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8. Orono Wee 71R Former Port Hope Lawyer Charged Wlth 20 Counts of Fraud Claude B. Fitzgibbon, a former Port Hope Lawyer lias been charged with 29 counts of fraud between the years of 1977 and 1981. Fitzgibbon was apprehend- ed by the OPP anit-rackets squad last week in Calgary after an intense 18 month ini- vestigation leading to the 29 charges. R.W. Smith, inspector of the OPP confirmed a bail hearing was set on Oct. 27tb. Fitzgibbon was releaed on his own recognizance, but otber details of the release- are flot yet known to the public. Coleman and Pbfllp, Port Hope - Bankrupt Coleman and Phiiip Hard- ware on Main St. in Port Hope bas gone bankrupt and bas put four people out of work. Mary and Arvi Metsaia, owners, biame the bigh rent and increasing expenses as the reason of Itbeir fmnanciai instabiity. The Metsaias bougbt tbe store firn Roy Phiiip in 1977. Jack Foote, Cbamber of Commerce Manager said tbe ciosing of the store was 'ex- tremeiy disappointing,' "It's just another sign of th'e tinies.", Foote says be doesn't see that there will be a similar on other businesses in Port Hope. Oshawa voters Want Ward Systemt Oshawa voters cleariy want the city coundil to change tbe electoriai process in Osbawa to the Ward System. Voters want to elect by, wards for botb local, regionai councillors, and alderman. The Ward System will like- ly be botty debated as many elected counicillors are against tbe more and the wishes of the people. Cobouirg Couacîl Refuses Permit For Construction Refusing to issue a permit to the extension of the Nor- thumberland county building,, Cobourg's council say it is against ail logic. The Counci's decision came after determining suitable vacant space was aiready avalable to meet the country's needs. Portions of the building, already under construction do not require a permit, says Michel !Parker, President of the Partak Construction Co, who won the contract to build tbe extension. The new extension wiIi cost up to $469,000 but $200,000 wiil be funded by provinicai government grants as part of job creation. Partak Presi- dent Michel Parker said no new people wiil be hired by his company to help on tbis project but 10 of bis 34 staff members wiii not have to be laid off as tbey planned before receiving thé contract. Westinghouse Gets $6 Million Dollar Contract Westingbouse of Canada bas just received a $6 million dollar contract from Ontario Hydro. Tbe contract cals for 1,000 metric tonnes of nuclear fuel, wbicb wiii increase tbe work load for tbree Westingbouse plants. The pianned starting date for the contract will be 1984 and continue into 1986. The fuel produced by the tbree companies in Port Hope, Cobourg and Varen- nes will be used to operate the Pickering and Bruce's large generating stations. . G.M. Making a Special Car G.M. announced tbat tbey will be tbe exclusive Nortb Anierica manufacturer of a special car, tbe Pontiac 6000 STE, faniiiy car. This new car will cost $17,000 and wiii be produced at tbe rate of 4 cars an bour in contrast to tbe regular rate of 45 cars an bour. "It's a bigber level of automobile," said spokesman for G.M., Nick Hall. After competing with four G.M. plants in tbe U.S. tbat manufacture tbe regularPon- tiac 6000, tbe Canadian plant was awarded tbe production of tbe speciai modeis. The Pontiac 6000 STE wil include ail options sucb as two-tone colouring, special beadlamps, and or- tbopedically designed bucket seats. The customer wiii also bave the cboice of tbe car's colour and type of upboistery wbether in leather or ciotb. 72 Year OId Mau-Put on 3 Year Probation A 72 year oid Bowmanville man bas been Put on proba- tion after indecentiy assaulting a young girl and contributing to juvenilie dcii- quency. James Napier of West Beacb Rd. pleased guilty to ail cbarges against bim in provincial court. Man Gets $300 Fine for Impaired Boatlng A Bowmanviiie man bas been cbarged $300 for being impaired wbile boating wbicb ciaimed tbe life of 23 year old Gene Micbael Ryborcbuk aiso of Bowmanviiie. Colin Brady, 23 of Cedar Crest Beach badi over the legal amount of aicobol in hi§ blood wbiie operating a boat in tbe area of Cedar Crest Beacb. Issues of Divorce Brian Evans, Executive Director of tbe Ontario Association for Famiiy Mediation says more chan- nels of communication bet- ween couples involved in divorce proceedings are need- ed in Ontario. Evans commented when couples figbt, tbey stop talk- ing to one another. Tben tbe lawyers start for theni. More tban 80 percent of divorce cases are basically emotional- ly reiated, be states. Evans says tbere are no other ways to solve the pro- blems of property and money disputes between divorce couples except by law suits. 1Another issue of divorc e Evans says, is who gets the cbildren, and for how long? A parent bas the rigbt to maximize bis time spent witb bis cbild. -Lawyers usually advise tbeir' clients to grab tbeir cbildren and run because generally, tbe parent witb tbe cbild at tbe time of tbe pro- ceedings gets bim and tbe otber one bas to figbt like bell for custody and access," Evans said. The Position of Chairman The municipal elections are now completed witb all elected candidates to officiai- iy take office following December 1lst. Tbere is however, still one other election, tbe election of a cbairman for tbe Region of Durbam. Incumbent, Chairman Gary Herrema and bis cballenger, Jobn Aker, are botb competing for the regions top most political job. To be elected for tbe posi- tion, tbe candidate must bave tbe support of 16 or more votes of 30 counicil members. Durbam Region bas a sizeable budget in tbe area of $40 million for social ser- vices, police services, water and sewer services, Regional roads and planning. Northumberland Malil Could Start la 1983 in Cobourg Developers of the Nor- tbumberland Maîl are deligbted witb tbe decision of tbe Municipal Board to allow construction of tbe Mail in tbe east of Cobourg. It is expected construction could start as early as May of 1983 witb