( 2 - Oronio Weeklyimies, Wednlesdayi, Marcli 18, 1998 O RONO WEEKLY TIMES Subscriptions $2150 + $150 G.S.T. = $23.00/year. Publications Mail Registration No.,000368 Publishing 50 Issues Annually at the Office of Publication 5310 Main Street, PO. Box 209, Orono, Ontario LOB ÎMO E-Mail Address: oronotimes@speedline.ca Phone/Fax (905) 983-5301 Publisher! Editor Marg Zwart "Don 't bother us and we won 't bother you" week Last weeks' counicil agenda like many others contained correspondence from special interest groups requesting council declare a day or a week to increase awareness for their cause. The groups represented last week were the Ontario Waterworks Association asking the week of May 3-10 be declared "Drinking Water Awareness Week." Noise Watch would like April 29 declared as "International Noise Awareness Day" in our commumîty. On a more serious note the Durham Regional Labour Council have asked the municîpality 10 declare Tuesday, April 28 as a D ay of Mourning in recognition for work- ers killed, ijured or disabled on the job. Human Resources Development Canada request coun- cil members to issue a proclamation designating the week of March 23-27 as "Youth Career Week." The Federation of Canadian Municipalities sent a letter dated February 13, 1998 stating that each year il is the practice in Canada and around the world 10 celebrate March 21 as the "UN International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination." With the exception of "Youth Career Week", none of the organizations have planned an event to tie in with their week. Councillor Young suggested that if organiza- tions want weeks or days declared in Clarington, they should have an event plannied'for that lime, "otherwîse the significance of the event is weakened," hie stated. Do the authors of these-requests, who supposedly have a passion for their special cause, expect others to carry their banner, if they can't even be bothered 10 go beyond simply requesting a time siot in the municipal calendar. These requests generate a lot of waste, in time and resources. Council officîally receives the letters for infor- mation, and files them. By s0 doing, they simply acknowledge receiving the request. The 'letters from national orgamizations are sent to every municipality in the country where 1 expect they get the samne treatment that our municipality gives them. There should be a by-law against unsubstantiated requests getting past the municipal mail room. In my opinion, a "retum 10o sender" stamp is ahl the attention they deserve. f or ail yourprz nting requ irements: *Business Cards a Letterheads e Envelopes *Newsletters - Flyers - Invoices e Tickets e Pull Colour Printing* and more! 'Everything with theprinted word!" at the Orono Weekly Times 5310 Main Street, Orono LOB iMO Phone/Fax (905) 983-5301 Letters- to the Editor N ewcastle Mitchells Corner Rate Payers March 15, 1998 Dear Editor: In 1989, when the Reform Party was formed, there was no federal conservative or right-wîng party in Canada. 0f course, there was the Progressive Conservative Party, but it was conservative in name only. The PCs had been infiltrated and taken over by opportunists, like Bilan Mulroney (Please read "On The Take") and liberals masquerading as conserva- tives, like Jean Charest. In fact, Canada had three left-wing parties: the Liberals, the (liberal) PCs and NDP. Each party was trying to out- spend the other, trying bo prove it was most compas- sionate and caring. 0f course, without caring or giving a hoot how to pay for IL. Level- headed people with common sense warned Iliat this mad spending would ruin the country, but were ignored and when they persisted, were accused of lacking in care and compassion. The early Reformers first tried to work within the exist- ing political system. However, they and their foresight and common sense were not-wel- corne. It became clear 10 Reformers; these old-lmne par- ties were out of touch with reality. There was no chance whatsoever that these parties would ever voluntarily reform Canada's political system. Reformers were proven right. Canada's debt is now around $600-billion. One- AROUIND T Legislation on GTSB intro- duced. Muntcîpal Affaîrs Minîster, AI Leachli mro- duced on Thursday, draft leg- isiation 10 create the Greater Toronto Services Board (GTSB). This board will, have 14 representatives from the mega city of Toronto, and 14 from the Greater Toronto