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Orono Weekly Times, 27 Jan 1993, p. 5

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Orono Weekly Times, :Wednesday, January 7, 193 Darlington Park employment opportunities According to a news release from Gord Milis office the province is providing $54,000 te Darlington Provincial Park in the Town which will provide six seasonal jobs this year., $50,000 is te be spent on erosion control at the park entrance while $4,000 is provided for an alarm system within the parL. It is estimated this work will provide 28 persons weeks of work. Education topic at Newcastle Community Hall Charles Beer, M.IP.P., critic on education for the liberals in the legislature will be speaking on the issue of education in Ontario at a meeting in the Newcastle Commumity Hall on Wednesday, February 1th commencing at 7:30 p.m. The forum is open te the public with no admission charge and everyone is welceme to attend and express their views. Subjects to be covered will include de-streaming in the secondary schools along with ether issues of the day relating to education. For Oshawa young Gretzky hopefuls 1Younrg hockey players front Oshawa can enter to win a spot on a hockey clinic ini their community this year and ultimately win a chance to skate with Wayne Gretzky as part of the Coca- Cola/NHL Future Stars hockey progrant. Oshawa is one of ight communities. Registration by phone 1-800-463-COKE. Theatre Workshop program For something different STAGES have formed a new Theatre Workshop for Saturdays to run from February through te May and for the March Break period for ages of 7 years to 17 years. It is a 12 wee.k programn featuring quaîity theatre instruc- tion and fun te be held at St. Pauls United Church in Bowmanville and locations in Oshawa and Whitby. Furthcr information can be obtaincd by phoning Stages at 623-8657. $35.55 a day at Ranger Camp The Minîstry of Natural Resources is again opcrating the Ontario Ranger program this year with application dcadlinc bcjng Fcbruary 26th. Applications wili be rcccivcd from youths who wcre born btween August 1, 1975 anc Deccmbcr 31, 1976. Thcrc is fe board and lodging at the camps and pay is $35.55 pe, day. Further information by callinî Gord Mills office, Bowmanvill( 697-1501 or 1-800-661-2433 an( for application formis. Stili hope to gain registry office The mayor of Port Hope is still hopeful that the, town can obtain the old Registry office for a dollar as she states had been întimated by the Minister of Government Services. She understood in a conversation with the minister that it would be is decision. FmA round ~~ Thn"e RegionJ Mayor Collin s aid the Province purchased the building from the county for a dollar and should now look to seli it at market value. It has been stated that an officiai of the ministry has stated it may require a decision of cabinet for a one dollar sale of the building. Custodial Contractors Trustees of the Northumberland and Newcastle Board of Education have renewed custodial contracts with five contractors who provide services for schools and Board offices. The contractors will receive no increase in their contracts which run until June 1993. A fifth contractor, due to the low contract fee, will receive four' percent this year. Trustees approved Benchmarks program statement Local public school board trustees have approved the Board's response to the Ministry of Educaion's proposed Benchmarks program. That response, developed by teachers, consultants. and adminisirators with the Board, will now be forwarded to the Minister. CHOOSING A PREFERRED LAoNDFILLàSfITE O n November 20, 1992, the Irterim Waste Authority (IWA) anno-unced the short list of candidate landf iii sites for the Region of Durham. 0f the JWA's six-step process, f ive steps are now complete. The purpose of the last step, Step 6, is to apply environmental criteria to choose a preferred site. During the next few months, the public has a number of opportunities for input on issues such as criteria selection, compensation and equity. The following calendar outlines the activities planned. Here 11yurchnc to pro vide input on:, 0 Step 6) critera-bow d to we mai(ke the final choice? * Equity-wbatis it? Wa~ar * Comensaîonbo mch aind to wbomi? WhreIo we, draw the line? February Workshop Compensation Discussion Paper- A Gomm linio( Fair Compenwisation mailrCh Workshop Equiity DIiscussioni Paper (available sooni) Public Submission oral Brielfs on FA D)ocument 111 (Short list report) Workshop Revised Step 6 Criteria Documencti Apil- Public Submission Oral Briefs on Step 6 Criteria May Workshop Final Step 6 Criteria ________________ J. -. ________________ For more information, or ta register for a wofkshop, or ta gel copies of discussion papers, please cu the IWA Public Information Office at 1 -800-66 1-9294, or cali the Information Centre nearesi you: ickering at 837-5657: Now open from 4:00 to 9:00 p.m. on Thursdays Bowmanville ai 697-5813: Now open 4:00 ta 9:00 p.m. on Wednedays l ice interinr OfieproN'tsoire de sé m Waste Auithority Limited ýékectioi de ieux deélirnination des déchets Ltée Pour de plus amples renseignements, pour vous inscrire à un atelier ou pour obtenir des exemplaires des documents de discussion, appelez le bureau d'information de l'Office au numéro 1-800-661-9294. Benchmarks is a new program scheduled to begin in 1993 and involves defining specific learning "outcomes' and ways of meas- uring those outcomes including testing. Train death classifie d-suicide Regional Police bas classified the death of a 33 year old Oshawa man as suicide. The man was struck by a VIA train. Counterfeit bill passed in Bowmanville A $50 counterfeit U.S. bill was passed at a Bowmanville Service Station last week.

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