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2-Orono Weekly Mmnes, Wednesday, Febrnary 27, 1991 The Good Old Days The Good Old Days Leamuing -about the merger of the Orono and District Credit Union with the Auto Workers' (Oshawa) Credit Union Lti. hit a chord taking us back to period in Orono areas history, 1947 to 1954 when the co- operative movement was Most active. It was an era when three separate co-operative operations came into existence serving not only the Orono area but the whole of the then Durham County. First on line was the Durham County Parmers' Co-operative which this year will hold its 44th annual meeting. This was followed by the Durham County Medical Health Services a few years later and which held a prommnent place in the community until its demise with the introduction of the Ontario Héalth Insurance Plan which left no room for private sector health insurance.. lI 1954 the Orono and District Credit Union came on line and for the past 37 years has provided its co-operative financial services which now are expanded through their merger with the Auto Workers' (Oshawa) Credit Union The initiative for the co- ,operative movement for the seven year period stemmed front the farma community,, a most active Çomniunity at that time, and with support from the Durhamx County Federation of Agriculture. Memory serves us with only a few namnes active in the movement at that time but among those playing a leading roll were certainly J.J. Mellor, sccretary- trcasurer of the Federation, Bob Moffat and John Stone of the Orono area as well as Clare Allin and Russell Osborne of -the Newcastle arca. There were others, wc know with the majority comin from the farming cornmunity. M Therewere no consultants to guide them along their way in the Co-op movement. We do recal plenty of debate over thc issues in ail three of the individuai movements but the "kitchen-round- table"' meetings did survive and did cuiminate into Uic formation of thc three co-operatives. One would have to cail it "group entreprcneurship for Uic masses"*. The co-op movement is one of concern for others and i sharing i providing a service at cost to its Mel Hartwig, Excavating ORONO, ONTARIO 983-5140, BULLDOZING - BACK HOE SEPTIC and TLE BEDS SAND - GRAVEL TOP SOIL members of which the member does have a truc voice iei groups direction. The co-op movement still proves sound and is stili alive to some extent being evident to-day i co-op houshiig. There is some change with consultants, in some cases, taking over Uic promotion of co-op then takig a cut of Uic overali cost of Uic development, two percent. one must say the co-op movement has served the Orono area weil over the years and continues to do so at Uic Farmers' Co-op north of thc Village. The Co-op Medical Services was well on its way serving the district when OHIP came into existence forcing the co-op to terminate its operation. But as a resuit of Uic Medical Co-op arose the Durham County Seniors Citizens Lodge complex in Orono and which to-day operates as a non- profit service for accommodation in this area. Surpluses from the Medical Co-op were used to assist in the building of the Seniors' complex and as wcll used for a similar operation in thc Village of Millbrook. And now Uic local Credit Union will live on through its merger witir Uic Auto Workers' (Oshawa) Credit Union. Your writer was a member of Uic Medical Services co-op and we wiii neyer forget using our card at Uic Western Hospital following a two week stay by Donna. "What kind of heaith insurance is this?" came from Uic desk clerk. "What's wrong?" I asked. "It doesn't pay the full amounit of ic bill". I know, its $50-00 deductable," I repliid. "Weil if your satisfied 1 guess I can be," camne Uic repiy. "We can be assured of our moniey?" Certainly the insurance was cheaper than Uic then Blue Cross and we were soid'on Uic idea of Uic deductabie, sureiy we could take some personai responsibiiity. But with Uic Co-op we did carry also, at a most reasonable cost, a health insurance that ciicked in at $5,000 which we always calied Our disaster heaiUi insurance. As we look back it sure was "The Good Old Days" living in a caring community. Laidlaw Must await MOE word (Contlnued from paýge 1) "There is nothing Laidiaw can say or do that wiil shorten the proccss, " statcd Counc. Hamrre, It was also notcd by the councillor that it was oniy a couple of wecks ago that Laidiaw had rcsponded with information that had been sought by thé Ministry of the Environent. "ft took two years