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Wednesday. February 16, 2005 Orono Weekly Times - 3 Cl arington Big Brothers & Sisters ; ; ; ;, Jump on the bandwagon . If you have a penchant for bowling, and a desire to help, the Durham County Co-op of Orono are issuing you a challenge. challenge. The team of Audrey Kehoe, Stan Lane, Ross Robinson, Don Mercer, Fae Forget, Suzy Speck and Jeff Hegarty have joined forces to raise money for the Clarington Big Brothers and. Sisters, in the up-coming "Bowl for Kids Sake". The event takes place between February 15 and February 27th, with the local team playing playing on the 27th. They are issuing issuing a challenge to other local businesses in the community to do the same. The group all love to bowl and believe the event is a very good cause. "It is a way to give back to the community", III „,jF:i Mill!' iipüjp \*m !pii il Audrey Kehoe heads up the Durham County Co-op "Bowl for Kids Sake" bowling team and challenges other businesses to do the same. said Audrey and they hope others will also come out and support the effort. The event will be held at Liberty Bowl in Bowman- ville. Each team of 6 - 8 members, will bowl one 5- pin game. There are various prizes and incentives. The event also carries a Western theme with a prize for "Best Dressed Team". If you can't make it out to the event, the local squad would welcome any amount you could pledge. "We hope to raise over $1000 dollars" said Audrey. We have jars at the counter for all those extra quarters and dimes. So mosey on down to the Co-op and pledge your support. Every little bit helps. Pledges of twenty dollars or more are given a receipt from the society. society. Durham rolls out regional transit system Regional council got on board with a Regional transit system at their last Regional Council meeting. Councillors voted 21 to 2 in favour of amalgamating the four existing existing municipal transit systems into a Regional system byjan- uary 1, 2006. The transition should take about a year, and when in place, the transit system will offer seamless inter-municipal travel within the Region, in cooperation with GO Transit. Clarington Council were unanimous in their support for a regional transit system when they voted on the proposal last December. Clarington's Director of Engineering Services, Tony Canella, said he couldn't be happier about the decision. Clarington Transit began operations in September 2002 with two bus loops through Bowmanville. In November 2003 they expanded that services services to include a bus loop to Orono twice a week and a loop to Wilmot Creek retirement retirement community three times a week. Clarington Transit costs the municipality approximately $20,000 a year to operate, with the buses. and service contracted from the city of Oshawa. "We're at the point our service is maxed out," said Canella in a phone interview with the Orono Times on Tuesday. If the decision had not been made to move transit to the Regional level of government, government, Clarington would have to expand their own system, system, he said. The estimated cost to operate operate an amalgamated transit system, in 2006, is $38 million million based on preliminary fig ures. That amount will increase incrementally every year, and is anticipated to rise to $50 million in 2009 to accommodate the construction of a new transit facility. Clarington's portion of the Regional transit costs, when it is fully integrated in 2006, is approximately $3 million. The Region will start investigating where new routes are heeded and how to improve existing routes. A monthy pass for adults is anticipated to cost approximately approximately $70, seniors will likely pay $20 a month where two student passes available; an unrestricted pass for $60 a month, or a school only pass for $50 a month. When the transfer of existing existing assets from Oshawa, Whitby, Clarington and TRANSIT see page 4 - Happenings ~ Munklpaillyar Port Hap. Historical Society presets "Heritage Fair"-at Hie Port Hope Lions Centre from 12 noon to 4 p.m. Features multi-cultural history including quilting, tug hooking, antiques-- "Memories of Days Gone By. " Admission $2 (includes coffee and tea). Lunch available. Annual Meet! ng of tlmLot Owners of the Orono Cemetery Company will be held at 1 p.m. in the Lang Chapel. LasagmUJhiner, Silent Auction & Dance - Orono United Church at 5:30 p.m.; Adults $'10 - Children $6 (under 8). Tickets call Shirley Moffat 983.-5319 or Dorothy Barnett 983-5382. G!ilmral V ka FoV"sTlloisc Club "Ho Down Fiesta Dance" - 8 p.m. at Orono Town Hall. Tickets $10 available at Apple Blossom Shop, Orono Co-op, or Welcome heeds. D.J. Jim Alli)i)„ pash (rçr, cp,\yljoy/,ep,tygirl dress, phjli and, sandy içl)^, gfcal Ffip- ,,,, i, • -, Tyrmie Un'ited Church "Chicken Pie Supper & Auction"- 6 p.m. at ■fyronc Comnuimty y - students $5; Toddlers Free; For tickets eall Betty Pascoc 905-263-8424. Centre. Adults Now available in Clarington only at FRED'S AUTOBODY 163 Baseline Road, Unit 1 Bowmanville, Ontario L1C 3L4 Tel: (905) 623-6353 Fax: 905-623-3913 E-mail: FAB@on.aibn.com Complete Collision Repair, Fred DeVries, OWNER Restoration and Refinishing • FREE ESTIMATES • COMPETITIVE RATES • INSURANCE CLAIMS f5 Port Granby Project Reporting back to you The studies are done. Your input has counted. Public Presentation Port Granby Project Draft Environmental Assessment Study Report DATE: Tuesday, February 22, 2005 PLACE: Newtonville Community Halt TIME: 7:00--9:30 p.m. For more information phone the Project Information Exchange at 905-885-0291 or toll free 1-866-255-2755. - Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Office ■ * ■ Natural Resources Ressources naturelles sArr ■ Canada Canada AECL EACL r*r l ht lui itCirwil hrtéw Canada EGYPT GIFT OF THE NILE Opens At Clarington Museums Come explore an ancient civilization through rare Egyptian artifacts from the ROYÂL ONTARIO MUSEUM The exhibit include!: • Coffin ofDjedmaatesankh, an artist from Î50 B.(. • Items of personal adornment including wig, make-up jars, necklaces . Building tools such as axe, chisel and mud brick • Statuettes from Egyptian tombs Exhibit is at the SARAH JANE WILLIAMS HERITAGE CENTRE January 19 - March 6, 2005 Museum hours: 7 days a week from 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM Group Tours are available by calling the ,,, I , , j Museurp .office jat 905-623-2734 ,, » This exhibit is sponsored by Ontario Power Generation