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8-Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, January 18, 1984 Donation t0 Memorial Hospiai Foundation Assessment comparison found to bei The Durham Regional Assessment office in their re- cent mailing of reassessment figures for property owners i the Town of Newcastle at 1980 marketvalue provided what appeared a simple pro- cedure in which owners could compare the ef fect of the new reassessment figure with that which has been in use durinig the past few years. The procedure as outlined in the information notice sup- plied by the Assessment of- fice uses the base residential mill rate of 359.836 milîs which does provide a com- parison for rural properties where no special area rates and local -improvement BOWMAN VILLE -- Thomas D. Cowan (left), President and Chairman of the Memorial Hospital Founda- tion accepts a cheque for $4,200 from Jack Locke, President of the Rotary Club of Bowmnanville. The cheque represents nearly haîf of the Rotary's commiitment to the Foundation. Looking on is Harry Locke, Chairman of the hospital board. Drummier Buddy Rich's picture is in the background for good reason. The cheque from Buddy Rich to the Rotary represents the amount of monies that would have been raised if a planned concert to bc given by the drummner and organized by the Rotary had indeed taken place last faîl. However, a conflict in dates occurred and Mr. Rich had to cancel but believed he should honor hîs commiitmnent to assist with raising needed funds as a result, forwarded the cheque in the amount of the From Around the Region by Brian Groot Hydro may face $1.25 billion bill Ontario Hydro hopes to get some answers as to what happened to Pickering's damaged pressure tubes. Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. finds the Candu reactor has an inherent design weakness. Hydro may have to replace 720 tubes at a cost of $1 .25 billion. Hydro plans the reactors will be shut down 20% of the time because of problems. Man sentenced for burning stepfather's building Joseph Brouillette 18, of Bewdley pleaded guilty in court to setting fire to the old Ship 'N Shore restaurant on November 3rd. The building owned by his stepfather had heen vacant for 8 years. Brouillette was given a suspended sentence with three years probation. He was aIso ordered to perform 100 hours of community ser- vice and any treatment his probation officer gives him. Brouillette was angry at his stepfather so he set the building on fire which was also infested with water rats.. There was nio danger of -anyone being in the building at the timne. Grand Prix cycle race in Port Hope Grandprix bicycle racing is coming to Port Hope this year. The race is part of the> town's 15th birthday celebrations being sanctioned by the Canadian Cycling Association. t hasn't been received yet and they are still waiting to hear from Molson Breweries, the sponsor. The race should involve 100 to 120 Canadian and U.S. amateur and professional cyclists. The course wiIl be a 50 lap route around downtown Port Hope with $6,000 to $7,000 ini prizes. $15,000O ban May not be repaid Port Hope town council has agreed to lendthe town's sesquicentennial committee $15,000 which may neyer be repaid. The money will be us- ed to hire somneone to help organize special events for Port Hope's 1Sth birthday this year. The committee has applied for $43,000 to hire three workers to answer the phone, do the typing, and to help the organizer, Nancy Redner. 3 bodies found in Rice Lake The bodies of three- snowmobilers were found under thin ice in Rice Lake a week ago Monday by police. The three men were on their way to Hastings across the lake when their snowmobiles broke through thin ice Sun- day night. Drug Councillor questions survey Bill Smith, Durham Board estimated profit. The $4,200 is a giant step towýards the $10,000 the.Rotary Club of Bowmanville has comimitted to raising to be designated for a chapel and meditation roomn in the proposed, hospital addition and renova- tion program. The Foundation has been established to set up a special fund for gifts from in- dividuals, associations and other founidations. Monies directed to- the Foundation of Education's substance abuse counsellor wants proof that one in 77 elementary students used heroin last year. Smith gets the figure from the Addiction Research Foundation which did the study among 5,385 students from grades 5 to 13. Heroin use of under 13 year-olds in- creased from 0.6% to 1.3% or 1,750, 13 year-olds in the province. Smith isn't convinced by the figures and says heroin and cocaine are too expensive to be used by children. The rest of the survey shows the use of marijuana has dropped from 29.9% in 1981 to 23.7%, and the use of tobac- co has dropped from 30.3% in 1981 to 29. 