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Orono Weekly Times, 26 May 1976, p. 4

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4--Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, May 26th, 1976 Public meeting over Darlington hydro, CU RE loses appeal for mileage rate ■ A public meeting to discuss' thé proposed Darlington Generating Generating Station is being plan- bed by Ontario Hydro' for June 8-,' 1976 at the Lions Centre, '26 Beech Avenue in BoWmanville, The meeting | will start at 8:00 p.m. The purpose of the meeting will be to explain and discuss the various aspects of the proposed 3,400,000 kilowatt nuclear plant prior to submitting submitting a final report on the station to the Minister of Energy. , • Comments from the community community and individuals will be welcomed. The proposed station, planned for a site approxi- PC SPEAKER ATTACKS NDP SOCIALIST FRIENDS NDP AS IRRESPONSIBLE ( Continued from page 1 ) in Ontario had tried to help the small businessman through through the Ministry of Industry and Tourism. He felt that the minority government had worked well even under most adverse conditions. "I'm glad to be part of the present government", he said. MPP Terry Jones also told his audience that the young people of today realized the gravity of the teen drinking problem. He stated that most young people felt the drinking age should be raised to nineteen. The speaker also said teens agreed to pictured identification cards, Peer pressure was set as one of the strongest reasons for increased increased drinking, he said, according according to a report. mately three miles southeast of the community of Bowmanville' Bowmanville' in the Town of Newcastle, Newcastle, is scheduled for completion completion in 1988. Kirby News Mr. Fred Graham returned home, on Tuesday of this week after having eye surgery in Oshawa General Hospital last Tuesday. We wish him a speedy recovery. Mrs. Catherine Lowery and Mrs. Dora Morris attended the Bay of Quinte Conference last week. Congratulations to Rev. Basil Long on being elected as President Designate) Designate) . A 20 per cent hike in mileage rates for Region of Durham employees was turned turned down by the region's management committee Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 1764, representing the regional regional employees, negotiated a 20-cent-a-mile rate during its last contract talks with the region, however, there has been a drastic increase in the cost of gas and oil since the contract was settled in 1974 and the union requested the region approve an across the board increase of 20 per cent. Having digested a report of figures compiled by its staff the management committee concluded the current mileage mileage rate was adequate and in most cases higher than rates of other municipalities and businesses of the Durham area. A survey showed the City of Oshawa employees claim 19 cents per mile and the Town of Pickering pays 18 cents. cents: As the mileage Whitby and the two boards of increases the rate goes down, education pay 17 cents while the report notes. Houdaille, General Motors „ f all ave f a ge 11.250 miles and the Town of Newcastle lhe j^. jj c .average rate is pay their employees 15 cents ( ,, ■ Ttie-staff report, authorized ; . by S. U. Mowder. directorOf ' . , administrative services in the finance department, was developed developed in response to a management committee directive directive in connection with the union's request for a mileage increase. Background information for this report came from the Canadian Automobile Association, Association, These figures show, that for an average 4,000 miles travelled the per mile cost is Dave's Plumbing Heating Electric Industrial-Commercial Residential Free Estimates 786-2471 R.R. 1 Orono Kirby United Church spring .anniversary will be held this coming Sunday May 30th with guest speaker Jerry, Brown and special music by the Kellogg sisters. We are to have an auction sale at the Church along with a rummage sale on June 9th, Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Donald McLaren on their marriage on Saturday, May 22nd. • Mr. and Mrs. Les Hrebicek of Toronto spent the holiday week-end with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Ken Ball and visited Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Gay of Bowmanville on Saturday Saturday evening. NOTICE PUBLIC MEETINGS The Steering Committee investigating the possible formation of a District Health Council for the Régional Municipality of Durham wishes the general public to attend a series of meetings which have been arranged throughout the Region to discuss the concept of District Health Councils. Junel Bowmanville Council Chambers 132 Church Street Bowmanville, Ontario 8:00 phn. June 3 Sunderland Memorial Community Centre Sunderland, Ontario 8:00 p.m, JuneS Oshawa Council Chambers 50 Centre Street South Oshawa, Ontario 8:00 p.m. June 10 Pickering Council Chambers Highway No. 2 & Brock Road Pickering* Ontario 8:00 p.m. , Kenneth N. Matheson Chairman, Steering Committee Durham Region District Health Council. WIL MANOR MOTORS AUTO SALES & SERVICE AUTO airconditiomng ' Taunton Road and Liberty St. R.R. 5 BOWMANVILLE 263-8373 ' Hrs. 8a.rn. -6p.m., Mon.- Sat. St. Saviours ANGLICAN Established 1869 Regular Sunday Worship Service - 10:00 a.m. Holy Communion First and Third Sundays > Morning Prayer - Second and Fourth „ Sundays Holy Baptism by 1 appointment with Rector 987-4745 Rev. H. Robert Hayne, B.A., L.Th. MdctsTbudi2. We're, everywhere. UNITED CHURCH Orono Pastoral Charge Minister Rev. B.E. Long B. Th. ORGANIST & CHOIR DIRECTOR Mr. Douglas Dewell Sunday, May 30,1976 Orono United Church Church School 10:00 a.iri. Morning Worship 11:15 a.m. Fellowship Group immediately after Church upper C.E. Auditorium Kirby United Church * Anniversary Service 9:45 a.m. Rev. Gerald Brown - Guest Speaker Church School 11:00 a.m. Dial-A-Thought 983-9151 ' We have more muffler shops than anyone else iq North America'to serve you. (Over 80D in fact.) And every one ■'of them honours the Midas Guarantee. So no matter where you ate, from' North Bay to New.Qrlearts;you won't be : far from aiMidas Shop, " Why settle lor less? 227 Simcoe Street South,Oshawa, Phone 576-8111. 841 Lansdowne Street West. Peterborough. Phone 742-3408.

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