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Penetanguishene Citizen (1975-1988), 14 Nov 1984, p. 3

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Meet tomorrow a \d ' -- to discuss 'long-term solution' Members of the North Simcoe Waste Management Association are meeting tomorrow night in Midland to discuss a long-term solution to the operation of the Pauze Landfill Site near Perkinsfield. The meeting is to be attended by Michel Picher, the man appointed by the Ontario government to ral ers. ere oes eC rl e ' mediate in the long-running controversy over the : operation of the site. gel used to actually The site is contaminated with liquid industrial cate A KEE using a door, rather wastes deposited at the dump which serves north than miming it. Penetanguishene Mayor Ron Bellisle Town of Penetanguishene. It was one of carries Remembrance Day wreath to the the many wreaths placed during cenotaph on Main Street on behalf of the ceremonies on Sunday. Poppy Day Bennett is at Lafontaine En Ski. In this It's group. we've got a few interesting people in our Katimavik is Canadian group fe midst. nice to Simcoe municipalities. In July, the government permitted the Pauze site to remain open until 1987. with monitoring by the Ministry of the Environ- ment and a ratepayers' group. NSWMA is also to discuss implementation of a garbage recycling system. Part of the mediated settlement calls for a "Jong term solution" to deal with environmental damage caused by the depositing of industrial wastes at the site. A secretary of Picher's office in Toronto in- formed the Citizen on Monday that the meeting, scheduled for 7 p.m. at the Highland Motel on Highway 12, is open to the press and NSWMA participants. The opening of the Huronia Players' regular season is drawing near, and with less than two weeks to go, things are getting yusy. The cast of There Soes The Bride is (uriously getting those last few lines down pat, amidst costume fittings and set building. Most of the rehearsals are on avare stage. It canbea little disconcerting to You've heard all about the fabulous cast, Our gala opening will a couple of weeks ago, be held on the. first but what about that performance' night, unappreciated group Nov. 23. Coffee and bhackstage? dessert will be served from 6:30 p.m. until 7:30 Joining us from p.m. Curtaintimeisat 8 Toronto is Paul Ren- p.m. This is a good wick, our stage chance to° meet your Manager. He's a favourite actors, member of Katimavik, directors, and back as is our props man. stage crew. Paul Bennett, from Speaking of our little London. Ont. young people. program, the members spend three months living and working in different communities in Canada. The program lasts for nine months, and after their three months in Midland are over, they'll be off to Quebec, and then British Columbia. Paul Renwick is working at always have a fresh viewpoint and new ideas in- troduced to the group, and new members are always welcome, not only for onstage, but also for backstage. So don't be shy, if you'd like to become a member, come on out. Performances begin with the gala opening on Nov. 23, and continue on 24, 30 and Dec. 1. St. Andrews Manor in Midland, and Paul Nov. Federal-provincial rental construction program to see light of day in Midland Governments of Canada and Ontario yesterday issued a proposal call for the construction of moderate-cost family rental housing in Midland. Hon. Bill McKnight, minister responsible for Canada- Mortgage and Housing Cor- poration and Hon. Claude Bennett, Ontario minister of municipal affairs and housing, moderate-cost family rental housing will be rented to needy housing authority applicants who will pay rents based on their household incomes. There is also a provision for units designed especially to meet the needs of disabled residents. 3ennett. the provincial housing minister, expressed confidence in the program. '"'I know local builders and developers will be say they're giving local developers the op- portunity to submit proposals for the con- struction and management of 33 market rental units under the Canada Ontario Rental Supply Plan. The two ministers are looking for sub- missions that would keep rents at about $420 per month for a two-bedroom apartment. be comparable. The plan, which is funded on a 50:50 basis by the federal and provincial governments, is expected to stimulate the construction of some 2,800 apartments in selected areas with low rental vacancy rates and a need for rent- geared-to-income accommodation. The plan is also expected to generate industries. Builders who are able to meet program requirements will receive 15-year, interest- free loans which will help bridge the gap between economic and market rents. Loan amounts will be based on project costs and first mortgage financing at market interest rates. able to respond to a real need in their com- munity, as a result of this government part- nership program"', he said. The program is being administered by Canada Mortgage. and Housing Corporation, the federal housing agency. Proposal call packages are available at the Oshawa office Rents for one and three bedroom units would employment in the construction and related Up to one-third of the resulting apartments of CMHC, Suite 200, 2 Simcoe Street South. _ It's back to school A government-appointed arbitrator has been given 60 days to help settle a contract dispute which saw 7,600 striking Ontario community college teachers hit the bricks almost one month ago. Classes al the 22 colleges resumed this week but only after the government tabled legislation forcing teachers back into classrooms. Contract talks between the Council of Regents and OPSEU bogged down over the issue of teachers' workloads. The strike kept 120,000 full-time and another 500,000 part-time students out of class. The last pact between the teacher and the Council of Regents expired Aug. 31. Police beat Penetanguishene police have cleared the books on a rash of break, enter and thefts which. occurred at a Twelve persons, all young offenders, were arrested and charged in connection with the incidents. Seven were number o { charged under the new Penetanguishene bu- Young Offenders Act. sinesses between August 1 and 20. As well, a number of thefts from boats tied up at marinas in the Penetang area in the summer have also: been cleared, Police Chief Robert Cummings reported yesterday. Five were dealt with by other charges. A total of 26 criminal code of- fenses related to break, enter and theft, and theft under $200 were laid, Chief Cummings said. New cubs Twelve boys joined movement in October when they were invested in the worldwide Scouting the First Penetanguishene Cub pack. The in- vestiture took place Oct. 22. In the photo. Cub leader Doug Rawson of Penetanguishene invests one of the new Cubs. Wednesday, November 14, 1984, Page 3

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