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Orono Weekly Times, 15 May 1991, p. 4

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4-Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, May 15, 1991 Mémorial receives three year accreditation Gord's Week Pictured above Richard Elston, proudly displaying Memorials Canadian Council on Health CEO at Memorial Hospital, Gord three year Accreditation certificate. Facilities Accreditation who Wilson, chairman of the Board, The certificate represents the progressively develop optimum Shirley Robinson, member of the highest award possible for a standards within the operation of Board and Dr. Westgarth, chairman hospital and is presented by the hospîtals. of the physicians' association by Gord Milis Police Week As the Parliamentary Assistant to the Solicitor General, I arn taking a very act ive role in Police Week, which is being celebrated throughout Ontario from May 12 to the l8th. Police Week is a time when we have the opportunity to focus on the important services delivered by our police to provide the safety and security of aIl Ontarians. The themne of Police Week this year is, "Partners for a better community." It recognizes current police efforts to build stronger partnerships between police and the people they serve. After aLl, a police service is at its best when it can interact with the people, organizations and institutions which share responsibility for a community's well being. I invite everyone to show their support for the police and participate in the special activities planned by local municipal police services and OPP detachrnents in this area. During Police Week, several cormmunity groups such as Block Parents and Neighbourhood Watch will join with, police in arranging. special activities and displays. I arn going to schools in the area to distribute posters and small books, designed to help children better understand the role of police. This week, the Solicitor General, the Hon. Mike Farnan and myseif, welcome the contribution of ail those that play an important role in crime prevention and educaion. Orono Bantam Basebal 1991play schedule. The home gamnes for the Orono Bantam Baseball Season are: Wednesday, May 15 Little Britain(T) vs Orono - 6:30 p.rn.; Wednesday, May 22, Little Britain (R) vs. Orono, 6:30 p.m.; Monday, June 10, Cobourg vs Orono, 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday, June 12, Peterboro vs Orono, 6:30 p.m.; Monday, June 17, Little Britain (T) vs Orono, 6:30 p.m. ; Wednesday, Jane 19, Port Hope vs Orono, 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday, July 3, Pickering vs Orono,,6:30 p.m.; Monday, July 8, Oshawa vs Orono, 6:30 p.rn.; Monday, July 15, Bowmanville vs Orono, 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday, July 17, Whitby vs Orono, 6:30 parm.; Monday, July 22, Ajax vs Orono, 6:30 p.m. It will be great to see as many supporters out as possible to cheer the boys on! The Bantams will also be in the Chesley Toumamnent June 22 & 23 as well as one in Kmncardine July 12 & 13. Coaches this year are Pete Landers and Craig Houston, Manager Pete Maartense. Taqown cornes to terms with Bowmanville museum Town council have corne to termns with the Bowmanville Museum following a presentation to counicil on Monday by Mr. Garlick, a mem-ber of the Museum Board. As a result of the meeting the Museum will offer artifacts, not claixned by the donors, at an auction on Saturday, May 25th at a Bowrnanvîlle downtown event. Members of coancil at a recent meeting did express concerns as to the auctioning of surplus artifacts that had been donated to the Museum. They wanted1 assurance that donors had been notified of the intent and that dhe donors also had the opportunity to reclaim the items before they were offered to other museums and if flot clairned then placed for auction. Mr. Garlick stated that everything possible was being done to contact donors prior to the sale date. He said that contact had been made as to the Log Cabin artifacts and those items desired to be retumned will be retumed. Garlick asked coancil to allow the Board of the Museurn some discretion in making the final decision. He pointed out that the event had been well discussed by the Board. "We do have an obligation to reduce the number of artifacts ini our care as storage space is just flot available, " he said. It was a suggesion of Garlick that i the future delegations from the Board to council will bc the chairman of the board or a mnember. He