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2-ORONO WEEKLY TIMES, MARCH l13th, 1974 orono weekly ti mes Seconîd Class Mail Registration Num ber 6368 Puiblishied every Wedniesday at the office of publication SUBSCRIPTION RATES Canada $3.00O...U.S.A. $4.50 W'RE ALL IN THE SAMIE BOAT Last week while being in Bowmanvihhe it was noticeL, that the streets were being swept by a street sweeping- machine. Our first reaction was "Why can't this be the case in Orono and Newcastle Village where the dust and dirt has pilled Up folhowing the winfer. There appears to be no reason why this cannot be undertaken and we in Orono could then enjoy this convenience. Regional government put Orono, Newcastle and Bowmnanvilhe in the same boat with the paddle with ahi assests being jointhy owned under the new municipality of Newcastle. It is also understood that we will all pay the sâme rate of taxation in regards roads and as such .then should ahi receive the same service. The road deparfment or public works department shouid be one of the easiest f0, co-ordinafe as former municipalities had weih organized opeations. If is now time that we enjoy some of fhe attributes of regional govenment and even though we have only been under the sysfem for a ful fwo months if must not be forgotten thaf there was also a fwo month period of orgnnizing prior f0 the firsf of the year. PLANNING A BIG OPERATION There is no doubt thaf plafining within the Municipality wilh be one offthe biggesf problems to face fthe municipality due f0 reorganization. The poblems of development which faced former municipalities will be multiplied many times over and these could weli be mosf complex and requiring of great study. At the present time the Planning Advisory Committee and council lack any proper guidelines f0 assist them wit h their judgement. The former plans of former municipalities are nof officiai but merely draft plans. These plans may provide some form of guide but if must now be understood fhat the pcture has changed considerably wifh the joining of fhe four centres. The main objective of regional governmenf was f0 enhace lanningover a larger amea with a greafer degree of co-ordinaf ion. The local council appears f0 be a line to hîre two local panners fo handle submission and f0 also hire Municipal Planning Consultants who formerly worked for the Townships of Clarke and Darlington f0 prepare an Officiai Plan. The Planning Advisory Commiffee is already faced with over 80 submissions wif h no guide af the present fime f0 make a decision which could or could nof fit into an over-al plan of the future. There is no problem in getting developmenf if could well glut the area wifhin a year. The probhem is f0 know 'how much', 'where' and 'when'. If the new powers that be continue aiong the line which fhey have faken f0 this point they will find fhemselves in a no beffer position than did their predecessors. Under such a program confusion can oniy exist. If could wehl be suggested the firsf and foremost we set our guide lines, our poiicy and our officiai plan even if, if means a freeze for six or twelve monfhs. The area wili not fail apart under a freezeý but well ,ould do, 50 with hodge-podge planning. LyalI reports "The tax bis that are now in the hands of area taxpayers are onhy interirn tax bis." This statement was made Friday by Couincllor Kenneth E. Lyall of Newcastle. Ac- cording f0 Mm. Lyall he has received many queries from Our home owning taxpayers concerning the recently re- ceived tax bills. Mr. Lyali1 said that the totals on the present tax bills payable no later than March 18 and May 21 are based just under 50 percent of last year's municipal public school sup- porter's mili rate. "There will be another tax bill sent out during the coming Andrea Williams of the 35 YEARS AGO Orono -Skating Club was the Costumes of the 70's were oniy chicken in the Country displayed by actors in the Hoedown scene at the annual three act play, Disraeli, on carnival over the week-end. Friday March 9, 1939. This She along with a multitude of presentation was put on by other young skaters played 3rd fromn students of Orono their part in making the Continuation School. programn a delight for the hundreds who made to their The Clarke Union Home and way to the arena for annual School Club held, an oyster event. The way ait environmentà summer that will cover two' more tax payments in mid September and mid Novem- ber and included in this bill will be the school levy, the Whitby Regional Governm- ent levy the New Town of Newcastle levy and whatever local levys that are colleet- able. When the Summer bill is totalled up, there will be a credit given to the taxpayer for the money paid on the current tax bill due March 18 and May 21. In other words the taxpay- ers will have four tax pay- mnents this year. Here is an example. Take a Village of Newcastle home that is a public sehool supporter and assessed at $3,000. The 1973 mili rate for Village Residential