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ORONO WEEKLY TIMES, WED., OCTOBER 15th--2 orono weekly time Second Ciass Mail Registration Number 6368. Pubiished Every Wednesday At the Office'of Publical SUBSCRIPTION RATES Canada $3.0 U.S.A. $4.50 r- ax dio~i. lion .À 1Since 1879 Canadians have been observing Thanksgiving giving thanks for the abundant life that holds true in this great nation. Canadians have recognized the fruit of the land in food and resources and the toîl of mani in h is productivity. Yet for ail of this there isýa holiow ring to Thanksgivîng as we feast off the fat of the land whiie two-third of the worlds population are nearing starvation, "We can no longer sit back and feed our fat faces," said Rev. W.L. Pierce, of Blythwood Road Baptist Church, Toronto. "We can no longer live in the lap of the luxury and waste." Others have asked, "ýcan we morally keep building material weaith while great numbers starve to death.",11 0 f course the answer is "no" but the solution and the desire to implemnent the solution may hé a long time coming. It is ironic that we bury ourseives in our own garbage and wastefulness ail for the sake of convenience and over-induligence. We pollute the air to save footsteps, we ravage the earth for the comfort of irrevalent things, we work, when necessary, for our own end oniy. Even our own society divides into the haves and the have flots and this division grows ever wider day by day as organized labour or groups having strength disregard the chasm they are developing within their own fellowman of the nation. Further, the majority of housing coming on the ma rket today is beyond the means of the average worker and this is revealed in the recent Durham major planning report appearing in this issue of the Times. There is much to be thankful for but it does not include the health, happiness, and welfare of our fellow man. We may somneday pay a price for this attitude for the "haves" are well in the minority. TAKING THE INITIATIVE Last Friday the Newcastle Village Chamber of Commerce along with some businessmen fromn the community were given an audience with the Public Works Department of the Town of Newcastle. The main topic of concern was parking in the Village business section of which the Village group was anxious to see some improi ement. As a result of the talks the Town Committee is recommending to council that a by-law setting forth paralle] parking on the south side of the Main Street be rescinded due partly to the wishes of the businessmen and partly to the fact' that even though the by-law was in forceit wasnot being observed or enforced. According to chairman of the Department, Councillor Entwisle, a two-man committee of Mayor Rickard and Councillor Lyall was set-up to study the possibility of off-street, parking in the business section and the enforcement of the two hour parking regulation. The Newcastle businessmen are aware that customners, need parking spaces to park their vehicles when shopping in their town and it is their-wish that the existing parking be maintained for the potenti al customner and new areas developed, if at ail possible. Parking in most older business section1 is generaliy a problema and like wise in the Village of Orono where residents of the business area as well as businessmen use the spaces required for customers. Perhaps the locàl Orono buisnessmenshould take their problem to thesame Department to at least have the existing by-iaws enforced to the extent of the two hour time limit. It would at ieast be a start in cleaming up the Orono poor parking conditions. THREE NOW IN THE RACE Three candidates have declared that they will be running for office of school trustee this coming December when elections are held for the Northumberland and Newcastle Board of Education. This year local candidates wiil seek election in ward three of the Town of Newcastle. Formerly local representatives not only represented Clarke and Newcastle but also the Township of Hope. Two trustees wili be elected from the Ward 3 in the Town of Newcastle. Both incumbents W. H. Carman and Lawrence Greenwood have declared that they will seek re-election to the Board in December. Mr. George Cameron of Golf Course r oad has made it known that he wilI also run for position of Trustee in the December élection. Mr. Cameron states he has three children going to the Newcastle school and is quite concerned with educ ation in this area. OFFICE LIKELY TO CLOSE The Town office in Orono according to Councillor Kirk Entwisle will likely close sometime around the end of the year. He said there is considerable pressure to close-the office from within counicil. Councillor Entwisle states he sees no economy in taking the office from Orono as this along with other office requiremnents wouldonly necessitate additional accommoda- tion to be buiît in Hampton., In fact, he said, plans are already available for this addition. MAJOR PLANNING PAPER OUTLINES FAILURES, IN -AREA DEVELOPMIENT (Continuedfrom pagelî) to urban-oriented develop- ment. Although the region's plan- ning department warned some of* the statistics may be inaccurate, the report coines down harshly on the lack of industrial growth in Oshawa, W'hitby and Bowmanville compared to communities nearer Toronto. The rate of growth of basic employment wiil have to at least triple even if the present mix of population and employ ment is to be maintained. Severai highly productive growth-oriented industries are entirely lacking in the region. The increasing dormitory role of the region could resuit in a need to impose unaccept- able tax rates on residential properties, the report adds. The situation is particularly acute in Oshawa, Whitby and Bowmanville. Industrial growth in Bow- manville has developed very slowly, the report states. Aithough the number of establishments in Whitby has grown nine percent annually, employment has managed onl y four, percent. Declines in empioyment were registered in almost ail highly productive growth sec- tors. These were also high technology industries in which employment generally suffers adverse effects over the. long run, the report concluded. The efforts of the province at accelerating housing pro-. jects,' particuiarly