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*ono UteklGt S35C. Published Every Wednesday Single Copy Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, January 24, 1990 group of Beavers from Newcastle Village Seeking flashing light for highway bus stop Gail Porter, a resident with her family, living on the west side of Highway 115 south of Kirby, said she is bound and determined to get some action that will properly iden- tify a school bus stop at her laneway. Her comments were made last week following an accident in- volving a school bus and six other vehicles which she witnessed when the school bus was stopping to disembark her child just before the noon hour. "I am not going to give up this time . . . there has been so many near accidents at this stop over the past years. Fortunately there were no in- juries in the accident last Wednes- day which took place in dense fog. It appears the school bus was stopping to let the Porter child off when it was rear-ended by an automobile. In the meantime a transport did considerable damage to a pick-up truck, a flat-bed-truck sideswiped a station wagon and another automobile spunoff into the ditch. Gail Porter said, "It's beyond me that no one was hurt." Mrs. Porter also states there was an accident in the same area a year ago that totalled a vehicle. "It's like playing Russian roulette around (Continued page 2) Beavers from throughout the joyed outdoor games, a hike The above group of Beavers and local district attended a Beaver through the Newcastle Golf Course parents were from Newcastle Batarama at Brownsdale Com- and lunch served at the Community Village. Orono was well represented munity Centre on Saturday. Centre. at the Batarama. The well over one hundred en- Propose commercial-residential mix for Newcastle west area Delbert Construction Corpora- tion has proposed a 68,891 square foot commercia/retail complex on some 4.33 acres of land in the west of Newcastle Village north of Highway 2 and between Ruddell and Given Roads, The proposal is a partial plan of a triangular shaped piece of land in the area. The proposal would provide space for a major restaurant, 20 retail outlets, second floor office space and 20 dwelling units. The land is presently zoned residential in the Regional and Town Official Plans. The proposal was up for a public meeting on Monday when some ob- jection was presented including comments from the Newcastle Village Downtown Business Association. Neighbouring residents suggested Happenings .. . TOWN HALL EUCHRE RESULTS The euchre results for the Orono Town Hall for Wednesday, January 17th with 10 tables in play are: High scores Helen Couroux with 85; Olive Little with 84; Reg Elliott with 83; Mary Thompson with 82, Ray Staples and Jean Allen each with 80. Low scores were Harvey Partner and Pat Storsbergen. Winners of the draws were Jack Moffat, Dora MacDonald, Myrtle Aldred and Marion Staples. Euchre is held every Wednesday evening beginning at 8:00 p.m Ladies please bring lunch. COPE PROGRAM OFFERS COMMUNICATIONS COURSE The COPE Program of Durham Region Community Care Association is offering an 8 week course in communication skills beginning on February 7, 1990. It is for anyone interested in volunteering to help people cope with changes in their lives. To register or for more information call Janice Kraft at 623-2261. LIBRARY RESUMES ITS TRAVELS The Bowmanville Branch of the Newcastle Public Library is resuming its travels to places near and far. Armchair Travels returns on Thursday, February 1 at 2 p.m. This film program will run weekly thourgh to April 26. No registration is required and admission is free! BIG BROTHERS BOWL FOR MILLIONS This annual fundraising event is to raise money for the Big Brothers Association of Newcastle. Support Big Brothers Bowl for Millions Week which is being held this year February 10th through to the 17th. Bowl or sponsor a bowler. To bc held at Liberty Bowl, Baseline Road East, Bowmanville. For more information you may contact the Big Brothers Association at 623-6646. the proposal be down-sized for safety measures and to keep in character with the rural area. Bob Stephenson of Given's Road said the proposal should be in the downtown area where he said it would enhance the downtown core. He said he was not happy with a major commercial area at the out- skirts of the Village. The Newcastle Downtown Business Association said they had concerns as to what would happen to the downtown with such a com- plex outside the downtown area. It was said the proposal could duplicate all that was downtown at the present time. It was further noted that when the Oshawa Shopping Centre went in the Oshawa Downtown area died for 25 years. The DBIA said there was lots of