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REGîONAL FAIE. (otnîdfrom page i1 comm ents ov er thei propos- al. Mlayorickard pointed to soeinteresting aspects due to Regional Govern- ment. Hle said that maniy feit it was a new concept. Here hie pointed out that the aruea did formnerly operâ-ýte under -a count.v system and thiat with regional govern- ment we had only changcd the naine. *We stili have the samne problcms but possibly with different an- swers- He said. The new Tlown of New- castle. he said. is the largest in the area and the second largest in populat- ion. It contains haif of the lake frontage in the region and this along with its people make the area most interesting, hie said. The Mayor spoke of the growth factor in the area and further stated that it was in southern Ontario where the economny of North America is control- led. In speaking of develop- ment hie pointed to the plans for the'Durham Mal, an extensive shopping cen- tre proposed flor Bowman- ville. The speaker.appear- ~AL IGItNOW OLZ1E,., LEPC-,GET DOWN -TO BUSINESS! Irdo-r's Garage TE-XACu S"aVICE Mil St. North, rn phone 9 530 RESTAURANT Hghway 115 and 35 M mle s uth of Orano ?HONE 0983-5051l OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK Specîalizing in Pizza - Meuls Als<, Week-End Specials John DeWITH !keal Estate Limited 1 >ea ltor Bowmanville 623-3950 and 623-3l111 m 1 i ii Gary Hancock 9¶St-515i5 Joe Barnoski FR oss. Dav 1d so n t'dl b tavour this develop- Water surplus ment in tlie town. continues to b H e sifid the area wî ws tormied origin1ally on the Over the past thret shlipmen('t of \wat from thle surplus of fundsi pOIor<f'Nwcateand Orono Water syst( l)arlin T. rhe speaker continued to rise t 0n1eno to outine the jntended to go towý agriultralachievements construction of a sec n the area and those who for- the local water iu promioted thèese accompl- ishmnents. He spoke of John Rickard, Jim Brown, Lloyd At the beginning of Avre in t he development of the surplus amoui cattie and sheep. He spoke $29 ,074.62 while at th of' the fruit industry, the March this surplus hý tobacco industry, horticul- ascd to an am( ture and Harry Jose, field $31,620.57 an iner( crops by Les Yellowlees $2,546. along with John Cookson and horses. He also spoke. Hydro manag .er, of the local interest in the Pearce. stated that riding and sports horse that been. informed that n1ow exists. ario Water Resourc Withi his background and mission is preparing1 tbis potential, the speaker, on which to caîl ter I eH that the local Society the construction of th could well move ahead with weîî. oshawa in the formation of a regional fair. - At the annual meeting of the Durham Farmier'*s Co- history of the co-op( operative on Mareh 25th, which has complet Mr. Carolos Tamblyn, a twenty-fift.h year of director, gave the following ation. chairmans votihg, powers upgraded The regional chaWiman's voting powers were increased Weudnesday from twýo poss- ibilities to four definiites and- In amllending its procedural -PD bylaw, regional cucla provcd alwn the regional, caraas an "exoffieio membert" of ail four standing commnittees (works planning, finance, and social services,) to vote on. each of the Prior to the amendment, the, regionial chairman voted in bothi council and on the executive commîttee only il, cases of a tic. Jnitiailly' during deba te,. council had favored the chair- man having a vote if his prescence at .a committec meeting mneant that a quorum (four of seven members of aN cbmmittee miake a quorum) was satisfied, then he could vote. Coun. Reg Rse(Scugog) in said.that although he rcalized the chairman was not clccted (he was appointed by, the province) he was either a VOTING RIGHITS The chairiman shjould have votinig rights, on the comit-o tees, he said. Coun. Keith Ross (Oshawa) agreedi!. Tnim begining to ýfi)think that 'eof ici'mens to be used'," Cu.Alex !Robertson (Pickering) suppoted the chairmnan bigabletLo vote jI have thatret andU belicvf,ehis jdecti Coun. Clark Marson ( Ajaxc a coi-mittecha,ýirm an, wo dered how an adtoa memnber fo eac-hco ite would affect the oittee Iiiic. chairmens otngpacics Up to thlis point, sid oun. Mason, he had votcd in îthe committec only to break ticsN