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Bowmanville's 1800Fire Wagon 1800 Fire Wagon interesting debate The 1800 Bowmanville Fire Fighters' Association to be Wagon,m in excellent condi- placed on exhibit in a new tion, is being sought by the museum being located in the newly formed Canadian Fire Town of Port Hope. 1 The Fire Wagon is now decides its future either housed in the Newcastle within the Town or on Village Fire Hall and will so display in the Canadian remain ' until the Town Museum. A recommendation from the Town of Newcastle Fire Chief, Jim Aldridge, that the Town of Newcastle make available to the ,Canadian Fire Fighters Museum the 1800 Bowmanville Fire Wagon for display on a long- term loan basis created con- siderable discussion on Mon- day. The Canadian Fire Fighters Museum was recently incorporated and is to be located in the Town of Port Hope. The Museum Board is presently supporting a fund-raising campaign and as well gathering a collection of fire fighting apparatus and equipment for display in the new museum. The Newcastle Fire Chief received a request from the Museum Board asking the Town to seriously consider making the Fire Wagon available to the new museum. The Fire Wagon is present- ly located in the Newcastle Village fire hall having reach- ed that destination after be- ing housed in the Bowman- ville Museum Coach House for many years. Aldridge said the Fire Wagon, in excellent shape, is subject to some abuse in the hall due to general work in the hall and suggested that it would appear feasible to located it on loan to the Fire Fighting Association Museum. Counc. Hamre started the debate when she presented an amendment to. the recom- mendation asking that a draft agreement be provided for approval which would meet the concerns of the Town for such a loan and that the agreement be approved before any action is taken. She also asked how the local firemen felt about the loan of the Fire Wagon. Aldridge said no one ever mentions the machine and was unaware if there was any concern of loaning the ap- paratus. Counc. Hubbard said the equipment was in excellent condition and she did not want to see it leave the municipality. She said it had (Continued page 2) Station Street purchase Reports to council on still under consideration A staff recommendation to the Town of Newcastle General Purpose committee meeting on Monday was tabled pending staff contac- ting Mr. J. Major of Orono concerning recommendations in the staff report. The matter referred to what has been on-going negotiations with Mr. Majors over property under his ownership which has for ma- ny years been used for Sta- tion Street in the Village of Orono. Negotiations have been underway since late in 1983 with no settlement yet being (Continued page 2) ANNUAL BEEF BARBECUE The annual beef barbecue will be held again this year in the beautiful Orono Park on Wednesday, August 15th. Delicious Barbecued Roast Beef with all the trimmings will be prepared by the Arena Improvement and Project Fund com- mittee under the watchful direction of chef Sterl Mather. Serv- ing will start at 5:00 p.m. and continue until 7:00 p.m. Adults, all you can eat, for $7.00, with children 6 to 12 for $3.00 and children under 6 free. Tickets are available at Mom's Kitchen or phone 983-5840; 983-5608 or 983-5858. Won't you join us. THE SLATE IS ALL BUT COMPLETE As to the three major political parties in Durham Nor- thumberland their candidates for the forthcoming election is all but settled. Although neither the liberals nor the conservatives have held their official nomination meetings i will be Allan Lawrence for the conservatives and Darc Campbell for the liberals. Roy Grierson of Port Perry has been selected by the NDP to be their standard bearer in the contest sometime ago at their nomination meeting. Darc Campbell of Port Hope will be acclaimed at the Liberal nomination meeting this Wednesday in Port Hope. Campbell was the only candidate to register for nomination by the deadline date of last Saturday. This will be Campbell's first attempt at federal politics. Ed Schamerhorn whop ran for the liberals in the last election stated last week he would not he a candidate at the nomination meeting due to personal reasons. its also a sure bet that Allan Lawrence will receive an acclamation at the Clarke High school on Wednesday, July 25th when the conservatives hold their nomintion. Ganaraska' Counc. Diane Hamre, who recently chaired a Ganaraska Task Force concerning the future of the Forest Centre, reported to council of the Town of Newcastle the out- come of the study. The Task Force was set up following a cut in staff which would have affected the pro- gram offered at the Centre from September to the end of the year, 1984. In addressing council on Monday the chairman of the Task Force stated she was confident the Forest Centre would operate this year without any shortfall