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Oreno Weekiy TMmes, Wadnesda&Y'* Jun 19 Héritage Week start The ecion by Carol-Ann Oster Welcome to Heritage Week in the Town of Newcastle. There are stili many events to come over the next couple of days, so remind to check for what's happening. Heritage Week was officially kicked off on Saturday at the Municipal Square in Bowmanville. Mayor, Diane Hamre and Sher Leetooze presided over the official openinÏg and flag raising. S her Leetooze welcomed everyone in the Town to paricipate in the fifth Heritage Week. "There are over fourteen différent communities within the Town and they all comne together once a year to celebrate the heritage of the Town of Newcastle," says Sher. "We are fortmate te bave a community like we do, with so much history," added Mayor Hamre. After the official opening, the official H-eritage Week parade made its way down King Street. It was a fun ending to the opening with many clowns and bands taking part. Sher Leetooze and Mayor Hamre, raise the flag to commemorate and kick off Heritage Week in the Town of Newcastle. Letter to Edi'tor May 30, 1993 Roy Forrester, Orono Weely Times Orono, Ontario Roy- I would sincerely like te thank you and the other Trustees.of the Sidney B. Rutherford Fund for affording me the opportunity to attend the one week Naturalists Workshop at Queen's, University Biological Station. This unique forest campus is situated approximately 30 miles north of Kingston, Ontario. The location is unique in that it is the home of certain trucs, flowers and animals that are found in few other places in Canada. We had both lectures and field trips -on bird and plant identification, geology, the place of bogs in ecology, the identification of bats and snakes and their place in the environment and a new development in mapping and surveying using satellites.-1 There was also ,a very informative presentation on the combatting of fox rabies by the use of anti-rabies vaccine pellets dropped from aircraft. This campus affords both students, gr aduates and lay persons, like myseif, the opportunity to study ail aspects of nature. While we were there we saw ongoing studies being done by Queen's University students in co-operation with both the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters. The course that we were involved in was quite extensive and involved bolh field work and lectures, some of which, carried on past nine o'clock at, night with a starting time of six o'clock in the moming. Special mention bas to be made of the Manager of the Biological Station, Frank Phelan and assistant manager, Floyd Connor who co-ordinated the course of study and who were always there to guide us and who arranged for the various lectures and field experts who were of the very highest order. As I drove away from the campus on Saturday morning it was with no little regret that 1 was leaving an oasis of tranquility and re-entering a world of conflict and turmoil. Once again, many thanks. Royal Lee, Orono, Ontario Letter to the Editor Today L went in to see the Heritage Day Parade, and franklylI was very disappointed. If it badn't been for the Shrine Club, the Members of the Orange Association, and the Band that was hired by the County Lodge, there would have been virtually no Parade. As a member of the Orange Lodge and a Canadian, I amn proud of our heritage. Where were the people of Bowmanville? Where were the Lions Club, the Masons, the Rebekahs, the Members of the Legion, their Band. Where were the Scouts, the Guides and the Sea Cadets? Are none of these people proud of their Heritage? Or were they not A harsh reception for local M.P.P.s Whitby Chamber of Commerce had some harsh words for three Conservative M.P.P.s when they appeared before the membership following the NDP provincial budget It was ail about the zapping of GO, the loss of funding being spent in Durham while infrastructure is gettingfunds in other areas of the province. The Chamber also felt that the 407 proposai was also at a standstill. Rentais stili easy to find The vacancy rate for residential units in Durham Region bas dropped slightly over the past months to 6.2 percent from 6.3 percent. The vacancy rate in Whitby registers the highest being 10.4 percent. The Town of Newcastle rate is estimated at 5.5 percent which is an increase from 3.8 percent. Gets life sentence Dennis Smysnuik, Toronto, was sentenced to life imprisoniment Thursday for the shotgun slaying of a Brinks guard, Richard Bridgman, just before Christmas in 1991. The incident took place outside the Knob Hill Farmns store in Oshawa. Another man was also sentenced to life imprisonment with no chance of parole for ten years, also for the shooting of Bridgman with a hand gun at the same time. Reduce Wards in Ajax The Town of Ajax that bas had five wards over the years found numbers varied greatly between the wards. Staff provided a number of options open to council with four five wards and one recommendation of four wards. Council bas proposed the four wards which does bring a dloser relationship in the numbers between the wards. The whole issue is not settled as of yet on a permanent basis. May have to section more space for non-smokers If a committee of Oshawa City approached in the right way and asked to participate? If this is going to be an annual event, let's hope tbat there wil be a bigger and botter parade next year. Let's make it worth while and show our pride in the backgrounds we came from. I arn sure that some of our newer Canadians could show us a thing or two in being proud to be a Canadian and having been fortunate enough to have been raised in this great area of the Province. Phyllis Lowery Kirby council follows the recom- mendationof the Regional Health Unit more space wil have to be providedfor non-smokers in bingo hall, shopping malîs, restaurants and other public places. .Public meetings are being arranged so the public may have their say. Whitby council is also considering the conditions of the Regional Health uniits as to smoking areas and the case against second hand smoke. As Oshawa Whitby would also call public meetings. GM workers support third shift Workers at Oshawa GM plants voted in favour of a third shift at the truck plant when 1597 voted in favour while 867 voted against the development of a third shift. On the other band GM skilled trades voted against the introduction of a a third shift by a vote of 156 against and 35 votes for. It bas been stated that as the workers had voted in favour of the introduction of the third shift the negative vote by the skilled workers would have no affect on the tentative agreement that had been reached between GM and the local union. The introduction of the third shift must now be approved by the head union and by GM in Detroit. The sales of trucks built in Oshawa have been selling well and bas resulted in much overtime at the truck plant over the past year. As a result consideration bas been given to establishing a third shift at the truck plant 'Me introduction of a third shift would involve the employment of spme 650 to 700 employees. In mnidst of naîning roads To improve property identification Hope Township bas embarked on some changes to their address system and the naming of some side roads. A public meeting was held mid May for public input. Many interesting suggestions have been made as to naming of roads and streets in the municipality and as to the numbering of properties. Racing returned to Kawartha Harness racing returned to Kawartha Downs following an agreement being reacbed between members of District 3 of the Ontario Harness Horse Asso- ciation and the track owner. There are about 200 racehorse owners in Northumberland County. The contract gives horse owners 53.5 percent of the live betting returns which are split between the track and the horse owners. About 80 percent of the total waged goes back to those who have won the bets. Thirteen percent is split between the track owner and the horsemen while the remaining balance goes to the provincial and federal govemnments. The horse owners had been boycotting the track as there had been no agreement as to the cut for the horsemen. Mathews workers accept contract Thirty-five employees at Mathews Conveyors in Port Hope reached a settlement with the firm just prior to a strike deadline. The workers have been without a contract since January 3l1st.. The workers get no pay increase in the first year of the contract but pick-up two percent in the second year. The average hourly wage in the plant is $15.00 an hour. Mark M. Stapl eton fkçstoratiort & eproéuctionof 6720 Leskard Rd. N., Orono We specialize In Historical Restoration and Reproduction of Century Homes. Also ail types -of General Carpentry. - - - - - - - - -1- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - .......... ...I.. ..................................... .. .. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .'I.. . . . . . . . . I I .. . .. . . . .. . .. . .I.. . . ......... ...I.. .. 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