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LOW-LEVEL NUCLEAR WASTE TEAM FORMED Don Cameron, director of the recently formed Lo-Level Waste Management Branch of the Atomic energy Control Board and eight further members wil spend somne $2.4 million per year for the next four years to identify and analyse Low-Level Nuclear waste in Port Hope and to then consider options for its disposai. The waste amounits to some 200,000 tons in valleys and ravines in Port Hope which were contaminated in early years of uranium refin- ing in the Town by Eldorado Nuclear Ltd. There is a possibîlity that the waste may be decon- taminated rather than being trucked to low-level waste sites. OFFICER CHIARGED Constable Donald Baumhauer, 35, of the Durham Regional Police bas been charged with careless driving following $ 10,000 damage to a cruiser he was drivîng. The cruiser flipped over while chasing a speeding motorcyclist west along Highway No. 2 and then on Reional Road 57 nlorth. According to reports two cruisers wiere making chase of the motorcycle when the Baumhauer cruiser failed to make the turn onto Regional Road 57. The driver escaped injury. The motorcyclist managed to elude the second cruiser. R ECOMME ND CLEANER KITCHEN FACILITY A public inspection panel states kitchen facilities at the Whitby Jail are in poor con- dition and must be improved to ensure adequate health standards. It was reported that the kit- chen, operated by the pro- vince, was greasy and poorly ventilated. The panel also recommended that the health authorities make regular in- spections, if in fact they do Dlot. GOOD NEWS FROMI REGIONAL POLICE Jon Jenkcins, Regional Police Chief, reports a six percent drop in overaîl crime ini the Region of Durham for the past ten months. The report came last week before the Police Commission. Crimes against people dropped by 5 percent, agaînst property by nine percent and motor vehicle accidents were down by 8 percent. There appears to answer to the decline. REGIONAL CHAIRMAN ELECTED WEDNESDAY The Regional Chairman for Durham Region will be elected to-day, Wednesday. The position is beîng sought by incumnbent Gary Herrema and Oshawa coun- -cilor, John Aker. APPOINTED POLICE COMMISSIONER Walter Beath, former chairman of the Region of Durham, has been appointed as a provincial representative to the Durham Regional Police Board of, Commis- sioners. 0MB APPROVES SHOPPING PLAZA. The Ontario Municipal board approved plans for a new large shopping plaza on Simcoe St. South, near highway 401, Oshawa. The estimnated cost for the project is $5 milion dollars and is expected to start as ear- ly as next spring. The proposed plaza would include a major supermarket and department store. The new shopping pîaza would bring new jobs and new life to the South end of Oshawa, states major Pilkey. $150,000 APPLICATION APPROVED The ministry of Ontario Municipal affairs bas approv- ed an application for a $ 150,000 non-interest boan for the revitalization of, Bowmnanville's downtown, says Sain Cureatz, Durham East MPP. The boan will help pay part of a $323,000 cost of three downtown parking lots plus landscaping the main street. The boan will be re- imbursed in 10 yearly in- stalîments through parking revenue and funds from the Poinsettias. Bowmanville Downtown Business improvement area. MILLIONAIRE'S ISLAND RETREAT SOLD. A $630,000.00 Island Retreat near Port Perry has been sold by its owner, Patrick Harrison, a millionaire mining pioneer. Harrison, 80 years of age, was originally asking $725,000.00 for the 60 acre island he has owned since 1958. A 28 roomn mansion and 5 other houses plus a swimming pool, green houses stone waikways, rose gardens and a waterwheel pigeon house are ail part of the property. DOG SLED RACES IN THE GANARASKA RECOMMEND A request for the Ontario Branch of Siberian Husky Club of Canada to hold a long distance dog sled race on Ganaraska trials in the west end--of the forest, north of Kendal, has, been approved by the Ganaraska Region Conservation Authority., Ten to Twenty sled teams and 60 to 7ff people will be partici pating in the day-long activity. The sled races are schedul- ed for February 18 or 25, 1983, The race will consist of two parts which will be held one after another. One wilI be 20 to 25 miles long and the other 40 to 50 miles long. Around the Regioni wi*th Julie Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, December 8, 1982, 5 Amwayinflrating Water the plant thoroughly. Water the soil if it feels dry to touch. Ideal temperatures