packed hall for candidates meeting claremont the pickering airport lands were one of the interesting topics for- discussion among ontario riding candidates at a meeting here monday evening the federal election forum hosted by claremont united church attracted a capacity crowd of nearly 200 the three candidates progressive conservative incumbent scott fennell liberal gary herrema and new democrat geoff rison dealt with major issues like the economy acid rain and job creation but it was the local con cerns that sparked the most spirited debate mr fennell spoke en thusiastically in his open ing address of claremonts bright fu ture he said there was something good happen ing in claremont a spirit of renewal after past negative experiences with government property ex propriation he wants to keep the pickering lands green be cause he feels another air port isnt required we have to turn it back into productive land for young farmers mr fen nell told the crowd the liberal hopeful backed by many suppor ters from his home to wn of uxbridge criticized the tory mp for not doing anything in the riding particularity with the air port lands mr herrema said a public hearing should be held to decide future de velopment in this area the tory incumbent promised that a pc gov ernment would revive the claremont-to- peterborough via train which he jokingly said was originally canned by the liberals because it ran through three tory ridings mr rison touched on claremont concerns such as water and roads and said its those local issues where the present riding mp has let constiuents down when questioning turned to capital punish ment in light of two recent police killings mr fen nell said he would like a free vote on the subject in the house of commons he added that he perso nally supports the deter rent of capital punish ment in cases of first de gree murder mr herrema spoke strongly in favor of capital punishment while mr rison said he is against it when asked what theyd do about the flying chain- saws better known to many local residents as noisy ultralight air craft both mr herrema and mr fennell stressed a balance is required to allow the flyers to con tinue while not disturbing residents rev cameron watts of claremont baptist church served as modera tor during the session held just over a week be fore the sept 4 election classifieds 2942200 6402100 6492292 if its speed youre after the classifieds really move it uxbridge pickering real estate 1984 tempo now here fhom 7765 have you orlveh a ford latelt- mcarthurs sales hyw 7 kennedy rd 4741350 service 20 heritage rd 2345400 second section a metroland community newspaper wednesday august 29 1984 uxbridge secondary school will introduce code of conduct uxbridge students will be faced with a written code of discipline when they return to uxbridge secon dary school uss next week the durham board of education has directed all schools under its jurisdic tion to produce a written code of behavior the province requires all high schools to have these codes in keeping with its new high school guidelines the uxbridge guide enti tled code of discipline outlines all areas of student behavior such as general deportment attendance punctuality and respect for others the uss document out lines the rights and respon sibilities of students teachers and parents to pro vide the proper learning en vironment uus principal david brown noted that the rules and regulations contained in the schools new codes of discipline arent new at all these are things that have been in place for many many years prin cipal dave brown told the tribune its just that now theyre formally written down each student will receive a copy of the code in a stu dent handbook several schools in durham region including pickering brock and ajax high schools ban any un necessary physical contact among students uxbridges manual isnt quite as specific but pick erings goes right to the point no kissing or hand- holding sleeping is just one of the activities prohibited in the study hall at oshawas eastdale collegiate games of amusement sleeping and doing nothing will not be allowed the schools code book states durham board of educa tion trustee linda- carder feels introduction of these codes is a good move i think if everybody knows the rules we all play the game better mrs car der said in an interview the local trustee noted that the durham board de cided to push manditory codes of behavior before the ministry of education made its move parents and teachers played a role in forming these regulations mrs car der said the written codes were based on the indi vidual needs in each school s similar written rules are present at the elementary level she added bacteria levels high at elgin pond a warning sign was posted at the swimming area in elgin park last week high bacterial counts were detected in the regular water tests conducted by the durham region depat- ment of health services most bathers seem to have taken the signs message to heart chris shanahan swim warning posted uxbridge high bac teria levels in the pond at elgin park have necessi tated the posting of warning signs at the popular swim ming area durham regions depart ment of health services vi sited the site early last week after a test showed an un safe level of faecal coliform the river feeding into the pond runs through agri cultural areas and picks up the animal bacteria ex plained brian devitt direc tor of environmental