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Orono Weekly Times, 10 Apr 1991, p. 1

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tJf Q, u.lulOOO NAI.WDEDY PI 019 A re-enactment at Orono Arena Private/Public venture investigated for Courtice recreational facility A report completed by Marshall Macklin and Monaglian Limited has completed a feasibility study for a Community Facility within the Courtice Urban area. The report lias been submitted to council members for their perusal while a department report was included in the agenda for Monday's General Purpose commnittee meeting. The department report speaks of three distinct features or iliemes and are described as "Core Therne", Children's Theme" and Sport, Therne". Trougli mese mhemes the' needs of the community are to be met, states mie report. The report continues stating mhat mhe magnitude of mhe project is sucl that a private/public partnership approacli merits examination with the major advantage being that through sucli an approacli the facility could be provided within a shorter time frame along wim mte cost to taxpayers being maintained at a reasonable level. It is pointed out that if council wished to proceed in the traditional nmxiner by bearing the total capital costs for the facility it would be prohibitive and result in a p)hasing i of the complex components over several years. The Cormmunity Services report suggests the Courtice Community Facility would indicate a fmnancial requirement in the order of $12 to (Continued page 2) Council members washout lake-front estate residential -plan, Newtonville Dan Smith and Andrew Taylor, of Orono, were the stars of the re- enactrment of a break, enter and thieft wlich was undertaken in February of this year. With the assistance of a arew from CITY-TV and members of die Crime Stoppers organization the event was captured on film. It will be sliown on '*ýTY-TV on Thursday, April llth ý,rig the news casts at 6 and 10 part. as well as on CHEX-TV during their news casts on April l2tli. S 1Crime Stoppers would be interested in receiving any infrmation as to the break and enter and callers do not need te provide their names. 1Those having information or suspicions are asked to cail 436-8477 - thats - 436-TIPS. Cheques and some cash were stolen from mhe Arena on mhe occasion of the break-in. WINNER 0F Tiff BIG BROTHERS DRAW The winner of the Big Brothers of Newcastle, Bowl for Million draw for a weekend for two at a Toronto Hotel, courtesy of Bowmanville Travel was Jane Pascoe of Hampton. Congratulations Jane! ORONO UNITED CHIURCH PRESENTS ANOTHER FILM The Orono United Churcli will be presenting another film this month entitled, "Molder of Dreams", which is a two part program. The settmng is a higli school classroom, where two stories unfold. The film will be scheduled for two consecutive Sundays beginning April 2lst at 7 pam. Corne out and learn about self esteem. ORONO TOWN HALL EUCHRE RESULTS The Orono Town euchre resuits, for Wednesday, April 3, 1991 were as follows: Higli scores Wanda McNeil with 87; Doro thy Branch with 86; Tom Wilson with 81; Lloyd Stephenson with 80 and May.Tabli with 79. Low score was Marion Sears. Winners of the draws were Art Compton, Tom Wilson, Olive Little, Char'lie Stapleton, Lena Clydsdale, Isabelle Watters and Harvey Paner. Euchre is held every Wednesday niglit beginning at 8 p.m. Ladies please bring lunch. DO-IT.YOURSELF WOIRKSHOP Are you a do-it-yourselfer with a leaky roof, shifting patio stones, or peeling paint? Is this tie Spring to build a deck, knock out a wall, add on a ro om? Ask an Expert! Jack Bergeron of Beaver Lumber h as the answers. The Bowmanville Branch Library will be presenting a '~ o-i-yorslfe evnig o ThrsdyAprl 1 a 7:0 pm.Make this Altliougli the Town, of Newcastle- General Purpose committee gave support to further study of tliree proposed developmnents a fourmh at the soutli end of the east side of mhe unopened Newtonville' Road soutli of tlie Lakeshore Road was denied furmher processing. The lakefront proposa] by Heritage Durham Development Corporation had suggested a 21 estate residential lot plan located David Crombie, a one-man Commission on the Waterfront, supported both by mhe Federai and Provincial govemrments, outlined a clear message to the ramher large crowd mhat was present at mhe Orono Town Hall last week - one the environment speakout, become involved. The Crombie appearance in Orono was sponsored by Save the Ganaraska Again organization and lis message was well received b y the partisan group and questioned fmnally lad to be cut-off to end mhe meeting. Crombie stated it was only mhe second time in Canadian history tliat the federal and provincial govemrments joined forces in sucli a Royai Cormmission, "and lm it". .He aid the work beach for the commission stretches from Hamilton to Scarborougli and on to Newcastle and was in the first interested only in tlie waterfroat area of the defined area. He said it soon becamne apparent mhat there was more ivolved than just mhe waterfront for happentings along the rivers and into the Oak Ridges Moraine-did affect the waterfront. The commission liad te look at the eco-system and this message was taken to the governments wlo extended the aumhority of the commission. He said mhere are major historic changes taking place along the waterfront and m tat tmat las been fromt the Lakesliore Road to tlie lalcefront. It is noted in the staff report mhat the land is good farmland surrounded by similar land use and the lands in tlie area have been designated Major Open space. In mhe draft Durhiam Officiai plan the land is designated as Waterfront witliin the larger Open Space System. It is also noted that further studies are to be undertak en by the Region and the municipalities in tliose areas designated as Waterfront. The Ganaraska Region conservation Aumhority states mhat a set-back from the bluff toc must be at leant 260 feet and that it is also suggested that the plan may well need to be redesigned. In the staff comments the application was called premature but did -recommend that it be (Continued page 2) the case generation after generation. created a barrier between He spoke of tlie untouched downtown and mhe lakefront." waterfront in Toronto i 1850 but i He mhen spoke of changes, today 1853 thie railway moved ini after with the disappearance of convincing the authorities mhat the smokestacks to be replaced by rail line aiong the lakefront would somneming different. result in an economic boom. "It <Coninued page 2) David Crombie, who lias lis partisan audience which liad headed upthe Royai Commission most of the seats in the hall on the Waterfront plan was the occupied for the evening event. guest speaker at the SAGA Favourable comments were meeting held in the Town Hal last certainly in abundance over the week. He is slowa above with Crombie approach to the study and Kathy Guselle, president of his forthriglit commeats as to SAGA. Crombie was most liberal wliere mhe responsibility lie i the in answering question to delight of Protection Of Our environet ... we mhe people. Davi*d- Crombie enthuses audience at, SAGA Town Hall meeting ORONO, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 1991 Vnl- di-%- No. 10

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