should neyer be higher than 72 degrees in the day time and neyer lower than 60 degrees to pro long the bright colour of the bracts. When the bracts fade cut the plant back to 8 inches so that you can grow them as a folage plant. In the spring they can be plac- ed outside in the garden so that they can grow. Return them indoors in the fail before the cold weather sets in and give them 6 to 8 hours of light dail-y with temperatures of 60 to 70 degrees at night. To have them re-flower in the winter make sure that they don't get any artificial ight only the 6 to 8 hours of light required. After giving them the right amount of daylight place in a dark cupboard and bring them back out in the morn- ing. Until Next Week, Happy Gardening. Conservative, Joel Aldred, Port Perry, and a candidate for, the presidency of the Progressive Conservative Association of Canada is reported to have said at the Northumberland PC Association meeting in Trenton recently that he fears organized groups such as Amway Products represen- tatives, are 'flooding' riçing association meetings and electing delegates not known to veteran party officiais. Aldred said at the Trenton meeting that of the six delegates elected at the recent Durham Northumberland Association meeting in Manvers, two were reported to be independent agents of the Detroit based sales organization. Aldred said his concernis were flot with that they were DOMINION HAMARzDwAs Timely great buys (B ESa.L UES", mdth youinm md! 0 0 nhe People's Choie by VAN BELLE 1The key to happiness is in the eye of the beholder and the Poinsettias play a major part in this at this time of the year. With the weather usuai- ly on the dull side we need something bright to cheer us up and there is no other plant that will do it than the lovely Poinsettia. The Poinsettia has corne a long way. First as a wld flower in South America and most of the tropics where they are called the Easter Flower since they bloomed right through unitil Easter. The Lobster Flower since the bracts resembled the -obster in colour and shape and aiso the Mexican faine leaf since they were common in Mexico and the leaf did turn to a bright red flame colour. The plant was introduced to North Ainerica by Joel R. Poinsett, who was the Arn- bassador to Mexico in 1851, and froin there the naine was coined Poinsettia after this mails naine. When you look at a Poinsettia you wll notice that the red part is not the flower. They are actually bracts which formn around the smail yellow area which is the flower. By looking at the flower (the yellow area) You can tell how old the flower is. With modern technology and plant hybridisers we now have a plant that will keep its bracts for months' right through the whole winter in- doors. At first a lot of the old varieties would loose ail the bottom leaves only leaving the top red bracts making it unsightly with in a few weeks after Christmas but now with the new varieties the plant will actually grow more green foliage making it a welcome plant to have for the winter months. With the breedng prograins, new colours were found and propagated, 50 that now we have colours ranging fromn the traditionai scarlet 'to white, pink, and even variegated. For increased enjoyment in the home a few points to con- sider. Place in a room with sufficient natural light to read fine print. Avoid drafts or excess heat from ap- pliances, such as T.V. sets, radiators, ventilating ducts etc. Select a place where the plant will be out of the traffic and children will flot run against them. Put plant in a waterproof container to protect the fur- niture. Best Value. LED display alarm clocl< has ail the basic features, including PM indcator. Brown case, wanut woodgrain top. 501-6746-10. Easy-ta-use 1 9 Sn12scoo Betviu.Galvanïzed metal snow scoop makesmrte cho es sieri 61 un (24") ROLPH (DOMINION) HARDWARE Main Street, Orono Phone 983-5207 meetings? associated with Amway as much as he did flot like the idea of that any group could, on short notice, buy party memberships, then vote as a block in electing delegates. Aldred did say he understood that there is a connection between Amway and the right-wing Conser- vative Caucus based in Washington, D.C. He said they are a legitimate political group but it's just possible that in somte ridings it is possible to pack a meeting under the present membershîp rules. He said new memnbers should have to at least attend two con- secutive meetings of the Association before joining and being allowed to vote at party meetings.