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O~n~ Wo.dy im.. Wdnp4a, Perniaj 9 199 q, Entertain at Newcastle Chamber annual meeting The Keith Wood orchestra was Chamber of Commerce meeting Lots of those good-old tunes on deck for the entertainment at on Monday evening of this and rhythms. the annual Newcastle Village week. The Newcastle Chamber of Commerce held their annual meeting and banquet in the St. Francis of Assisi Hall on Monday evening with some forty prescrnt. Following the banquet but prior to thc clection of officers Todd Lctts, the new Economic Development. Officer for Clarington, briefly addressed the gathering stating that he did enjoy working with business people and said that the Economic Devel- opment office was open for business. 11e said he was there to help business with programs of the municipality and as well to seek out assistance from the other levebs of government. Mr. Letts said information sharing was an important factor in improving the economy of the community. 11e said, "fée]. free to give me a caîl and I do hope to meet ail of you in thé future." As to the election of officers John Muzik continues as president with Jean Graham, vice- president, Geri Bailey, secrctary and Betty Dubeau, treasurer. The president, John Muzik, A letter of resignation from Audrey Armour, Toronto, dated November 30th was accepted by the federal Ministry of Natural Resources rccently. Dr. Armour, an assistant i)rofessor of environmcntal -studies at York University, was one of Uic first appointees to Uthe Task Force in its inception in the, mid 1980s. The Task Force has been charged to find a permanent dump site for radioactive waste in thc three lakeshore communities, Clarington, Hope and Port Hope. Dr. Armour is the second member of the six person committee to resign from the committee ini Uic last year. 11cr resignation came , she stated, outlined a number of successful projects over the past year especially the educational session setup by the newly formed Education committee. He said thcy hoped to have further such meetings in 1994 and if members had suggestions for topics to fil in forms on information sheets at the tables. H1e spoke of the Village being excluded from a proposed extension to the Bell calling area in 1993 that since has been tumed down by the Canadian Radio and Telecommunication Commission. He said that Bell has corne up with a new long distance option as of february lst that also excludes the Village of Newcastle. The plan cornes as far east as the Bowmanville exchange and for a monthly charge of $ 14.95 customers in the Greater Horseshoe area have five hours of such calîs per month. "We have been left out again," he said. The evening concluded with musical entertainment by the Keith Wood musicians. beause of considerable disquiet with her rote ini recent mionths. in the spring Cif Maclntosh of Atikoken, Ontario resigned citing dlissatisfaction with the task-force process. 11e said he felt radioactive waste from southern Ontario should not bc dumped up north. Prior to the Maclntosh resignation, Patrick MacCulloch, the former head of the Task Force was suddenly dumped from his position and die Task Force. The present Task Force chairperson states that there is a high level of commitmnent at the present time among thc members of which one is John Hubicki of Cobourg, Ontario. Orono Fire Calîs Fire calîs for the Clarington Fire Departmnent, Station 3, Orono from January 13 te January 26, 1994: January lSth, 1:00 p.m., motor vehicle accident, Conc. 5 and Henry Rd. January l6th, 9:37 a.m., clectrical fire, 5351 Main St., Orono. January l8th, 4:07 a.m., ambulance assistance, 4800 Main St., Orono. January î9th, 1:33 a.m., house fire, 3249 Conc. Rd. 5. January 22nd, 10:26 a.m., electrical malfunction, 4578 Reid Rd. January 22nd, 12:54 p.m., motor vehicie accident, Hwy. 115 southbound, south of 8th Conc. January 23rd, 9:03 p.m., first aid, 43B Qucen St., Kendal. January 24th, 4:17 p.m., chimney fire, 33 David's Cres. Mondays: May 02 - Oct. 17 Thursdays: June 02 - Sept. 29 infrastructure program Pl-1an 3,500 in Durham Alex Shepherd MP Durham Creating 3,500 local jobs for Durham is thc goal of Uic federal government's infrastructure program. The $71 million being spent to create these jobs isn't Urowing the taxpayers' money away cither. Creatîng jobs. for the unemployed, youth and those on social assistance is helping the people who have bore the brunt of this recession. It's giving them hope and showing that government, which is ahl of us, has not forgotten them. The other side of the coin is that infrastructure money when spent locally benetits everyone including local govemnments and local retailers. I'm meeting with municipal leaders and education officials to get the infrastructure prograin up and running as soon as possible. I have aise had discussions with federal officiais te ensure start-up plans run smoothly. Application forms for projects should bc in my hands within two week and I will personally deliver them te municipalities. I must emphasize that government at ail levels can't lose sight of the prograrns' basic goal which is first and foremost to provide jobs for local people. I will be keeping a watchful eye on projects to see that local ,people get every job they are entitled te. In addition to thc $35 million allocated to regional govemrment, approximately $3.7 million has been allocated to Clarington IBLESSINGS TRAVEL CENTRE VANSTONE MILL -<-:Tb- 623-0005 new jobs riding which 1 estimate should create 188 jobs. The'estimate is based on a salary of approxîmatcly $20 thousand per job. Once again hiring local people is important. They shop locally and that supports the local retailer keeping the money in each community. But project selection is also important since projects will add new facilities to each community. And that, in tum, wil continue to create jobs long after these facilities are completed. I guess itfs no mystery that tie moncy for the infrastructure program is coming primarily from the defence budget. This involved thc cancellation of the EH 101 helicopters and, as well see in dic very near future, the closing of a number of military bases across the country. The other thing that isn't a mystery is that infrastructure funds corne fromn Scugog taxpayers, just as they do from everyone else in the country. So local taxpayers are justified in demanding that the goals of the prograin are accomplished. Government must show taxpayers their money has not been thrown away. You can be sure Iwill be reviewmng projects to ensure they meet the goals of the goverrnments program. -As always I arn interested in your views. Please contact me or my staff with your comments at 721-7570. Remember my office is your office. ---- <,9/ ~~nair~ Newcastle Chamber holds annual meeting President stili wants recognition from Bell SAVE UP TO 25% ON HOMEOWNERS INSURANCE New Home, Non-Smokers, CIaims Free, Alarms FOR DETAILS OR A FREE QUOTE, CALL ~ 623-0331 PINE RIDGE INSURANCE 3 Silver Street, Bownianville Oshawa - 436-6239 A second member of Task Force resigns iffÀ Martinair Holland The other Dutch airline SUMMER PROGRAMME 1994' AMSTE RDAM FROM TORONTO. WIDE-BODY DC 10 SERVICE NON-STOP Martinair represented in Bowmanville by