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Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, July , 1995 From Around the Region Day Care study nears completion A Day Care study undertaken in Northumberland County at a cost of $62,000 is nearing completion. At the same time a similar study is being undertaken in Durham Region at a cost of $170,000. The study is under the direction of the Early Learning Centre at Durham College. The Durham study is ex- pected to take nine months. Cobourg to lease Conservation Area The Town of Cobourg is to lease the Conservation Area, between Williams Street and Highway No. 2 in the Town from the Ganaraska Region Conservation Authority for a period of twenty years at $1.00 a year. Under the terms of the lease the Town will maintain the property owned by the Authority. In the past years the Authority bas been spen- ding $2500.00 on maintainance costs. Mosport festival adds four more acts Tickets went on sale last week at $60 to $70 each for the 'Summer Sounds '90" music festival to be held at Mosport August 3 to 5. Four new acts have been added, Rik Emmett, Helix, Colin James and the Northern Pikes. Other acts include Blue Rodeo, Lee Aaron, The Pursuit of Hap- piness, MaèLean & MacLean. Also included in the lineup are Backman Turner, Overdrive, Razorbacks, Doug and the Slugs, Andy Curran, The Partland Brothers and Regatta. A concern for some residents of Fairview lodge A provincial capping of extended care costs at municipal homes for the aged may cause problems at Durham's Fairview Lodge in Whit- by. If capping takes place over local costs that have risen above the cap it may require the transferring of some residents, 60, to another facility. It could also mean the loss of sixty jobs at Fairview. Durham is to object to the capp- ing policy. Public inspection rates Durham facilities tops A public inspection of two homes for the aged operated by Durham got top marks from the panel. It was the same case for two day care centres operated by the region. No real drive for car sales - CIBC The president of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce while visiting in Oshawa stated auto sales will stay sluggish this year. Combined sales by General Motors, Ford and Chrysier dropped by 7.9 percent in the first quarter. In the meantime foreign car sales have increased by nearly 38 percent. Taunton-Steeles link clear final hurdle Agreement has been reached on the first phase of the Taunton Road-Steeles Avenue link with con- struction to start in July. The work is to be completed in December of this phase. It is expected to take four years to complete the link between Toronto and Pickering. Board looks to broaden courses The Northumberland and Newcastle Board of Education will apply by next April for Ministry of Education grants designed to br- Aen high school technology d s and make students skills more transferable. Graham Carr, learning programs secretariat for the Ministry of Education, said the money cannot be used to replace ex- isting equipment and it cannot go towards starting a new technology course. Instead, it must broaden an existing course in one of five areas :communications, construction, manufacturing, services or transportation. North Whitby gets fire hall A $3 million fire station and fire department headquarters will be built in north Whitby, council determined last week. During a heated debate on the matter, the protection of the north Whitby residents was placed ahead of new recreational needs for senior citizens who had hoped for a new recreational centre in 1992. Go transit fares to rise GO transit users will be paying more to ride the rails and buses star- ting July 1. The government run transit system has announced an average fare increase of 5.1 per cent. The fare increase will mean that the cost of travelling from Oshawa to Union Station in Toronto, will go up from $4.80 to $5.05. Discounts for commuters and other frequent riders will remain Plan increase blamed on annexation Port Hope will commence its of- ficial plan update, but the town will be spending about $8,000 more on the document. Town * planning consultant Robert Dragicevic told councillors last week that new government planning policies and the 900 acres of land annexed from Hope Township means the town needs some additions to the plan. County eyes full responsibility. Northumberland County Council will be asked next month to get into garbage 'holus-bolus' taking full responsibility for everything from dumps to recycling and collection. Next month's recommendation by council's waste management steering committee is the first in a series over the next few months, ultimately leading to passage or re- jection of the provincial legislation, Bill 2091. New rules mean a dry summer Port Hope town council approv- ed a resolution last week which will require applicants wanting to run outdoor beer gardens to accept a heavier burden of responsibilty. Of about 17 new conditions ac- cepted, one requires applicants to produce proof of $2 million in liability insurance. A full site plan, outlining such items as location of the entrance area and washrooms, and the number of picnic tables in use will also be required with each applica- tion. New County HQ could be tax free Northumberland County's general government committee says a new headquarters building could be constructed without costing tax- payers a cent. The committee emerged from an hour brainstorming last week with a two-pronged plan that would in- volve the county in an estate residential development and possibly the sale of the county own- ed Cobourg Jail. Industry blames politicians Some Cobourg industries are angry about the disruption of their waste disposai system and the blame is about to fall on the hcads of politicians. As of last Friday, the privately- owned landfill site north of Newtonville, which has been accep- ting industrial waste from Cobourg firms since May, will no longer do SO. The move announced last week by dump owner Laidlaw Waste Systems is connected to provincial environment ministry restrictions and a company decision to place longterm users of the dump ahead of the newcomers. Bridge testing on Hwy 35 aid 115 Bridge testing will be carried out on Wednesday in the Highway 35 and 115 interchange areas, and also in the Wilmot Creek and Newton- ville interchanges. Traffic will be reduced to one lane during the testing periods. Good behaviour pets earn some flack Port Hope area landloras oppose proposed provincial legislation preventing them from evicting pet- owning tenants with no-pet leases if their animals are well behaved. Daniel Groves, who owns a triplex in Port Hope, said it's unfair that violation of a non pet agree- ment will be insufficient grounds for eviction. He said that landlords have no rights as it is, and the new legisla- tion will only add to their problems. Town frustrating development plans A group of Hope Township residents north of the 401 along the Port Hope boundary blames the township for frustrating attempts to develop their land, says an Oshawa real estate agent. Don Thomey, one of the residents interested in developement said, 'Hope Township is stonewall ing us.' He said amalgamation with Port Hope would be the best solu- tion for the residents as a way to get the land serviced, making it desiri- ble for developers, Durham East Liberals to hold nomination meet The Durham East Liberals are holding a nomination meeting to elect a candidate for the expected fall election in Ontario. The meeting is being held on August 14th, Tuesday at the Blackstock Recreation Centre. Last week there had been no of- ficial announcement from any in- terested party as to be a candidate. KENT'S BERRY FARM ORONO Clarke 4th Line then West 3 Kilometers PICK YOUR OWN BERRIES Picked Berries by the Quart Strawberry Pickers Wanted Call 983-5706 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.