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,~ Ïd eda 1 1 7 1993 ..................... Y m Canada Day Well Celebrated It has to be true; Canada Day was weii celebrated in the Village of Orono again this ycar. The Omono Town Hall Board committee bas to boc mdited for marking the date on the calendar and gettmng tbings moving in organization for the event. It does take initial initiative for any event to bc successful and this did corne tbrough the local Hall Board. Corne July lIst the Orono Park was dottcd with hundreds of attendees witb many being family units. The sports events and those events brougbt to the celebration by thc Newcastle Family Connection organization made a great day.for thec kids. And then there was the cutting of the cake for thc iaunch of the Munîcipality of Clarington and of course the appearance of the Clarington Concert Banci providing music ini thc park. It ail blended together to make for a day worthy of celebrating Canada Day the good old-fasbioned way - a community in celebration. Tbanks must first go to the Hall Board and then of course to those wbo assisted by being part of thc programn. t is what community is ail about. ý Net to put a damper on Canada Day by any means but who would have thouglit Iast year prior to, during and following the Chariottee Town Accord referendum that Canada would stili bc arund te celebrate another Canada Day. It certainly is now most evident tiat our high profile pundits were away off base. Canada and its people survivied.There was no great dreat at dxhetirne. It was a togetherness in Orono iast week and it was dxat same *ogtherness across the nation that kept Canada together on dxe referendum. A Big Job Ahead 'he Northumberland and Newcastle Board of Education has a big job ahead of itself in preparing for the event that the so-called Social Contraci fails and the province in effect turnis the problemn over to the local boards of education and other such public institutions. If the province and the public service sector including teachers' federations cannot corne to agreement it is now thee mtent dxat the province is to legislate a w age freeze retroactive to June 14 and'wbich would require employces rnaking more tban $30,000 to take 12 unpaid hoiidays each of three years. If the province is unable to corne to termns wîth thc teacher federations and unions, and dxere are a number, dxen it seems somewhat imaginative to think dxat local school boards would be able to corne to ternis widx local federation units.' Itblas certainly been dxc case in the past tat local federation units do not move until the parent association has given tbeir approvai. There is a wholesale waste of time with cach of the 150 boards of education in the province ncgotiating widx dxcir various unions. It is time that a body such as used for Community Colieges is establisbed and one set of negotiations cover ail boards of education in the province. The local public board bas $5.6 million to trim tbeir employees in one way or anodier and if one is to use $56,000 as an average wage for a teacher it could bc of some concerre to 100 arca teacbers in thc board systcm. If we are to dink dxat tbe present situation is a dog cat dog situation wbat canwe expect wben thc tbree years arc up and negotiations begin wîdxout the strangle hold of provincial legislation. The cry will bc "catch-up" and the rhctoric wili bc as strong as it is to- day and likely more'so coming out of a period of a three year wage freeze. One could imagine dxat wc could well bo in a period of wage and price con trol for the rest of this century. John, Veldhuis prepa 1res for retirement In a casuai conversation witb John Veldbuis this week it bas become apparent tlxat Mr. Veldhuis bas bis future mapped oui following retiremnent in two years. Mr ». Veîdbuis is well known in thc community for bis tenacity as it bas related to the cnvironment and bis work concerning thc Port Granby dump. As to Mr. Veldhuis' retirement plans some preparation cornes dis July 15th when lie leaves for Haiti for a month in that particular country planting trees. The projcct is through the Baptist-Mission and Mr. Veidhuis secs it asan-opportunity to work and ivc in a foreign country. In the longer tcrm, Mr. Veldhuis, foliowîng bis retirement in two ycars, is cdging bimtself towards a five ycar contract witb the Anglican Voiunteer Mission for work in Africa. He states it would ho an opportunity to use bis organizational skills planning community projccts and works for the betterment of life in African communities. 