Area, with 3 of those repre- sentatives coming from the Durham Region. The purpose of the boatd will be 10 operate GO Transit and co-ordinate roads. sew- ers, water, social services, waste disposai and economic promotion across the 416 and 905 area. Regional Council voted last Juiy and again last Wednesday 1101 10 support a Greater Toronto Services Board. The public has untii April 9 to make their'feelings know regarding this GTSB. No regional Fire Fighting Service A motion from Pickering counicil to look mbt amalga- matîng Fire Fightîng Services rHE REGION throughout the region did not get the necessary support at Wednesday's Regional Council meeting. The major- ity of councillors present did not feel that further cost sav- ings could be realized by joining forces. New narne for school board The English Language Public District Schooi Board #14, which was created by amalgamnating the Northumberland Clarington Board of Education with the Peterborough County Board of Education, will n0W be called the "Kawartha Pîne Ridge District School Board." Striking cernent workers back on the job Afler five weeks on, the picket line, the striking Blue Circle Cernent (formerly St. Mary's Cernent) workers voted t0 return t0 work. A tentative agreemnent was reached between the union and the company Wednesday evening. Workers returned 10 the job on Friday., third of federal taxes goes to pay for interest charges. Our income tax is the highest of the G7 nations. Our Prime Minister Is still a semi-dicta- tor; the appointed Senate can silil block the decisions of an elected Parliainent where, in a typically undemocratic way, the largest minority overrules the majority. This, because of our obsolete first- past-the-post electoral sys- tem, intended for a two-party system. This beautiful country is close 10 breaking up, possi- bly because we neyer gave ourselves, nor our chlldren, nor our fellow citizens of Quebec any reasons to be proud of our political system which dates back 10 Canada's colonial past. Now, Jean Charest is shed- ding is Tory blue skin and draping himself in Liberal red. Red becomes hîm better, and we wish him success in, Quebec. During the last elec- tion, he only won a few seats in Quebec plus his own. Just like his mentor, Brian Mulroney, Charest leaves behind hlùm a party deep in debt, but with a beautiful opportunity to elect a true conservative leader. With a true conservative leading the PCs, ahl conservative-minded Canadianscan form a united front against the Liberals and bring about political reform.- If not, Canada deserves the pre- sent system. Sincerely, Evert Vroegh 4527 Truils Rd. Hampton LOB iJO J r general meeting Newcastle Ratepayers Association will be holding a general meeting Thursday, March 26th at 7:30 p.m. ln the Lions Room, Newcastle Community Hall. Guest speakers wlll be Inspector Ross Smith assisted by Staff Sgt. Ted Dionne of the Durham Regional Police, Division' 16 who will be speaking about the imple- mentation 'of Community Policing in Clarington. Thank-you, Willie Woo Chairperson, Newcastle Ratepayers Association March il - The Durham Regionai Police dîving tearn located a safe while on a div- ing practîce at the Bealli Pond on Conc. Rd. 7 and the TownIne Rd. There were 110 identifS'ing marks on the safe. March Il - A Browni Rd. man left his house aI 8:30 a.m. 10 do the chores. When he retuned an hour later, he found someone had been in the house. The man's wife later reported that some jew- elry was missing. March 13 - A Bethany area )woman shopping at Armstrong's IGA on this day had lier purse removed from her shopping cart. When she noticed lier purse was miss- ing, she also saw another female walking away very quickly. The first wornan gave chase and identified lier purse in1 the other woman's possession. She then calied forheip and a bag boy man- aged to grab the would-be- thief by the coat.- The -thief st 'ruggie out of lier coat, dropped the purse and fled the store on foot. The matter is stili under investigation. March 1 A vehicle driven by an 18 year-old Newcastle man turned înt the side of a v ehicle whie trying to make a lefi hand turn'on a green liglit at the intersection of' Mill St. and Hwy. 2 in Newcastle. The collision resul.ted in approxirnately $4,800 damage t0 the vehicle driven by a 24 year-old Lindsay woman. The Newcastle man was charged with the accident. IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE