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A health threat for millions A coalition of Canadian sud U.S. Environmental groups have stated in a report that millions of people are being threatened by the deteriorating water quality in the Great Lakes. The threat reaches from Thund er Bay to Montreal where people rely on the- Great Lakes for their wster supply. Prince Edward Island ship may remain The derelict Prince Edward Island ship that has been tied-pp at Whitby harbour for msny yesrs May Stiliremalu in the harbour. A plan for a couple to purchase the vessel to restore to a museumn sud restaurant is being held up over an issue of who will hold the responsibility of remnoving and storing PCBs which are aboard. Whitby Hydro has said they would store the PCBs on their property if the province would ease liability. No word has been recived from the province. Parent's survey reveals good job by school board Parents' couceruis brouglit to light lu a survey conducted by the local public school board early lsst year will be addressed through school conmittees. The final results of the parent survey were preseuted to Northumberland sud Newcastle Board of Education trustees at their meeting recently. Overall, parents who completed the survey said the school board is doiug a good job. Fifty-seven per cent of parents gave the schools and A or B, and thirty percent gave themn a C. In -_comparison to a 1985 Peel area survey, 48 per cent of parents gave their schools grade of A or B. Teachers sîso received high grades fromn parents sud guardians. Sixty-two percent of respondenits said they were satisfied or very sstisfied with school teachiug staff. Other strengths of the board's system, according to the survey resuîts include courses and programs of study, teaching methods, the quality of texts sud resource materials, the faimess sud reporting of marks, special education and excursions away from the school. Laidlaw Iandfill expansion proposai finally heard Laidlaw finally got its chance to preseut plans for an expsnded dump lu Newcastle to a special regional committee. After two previous delays company representatives finally gave a presentation to a joint works and planning commnittee meeting last week. Lsidlaw'spresentation had to be put off twice before, after regional committee meetings uuexpectedly ran into overtime. la its brief, Laidlaw states that. the company is planning to build a new interchange on Hfighway 401 sud su access road to the site. The comnpsuy states the road could be integrated into the existing network of roads sud becomne a benefit to local resideuts. Plans for a sewer main to carry pre-treated leachate to the Graham CekWater Pollution Control Plant could also benefit local residents, die brief states. United Way burt by recession The recession lias hurt the OshawalWhitby/Newcastle United Way, itfs annual report suggests. As released by the United Way auditors, Deloitte sud Touche, the United Way had an expenditure shortfall of $99,947 in 1990, its 5th year, based on revenues of $2,873,941 and expenditures of $2,973,888. By contrast, i 1989 (belore the current recession deepened), the organization had a surplus of $19,132 based on revenues of $2,794,062 and expenditures of $2,794,062. 'Gas Guzzler' tax could bit GM bard Slapping "gas guzzler" taxes on mid sized famîily cars such as Oshawa built Regals sud Lummias, could it G.M. hard, says company- spokesman Nick Hall. Ontario Treasurer Floyd Laughren outlined plans in the -Fron A round The Region Ontario Budg et Oof obe gnew guzzler taxes on sale..f oe e cars. He's also addiflg more Cars snd sport utility vehicles to the Eist. Hall said the beefed-up gas guzzler taxes will affect up to 10 per cent of G.M. vehicles sold in Ontario. Oshawa property tax to rise Oshawa property taxes will go up 3.9 per cent this year-the lowest increase siuce 1985. The increase, approved sfter an often rowdy debate at a five hour council meeting recently, means the average Oshawa resident with a three-bedroom bungalow assessed at $8,500 will pay $580.49 lu city taxes, up $21 .78 ftrm 1990. Residents living north of Taunton Road have a différent tax assessment base, and will see their rates rise by about 6.2 per cent. Fish run close to last year's Despite high water that swept a portion of the 1991 Spring fish run back into Lake Ontario, the number of trout moving up the Ganaraska River to spawn will probably end up being close to last year's total. Amnie O'Donnell, a fish snd wildlife officer in the Lindsay Office of the Ontario Ministry of Orono Weel Nattiral Resources, said he expecis a late rmn of fish to make their way up the flsh ladder at Corbett's Dam as the weather warms up, to push the 1991 total to about 14,000. New group to focus on Mid-East A newly formed Port Hope group is hoping to shed some light on the struggles and tensions between the Israelis and the Palestinians. The committee on Mid-East Understanding is a group of ministers aud lay people from several ares churches. "Its goal," says organizer Mary Range,rector of St. Mýark's Anglican Church , "is to help people get a clearer picture of the complex situation lu this very troubled part of the world." Measies outbreiak weillbandled An outbreak of measies at Durham schools has not been accelerated by the way health officiais inuoculate students, says the Regions Medical Officer of Health, Responding to parental concemns about the way the Health Department has handled the outbreak, Dr. Robert Kyle said most of the people who have contracted the disease had been ekly Times, Wednesday, May 8 1991-5 previously innoculated against the potential killer. Rabies vaccinations, sponsored by the South Durham Veterinary Association, will be administered out, on May lSth front 1 to 5 pa. at the Bowmanville Works Garage, Bowrnanville. Animais must be at lesst 4 mouths of age aud the cost is $ 10.00 Boaters and Anglers want access to Lake Ontario Agaiu this year the boat lauuch ramnp at the Bowmanville Hlarbour Conservation Area will be open from May l7th to September 2nd inclusive for boaters aud anglers wautiug access to Lake Ontario via the Bowmanville Creek. Fees for 1991 are, daily - $5.50, residents of the Region of Durham seasonal pass - $45.00; non- residents seasonal pass - $65.00 (GST included). Seasonal passes will be available at the Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority office at 100 Whiting Avenue, Oshawa only up to and including May 17, weekdays 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and then at the ramp only. THE 1991 MUNICIPAL NMRTO T' S E&da. &mSyf It's easy to complete the municipal enumneration form which was mailed to your home recently. LI If the information on your form