1% last year. Smith said he had 56 students referred to him from September to December and the prevalence of drug use peaks at age 16. Early ineup On Saturday, January 7th, you may have seen people lin- ing up at Durham Coîlege at 5 a.m. for the 170 night school courses being offered. The doors openied to close to 500 people at 8 a.m.' who were there to sec that they got the most popular course - computer programnming, and word-processing. Every Seat for those courses were filled before 10 a.m. There should be close to 1,000 signing up for the courses according to Neil Mitlestead. City wants more parking spaces The city public works com- mittee wants to raise downtown Oshawa on-street parking charges from 35 cents an hour to 50 cents an hour. The parking system has are essential if Memorial Hospital is to maintain and improve its high standards of health care inii te commutnity. Gifts can be sent directly to the Memorial Hospital Foun- dation, 47 Liberty Street South, Bowmanville, On- tario, LIC 2N4 or cal) the- Foundation office at (416) 623-3331 to obtaini a pledge card or for additional infor- mation. Contact: R.F. Elston (416) 623-3331. run at a deficit in three of the past 4 years which has cut in- to the city's parking fund. There are 2,077 parking spaces available in the downtown area but staff would like to sec the number of parking spaces increased by 238. Tradesmen agree to wage freeze Ontario construction tradesmen have agreed to a one year wage freeze in an ef- fort to encourage builders to start new projects and create employment in the construc- tion trades. Bill Fairservice, president of the Local 597 of the Laborers International Union said a big wage increase would mean nothing if there are no jobs for workers. Some members of the Union have been out of work for the past 18 months. United Way over the top The Oshawa-Whitby- Newcastle United Way has gone over thie top of their $1 ,595,000 target for the 1983 fund raising campaign. This amount is the greatest amnount the United Way has collected in the area in its 43-year history. The budget for 1983 was increased by six percent over the target for 1982. The 1982 budget figure dropped somne 18% below ini actual donations to the United Way. Province would buy Regional building George Ashe, Minister of Government Services, has stated that the province would be ready to purchase the Regional administrative building on- Rossland Street in Whitby. It would be the in- tention that the Region would then use the money to building a new administrative building just south of the ex- isting building for strictly regional purposes. Herrema said it would also be the intent to bring aIl of- fices into a central location under such a plan. Many of- fices are now scattered, around in Oshawa and Whit- by. Oshawa's Paramedic program up ahead Although Oshawa does not have a full paramedic pro- gram in place, the president of Oshawa General Hospital states it wîll take the province some time to reach the stan- dard that now exists in the Ci- ty. The Oshawa program has been in operation for the past four years and it is noted that Drew Duncan who is the training program chairman for the province's new paramedic program was in- strumental in getting the Oshawa program in place. flot so simpIp charges are applicable. However 'in the built-up areas such as Oronio the com- parison does involve special area rates for street lighting and garbage collection and for some also local improve- ment charges dating back to the installation of water in the Village. If the base rate of 359.836 milîs is used to compilé a comparison between the 1983 total tax bill in the Village of Orono certain additions must be made. An amount of 9.065 milîs for street lighting plus 13.922 mnifls for garbage should be added to the base mill rate as oulined in the Assessmnent office informa- tion sheet. The rate then to multiple against the new assessment would be 382.280 miLîs. If local improvement ap- plies a dollar figure must as well be added which figure appears on the 1983 tax bill under the heading of local improvement. The Durham Regional Assessment office is holding a number of open house meetings this week in Bowmanville at the Police and Fire Building on 132 Church Street. The open house is being held on Wednesday, January 18 from 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. im Court Room Two (at the back of the building). Open Houses continue Thursday and Friday, January 19 and 20 from 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. and as well on Saturday from 9:00 a.m. tilI 5:00 p.m. in Court Room I (through the front doors or first side door on the west of the QUOTATION REQUEST SEALED QUOTATIONS, for the services lîsted below addressed to the Corporation of the Town of Newcastle, Purchasing and Suppty Agent, 40 Temperance St., Bowmanville, Ontario, LiC 3A6, wilI be received on the forms in the envelope provided until specified closing time and date. Quotation documents can be obtained from the Purchasing Office at 152 Church St., Bowmanville, Ontario. Quotation No. 084-2.- ELECTRICAL SERVICES Quotation No. 084-3 - PLUMBING SERVICES The scope of service required includes qualified tradesmen for emergency and general repairs on an "as required" basis by ail departments wit in the Town of Newcastle for 1984. Closing Time & Date: 4:00 P.M. (Local Time), Wednesday, February 1, 1984 The lowest or any quotation not necessarily ac- cepted. - Mr. D.M. Honemiuk, P.P. Purchasing and Supply Agent Telphone: (416) 623-3379 Ext. 67 File No. A 0980 Date of Publication: January 18, 1984