that would have to be picked up by the municipalities which are included within the authorities boundaries. Counc. Hamre outlined the conditions the Task Force and the Authority has put in- to place to keep control of the financial aspects of the operation which she said started out almost a volunteer project and grew leaps and bounds without any revisions as to funding and operation. She stated the Forest Cen- tre co-ordinator has been charged with the budget and as well maintaining expen- ditures within the budget. Also changes in operation must be approved by the Ex- ecutive committee of the Authority and must be presented in a written report to the Executive. Hamre informed council that there would be no fur- ther capital expenditures made at the Centre until such time as a report is received as to the conditions of the Task Force buildings which are quite old. She said the Task Force has asked that monies be placed in the 1985 budget to carry out the study of the buildings. A freeze has also been plac- ed on new equipment for the Centre. The residential program is expected to be operated for at least 26 to 30 weeks during the school year. As well the day-use program, week-end programs and special events are to be carried on as in the past. There is to be no change in staffing for the remainder of this year from that of former years but the Finance and Personnel committee are to study staffing and report to the Authority in November with their recommendations. The Task Force has also suggested an additional charge for those using the residential program from outside the Ganaraska Watershed. The chairman stated charges had been in- creased to $40.00 for two and one-half days per student with a minimum charge for the group of $525.00. The $40.00 charge provides ac- commodation, food services and the program. Week-end charges to such groups as boy's and girl's groups has been increased in order to meet expenditures. The chairman spoke of the possibility of setting up a Foundation to assist with the funding at the Centre. She said this had been suggested by a concerned resident of (Continued page 5) Arena committee complete parking lot The Orono Arena lm- provement and Project com- mittee has just had Bert Reid of Mackie and Reid Paving complete the paving of the Arena parking lot. The project has taken three years to complete and has cost a total of $25,000. Most of the money raised for the paving has been raised by the committee through their annual Father Day Turkey dinners, the annual beef barbecue and the hot meals and bar operation at the Orono Fair. The committee would like to thank the Hockey Mothers and the Skating Club for their donations to this pro- ject. With the annual barbecue only a few weeks away and the Orono Fair shortly after the committee would again welcome your support in order that they may complete the financing of the paving of the large parking lot. The co-operation and help over the years by the many volunteers and donations with our annual projects has been most appreciated by the committee. Thank-you all. Town approves 9111 fire phone number The General Purpose number will service Orono, Committee of the Town of Newcastle, Newtonville and Newcastle has given its stamp Kendal. A Zenith 9111lwill of approval to a new service areas who now have emergency fire phone number to phone through the for the entire Town which Brooklin, Garden Hill and will come into effect Blackstock exchanges. sometime in early October The fîre chief points out with the issuing of the new that monthly charges for fire phone books. emergency phone will be The committee followed a reduced by $142.61. There recommendation from the will be a $15.15 monthly Town's Fire Chief, Jim charge for the Zenith Aldridge. number. The approval by council The chief also states the this coming Monday will total cost of the change-over standardize the Emergency including advertising and Fire number to 9111 and will notification would be in the afford all residents in the area of $2500. Town the availability of call- The staff report to council ing their Fire Department tol notes that the 9111 number is free for emergencies. now in use in many areas of At the present time, and the Region or will be in the until the new system comes near future. into effect, there are fourteen The fire chief has been telephone exchanges. In some assured by Bell Canada that cases it now requires a long for a minimum period of a distance call to reach the fire year an automatic calI refer- department which can create raI will switch over any delays. emergency calîs made'under The fire emergencythe old number to the new numbers are being reduced to number. two, being 623-9111 for Aldridge notes that the Bowmanville, Hampton and (Continued page 2) Coustice area. A 983-9111 PiiblShed Every Wednesday j Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, July 18, 1984 -- rQýl nomme