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Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, JuIy 18, 1990-7 One of six provincial winners Bradley Gallery, Kirby Grade 3 student, one of six provincial haiku winners in the contest sponsored by the Japan Airlines. Bradley' is being displayed at Japan Haiku Wall at Expo 90. From Around the Region Durham library grants rise Libraries in Durham Region have received their annual operating grants from the Ontario govern- ment. These grants, up four per cent over last year, come in one lump sum, a change from previous years when the grants were made in two instalments. The grants to local libraries are: Oshawa - $337,353., to Whitby -$126,323., to Newcastle - $47,393., to Scugog Township- $1 16,23., to Ajax -$135,967., to Pickering - $30,973., to Brock Township -$533,807. College wants signs Durham College wants to let everyone know of its existence. The colleges president has asked Durham Region to let the college put up signs in strategic locations -provincial hîghway ramps and regional road entrances near the college's campuses in Oshawa, Ajax, Uxbridge, and Beaverton- with smaller signs leading to the, buildings. The region's work's department has referred the request to staff for a report. Compost study to cost $180,000 The second stage of a central composting study in Durham Region is being proposed at a cost of more than $180.000. Regional council will be asked to retain R. Cave and Associates to carry out the second phase of the study the firmn started last year. This year's work would include the design and choîce of a pilot pro- ject facility for construction in 1991. $5.2 million for drug program Education Minister Sean Conway says, his ministry is to provide $5.2 million for school boards over the next two years for teacher training programs about drug education. In addition to providing funds for drug education for teachers, the ministry is also preparing written guides for Grades 4 to 6 this faîl and for Grades 1 to 3 in the faîl of 1991., Paper recycling programn ý,_-An office paper recycling pro- ,gram, funded by the provincial government, is being consid Durham Region. The region's waste manz committee is suggesting a tantbe hired at a cost of $8 study and set up a fine papeý ing programn for business dustry. Studies have shown that cent of the waste trou buildings is fine paper. Tax revoit A tax revoît in Blent businesses has cosl southwestern Ontario $165,000 and forced postp( of ail new projects. Local industry 'and1 owners have refused to p June instalment of local protest a tax increase of ai per cent. The increase car through the re-assessment property values to the 198' from 1968 values. Oshawa waterfront: Oshawa City Council has to hire. a consultant to st economnic viability of an ii port along the Oshawa wat In the study, the consultani looking at potential non-ii uses of the area includin ques, condos and restauri the meantime, developmeîi frozen for one year. PC's nomination mt The Durham East P.C. tion will nominate a new c at a meeting to be held at E ville High School on Augu The move results from sion by Sam Cureatz not te as a candidate in the next p election. Warnlng Ilght flot required Newcastle's Public Department has conclude flashing signal light or ai stop sign are not warrant corner of Leskard Rd ani sion 7. In a report placed befoi last week, the departme: that advance intersections been placed on Leskard northbound and southboi fie. New batting cage The Town of Newcastle plans to instala batter's cage at the Soper Creek Park in Bowmanville. A bid of $ 13,521 for the supply, delivery and installation of the cage was recommended for counicil ap- proval last week at a general pur- pose and administration meeting. McFaul Fencing Ltd of Bowman- ville was the successful bidder. Group told to communficate witb council Port Hope town counicil wants the county recycling group to keep the town better informed about recycling matters. One complaint is, that the town doesn't receive minutes from the recycling group meetings. Bingos hit snag Changes designed to put more bingo prize money into the hands of y s entry local charities are being held up Airlines because one of the municipalities involved in the plan doesn't want to co-operate. Cobourg and Peterborough agree that prize boards should be lowered to $3,000 from $3,500, increasing the proceeds to the charitable groups that operate tite games. Smith Township, located north of Peterborough, is looking for other ways of increasing profits lered by wthout cutting the prize money. agement consul- Haldimand ready to fight 4,000 fo Neighbours of a site where a r recycl- manufacturer wants to build a and in- 100,000 square foot factory in ýt 5 per Haldimand Township sent a clear noffice message last week that they will fight the project. Lorenz and Son Manufacturing Company Ltd, presently Iocated in Cobourg want to nmove their oper-a- heim by tions to property they own in Graf- ýt t hi s ton. The firm makes stainless steel town couplings and clamps. ýonement Councillor Tony Beauchamp told Lorenz at a counicil meeting, 'We'd business love to have you as an industry, but ay their perhaps this isn't the best area for taxes to it.' ýbout 200 ,ne about of their Welfare soars -again 14 market There are now more than 10,000 people living on welfare in Durham Region. study June statistics released to s deided regional counicil last week show tdecided 10408 residents of the municipality tuyte existed on welfare last month, an industrial increase of 58.2 per cent over last erfront. ue its will bec ue industrial ig bouti- 0MB nixes plan -ants.- In n will be Residents of Cardinal Cottages on Rice Lake learned last week that the Ontario Municipal Board had struck down a rezoning application eeting that would have turned their sum- Associa- mer homes into a commercial andidate resort. Bowman- The OMB's biggest concern was List 9. the envronmental impact on the the deci- project. oproceed Alnîck Councillor, Helen rovincial Nicholîs, who led the fight against the iezoning said that the decision was, 'good news.' Art Gallery bas Works shortcomings ed that a Ln al-way Ron Boît, a member of the Art ed at the Gallery of Northumberland board id conces- of directors, told Cobourg counicil that the gallery in Victoria Hall has recuclserious shortcomingS. Among :nt stated other things, it needs temperature igns have and humidity control, storage 1Rd, for space, a preparation room, a public und traf- meeting space and office space. The dlaims were made over a re- cent tour of the gallery, when a landscape painting by Grcup of Seven artist A.J. Casson, 'A storm in Algonquin Park', was found hanging in a storage room that was very warm due to sunlight pouring in through a window. Large crowds at Kawartha Downs A large crowd turned out last Thursday night for the running of the $66,000 Trillium Series at Kawartha Downs. A total of $ 126,603 was wagered on the night, which saw Hornby Maid and Point-of-Perfection win the two divisions of the Trillium Series. Bus transit up in the air Hamilton Township may or may not have a bus transit system operating hy September. The equivocal maybe is a result of confusion between a member of council and the township ad- ministration over just what was decided by council. Councillor Forest Rowden says, that something will be operating by September, on a four month trait basis, probably running once a week., Good news for small business An agreement between Durham College and Sir Sandford Fleming- College will allow small-business owners in Cobourg and Port Hope to participate in a successful business development course for a much cheaper price. 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