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m mm m a ý l'on ýî t - - - - Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, January 31, 1990-5 jýom___Around the Region Committee recommends new Cobourg school: A committee of the Nor- thumberland and Newcastle Board of Education ; proposes a new elementary school for the nortb end of Cobourg. The school would ac- commodate 490 students from Kîndergarten to grade 8. Psychiatrist suspended for fraud A Whitby psychiatrist was su spen- ed for three rnonths tsunier for committing the largest medical health plan fraud ever prosecuted in the province. About $100,000 was repaid before sentencing was handed down in the courts. Region votes for 12 percent tax hike The Region of Durham by a 18-10 vote bas suggested a 12'per- cent tax hike for Regional property owners for the year 1990. A staff proposedl budget would have brought in a 27 percent tax hike in Durham. Raid nets $10,000 in marijuana. $10,000 worth of basement grow- ing marijuana was ceased in a re- cent raid at a rural home near Ux- bridge. The plants were being grown under lamips i n'the basement. Fees increasing at homes for the aged Fees paid by residents of Durham Region's homes for the aged are to increase some $2.50 per day this spring. The Region will be asked to in- crease the present rate of $43 .00 per day by 5.8 percent. $200,000 in loses through credit card plan An elaborate two-year credit card fraud scheme has cost area cm panies from upwards of $200,000. An Oshawa man and his wife are facing 325 fraud-related charges. Some 28 companies and banks had received applicatiorns for credit cardsunder the fictitious naines of Birge and Man Tran Services. The applications contained erroneous and misleading personal and tinan- cial information. Cureatz backing PC Cunningham as leader Sam Cureatz, M.P.P. for Durham East is supporting London South MPP Diane Cunningham in hier bid for the leadership of the Ontario PCs. Cunningham of London along, with Mike Harris, Nipissing and Cam Jackson, Burlington are in the throws of the leadership race. Sunday shopping no big issue in Durham Only a handful of stores in Durham are violating the Sunday closing laws according to a recent report with charges'being laid., Regional Police stàte they do not have the time or manpower to cover the area and are only acting on complaints being received to such infractions of the law. Oshawa Bus service has $ illion operating lose Y_, ayers in the City of Osýhaw,ýa must pick up a $3 million dollar loss in their bus service. Mayor Pilkey states such services neyer pay for themselves. Others dlaim the system is poorly organîzed which could result in some of the operating Ioss. Elementary teachers and board settie The 700 elementary teachers and the Durham Separate School Board of Education have come to terms, both accepting a 6.1 percent in- crease in salary. However the Board and Secon- dary teachers are at an impasse with the secondary teachers now out on strike. The secondary teachers and the board have been taking out advertisements in the area daily promoting their view points as to the strike. The board is offering the same 6.1 percent increase as accepted by the elementary teachers whiEe the secondary teachers are holding for an 8 percent increase. Claim Region wilI lose $12 million over dump The Mayor of Pickering and PACT organization make the dlaim that the Region of Durham will lose $123 million with their agreement with Metro over the use of the pro- posed new interim dump to be developed by Durham at Whitevale. Mayor Arthurs states that Metro wiIl flot use the dump for industrial waste and that the rebate for residential garbage from Metro will flot meet the cosis that Durham expects. Courtice Road unlikely as connector to 407 It was revealed at a recent meeting of the Town of Newcastle that the Courtice road between Highway 401 and the proposed 407 road will flot be used as a connec- ting link. Frank Wu, planning director, stated that recent conversation with the Ministry had revealed that Han- cock road is now the candidate as a connecting link. Committee recommends school to be renovated A committee of the Nor- thumberland and Newcastle Board of Education has recommended that the Merwin Greer School in Cobourg be renovated at a cost of $780,000. In August of last year the school suffered tire damage and has since been closed. The Board is to make the final decision. Alderville band triples in size Nora Bothwell, chief of the Alderville band, states the federal government had underestimated the number of natives who would return to Indian reserves when it .Sharmila lost a leg to cancer when she was six years old. With the help of a prosthetic leg, Sharmila is able to skip and swim with her friends. Helping people with disabilities is just one way lottery funds are used. Lottery funds are also used to provide grants in other areas such made' dianges to the Indian Act allowing them to regain their 'native' status. The Alderville band has since tripled in size and is in need of addi- tional financial resources and land to provide ts members with the ser- vices they require. Help finance commuter train proposai study Both Port Hope and Cobourg have chipped id~ $1 ,500 along with other lakeshore communities for a study to determnine if it's feaibk tu ask Bombadier mnc. of Montreal to start up a privately-operated rail service that would replace the disbanded VIA systemi. Routes to be considered would include Cobourg to Toronto, Toronto-Peterborough as well as other fines serving Kitchener- Waterloo and Brantford both link- ing with Toronto. Cobourg wants ink-up by GO bus Cobourg is considering asking GO to consider and extension of their bus service to Cobourg to link- up wi th the Whitby GO,,station. The GO bus now services as far east as Bowmanville. Gallery in Cobourg to celebrate anniversary The Art Gallery of Nor- thumberland located in Victoria Hall in Cobourg is going aIl out this year to celebrate their thirtieth an- niversary. The gallery was an off- shoot of the ibrary in its early years. Object to 30-unit housing plan The Port Hope Non-Profit Housing Corporation has run into opposition in their plan to build a 30-unit affordable housing project in the Town. A proposaI to buy land near the Lions Centre has received objec- tions from neighboàring residents over the lose of open space and park land. Fîre calis for Town of Newcastle The following fire calîs were received by the Town of Newcastle Fire Department during the week of January 22 - January 28, 1990. Monday, January 22 at 8:00 a.m. motor vehicle accident on Solîna road north of Taunton. Thursday, January 25 at 3:46 a.m. a gasoline washdown at Burger King on Hwy. 401, east of Newcastle; at 7:36 a.m. a vehicle fire at Trull's Road andý Hwy 2; at 11:55 a.m. a burning complaint east of Newtonville. Sunday, Jannary 28 at 12:43 p.m. a chimney tire at 26 Centre Street, Orono and at 5:19 p.m. a grass and brush ire at Courtice Road. as sports and recreation, arts and culture, hospitals, and province- wide charities. This-is how Lottery funds are working for you in your area. Campbellford Memorial Hospital, Campbeliford Cobourg Highland Games Society, Cobourg Haliburton Highlands Museum, Haliburton Big Ssters Association, Belleville Ontario Lottery Corporation Together we're making good things happen. Lottery funds help pecopie with disabilities.