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* Orono WeekI~ Timos, Wednes<~ay, Fbs~~ary 5, 1P92 Il competition winners 'he above four Orono skaters Pictured above are: Kaitlin were winners in their classes and Colville, Adam Colville, Melissa event at an Oshawa centred Colville, Jilhian Lemieux. competition. Council members table proposed plan for developmentally A proposai for a semi-detached residential building to house developmentally handicapped adults on Monroe S treet in the Newcastle Village has been returned to staff for further comment. The proposai by Durham Region Non-Profit Housing Corporation was subject of a public meeting in October 1991 and again this past Monday. In 1991 the proposai was as well returned to staff for further comment. It is the intent that the two-unit semi would be operated for the care of developmentally hauidicapped under the direction and supervision of D'Arcy H ouse. DArcy House operates three such care units in the Town of Cobourg and is about to open one in Peterboroughi. As in 1991 a number of objections were again listed in opposing the proposai on Monroe street. Jean Graham representing the Durham Growers Storage which operates a cold storage facility on the north side of Monroe Street pointed to truck traffie and the possibility of residents wondering into the storage facility. She also questioned the need for additional parking (four being proposed) and the need of sidewalk faiities. John Garvin stated it was his fourth time addressing council over the proposai stating the building was not a typical residential building but one of an institution. He spoke of traffic problems, lack of area for recreation and said none of the residents would be from Newcastle area but from the Whitby and west area. Valerie Cramner, representing the Non-Profit Housing Corporation, stated that changes had been made Wo the original plan and that the proposai now did represent a typical residential unit. She stated the building, two units would house a total of ten residents, five in each unit. The lower level of the building would be used for programs and contain kitchen and eating facilities. handicapped She said there would be support staff at the residence on a twenty- four hour basis along with a full- ime cook. Part-ime specialists would also be in attendance to carry out the programs and help with leadership. Vans are available to take the residents on trips and outings and that the whole programn would be similar to that provided at the D'Arty House units in the Town of Cobourg. She said they had neyer hiad any prohlems in other areas other than one or two minor problems. According to the staff report the semi-detached residential unit would fit into the area which could possibly accommodate two single- family homes with minor boundary revisions. The staff report also pointed out that the Planning Act prohibits people" zoning. The planning department recomnmended approval of the proposal. With the two-week referral staff are to now report on objections to a two limited parking proposal and the inclusion of sidewalks to service the area. The report is to be back for the next meeting of the General Purpose committee on February 17 th. Want to keep ECE alive Day Care Centre operators i the Region are seeking to keep the Early Childhood Centre open and are thus looking for funding. The ECE was started as a pilot project at the Ajax Campus of Durham College offering a wide range of services to other Day Centres and itself operating such a Centre with a present membership of 45 cbildren. As of March lst the Federal government is expected to cut funding to the ECE. Angered over further car tax Motorists have vented some anger over a suggestion that an additional $30 tax be levied on Report from OttawaR by Ross Stevenson M.P. for Durham Perhaps to jqf us into thinking about an early start on our tax returns, every year around this time Revenue Canada publishes an interesting survey of recent Canadian incomes and who paid how much in taxes. The 1991 edition of Taxation statistics came out a few days ago, summarizing and crunching numbers from the 18,132,050 individual income tax returns that were filed for 1989. That's the most recent tax year for which data is available in detail. While those statistics pre-date the recession we've been experiencing, they do provide some useful insight into how we fared compared to those in other pars of the country. Among other things, they show that in 1989, while Durham was by no means the wealthiest place to live in Canada, it was respectably above average. For 1989 the average Canadian income was $23,840. Accoriding to the tax returns, Durham Region residents reported an average income of $28,940 -- almost $2,000 higher than for 1988, $5, 100 above the national -average, and $1,800 more than the average income throughout the province of Ontario. While Taxation Statistics doesn't give a complete breakdown for the Durham federal constituency, it shows average incomes in some of the key areas as follows: Newcastle $28,972;, Oshawa $26,807; Port Perry $28,232; Uxbridge $31,679 and Whîitby $31,3 17. The average Ontario income in 1989 was $27,139, 6.9 per cent above the year before. In the samne Council Briefs The future of curbside Blue Box pick-up was a matter of debate with some seeing curb- side pick-up being replaced ini the future with area drop-off centres for recyclables. It was pointed out that rural residents have always had to drop-off their items for recycling at drop-off centres and that curbside pick-up, although financed by the Region, was most costly. Counc. O'Toole quoted over $4 million for the curbside pick- up with revenue amnounting to no more than $400,000. automobiles annually with such funds being used to build the proposed Sheppard subway and other such rapid transit projects over the next ten years. It lias been, suggested that the charge be levied on car owners in the Greater Toronto Area for most could be users of rapid transit. Ralph Greenwood elected president Ralph Greenwood of Orono has been elected president of the Durham East Cattlemen's Association. The election was held at the annual meeting in Nestleton. Newt Selby of Newcastle was elected treasurer for the Association. period Durham Region incomes showed a 7.4 per cent increase. Not surprisingly, Ontario was the wealthiest province, w hile Newfoundland taxpayers had the lowest average income, $17,156. Thougli self-employed professionals such as doctors, dentists, and lawyers reported the highest incomes, the amount of taxes they paid jumnped as well, with increases ranging from 10 to 13 per cent. There have been references in the news media tW the 180 people earning more than $250,000 who avoided paying any federal tax in 1989, 40 more than the previous year. While that's true, it's also a fact that strong income growth in 1989 increased as well the number of high incomes on which taxes were paid. The overall percentage of high-income tax filers escaping federal tax lias declined since 1984 from 1.6 to less than .5 per cent -- demonstrating the effectiveness of' new measures enacted to ensure that these people pay their fair share of the cost of running the country. Our neighbour Markham had the highest average income axnong large Ontario, municipalities, $37,662, but.that was exceeded by King, Township in the York Region with $46,060. They, in turn, both were a long way behind the $66,62 1 for Montreal's suburb Westmount, the top average income for all Canada. (The 1991 edition of Taxation Statisics is available at bookstores carrying Government of Canada- publications. Or it can be ordered by mail from: Canadian' Government Publishing Centre, Supply and Services Canada, Ottawa KiA 059 -- the cost including shipping and tax is $76.15, cheque payable to the Receiver General of Canada.) COMPLETE CAR & TRUCK REPAIRS DIESEL ENGINES - CUMMINS, DETROIT & CAT RADIO DISPATCHED TOW TRUCKS, MOIEMECHANiCAL SERVICE TRUCK R.R, 1 ORONO, ONTARIO LOB 1 MO 4 MILES NORTH 0F 401 ON HWY. 115 &35 PHONE (416) 983-9151 ~~jjIU[l~~V.Wii i~JI zl Mark M. Stapleton RestoratiorL e,,feroductiort 6720 Leskard Rd. N., Orono 983-6098 We specialize in Historical Restoration and Reproduction of Century Homes. Aiso ail types of General Carpentry. 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