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2-Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, October 3, 1990 Secon~d Class Madl Registraton NumberO00368 Published Every Wednesdayat the officef Pubheationl M4ain Sret, Orono RyC.Foreter .Editor It happens again Another proposal for affordable housing in the Town of Newcastle, Co-op Housing, gets hung-up with a familiar song which is being heard all too often. The planning department on Monday presented to the General Purpose committee a recommendation of approval for what is known as the Bowmanville Valley Co-operative Homes Inc. project of 68 units in the western sector of Bowmanville. As has been happening when area residents hear affor- dable housing, Non-profit housing or Co-op housing the red flares go up. There is the fear of drop in neighbouring hous- ing value, noise, pollution, accessive traffic and at times the questioning of the character of the people who could be mov- ing into the community. There was an assault on co-op and non-profit housing inthe eastern sector of Bowmanville not so long ago and as a result Participation House has met with defeat at council. This project or a version of the project has been under con- sideration for years and it could now well be dead. It doesn't seem to matter that there is every evidence that affordable housing, non-profit housing or co-op housing does not in fact devalue neighbouring property and this point was made on Monday with the fact that some 51 studies show that devaluation does not exist. As to Non-profit housing evidence in the Region of Durham displays that such projects are well within the keep- ing of nay community in which they are developed. People do have a strength of pride in their property when thy are part of the project and there is appreciation. In a report to council by their planning staff there is some 15,000 residential lots occupied and designated and of these 60 corne within the designation of affordable. The pro- vince has been asking that 25 percent of new development provide affordable housing it would appear that the Town of Newcastle is far from reaching any such goal. Not all on council are opposed to affordable housing but enough that there is a problem in gaining support. There is no excuse and the action of council on Monday to refer the Co-op housing plan back to staff is but a stalling tactic which we don't need. Gord Mils appointed parliamentary assistant Just before going to press on Tuesday afternoon the Orono Times learned that Gord Mills of Orono, has been ap- pointed Parliamentary Assistant to the Solicitor General of Ontario by the new Premier of Ontario, Bob Rae. The office of Solicitor General and Correctional Ser- vices is held by Cambridge MPP, Mike Firnan to whom Mills will be assistant. In speaking to Mills he said his office will be located on Grovenor Street in Toronto and he is to meet with the Solicitor General on Wednesday. The department is responsible for law enforcement and public safety across Ontario and as well covers the On- tario Provincial Police, Forensic Sciences, the office of the Fire Marshall, the Chief Coroner, anti racket squad and other law enforcement agencies including Indian and municipal police forces. In speaking with Bob Rae Mills said the choice was made due to his experience with the police and having an undertanding of policing and law enforcement at the grass roots level. Happenungs. e . BIG SALE AT WENDY B's Tuesday there were big line-ups at Wendy B's Depart- ment Store where a closing out sale with 50 percent off all items are being offered. The sale continue until 5 p.m. on Saturday when the store will close. It is but another unfortunate close-out in the downtown. Wendy Partner came to the downtown in April of 1986 and provided a service with her department store operation. We are sorry to see her go. Dump meeting at Kirby (Continued from page 1) five meetings have tried to keep the public informed over the past year. They said there was a bulk mailing January 90 to every person in the Durham Region. Gail Lawlor, PLC said "In some instances it was put inside other flyers and they specifically asked that it not be done." She said she spoke to an employee from the Orono post of- fice and they do rememberreceiving the flyer and that it did go out along with all the other household mail- ing." In my bouse the junk mail gets skimmed t)rough very quickly and then pitched. If it isn't in an envelope, chances are it won't be read. The PLC have two meetings per month and a Hot-line 1-800-465-4216 and invite all public imput. An official report will be in the public library and