2500 protest Bill 48 Bob Rae's Social Contract was given a faîling grade by some 2500 employces of the Durham Board of Education at a rally in Oshawa reccntiy. Speaker after speaker blasted the NDP government for the introduction of Bill 48 whicb bas bad two. successfui rcadings witb tbe support of thc conservatives in the legislature. The gathering was told to keep up th e beat against the NDP proposals to cut and freeze salaries for dree years. Whitby declares unpaid holidays Wbitby Town council bas called for four unpaid holidays for Town staff during the summer montbs. Lt is proposed te save $ 140,000 this year through tbis measure. The localunion represcnting the union employees bave lodged a grievance and if tbcy sbould win the Town would have to pay for the days taken off. The town asked for the four days off to help offset a reduction in provincial grants this year. Çlaims Brock dump ful An anti-dump group in 'Pickering is making dlaim, that Me.tro Toronto lias made hundred of million of dollars by keeping' tbe Brock West dump open past the limits dxat bad been set for tbe dump by dxc province. The group is asking that the Province close the dump. The dump opened in 1972,and bas since received upward of 22 million tonnes of garbage. Garbage from Durham is taken to Brock West. Trustee wins position on policy board Wilf Day, a Port Hope/Hope Townsbip trustee on the Nortbumberland and Newcastle Board of Education bas been elected to a provincial committee which will be looking for changes in the educational system over the next ycar. ;Ar. Day is one of 13 other tr.% "ýcs electeil to theCcommittee at uie annuai meeting of the Ontario Public School Board Association. Mr. Day saidbis.interests rest with finance reform and the intcgration of children's services. Mr. Day feels thc present systemn of financing education reiy too much on local propcrty taxes. He also want to be-.assurcd that childrens services do not overiap. Mr. Day wiil spend a year on the committec and mecet every two months. Fire departments have decontamination units Fire departmients tbrougbout Durham Region bhave been equipped with Vebicle Decon- tamination Units that were developed at the Oshawa Fire department and constructed by Ontario Hydro at their Wesleyvillc site. The units cost $3,000 to build. Durham Region is the first area in Ontario to have these units. Ten units have been distributed throughout Durham and training in their use is underway. The units are designed mainly for radioactive emissions but there are other uses. The units can bc assembled inl fiftcen minutes and are light weight. It is similar to a free standing car wash building. MS Bike RaIIy Aug., (Continued from page 1) but on, the other- side of the coin one of the most picturesque. To enter the MS Noranda tour it costs the bîker $50.00 as an entry fee aiongwith having to have $200.00 in pledges for the event. Th 'e stay in Peterborough can include some recreationai activities as well as optional events- asa boat cruise and a theatre outing. On the return to Orono, Sunday, a barbecue awaits the participants at the Orono fair groundswhich is also the staring point of the event on the Saturday. Canada Day Orono (Con tinued from page 1) impressed with the trumpet section of the band.) To celebrate the community's first officiai day as a Clarington comrnunity, a buge Clarington cake had been donated by the Orono BIA and baked by the Villagec Bake Shop. The cake was such a work of art it seemed a shaic o cut it. The officiai Clarington cake cutting ceremony started a littie after 1:.30. The Concert Band played O Canada, before Mayor Harnre and Gord Milis addressed the Crowd. Mayor Harnre stated that "each cornmunity has a proud history and heritage and it won't bc lost because we are ail coming together as one municipality". Gord Milis said that the day t'marks a new era of working f getting along together." The cake was cut by Mayor Hamre and Gord Mils, with the aid of Councillors Scott'and Dresinski. Welcome to Clarngton. Hope everyone bad a great holiday! St. Saviour's Anglican Church MILL STREET ORONO, ONTARO Rev. Douglas Hall 987-4745 SIJNDAY SERVICE, and SUNDAY SCHOOL 9:30 a.rn. ORONO PASTORAL dCHARGE Minister - Rev. Dr. * * Mervyn Russel s, Marlene % Risebrough, A ~ Secrtary 983-5Ç702 Church Omfce 983-5502 U PCOMING SERVICES FOR SUMMER Sunday, Juily l8th Kirby United - 10:00 a.m. Sumday, JuIy llth & 25th Orono United - 10:00 a.m. Sundays, August 1, 8, 15,22,29 Newcastle United 10:30 a.m. Regular Services begin at Orono & Kirby on September St A.A. meets every Thursday 7:30 p.m. ORONO, ONTARIO 983-5009 ORONO, ONTARIO 983-5009