for an application fer a Mail west of Bowmanville,"ý noted Counc. Hainre. David Scott, chair of the Commnittee of tiarke Constituients, addressed colincil stating that council hadbeen, bullied last week by a nurmber of representatives of Laidiaw and he praised council and staff for their professionaljsm. At the same timç he called into question the professionalism of Laidiaw reports and submissions. Scott said Lâidlaw was trying to short-circuit the process feit that it was strong lalnguage when the, Ministry of thé Enviromnent had called an observation by Laidiaw as reprehensible. Scott made rfention of Laidlaw's cost of $2.5 million to update the site. It was nedesSary," said Scott. He went further to state that over a Lteeya period revenue from the site could be taltied at $4.5 million. Scott said approval of a new landfill site at Lp*dlaw would bring in'revenue at $150.00 a tonne to $75 million a yeir. it costs us pioney to fight the application but we have no such source of funds, âaid Scott. Council accepted the recommendatidrn of the General Purpose commitjee to receive and file. Fear of Ioosing homes (Contlnued from page -1) spoke from fear anid frustration. Mayor Hubbard said the issue had been referred to staff who are to dialogue with the Ministry of the Environment and the Ministry of Natural Resourêes as well as the Central Lake Ontario Conservation Area. She noted that council had placed an interiffi control by-law freezing improvements and additions for proi3ert es ini the area but residents of te area had spoken against the by-law which was ultimately dropped. "Should we have anyone tiiere at aIl?" she questioned and further stated that the Town would biave to determine what the gener9l taxpayer was responsible for in relationship to the lakeshore properties. Mayor Hubbâfd referred to the need of permits t@ place barriers on the lakefront and said such permits were not issued by the Town. David Ashcfoft said he had estimates from $4,500 to $50,000 for work to proîect his property from erosion. Walter Evani, Public Works director, pointed @ut the need for a proper engineering study to be undertaken on âny work on the lakeshore. He sâid there may be some works undertaken for the short-term but no one could detennine just how long it may last. Evans aiso referrcd to a recent report in which hie departmcent had suggested work to be undertaken be done under the Local Improvement Act whereby property owners involved in the project would pay the cost. He said under the Act the work would be ulidertaken by the Town with the bcPiefitting residents paying back the éost of the project over a pcriod of yëars. Some of the delegations said they would have no option other than to be involved or to loose their findings following meetings with the two Ministries, environmient and Natural Resources and findings from the Conservation Authority. It was stated that the water is Up this year by over one foot. Ini most cases the dwellings were originally built as summer homes which since have become permanent dwellings. Residents have lived i the area from two to fifty some odd ycars. C redit Union me-rger (Continued from page 1) Nichols are pleased with the merger which came about earlicr this year. Leila Werry, a former Secretary- Manager Of the Orono and District Credit Union states the local operation has helped out a great manY People over the years and expanded fromt a farm-oriented Union to one that provided help and services to other sectors of the community. She said employees at CurvPly Wood Products were the first mndustrial workers to be part of the Orono Credit Union. It is interesting that two charter members, Mr. Swallows of west Bowmanviîîe anid Alvin Blewett, Orono were still members of the Orono Credit Union at the time of the merger. The first Orono office was opencdi the first Co-op mill i the South of Orono at the Mill Pond with Ernie Spry, mil manager, the Secrctary Manager. St. Saviour's Anglicèan Church MILL STREET ORONO, ONTARIO Rev. Douglas Hall 987-4745 SUNDAY SERVICE and SUNDAY SCHOOL 9:30 a.m. OROMO r PASTORAL Rev. Fred 1 ~ Miles 983-5208 Marlene- Rlsebrough, Secretary Sunday, March 3rd Kirby United Church Moming Worship at 9:30 a.m. Sunday Schooal at 9:30 am. Orono United Church Morning Worship at 1il a.m. Sunday School at il a.m. Marion Milnes wîll be preaching at both services. World Day of Prayer Frlday, March lst Orono United Church 7:30 p.m. I - * e Kelly and Wenda drool over the new Easter Gund a Confectionary Carlton Easter Car ds