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à èrono'Weekly ime; Wednesday, August 18, 1993- Another welcQmefrom Stirling The annual Beef Barbecue by the Fund-Raising Committee for the Orono Arena a nd CÇommunity Centre was once more a succes with perfect weatluer conditions. The usual faces did appear and as usual Stirling Mather was presen:te pas: along a kiss or two te, the regulars, 'of whicb Mrs. Edih Taylor was one. Shirley Moffat of -Orono. was thez winner of the fifty-fifty draw. The Iucky ticket was drawn by Mayor Diane Harnre and carried a prize in the amount of $ 150.00 in cash. B laine Moffat in thanking Regional workers reach Social Contract deal The Region of Durham bas reacbed a Social Contract deal witb some 1000 CUPE members on the Regional payroll. The agreement slipped in just prier te the provincial deadline. But as inside and outside employees gained an agreement duose employed in the three home for the aged did net and thus must be new govemned by the Fail-safe agreement that takes affect through provincial legislation. Oshawa hospital cuts $3.6 million, annually from wages Oshawa General Hospital bas called for a tbree year wage freeze aleng with a number of voluntary days off without pay from their employees. The hospital is net te fill some presently vacant positions and is aise offering an early retirement plan. There are 2200 fuil-time and part-time employees at the hospital. Couple charged passing counterfeit money in Oshawa SThere lhas beeni a numnber of phony $100 Amecrican bills and $50 Canadian bills passed in the Oshawa area over the past couple of wecks. police are asking that store operators make themselves aware those in attendance, some 450, pointed eut that funds raised through the annual Park barbicue- and the serving of dinners at the Orono Fair 'gees towards tbe Orono Arena building. He said the group bas been updating tie kitchen equipment of late and referred te other projects sucb as the handicapped elevator-some years ,ago and the painting of the commnunity room ceiling. He stated that down over the 25 years the annural- barbecue had neyer had te ,be cancelled due to rain.' of the counterfeit money. A couple from KCingston have been charged with an attempit te pass alongcounterfeit money in Oshawa. Oshawa Minister runs for his church Rev. Peter Tink, of Simcoe Street United Church, a native of back-country Australia retumed te his native land for a visit during which time he took part in the 42.2 kilometre Australian National Mar athon. H4e is xow collecting the pledges that were made for bis entry in the event and the $5,000 te $6,000 expected te, be raised will be donated-te bis Osbawa Cburch. Rev. Tihk has entered ten Marathon events since his 5tb birthday. He is now 62 years of age. More cuts for Go Transit GO Transit is making further cuis as te GO service in Durbain. The rush heur GO bus service between Uxbridge anud Toronto is being cut as of the first of September wbîch resuits in the layoff of 18 bus drivers. This cut in employm ent is above the 36 employees cut due te the Social Contract and a further il as a result of other cuts. Consider use of Pinkerton guards t has been reported that General Motors have informned its security guards that the company has stairted talks with Pinkerton as te taking over security at the Oshawa plants. Security is nsidered a "non- core" activity for Gneral Motors and not part of tPe main thrust of assembling and 9@I1ig eftig âfiR trucks. Music tour to seli trucks General Motors of Canada is about te embark on a 16-city Music tour in an effort to stimulate sales of its new pick-up truck. Popular singer Cassandra Vasik and guitarist Steve Wariner will Iead the tour going through western Canada and being in Ontario in September and October Ontario stops listed are Thunder Bay, Kitchener, Hamilton, Toronto and Otawa. Port Hope has stay for Court Port Hope'bas won a battle as far as the relocation of the Provincial court out of Port Hope., *The province is offering a five year stay in any meve eut of the Town but that fails some short of the proposal by the Town of a, twenty year lease. SThe province aise is calling for a' cancellation option after three years, and an immediate escape clause in the event that an unresolved complaint 'about accessibility te the second floor courtroom is lodged under the Ontario Human Rights Code. The province has been paying the Town some $560 a month in rent for the courtreom. Support bingo hall in'Port Hope The majority of council speke in faveur of the construction of a bingo hall in Port Hope. The support came even though a number of cit izens were in attendance speaking against the plan. -The hall weuld be some 11,000 square feet in size. Art show makes use of old factory What is olci may become new again if success continues te follow the use of the old File Factory in Port Hope. Three young budding artists used the second floor of the factery for a recenît show and most were impressed with the work and the setting provid ed by the eld factory building. Social contract deal for separate school teachers The local separate school board bas reached'a social contract agreement with their teachers which brings about a three year freeze in salaries and larger classes. $1.6 million of the total. $1.8 million the board has te take from uts empleyees comes fromn the teachers with the remaining ameount from other employees. There are ne layoffs anticipated. Low voter turnout over strike vote Somewhiere between three and four hundred eut of a total of 14,000 eliglible CAW members were eut te take part in the strike vote. The result of the vote wont be Fear loss 1of literacy program A change in provincial policy in previding aduît literacy prograrus which was made in Aprîl is causing concerns as te the continuation of the school board's programn now in place. The province proposes te direct funding from :the school boards te the Iiteracy brancbh of the Provincial Minis try of Educatien and Training. The Northumberland and Newcastle Board of Education now operates thirteen adult basic literacy programs in schools across their jurisdiction. According te Eva Nichols who bas been co-ordinator of the program states that the education ministry statistics show that the boards are the most cost-effective ini providing-the service. She said due te many of the programns provided by the scbool can be used for the adult literacy program, the only expense is the instructor's salary., Programs run through the boards of education system cost the province $216 per student wbicb compares -witb $1,912 for similar programs provided by Community Colleges. Even volunteer-run programs cost more, an estimated $962 per student. It isstated that these figures corne from an inventory of aduit basic education done in Mrs. Nichols has pointed out that the local boards of education do flot have to pay administrative salaries and are able to share supplies and books. Under these conditions local boards become more cost-efficient states Mrs. Nichols. There has been no final word passed down from the Ministry as to the future of the program and throughwhat avenue it is te be delivered. The board is now providing aduit basic literacy programns to close to 150 students across the jurisdiction. 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