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Free Mosport tickets for Labour Day Weekend Letter w riting contest. (put this in a box on the front page with delails on page ?) The Oronio Times hias beenl giveni two pairs of tick- ets for the Labouir Day race weekenrd at Mosport. These are general admission seats for August 29, 3 0 and 3 1. Rather than having a draw or just giving the tickets away, we are asking readers 10 wuite a short story about why they would like 10 go the Mosport on the Labour day Weekend. 1It would be a good idea if children under 16 years of age had a parents signature on their letter. Deadline for letters is Moniday Auigust 25. LeCtters must be at the Orono Wýeekly, Timies office, at 5310 Main St. Oronio, by 9 a.m. oni Monday, Ali-ust 25. The winners wiII be aninounced in the August 27th paper, and their winning letters wiII be printed in that paper. Be sure to include your name, address, phone number and age if under 16 years of age. Have fun. 1At a press conference held in- the Jon Jenkdins room at Durham Reglonal Police Headquarters in Osbawa ear- lier tbis mornlng, Mr. James Wltty, Chair of the Durhamn Regional Police Services Board announced the- appointment of ChIef Kevin McAlplne as the next Chief of Police for the Durham Reglonal Police Service effec- tive October 3rd, 1997. Chief McAlpine was chosen from a list of nine candidates who applied for the position of Chief of Police being vacated by Chief Trevor Mcçagherty who retires this October. 1 Chief. McAlpine was appolnted - b o the Peterborough Police Force on January 17, 1972. and has served in Uniform, Criminal Investigation and Planning and Research. He was promoted to the, rank of Chief of Police of the Peterborough Police Force on August 19, 1986. Chief McAlpine is a past President of the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACPJ and the past Chair of the Ontario Municipal and Provincial Police Automation Cooperative (OMPPAC). Chief McAlpine bas played an active role ini bis commu- nity. He was a member of the City- of Peterborough Emergency Control Group, past Carnpaign Chair of the Peterboroughi and District United Way and a former Board Mem-ber of the Kawartha Haliburton Children's Aid Society. Chef McAIplne is a member of Rotary International. Chief McAlpine and bis wife Faye have been manried 24 years and have two sons, Drew, 19 years, who is a first year student at Durham College and Cam, 17, who is entering grade 12 tbis fail. Welch's. Oriental BBQ330 Sauce 1/2 cup.Welch's Grape Juice (purp1e) 1/2 cup ketchup i clove garlie, minced 1 tsp soya sauce 1/4 tsp crushed r ed pepper flakes (NC)JIn a cmine awl, cmbxine bol ingredients. Use as barbeque sauce with chickcn or ribs. Makes i cup. Local field -tomatoes ripen ,One of Durham Region's many warm weather tastes bas fflled local fields with bril- liantly coloured fruit, Farm Fresh Field Tomatoes! The rich and flavourful field toma- toes are ripe and ready to be picked. Tomatoes have endless preparation possibilities. Whether eaten raw, tossed in a salad, or cooked in a favourite dish, tomatoes are a favourite. Tom-atoes come, in ail shapes and sizes, round, plum, and cherry just to name a few. SELECTING: Look for tomatoes that are ripe and firm'. A good- tomato should be free of bruises or soft spots. The tomatoes that feel heavy for their size are the which I need to hear your views. First, are we in or out of the GTA, are we In or out of the Durham Reglon? What level of service do we want and who provides our services like police, fire, ambulance, public works, parks and administration? I am certain that we will be in discussion with the School Boards and Teacher Unions in the next few weeks. There appears to be a serious lack of communications on both parts. I hope that after a long summer vacation that our students won't be held hostage while we negotiate a juiciest. STORING: Il is im portant to store tomatoes at room temperature, uncovered and out of direct sunlight. Avoid refrigerating tomatoes unless they become overripe. When this occu rs, place them stem end down on a platter in the crisper of your fridge. Allow tomatoýes to reach room tem- perature, and, wash just before serving. .Enj oy Farm Fresh Tomatoes while they are available in Durham Region. Whether you pick up toma- toes from a roadside stand or pick them yourself, the sweet, rich taste of tomatoes is one of the best summer flavours. reasonable transition agree- ment. Again, a monopoly like the Big Tbree auto producers were awakened mbt a new more customer focused oper- ation when tbreatened by the Japanese auto companies. I believe that these companles are stronger and more cus- tomer focused today because of competition. Ask yourself thie question, ini education, who is thie customer and does the customer have any choîce? "I have learned that thie wealthy person is the one who is content with wbat they have". Stayi ng In Touch John O'Toole- Durharn. East MPP Sunimer is over, at least for thie members of thie Ontario Legisiature. Monday, August 18th, was thie first day back at Queen's Park. After a few cordial remnarks like, "what you did for your summer hol- iday?", it was back to the business of thie legislature. 1First, thie shocking report from Ontario Hydro has caused a lot of anxiety. The Independent Integrated Performance Assessment (IIPA) report was prepared by the Nuclear Performance Advisory Group (NAPO). This International group of nucle- ar experts were requested to investigate issues raised by thie Atomic Energy Control, Board (AECA) and thie reports from Hydro's Peer Reviews. The report was not about safeby but more about man- agement. operational and human resource issues. The AECB is thie federal regulalor of ail nuclear plants and always bave full time quali- fied person~nel at every site to cease operations at any site, at any lime for any serious safety concern. Our Minister of Energy, the Hon. Norm, Sterling has sent a copy of thie report to Dr. Bishop, Chair of AECB. 1 have wrilten t0thie Minister bo insist that we must have safe, reliable, sus- tainable and affordable elec- tricity in Ontario for allcon- sumers. I will be getting a copy of thie full report but I do have some delails attHie office. There have been many earlier reminders about Ontario Hydro's problems, organizalionally and finan- cially. An organization that is over $30 billion in debt and some reports from hie AECB regarding the operalional license at Pickering being queslioned have perhaps been early warnings for each of us. As IbiÉs current serious report is being deall with, safety must remain, hie most important concern. My view is Hiat any organization that has a monopoly often gels lazy or loses focus. Look at IMB of many years ago and Apple and Microsoft today. Perbaps ail organizations, like General Motors, need compe- tition to remain sharp. Public sector monopolies must remain responsive and com- petitîve within their sector. Ontario Hydro is no excep- tion. I have had a number of let- ters'regarding the Pooling of the cost of social services in thie entire GTA also remains a controversial issue. I have received copies of thie resolu- tions from Scugog and Clarington Councils respond- ing bo the GTA, "Gettlng Together" report. I fully understand thie sentiments of coundil, as well as thie citizens of my riding of Durham East. As I understand il, the mood is, "we do not want to bail out Toronto", I have also spoken wlit Chairman Jlm Witty, Minister AI Leach, as well as Mayjors Hall and Hamre. It would appear that our rural municipalities want a grace period to consider their future association wi thie GTA. 1 am pleased that our municipal leaders are examnnng their future orga- nizational and governance structures. The real question for Scugog and Clarington, as well as Brock and Uxbridge, is their relationship with Durham Region, as well as thie GTA. Some urban parts of Durham do have a natural relationsbip to thie. GTA wbile some rural parts of Durham have a different level of ser- vice and want to keep il that way. Again, what Is most important is Hiat thie mayors have realized that thie status quo Is not one of thie options. A have several questions to NEWCASTLE FUNERAL HOME FTuneraP Director -Car(qoof *Personal, professional, affordabie service, with 25 years expenience meeting famîilies' needs, ncluding cremation and memorial options. 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