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4, Orono Weekly Tmes, Wedaesday, Februmr 10, 1982 Expect to construct Durhiam Cpotàori, rirn in 9R2 Agri- News According to Mr. Johin Stone, Chairman of the Clarke Pioneer Cemnetery Board, the move to construct a Cairn at the Lawrence Cemetery, east of Orono, should be undertaken early this year. The Board has proposcd for a number of years to move remnaining stones from the oid Orono abandoned cemetery north of the Orono Public Schooi to a Cairn to be constructed at the East Lawrence Cemetery. The Pioneer Cemetery Board has met with a number of delays in gtting approvai but the chairman said everything is now go providing the Town of Newcastle provides suffi- cient funds in the Boards b udget. Mr. Stone states the Board is asking the Town for a budget of $4,000-00 to be us- ed for maintenance of aban- doned cemeteries and as well for paying for the construc- tion of the Cairn at the East Lawrence Cemetery. Stone expects the Cairn to cost in the neighbourhood of $2,000.00. The Board will move some sixty stones from the old Orono ccmctery to, be placed in the Cairn at East Lawrence. The Chairman' said it could be possible that the Cairn would be extended in the future to accommodate the Lawrence stones and other scattered, stones throughout the former Township of -Clarke. Ganaraska -budget reaches $1.95009009 The G-anaraska Region Conservation Authority wifl be proposing a $1 .5 million budget for members at the annual meeting to be held on February l8th. The $1.5 million 1982 budget com- pares with a budget of $319,752 in 1981. The in- crease ini 1982 cornes mainly fromn estimated works for chancîlization of the Ganaraska River in south Port Hope with an amount of $1 million being included for this purpose. 0f the $1 million $850,000 is to come fromn the Province with the rcmaining 150,000 comning from the Town of Port Hope. 1The Authority wîil also have payments for their new administration building now under construction in Port Hope. It has been pointed out that 1982 levy charges to the eight municipalities for general operation of the Authority will flot increase in 1982. The increase to the Authoritics is estimated at only $52.00 more than in Over residential lots (Continued fromn page 1) of the Bowmanvillc Baselinc Pumping Station. 0f the rcmaining units Ed- wards feit that thosc located in Courtice wcrc the most likcly to procecd as thcy had fewer servicing restraints and wcre in an arca. close to, Oshawa and empioyment. Edwards felt there was a good possiblilîty an apart- ment proposai wouid procced this year. in addrcssing council Ed- wards said little could be donc by the Town to have dcvelopment procccd other than assisting in cutting costs for the developers and this was bcing looked into by the planning staff and Charlotte Clay, Vice- Chairman, of the Authority has questioned the fact that there will be little increase to member municipalities statînig there would be a great cry from the municipalities in 1983 when a considerable in- crease will be necessary. The Authority proposes $357,636 be spent on water and land related projects in the Authority including im- provements to the flood war- ning systemn. To bring the budget into line the Authoirty has reduc- ed the number of Conserva- tion area projects frorn eleven to three with some work to be undertaken at the Rice Lake Arca in improving wild life habitat, erosion control work in the Thurne Park area and trail development at the Port Hope Conservation Area. The Authority has set a budget of $10,4,860 for ad- ministration for the year 1982. The Province will pay $63,960 towards administra- tion costs. developers. He- said developers wcre at this time sccking relief from somne of the costs associated with their proposais. The Director pointed to a -number of proposais in the rural' areas that possibly could procccd being a developmnent in Hampton and an Estate dcvcopmcnt in the Enniskiilen area. He did repeat howevcr, that much depcndcd on the housing market dcmand and said the supply and demand had a lot to do with what was taking place in the dcvciop- ment of ncw housing. He aiso rcpcatcd ithat a reductioni