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Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, February 24, 93 Regional Counfil endorses jail for repeat sex offenders At their regular meeting last Wednesday Durham Regionai "-counicil endorsed a recommen- dation from the City of Peterborough asking the federal geverniment te put repeat sex offenders in jail for life. The resolution calîs for tbe "indefinite imprisoninent" of tbose with a history of sex crimes and endorses a coroner's jury in tbe Christopher Stevenson case. No change in garbage shipments Greater Toronto Area politicians, including those of Durham, bave been looking for some word from the new Ontario Minister of the Environinent, Bud Wildman, that sipping garbage te Kirkland Lake may be recon- sidered. Wildman bas stated that as of this time be sees no reason for cbanging govemnment policy as te tbe shipping of garbage te the northern community. Ruth Grier the former minister bad ruled eut the shipping of OTA garbage te the north as well as incineration. Pickering cornes in under one percent The Municipality of Pickering bas set its miil rate for 1993 witb an increase under one percent The final budget meeting was attended by some one bundred residents calling for a zero increase. The Town bad initialiy called for a budget increase of no more than 4 percent and then came in witb a 2.4 percent increase. After heurs of debate the budget was furtber cut te less than one percent Oshawa upholds pet disposai issue Osbawa counicil again considered the disposai of dogs and cals that reacb tbe pound but beld firm te tbeir existing policy. TMe existing policy denies the sale of dogs and cats for medicai research. The animais are sold for adoption a course wbicb bas been rather successful in Osbawa. Boat and traller taken A 19 foot boat and trailer have been stolen from a front yard of a Mili Street home in Newcastle Village. Tbe inboard/outboard and trailer were valued at $30,000. The boat is powered by two lObp outboard moters and has a white top and black huil. Expect to sel airport lands The Federai govcrnmecnt is exctdto approve plans to scIl- off somne 5000X acres of land which hâd been purchased for a propelxc4 second irpo)rt fii lickcring. 'Hc .1 i n 1<(il d , n-l l / iî' c !firnneîi-dPî;c ,sdi p(r(-poc.d ioi ic pro je a set aside duec to oppomitIon lo 0hc plan and bas been left in limbe since that time. Announcement of furtber runways at Pearson International may bave sometbing te do witb the move to seil off the 5000 acres. Popular announcer dead at 72 Eddie Lutber who was a familiar voice on the momning and afternoon musical programs of CKQT-FM out of Oshawa for a period of ten years died of cancer last Tuesday at the Markham- Stouffville Hospital. Luthier was the first broadcaster to give traffic results from a belicopter when broadcasting in Toronto. He started witb CFRB in 1961 then went to CHHI, CKEY and finally to CKQT. Interest free boans boost shopping A Port Hope sbop-iocal drive brougbt more than $75,000 to local town businesses over a six week campaign ending January l7tb. Forty-five businesses participated and 67 residents took Advantage of tbe six montb interest-free ban being offered. Would be costly to police budget A Port Hope Police officiai bas said that tbe closing of tbe court bouse in Port Hope would add $ 100,000 to tbe annual Police budget Police in Port Hope would bave te attend court in Cobourg adding te the cost of tbe towns operation. Tbe Town is asking the province to witbidraw any intention to, move tbe court bouse wbicb on the second floor dees cause problems with access. Theatre foundation in action 'be inaugural meeting of the Capital Theatre Foundation in Port Hope was beld recently witb an entbusiastic group of 85 present Tbe group are about to complete purcbase of tbe property for show- biz in tbe Town and te restore tbe building for use in the communîty. The total cost is estimated at $340,000 and funds are beginning to roil in. Industrial accident claims life A man died following an industrial accident at Cameco uranium refinery in Port Hope. Tbe man had fallen from tbe roof of tbe building. An inquesi mnay be held. From Around The Region Reugional tai levy up 3.5% for 1993 Emmett Crei9hton honoured Eimett Creihtofl a well-know Port Hope ma.as bonoured recently witli the presentation of the Citizen of the Year award. He is affectionately known as red by bis friends and was a mnember of the public scbool board re-presenting thç- Separate school faction for a great number of years. Approve $1.4 milion dump deal Northumberland County is finally on its Way to, develop a County dump Viith approval te purchase the Brighton Township dump at a cost of $4.1 million. The county bas aise approved a resolution that ÙJIeY apply to the Ontario Munîiipal Board te overturn the Bfighton Officiai plan. CN freight derailed, CObourg The derailmePt Of a CN freighit car east of Cobourg caused delays of up to, 45 minutes for VIA riders. The VIA ctt,,tomers had to bc re-routed around the accident. No one was hurt. The cause of the, derailment is mot known. Vandals co,.t town $25,000 Vandalîsm ii town parks and recreation failities reached .