tbe new Mail open- ing in August of 1984. Mayor Wyatt Returned ln Port Hope Election Bill Wyatt was returned Mayor of the Town of Port Hope and now enters bis tbird termn in tbis position. Tbe Mayorality race in Port Hope was a close feature witb Wyatt winning witb 1529 votes t o Gerry Houston's 1412 and Darc Campbell witb 1377. Gerry Houston ieft tbe position of Reeve to seek Mayor's posi- tion in Port Hope. Darc Camnpbell was a newcomer to politics in Port Hope and bad a surprising sbow at the polis. Quantrill Returned Reeve of Hope Township Howard Quantrili has been returned as Reeve of Hope Townsbip for an eigbtb term. Quantrili faced Deputy- Reeve Roger Wilson in tbe race for Mayor and like the Port Hope Mayorality race it was flot until the final polis were tabuiated was a winner decided. Quantrili polied 725 votes compared to Wilson's 691. Marilyn McAfolm was ac- claimed as deputy-reeve for Around the Region with Julie Town turns down Haydon Hall reques t Wilbur Backburn, speak- ing on bebaif of the Haydon Community Club wbich operates the Haydon Com- munity Hall, approacbed counicil on Monday seeking forgiveness of $1,002.08 wbicb the Hall Board bad paid, to the Town for in- surance coverage. After a great deai of debate the re- quest was denied. Blackburn in presenting the request stated that other boards in the Town bad flot been forced to pay the in- surance costs up to 1982 and the Haydon Board was re- questing forgivcness of this cost. The Board be said had paid the monies to the Town but was now seeking forgiveness. TheTown establisbed a new policy in 1982 that coun- cil would pay al insurance costs for ail Town owned property., During the discussion Counc. Hamre stated she could flot support the request as it wouid set a precedent and ail boards wouid be look- ing for the same treatment. She outiined that residents in Ward Tbree were, in cases, operating sucb as arenas in their own communities at no cost to the Town wbilc at the same time beiping to finance sucb as the Darlington Sports Centre tbrough their taxes. She said she could sym- pathize witb Haydon Hall Board but couid flot support their request. She did suggest that the Board make applica- tion for funding in the 1983 Town budget and this she could support. Kathryn Campbell, Town treasurer, answering a ques- tion by Counc. Hamre stated that the Haydon Hall bad received $500.00 tbrougb the Town's 1982 budget and as wcli some $700. tbrougb the Ontario E mpioyment Incen- tive program for a new floor. She bad previousiy pointed out that the Haydon Board wanted to put in place ncw washroom facilities in the Hall wbicb Blackburn bad estimated would cost close to $5 ,000. It was aiso pointcd out by the treasurer that the Haydon Board bas agreed to pay back a boan of $1,700 wbich was taken out froni the Town in 1979. The boan is due at the end of this year. Counc.. Taylot came out in support of granting the re- quest witb support or Rickard. A motion to impli- ment the request was last week the mayor and Taylor in support and witb Councs. Hamre and Hubbard opcned. Ted- Woodyard, in chair of the committee meeting, ruled the motion iost. A furtber motion to returfi the matter to the area couniciiiors and staff for a furtber report was (Contînued page 9) Hope Township. Eiected to council were Ailan Holdaway, George Hender- There isn't much doubt that one of the major problems shared by th e U.S. and Canada is that wo're family, and wve're in a fullblown tent-city recession. I was in Ottawa rocently for a family news conference by the new American Secretary of State, George Schultz. Mr. Schultz is a Washington vetéran and an old friend of Allan MacEachen, the External Affairs Minist 'er. The Secretary knewv Mr. MacEachen when they wvere students together at M. I.T. The newsmen iaughod when Mr. Schultz declin- ed the credit for teaching Allan MacEachen economics. Mr. Schultz is a heavy hitter. And about ail you can do with a man like that at a news conference is to throw a variety of stuff at him, hoping that if he likes the look of somothing, ho'll take a cut at it and gîve you a story. For men like Mr. Schultz, the questions don't matter much. You know that if he had decided to say anything before ho came to the news conference, he'd find a ques- tion to which the something ho wanted to say was some sort of answer. This time, there was nothing Mr. Schultz desperately wanted to get off his chest. Ho did clearly want to be friendly, becauso the news conference itself, for selected Canadians, wds something of a departure. Ho did say, despite the probloms, that relative to the rest of the world, relations betwoen the U.S. and Canada look- ed "terrific. ""1'm a great believer," ho said, -that you don't improvo a relationship by failing tormake ropresen- tations strongly in a discussion of particular issues." In fact, ho suggested, that if good relations become ail- important and onle party or the other glosses over its grievancos, the relationship is undermined dangerously. Ho said it was just like the give and take betwveen union and management. 1 was tempted to ask which rote Canada played in his analogy, the workers or the bosses. But 1 didn't. I knew ho dîdn't mean it that way, and besidos I already know the answer. One of the root causes of the problem botweon Canada and the United States is that mon like Mr. Schultz carefully phrase their public utterancos to convey the impression that Canada and the United States are oquals. They do this because they are decent follows who do not want to offend our nationaiistic sensibilities. But the two countries aron't oquals, hence the fears we have about our cultural, economic and political independonce, and our shrillness in defending it. I agree with Mr. Schultz's view of solid relationships. And the disparity in population and power is one of the facts that should be acknowledged publicly. Not to do so is to undermine the relationship, no matter who is union and who is management. That's not news, but that too is reality. -17.1982 Imm