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At an Oshawa NDP dinner new executive Roy Grierson, Federal Candidate for the Durham- Northumberland New Democratic Party told the newly formed executive of the riding association that he had already been out door knocking. "The reception has been good. 've already run across New Demnocrats that 1 didn't know about before," Mr. Grierson said. At the meeting in Solina on April 15th a new executive was formied. President is Ber- nice Camero-n-Hili, Solina; Vice-President - Ben Burd, Cobourg; Treasurer' - Roy Grierson - Spugog; Secretary -Marg Wilbur, Scugog; Memnbers-at-large - Judy Armstronig, Cobourg; Bill Stacey, Bowmianville; Fred McLaughlin, Manvers and Earl MaIley, Bowmnanville. An active week at Kawartha Downs Roy Grierson, Durham- Demnocratic Party Candidate Leader and Tommy Douglas, chewan at a r ecent dinner Northumberland New with Ed Broadbent, Federal former Premier of Saskat- dance in Oshawa. by Chris Hooper Encouraging news about Lake Ontario's Fish >The Minîstry of Environ- ment's-new Guide to Eating Ontario's Sport fish shows no restrictions on con-sumrption of rainbow trout up to twenty-six inches in length in the area of the Ganaraska River. This in comparison to two mneals a week last year. Lake Scugog was listed as one of the healthiest lakes in the southern part of the pro- vince and the level of con- tamninations is coming dowin in other bodies of water. Lake Ontario, in general, is improving. First woman named Officer of the Vear The Durham Regional Police's "Officer of the Year" award was given to Karen Moloney at the annual awards dinner on Friday. in fifteen years, -Moloney is the first femnale recipient of the award. She has devoted time to helping young people and performed her duties as a police officer with dedica- tion. In addition she coaches two female basketball teams in her spare time. Six hundred Iayed-off at Darlington Three hundred workers at the Darlington Nuclear Generating Station were layed-off on Monday and three hundred more were layed-off Tuesday. Last week, Ontario Hydro put 124 construction workers on indefinite lay-off and now less than half the tradesmen are left working on the site. Honour for heroism Thirteen-year-old Shirley Snell, a safety patroller at Grandview Public School in Oshawa, is also a heroine. On March 2lst shte puilld a seven-year-old studeni fromi the path of a truck wh,,ile en- dangerîng her owýn life. Las[ Friday her aci of courage was recognized and she received a special h eroine's award in Ottawa from Governor General Jeanne Sauve and the School Safety Patrol Life Saving Award. Combatting, rabies The Regional Health Unit has devised a new anti-rabies campaign for use in the Durham Region's elementary schools. The unit's public health in- spectors are sending out pam- phlets and posters to school principals who can arrange for Alex, Connor, Senior Public Health Inspector, 'to comne talk to classes about rabies. The target group is students in Grade 4. New bus service at Durham In an effort to increase it's local student population, Durham College wîhl begin their own bus service this Septemnber with stops being made in Bowmanville and Pickering-Ajax. Public transit routes pw in existence make it very dif- ficult for students living out- side of Oshawa to get to school. Charges for the service have yet to be set but it is hoped that such charges wil meet 25 percent of the total' budget. Garbage disposai to cost more Durhamn Region has been hit with a 17 percent increase in the cost of using the Metro Toronto landfill site in Pickering. Metro has raised the dumping fee from $13.25 a metric tonne to,$15.50. The increase has not pleas- ed the majority of Regional councillors. Turner has eight of nine delegates John Turner, a Liberal leadership hopeful, gained eight of the nine delegate votes which will be cast b4 Ontario riding delegates at the liberal leadership conven- tion to be held mid June. The ninth delegate intends to support Jean Chretian. Community Care being suspended Cobourg and District Community Care has of- ficially suspended operation for Seniors for at least a year. 1The organtization suffers a $5,784 deficit as of March 3lst and has been unable to get other Cobourg groups to assist with the programn. The Cobourg group spent $52,284 in -1983. Kirck drops anchor in Cobourg harbour Harby Kirck, who recently finished a 20 year stint as na- tional news anchorman on CTV, Channel 9, has his 40 foot Pilgrim motor launch docked at the Cobourg har- bour where hie intends ta spend a number of weeks. SThe Kircks are enjoying thei r $100,000,~ boat and as well the harbour at Cobourg which is in walking distance of the Cobourg downtown. County overspends on weIfare Northumberland County under estimated in their welfare budget for 1983 and ended up the year 1983 with a deficit of $144,000. In total the county spent $10,5 16,236 on welfare which compared to their budgeted amount of $8,897,66U. The province does pay the major portion of the expenditures but the county has to make up the deficit of $144,000. Port Hope hosting soap box derby Youn g and old alike are to move into the fast lane in Port Hope on September 29th when Walton Street is to be fashioned into a race track for la Canadian Soap Box Racing Association sanction- ed soap box derby. The event is being -held to help celebrate Port Hope's Sesquicentennial. There i1s to- be four classes and, further information is available by phonitig 885-6514. GM again on top General Motors of Canada has been named the top in- dustry in Canada for 1983 as determined by Financial Post 500. The Company sales in- creased by 44 percent and profits increcased to $676 million following losses of $72 and $10 millions in 1982 and 1981. Calis Ho pe's stand unjustified Bob Willsher, school trustee fromt Ward 3, Town of Newcastle, has said that Hope Township's resolution caling for the school board to collect their own taxes an unjustified attack by the municipality. Hope's resolution noted What a week! There'll be plenty of action for everyone at Kawartha Downs on May 31 and June 2. that education taxes in Hope represented 70 percent of the total tax bill of which portion councillors had littie input. Hope also called for the pro- vince to find a more equitable way of taxing people for mnunicipal and eductional ser- vices. Until such happens Hope called for the board of education to collect their own taxes. Willsher said he thought the board was being the victim of an unjustified attack that came from a lack of understanding of board policy. He also noted that council members could at- tend board budget meetings but rarely do take advantage to do so. May 31 brings the season opener for Ont ario Sired 3 year old Trotting Fillies. The estimated gross purse exceeds $30,000. 1dune 2 sees the ienewal of the Canadian Tire Pace for $5,000. Last year, De Santis shattered the Track Record with a 1:56 3/5 clocking. In addition, Canadian Tire money can be used for cash at Kawartha Downs on June 2 (parking, admission, pro- grams, concessions). What a week!, Wedding Stationary available at rono Tirne Main Street, Orono Phone 983-5301 Town of Newcastle o194ý 'ý TONOFNWBj icentenna Coins TheTown of Newcastle Bicentennial Committee is pleased to announce that Bicentennial coins commemorating the Province's 200th and the Town's lOth anniversary are now available. The coins may be purchased for $1.00 at man'y of our banks and businesses throughout the Town and are redeemable at participating stores within the municipality until JuIy 3lst, 1984. GoId plated coins may be ordered at a cost of $6.00 I $6.50 if mailed. Solid silver coins may also be orderd at a cost of. $27.50. These coins wiII be marked '/z oz. .999 pure If you wish to order coins or require further infor- mation, please contact: Mrs. Inez or Mr. Doug Jackman P.O. Box 236 Bowrnanville, Ontario LiC 1K9 Phone (416) 623-3785 HeIp celebrate Ontario's Bicentenniai HERB TINK, CHAIRMAN BICENTENNIAL COMMITTEE Date of pulblication May 23, 30, June 6 P.O. No. A0787 NO To~ & ÂY&~ ~YÂY! ~d4 ~ From Around theRegion Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, May 30, l194-5 ,NDjP eleet