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Will smiles continue at the library? Library to spend $3.4 million for facilities The Newcastle Library Board told a joint meeting with members of council, last Tuesday evening, that they had given their approval to a consultants, report, which report calls for the closing of the Clarke Library Branch in Orono. The report calls for the closing of the Orono library branch in mid 1989. The Orono and Newcastle branches branches are to be consolidated into a single store-front library in the , Village of Newcastle while a second store-front branch is to be estalish™ ed in the Courtice area. The report further calls for abandonment abandonment of the present Bowman- ville library facility to be replaced with a new facility as headquarters and resource centre. Operational and service changes are also noted as a requirement of change. The Library Board has given its blessing to a six year plan costing some $3.4 million for capital costs and startup costs. It is recommended recommended that it begin this year with the addition of three to the present 9.8 equivalent full-time staff, along (Continued page 3) A happy group of Orono kids at the Clarke Public Library in Orono at 3:45 p.m. Friday all wearing smiles but unaware that the day of walking to the library after school may be coming to a close. It was noted at the Orono school some three years ago that project content dropped considerably when the hours at the library were cut somewhat drastically. Access for the kids was not in the interest for their scanning for information. Pictured above: (standing) Jeff Finlay, Steven Wilson, (seated around a collection of books), Michelle Perry, Melissa Bowan, Arley Irvine, Greg Finlay, Paula Partner and Alison Finlay. Courtice residents seek re-embursement for water Published Every Wednesday Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, February 24, 1988 Council has called upon the clerk and treasurer to investigate the possible use of OHAP funds to assist some fifteen to ;sixteeen residents in the Courtice area with the cost of water* hook-up. Mr. Hannah, who some weeks ago had addressed council pointing out that 15 or 16 residents had paid upwards of $5,000 for municipal water hook-up while others had duly duly to pay $300. He had asked that council consider his request to help these residents and that the total amount would be in t'he\ area of $50,000. He said he had awaited a reply and finally contacted the Ministry of the Environment. Hannah said he was told that the Ministry had received a letter from Newcastle but that the letter made little sense. Hannah said he was asking again that some action be taken to compensate compensate residents who had paid the full amount fcvr water connection. Counc. Hubbard stated that they could not continue to wait for the Mayor to handle the issue. Council called for a thorough report for the March 7th meeting. "On balance not in the interest for Ontario' ', provincial stand Call for injunction on use of Port Granby dump There was no particular explosion explosion against free trade last Thursday evening in Newcastle Village when the Durham East Liberal Association Association sponsored a forum on free trade. A panel of three farm operators, Gary Herrema, Don Welsh and Jim Rickard expressed their views along with views from Harry Pelissero, M.P.P. for Lincoln. The meeting was chaired by Don McArthur of Bowmanville. Gary Herrema expressed both a negative and positive slant to free trade.- He said he commended the government in entering the free trade arrangements and said there was going to be changes. The Regional chairman said Canadians would no longer control their prices and that if the Canadian dollar continued to rise in value compared to the U.S. dollar there would be serious problems. For every 1 cent increase in valine Canadian Canadian farmers could lose up to $15 million. He pointed to cheaper corn front the U.S. hefping beef producers. Herrema pointed out that some Canadian farmers were now pur chasing land in the U.S. selling at $500 an acre, far below the price for farm land in Canada. Also on a negative note he stated that free trade had always existed for farm machinery resulting in the loss of this industry in Canada. He sited Massey Harris as one loss. He also said he would not like to (Continued page 3) Town council on .Monday were somewhat bitter in that it now appears appears that Eldorado Resources Ltd. of Port Hope are preparing to seek approval to allow the company to have permanent use of the Port Granby waste site in the south-east corner of-the municipality. Council calls that their legal counsel, Mr. Hefferman, be called in to undertake necessary action to set aside any possibility of permanent permanent use of the dump. Council had received John Veldhuis, chairman of the Port Granby Monitoring group as a delegation who said that it had appeared appeared that the town had been making making progress as to the closing of the dump site. He spoke of a meeting held in Ottawa when Eldorado's (Continued page 3) Panel at Durham East Liberal panel on Free Trade Happenings .... PLEASE NOTE "CORRECTION" REGARDING KINSMEN* In last week's paper regarding the article for the Pineridge Kinsmen celebrating their 15th Anniversary it was stated the major service projects for the year of 1987 included donation to Cystic Fibrosis, the Lift for Orono Community Centre and a Playground for Newcastle St. Francis of Assisi Separate School. Article should have read major service projects for the year of 1988. ORONO TYKES WINNERS OF ESSO SWEEPSTAKES The Orono Tyke hockey team have been selected as the prize winners of the Esso Penalty Free "Sweepstakes. Every team member will receive a hockey stick donated by Coopef Canada, This presentation presentation will be in the near future. ORONO MEALS ON WHEELS The Town of Newcastle Community Care shall be assuming responsibility for Orono Meals on Wheels, effective March 1, 1988. Meals shall be continued to be delivered Tuesdays and Thursdays. Due to Community Care's bookkeepng system meal payments will no longer be picked up on a daily basis, but rather a monthly bill will be delivered to clients. Community Care welcomes this opportunity for further contact with members of the Orono Community and extends extends a sincere thank you to Marlene Riseborough, retiring coordinator, coordinator, Newcastle Multi-Care staff and current volunteer drivers for their continued support of this essentia! service. Any persons interested interested in assisting with delivery of these meals, please contact Community Community Care at 623-2261 or Sherry Lynn Ostrander at 983-5417, Pictured above are the members Liberals. Pelissero, M.P.P. Lincoln, Gary and chairman of a Free Trade panel (From' left tb right) Don McAr- Herrema. and Don Welsh, sponsored by the Durham East thur, chairman, Jim Rickard, Harry