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-, - - ~ ~~i~iiuui ~w, n *. * r >01 teo Lrikce v 1be o he ID and mon 10 modernize their management methods. achers vote on Sait and silt ff the found in wells )urham Ten new wells have been drilled 1their by the Ministry of Transportation iey and i Welcome due to sait content i former wells. 19,000 There bas been a delay in hookig up the new wells due to sait, silt and methane gas. Progres in the hook-ups is movig slowly as these problems are corrected. f social is now r everi bc is a thi for aff are amped ;2000 mny as More than 1500 familiîes get Christmas baskets. It is estixnated that more than 1500 families were supplied witli yuletide food aid toys this past Christnas. The figures comes froin Checkpoint Durbam, an umibreila organization that co-ordinates registrations for almost ail yuletide food and toys i the Region. Last year 1200 faiuilies were assisted at Christmas. Approve child ID program The Northumberland aid Newcastle Board of Education bas given approval for a program called Childguard. The prograin provides parents with ai identification card displaying their cilds picture aid fmngerprints. The school is leaving the decision to the principal ai the individual school as t'o the promotion of lte program. The program also includes a video tape of ecd child speaking a few sentences. Canada Trust bas agreed to store the tapes wbich are used if the child is reported missmng. pedesi» mbridge The Ganaraska with the approval of Port Hope counicil is t0 demolish the pedestrian bridge at Corbetts Dam i nortli Port. Hope. The Authority is seeking some $66,000 from the province to undertake the worlcs. Port Hope bas agreed to pay one-third of the cost. Eaigincer oU.$natss repuirs of jtô ibvdge ýkâve been set ai Oshawa considering CAO position The City of Oshawa, one of only a few municipalities of ils size tbat operates without a chief administrative officer bas set aside $10,000 to undertake a study on the need of sucl a position. \- Some councillors see ît as a step Hasting Reeve heads Northumberland County Reeve Walter Scudds of Hastings bas been elected warden for Northumberland County. Scudds defeated Cobourg Reeve Ray Bowan by a 15 to 13 cotint. Has concerns on nuclear plant The Port Hope environmental committee bas voiced concerns of a possible nuclear plant that could bc constructed at Wesleyville. The committee has asked council to express concernis of too many nuclear plants being constructed on the shores of Lake OBMri. Council bas postponed a vote on the brief. Lose blue box pickup An article i the Oshawa Times notes the loss of bitte box pickup since the Region has taken over the operation from Durham Recyclig. Prior to the Regional operation coming into existance Durham Recycling picked-up bitte box refuse from the Oshawa Times office. This practice bas been stopped since the Region took over the operation. The private contractor is paid only for residential bitte box service. Commercial service has been dropped. Board of Education to study new policy on religion The Northumberland and Newcastle BoJard of Education conumitte are i. 'discss the new provincial tigulatiora onreligious edacation., According to the policy schools are allowed to teacli religion i the classrooms provided the instruction reflects Ontario's multi-faith nature and is not indoctrinational, There are questions of who will teacli the courses and what Will lie the cost. Wants new home for 150,000 tonnes of contaminated soul A developer with plans for a major project at the Cobourg Harbour is ready to move but must fmd home for some 150,000 tonnes of contaminated soil that is on site of the former McAsphalt operation. Other lands are also affecte i the area aid are now being" tested. A number of suggston hve beai made lncluding incineration, bio-remedial neutralization and that of moving to a landfill site. Where, oh w gone? It seerr Thanksgivin, Christmas andi over. .1 turned two. A celebrated as Sue Ami, knew Lntee that Chera birthday after operations ithe aDuunuttII otul blessings of good heî -Happy second Wedding Anniversary to Rob and Denise Bryon of Hill St. here in Newtonvile. It was two years ago January 3 that Rob married Denise in a romantic ceremony near Belfast, Northern Ireland' aid then brouglit bis bride to Newtonville. Congratulations. -And to sage a 'wee chuckle" with you about Denises brother and his family who visited here last summer . we received a Christmas card addressed to us addressed to "Sleepy Hollow" i Newtonvile, Ontario, just reminiscent of a great sense of humour. -Many people will be wanting to discard their Cbristmas trees about now. lTry placing branches on flower lieds to protect tender bulbs against constant freezing and thawing, or' 1/ pamper those winter birds by arranglng seed bells or suet amid the branches, or eve reuse boughs for a couple of months yet for cozy, seasonal dressup for your home. Thanks to Judy Hurvid for these tidbits. -Monday, January 7 is the date for Christmas tree pickup. Those trees will be put to a recycling use. -Trees put out for regular garbage Wee one-month-old Marley her parents, Paul and Angle, and pickup wil be dumped into landfilL. 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