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Orono Scholars at Clarke Vohsemer, Peter 91.8% Newcastle attending University' of Waterloo Engineering Pierce, Duane Kenneth 90.6% Newcastle attending University of Waterloo Mathematics Vanhaverbeke, Donna Lynn 89.1% Newcastle attending Western University Science Parker, Erin Leanne 84.8% Orono attending McGill University B. Sc. - Architecture Semplonius, Gary James 82.5% Orono attending Wilfrid Laurier University Business Administration Lewis, Darren Robert 82.3% Orono attending University of Guelph Science ; Riddle, Lee Richard 81.$% Desousa, Kathryn Arlene 81.5% Milnes, Katherine Elizabeth 80.2% Newtonville Bowmanville Orono attending Wilfrid Laurier' University attending University of Toronto' attending Toronto Bible College Business Administration ' Science Published Every Wednesday • Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, July 6, 1988 Non-Profit Housing . , proposes 60-unit rental townlioiise complex . The Durham Region Non-Profit Housing Corporation-has made application application for an amendment to the Newcastle Zoning By-law to allow the construction of a 60 unit rental townhouse complex. 'The complex would be sited at the corner of Mearn's Avenue and Concession Street in Bowmanville. It was pointed out, in a brief staff report, that the 30 units per heçtre of land was within the guidelines for Bowmanville. , The facility would be sited on a 2.02 hectre parcel of land. Some area residents expressed opposition to the density pointing out that the complex was being proposed proposed in an area of single family homes. They also spoke of increased increased traffic and that a study,be undertaken undertaken on social and economic change that might take place to present present properties. M. Michael, director of planning and a member of the Non-Profit Corporation stated that there was a need for such a .facility in the Town of Newcastle and that the Corporation Corporation did run a good operation. He pointed out that the Corporation could provide suitable accommodation accommodation through Town Houses at a reasonable price. He agreed that the Corporation would meet with local residents over the porposal. He said, "we are committed to peace in the project". Tlie proposal was referred back to the planning staff for a further report following the receipt of all comments from the required agencies. agencies. Medical Centre proposed for Liberty Street Bowmanville A proposal for a medical centre on Liberty Street south in the Town of Bowmanville 'came in for considerable considerable opposition on Monday at the Town's General Purpose Committee Committee meeting. Local area residents referred to- increased traffic, the placing of a commercial enterprise within a single family residential area and offices that would be open from nine in the morning until nine in the evening-. They also referred to the» lack of adequate parking., Ron Strike speaking on behalf of the proponents, Dr. Balenko and Dr. Van Hoof, countered with the opinion that it was not a eorrifner- cial intrusion info the residential area and that it would be permitted with a specific sub-zoning of the (Continued page 3) Clarke Constituents organize to protest Metro dump proposal Some, sixty residents of the Newtonville area attended a Committee Committee of Clarke Constituents meeting held in the Newtonville United Church on, Thursday of last week. The meeting was an organizational organizational meeting preparing plans to oppose any possibility of Metro Toronto developing an interim land fill site in the Newtonville area and more particular in the Morgan Road area south of 401 to Lake Ontario. Ontario. Dave Scott, chairperson for the Clarke Constituents updated the meeting as to recent developments and spoke of a recent meeting with the Ministry of the Environment when the. Clarke Constituents sought assurances that the Ministry would call for a full environmental hearing as to the development of any land fill site in the area. Scott did say that the local group was _ not too assured by the Ministry that their wishes would be carried out. Counc. Diane Harare also spoke to the group stating that there was a lot on misinformation being circulated circulated and that the Town of Newcastle was preparing an information information package to be circulated as to developments. She also stated that the Region of Durham was still going along with Metro in the search for a landfill site. She said there was not enough support at the Region to break away from the Metro search pointing pointing out that Oshawa would continue continue to support Metro development development of landfill in the Region being worried about dollars. Counc. Hamre in answering a question from the meeting said it would cost some $50 million for an (Continued page 3) End of an era for Port Granby dump The end of an era came about on June 30th" when Eldorado Nuclear Resources Ltd. of Port Hope closed out the Port Granby dump which had been used by the company for the past 33 years for'disposal of radioactive waste. : The dump was decommissioned by order of the federal Atomic Energy Controî Board on April ,28th of this year. At the time the company was given until the end of June to close the dump out. The Port, Hope .company will now recycle waste from their plant but in the meantime will store the waste in plastic lined barrels until 1989 when recycling is expected to commence. ' David' Smith of Eldorado said the company will continue to hold the Port Granby dump under their stewardship. It has been stated that it may take up to three years to fully implement implement the technology for recycling of .waste at the Port Hope plant. John Veldhuis, chairman of the Town of Newcastle Port, Granby Monitoring coffimittee states June 30th was a triumphant day for the local committee. He did state it was but the first step. He said they would now have to see that the government now accepts their responsibility to clean-up the dump by storing the Port Granby waste material in a permanent site. Veldhuis points oui that the federal government has had the task force report for some time but unfortunately unfortunately it's sitting on someones desk. Hè said the Monitoring Committee Committee will continue to seek that the 1 waste is stored in a permanent site. At the present time the solution is further complicated by the fact of a privatizing move to merger Eldorado, with the Saskatchewan Mining Development Corporation. David, Smith of Eldorado said that when the new Eldorado is . formed it will hold the responsibility responsibility to pay one quarter of the move of the Port Granby waste to a total of $100 million. At Lockhart 11 y ears Garry Eames, (right) was shown appreciation from students at Lockhart Public school last week with a presentation in appreciation of his eleven years at the school. Eames leaves Lockhart and has taken a position at the new S.T. Worden School in Courtice. Making the presentation on behalf of- the students and staff were Sharon Langley ànd Ian Gunter.