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)RONO WEEKLY TIMES Volume 61. Number,4C. -ervn Es.Cai- n n e. *ne 193 Carol singing, and Iamp ighting Children of Orono sing carols from the Town Hall steps on Friday eveninîz. In an age old Orono tradi- Crier, goes through town, tion, after the carolers sing, and the stores turn on their Santa Claus or the Town Christmas lights. 650 GýSTincIuded Wednesday, November 19, 1997 Few changes for the Orono Senior's Lod ge by Roy Forrester under the Rent Supplement program. Members of the Board of The Durham County Directors for the Durham Senior Citizens Lodge in County Senior Citizens Lodge Orono is one of twenty-six in Orono attended a recent sucli developments In information meeting pertain- Durham completely funded lng to the devolution of social by the Federal government housing in the Durham through Canadian Mortgage Reglon. and Housing Corporation. The meeting was spon- This wlll not change with the sored by the Social Housing responsibillty of social hous- Advisory Committee that bas ing being transferred to the completed a report for Regions and municipalities. Regional Council. CMHC will continue to hoid It was pointed out at the the mortgage. meeting that further informa- The Rent Supplement for tion bas yet to corne down the fourteen approved units from the Provincial govemn- in the Orono complex xiii, as ment but that indeed millions Of JanuarY 1, 1998, xiii be of dollars wiil become the the responsibility of the responsibility of the Reglon. Region rather than the The proposed. legisiation province. affects 7272 units in 62 dif- The operation of the Orono ferent complexes in the compiex xiii continue as in Region. It aiso affects 415 the past wlth no change. units In the private sector Wish to extend Oak Ridges Parent advisory council hold public meeting TaltruhCaigo The Newcastle Parent Advisory Counicil (formerly the PTA), under the leader- ship of Cathy Abrahams held a public information meeting on Wednesday night in the Newcastle Trown Hall. At the meeting, Mr. Dick Malowney, Director of Education. for the North umberland Clarington Board of Education and the Peteborough Victoria County Board of Education, explained numerous details of "The Education Quality Improvement Act, 1967", (Bill 160). After the'information ses- sion, the floor was opened to questons. Many of the cur- rent school board trustees were also in attendance including Bob Willsher, who was called upon to answer several questions. Port Hope trustee Marg Connor, said she would have preferred having a more bal- anced representation at the meeting. This sentiment was booed by the audience. Cath~y Abraham said that John O'Toole was given the opportunity to attend the meeting, but he was bound by a previous engagement. Bob Willsher stated that he believes this was the last time we would elect School Board Trustees. With the board being 'neutered', he no longer sees a need for trustees. Willsher also advised School Advisory Counc ils to know what they are getting into before they become more involved. Maloney said the teachers job action was a matter of tryirig to address some things in the Bill that were a grave, concern to teachers. He would see accountability at a local level as a victory for the teachers. Maloney went on to say that the Board did not create the problem, the (continued page 2) by Roy Forrester The Oak Ridges Trail Association held a public meeting at the Ganaraska Forest Centre last Wednes- day evening with the intent to mount interest in extending the Oak Rdges Trail through Clarington. Tom Rance, president of the Association, outlined the overail plan that would have the Oak Ridges Trail for hiking and cross country skiing extend from Caledon through to near Trenton and to connect wlth the north-south Ganaraska Trail. He pointed out that the trail is divided into small sections with each section being developed and maintained by a Chapter body. The Chapter bodies, he' said, could number everywhere from six to twenty persons. The Chapters, when formed, are responsible for the location, design, development and main- tenance of the trail through their section. The Association gives assis- tance in the planning and development of trail sections. Rance pointed out that Chapters' have been appointed for Trail sections as far east as the Long Sault Conservation Area. "It is our hope t'o see further Chapters volunteer to carry out the Trails to Bewdiey", he said. It is the intent that the Trail could pass through the Ganaraska Forest and contact bas been made with the Authority in this matter. Rance also said that the trail does pass through public and private lands after receiving agreements from owners. He said three to four Chapters may be required for the expansion ofthe trail from Long Sault to Bewdley. The, Oak Ridges Mor- aine operates financiaily through membershlps. Members are covered by insurance for sanctioned hikes and work parties and receive a quarterly Trail Talk publication keeping members up-to-date on outings and trail progress. The meeting was not well attended but it is hoped that interest will develop so that further development of the trail can continue eastwardly (continued page 2) Happenngs.. CLARKE HIGH SCHOOL AWARDS The staff of Clarke High Schooi invites you to the Academic Awards Presentation, Wednesday, November 19, 1997, Clarke High School Cafeteria, 7:00 p.m.. A reception will follow the pre- sentationis. CLARINGTON OLDER ADUITS A Dance Musical, BANDSTAND, sponsored by the Clarington Older Aduts and presented by Smilie Theatre is being staged, Tuesday, November 25th at 7:30 p.m. at Baseline Community Centre, Bowmanville. Ahistory of the legendary Stork Club, Port Stanley, Ontario, spanning a period of 53 years, is interwoven throughout this nostalgic Dance Musical. $8.00. TARA CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION The Tara Children's Foundation are holding a 50's/60's Dance fea- turing, The Lincoînaires at Woodview Community Centre on Saturday, November 22. Tickets are $12.50 each and are avail- able at: Mr. Burger 579-4711 - John 579-0274 - We ndy, 723-8520 -Ed 576-6029.