at the Municipal offices in about three to four weeks. MacLaren's report will list all criteria leading up to the selection of the candidate sites. Ken Donnelly, Regional Coun- cillor was asked if Garry Herrema, Chairman of the Region could guarantee that Metro Toronto's garbage would not be accepted in this site? He replied "NO, Mr. Herrema can not guarantee that Metro's garbage will not end up here!" Local group forms quickly (Continued from page 1) vironment and that some of the local organizations are grouping with STORM (Save the Oak Ridges Moraine). The following individuals have been elected to steer the Commit- tee: Chairperson - John Magder, 983-9245. Spokespersons - Wendy Boothman, 983-9496; Marion Manders, 983-5109. Secretary -Rudy Bot, 983-5816; Jayne Thiele, 983-5990. Treasurer - Harvey Thompson, 983-9555. Publicity/Media Liaison - Helen MacDonald, 983-9667; Michael Spooner, 983-9091. Fundraising -Barb King, 983-9362; Terry Mur- doch, 983-9223; Michael Spooner, - 983-9091. Signs Kristin McCrea, 983-9339; Randy Thiele, 983-5990. More on plain english by Gord Mills Last week in the "Times" I in- troduced to the readers a few ex- amples of Gobbledygook. The following came my way this past week: "However, it is always our priority to secure arrangements that we believe will be totally conducive to client satisfaction and in the light of your comments, will contact the organizing agency for this tour if we feel this is necessary, in an effort to implement a change in policy that may lead to increased customer ap- proval." The answer to a complaint regard ng a room without bath.!!! !! Definition of-an accident in an in- surance brochure - "Accident" shall mean an unexpected untoward occurrence causing injury by out- ward violent and identifiable means.!!! [elephone Conmittee - Martha Farrow, Judy Skinner, Sheila Spooner, Jayne Thiele. Research - Debbie Inglis, John Magder, Terry Murdoch, Mike Spooner, Paul Staples. Political/Legal Liaison - Wendy Boothman, John Magder, Marion Manders, Elva Reid. Liaison - Dick Morton (Lan- downers) 983-5682; Elva Reid (SAGA) 983-9339; David Scott (CCC) 786-2494; Helen MacDonald (PG-NEC) 983-9667; John Veldhuis (G.O.O.D.) 263-2783. On Tuesday, October 9, 1990, a public informational meeting shall be held at Blackstock Recreation Centre at 7:30 p.m. Arrangements are being made by "ZERO GAR- BAGE", the Scugog-area commit- tee. Bill Parish of PACT shall be a guest speaker, as well as a represen- tative from each of the five sites. For further information, contact one of your committee members. Library program for kids (Continued from page 1) consisting of stories, songs and finger-plays for children aged 24-35 months, accompanied by an adult. This programme on Thursdays, November 15 to December 20, 10:15-10:45 a.m. Registration for both program- mes will begin on Tuesday, October 9, 10:00 a.m. You may register in person at the Newcastle Village Branch during open hours or by calling 987-4844. Don't forget that Preschool Storytime continues at the Bowmanville Branch on Wednes- day mornings, l0:00-10:45 a.m. and Wednesday afternoons, 1:15-2:00 p.m. Lazy Lions at the Library We challenge you to find as many hidden objects and ideas as you can in our "Lazy Lions Lounging At The Local Library" poster taken from the book Animalia by Greame Base. Enter our contest and see how many "L" words you can find. Winners will be announced at the end of Ontario Public Library Week, Saturday, October 20. Copies of Animalia will be on display at ¯both the Clarke and Newcastle Village Branches' for those of you who can't make it to Bowmanville. The contest begins on October 2. St. Saviour's Anglican Churc' MILL STREET, ORONO, ONTARIO Rev. Douglas W. Hall 987-4745 SUNDAY SERVICE and CHURCH SCHOOL 9:30 a.m. ORONO GA TES OF PRAISE BIBLE MINISTRY 5414 Main Street Orono, Ontario Inter-Faith Full Gospel ERVICE 11:00 A.M. Rev. Lyle L. West Office 983-9341 Personal Minisirv Rev. Margaret F. West Res. 983-5962 Counselling Minister: Secretary: ORONO PASTORAL CHARGE Rev. Fred Milnes 983-5502 Marlene Risebrough Organist at Kirby Arlene Bolton Organist at Orono Stella Morton SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1990 Thanksgiving and World Wide Communion Kirby United Church Morning Worship 9:30 a.m. Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Orono United Church Morning Worship 11:00 a.m. Sunday School 11:00 a.m. EXPLORERS Wedlesday at 6:30 p.m. Upper C. E. Auditorium UPCOMING SERVICES Sunday, October 21st Orono Anniversary Guest Speaker Rev. Bob Rumball New Fall Collections for Thanksgiving SAVE 25% on Timex Watches andGund Carlton Cards 983-5009-