in Oshawa and Whitby, without a corres- ponding program for industr- ial expansion will considerab- ly reinforce theý Region's dormitory role, it says. KINDER WORDS Kinder words were sa id about communities dloser to Toronto, however. Ajax in particular has experienced a growth in auto-related indust- ries. Eighty-seven percent of growth in employment took place in high productivity sectors. "This augurs weli for the region. Even more encour again is that thîs growth bas been concentrated in sectors that the region is laggin in relation to the rest of the province. Industrial growth, however, is likely to occur in the samne locations and at the samne rates as in the past, ail else being equal, the report states. The report is equally as unequivocal about the loss of agricultural land. 11 About 1,500 acres of high- capabiiity land is already committed for urban develop- ment in existing official plans' of the local municipalities, Since 1971, more than 1,000 acres of appie orchards were sold to'non-apple growers. A large number of land parcels less than 25 acres are Iocateci on Class 1-agricultural land. External perspectives, ar- ,gue strongly for creation of a positive agricultural develop- ment in Durham Region. The first regional initiative required is to accord agricul- ture a high priority. . .A major challenge will be to affirm this need, the report argues. The overconcentration of development along the Lake Ontario shoreline, the report goes on, would produce a very unevenly distributed urban system which could hinder deveionpnt of the regyion as- growth is correlated to some degree with economic deve- lopment. "The type of housing committed within the region appears "to cater largely to the upper middle income classes and therefore would not alleviate the cost of housing problemns within the r egi on. " ,Currently about 50 percent of committed housing deve- lopment is ,,ingle-fa mily dwelling, 21 percent semi-de- tached, and 28 percent, mul- tiple units. SMALL HOLDINGS Noting the proliferation of small land holdings, the re- port charges, 'It is evident that within Durham littie consideration has been made to the overali costs of such deveiopmnent. Accordingly present policy positions are questionable, the report states. In terms of commercial activity, the report notes there's a lack of merchandise activities in the more rural municipalities causing resid- ents to travel longer distances for more specialized goods and services. Future com- mercial development, it stat- es, must be planned in close conjunction with location of these municipalities. The Lake Ontario shoreline shouid be accorded priority in outdoor recreation develop- ment, the study says. "A special effort is required on the part of ail agencies invoived in the preparation and execution of waterfront plans. Lake Scugog also offers important regional and local day-use water-oriented re- creation opportunities. A regional system oftrails could reach into the urban communities and iink- the se with the rural ones, it suggests. As important as the preser- vation of the natural environ- ment i s the protection . of cultural héritage of the region ,"As population in the plan- ning area grows, it is inevît- able that an increasing threat, will bc posed to those historie buildings and sites that are now in public ownership," the, report states. Not ail historic sites should be preserved, but an assessment, should be made of their worth. Major revisions are immin- ently needed," in the officiai plans of the local municipali- ties, dlaims the report. Besides the variation in quaiity between existing offi- ciai plans, "There is a great deal of inconsistency between policies. Various land use polici es glaringly reflect this problem. The next stage in the TO PREPARE ROADS NEEDSSTUDY The Town of Newcastle council on Monday evening gave their approval to pre- pare a Roads Needs Study throughout the municipality. The recommendation came, from the Co-Ordinating Committee for a Roads Needs Study a nd was totally support- ed by Coun. Wearn, chairman of the Public W'orks Commit- tee. Mr. Wearn stated that it c 1ould not be ascertained at this time the cost of the study formation of the officiai plan is for regional counicillors to assimîlate the report and with public input, formulate goals of various sectors of the economy of the region, said Dr. Mofeed Michael, director of planning. Ra ndy Thompson Oreno ntarlo Phone 983-5759 Carpentry Work Remodelling We build fromn the foundation up Cha ries Reid Orono's Licensed Auctioneer Valuator' Specialize in Farm Furniture Sales Consuit me for terus and dates Ph one Orono 983-5914 John De Wi th Real Estate Limited Realtor Bowmanville 623-3950 and 623-31 11 For pr ompt, efficient service when buying or selling Contact: Joe Barnoski 786-2202 Ross Davidson 277-2321 *mmmmmmmmmmmmmmma Dux SERVICE,,STATION: * 1 HfighwaY 35 and 115, just north of Newcastle' I * ~I'eaturing: Pemium QualitY Products - ,,At the Most Reasonable * ~ ~]Prîces- * _StoveO011 I - Diesel 011 * Available ln any quantityI I Phone 9874215 0mmmmUMMMimmmmmmmmmda but did say that the province wnlild subsidize the studv at 75 percent of the cost. He also stated that thé report when comnpleted. Wouid. be inval- uable to the municipality ini setting out their yearly work, programs. Council is to hire the firm of Totten- Sims'anid Hubieki to carry out the Needs Study. The. Work department is also to set-up a standby mainte nance staff for the winter m.onths and although the move was questioned by Coun. Hobbs the procedure is to be established this fall and winter. WANTED Fresh Dead or Crippled Farm Stock Margwill Fur Fa rm 263-2721 L--2Orono- *Get oure *price f irst! e :DI ES E LFUE L sMOTOROILS *FARM TANKS ANDV *PUMPS AVAILABLE* :FRANC IS *TENNANT * FUELS * AND SERVICE Phone * 983-5693 *Orono ADULT COUNSELLING SERVICE, If ýyen want to doe somnething about your ',dcatlon .you probably can. See Your Aduit Counsellor EVERY TUESDAY NIGHT 7 to 9at the NEW BOWMANVILLE HIGH SCHOOL GUIDANCE OFFICE The servicels free - confidential -and no a ppointinent la necessary. William Ce Hall, B. COMM., Cia rtered Accountauit Phone Newcastle 987-4240 ALL DAY WEDNESDAY and SATIJRDAY