in standards couid assîst dcvclopmnent but concrni wouild have to be given that additionai costs did not fal on cxisting- residents in the Town. E ê%,'I,~.V. ~lU4'U/D 51' L'E E' -~ ~ By: Rod Stork, Assoc. Agriculturai Representative MILK COMMITTEE ELECT OFFICERS: At the annual meeting of the Durham Milk Producers on February Ist. the 10 directors of the County Milk Commit- tee were elected. Directors for the upcoming year are: Dave Larmer, Blackstock; Dianne Moore, Cavan; Jack Lancaster, Port Hope; Francis Jose, Newcas- tde; Gordon Barrie, Bowman- ville; Karen Hanbidge, Cavan; Scotty MacGregor, Millbrook; Lloyd Kellogg, Welcomàe; Neil Allun, Orono and Don- Welsh, Bowman- ville. Following the annual meeting, the directors met and elected Jack Lancaster of Port Hope as Chairman; * Dianne Moore as Vice- Chairman and Gordon Barrie as Secretary-Treasurer. Mr. Jim Tunney of Grafton is the Ontario Milk Marketing Board member for the East Central area. Guest speaker at the an- nuàl meeting was Mr. Art- Rampton, Chairman of the Manitoba Milk Marketing Board. Mr. Rampton outlin- cd the one pool pricing system used in Manitoba and the advantages and disadvan- tages of such a system. He pointed out that some pro- ducers in Ontario are ad- vocating a one pool system, and he felt this would be a mistake for the producer. The processors are in favour of% it, but it means lower returns to dairy producers in Manitoba. Mr. Rampton also discuss- ed the National Supply Management Program and the need for more effective promotion of milk and milk products. Following his comf- mhents, 'Mr. RamptLon answercd questions from those in attendance. One pro- ducer expresscd conccrni about the conitinued negative portrayal of marketing boards. Mr. Ramptoni in- dicated he feit it was time that producers pointed out -the other sîde of the picture to the consuming public. Reports were also given by Dairy Princess, Heather McHolmn, 4-H delegate, Nor- man DeJong, Board member, Jim Tunney and Board Ficîdman, Wally Cavanaizh. Let Poland- Be Poland by Valifelle During the recent T.V. Special 1 could not hclp but think back, to the tîme when 1 was in Hoiiand during the last Worid War. Although 1. was only 12 whcn the war was over but 1 wili neyer forget the amount of time spent in the garden to grow at ieast some food to fecd our family. Every family that had a garden grcw as much as possible and the onés that had no gardlen woe able to rent plots fr omnithiicc it y to stili produce somne food. Since most of the Men at that time wcre intcrncd most of the work was lcft up to the women and children who during periods whcn ithere wcrc no ar strikes were able to get this work donc. Now you may wondcr what has Poiand got to-do with a garden arti cle. Wcll 1 tel] you think in terms of ail the military equipment made of steel. Did you ever thînk about thîs material that is us- ed for this purpose. First of ahl it docs nothîng for our basic food production,,. It does not deteriate suchas most other cmoiissc as wood, paperad he materials. It wili last 'For'; r and just rust. Did yuoU eer think of the wastc energ for this self-d!estructive cquipmcnt. It docs not piow. It -docs not harvcst. It docs absoiutely nothîng except to Metrîc inches torward 1 Approximately 60 producers attended the meeting held -ii Orono. FARM LABOUR POOL GROWS: Statistics released recently by Roly Coy, Manager of the Canada Farmn Labour Pool in Port Perry, show a significant increase in placements during 1981.ý In addition, services offered by the Labour PoRI were ex- panded throughout the area. Prom April 1, 1980 to March 31, 1981 a total of 1,524 workcr placements were muade through the Port Perry office. For the last 9 months of 1981, a total of 1,791 placements were made with still 3 months to go in the fiscal period. The greatest increase was shown in Vic- toria County, where placements increased from 97 to 225. The largest number of placements were made in On- tario County and placements also increased going from 1,131 to 1,217. Durham County increased from 215 to 236. A field office was cstablished in Canninigton on a part-time basis with Anne Marie McMorrow hîred as a Field Representative for