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RONO WEEKLY TIMES 1 Sering ast larigtonand eyon sin e 3 650 GSTIncluded Wednesday, November8, 1995 LEST WE FORGETORONO BUSINESS BOOM: THREE NEW STORES OPEN The Orono business com- munity grew this past week with addition of three new stores in the downtown area. Saturday saw the grand opening of The Natural Nut, a retail store dealing in healthy and nat- ural products. Sandra Topper, the store's propri- etor, was running the oper- ation out of her home, but felt that it was time to expand. Also opening Saturday was Love Your Pet, a pet supply store located in Tracey's Pooch Parlour. This is the second store for proprietor Mary Jane Waugh, who also operates the Love Your Pet in Newcastle. Favourite Pastime Woodcrafts opened their doors to the public last Wednesday. This store offers a variety of woodcrafts and folk art supplies. Please extend your courtesy and visit these new additions to Orono's downtown. End in Sîght for Dog Issue? Kyle and his dog attended, wîth Federal governments in Hawk stand and- watch the representatives from the attendance. A large'crowd parade held to the Orono Legion, Salvation Army, of Orono residents was on Cenotaph last Sunday in Scouts and Guides, Cadets, hand to remember those Orono's Remembrance Day and members of the who gave their lives for our celebration. The cool and Municipal, Provincial, and country's freedom. wandy day was well HappenRcs. Midnight Madness It's here once again Midnight Madness in Newcastle Village, this Fiday,,November 10 from 8:00 p-.m. midnight. Wear your P.J.'s and look for additionial discounts at par- ticipating merchants. Corne and get in on the fun ini Newcastle Village. To Grandmmother's House We Go The Bowmnanville Drama Workshop presents -To Gr-andmother-'s Hlouse We Go", by Joanne McClelland Glass, at Bownanville igh Shool Theatre, November 15, 16,17, and 18. Curtain 8:00 p.m. Tickets aduytsw$7,ae5 seniors and students. For ticket information please caal 905t623t7142. The dog issue that has been around since February may be in its final stages. Town staff finally presented the much anticipated Animal Control report to Council this week. The new guidelines laid out in the report stress the need for injured animals to be given all necessary vet- erinary care. Councillor Mary Novak expressed wor- ries about how this could be abused. "We may see a reverse situation if owners are wondering why certain care they deem unnecessary was given(to injured ani- mals)." She also wondered what mechanism will be in place to make the decisions of what is deemed necessary veterinary care, and won- ders what training the Animal Control Officers will be receiving to allow them to assess situations so there will not be a repeat of the now infamous incident. Training for the Animal Control Officers was the only thing lacking in the report, according to Linda Gasser, the dog owner who has been at the centre of this contro- versy. "The report is a start. There are certain aspects that need to be addressed." Mrs. Gasser believed that a public forum should be held over animal control proce- dures. Staff should not have all of the pressure of defin- ing the procedures placed upon them. "They cannot possibly know everything.*' Courtice resident Kerry Meydem also had a few things to say about the report. "f'd like a chance to make some recommenda- tions; I do have some expe- rience in this area. Both women would like to see better training for Animal Control Officers. The report stated that it would be almost impossible to take staff from their jobs in order to have them trained. The shortest train- ing program offered for Animal Care Aid runs half days for eight months. As an alternative, a workshop is being developed by a local vet to offer training to staff. Both Meydam and Gasser would like to see more than one vet consulted. "How do we know that the Town's choice is qualified to train others?" asked Meydam. Another proposal that Mrs. Gasser had to improve the report was to make it required that police investi- gate all animal shootings. "Police should be involved where a firearm is dis- charged and property destroyed; it is safer for all parties involved." Police would decide whether it was a livestock issue or a crimi- nal issue before turning it over to Animal Control. The Town has held up to its promise to make a report and investigation into Animal Control procedures. It will now be interesting to see what more develops out of this report. Volume 59, Number 43