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©rono Weekly 'Cimes ' ' ' %;£S ;: : r y' . . . . .. . ... Stormy road for Courtice scheme ORONO WEEKLY TIMES, MARCH 5th, 1975 Local hydro users oppose gov't control Orono Hydro in co-operation co-operation with the Ontario Municipal Municipal Electrical Association instituted instituted a survey of local Orono hydro customers concerning what has been termed the take over of hydro by the Province of Ontario. 423Opinion Poll sheets were mailed out with the bi-monthly bi-monthly billings to the Orono customers asking that they be filled out and returned. Of the 423 poll sheets mailed 131 were returned with all stating that they were not in favour in the Ontario government takeover takeover of hydro. The O.M.E.A. has asked for the opinion in order to strengthen their case against take over. In 1974 the province did take over control of the Ontario hydro and set up a thirteen man board with eleven appointments appointments being made by the province and only two on the board representing the local utility commissions. The OMEA has pointed out that Ontario Hydro was established established by the local commissions commissions as an agency to supply hydro at cost. The peoplë, they stated, do not now have control over the system they created. The poll in Orono was significant and ran in accord to others held throughout the Province. Still on the drawing board A citizens committee in the Town of Port Hope is to continue their efforts for a recreation complex in the Town. The cost of this complex is now estimated in the neighbourhood of $1,700,000. The complex if financing can be accomplished, will consist of an arena and an indoor swimming pool. Turn down subdivision plan A proposal for a 43 lot sub-division was turned down by the council of Hope Township last week. The proposed sub-division was to be built along the County road between Garden Hill and Campbellcroft. The proposal was termed pre-mature at this time. Board reconsiders liason officer Further controls on highway 115 Alex Carruthers, m.p.p. , Durham in a cress release from Queen's park reports that further saftey measures are being undertaken with respect to traffic conditions n Highway 35, 115. \ With concurrence from the Town of Newcastle, parking on the shoulder of the highway in front of commercial establishments establishments and on the highway adjacent to the Orono Fair Grounds will be banned. The existing standard stop sign on the east approach to the junction of Highway 35, 115 and the Durham R egional Road 9, at Kirby, will be replaced with an oversized stop sign (4 feet by 4 feet). To reduce the possibility of further collisions at this location a flashing amber light is being installed at the top of the knoll on the last approach. Alex Carruthers fjapptntngsi. Battle over day care After well over an hour with the Ministerial delegation council then took another hour to give their approval to a site plan regarding the construction construction of à Day Care Centre in the Town of Bowmanville. Before the matter was settled a number of motions were presented along with amendments amendments and a ruling by the Mayor to rule out certain motions. The discussion arose when Mr. Johns of the Regional Social Services Committtee approached council seeking their approval to a site plan for the proposed Centre at 156 Church Street. The construction construction and operation of the (Continued nage 3) 9 The Northumberland and Newcastle Board of Education Education at their regular meeting on February 13th passed a resolution in that the Board was to hire a Community Education Liason officer to work in the various communities communities to foster a greater use of school facilities within the community. At the February 27th meeting meeting Mr. W.H. Carman presented presented a motion asking the Board to reconsider this proposal and rescind the former motion to proceed. After considerable discussion the former motion was res cinded. However the Board did set-up an Ad Hoc committee to review the matter and to report again to the Board. Those appointed to the committee committee were H. Reisler, I.C. Wilson G.K. Humphreys and G.W. Cameron. The program would have been funded by the Province to a maximum amount of $7,000.00 Mr, Carman points but that the scheme would have cost the Board at least five to six times that amount considering another office, secretarial services and possible possible other staff. Lyall challenges Ministerial Assoc. Coun. Lyall got an early start at the council meeting on Monday evening when a delegation from the Bowmanville Bowmanville Ministerial Association appeared before council asking asking for a clarification of the Town regulations governing the use of arenas on Sunday mornings. Coun. Lyall waving a fistful of papers which included a girlie magazine with obscene pictures, a copy of a lottery advertisement and spoke of body rub parlors. This magazine was purchased purchased in the Town, he said, and what effort is being made to fight this filth. , He said we worry about kids playing hockey on Sunday but do nothing about this. The Ministerial Association was represented by Rev. G. Corvers and Rev. W. Oakes. They asked for a clear-cut resolution governing all a- (ContinuedpageS) Propose Clarke High Addition v * WCl; FAIRER SEX LOSES STATUS On Monday night Newcastle Council with the passing of a recommendation from the Social Services Committee brought equality to all sexes in the municipality. Formerly a female dog paid a higher registration fées than her counterparts in the cainme world. To-day, or at least when the by-law is passed she will cost her own'the same as a male dog, $7.00. Court. Hobbs fought to keep the distinction of the female specie but to no avail. It was pointed out that a certificate was necessary to reduce the rate for a spayed female and few held this piece of paper with the result that they never returned for the tag and to pay the fee. The dog control department cost the Town some $31,000 last year with revenue amounting to a little over $6,000. GIRL STILL IN SERIOUS CONDITION 12 year old Leighanne LeBarge while travelling in the family car driven by her mother came in collision with a school bus in Cobourg. On Monday the girl was still in serious condition. None