the unit's offices and a searcli is now on. It lias been the intent of the Health Unit ta rent space in the proposed new 1 county administrative building which lias now been abandoned. A savings for Port Hope Port Hope'and Cobourg may soon slip their garbage to a landfill site in Bewdley rather than ta the Seymour landfill. The move of location for disposaI could save Port Hope taxpayers $60,000 in 1992. PUBLIC NOTICE TO ITS CITIZENS As the rg@sult of amendments to the Regional Municipality of Durham Act enacted by the Provincial Governillent on June 27, 1991, Regional Cou ncil is no longer responsible for adopting local officiai plans arid amendments. It is now the responsibility of Newcastle Council to pass by-laws to adoipt amrendrnents to the Town of Newcastle OfficiaI Plan. A total of six applications to amend the Town's Officiai Plan have previously been recommended for approvai by Town Council, but.now must be adopted by by-law by Town Council. Athough Public Meetingýs were held on these applications previously, Section 17 of the Planning Act requires Council 1o again hold a Public Meeting ta consider the six proposed Officiai Plan Amendments. THEREFORE, TAKE NOTICE that the Town of Newcastle General Purpose and Administration Commifte will hold a Public Meeting to consider the following amendments to the OfficiaI Plan of the Townl of Newcastle: 1 ) Arnendment No. 42 which permits the lands at 15 Church Street, Bowmanville to be uted as a parking lot in association with an off ice/ commercial building on adjacent lands (APplicant: United Counties Holdings; File: OPA 89-69/N); 2) Aniendment No. 43 which introduces a 'High Density' symbol on lands at the southwest corner of Greerý Road and Highway No. 2 in the Bowmanville Urban Area <Applicant: Çarnovale Construction Limited; File: OPA 90-46/N); 3) Aciendment No.. 44 which extends the bounidaries of the Newcastle Village Main Central Area to include the rear portions of the lands at 106 and 118 King Street East, and raciesignates same from 'Low Density Residential' to 'Commercial' (Applicant: Lloyd Stephenson; File OPA 91-6/N); 4) Arnendment No. 45, being the Secondary Plan for the Hamlet of Orono (File: OPA 90-59/N); 5) Amnendmnent No. 46, being the Secondary Plan for the 'Hamlet of Maple Grove (File: OPA 91-13/N); 6) Ameondment No. 47 relating to the Courtice West Neighbourhood, specificially the road network, population distribution, the location of Neighbourhood Parks, and the public acquisition of valleylands within the Harmony Creek systemn (File: OPA 90-89/N). ANY PERSON may attend the Public Meeting and/or mako written or verbal representation ether in support of or in opposition ta the proposed Official Plan Amendments. DATE: TIME:' PLACE: MONDAY, JANUARY 6,1992 9:30 A.M. COUNCIL CHAMBERS, MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATIVE CENTRE, 40 TEMPERANCE STREET, BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO Subsequently, Town Council will consider the proposed amendments at the following meeting: DATE: TIME: PLACE: MONDAY, JANUARY 13, 1992 7:00 pm COUNCIL CHAMBERS, MUNICIPA L ADMINISTRATIVE CENT-RE, 40 TEMPERANCE STREET, BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO Requests to make a presentation at the Council meeting must be forwarded ta Mrs. Patti Barrie, A.M.C.T., Clerk of the Town of Newcastle, and must be received by 12:00 Noon cf Wednesday, January 8, 1992. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION relating ta the proposed amendments ta the Town of Newcastle Officiai Plan is available for inspection between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. at the Planning Department, 40 Temperance Street, Bowmanville, Ontario or by calling Janice Szwarz at 623-3379. Dated at the Town of Newcastle this 22nd day of November, 1991 -kARIO1 f Date of Publication: Wednesday, December 4, 1991 Franklin Wu, M.C.l.P Director of Planning andDevelopment Town of Newcastle 40 Temperance Street Bowmanville, Ontario LI C 3A6 1P.O. 3140 From Around Thne Region ..........