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lO-Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, December 19, 1984 From around -the Region Blackst'ock woman killed in accident A 73 year old Scarborough man faces three charges in connection with the death of a Bl-ackstock woman in a two-car colision last week near Blackstock. Mary Sharon Goslin, 37, was killed when her car was in collision with a car driven by William Miglec. Miglec has been charged with criminal negligence causing death, impaired driving and driving with an illegal amount of alcohol in his blood. Sesquicentennial event shows a profit The Port Hope ses- qui-centennial celebration which carried on throughout the year has shown a profit of some $7,491.00 having a total expenditure of $83,000.24.' Ail everts were well sup- ported by townspeople and visitors. Lawrence named to defence board Durham Northumberland MP, Allan Lawrence, has been appoînted chairman of the Canadian sector of the Canada-U.S. Permanent Joint Board on Defense. George Hees, now Minister of Veteran Affairs was a former member of the Board representing the Conservative while the Liberals were in power. Ten additional nursing home beds The Mînistry of Health has given approval for ten addi- tional nursing home be ds at Marnwood House Nursing Home in Bowmanville. The new.. beds were recomn miended for the Region by the Durham Ditrict Health Counicil bringing the total number of beds for Marwood House to 52. Start fire Museum fund rasing The initial step in financing a Canadian Pire Fighters' Museum in Port Hope is underway with a request to Ontario firefighters to donate to a fund. Following this re- quest, requests willgo out to businesses involved in firè fîghting services and equip- ment.ý The museumt is expected to open in Port Hope this com- ing summer and attract some 30,000 people annually. When completed the Port. Hope museumn will be the se- cond in aIl of Canada,' Makes bid for Durham Centre over Cobourg A bid has been made to keep Durham Centre open for the DevelopmnentallIy Handicapped in Oshawa rather than continu- ing to keep D'Arcy Place open in Cobourg. Thie Ministry of Commnunity' and Social Services has stated that Durham Centre is to close in 1986 while D'Arcy, Place will remain open but with fewer residents. Highland Games ask City support The Oshawa Kinsmeni Highland Games have asked for concessions from the City of Oshawa in order, that the games can survive growing pains. The Cames have asked he waiver of charges for the use of the Civic Fields which costs the group $2,000.00. The Oshawa, Games at- tracted some 6000 last-year while in Cobourg and Fergus attendance has reached 35,000. The promoters state they are just unable to pay the high costs for the good bands to attend the Oshawa Cames. Council -committee wasless than supportive of the re- quest. No asset to Hlope Township Reeve Howard Quantrili lias been reported to have said that the Wesleyville Generating Station is sure no asset to the Township. This followed a debate as to tax exemption for buildings on the closed site which Hydro now state are being used for storage for the Darlington development. It appears Ontario Hydro had informed the Diamond Triangle group, of which Hope Township is a memiber, that Hydro would rent buildings at Wesleyville for industrial purposes. when thle Triangle found a industry Wesleyville they foundc Hydro then had no available space and in fact do not pay taxes on the buildings. Board should pay its teachers more A government appointed factfiiidcr has said the Durham Board of Education should pay its teachers more and that the board has not demonstrated its inability to pay. He also critîcized the board for not attempting to close the wage gap between the elementary teachers and the secondary teachers. The board has offered the elementary teachers a 1.5 per- cent increase on the grid while secondary teachers are being offered two percent. Suggests transfer of ownership of public ports i. Whitby, A recent consultants report has suggested that the federal transport department transfer ownership of the public port facilities at Whit- by. It further recommends that the department seriously question maintaining owner- ship of numerous small ports along the lakeshore and that only a few, Prescott, Kingston and Hamilton, can expect any growth over the next few years. Cobourg, Bowmanville, Oshawa and whitby are ex- pected to remain stable. Recommends nuclear, task force Phe management commit- tee oft'he Region cf l)urham defined in a report the terms of reference for a proposed iask force to study the Region's Nuclear Emergency planning. The purpose of the task force is to review thie emnergency plans of the region to deal with a nuclear emiergency. The task force is te start work at the first of 1985 and have a report back to council within six months. Wili donations match the need for hampers Organizers of the Simicoe Hall Settlement House Christmas Hamper program have doubts that donations of foods and toys can meet the demands now being made on the program. Mary Noble, welfare worker for Settlement House, states those phoning now for help have to be told "we can't help now as it isn't there". Labour council organizes UIC forum The Oshawa and Dsitrict Labour Council has organiz- ed, an, Unemployment In- surance Act forum to be held mid-January. Ed Broadbent, Scott Fen- neil and Allan Law,,renice are to be presenit to discuss pro- posed changes to thec Act now under consideration which Tom Simmons, secretary-treasurer of the Labour Council says are bloody awful. Sets fires as a protest Raymond Hobbs, 28, Oshawa, a carpenter, a been given a two year prison term for causing $40,000 damage to four new homes to which he set fire. He was protesting his union's contract negotia- tions. The four houses were in various stages of construc- tion in the BIluegrass Meadows sub-division in East Whitby. Rejeet Lasco 's contract offer Workers at Lasco Steel in Whitby voted 98 percent against the company's latest contract offer. The company offered 25 cents in the second year, 30 cents in the third year and no increase in the first year. The present contract ex- pires in February. Lasco has 650 employees. Two months to clean up pollution Two Whitby plastic com- panties will stand trial May 6- on 169 counts of polluting the region's sewers unless they dlean up their operations within the next two months. The companies are being given until January 3lst to prove they can prevent fur- ther discharge of toxi.c chemnicals, states Regional C hairman Gary Herrema. Corridor needs a major hotel Gary Herrema, chairman for the Region of Durham has stated that a major hotel with convention facilities is a priority for the Region in 1985. He proposes thie Pickering-Ajax..Whît:by cor- ridor. .for we have seen his star in the east, and are corne to worship hirn. Matthew 2.2 Extending sincere thanks and wishing you a wonderful Christmnas. STUTT'S PHARMACY KAY LYCETT MOM'S KITCHEN RAY'S BARBERSHOP OXFORD BRICKLAYERS ORVILLE CHATTERTON HAMILTON'S INSU RANCE JAMES ARD ORà'-ONO BUILDING CONTRACTOR BOB STEWART HEATING. ý <;:*,-t:, Y