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* V fi 2 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, October 25,1989 Tidbits from Around the Region PORT PERRY -- The biodegradable garbage bags Durham Region supplied residents in the northern portion of the region for a special composting project project are becoming scarce. The Region distributed 10,000 bags in Scugog Township and the administrator administrator with the township said the supply was almost all used up. Residents were allowed to pick up as many as 10 bags at no charge for their leaves. The bags are clear and arc supposed to break down in a composting environment. After the project is completed, completed, the compost will be tested by the University of Guelph. Tritium Leaks Strike Enters Second Week From Darlington PORT PERRY -- Two Metro area brothers-in-law drowned in Lake Scugog last weekend after an aluminum boat they were in apparently overturned. Police report that both Michael Thomas Spencer, 29, and Robert Little, 27, had left Scarborough for a weekend of fishing at the lake. On Saturday two local fishermen from Port Perry found the victims' bodies partially submerged in the water. Police say that both victims were wearing life jackets at the time and were found a quarter of a mile west of the west shore of Scugog Island. AJAX -- A spokesperson with the Whitby detachment detachment of the OPP has reported that a 23-year-old man was killed Saturday night when the vehicle he was driving struck guard rails in the eastbound lanes of the 401 near Westney Road in Ajax. Police believe the victim was travelling at a high rate of speed when he hit the guard rails and was thrown from the vehicle. vehicle. -- OSH AWA--Trustees with the Durham Board of Education Education have decided that the release of balloons by schools in the board will no longer be allowed. Trustees Trustees learned in a letter from another school board that had already banned the release of balloons that this has an effect on the environment. Trustees were told that the balloons return to earth and are eaten by birds and animals. A small amount of tritium tritium escaped from the Tritium Tritium Removal Facility at the Darlington Generating Station Station on Monday. Sue Stickley, community relations officer at Darlington, Darlington, said readings from monitoring monitoring devices on the stacks outside the building showed that three curies were released released into the environment. The weekly allowable limit for tritium release is 70 million million curies. Ms Stickley explained that Ontario Hydro workers were replacing piping in the Man Killed Crossing 401 A Bowmanville resident died last Wednesday night while trying to cross Highway Highway 401 in Whitby. Whitby OPP report that Hans Jurgen Schmidt, 46, of 5 Nelson Street, was attempting attempting to cross the east- bound lanes of the highway after earlier being involved in a single car accident. Police said at 11:05 p.m. he was struck by an east- bound vehicle. The accident is under investigation investigation and police said that at this time, it is not known whether any charges will be laid. It is not known, as yet, whether an inquest ill be ' wi ! held. The > 89 NISSAN CLEAN SWEEP CLEAR OUT MIGRAS -- SAVE up to $1000 SENTRAS - SAVE up to $2483 PULSARS - SAVE up to $2076 STANZAS -- SAVE up to $3619 240SX - SAVE up to $1892 MAXIMAS - SAVE up to $5000 PICK-UPS - SAVE up to $1199 PATHFINDERS - SAVE up to $2887 ALL 1989 NEW CARS, TRUCKS AND DEMOS ARE WINDSHIELD SALE PRICED TO CLEAR CALL OR DROP IN TODAY! MIDWAY MOTORS =j 1300 DUNDAS ST. 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Aug. 9th moved to 26 King St. E. after 96 years at 24 King St. E. __ m i I I y/////////////////////«»»n\\\\\\\\\\uw\\\\\v immmiimmmmm //f/rrii/jWi/miHininimunm \\\ inyi facility when the gas was released. released. The people went in, she said, "knowing the potential for the release of tritium gas." They wore protective clothing. None of the workers in the building was contaminated contaminated as a result of the incident, incident, she said, but mentioned mentioned that routine urine samples of the workers will be carried out. Ms Stickley explained that the release occurred when one of the workers put his hand on an inspection port on the side of a pipe in the facility. She compared the action with putting a hand on top of a radiator cap and feeling pressure from it. According to Ms Stickley, the worker felt the pressure from the pipe, realized gas was still in the system and tightened the lid. The building was evacuated evacuated for two hours while the air clean-up system was put into operation. She added that the