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OrOno WeeklY Times, WedneSday, August 12, 1992 - ::5 School trustee' returns to board meetings Cobourg public school trustee, Don Turnbull, has returned attending meetings of the board and says be will continue attending tbe meetings until the tirne of is trial in September on a sexual-assault charge. The board had decided to witbhold is pay during a leave of absence wbicb bad been requested by tbe board. Tumnbull said had be volunteered tbe leave of absence be would bave expected tbe pay to bc witbbeld. Had to re-route sludge run-off A Hope Townsbip farmers, Lloyd Marvin states tbat it bas cost him $600 to re-direct sludge runoff from a neigbbours faim. He said ho was not told that the Town of Cobourg had approval to place sewage sludge on bis neigbbour's farm from the Ministry of tbe Environmnent. NMarin says he bad to spend $600 to install a pipe to redirect run-off away frombis water supply. The sludge was applied wben the ground was frozen, and according to Marvin, in the spring tbe run-off came towards is water supply. Funding a farce - PACT A provincial announcement that somne groups may get funding to belp fight dumpsites that may becbosen in the three Regions bas been called a farce by the Pickering/Ajax Citizens Together for the Environment group. It bas been stated that select groups may be eligible for funding wben the short list is announced. PACT states n would require reams of paper and months of waiting for such funding. Violent thefts rise 40%X in Durham Store clerks, bank tellers and private homeowners are being faced witb more robberies this year, an increase of 40 percent over that of last year at the same time. It is al happening in Durhamt Region. There bave been some 209 robberies to this date in Durbam region this yea. Police warn senior citizens Police are warning senior citizens of scam artists who have been hitting the aiea. It bas been stated that seniors are being asked to put moncy up front and that seniors arc being gouged on home repairs as well as get-rich quick schemes. Seniors aie wamned ta Ne lecry. Beer can tax is here to stay Bath union and coînpafly officiais at Bell Packaging have said they have given up an iryîflg ta geL the provincial govcrilfleflt La rail back the 10 centî cvy ail heer caris. The company states the icvy lias reduccd the dinand l'or bccr cans at Belîs by thirty percent and the loss of 44 unionized jobs 'at tbe plant whicb bad a-staff of 165 workers. No money for new library The Ministry of Culture and Communications bas turned down a request from the Town of Cobourg for $1 million in funds for a new proposed library in the Town that it was boped could be started tbis yeai. Cobourg bas plans to build a $4.2 million library and archives centre in their downtown core., The province had $42 million for capital grants for libraries last year wbich bas been reduced to $1.3 million this year. Twenty- tbree centres were in the running for the $1.3 million. Received $25,000 in prov incial money A $25,000 provincial grant bas been received for tbe restoration and moving of the Port Hope bandshell at Memorial Park. The cost of renovations and the From A round Th Region move was a total of $65,000 with funds coming from, varjous organizations in thec Town as weil as the local branch) of the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario. Market Building again receives seniors The l9th century Market Building in Cobourg which has been home for Cobourg and District Senior Services organ- ization bas been m ost tastefully re- novated and redecorated at a cost of some $256,000. Recently the seniors and officials cut the ribbon for the re- opening of the centre. The building was restored botb outside and inside. Loss totals to $2509000 Cobourg bas los-t a total of $250,000 in tax revenue this year due to plant closuresand business bankruptciesý. The loss is expected to have a. bearing on the annual budget of $15.3 billion for 1992. Hopeful of a strike truce There is hope that an agreement can be quickly reached in the week old strike at the Durham Childrens Aid Society where 80 employees have taken strike action. Workers are looking for at least a 0.5 percent inriease. Management has offered a 15- month contract with no wage increase but offering' some unspecified benefits. Port Hope boy makes first pitch at Skydome Paul Woolacott of Port Hope, w ho suffers from cancer, had an experience of bis life on August lst when be tbrew the tirst pitch of the Blue Jay/ New York Yankee bail gaine at the Skydome. Paul got bis wisb tbrougb Domino's Pizza and the Cbildren's Wisb Foundation of Canada. Paul bas always been a Blue Jay fan. Northumberland bid for prison fails Nortbumberland County bad made a bld for a new federal prison which has been in the works. Last week announcement was made tbat the new prison will be built on federal lands owned neai Gravenburst. Need for a county- wide 911 system Northumberland County has been told tbat there is a dire need for a county-wide 911 emergency caîl systFm. At tbe present time only Cobourg and Port Hope are served with a 911 system and there are many loopholes for the rest Of the county aiea. Corn field left in tatters A member of the cutworm family, the yellow-coloured army wormn has destroyed 28 hectares of corn on the Don Carruthers farmn east of Cobourg. Within ten hours the army wormns had destroyed ten hectaes leiaving only some of the stocks and strips of leaves. The Agr-Rep for the County bas said it was a isolated case in the county. Most people think there',s only one way to help the developing world. We have 26. 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