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SAM AT QUE Report from Queen's Park Durham East NUCLEAR WASTE DISPOSAL : " Although the Legislature is not -sitting this month, the hearings of the Select Committee Committee on Hydro Affairs still continue. As a member of this Committee, this means that I shall be spending much time in Toronto, instead of in and around Durham East, as I would wish. As you recall, throughout last summer and fall, the Select Committee made a detailed study of the safety of nuclear generating stations. In response to the opinions expressed before the Committee Committee I moved a resolution in the Legislature requesting an investigation of. the possibility of a melt-down in the CANDU reactor. Personally, I aril convinced that our CANDU reactors, and Ontario Hydro's nuclear generating stations, are second second to none as far as safety is concerned. I do believe however, however, that an investigation of the possibility of melt-downs, is necessary in order to assure the public of this fact and to add to our knowledge of CANDUs performance. During the coming months, the Select Committee on Hydro Affairs will be focusing on another issue in the debate on nuclear energy - the safe disposal of spent fuel rods and other radioactive wastes. At present, spent fuel rods are stored in huge pools of water at the generating stations. Unfortunately, in spite of their large size, these pools are filling up with spent rods. If nuclear power is to continue to be a useful . contributor to our energy supplies in Ontario, a better method of disposing of spent rods must be found. There are two points that have to be considered in the disposal of spent fuel rbdsi Firstly, fuel rods emit rad- EN'S PARK jation that is dangerous to human health, and, secondly, the contents of these rods can be re-processed for use as reactor fuel. Therefore, the ideal longterm longterm storage for spent fuel rods would be a place that can shieM the environment from their radiation emissions, yet place them in easy access for re-use. Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL), a federal government agency, is investigating several plans for the long-term disposal or storage of fuel rods and other radioactive waste. Recently, I met with officials officials from AECL and they briefed me on the various approaches they-are looking at for the disposal of fuel rods. I was impressed by the thoroughness of their work and the practicability of their proposal to bury radioactive wastes deep in hard rock formations. In the coming weeks the Select Committee on Hydro •Affairs will be holding hearings hearings in Toronto, and around the province, on the question of the disposal of fuel rods and radioactive wastes. I believe these hearings will provide a forum for the developing of solutions to this complex problem. I trust everyone had an interesting New Year celebration. celebration. Councillor Bill Clark and I spent New Year's day by attending the various Levees in Oshawa from Legion Branch 443 to the Polish Veterans' Hall. It goes without saying that everyone was in good spirits. Fifteen million enumeration cards Over 15 million cards - called 'Notices of Enumeration' Enumeration' will go into the mails to Canadian voters this January. January. The massive mailing is a key procedure in preparing for the 32nd federal general election to be held on Feb-' ruary 18th. The cards will be mailed no later than January 11th. They will go out to all whose names were on the final, official voters' list that was Used in the last general election on May 22, 1979 and, are being used for the February 18th, 1980 election. The card will confirm that the voters' name appears on the list of electors for the polling division in which he or she was ordinarily residing at the time of the May 22nd, 1979 general election. It will identify identify the voter's electoral district, district, polling division number, the location of the polling station and the date and hours of voting. This is a change from the usual procedure of compiling the preliminary voters' list. The list in past elections was prepared as a result of a door-to-door canvass by enumerators, enumerators, then was revised into an official list. There will be no enumeration for this election. In other respects, the process process for this election will not differ in any major way. An eligible voter who does not receive an enumeration card in the mail can still get his or her name on the revised, official voters' list. But 'the voter must take the necessary action to get on the revised list. A person who is eligible to vote but does not receive a Construction firm considers suing Town of Newcastle The fact that the Town of Newcastle council has accepted accepted the second lowest tender for the construction of the new Newcastle Fitness Centre Centre has upset thç construction firm of M.A. Butt Construction Construction Ltd. of Markham. Vice- president Tom Robertson has been reported to state that his firm is considering suing the Town in that they did not accept their tender which was some $5,670. lower than the Bowmanville firm of Gerritt Construction. All members of council had voted in favour of the local firm for the $1.2 million project in Bowmanville. - The firm of M.A. Butt Cens unction is awaiting responses responses from the ministry of Culture and recreation as, well ■ as from the Town before .•onsulting with their lawyers. 'The lirn; would like to recoup tin cost ol tendering ,and damages as In their reputa tion. • „ , Robertson said the Town could be the loser in the future as firms will not bid due to the fact that contracts are being awarded local firms whether qr not their bid is the lowest. The Fitness Centre which is to cost $1,235,000 is to be funded by funds raised by • Splash in the amount of $610,000, $450,000 in grants and $200,000 from the Town of Newcastle. Parents in Bowmanyille are petitioning for a HUG program in the Bowmanvhm Lord Elgin School whereby students of\ working parents would be looked after prior to the call of school at 9-:00 a.m. during the noon hour and following.the 3:00 closing of the school. HUG (Help Us Grow) group is asking for a pilot project until the end of the school year. Thttprogram is being asked by working parents any was stated at the Thursday meeting meeting of the board that the group would be willing to pay a fee for the service. Andy Thompson, a Bowmanville Bowmanville trustee, said the program would fall under the jurisdiction of the Social Planning Council of the Town of Newcastle. The Planning Council Would appoint professional professional workers to supervise supervise the scheme in the school. The director of education said the principal at the school was in support of the idea. He also said that no action would be taken unti.1 all the facts were known and the project approved by the board. Several trustees along with W.H. Carman stated that they needed more details of the program. Carman also said he was concerned if there was . any financial implications implications as to the board. He also pointed out that there may be some other problerqs as to control of the school during certain hours. The board has recommended recommended that the scheme ' be considered by the community relations committee and that this committee meet with HUG and other concerned parties to the scheme. Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday,'January 16th, 1980-3 Kim Gilmer (left) and Joy Wiptario draw at Clarke High songs and added greatly to Yates were part of the School. Their comic routine the program, entertainment at the recent included a few jokes and card should contact the Returning Returning Officer of his or her electoral district after January January 15th and before* February February 4th. Those voters who have changed their place of ordinary ordinary residence since May 22, 1979 should note that the notice of enumeration card" will be sent to their former address, confirming that their name is on the voters' list to vote at the polling station where they were living at that time. Therefore, , if a person has moved since the last general election, he or she must contact the Returning Returning Officer of thé electoral district where they are now residing during the revision period in order to have their name placed on the lists and be able to vote. The telephone number of each Returning Officer will appear in Elections Elections Canada advertisements in local newspapers, or can be obtained by calling the local telephone directory assist- ançe number. The revising process in rural areas will extend from January 7th to January 30th, .inclusive. However, in a rural polling division, if your narfie is not on the voters' list on polling day, you can still be "vouched" for by a voter whose name is on the list for your polling division. Ha mi lions Insurance Service Susan M. Sawyer * * s* Office 983-5115 Home 983-5270 Main St., Orono Inflation Finest Meat in Town Grade "A" Short Rih Roasts '1.48 Swift's Premium Bacon lb. pkg. 1.29 Schneiders Bucket Fried Chicken each 3.78 Ipecials Check the "Extra Effqrt" we are putting into our Produce display,. It's quality and freshness that's accentuated. u.s. 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