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O Orono W.ekly Times, W.dn.sday, October 5,1994 E Celebrate Fiftieth Anniversary Archie and Velma Hoy of Bowmanville celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary in Bowmanville on Saturday with friends and relatives in attendance. 'Me couple are well known in the Orono/Kendal area baving- farmed on the Sixtb and Fourth' Concessions for 18 years prior wo moving te Ponytpool'where they Up grades financed for Bowmanvilie Rec. Centre A total of $130,000 bas been approved under the Canada- /Ontario Infrastructure program for upgrades at the Bowmanviile Recreation Centre., The announcement was made last week by Alex Shepherd, Gord Mils and Mayor Diane Hamre. The cost of $130,000 is to be shared by the three levels of government. The funding will be used te create a pedestrian iink with Highway 2 and Durhamn Road 57 intersection to the Recreation Centre. A iandscaped patio will aise be created adjacent to -the multi-purpose room at the Centre. The work is to be compieted by September of 1995. Buckie Up Buckle Up If yeu are in the habit of driving aiound with your seat boit unbuckied yeu couid weli be targeted for a $90.00 if it is the first offense. Police are cracing down on people who do not wear theà scat beits over the next two weeks. Durham Regionai Police started thiu program on Ocwober lst and intend te, aggressively seek eut drivers wbo do not buckieup dhiu seat beits. About 84 percent of Ontario metorists compiy with the iaw wbich is slightly beiow the national average of 88 percent. Cancer centre virtuaiiy assured The rumour miil was running again last week over a proposed Cancer centre to be iocated in Oshawa. continued farming for twenty-five years. .Archie also worked at the Provincial Tree Nursery in Orono for twenty-five years. 1The couple have two sons, Neil and Ross and two daughters Donna and Ariene. Archiewas a native of the Kendal area wbile bis wife Velma was raised in Pontypool. It bas been said that most of the information is in and that a decision wifl be made in the near future. Some local M.P.P.s are confident the centre will come to Oshawa serving cancer patients in the Durham Regional area and other centres to the east. Wages, benefits frozen Elementary teachers at tbe Durham Board of Education bave a new contract wbicb freezes wages and benefits over the two year period of the contract. The teachers did make gains in maximum class sizes. Tbe contract also avoids any teacher payoffs. U.S. GM strike settled Workers voted te end their strike after four days at a Generai Moters, plant in Michigan. The strike threatened to disrupt production i Oshawa car plant 2 and at other plants in the U.S. if it was te continue. The walk eut affected 11,500 workers. Radar signs to corne down Photo Radar signs along Higbway 2 between Oshawa and Highway 115 aie to come down. The Ministry erred in placing these signs as that portion of Highway is patrolled by Durhamn Regionai Police and not the O.P.P. The signs wil remain up east of Highway 115 on No. 2 as the O.P.P. patrol this portion of the highway. Ail of Highway 2 in Durham wiil be patrolled byDurbam Regional Police as of the first of January 1995. Nellw serve for abused women A new service for abused women has been established by Jeanette'Sproule in Port Hope. The group bolds meetings and meet on a one to one basis every Fridays. The Port Hope programi was estabiisbed due to the fact Port Hope women had difficulty getting to Cobourg where a similar programn is operated. Former M.P.P. dead at 80 A former representative for Northumberland residents at Queens Park died recently. He had suffered from cancer. Russell Daniel Rowe was a popular conservative M.P.P. for 18 years. Few rnotorists-fight radar tickets Only three motorists eut of 400 are going to court te figbt photo-radar tickets. Predict ions have had it that motprists receiving-radar tickets would challenge the system in the courts. It has net really been the case. More took the court course wben breathalyzer technology was used to determine an intoxicated driver.' Proposai points to Wal-Mart The re is a proposai before Hamilton Township to build a commercial building sîmilar to the Northumberland Mail in west Cobourg. -The Hamilton Township proposai would be located just north of Cobourg in the Township. Sex cases takeup County Court docket Recently three weeks were needed wo deal witb sex cases. t has been stated that such cases are on the increase in Northum- berland County. Courtice Senior stabbed As a 6l-year old woman sat in hier car near the Courtice Flea Market area sbe was approached by a man, who asked for some directions. The man went back to bis car but again returned te the woman's car stabbing bier in the neck and snatching bier purse. The woman was treated for the, stab wound at hospital. Continue debate on waterfront trail system Residents of Port Hope near a proposed waterfront trail along Lake Ontario are being given a second nigbt for debate of the proposai. Some residents bave had concern for -their privacy, the potential for late-night parties as well as being i nundated witb gaibage. Hospital study back on track The tension involving the Lakeshore Hospital restructuring study (Port Hope and Cnoourg) and the province appears to have been settled witb the study back on track. Bowmanville History Book gets loan A $6 '000 boan has been granted by Clarington council to publisb a book about bistoric buildings iBowmanville. The, Clarington Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee (LACAC) will receive the money for the publishing of the book. The book is likely te seil for $ 12.00. Animais perish ini barn ire .Fourteen hoistein cattie and about 35 cbickens perisbed in an early morning fire September 26th when a barn in the Enniskillen area was struck by lightning and' burned to the ground. The livestock was valued at $15,000 with the barn valued at $40,000. Trade class sizes for wages Elementary and secondary teachers witb the Separate School Board bave agreed on a contract that will increase class size in exchange for arbitration on salary raises. 1Tbe social contract bas required tbat school 'boards increase by 5 percent teacher ratio to students by September 1996. The Separate scbool teachers have agreed that this requirement be brought forward to 1994 contract. The board bas bired 48 new teachers this year but without the agreement would bave had te buee an additional 25 teachers. Enrolîment is in around 13,000 student. Ganaraska Heritage Shores A group witb a mandate te promote the west end of 'Northumberland County bas chosen a name in hopes tourists will come to identify with the. area - it would be known as Ganaraska Heritage Shores. The municipalities involved includes the Township of Hope and Hamilton and the Towns of Port Hope and Cobourg. The naine is first w be tested prior to a final endorsement. Corne Join Us For THANKSGIVING at Mabel's ._._.... Cale Monday, October lOth Supper Hours: 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Aduits $9.95 e Child's Plate $4.95 Reservations Only 983-6080 PUBLIC NOTICE TO ITS CITIZENS 1994 MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS If you plan to seek office in the 1994 Municipal Elections, you must register with the Municipal Clerk before you solicit or accept contributions or-incur expenses for the purpose of the election. For more information contact: Patti L. Barrie, A.M.C.T., Clerk Municipality of Clarington 40 Temperance Street Bowmanville, Ontario Li C 3A6 ja, MUICIPALITY 0F ONTARIO Date of First Publication: Wednesday, October 5, 1994 P.O. 5008