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Orono Weekly Times, 29 May 1991, p. 1

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rý- , , P I k -VT A i i ItWMl.f Mat 1 Vol. 55, No. 17 ORONO, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY. MAY 29,1991 Cowman states intent to seek Mayor' s chair The annual inspection review of A contingent of fifty-one Sea Cadets of the Bowmanville Sea Cadet Corps were on parade Sunday in the tenth annual inspection providing an entertaining aftemnoon for a sizeable attendance at the Newcastle Mrena. There were numerous interesting displays and an excellent drill performance provided by the local area Sea~ Cadets who were on inspection before LCdr R. Miller, C.T., who is currently the Sea Cadet Liaison Officer at HMCS Cataraqui. She was promioted to her present rank in 1980 and in Newcastle on Sunday was undertaking ber first inspection. In a brief address to the Corps members, their officers and to the public in attendance, she commended the Corps on the growth of the Corps over the year which now numbers fifty-one members of which thirty-six are new recruits. LCdr R. Miller also congratulated the Corps on their tenth anniversary which will be celebrated later this year. The Commanding Officer, LT(N) M. Carter CD stated that it had been a busy year and nloted that the Corps had been chosen as the recipient Of the Bartley Bull award which acknowledge the Bowmanville Corps as the top Corps in Ontario. Sheila Brooks, president of the Bowmanviiie Branch of the Navy League extended thanks to ail those who had assisted with the program over the past year. P.ine Ridg-,e Kinsmen promote big event Saturday at Clark The Great Pine Ridge Kinsmren signed up to take part. p.m. hold their annual Bike-A-Thon and Added to the list of events is a Comne out suppo Roadeo this Saturday with the event children's remote control car track,' and the kids who taking place at the Clarke High a number of clowns, a children's lapses on their bil School grounds. tractor pull, a dunk tank and a large cause and as well ha There has been a number of garage sale. safety checked. additions to the programr this year The event gets underway at 9 other than the Bike-A-Thon for a.m. and continues through to 4 >R IG -T which kids in the community have1 \G -Tr )rt the Kinsmen )will be doing ikes for a good iaing their bikes There is movement on the local political scene as far as candidates for the fall election, November 121h is concerned in the Town of Newcastle, The movemnent is in Ward One (Darlington) where over the past week three further candidates have made their intentions known, both f or Mayor and for local councillors. Speaking to Ann Cowmian at the Environmental Fa-Ir, Sunday, she states she has notified the Town of Newcastle that she intends to be a candidate for Mayor in the comning elections. She said after the Iast election she had no intention of ever returning to mnunicipal politics. It was in this election that Ann Cowman ran against, Marie Hubbard for the top position in the Town when she lost out to Hubbard. "Since that timne I have given Marie lots ofspace but people are asking that 1 run again in the upcomning, elections," states Cowman. These people she said are from all walks of life whio care for the Town including those with an investmnent in the Town in commerce and industry and fromn the new residents. She said, "I feel I must respond to thiese requests. Ann Cowmian has been a member of the Town of Newcastle council serving both as local councillor and regional councillor for a period of fourteen years. Three candidates have madle it known that they will seek the local counicil seat in Ward One. This position opened up when Arnot Wotten indicated hie would not be running for local council but had, (Continuod page 2) Search on again for Durham landfill site The recently formed Interim Waste Authority hired to co- ordinate the search for new,ý landfill Sites in thie Greater Toronto Area has announced consultants who wiil commnence a process to find such sites in Durhai and other Regional centres ini the GTA. M. M. Dillon Ltd. will co- ordinate thie search in Durham Region with MacLaren Plansearch carrying out a similar study for a~ new landfill in York Region and Metro Toronto. Senes Consultants will conduct a searchi in Peel Region. Early in Apil,.Ruth Grier, Minister of the Enviroument, said an interim staff tearu of hier mninistry would start the process in the search for three landfill sites in the Great Toronto Area. Since that announcemnent the Interini Waste Authority Ltd. has been established but legislation for their authority has yet to be past. The three consulting firms are to consult with the general public as to what criteria should be used in the search for sites. Following this consultation and the setting of the criteria the search will begin to fmnd candidate sites in aIl three regions. Eventually specif *ic sites will be established for environmental (Continued page 2) Hlappenings.. TOWN HALL EUCHRE RESULTS The euchre resuits for the Orono Town Hlall for Wednesdlay, May 22 were: High scores - Marie Couroux withi 85; Charlie Finnie with 84; Tom Wilson with 76; Charlie Stapleton with 75 and Hazel Piggot with 74. Low score was Carl Todd. Draw winners were Dave Thirower (2), Norma Moffat (2); Roy Hayward and Grace Coatham. Euchre is hield every Wednesday evening beginning at 8 p.m. Ladies please bring lunch. FIFTH ANNUAL OPEN GARDEN Everyone is welcome to view the gardens of Mr. and Mrs. Dave Hinton, 3384 Taunton Road, (the second house west of Leskard Road on the north side). The gardens will be open June lst and 2nd, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and consist of many rhododendrons in a natural setting of pine and young oaks. TO SEND A LETTER 0F CONCERN The Northumberland/Newcastle Board of Education at their Irecent Thursday meeting considered an administrative report concemning the National SchooJ Indicators Achievement Program which is being held across the country but which the Ministry of Edutcation for Ontario has decided that Ontario would be observer. Thie local board is sending a letter of concemn and has referred the issue to the Education Committee for further study. This group of young girls from Newtoniville and area operated a booth at the Environmental Fair on Saturday with much enthusiasm, and to say the least, with expertise at their fmngertips. The seven girls have formed their own group called TRIO, Try Recycling It's Good and through their efforts they pick up garbage in the community and then sort and recycle. They Jinform us they have also planted trees and do Write letter commenting on the environment. Pictured above Gillian Lucy, McKenzie Howson, Marcia Bragg, Lauren Dengis, Shannon Kellly and Balley Kelly. Missing from the picture is Kimn James. y' Recycling It's Good

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