Public Rate was 109.43 milis. There- fore the, interim tax bis presently in the hands of the taxpayers are based on 54 milîs. The' total tax bill for a $3,000 assessed home ini the Village of Newcastle in 1973 -- the whole shot-- schools and other levys would have amounted to $328. Mr. Lynil concluded by summing up "The present two payments are interim pay- ments based on the total mili rate only. There will be another bill along in the summer which wili be for two more tax paymnents in mid September- and -mid Novem- ber which will have the total tax balance for 1974 including school taxes and the rest of the levys.. tPine Bidge School Ilonour Volumteers "We can't àlo it' ail, we need your- resources and the fact that youj dame to cae", stated Robert Fox, guest speaker at the Vounteer Appreciation Night held af the Pine Ridge School in Bowmanville ast Thursday evening. The night was arranged by the schooi as a recognition of the womk carried out by volunteer gmoups and individuals f0 assist with the educational program of the schooi. Robert Fox, Volunfeer program co- ordinator from Queen' s Park, in ad-, dressing the group folowing a Smorgas- brod dinner, stated that, the mood of society was such that if wanted to become invohved and he further stated that "we want you to become involved because we cannof reach out without this help. The speaker paid tribute in many ways fo assistance given the school and sa id "you have to <are to came for someone else. The boys need someone who dames to love, he said and to share their experiences in the outside world. He spoke of the training of work habits in the outside worhd and many other things that can be ineluded by.societ y forithe school. "We feeh we need f0 bring the realifies of out there in here so they can go out bet fer ppared for the, realities of, ife,"ý he stated. In chosing he said it was most important that we came. The evening recognized the work of "Icommunify friends", those thaf assisf with volunteerprograms such as weight lifting, oul painting, skiing, music and others. Gree tings and gratitude was aiso expressed to employers such as Curvply' Wood Products, Carman Piumbing and Heating, Partner Piumbing and Heating who provide some boys with on-the-job training in their specific field of work. The school provîdes transportation to and from the job and keep in close contact with the employer at ail times. The importance- programs was outlin- ed by not only the guest speaker but aiso by the superintendent of the school, Mm. U-andesmnan. NO 8 IN SEARCH 0F TOMORROW This, being the last article in a series dealing with the environment, it is fitting that we should conclude by trying to get a glimpse of what the future might hold in store. Three or four centuries ago we may have gone to the Oracle of Delphi for answers, or examined the entrails of a slain animal for dlues. But modemn science has tought us'-a more accurate method; as a matter of, fact; the methodology of science can be defined as the art of determining the ,most probable. Putting it yet another way, this simply means that by plotting past trends on a graph and projecting these trends foreward, we can gain some idea of what is about to transpire in the future. The trick, however, is to know and under- stand the variables and to assess the alternatives. Judging by the trends as recounted in this series of articles, it would seemi that the future is grimly uncertain. Ini point of illustration let us recapitulate a few of the more pertinent situations. We have said that our food supply is in jeopardy. Take this set of cirumstances as an illustration. About 70 percent of the oxygen of the world is genemated in the oceans through the growth of plankton, but the animal life in the oceans uses most of this oxygen up in the process of eating and digesting the water plants. If th e plankton were to be eliminated by man's carelessness, the world's food supply in terms of fish tonnage would be eliminated from the tables of the human race. By assessing the effects of ocean pollution and measuring the annual catch of fish, we can calculate what may be in store. As a further illustration, let us consider the matter of populations. By applying the principles of simple arithmetic we c anproject available figures and declare that, if the present rate of incremient is maintained, there shouid be such a mass of human bodies on the earth by the year 3000 A.D. that they will ail be standing on each other's toes. Resource specialists now ,declare that, at present rates of consumption, al known resources of crude oul in the world wiii have been exhausted in fifty yeams. But, why go on? If we continue to recount such possibilities the narrative becomes tedieus. And it is preciseiy because the researchers foreteil the coming of unpheasant events that the environmentalists often get the naine of -being alarmists - or worse stili. "prophets of doom." So, you may ask yourself, what are the variables that might