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.......... 77 7 I The igo Hail and hearty Yes!! hail and hearty and off on her 105 year. Mrs. Zella M. Bentley, formerly of Millbrook and now n rýsident of Riverview Manor in reterborough celebrated recently her entry into year 105. She continues to show iterest in her community and its political activities. Layoff coming at Cameco, Forty-seven Cameco employees at the Port Hope uranium conversion plant are to be laid-off as of May 3lst. This reduces employment at the plant to 230. The layoffs are due to a downward trend in the uranium industry. The company will start to altemnate its operations between its two conversion plants. Semester system for Port Hope High The semester system will be introduced at the Port Hlope High school commencing in September Of 1991. The school board bas given their approval. The school is considering starting classes at 8:35 a.m. along with shortening the lunch hour to 50 minutes and closing classes at 2:40 p.m.. Buses will still leave the school at 3:30 with the extra timie being used for extra-curricular activities or getting additional help from teachers. Want assurance that tenant available Those objecting to the new Northumberland County municipal building and having an objection lodged with the Ontario Municipal Board want to be assured the often -ntioned tenant, Pine Ridge 't>istrict Health Unit, will be able to have funds available as a tenant. A lawyer for the coalition objecting to the new building said he would advise his client to withdraw the objection if it can be shown that the Health Unit will have the funds to support themn as a tenant. The figure of $375,000 lia been mentioned. Closes doors after sixty years Henry Buildaîl of Courtice is. closing its doors after 60 years of serving the community. The firm is consolidating its operation to its Oshawa and Ajax stores. GM workers pledge $5 million General Motors is asking its workers Ito assist in raîsing $20 million in the community for the new addition to the Oshawa General Hospital. t has been suggested it be spread over five years with a weekly deduction of $3.00. Coney Island slated for Oshawa beach A committee of Oshawa council lias given approval to a plan for a private business to provide paddle 1- -,s, beach chairs and saîlboards 1 ý-their Lakeview Park on the waterfront. If the plan floats at council it will be on a one year tial basis. Regional councillors b--te Seaton concern S. ome members of -Durham Regional council have expressed concerns over the provincial plans for Seaton Place in north Pickering. The new community would have a population of 90,000 with the most housed in high rise apartments. The land is owned by the province and a consortium of developers have shown an interest. 0MB approves Co-op housing The Ontario Municipal Board bas given their stamp of approval to a proposed Co-op housing scheme on Jackman Road in -Bowmanville. The Town of Newcastle stalled on making a decision after area citizens had objected. The planning departmnent lad suggested approval of plan. Labor council protests post office cutbacks The Durham Labor council opposes the privatization of post offices and is to pass their objections along to the Prime Minister. Bill Scott of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers said the closing of post offices does not maire financial sense. He said Canada Post plans to close ail 5,221 rural post offices and 734 town and city post offices by 1996. All services will bc shifted to private postal outlets, said Scott. Set garbage bag limit in two towns Both Port Hope and Cobourg have set, a limait of three garbage bags that may bc set out for pick- uip.1 The Port Hope plan goes into effect as of March 3lst. If more than three bags are placed at the curb those over three will be left and residents will have to store them for the next pick-up or take them to the town dump and pay a charge for disposai. Cobourg already lias its three bag limit, in force. Approve harbour front plan Port Hope has approved a waterfront plan that would include 300 boat slips, an open civic square and restaurant. Other commercial, residential and recreational facilities are included in the plan. The plan would be phased in over a 20 year period and put Port Hope in a competing position with the waterfront at Cobourg and other centres. 0 Minister backs-off municipal mergers David Cooke, of Municipal Affairs, has stated in a letter to Northumberland County that merger of smaller municipalities ia the new county system will not be forced. This was nlot the case with the former Liberal government who were calling for mergers of centres with less than a population of 4000. Cooke does cal for county level planning. Weekly fish derby on the Ganaraska The annual Ganaraska Spring Fishing Derby in Port Hope is underway having opened on February 15 and continuing for eight weeks. Headquarters for the derby is located at Mill 'n Madison Bait and Tackle Shop. Membership of 156 Christian Heritage Party At a recent Christian Heritage Party meeting in Cobourg attended by some 20 it was announced that the membership i Northumberland had reached 150 and 17,000 across Canada. Downtown first choice: - but Andy Brandt the new head of the Liquor Control Board of Ontario has told Port Hope that downtown is the preferred location for their store but that inges on a- number of things. In listing some of the problerns - the misuse of the LCBO 15-car parking lot - the presence of contaminated soul that may hinder expansion of the buildng - coming to terms wi th the landiord and as well better facilities for transport trucks to unload and load. Region blasted over AIDS education Roger Phillips of the AIDS committee of Durham Region lias stated that the growth of AII)S i Durham is far greater than many other parts of the province. He said the lack of AIDS education on the part of Durham as part of the problens for the doubling of AIDS victims in the region. Cop charged lifing hockey cards A Regional police officer bas been charged for discreditable conduct over the disappearance of Oshawa General hockey cards that have been hand'ed out free to children. The cardsý were introduced ten years ago by Regional Police as a public relations program to encourage children to approach police officers on the beat and they did contain a message for the youth. Parents would start own bus service Parents concerned in the Waverley area of Bowmanville over the lose of busing to the Bowmanville schools expect to start up their own bus service while the board of education carnies out a, study to determine if the route to school is safe, or not for walking. The busing service was eliminated after the board revîsed their distances for busing for both elementary aqnd secondary school students. Those living 2.4 kilomecters or less front a senior public school miust walk and those in high school living less than 3.2 kmn must also walk. Whitby hopefuls announice election plans Nine candidates have now registered to run for municipal election in the Town of Whitby. Bob Attersley is to again seek the top position,' mayor, a position he has held for ten years. Only one has indicated intent to run for municipal election in Newcastle. 1500 strong - they keep eye on politicians The 1500 strong Citizens Against U 1njustified Taxes in Scugog Township are keeping a sharp eye on all local levels of govemment and schiool boards. Spokesman Colin Kemp of Nestleton said taxes were getting' out of band and members of the Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, March 20,1991-11 The PAlépayers have already fined $25,000 for allowing organized an election forum to be noxious fumes to excape into the held this fail. area i Bowmanville. Goodyear fined The fumes penetrated into the $25,OWRowmanville senior public school GodyarCaad000 hs ee here a number of students and GoodearCanaa bc. bs ~ teachers becamne Mi. JCOMPLETE CAR & TRUCK REPAIRS * DIESL ENGINES - CUMMINS, DETROIT & CAT I*RADIO DISPATCHED) TOw TRUCKS MOBILE MECHANICALýSERVICE TRUCK F.R. 1 ORONO, ONTARIO LOB 1 MO 4 MILES NORTH OF 401 ON HWY. 115 &35 PHONE (416) 983-9151 MERVYN B. 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