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Volume 73, Number 32 GST Included $1.25 Wednesday August 25, 2010 Orono Town Hall Publications Mail Registration No. 09301 Agreement No. 40012366 Serving Kendal, Kirby, Leskard, Newcastle, Newtonville, Orono, Starkville and Tyrone since 1937 Durham Regional Police Services High pressure salesmen targeting seniors Durham Regional Police investigators have become aware of several door-to-door contractors who have been targeting seniors and pressuring them to sign contracts. They use high pressure sales in order to obtain work and demand a deposit or, in some cases, full payment before the job is completed. This work is usually in relation to general outdoor home repairs such as eavestrough cleaning and repair, concrete, brick and stone work repair and sealing and window caulking. Several incidents have been reported in north Durham Region. Customers who have been victimized report that they have found themselves intimidated by the high pressure tactics and "just give in" to get rid of the person. There have been reports of one suspect walking into homes after knocking on the door and confronting the homeowner. As a homeowner or tenant, you have the right to refuse entry to any salesman. If the salesman does not leave and insists on the sales pitch, tell them they are to leave your residence immediately and if SALES see page 4 Splash down: five-year-old Braden Demeter of Newcastle cooled off at the Orono Park splash pad Tuesday afternoon. Free check up for your well is available Rural homeowners in the Durham Region are being offered a chance to have a free, confidential and non-regulatory well check-up conducted by a certified guide. The program, known as Well Aware, is being delivered in our region by the community based environmental nonprofit Durham Sustain Ability. During the well check up visit, the guide spends up to 2 hours with the homeowner addressing potential risks to the water supply. The homeowner will learn about soil types and how each varies in vulnerability to groundwater. They are shown how to routinely inspect the well and septic and provided with information on upgrades, water testing and well and septic maintenance. The visits are a great opportunity to voice specific questions and visually show concerns or direct solutions. This is a unique opportunity to experience one on one. Following the visit a report is mailed out to the homeowner containing all observations and recommendations for the well and property. The visit is voluntary and confidential and is purely designed as an educational tool to help provide direction of best management practices for healthy and clean drinking water. Durham Region has had 230 homeowners take advantage of this program over the past 3 years. Each year space is limited, don't hesitate to contact and make a booking.... Well Aware is a project of Green Communities Canada and is delivered locally by member Durham Sustain Ability. Funding support is provided by the Ontario Ministry of the Environment. Well Aware encourages Ontario's residential well owners to protect their wells and our common groundwater supplies. Technical support is provided by the Association of Professional Geoscientists of Ontario. Well Aware is endorsed by the Ontario Federation of Agriculture, Conservation Ontario, and the Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors (Ontario branch). For more information or to book a visit, contact Janelle Andrews at Durham Sustain Ability (DSA) 905.427.0061