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Oron~ WeklyTims%' Wednesday, rMarch 3cI1994 -5 Klaas Scboenmaker from Uic Masonic Foundation presents Lavera Baker wiffi a $ 1,00 bursary. Durham College student receives Masonic bursary A Durham College student is $1,000 richer after she reccived some financial assistance from the Masonic Foundation of Ontario. The nea-repayable bursary was presented ta second-year nursing student Lavern Baker on February 18 by two represptatives from the foundation, Klaas Scboenmaker and Len Waltham. Lose some win some A Wbitby plant, Paramount Packaging Canada, is closing sbop leaving 48 workers unemployed at Uic present time. The Wbitby firra is U.S. based -witb tbree other plants in the United- States and some operations in England. The sbut-down is expected to be completed wiUin a couple of months wben a further 15 workers will be laid off. An auto parts firm is drîving nertb from Mexico te locate their operation in St. Thomas. The firm aiready bas four plants in Canada. The decision by Lear Seating Corp te move nortb was ta be near their customers and better quality workmansbip. Lead is cxpected te bire close te 200 from Uic St. Thomas area. Oshawa housing more affordable Heusing in Osbawa area bas beceme more affordable for renters in 1993 according te a report by Canada Housing and Mortgage Corp. A drop in bousing costs means 41.6 percent of renters in Uic .aas ef December 1993, can now afford te purchase a starter house.-This compares with 33.9 percent in 1992. Whitby OptimiSts, sponsoring club TMe Whitby Optimiet Club is sponsonnzig a club to bc formed in Courtuce Baker applied te tbe foundation last February after being turned down by OSAP because ber husband was employed. "I'm very relieved and 1 plan te pay my tuitien," said Baker. "I hope I can contribute te Uic Masonic Foundation." Aricle and picture by Chris Procunier, The Chronicle, Durham College Tbe Optimist Club is a volunteer club wbosc motte is Friend of Youth. The club werks directly witb youtb prometing sports events and spensersbips, as, well as education as te bicycle safety, respect for the law, substance abuse preventien.and cssay contests. Abandons bid for a reduced sentence Maurice Nicholas, of Bowmanville, sentenced te 12 years in jail for the attempt- murder of bis wife bas abandoned bis efforts te win a reduced sentence. Mr..Nicholas shot bis wife five times i 1991. Althougb Uic effort te win a reduced' sentence bhas been abandoned a bearing before Uic National Parole Board is set for somne ine in July wben Mr. Nicholas seeks a day parole. Jr. Kindergarten must start 1995 1The Durham Board of Education bas lest its bid te bold off until 1997 on Uic setting up of Junior Kindergarten in their jurisdiction. The Durham Board has been a, hold-out over Uic past number of years but Queen Park bas ordered Uiat some forai of program be in place for Junior Kindergarten by January 1995. The board must now find ways te bouse and educate the 3800 extra students Mlat would attend Junivr Kiiugarten in thc drea. The hourd lias subrinttd threc. proposais tp, the, Ministry of Education so as Start the.program as of January 1995. Stifli singing Ken Hockins, 61, of Bowmanville, continues his singing ways and over the past week-end sang at Roy Tbompson Hall witb the Scarborough Dukes of Harmony Barbershop Chorus. Mr. Hockins joined the chorus over a year ago. Mr. Hockins is certainly remembered smnging for a period of 35 years in a Bowmanville quartette with Dr. Keith Siemon, Keith Jackson and Doug Rackham. To listen to average citizens Consultants working on the Port Hope/Cobourg hospital restructuring study have called for some 20 "average citizens " to take [art i a workshop. The werksbop is being held on March 30th with about 60 in attendance ,representing community groups, care-givers and. other organizations in the community. Cancer clinies a possibility About 63 percent of peopleffll with cancer, in Northumberland County are trcated -at Kingston. The number is expected te reach 287 by 1996. An effort is be ing made to decentralize Uic Kingston service se that patients can receive treatment i clinies cdoser to their homes. One now operates in Peter- borough Ci vic Hospital. It is hoped to expand this service te include treatment, consultation and specialized nursig. A similar service would be setup in Kingston. There is a possibiity of a Port Hope or Cobourg cliic. To encourage student entrepreneurship In need of a summer job. The local public school board iawaiting word from the Ministry of Education as te providig funding for a program calied "New Start". The prograin would offer a tbree week course for students interested i starting up their own business for summer employment. The tbree week course covers everything from A to Z for starting up your own business.. This is, the first time the board bas made application for such fundig. Drop out rate at 6.1 percent The Northumberland and Clarington Board of Education systemn is far below the average drop-out rate i Ontario. In 1992-93 researchers say 438 students, or 6.1 percent of the students population in the area decided to leave scbool. 1The provincial average has been set at 26 percent. Fewer/femnales than maies drop out., Also students taking general-level course are more apt 10 drop out than those taking bave ;local committees te deal witb possible drop-outs. Biggest jump since 1992 Northumberland County bas seen the biggest jump in their welfare roll since 1992. The February numbers increasd by 112 from tbat.of January. A total of 1822 welfare cases amr rcorded in Uic county. Ridership low in first days, 1Ridership of a shuttie service between Port Hope and Cobourg was low over Uic flrst few days. The numbers bave increased some over Uic past weeks.. Industrial building SitS idie The 145,000 square foot Cooper Teols plant iPort Hope bas sat idle since the company moved their file manufacturing operation te the United States two ycars ago. At the time 200 Port Hope jobs were lest. The building was first isted for sale at $2,75 million, a price that has dropped te $1.9 and still ne takers. Should carry $15 million in insurance The final burdie te offer Jet Skiing at the waterfront in Cobourg is that of insurance. A representative of Cowan Insurance, wbîcb bolds 80 percent of ail municipal isurance, states Cobourg sbould be pretected by $15 million in insurance for the Jet Ski proposal. SEALED TENDERS, clearly marked as to contents, for the following requirements isted below, submitted to the Corporation of the Municipality of Clarington, Office of the Clerk, 40 Temperance Street,, Bowmanville, Ontario, >LIC1 3A6, are invited and will be received on the forms and in the envelope provided until the specified closing time and date. Tender documents may be obtained f rom the Purchasing Office at the above address. TENDER CL94-7 One (1) Only Compact Wlndow Van CLOSING TIME & DATE 2:0 p.m. (Local inme) Wednesday, April 13, 1994 The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. Mrs. Lou Ann Birkett, A.M.O.T.<>A) Purchasing & Supply Agent Telephone: (905) 623-3379 ext. 268 ~~~UNICIPALTO Date of Pubicatin: Wednesday, March 30,1994 P.O. 3043 LQN Northcutt Elliott liEFuneral Home THOUGHTFULNESS, SERVICE & CONCFRNý A. Family Owned Business, Offering: Traditional Funeral Services Prearranged & Prepaid Services,- Cremation Arrangements Alternatives to Traditional Funerals - Out of Town Shipping Cary Kipers - President 53 Division Street Bowmanville, Ontario LiC 2Z 623-5668 OFF STREET PARKING GODFRIDAY GARBAGE COLLECTION GARBAGE REGULARLY PICKED Up ON FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 1994 WILL BE RE-SCHEDULED FOR PICK-UP ON FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 1994. Due to the expected volume of garbage; pleaserefrain from putting out large items on this date. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION. Browning-Ferris Industries (Garbage Collection) 433-5075 M. Waste i Systems BROWNING-FERRIS INDUSTRIES Municlpality of Clarington Public Works 40 Temperance Street Bowmianville, Ontario Li C 3A6 (905) 623-3379