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8-ORONO WEEKLY TIMES, JUNE 5/th, 1974 Newcastle.council meets public What chairman W.K. Lycett ideas of how the community called a "Municipal Inform- will grow. They build their ation Meeting", was held bouses, sel them and leave between council and the without caring about any public in Orono Town Hall, community problems such as last Wednesday evening. water and sewers. In his opening speeches, Mayor Rickard added that Mayor Garnet Rickard briefly more bousing permits have explained to the some 20 been issued in the present persons attending, what the Town of Newcastle than tbe new council is trying to number of people witbin the accomplish, and how they are municipality. He says the going about it. He said "we rising taxes are due to the must never lose sight of the people îmmigrating into the fact that all the municipalities town and he assured the beîong to you, the people," people, "regional government and he added "my main is going to cost you more concern is that councillors money, but you're going to get should become more respon- more services for it". sive and responsible." Discussions and.debates The theme of the meeting, went on for quite some time, turned out to be planning and questions were directed within the Region, and the at council by Mr. L. Green- question of the future within woodAs to ho* tbey would the Town of Newcastle came suggest building a house up. Although no one really cheaply. 0f course, no answer knew the answer, several could be given. suggestions were made. Counillor Ken Lyall stres- Councillor Don Wearn attr- sed "public input" to get ibuted the housing problem to tbings moving. He added "I land speculators and develop h6pe you people are going to ers, whom he said, corne with be smart enough to insist on KE NDAL We have had a wet back- ward spring but now that June has corne warm weather has returned. "What is so rare as a day in June!" Saturday was a perfect day for Mr. Basil Bell's sale and Sunday was more public meetings." He also established the fact that there are no homes for the "working man's" income, and that the young people and newly married are the ones that are going to suffer the most. Some thought was given to education and S.B. Ruther- ford and Wm. Carman direct- ed these questions at council. Their main concern was the taxing of education, be it local or regional? Again, no defin- ite answer could be given. Mr. Carman let it be known that he would rather see the Town of Newcastle taxed as a whole for education. The evening turned out to be successful and informative for some, but not so for others. Council will be holding similar meetings with the public in neighboring com- munities in the near future. ideal for Kirby and Kendal Anniversaries. Kendal Sunday School An- niversary was a successful event with the pupils of the Sunday School participating in the service. Mr. Wagar the S.S. superintendant called on one of the boys of his class to give the prayer while a girl from each of the other classes read the scripture lesson from the old and new testament. Musical selection were rend- ered by the various classes and bible contests were held.ý Rev. G. Montgomery told the children a story from his own experience entitled, "God sees the little 'swallow' fall." He also added some thoughts for the adults. Then the pins were given out to those attending twenty Sun- days and the United Church Women's special awards were presented by Mrs. A. Downes the president to ail those attending thirty Sundays. A special shielf donated by Mr. Morris Bradley to members of the boy's class was won by Danny Wagar for perfect attendance during the past year, next year it will rotate to another lad and be held for one year. Other prizes were Recreation tips Another pleasure boating ,season is under way and the immediate concern of every skipper should be the safety equipment which he has aboard. Pleasufe boats under 18 feet in length are required by won by David Frank and Danny Webster. New bibles had been supplied by Mr. D. Dale of Oshawa. Rev. G. Montgomery thanked the teachers for their United Effort during the past year and the organists Mrs. A. Foster and Mrs. K. Wood. We are sorry to report that Miss Helen Boyd re-entered Bowmanville Hospital Mon- day morning of this week and that Mr. Bill Winn is still a patient there. Mrs. L. Burwash spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. G. Cathcart and visited with the Stevens family on Sunday afternoon. Several of the Orangemen joined the orange parade in Bethany and some of our gii guides also paraded in Ty- rone. Canadian Regulations to car- ry an approved lifejackets or lifesaving cushions for each passenger, two paddles or oars with oar locks, a bailing bucket or bilge pump, ap- proved navigation lights when operating between sunset and sunrise and a Class Bi fire extinguisher if the boat is equipped with an jnboard motor, built in gas tanks or cooking or heating appliances that burn liquid or gaseous fuels. In pleasure boats over 18 feet, an approved lifejacket for each passenger is mand- atory and the lifesaving cushion may not be used in it place. A lifesaving cushion is recommended for all boats by the Ontario Safety League as an excellent throwing devise in case of emergency such as a man overboard. In this class of boat, an anchor with an adequate length of rope, not less than 50 feet, may be used in place of the oars or paddles: All other equipment listed above in the 18 foot class applies. It is important that all fesaving equipment is in good, workable condition as your life may depend upon it mn an emergency.