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8-Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, December 20, 1989 From Around the Region ^(Continued from page 7) In Memory of the Montreal Tragedy The Northumberland and Newcastle Board of Education and its schools flew thei; flags at half mast "to express the Board's sympathies sympathies to the families (who lost relatives in the Montreal Shooting spree) and to acknowledge the tragic loss of life," according to Trustee Michael Slocombe who proposed the motion which Was seconded by the Board's Vicechairperson Vicechairperson Bob Spooner. Trustee Appointed A Campbellford resident with an extensive background in community community work has been appointed as a trustee with The Northumberland and Newcastle Board for the remainder remainder of the current three year term which expires in the fall of 1991. Karen Louise. MacLeod replaces Verna Shackelton who resigned when she applied for the Board position of Crisis Intervention Intervention Counsellor and was accepted. Mazda donates car to Durham College MVM Program Mazda Canada has donated a new Ma;jda RX7 to Durham College's College's Motor Vehicle Mechanic Apprenticeship Apprenticeship Program. This is the first one donated to a College in Canada. The presentation was made by Willi Blum, Mazda Vice- President of Parts and Service, at the Mazda Factory in Pickering. Receiving the car on behalf of the College was Joe Gagliardi, Dean of Economic Development and Owen Moran, Chairman of Technical Skills and Acting Principal of Durham's Ajax Campus. Budget forecast points to increases A five year budget forecast for the Region of Durham forecasts annual annual increases of 10 period for local taxpayers. The Region has increased in population since 1984 by 25 percent and is expected to increase by another 20 percent by the year 1994. Wants Hydro to build more generating stations The president of LASCO Steel which has had a couple of temporary temporary blackouts recently urges Ontario Ontario Hydro to increase capacity by building more generating stations. Both the employees and the company company have lost money over the two outages due to the lack of hydro to operate the plant. Sam Cu/eatz, M.P.P. for Durham East agrees more power is needed and that nuclear power is the answer. GM layoffs extended to a second week Ontario Hydro had announced a one week layoff at the beginning of the year for 9000 workers. Due to further sluggish car sales the layoff period has been extended to two weeks. Would have Bombardier operate rail services The Toronto-Havelock passenger association are suggesting that Montreal Bombardier Inc. be the saviour of the fpronto-Havelock VIA line service. ' The company has been approached approached to run a privately run network of five lines into Toronto. The company company would also provide the equipment equipment to be used. Attempts to get a baseline health study underway The Regional Health and Social Services committee have asked the Region to formulate a committee to set forth terms of references for a baseline health study as it may relate to the operation of the Darlington Darlington Nuclear Generating Station. The committee would consist of the medical officer of health, the region's head of environmental health sciences, a provincial health representative, two members of Durham Nuclear Awareness, an Ontario Hydro representative and three concerned citizens with engineering, media and the environment environment background. A public corporation to oversee Seaton Place Last week Gary Herrema, chairman chairman of Durham, announced that the province was to setup a public corporation to oversee the proposed development of Seaton Place. Seaton is to be located on 9000 acres of provincially owned lands in north Pickering. The corporation could be appointed appointed sometime early in 1990. 'Home Now' allocated in two communities 120 rental homes under the provincial provincial 'Homes Now' program have been allocated to a group in Oshawa with a further .similar 122 homes for Whitby. Seventy percent of be offered to senior: families who will rei rent assistance. The be offered at market the homes will singles and :ceive provincial remainder will rents. (Continued page 9) The OLD KENDAL STORE Announces it's CLOSING for the winter and congratulates Mrs. H. Partner in Santa's Bag-A-Toys Wishing all a Merry Christmas ■ 'and a very Happy New Year BALANCED FEEDS FARM SUPPLIES Durham Farmers' County Co-op TAUNTON RD. & HWY. 115 BOX 178, ORONO, ONTARIO LOB 1M0 (416) 983-9134 (416) 983-9135 TOLL FREE (Area Code 416)1-800-563-7805 The CATERING CONNECTION ON THE SPOT CATERING . W.eddings - Anniversaries - All Banquets ! CHEESE TRAYS - MEAT PLATTERS - SALADS Fred & Patricia Storsbergen ' - Orono 983-9679 May friendship, old and new, come together at Christmas as we happily thank our clients, many who are also dear friends. ---------- RE/MAX cornerstone realty' ltd." ; Krystyna Jones Pat Irwin Lycett