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ýý ý ýrn- ýlleeky ýTieý--Wednýesday, ýApril 1, 1l998ý Communîty Poiîcîngr conoept întroduced Annual PancaKçe Experience Saturday, April l8th Newcastle Ratepayers Association (NRA) Chair - Willie Woo (centre) is joined by Staff Sergeant Ted Dionne (L) and Inspector Ross Smith. Smith and Dionne introduced the NRA to the Community Policing concept. Ratepayers News page 3. Fun for the whole family at BIA Easter Egg Hunt The Orono B-usiness Easter bunny. Plans are in Improvement Association the works to provide a small (BIA) is hoping to see many petting ZOO. area youngsters on Saturday At 12:00 noon there will April 11, sniffing out some be an Faster bonnet competi- well'hidden easter eggs. ion, with prizes for the best The activities will start at entry. 10:30 a.m. on the grounds of Girl Guides will be offer- the Clarke Museum. Kendal ing face painting, as well as the clown be will- be putting running a bake sale. in an appearance well as the PARLIAMENT HILL NOTEBOOK- By Art Babych' Tis a nobler tbing I do... The now Tory-less Jean Cbarest bade farewell to the Conservative caucus ln a tearful meeting on Parlianient Hill this week. He's on his way to Quebec to, fight the dragon, the great and terrible separatist leader Premier Lucien Bouchard. In the march to save Canada, Charest has been forced to' pay the ultimate sacrifice - become a Liberal. Not Ithat Canadians see much differ- ence between the parties. Charest has lîved in a pres- sure cooker over the past month as hie considered bis options: If I stay, the evil forces of separatismn may win and Ill be blamed for the breakup of Canada. If I go, Ill be called a traitor to my party, and worse, I may take a loss on my newly purchased house in Ottawa. It' enough to make your hair curl, or, in Charest's case, straighten. New Brunswick MP John Herron said of Cbarest's deci- sion, **I'm very, very sad to see hlmi go, but it's to the better- ment of the coun-try." That's what we also said about Charest's predecessor, Bilan Mulroney. And the Oscar goes to... Prime Minister Jean Chretien's portrayal of 1940s trombonist/band, leader Tommny Dorsey was a bit with party sycophants at the Liberal convention in Ottawa last week. But less biased sources in the press gallery said the MPs rendition of Love Me Tender was to be kind, atrocious. Everyone's a music critic these days. Newfoundland Premier Brian Tobin was our nominee for the best actor at the Liberal convention. "Captain Canada" played the toughest role of bis career, that of a politici-an avoîding media publicity. He informed grovel- hing reporters that he wanted to be "low key" at the conven- tion so as not to fuel leader- sbiÉp rumours. Not that more fuel is needed. Having left fed- eral politics a couple of years ago, Tobin is boosting his efforts to speak French and it's not just to win the hearts and mlnds of more N ewf oun dl and ers- Speculation Is that the youth- fül Prime Ministerial wannabe Is waltlng bis tumn backstage behind aglng, Finance Minister Paul Martin. The envelope, please. Tough love.. 1-It's notque the depths of heli, but House Speaker Gib Parent has banished Reformn party stuntman Logan Day to the party's offices on the fourth, floor of the Centre Block. Day, a Reformn aid who gets more publicity than bis boss, Alberta MP Cliff Breitkreuz, was handed the one-year sentence for alleged- ly trying to drape the Canadian flag over the shoul- ders of Bloc MP Suzanne Tremblay in the Commons foyer a few weeks'back.-- Parent's edict also restrains Day's freedom of movement in other parts of the Centre Block and prevents hiAm from using the main doors to come and go. Day calls his ptmish- ment "harsh," if not unusual, and denies he, tried to wrap the fiag around Tremblay after she complained of too many Canadian flags at the Olympics in Nagano. He says video tapes may have exon- erated hlm but Parent's office refused to allow the evidence. Anyone know Johnny, <Cocbrane's number? Hasta la vista, senator... Andrew Thompson's forced resignation from the Senate brings an end to months of intensive media and politîcal lobbying for his dismissal. The chronically absent Thomnpson, who "earned" $75,000 a year wbile winiter- ing in La Pez, Mexico, will be saved from selling trinkets on Mexican beaches thanks to the $48,000-a-year pension. But while the Thompson chapter has ended, the bqok is far, from closed. Other chapters mlght detail how The Ganaraska Region Conservation Authorîty (GRCA) bas announced its Annual , fuindraising 'Ganaraska Pancake Experience' for Saturday, April l8th. 1998. The GRCA celebrated its 5th Anniversary in 1996. The Annual Spring Maple Syrup Celebration called Pancake Fest' will again be held at the Ganaraska Forest Centre between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. The Great Pine Ridge Kinsmen are organiz- ing the event- and plan a Pancake Brunch with real Maple Syrup, Bird of Prey, Dog Sled, and Wood Carver Demonstrations, including world renowned Bird Carver, Ron Lace, Animais from the Bowmanville Zoo, Musical Thompson's truancy was missed by the 'gotcha" media on Parliament Hill for several years and why the Senate ltself neyer took action until forced to. It could make for some interesting reading. Another bastion falis...o The last haven fo Parliament Hill puffers, the press gallery lounge, bas gone the way of the dodo bird. Rebellous hacks and flacks who defied the anti-smoking rules for years have been declared anathema and ban- îshed foreyer to the great out-- doors. The decision to uphold Entertainment, Bush Tours and more. Tickets to this family event are $5 for adults, .$4 for Seniors and $3 for children - a group rate Is available but only if booked in advance. This year in the spirit of the envlronment, people. can bring their own plate. cup, and utensils if they wish. For information please caîl the ORCA at (905) 885-8173 or the Kinsmen at (905) 983- 9540. These events are volunteer based. and support the Gànaraska Region, Conservation Authority and its programs. Thanks is also extended to Quaker Oats, The Kaitlin Group,ý Ganaraska Leathercraft and others for their financial, support. the law of the land came after one courageous member complained about clouds of second-hand smoke pouring from the room. The gallery executive said enough is enough and shut down the illicit practice. But the fresh air may be of hâtle solace to the complainant, a lone radio reporter who occupies a desk bebind your columnlst. He's now forced to endure the icy stares and bltlng sarcasm of, his nicotine -crazed' col- leagues. As Confucius may or may not have said: "He who stands on principle rlsks los- ing seat." Orono Figure Skating Club Presenlts ÛÛGLDEN REV a celebration of150 vears of skatingI! Saturday, April 4, 1998 Afternoon Show 1:30 e Evening Show 7 p.m. Tickets available at the door PUBLIC NOTICE Garbage Collection Please ensure that garbage is at curbside by 7:00 arn. on your collection day. HOLIDAY COLLECTION SCHEDULE Friday, April 10 No Collection Saturday, April 11 Residents receiving blue box and garbage collection normall1y on Fridays will be collected on April il, 1998. Contact Numbers: Laidlaw Waste Systems - 1-800-263-6305 Public Works Department - 623-3379 A CANADIAN WASTE______ canadian Waste Systems Orange Brook Court Pickering, Ontario ONTARIO Dates of Publication: Wed., April 1, 8. 1998 PO. #2297 DM k ............