$25,000 in 19,32. This was the highest cost fpr vandalism1 in recent years. The closest cost was somne over $2l,0(0 in 1988. Want to cejebrate 20th anniversary -The Region of Durham wants to mark 1994 witb a strinz of continuous celý,brations, it being the 2Oth annivefsax of the region whicb came into being in 1974. A steering committee bas been set-up for the occasion and they will look for participation ail across the eight inunicipali ties. A Special Évents calendar is being assemliled and those wisbing to advý',tise their events shouid contLict their own municipal clerk,'e office. Newcastle 623-3379. Launch hyciro reduction plan The 350 bydro customers in Port Hope are bo benefit from a hydro reduction plan that has been launched. The plan 15 supportcd by Ontario Hydro1 the local 'utility and a nlew group formed, Energreen TeCm n1 the Home Power Saver PrOgram. The progra11 bas been -welI received in Otper communities including the TPwn of Whitby. It is not a costiy piogramn and it does benefit home oy*nurs in being able to reduce Itheir hYdr0 elctLriec osts. $27 million. Police costs are pegged at $52.9 million whiie Children's Aid' Society and Conservation Authorities add a further $4.1 million. The finance and administrative committee is slated for s sum of $7.2 million and planning committee a further $2.3 million. Public Works takes $10.65 of the budgeted total with Health, Day Care, Family Services and Homes for the Aged a further $9.7 million. In total after revenues of grants and other revenues the Region is calling for a total of $92.816 million from taxpayers. The Town of Newcastle is about to start'budget discussions' with a target of no, more of an increase than 1.5 percent. l3th ANNUAL Kidney Foundati*on Dance Saturday, March 6th, 1993 8:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. Newcastle Community Hall Music by "THE TRADESMEN" Lunch Provided Tickets $20.00 a couple SITING TASK FORCE ,ýeý-jj Low-level Radioactive Waste Management GROUPE DE TRAVAIL Chi 'nste de gestion des déchets faiblement radioactfs The Community Liaison Groups in Port Hope, Hope Township and Newcastle are preparing a list of qualified local individuals, consulting firms and suppliers interested in submitting bids, for environmental, social and technical studies. These studios are related to the removal of low-level radioactive wastes f rom temporary storage sites in these three communities, and the remediation of the sites after dlean-up. Companies with offices or operations in these areas are invited to submit a one-page outline of their skills and relevant experience to: The Siting Task Force Secretariat 580 Booth Street, 9th Floor Ottawa, Ontario Kl A 0E4 FAX: (613) 996-6206 These firms will then be placed on the Secrelariat*s master bid list for upcoming projects in their area of expertise. Please include a contact name, address,ý telephone number and fax number. AUl tenders, bids and contracting will be executed through -the Department of Supply and Services of the federal government. n- KS-A mRIE S, mE At YD, il o) our in-car lessons are on-e-on1-one. You'Illfeel less Pressure and litss s. nd1youIi ble able to conentalecblter on whlat ou le doing w hch kespeiai morant whenvour le i an ourex0111 gencymanevers Cal îody au il ls e.cx0ý1110 di ive and srie Next Class Saturday, March 13th (4 days) 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.ý 98 King St. W., Bowmanville Phone: 623-7017 YOUNG DRIVERS f 0F CANADA W Because Your f i;s worth e The Region of Durham last Wednesday passed the annual budget far abead of other years when the budget awaited the mnonth of April for final approval. Regional tax payers are being levied an increase of 3.5 percent over that of 1992 which on average amounts to $15 a household. In actuality the budget was increased by 5.4 percent with a 1.9 reduction due to increased assessment within the Region during the yea r of 1992. The budget passed with no objection from counciilors. The budget includes a sum of $16.11 million for general welfare assistance along with other social service cos associated witb the department in an amount of $10.8,79 million. The total amnount reaches almost au.