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Viewer's Choice opens in downtown Orono Downtown presents Mother's Day contest in recognition of the Mothers' Day celebration on Sunday, May 8th the Orono Downtown Business Association is sponsoring a contest draw with three prizes of $150.00, $50.00 and $25.00 in D.B.I.A. Bucks. Customers to downtown Orono when making a purchase at any of the downtown stores will receive one of six letters which in total spell out "Mother". When a customer has accumulated all six letters to spell out Mother ft makes a set and are returned to one of the stores in the downtown along with name and phone number. This completed set with name is then enter in a draw which will be held, on Saturday afternoon, May 7th. One can enter as often as they have a completed set of letters as long as they are returned with name and phone number. The letters are available to-day, Wednesday, and will be available until Saturday afternoon of May 7th. The draw will be held Saturday at 3:00 p.m. Take part in the contest you just may be one of the three winners. Pledge help to keep dump out of Town Last Friday Viewer's Choice held Viewer's Choice contains some their official opening in downtown 1000 movies for the area customers. Orono providing yet another outlet The outlet is open seven days of the in the community with Videos and week. TVs - . Pictured above at the opening are Harvey Partner, Kathie Parry, Jack Parry, Dave Heyes and Ina and Ian Hughes, the first customers at the opening. David Scott, chairman of the Committee of Clarke Constituents, who have organized opposition to the expansion of the Laidlaw landfill landfill site in the Town spoke to council on Monday night. Scott- 'thanked all who- opposed the Laidlaw expansion plans and stated that the committee was well aware of the garbage corisis and the need for landfill sites. He said any landfill site must be environmentally safe as determined by an Environment Assessment. He also said landfill sites should not encroach on agricultural land and that any site should be no more than meets the need of the community. community. Scott said landfill should not be the only means of garbage disposal. page 3) Published Every Wednesday Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, April 27, 1988 expansion underway Eldorado Resources could close out Port Granby nuclear dump The Port Granby nuclear waste dump could be closed, to dumping by Eldorado Resources Ltd. by June 1st, states the crown corporation. corporation. Eldorado reoresentative, Andy Oliver, says it may be possible to stop dumping at the site in southeast southeast Town of Newcastle providing the Atomic Energy Control Board accepts the company's new waste Happenings . . , . ANOTHER BUSY WEEK-END IN THE AREA The latter part of this week provides plenty of entertainment for those in this area. • The Clarke High School players present the popular Our Town on their gym stage on April 28, 29 and 30 commencing at 8:00 p.m. This drama club always provides great entertainment. On Saturday night in the Orono Town Hall Bernie Martin presents his one-man show, "The Voyage o'f the Common Man" which was a success when presented in Newtonville. Again the starting starting time is 8:00 p.m. Tickets available at Reflections or at the door.. On Monday evening: at Clarke High School S.A.D.D. (Students Against Driving Drunk) present the Teachers' Jazz Band with the opening number at 8:00 p.m. Here again it is a talented group presenting the musical evening. < Sunday afternoon at 1:30 p.m. another walk in the danaraska Forest has been planned with noted biologist Harry Williams present along with Bob and Esther Allin qualified in birding and orienteering by Glenda Frost. This program will be carried out again on Sunday, May 8th. ORONO TOWN HALL EUCHRE RESULTS • The Orono Town Hall Euchre results for April 20th, 1988 are as follows: High scores - Hazel Pigott (82), Norma Moffat (74), Don Thompson (73), Jean Allin ,(72), Walter Murphy (70). Low score - Debbie Green. Euchre every Wednesday night at 8:00 p.m. Ladies please bring lunch. , . DISTRICT RIDE STOP CHECKS The District Ride Stop Check will be operating in Newcastle and Co bourg detachment areas on the 29th of April'. They will be in the Brighton and Cobourg areas on the 27th of April and in Peterborough Peterborough on the 28th of April. ; DURHAM BRANCH OF MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION Slickline McDonald will present "Adult Children of Dysfunctional Dysfunctional Families" on May 2, 1988 at 7:00 p.m. at the Michael Starr Building, 33 King Street W., Osliawa. The focus will be on the after effects on alcoholism, wile & child abuse, incest, etc. on individuals and how to resolve inner conflicts. Everyone welcome. Pre- ivgistiation is encouraged, l or further inlbrinat'ioii, call the Canadian Canadian Mental 'Health Associai ion/Durham Branch at 436-8760. recycling proposal. The AECB is expected to vote on the latest Eldorado proposal following a meeting Wednesday evening (tonight) at the Flying Dutchman. Dutchman. The AECB will be entertaining entertaining local input. Local activists opposing the use of the Port Granby dump site by Eldorado are somewhat cautious of the proposal and possible closing but hopeful that such comes to pass. The Crown company has been burying different radioactive waste at Port Granby since the 1950s. New methods of. operations however has reduced the volume of waste at the plant by eighty percent ■ over the past five years. In order to prepare for the dosing dosing of the dump Eldorado is asking the AECB for a two month exten- tion on its dumping licence at the Port Granby site. Oliver said the company will need the two months to preapre the Port Hope plant for temporary storage of the waste. The waste may stay stored at the plant for a few months to years, until until such time as Eldorado could install install a new recycling technology. Until a new site is found the Port Granby dump will remain with monitoring by Eldorado resources Ltd. It has been reported that AECB spokesman Hugh Spence has stated that it isn't likely that the federal regulatory body would reject the plans to close out the use of the Port Granby dump. "Should there he an increase in the hazard to workers at the*refinery, the hoard may say no, but that's not very likely", states Spence. Oliver of Eldorado said, if the proposal is turned aside then the company has no alternative hut to go back to their long-term storage plan at Port Granby. A recent news release made public at the 75th Anniversary banquet banquet of Memorial Hospital by the Ministry of Health confirming the approval of a $8.2 million grant towards planned' construction and renovations has given the green light to the proposals.' The contractor^ CANA Construction Construction Company of Woodbridge have moved onto the site following the final signing of documents on Monday of this week. The cost of the contract is some $13.2 ipillion and is expected to take 28 months to complete the contract. The total cost involved for the new construction, renovations and equipment has been estimated at $15.8 million. Through the generous support of local contributors an amount of $2.75 million was raised for the proposal. proposal. Through the results of prudent prudent investments of these funds the amount has grown to a respectable (Continued page 3) The final chapter signed The final documents for the expansion expansion and renovation « oV Memorial Hospital were signed on Monday - afternoon, with work on the project now underway. .Pictured above with the model of the new building are: (left to right) Bruce Bateman, architect, Anna Strike, chairman of the Hospital Board and 'Rictjard elston. Administrator Administrator for the Hospital.