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Vol. 58. No. 9 ORONO, ONTARIO, WEDN~SDAY, MARCH 9,1994 On the Kirby.School Ecology- Trail Major Road project being considered for Orono 1If the provincial Ministry of Municipal Affairs gives approval to a number of Clarington projects the municipality is preparcd te spend a total of $3,750,741 under the Canada- Ontario Infrastructure Works Prograin. Under the progrm the federal govcrnment along with the provincial government and the municipaiity will share the costs. The municipality will also pay an additional amount of $ 120,000. The projects arc expected to be completed by the end of lune 1995. The projects in Clarington arc. sbared between pubic works and commnunity services. In die public works department it is proposed to reconstruct Station Street west of Main and the construction of a new road from Station Street te Princess Street ail of which is te be undertaken to urban road standards and would include the construction of a sidewalk. The project requires the purchase of lands betwecn Station and Princess Street. Upon compîction of the project Princess Street would bc closed at Main Street and entrance to Uic park would bc made over Uic ncw road. (Continued page 3) Mr. Walter Evans, the Kirby Public School last School's Ecology Trail. Bowmanville, and Mr. Royal Thursday building bird houses It is a five year project but Lee, Leskard, in the background, and feeders to be part of the w as well launched last week. had everything on schedule at Phonics, a deba-ted sub)jectrl at Clarke's Dialogue on Education progr ' The Northumberland- Clarington Board of Education held "A Dialogue On Education" Outreach Program at Uic Clarke High School on Thursday evening. Twcnty volunteers from the Clarke area took part in the forum. They broke up into rcee groups to discuss Uic problems and report. The late afternoon and evening was spent in discussing the strengths of the local school system as well as setting key issues and suggesting recom- mendations that wcrc felt te bc warrant. Many spoke of the sense of community within Uic Clarke area which was also a feature of the local educational system. The group favoured the opening of communications such as Uic forums were providing and they spoke of the safe environments wiUin the schools. The use of phonics te assist with reading opened possibly Uic major issue of the cvening for the majority of those in attendance. One after anoUier spoke of their support for phonics and were opposed te whole language method of teaching rcading. Two parents stated Uiat their children in grade five could neither read, write nor speli and Uiat most of Uic problera was thc loss of phonics ini thc acheol. Chuck Kennedy, Superinten- dent of Education in Uic western section said Uiat ho knew of grade five classes that lovcd to write Happenings.. Newtonvllle Beef Dînner The Newtonville U.C.W. will be sponsoring a Roast Beef Dinner on Saday, March l9tb, 6:30 pan. To purchase your ticket eall 786-2239 or 786-2286, ticket price $10 each. Entertainment la included. Travelling Alone - Question and Answer Perlod TOPS will be sponsoring a Question and Answer Period regarding "Travelling Alone" with guest speaker Constable Gerry Smith, on March d, 7:30 p.m., Orono United Church (Main Hall). Donationa may be given neDenise House. Dance at Orono Town Hall The Board of Management of the Orono Town Hall are planning a <ance to be held on Saturday evening, March 26th. Janette DeSousa will be providing the dance music for the occasion. [Euchre Resuits The euchre resuIta for the Orono Town Hall for Wednesday, March 2: High scores - Lena Grahiam 84; Paul Mucha 82, Velma Jakeman 81-, May Tabb 80 &nd Giace Coatham 79. Low scores Thelma Vagg and Art Bedwi. Draw winners Sharon Casey, Lil Boldeptone, Hilda CasweILl Leona Wilson, Roy Tonnant, Wilma Scott and Ray S tapies. Buchre is held every Wednesday 8 p.m. Lunch la provide. and read. He also said that the whole language metbod of teaching realing and writing have proven to be superior over the long period of turne. He said tests had proven Uiis point. But ho also said Uiat Uicre is a mix of phonics and whole language methods being used. When it was stated that teachers made Uic différence from one grade te anoUier bc said Uiat the board's teachers were al qualified and good teachers. This brought some repsonse from Uic gathering. In Uie, final assessment by Uic groupthey statcd that testing should bc carricd out and bc consistent. It was also suggested that communication bc improved with Uic parents and there was no need for jargon or double-taIk. It was said parents must become involved. The group also called for designatcd time for phonics, reading, spelling and grammar. Some suggestions te Uic local board called for quality teachers in the classroom and if provea incompetent tbey- should be relcased. It was also said teachers were not monitored enough. Mr. Kennedy did state that when deficiencies are noted Uiey do endeavour corrective measures as soon as possible. It was also suggested that students should be graded and given more of a challenge. MIr. Kennedy in Uic matter of passing students from grade to grade said Uiey <id flot want to discourage students only te, find (Continued page 2 C;ouncil expeets to settie budget by end of week It is budget time at the Municipality of Clarington and council imbers arewell into Uc process and are expected to complete the work by the end of the week. A report to coundil members from Marie Marano, treasurer suggests an average housebold decrease of 0.83 percent. The decrease cornes about due to a reduction in the fiat rate garbage charge which in 1993 was $ 145.00 and which in 1994 is proposed to be set at $ 140.00. -Both the residential and commercial tax rate has been increased by a meagre amount of 0.05 percent. In 1993 the mill rate was decreased by 0.05 percentand increased in 1992 by 1.4 percent and in 1991 by 4.8 percent. The flat rate garbage rate was set at $15Ô.00 in 1991 and was dropped to $145.00 in 1993 and to $ 140.00 for 1994. The growth factor in assessment in thc municipality in 1993 was 2.19 percent which compares with $4.1% in 1992, 5.6% in 1991 and 6.5 in 1990. .The report points eut that provincial downloading has cost (Continued page 2) Welcomed to Clarington Mayor Diane Hamre welcomed to council on Monday Mr. Bull Stockwell on his first day as Chief Administra-tive Officer for Uic Municipality of Clarington. Mr. Stockwell bas had a wide experience in municipal affairs over Uic past twenty-five years and has proven to~ have administrative skills which lie brings to Clarington. ORONO, oNirARio, WEDNgSDAY, MARCH 9,1994 Vol. 58, No. 9 1