change the trendh of events? Among those that are usually conjuredi up we can count on the foilowing: the possibiities of an epide- mic of some unnamed disease, a massive earthquake, cramatieclcimatic changes, a hoped for divine intervention, and even the hopes of some spectacular new energy rèsource to be discovered by the men of science... just in time. It is at this stage of the discussion that the environmentalist is about to burst with exaspiration, for surely here is the real parade of dreamers and the true "prophets of doom". Do we really want to continue living on this earth? Are weready yet to stop kidding ourseives? The envionmentaiist is convinced that the best hope for the human species is his abiiity to reason and his proven powers of adaptation. Forget the earthquakes, epidemics, scientifie breakthroughs and divine interventions. They are much too unreliable. The solution lies within our own grasp and the answer to the social dilemna is similicîtv üeyoncl words. Ail that is requireci is that we first become thorougchly convinc- ed of our present plight. Step two is that we stop doing ail the stupid things we supper at Orange Hall Tuesday night. The eveni was suppiemented by activ ies such as croquinole a Five Hundred. The high. gE in Five Hundred wras: Rob( Moffat, and high lady w Mrs. H.G. MacDonald. croquinole - high gent w Jack Bently, and high lai was Mrs. ýW. Armstrong. on iing and 1nt )ert xas In was ady have been' doing. And step three requires that we change the course of our present social activities. Here are a few suggestions. The first and foremost concept we will have to comne to grips with is the notion that "growth" (expanding, 'burgeoning growth), for the sake of continuai industrial expansion, is necessary. If is not! 0f course we may have to cut back on big shiney cars, neon signs, prîvate, airpianes, snowmobiles, electric tooth brushes hair driers, jet trips to Hawaii, page advertising supplements with our daily newspaper, junk merchandise, planned obselescence, duplication of effort, wasteful packaging and a million and one ideas that have been nurtured to create unnecessary sales, more growth and more garbage. Possibly we can leave the Arctic wilderness to the ative People unspoiled, with ifs beauty and its ful complement of wildlife. This wildemness may someday serve as an adventure retreat for generations yet unbol'n. And let's forget the MacKenzie pipeline altogether. Full employment? 0f course we could have full employment. Who is it that is feiiing us that we have to create more "jobs", when the reai solution is shorfer work hours wifh more leisure 'time available' for sports and cultural pur- suifs? Ini the vernacular, we are being- given a "snow job". Environmentalists look forward tothe establishment of a "social steady state"; an economy which is designed fo function within the limifs of a closed eco-system. Consider this, as a n exampie. Let us suppose thaf large tracts of fertileIand are assembled and restored to good agriculturai use. Near the periffery of these lands, cluster co mmunities could be located, buiht up as good quaiity dwellings made fromn recicled building maferials. These compact .communities could contain food processing plants,, farm implement depots produce markets and kindred industries, with a full complement of cultural educational and sports esfablishments aftached to add cohesion f0 the whole complex. Waste from the factories and garbage from the homes couild be assembied segregated, some of it re-used in industry and much of it composfed to be fed back into the soul as fertilizer. Individuals could have plots of land for'private gardens and gain exercise for their pampered bodies at the handie of a hoe. These communities, some agricultural, others centred about fîshinig,, mining, shahl industry, health resorts etc. etc., couid be developéd in great numbers to divert populations fromn piling up in huge metropolitan areas with their usual compiement of crime, traffic congestion and pollution. When man tmuhy enters this age of scientîfic planning, he wilh have to abandon the crude notion' that nature has to be conquered. The, wafchword wil have to be ecohogical adjustment. Some thinkers contend that the present econo-financial structureis capable of making the transition by shiffing itself showhy into reverse gear in order to focus more on "change" than on "growth". Other schohars declare that the concept of "money" as a medium of exchange is at the root of our present impasse and musf now be discarded in favour of some new method of distribution based on exact mensuration and an intricate undersfanding of energy flow. Be that as if may, the one thing that we are sure of is %that time does not stand stili and that the real issue is survivai. There are interesting days ahead. Let us tackle our mutual problems with united purpose. And'now, dear reader, in concluding ailow me to express my thanks for youm sustained interest. Warren Lowes