land in the downtown area to be developed between the plaza in the east and the core area. It was said the Delbert proposal would never become part of downtown Newcas- tde. "We are very concerned - the Village needs a plan of action." It was noted in the planning report that the Delbert proposal and a proposal in the east of the Village has more floor space than the intended'100,000 square feet proposed in the Regional Official Plan This is without the commercial area now in existance in the downtown core. The planning report recommend- ed that a retail analysis-be under- taken by the proponent to justify the additional retail and/or per- sonal service floor space. The proposal has been referred back to the planning department for further processing. Two groups planning conservation dinner Plans are underway for a promo- tion of a Conservation Dinner hav- ing benefit for the Ganaraska Forest Centre and for projects of the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters. The first organizational meeting was held last week with the next meeting being held on January 22nd. The Conservation Dinner ex- pecting an attendance of 300 at a price of $30.00 a plate will be held on Wednesday, April 9th in Port Hope. The Conservation Dinner is a joint effort of the Ontario Federa- tion of Anglers and Hunters along with the Ganaraska Region Conser- vation Authority to be promoted by a volunteer committee of interested local citizens. Mr. Mike Reader, special events co-ordinator of the Anglers and Hunters will provide his expertise to the organizing com- mittee. The community will be canvassed for prizes for numerous draws to be held at the dinner along with silent and live-auctions and door prizes. (Continued page 2) 3-unit townhouse plan for Newcastle core A proposal for a three unit townshouse proposal on Chruch Street in Newcastle Village has been returned for further processing by the planning and development department. The proposal has been put forth by Edmond Vanhaverbeke of Newcastle. Objections were presented to the proposal as to density and park- ing in the area and a petition with 62 names has been registered in op- position. Most objectors said they would agree with a single resident for the Church Street lot just off King Street. Counc. Hamre, chairing the meeting said that parking would be provided as it was a new develop- ment and that under regulations parking would have to be provided. Council Briefs Council denied planning recom- mendations for a sub-division out- side the Tyrone Hamlet, but the department will continue to process a plan for a sub-division within boundaries. * Planning to continue processing plan of sub-division in Courtice area for 152 semies and 29 single family homes. * Approve four lots for residential use in the Haydon plan. ,* Town receives rezoning applica- tion for 22 residential units in Newcastle Village, east of Durham Road and south of CP rail line. * Town has received final reports from Laidlaw Waste Systems for an infilling proposai at their landfill north-west of Newtonville as well as She also said there was a·need for affordable housing in the communi- ty and that the complex would place people within walking distance of all conveniences in the downtown area. Ed. Vanhaverbeke said he had reduced the plan from four units to three and that the height of the building would not be out of place as other existing buildings would be higher in the immediate area. The applicant must also pay park dedication charges as well as some $10;000 for reconstruction costs of Church Street. Staff noted that the main cen- tral area of the village could sup- port an additional 26 family units. The proposal report will be com- pleted and brought back to council for their decision. reports related to leachate force- main proposal to linkup with Regional water Pollution Control Plant in Newcastle. The infilling would contiue for two years if approved allowing time for an environmental Assessment to be held for their permanent site near the present location.- Laidlaw had asked that the Town complete their study by mid February which staff said would be impossible. Counc. Hanre drew councils at- attention to the fact that industrial construction value as to permits in 1989 had reached $34,157,100 com- paring with $5,626,900 in 1988. Hamre said it was a 500 percent in- crease. $25 million of the total was issued to St. Mary's Cement. Hamre also said it takes guts to put money where your mouth is but that it had paid off this year in gain- ing this increase in industrial assess- (Continued page 3) Back to the 40's Blitz Downtown Orono this Saturday Eight stores in Downtown Orono offering deep cut specials for the 40's Blitz as advertised last week