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Orono Weekly Times, 10 May 1978, p. 3

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Turn down hydro study The mnajority of Hydro Commissions and municipal councils in the Durham Reg- ion have turned down a recommendation to conduct an mn-house reorganization study.ý within the region. As a, resuit the Steering Commit- tee has abandoned a ny furth- er attempt at this timie to hiave a region-wide study undertaken. With the exception of New- castie village commission al utiliti es in the Town Of Newcastle as well as the ednsdaý, NMay lth, Il!78-3 couneil of the Towvn of Newcastle-favoured the pro- posed wtudy. The study was to provide proposais for amal- gamnation of certain utilities which appeared feasibie through the study. Nothing from the study was to be binding on any utility or municipality. A;ssociation. Walter Stapleton, Gord At- Those involved with the kins, Russell Major. Mr. presentation from the Athie- Charles Gray, chairman of tic Association are (l to r) the fund raising committee Lloyd Taylor, Lloyd Tennant a c cepts the cheque. Durham area housing authormty The Durham Area H-ousing on May 11, it was announced Authority will be inaugurated by Housing Minister Claude NOTICE Community Telephofle Completes New Equipment Addition to Orono Telephone Office Ben Madili, Customer Service Manager for Community Telephone Comnpany of Ontario Limited, at Orono, announced today that 100 new terminal (telephone) numbers and 200 uine switch.,es were recently added to the Orono central office. The central office equipment addition, at a cost of over $50,000 was a customner seryice improvement project, according to the local officiai. The 200 new uine switches will enable many customers to select a better grade of service if they desire. We are also in a position to provide service to 100 new customers as growth occurs. W in bath products and toiletries by Yardley and stili haif prîce. Cards, bookiets, commemnorative plates and boxed stationery by Carlton Wallets anid BillfoIds by TiIIey SGrand Prix Auto Umibrellas Special $4.99 -Ibi Bennett. With its offices in Whitby, the new authority wîll be responsible for managing al public housing units in the town, which are presently under direct management of Ontario Housing Corporation, as well as projects spread through varjous municipali- ties in the regional municipal- ity of Durham. The Oshawa Housing Authority will con- tinue to be responsible for the units located in that city.ý William Mcbean Of Ajax is chairman of the new author- ity. Other members are: Noel Marshall and Clarence Hew- son, both of Whitby, David Phelps of Beaverton, Fred Taylor of Uxbridge, Mrs. Grace Love of Port Perry and Ross Stainton of Hampton. The new authority will \manage 577 senior citizen rentai units in the Towns of SAjaxr, Newcastle (Bowman- ville), Pickering and Whitby, and the townishiips of Brock /(Beaverton. and Cannington), <Scugog (Port Perry) and SUxbrdge. It will also be \responsible for 58 rent supple- ment units for families in Ajax and Whitby. The Durham Area Housing Authority brings the number of local' housing authorities (LHAs) to 56. its formation is part of the ministry's plan to decentralize assisted housing management by expanding the local housing authority system. Majîor& M inor Repairs BOTH FOREIGN AND DOMESTÏC ENGIN ESqRE BU ILT -VALVE JOBS -FRONT ENDS -TOWING MANGER'S GARAGE ORONO 983-5130 COU RT ICE HIWY. 2 AT COURTICE RD. Compare the value of Our Hatch'backs with Theirs CHEVETTE $3941 Honda Civic Ford Fiesta Toyota Corolla 1200 Datsun B210 VW Rabbit 728-6206 IJOUG FERCUSON WVAYNE McROBERTS ACE RICHA-'RDS $4095 $4385 $4523 $4625 $5095 TED MILLER HAROLD MICHELSON AUTHORIZED CH EV-OLDS DEALERSHIP FOIL WRAP ,mNADAFANCI u 34$1 QUARTERED CISCO OIL C i 1l069 îiSèuAc ~.8WNESIiS'h TU A k.68 ÏÏWÙED PICNICS .99 C$1.39HAM6_ ., 1 23 Ï i'ÏiS SALAMI 1.2.8 E FOr Moher 16-Pot c 1fl IKN CHI'cKEÊIN PO POTTEDMUMS~ URGASTS r» L EG S ROASTS. 1319.lb$108 IL..98(: IL .98C CORN ISH'S Last Sunday evening a cheque for four thousand dollars was presented to the Fund Raising Commttee by the Orono Amateur Athietie MAIN St,. ORONO. ONT. 1 983-5009

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