of the student passengers in the bus were injured. CONGRATULATIONS Mrs. John Coulson (nee Carol Ann Caldwell of Orono) now a resident in Guelph, Ontario, graduated from the University of Guelph on February 7th with the distinction of over 80 percent in every session. Congratulations are certainly in order for Carol Ann BACK TO COMMITTEE Mrs. Chamber laine approached council with the isquest that a road between lots lè and 17, Concession 5 in arke be given year round maintenance so it could be travelled both summer and winter. She had applied to the Works Committee where no action was taken on the request. Again the question came up if it was a legal road. Council referred her back to the committee and there is an indication that légal advice, be sought to clarify what is or is not a legal road. At the regular meeting of the Northumberland and Newcastle Board of Education Education on Thursday evening a motion passed to set-up a committee to proceed with an addition to the Clarke High School. The motion came during the discussion of capital expenditures expenditures of which $1,000,000 'has been allotted to the Board this year by the Ministry of Education. Mr. Thom stated that the hoard was fortunate in this allottment due to the stand of the Ministry. There was some opposition voiced over the capital expenditure being an addition to the present amount of $15,000,000. The administration has recommended recommended as a top priority the addition for the Clarke High School at an amount of $1.5 million along with their second Choice of an addition to Dr. Hawkins Senior Elementary Elementary School in Port Hope at an amount of $500,000. An addition addition o $500,000 for the Ontario Street School in Bowmanville is also on the list for consideration. The committee to consider the Clarke High School has yet to be appointed. The proposed Courtice development development plan came under fire at a meeting of the Durham Region Planning and Development Committee last week. The Development plan has been prepared for the Town of Newcastle and has been accepted by council. The Town of Newcastle are to hold public meetings in the Courtice Courtice area concerning the plan, on March 5th at the High School. Coun. Des Newman, Mayor of Whitby and a member of the Region's Planning and Development committee called called the Town of Newcastle proposal "unreasonable, unwarranted unwarranted and unnecessary", when the committee met last Tuesday. Both Coun, Newman and Coun. Mike Breaugh, Oshawa were critical of the scheme since it was so close to the City of Oshawa. Newman said it was grossly improper to contemplate so many people on the west of Newcastle and that it would destroy any opportunity for Newcastle to have a community of interest. Breaugh said it would be another Mississauga with development development being continuous along the face of the region. He further said that it was the purpose of the Regional concept to hinder this kind of Devlopment. He said he would like to see something distinctive distinctive in Courtice, not another, Oshawa. Coun. Newman questioned that a Courtice centre of 46,000 could retain its identity, located just east of Oshawa, It - was stated that Bowmanville would be a more likely location for population growth for "the Town of Newcastle, being centrally located. Newman Newman felt a population in Courtice of 10,000 to 15,000 would be more reasonable. The Courtice area now has a population of 2000 people. Coun. Rickard of Newcastle said that he felt Courtice would be a viable community and have its own identity. The Courtice plan was devised by Murray Jones Associates and the report was funded by the Ontario Housing Housing Action Program. Under the proposal . the maximum population for Courtice by 2001 would be 65.000 Bowmanville 30,000 and Newcastle Village 5,000. The study however assumed a population in Courtice of 46.000 to give added flexibility. flexibility. Durham Region approval is necessary for the development development to proceed but the region must decide on its official plan before giving the go-ahead. Durham Region's interim official plan - which hasn't received the planning committee's committee's endorsation yet - stipulates that Courtice have a population of about 7,500. Newcastle asked the committee committee for amendments to the interim official plan to enable at least a first stage development development to proceed which would allow Courtice to expand to about 25,000. Proposed changes centre around the need to practise conservation which was articulated articulated in the interim plan. Newcastle wants a less restrictive interpretation on these clauses to enable some development to proceed. The town also would like to see the 7,500 limit on Courtice be removed completely and that "population not be predicated predicated upon environmental investigations." Coun. Clark Mason (Ajax) chairman of the committee, said he was surprised there was so little mention of the role of Lake Ontario in the development proposal and Coun. Breaugh complained that the main purpose of the report seems to be "to put as many houses as possible as soon as possible on the market." 40 attend card party A successful card party was held at St. Saviours Church on Friday, February 28th with some 40 people attending and they all seemed to have a good time. Winners are as follows High. Lady Caroline Garnett Low Lady Helen Acquilina, High Man Charles Cooper, and Low Man was Jim Tamblyn. Our next card party will be held on April 25th. Hope to see you all again. Work at the Orono Mill Pond is about half completed. The work to clean out the pond is being undertaken by the Ministry of Natural Resources. Resources. Acrew are working two shifts to clean the pond with sediment from the pond being taken to the Orono Nursery as well as being used to cover over the bull-rush area at the north end of the pond. It is understood that the north area - of the pond will be levelled off and possibly an arborarium will be created in this area. Some of the dirt from the pond has also been taken to the park and will be used by the Newcastle Recreation department to level off the south end of the playing field. It is also the intention of the Ministry to stock the pond with fish when work has been completed and pond banks firm up.