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8- Oono eekIir Tm.sWedn.day r.r 4IO A musical treat on the LAC A stone ho use tour Janie Dodds and Phyllis Dewell, both of the Orono area provided the musical background for the visit to the Magder stone house on Saturday. The selections provided an aire of nostalgia through the, vocals of Janie and the piano accompanîment and background music by Phyllis. Those w1ho have opposed the dump from the beginning ame now stating that the site was flot suited from the very beginning and the inclusion of the liner draws attention to tliat fact. Peanut butter in their cars Gord Scoveil, a retired Anglican minister who moved from Cobourg recently said it was the sound of the train whistles that drove him out. At the present Lime the Town is in consultation with Transport Canada over th e installation of warning systems that could do away with the tain whistle. Seeks help to block megamails The Mayor of Cobourg, Joan Chalo.vich, is to meet with the Minister of Municipal Affairs concerning megamaîl develops outside the boundaries of Cobourg in Hamilton Township. Hamilton Township is considering a proposed, 9180 square metre structure on the northern edge of Cobourg as a first plan of such development. The plan is providing concemn for Cobourg and the retail enterprise within the Town. Commercial/Industrial development in Durham Region on Upswing Thee is a definite upswmng on the industrial and commercial scene -of late in Durham Region according to Gary Herrema. Pickering has been getting the biggest share of new business while Ajax, Whitby and Oshawa are reaping benefits as well, states Herrema. Region-wide figures show more than 200,000 square feet of vacant indus trial and commercial space in the region is being occupied cach month. Mayor Tom Edwards of Whitby is excited about the splurge in industrial and commercial development in Whitby. AIDS commidttee of Durham You are invited to a Christ- mas Open House December l9th from 3:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the AIDS committee office at 78 Simcoe Street North, Oshawa. Staff will be on hand to welcomne volunteers and anyonc interested in AID issues. Light snacks will be available. Furtier information 723-8201. Consultants released from hospital study There is hope that the Lakeshore Hospital Restructure- ing Study rel ating to the future of the Cobourg and Port Hope hospitals man be saved. The steering committee recently released their consultants stating the report which they had prepared was poorly put together. The committee is now working with the ministry and hope to rework the report using a new technical committee. It has been said there are three choices, stay as is, share in responsîibili ties, or close one of the hospitals. Executive director to move'on The Executive director of the Port Hope Hospital is to move on to the private sector leaving his position with the Port Hope hospital early in the new year. Bill Clarke, 48, is to become the Canadian vice- president of operation s for International Care, a private rmtrement home business located ini Mississuaga. Mr. Clarke has said that when alI restructuring in completed in the health care systemn in Ontario there will be a lot of cuts in upper management, He said he was getting ini on the ground floor of a growing public sector business. Reaffirm Port Hope's waste position The new council of Port Hope at their first meeting reaffirmed Port Hope's position to keep the town in the running as a possible site forthe permanent storage of low level nuclear waste. Council also asked the Federal government to extend the Task force mandate past the deadline of March 31, 1995. It was pointed out that if Port Hope is ever to receive the waste a referendum would first be held. on the issue. Cataloguing wooded lot areas The Energreen group in Port Hope is cataloguing ail wooded areas and ravines within their municipality to better identify the town's natural environmient. The catalogue will identify species of trees, the size and age along with the types of vegetation. To crack down on smugglers A new unit of the RC MP detachment in Peterborough has been setup to investigate unlawful smuggling of cigarettes, alcohol and guns that are entering Peterborough detachment area. The new unit will free-up officers for other matters. Bowmanville horseman top driver Ontario-owned horses and horsemen once again dominate the list of OBrien Award nominees which were released rccently by the Canadian Trotting Association. 0f the 24 fmnalists in horses of various categories 19 are owned wholly or partially by Ontario residents. For the seventh consecutive year Doug Brown of Bowman- ville has been nominated as the nation's top driver. Brown recently broke Steve Condren's OJC record of 374 victories and is now well on hîs way to 400 wins this year. He bas already been named Canada's best driver on five previous occasions. Busy making licence plates Booming auto sales in Ontario have prison ers working overtime to make enough new licence plates. t has been normal over the past few years to manufacture 1.2 to 1.5 million plates each year. TMat number is up eleven percent s0 far this year. The maximum-security Millbrook Correctional Centre started boosting production last week by adding two hours a day to the five-day a week production run. Abitrator to decide if worker returns An arbitrator has been appointed to decide if a Port Hope man will be allowed to retumn to work at General Motors in Oshawa. Dan Brown was fired by GM two years ago after company offîcials said he had been involved in sabotage at the company's paint operation. Nuf. Brown a-few weeks ago was cleared of all charges at a Whitby court. The Auto Workers Union have been trying to have Mr. Brown re-instated. The Union and GM have agreed to abide by the decision of the arbitrator. Revised dump plan doubles cost. A revised design for a proposed new Northumberland dump in Haldimand Township will double in cost to $5.6 million. Much of the additional cost cornes from the use of a liner that will cover the entire 35 acres., î urUENHDIERO« CHRISTMAS TREES (pre-cut or eut your cwn) .Scotch Pine Dec. 1 s-24 C FREE shâbke nd ,4Balinq WATCH FOR SIGNS_ Metcaif St., Newcastle- (905)987-4867 MTIT W ~WILDWOOD JPARADJGM TRAVEL Your local Travel Consultant for the Durham Region MinnieKaldeway Offers a wide range of personalized service aty u!: home or office. 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