clean-up procedure worked satisfactorily. Ms Stickley added that although the amount released released wasn't large, the alarm sounded because the monitors are set at a low reading. "Because this is the first tritium removal facility, we have very sensitive monitoring monitoring equipment that is set at a very low level," she concluded. concluded. The release occurred at 11:30 a.m. Council Gives Fire Station Final Approval The town's new northern fire hall has been recommended recommended for final approval by town council. On Monday, members of the general purpose committee committee adopted some minor revisions revisions to the fireball proposal. proposal. They agreed to enlarge the apparatus bay by approximately approximately 900 square feet and to include two washrooms washrooms in the building. Town staff have Been authorized authorized to call tenders forthwith, specifying a November November 17th closing date. The budgeted cost of the municipality's fifth fire station station now stands at $384,000. Recommendations concerning concerning the fire hall must now go to town council for final final approval. Meeting to Deal With Development In Hamlets The future of development development in the hamlets of Maple Maple Grove and Leskard will be the topic of public meetings meetings late next month. An Open House has tentatively tentatively been set for Tuesday, Tuesday, November 21, at the Orono Town Hall in order to discuss the development of Leskard. A similar Open House for Maple Grove would take place on November November 23 in the Bowmanville Recreation Complex. In a report on Monday to a committee of Newcastle council, the town's planning staff stated that some limited limited residential growth can be accommodated in Leskard. The hamlet currently has 57 dwellings and planning staff suggest that it can be labelled labelled as a village in which some infilling could occur. However, no new develop- ■ ment areas are proposed north of Concession Road 8 in order to minimize possible possible conflicts with the future Highway 407 corridor. Planning staff told the general purpose and administration administration committee that they are not recommending growth within Maple Grove. "Virtually all new potential residential development should be prohibited to avoid the type of problems experienced in Courtice should the Bowmanville Urban Urban Area be expanded at some point in the future," said the report to Newcastle councillors. Durham College's 244 teachers, librarians librarians and counsellors are still on the picket lines as the strike at Ontario's Ontario's community colleges enters its second second week. & A GREAT CHRISTMAS GIFT IDEA!!! 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He says wages are "more a matter of pride than money." He said currently the highest paid teachers in the college system are paid less than the top earners in either elementary elementary schools or high schools. The Ontario Public Service Employees' Employees' Union, which represents the strik ing college staff, is concerned about a contract offer by the Council of Regents Regents that will change the sick leave plan currently in existence. The union says that the replacement sick leave plan would be an "inferior" one. Other changes of concern to teachers teachers include the possibility of lay-offs and loss of seniority if the province eventually moves toward course rationalization rationalization - a plan that could eliminate eliminate courses at some colleges. "We want the right to carry seniority seniority to another college," Mr. Swan said. He said he believes if sick leave and job security issues were solved, the dispute regarding wages would be settled settled easily. The Council of Regents (which represents represents management at 22 colleges across the province) has offered a six per cent increase in wages in the first and second years of a two-year contract. contract. The Ontario Public Service Employees' Employees' Union, bargaining for the teachers, teachers, has asked for a 10.3 per cent increase increase to be spread over three stages. The first strike by college teachers occurred in 1984 and lastea 17 days. It ended when the government legislated strikers back to work. •- r '- Read All About It! In the Pages of The Canadian Statesman A subscription to The Canadian Statesman keeps you Informed of all the local news, sports and advertising specials In your community. Subscription Order-Form Homo: Address:. Hew □ or Renewal □ Postal Code. Telephone No._ j 12 months-$20.00 e months-$11.00 rorelgn-$60.00 j I Please pay by cheque, VISA, Mastercard, or money order. 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