also informed councîl that the Board was nearing completion of a report on the roll of the board which will be presented to coancil. Mayor Hubbard said that a study nearing completion for the Town will address the roll of the museumn and their futures, Bowmanville and Clarke. She also noted that Clarke was intending to construct a new building in 1992. Counc. Deegan, the council representative on the Bowmanville Museum board said the board had made every attempt in contacting donors of artifacts that have been determined as surplus. Coancil did give a green light with Counc. Wotten being he only negative vote. He stated he did have concemns that everyone could not be contacted. Mathews' woikers get raise Unionized workers at Mathews Conveyer will receive an 8.5 percent wage increase over the next two years, under a new conmtc agreement reached last week. "The workers will receive a 4 percent wage increase in the flrst year of the contract and a 4.5 percent raise in the second," Chris May, president of Local 1805 of the Iternational Aerospace Machînists, Said, Mathews manufactures baggage handling systems for airports. It is owned by the U.S. based Babcock Industries. Town council briefs..0 Thec Ministry of Transportation and Communication have advised the Town of Newcastle that the Ministry is completing detailed design for the proposed upgrading of Highway 2 frorn Cemnetery Road in Bowmanvillle to Graham Creek in the east end of the Village of Newcastle. The letter to the Town stated this design would flot include the interchange at 35/115, the Wilmot Creek bridge and a portion of H1ighway No. 2 through the village. This work had been undertaken a number of years ago. It was noted that a design had been presented to the public in February of 1987 but that the proposed upgrading had then been postponed. The project is now being finalized and is scheduled to be undertaken in the near future. A further information night was held on May 9, 1991 in the Newcastle Village Hall. Coanc. Hanire suggested that the Town again endeavour to have improvernents made at the intersection of Highway 2 and Bennett Road in Darlington. The Town bas received a supplementary subsidy of $ 14,000 for road work on Concession three road east of Pollard Road in the former Clarke Township. .' A further amoant of $7,500 bas been delegated for work on the Seventh concession road west of Leskard Road. Three members of the Local Architectural Conservation Advisory committee have been anable to attend meetings and have asked to have their names removed from the committee. Those resigning are Gail Berry, Michael Puk and Linda Milîson. The letter of resignations are being referred to the Striking committee. LACAC bas suggested the name of Mark Stapleton as a prospect to fill a position on the Board and also to be appointed to the Steering Committee of the CAUSE Study for Bowmanville. I THE REGION'AL MUNICIPALITY 0F DURHAM HOLIDAY CLOSURE 0F SANITARY LANDFILL SITE - The CARTWRIGHT & SCUGOG TRANSFER STATIONS wilI be closed on Monday, May 20, 1991, for Victoria Day. Normal operations will resume on Tuesday, May, 21, 1991. V. A. Silgailis, P. Eng. Commissioner of Works PUBLIC NOTICE TO ITS CITIZENS Notice to Property Owners to Destroy Noxious Weeds, Under the provisions of the Weed Control Act the Province of Ontario, Publie Notice is hereby given to ail owners and occupants of subdîvi ded lands or lots flot exceeding 10 acreas whether or flot the lots are part of a subdivision within the Town of Newcastle, that unless the noxious weeds or weed seeds on any such subdivided lands or lots in the Town of Newcastle are destroyed by MONDAY, JUNE 3, 1991, and throughout the season, the Council of the Town of Newcastle has directed the Weed Inspectors for the Region of Durham to cuase said noxious weeds or weed seeds to be destroyed in such a manner as they may deemn proper, and that the expenses incurred by the said Weed Inspectors in the discharge of their duties shall be placed on the Collector's Rol of the Town of Newcastle against the respective parcels concerned and that such amounts shahl be collected in the same manner as taxes under the N' 'pal Act. >THE CO-OPERATION OF ALL CITIZENS 15 EARNESTLY SOLICITED. WEED INSPECTOR'S NAME-ARTHUR HAMILTON Date of Publication: May 15, 1991 Pattie L. Barrie, A.M.C.T. Town Clerk Town of Newcastle 40 Temperance Street Bowmanville, Ontario' Ll C 3A6 File: Lii1.1 723.WE. P. 0. 3586

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