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GO RAIL EXTENSION The Oshawa downtown area could have the GO Rail System running througb it if plans for an extension into the city receives approval. The GO line would follow the Mary Street rail line to end near the unused G.M. west plant. The plant which was formerly used for a G.M. packaging operations would becomne an 800 space parking garage. Other parts of the plant could also be used for automobile display and other attractions. Testlag on Newtonvifles Wells Ail wells in Newtonville will bc tested by the Regional Health unit for contamina- tion of drinking water. As of Monday, 33 wells have been declared unsafe. Director of environmental health services for the heath unit, Brian Devitt, said 57 wells have been tested and 60 percent have shown con- tamnination caused by sewage. Devitt comnmented that the problemn was throughout the whole hamlet and most wells inspected have been poorly constructed and maintained. A survey being planned to start in a week or 10 days will test approximately 100 wells for bacterial and chemnical contamination. The tests will be undertaken by the Public Health inspectors and the ministry of environmnental staff. The survey will study the water, construction of wells, septic tanks, and tile beds. Residents can apply for a governnient grant which would cover about 75 percent of the initial cost for repair. Hydro Rates Increase however charged him after a Ontario Hydro has an- five day trial. nounced hydro rates in- In addition to the fine creases for both municipal Judge O'Connell placed commissions and direct Fagan on probation for 2 customers. years and he is also to The new rate for commis- preformn 200 hours of comn- sions will increase by 8.4 per- munity service. cent and 8.7 percent for direct dustomers. Far Too Costly Betty Scbaefer, director of Public Health nursing for Durham Region says it's ".ridiculous and far too ex- pensive for taxpayers" to fund programs to check for head lice in school children. Schaefer says it could cost up to $40,000 in wages and benefits to, provide the ser- vice. A motion passed by the Durhanm Board of Education asked the regional counicil to, provide funds for the plan. In previous years, the region has checked for bead lice, but stopped the practice this year because it was becoming too expensive. Bownianville Man Charged With Arson A SI ,000 fine has been levied to a Bowmanville man for setting fire to a vacant Newcastle farmhouse which belonged to the elderly widow Sarahi Way. Last year Durham Regional police discovered humnan bones at the bouse on Morgan's corners - three miles northeast of Newcastle. The bones were believed to be those of Sarah Way. The police tbink the womnan's dogs devoured the 69 year old lady, after she died in tbe bouse. Shortly after the fire, Fagan was arrested and charged- with arson. -He pleaded not guilty. A county court bas Expected Duplate, Oshawa, bas had to lay off over a hundred em-ployees and more are ou the way due to uncertainty of production at General Motors. The UAW expects to receive the notices of layoffs later this week. Duplate, a supplier for G.M. says they, wiIl have to laY Off. more employees because of the shut downs at the G.M. plants. UAW spokesmnan, Don Prosser blamnes Pierre Trudeau for the state of the economny resulting in layoffs. "He's given us nothing. They've got to take somne in- itiative, some action," he In an agreemnent with said. Metro, ail traffic violations "Trudeau bas lost faith of' committed in a municipality, the Canadian people, because will be collected from the of a failure to deal with the violators and kept in the same economny," he added. municipality wbere the viola- tion was committed. Durham Police Force Loosing Money Councillor Joe Bugelli, reports Durham Region's Police force is loosing up to $300,000 a year, by ser-vnlg summons for the Metro squad in Toronto. Durham residents have committed up to 4,200 parking and traffic violations in total in Toronto while Toronto resîdents have recei ved a total of 2,400 sum - mrons given out by metro police. FIGHTS CLOSINGS Officiais of the Ontario Public Service employees Union have started on a plan to fight the closing of six pro- vincial institutions for the mentally retarded. Included inthe closings are D'Arcy Place in Cobourg and Dur-ham Centre in Whitby. The OPSEU have already held one meeting. The provincial plan is part of deinstitutionalizat ion which is beiing carried out in a number of areas. TO THE RESIDENTS 0F WARD 111 1 would like to take this opportunity to-teil you why 1 arn going to vote for E.R. "TED" WOODYARD as Local Councillor. 1 have been a frierid of Ted's for many years and have had the pleasure of sitting on variaus boards and commissions with him. 1 always found hlm to be honest, intelligent, and very well versed in aIl aspects of municipal affairs. Ted is a people-oriented type of politîcian who believes that the people know what they want and need, and makes every endeavor to give them the best service at the most reasonable price. In these times of economic h ardships we need a person who can show restraint wheniever possible and has the knowledge and ability to get the most for our tax dollar.' Ted has many years of experience from Reeve of Clarke Township, Orono Police Trustees, Orono Hydro Commission, the Chamber of Commerce and has been involved in business as well as having financial experience with an investmrent company. Ted is easy to work with and very uinderstanding and is the type who can work well with Cthers. If we are going to have a Council that can work together for the benefit of aIl the taxpayers in the Town of Newcastle, then wie need people of Ted's calibre. I AM PIUING MY TRUST IN HlM WITH MY VOTE AND I HOPE YOU WILL DO LIKEWISE. A Friend of Ted's as weIt as a Concerned Taxpayer.