health services for the region heavy rain also causes in creased runoff sending prganize annual fox marathon uxbridge the annual terry fox marathon of hope will be held in uxbridge sun day sept 23 from 1 to4 pm the 10kilometre trek begins with six laps of the elgin park track fol lowed by a course up i main street to reach road and along reach to franklin street partic ipants can cool down afterwards with a free swim at uxpool wewant to stress that its not necessarily a run commented marathon organizer nancy hannah weld like to see some families come out to walk however times will for any se rious runners who wish rto take part no bicycles will be allowed on the uxbridge course ssp repeat runners have can their previous marathon of hope cer tificate updated with a medallion sticker last year in uxbridge 49 participants raised over 1 500 to aid cancer research pledge sheets are available at the uxbridge fair sept 7 8 and 9 uxbridge timesjournal or from nancy hannah 852- 7286 participants not wishing to collect pledges can pay a 5 en try fee more faecal coliform into the water swimming in the pond could cause health prob lems with the eyes ears nose and throat mr devitt admitted a proliferation of water fowl such as ducks and canada geese could be a contribut ing factor department officials will continue testing the ux bridge pond on a weekly basis to host plowing match uxbridge twp the 1984 region of durham rama and mara annual plowing match will be held in uxbridge twp on mon day sept 10 a special mayors and reeves plowing contest featuring uxbridges bill ballingcr has been plan ned equipment and coaches will be provided for each participant and prizes will be awarded site for the durham event is the first farm north of the uxbridgcscott museum quaker hill steams up in uxbridge lisa northeast representing the uxbridgescdtt his torical society was kept busy saturday and sunday during steam threshing days lisa took time out from her busy schedule to visit the 1923 george white threshing engineinthe display areavthe vintage machine was originally owned by her grandfather the late wj wood hundreds of people took in the annual event at the museum grounds quaker hill chris shanahan employees of highland beverages men charged in theft uxbridge three em ployees of highland bever- ages uxbridge were slight drop in totals durham region attendance figures are down slightly in some local public schools as students prepare to return to the classroom sept 4 enrollment has dropped by about 15 students at goodwood public school this year according to prin cipal richard hannah he attributed this decrease to the fact that more grade 6 students are leaving than the number of kindergarten pupils entering the school mr hannah estimated uic jviiuui a pupiiiauuii at around 200 enrollment is down slightly at greenwoods valley view public school new principal wd brown said there will be approx imately 240 students when school opens figures are tentatively the same as last term at claremont public school according to principal jim crosbie the number stands at approximately 255 pupils there are two new faces on the staff at claremont ps diannc greenwood formerly of central park senior public school in oshawa is replacing re tired grade 1 teacher ruby wilson olga taylor has moved from the toronto board of education to durham as claremonts new academic improvement development aid teacher former aid instructor ron king has moved to roscbank public school charged with theft and pos session of stolen goods aug 24 two of the accused one aged 26 and the other 20 are from uxbridge according to durham regional police the other man a 22-year- old oshawa resident was also charged with posses sion of a narcotic police said a fourth high land beverage employee a 23yearold resident of ux bridge was charged with a drug offence resident charged a 17yearold uxbridge resident was charged with possesion of a narcotic last week police said signs attacked durham regional police received a report that three men in a pickup truck were seen destroying election signs on aug 25 the sight ing took place at cone 2 and sideroad 5 police were also notified about a mail box that allegedly mowed down by a vehicle on con 3 bike stolen a trail bike was reported stolen during the annual ux bridge tractor pull held on the weekend the owner apparently left the bike and then returned to find it mis sing durham regional police are investigating lake residents petition twp uxbridge twp a petition from a group of ab out 10 wagner lake resi dents didnt help convince the twp to assume a pri vate road on the lakes east side ward 3 councillor ron johnson circulated their petition during a works and roads committee meeting thursday committee members maintained that it was not the townships re sponsibility and they agreed that uxbridge twp does not wish or intend to assume the requested private roadway at this time it was recommended that the petitioning group check with a contror to determine if they could afford to fi nance the work themselves councillor johnson said he will maintain contact with the lake residents mayor bill ballingcr de clared a conflict of interest in this matter latenight action there was no shortage of action in uxbridge friday and saturday during the eighth annual tractor and 4x4 truck pull mild evening temperatures helped to attract large crowds especially on saturday see page b2 for results chris shanahan r