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/ Wilson opens committee room in Orono Blitz Orono for $80/000 Saturday This Saturday, May 12th the Orono Community Centre and Arena Fund Raising Commit tee is holding a Blitz campaign campaign for funds within the Orono area. The blitz campaign campaign organized some weeks ago has a target of an additional $80,000 which, if met, would complete thé public sector funding for the and Community Centre Arena, To date approximately $180,000 has been pledged through cash and pledges. A total of $260,000 from the public is needed to complete the funding for the new . complex in Orono. Mr. Chas. Gray, chairman ( Continued page 2) Petition for $34000 for Orono project Ian Wilson, Liberal cand- the opening ceremonies of the shows Wilson with a group of idate in the upcoming elect- Liberal committee room in supporters present at the ion took time out of his busy Orono on Monday afternoon, time of the opening, schedudle to participate ■ in The accompanying photo After the ceremonies Wil son toured the main street stopping to answer questions from both merchants and local people. Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, May 9th, 1979 To discuss telephone service in Orono area Community Telephone, Dunnville, operating the Orono system are to meet with eight representatives of the Orono Telephone Ratepayers Ratepayers Association and two Ontario Telephone Services Commissioners on Tuesday ' evening, May 15th, According to Elizabeth Currie of the Ratepayers Association the meeting is to be held in Bowmanville and Councillors Barr and Clark will be in attendance at the meeting. Mrs. Currie said the calling of the meeting was the result of the public meeting in Orono when the Telephone Commis- -sion recommended the meeting. meeting. Mrs. Currie also said the ratepayers want definite answers answers to fifteen questions they have prepared for the meeting. The list of questions is topped with, "When can they expect an extended calling area including Bowmanville and Oshawa. Included in the list of questions are problems with operators, insufficient lines during the discount calling hours, billing errors with long distant calls, as well as a back log of requests for private lines. The local ratepayers also want to be able to pay their bills locally as well as being ■told by the repairmen When service problems have been completed. The group also request better billing information information as to long distance charges, which Mrs. Currie said is being rectified. The group is also concerned with a pulsating hum with connection between Orono and Newcastle. They want to know the method of charging mileage rates and why they cannot have updated, modern (Continued page 2) The council of the Town of Newcastle on Monday approved approved an application for a supplementary allocation of funds for the construction of .storm sewers on Division Street in Orono. The application application for funds is being filed With the Ministry of Transportation Transportation and Communica- tiqns. The total cost of the project in Orono has been estimated to Cost $68,000 and it is ^expected that the Province will supply fifty percent of this cost, $34,000. . It was pointed out at tjje meeting that no decision had yet been made to where the remaining $34,000 was to çômefrom. Counc. Barr pointed out that the Orono Village had been designated an improvement improvement area when the Village undertook Street paving and storm sewering some years ago. He said the cost of the project was levied over the whole of the Village. Counc. Barr asked if the costs of the proposed storm sewers were to be raised within the designated area. . Mayor Rickard did state that this would require some further discussion and he felt at the public works committee. committee. The Director of Public Works, Jack Dunham, said the financing of the project and other such projects had been discussed during the budget discussions but that no policy had been set. He suggested that the matter be discussed either at the finance finance or public works and that the staff be asked to prepare a report with the view of setting a policy. Circus comes to Orono Complete directors for Orono Chamber The Orono and Area Chamber Chamber of Commerce held, their first regular Monthly meeting on Monday with their new slate of officers. Some fifteen were present for the meeting. Messrs. Max Lycett and 1 Ijappentng!»... r à CARETAKERS BACK TO WORK Caretakers, cafeteria workers and bus drivers under the employment of the Northumberland and Newcastle Board of Education went back to work last week following a Strike that lasted some seven and a half weeks. Union members voted 126 to, 19 to accept the agreement settled between the negotiating teams. The settlement calls for a $1.29 increase or 14 percent bringing the average hourly wage to $6.00. ' CANDIDATE SPENDING RESTRICTED A new federal law limits the amount of money a candidate can now spend on his campaign. The limit in the Durham Northumberland riding has been set at around $27,000. Limits have also been set for political parties who may, spend up to 30 cents per elector in all electoral districts in which the party has candidates. Candidates now, under new regulations, may be reimbursed for up to half of their expenses in accord with regulations. ONTARIO HYDRO INCREASES RATE ^ Ontario. Hydro has notified local municipal utilities that the cost of hydro will increase in 1980 by a proposed increase of 9.5 percent. This will affect hydro rates in the Orono system. ' , Myles MacLeod were elected to complete the list of directors for the local organization. organization. At the meeting on Monday the membership further discussed discussed the proposed LOBB ball tournament to be held in • the Orono Park at a date yet •to be set. r A committee was set up to make final arrnagements for the annual Town of Newcastle Beef Barbecue to be held in the Orono Park. The date was changed for the event and is now to be.held on Wednesday, August 22nd. It is the intention of the Chamber to call one full membership meeting a month with the directors also meeting on a monthly basis. Oirono Sw lining Registration Due to the Election being held at the Orono Town Hall, the Swimming Registration scheduled for May 22nd will be held on Tuesday, May 29th instead from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. From the pre-dawn mist will roll truckload alter truckload' of tents, dpimals, personnel and equipment. All to be combined to form an incredibly incredibly large but graceful big top 'for the one day visit of the •Martin and Downs 'Circus, Canada's touring tqnt Circus. The Gi/eat Pine Ridge Kinsmen in Orono are pre f senting the Circus op Thursday, Thursday, May 10th with 2 performances performances at 6 and 8 p.m. at 'he fairgrounds." Each morning in over 120 communities across Canada, the Circus erects the big top, feeds Circus animals and ' personnel, : and prepares for .performances, rain or shine. In our fast paced world of today, you will find the Circus ( Continued page 2>