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Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, March 21, 1990-11 A winter hike???? It was billed as a winter hike for of last week. tripped through the countryside the Orono Brownies but it ail took Certainly flot winter weather but with their leaders on the fourth line place with temperatures nudging just as enjoyable as the children of Clarke well east of Orono. the 20 degree mark on Wednesday Fire calls for Town of Newcastle The following fire cails were recieved by the Town of Newcastle Fire department during the week of March l2th to March 18. Monday, March 12 at 12:40 p.m., 102 Roser Crescent, Bowmanville, false alarm! and at 1.41 p.m. a medical caîl at 66 Bir- chfield, Bowmanville.' Tuesday, March 13 at 6:26 a.m. a vehcile fore at Ruddell Road and Hwy. 2; at 10:30,a.m. an Edwards alarm at Goodyear, Main, Bowmanville; at 12:16 p.m. a medical caîl at Gilmour Road; at 4:01 p.m. alarms were ringing at Newcastle Health Care; at 1$0:30 p.m. a motor vehi cle accident 6n Rwy. 2 west of Courtice Road. Wednesday, March 14 at 3:51 a.m. a vehîcle fire on Taunton Road; at 4:32 p.m. assist am- bulance at Darlington Nuclear Sta- tion. Thursday, March 15 at 7:37 a.m. a false alarm at Memorial Hospital; at 8:48 a.m. a chîminey fire at 21 albert St., Bowmanville: at 10:00 narvesuing Urne on a Mlishram ii China. Scientists sponsored by Canada's International Develop- ment Research Centre have heen aldlng aquaculture programs' in many Third World countries and there now la a network of such projects. (Photo: M. HlbIerIIDRC) (Canada Science News) a.m. a burning complaint Hwy. 2 between Truils Road and Courtice Road; at 11:47 a.m. a rubbish fire at Ruddell Road North; at 2:25 p.m. a nattress smouldering at 14 Nelson St., Bowmanville. Friday, Ma rch 16 at 1:32 a.m. a Pot Ieft on stove at 109 Liberty St. N., Bowmanviile and at 9:13 a.m. alarms ringing at Newcastle Multi- Care. Drug and alcohol offences increase Statistics released on Friday by Durham Regional Police show a 91 percent increase in drug and acohol offences in January 1990 compared with the same month in 1989 There were a total of 63 offences involving the possession and traf- ficking of narcotics, Deputy chief Doug Bulloch told the commission that t he increase is due mainly to an increaqseof cocaine into the area. As to impaired driving, driving with more than .08 per cent alcohol and refusing a breath test rose fromn 170 in January 1989 to 253 in the same month in 1990. There was some discussion on whether or not education was mak- ing any mark in getting the message across on both drug use and alcohol use. The commission was told that drunk driving figures generally mount in January as many know that the RIDE program ends after Welfare cases încrease by 35 percent Welfare cases have been on the increase in Durham Region during the f'irst two months of 1990. Welfare cases increased by 35.3 percent in February over that of a year earlier. In January the increase in cases jumped by 25.3 percent over the same month in 1989. There were 5552 welfare cases in, February and with dependents the number rose to 9,342. The Region paid out a total of $2.8 million dur- ing the month. Generally the number of cases drops ini February from that of ianuary but this was not the case this year. Social services had anticipated a 23.5 increase ini caseload for 1990- and had so budgetçd and- ddeda I'tirthef-r 18 to staff, But the increasc o date, if it carnies on, wîiI require more f'unding and more staff. Ita pointed out that although lie casecload has jumped it does rest 11 2.4 1)ercent of the population of Ren.This compares with 4 n Peterborough. the New Ye-ar. Edwards however did have some good news in that more and more non-drinking designated drivers are being use and the younger genera- tion do make use of seatbelts. Gwen Mowbray of the commis- sion did support the continuation of education st'ting that the next generation may be more receptive to the message. Once a-yeai you we it to yourself. Take a day off and take the whole family to town for John Deere Day. There'll be plenty of good friends and good food,' and plenty to see and do. It's our way of saying "thanks for your business," so plan on joining us. After al .. you've earned it! Thursday, March 29th 8:00 p.m. EVEKUR EEN - Fru&A RD E NTXD. 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