the area. Mrs. Isabel Stinson is a Field Representative serving Pe terborough County. There was continucd demand for hoof trimming and cattlc trimming< services, so Bob Hope of Beaverton was .hired for this purpose. Farm Co-operative Educa- tion Programs for High School students wcre established in Lindsay, Peter- borough, Norwood and Can- nington. Through this pro- gram, students receive credits for practical on-farm train- ing. A Farm Labour Workshoiy was held in Lindsay in early spring of 1981. A similar workshop is planned for March 1, 1982 at Sunderland. Farmers wanting more in- formation on, this workshop or who wish to use any other services of the Canada Farmn Labour Pool Office in Port Pery should contact Roly Coy,. Manager, Phone 985-3831. There is also a Canada Farm Labour Pool Office in Cobourg with Mr. Leo- Roy as Manager. Farmers in that area can cal 372-8737 for information in obtaining farm labour. LOCKHART P.T.A. VALENTINE DANCE, February 12, 1982 ORONO AR ENA 8:00 TO 1:30 BUFFET PRIZES REFRESHMENTS MUSIC: D.J. $12.00 A COUPLE PROPOSED RECONSTRUCTION 0F HIGHWAY 35111'5 IN THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY 0F DURHAM The Ministry of Transportation and Com- munications proposes to-reconstruct Highway 35 'Il15 f rom Regional Road 4 northerly to and including the proposed interchange at Highway 35.. As Information Centre will be held on an infor- mal basis to provide înterested residents with an opportunity to view design for îhe proposed improvements to this facility. The information Centre will be held at, the: Orono Town Hall, Village of Orono, Town of Newcastle, Regional Municipality of Durham; Wednesday, February 17, 1982, from: 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. t:) 8:00 p.m. For further information please contact: Mr. V. Mitramic, Senior Project Manager, Ministry of Transportation and Communications, Planning and Design Section, 5000 Yonge Street, Willowdale, Ontario. M2N 6E9 Telephone 416-224-7564. By W. Roger Worth Metrication has officialiy arrived in many Canadian communities and the strag- glers will be forced Io star( using the system talter this sprnng. While the metric nabobs ia Ottawa contend Canadians are generally enthusiastic about the changeover, hard evidence is difficult to obtain. And, getting Canadians tu change a lifetime of values mnfot bc as simple as the experts would have us believe, particularly when our neigh- bours 10 the south continue 10 taIk about and use the familiar pounds, inches and miles per hour measurements. Even aow, some Canadian retailers are gctting a bewil- dercd, if not angry, reaction front customers when they find a "pound- of steak is flot available. But business people shouldn't be blamed. The loag-postponed change is hy goverfiment decree. The enthusiastic metric con- verts, of course, have designed cule litîle booklets cxplaning the new facts of life, teling us why things will go so mach better in mcetric. We're adopting the same systemi that is used ini most other countries, they explain, making il casier 10 seil our goods 10 foreigners (which may, in fact, be truc). But, Canadian businesses will also pay a hcavy price 10 change (no onc is quite sure how much> and these cosîs will necessarily bc passed on 10 the public in the form of higher prices. In addition, Ottawa has spent almost $40 million during the last Il ycars on metrication, and the puce of spending semïs Io bc picking up. The propaganda machine in the nation's capital is just mo'ving mb h igh gear, with actor Bruno Gerussi and Que- bec chef Jehane Benoit each receiving a cool $55,000 (is that metric dollars?) for 10 ~commercials on the subject. -Whilc arguments for and against metric will go on for many yea rs, there appears to be litIle use in complaining. Words like kilopascals, litres, metres and Celsius (whatevcr happencd 10 Cenigrade, any- way?) are in. New expressions like a, metre is as good as a kilomnetre' will bc used daily. Thar's what the future in metric looks like, and we'Il know the feat has been acconplishcd when Canadian football league players Une up for a second 'down with a short (or is that long?) three nietres tb go. CFI(B Feature Service