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the Forestry- lieu 1 want to ek1y Times for -for my reflec- id of support of . 1especially Forrcster. Rov. A big change is in store for Glenn McLeod, who has been a seventeen year employee of the Orono Forest Station. Mr. McLeod has also been the nursery's Superintendent since 1983. As of June lst he wil be starting his new job as Stewardship Coordinator for Northumberland county. This position is one which has been newly created by the Ministry of Natural Resources. The Stewardship Co-ordinator works with the community in their par- ticular county to carry out land stewardship projects. The job requires the Stewardship Co-ordi- nator to have a good understanding of what is going on in the commu- nty and to organize the Stexvardship Coundil in that area. Mr. McLeod commented, "I'm really gomng to miss the nursery, I enjoyed my tinie here, it will be sad to leave, it will be a change." Wednesday, May 3l1st was Mr. Mecod's last day and a pot-luck luncheon was given in his honour. At the luncheon Glenn McLeod was thrilled to see so many famil- iar faces and was surprised by the number of people that were there. The luncheon was attended by the Forest Stations' regular employ- ees, and even staff frons the Angus see~d plant were there for the occa- Council Briefs Councit Okays Purchase of Municipal Land Council today passed a propos- al that allows the sale of land adja- cent to the fire station in Bowmanville to a developer. Mr. Glen Wilson of Clarington Place Ltd., expressed an interest in acquiring the lands between his property and the Ken Hooper Memorial Fire Station on the north side of Hwy. 2. Mr. Wilson wants to use his land and the land in ques- tion to build a multi-screen movie theatre. 'Me sale of the land is con- ditional on Mr. Wilson being able to build las proposed theatre. sion. Employees from the Sault S te. Marie office and summer staff also made a point of coming out. Mr. McLeod said, "It was good to see everybody, and 'm going wo miss Orono."' The luncheon, held in the pack- ing shed, aiso included a cake and speeches and presentations. Mr. Meceod was presented with an impressive oak briefcase and a plaque commemorating las seven- teen years there. Glenn McLeod is originally from Orillia and was educate in forestry at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay. H1e will be living in the Forest Station's Supeintcndent bouse for a little while longer until he is settled in las new community. 'Me nursery has been located in Orono since 1922. They produce between five and six million tree seedlings for reforestation each year. 0f die Forestry's 1358 acres, 350 are in production. The remain- ing acres are comuprised of demnon- stration plantations and creek bot- tom land, Mr. MIcLeod was thrilled with the gifts and the luncheon and con- cluded by saying. "Orono has been a beautiful community te live in." Everyone wishes Mr. McLeod the best of luck ini bis new position. by Lisa Nikifork Purchase price for the land is $4 10,000 based on the appraised value of the land. Money generat- ed by the sale will bc going towards the purchase of waterfront proper- ty in Bowmanville. The land is part of a parcel of land that was bought in 1986 for the Skate '88 project, dedicated to the construction of a recreational complex, including the Gamnet B. Rickard Centre. Members of Skate '88 were in attendance to voice opposition to the sale. The land was bought for the expressed pur-pose of recreational developmnent. The group also opposed the construction of the fire station on the site. Mr. A. Strike of Bowmanville stressed that people worked many hours and donated a lot of money for Continued on page 6 For three years now I've been taiking witih you through this col- umn. 've reflected on many issues including politics, environiment, violence, our community. 1 have told you a lot about myself and my family. My sons have grown much and you have seen this growth ini my reflections. You have told me that l've made you laugh, or I've made you angry, or I've made you think about something a littie more deeply. We haven't always agreed with each other, but 1 have enjoyed putting ideas 'out there' and have appreciated your comments and your letters. This is my last column. I'm planning to graduate from Trent next year and ams flnding my aca- demie workload growing more demanding. I need to focus my creative eneýrgies on academnic writ- ing and on the other kinds of writ- ing that I've heen working on. While 1 won't be filling this space regularly, I shail visit occa- sionally to chat with you. Meanwhile, Troy, the new owner of the Orono Weekly Times, wel- comes more community involve- ment in the paper. Why not put pen to paper, or drag out that typewriter, or fire up that computer? A community yo newspaper is a great place to con- verse with your neighbours. Put a pa smile on their face, debate a current re issue, argue with themn -- tell us .. it-tbnl-l SSERVICES got that pen and ookng forward to flections. Cheecrs! . JON STORV SCOTT STORY 905-983-5491 INSTLLATON GROUNDS MAINTENANCE -WATER PONDS- PERENNIAL GARDENS. J -CONSULTING *-DESIGN* SHQP AROUND, GET YOUR BEST PRICE THEN CALL US FOR YOUR BETTER PRICE WVe use the full 7% G.S.T. Credit to dive you the maximum $$$ for your Trade-In. Toit Free from Area Codes 905, 416 or 705 at 1-800-361-8154 or local catis 885-8154 VOTE FOR A RESPONSIBLE G VOTE FOR MARY NO YAK . Jobs # 1 priority e Realistic 5% TAX CUT 0 5% TAX CUT on auto insurance 0 Tuition held to inflation - Ending NDP hiring quotas 0 BAL4NCED business labour relations " Guaranteed education funding " STABLE funding for municipal *Preserving rent controls Lties *A fully costed plan cutting goyemment spending by $3.5 billion *Leaving rural representation in1 tact *CUTTING pensions to MPPS On June 8 Vote MrNovak &ILIE For a ride on Eleetion Day or any polling information eall Courtice 432-6006 Bowmanville 697-2682 Port Perry 985-0594 Authorized by the C4ý.O. for the Mary Novak Camapaign