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Orono Weekiy Times, Wednesday, December 9, 1996 il Gfshop opens îts'doorîin Newcastle NEWCASTLE COMMUNITY HALL Spirit of Christmas We need five kinids of vol- unteers for the cêmmunity Cbristmas Feast at Newcastle Community Hall on December 25th froffl 12 noon to 3 p.m. To volunteer pIease cal 9ý87-5635 or 983z9475. We need: drivers to belp handi- capped or others needing transportation to and from the Hall on Christmas Day. Cooks to stuff and roast one or more of our turkeys, at borne, and get it/tbem to the Hall on time! Gravy too? Expert carvers of turkeys! Helpers in kitchen and/or serving at buffet table - cafe- teria style, So! Four kinds of volun- teers to care for the feast and a special fifth kind! We need: volunteer musiciaris to make lovely music and we'll sing- along. LIBERAL NEWS RELEASE Long term beds sit empty Angel Shadows Candie & Angel Shoppe opened its doors to the public last Friday. Owner Linda Cooper, has filled ber store at 59 Mill St. Newcastle, with items such as soap, angel prints, pillow--. case angels original witches' baîls and candies, ail made by Ontario artisans. Counamcîl stumpeàd over tr e e%,p rese r vat io0n Evelyn Stroud was not impressed with the way staff bowed to the requests of devel- opers and watered down their original recommendaions for tree preservation. Counicil and staff have been struggling to come up with a by-law that wili stop develop- ers from clear cutting land siat- ed for developmnent, thereby eliminating the need to enter into a tree preservation agree- ment, as was the case in Newcastle this past sumnmer. The draft report required developers to do a tree invento- ry, whîch is a catalogue of ecvery tree on the subject lands. Developers see this as a very costly exercise, seeing most of the trees~ on .a parcel of land slated for development van not be saved. Developers wouitd rather do a tree assessmeut~, which is a more general look at the type and nmber of trees on land to be developed. Aiso in the original proposai staff had asked that a letter -of credit be taken in~ the amount of the value of the trees subject to *Pedicure " Manicures, " Waxing " Nail Extensions " Ear Canldlinig " Eyeclash Tinitmng preservation. The latest report proposes that existing letters of credit be used as security. If the total value of trees destroyed is $5,000, the Municipality wili have the developer replant treesworth $5,000 regardless of the num- ber of new trees needed. Should the developer fail to do so, the Municipality will draw, on the letter of credit and per- form the work. The by-iaw also provides for penalties if convicted by the Court of $10,000 for a first conviction and Up to $20,000 for a second conviction. The Court may also order the per- son convicted of the offense to replant the trees. "Talk is cheap," said Stroud. "Council needs to protect its citizens and its land against the ttfltonsci9tabte acts- of environ- mental vandalism that have taken place ini the past here by some reprehensible develop- ers.", 1Theè report was referred back to staff to address suppteuien- tary details. Brigitte Brown Gift Cteiuficates NEW! Air Brushing ESTHTICSTUDIO, 111 Mili St., Orono, On)itario LOB i1Mo. 95 983-8169()~ Seven months after announcing plans to open 1,700 interim long-term care beds to alleviate pressure on backlogged emergency rooms, not a single bed has been opened., "We're about to bit the busiest time ofthe year for Ontario hospitals and we're beading for yet another cri- sis," said Ontario Liberal Leader Dalton McGuinty. "It seems pretty simple to me. You said you'd do sometbing about it. The beds are there, the staff Is waiting, the patients need to be trans- ferred. Wbat is the holdup? rIn the case of Ottawa- Carleton, for examnple, Sisters of Charîty have 39 beds and assigned staff waiting to accept patients. But because of -goverriment delays in transferring patients and flowing dollars, those beds remnain ernpty - despite over- crowding at Ottawa Hospital. The government Food for thought!l Sharing a Healtberh w [ uture" J announced i April it would take îmmediate action to help alleviate the emergency rooma crisis i Ontario hospitals - a crisis caused by cuts and poorly planned restructurlng. It said it would open 1,'700 interlm long-termn beds to free up acute care beds in hlospi- tals. The location of 707 of the beds was announced i October - far short of what was prornised. But stili, none of those beds have been occu- pied. 1'Thi-s government bas a gift for healtb care announce- ments. But when it cornes to action, it fails far short of the mark," said McGuinty. 'This goverriment is faillng Ontarians yet agamn." You Better Not Pout, You Better Not Cry.. Its easy to get an additional Blue Box, we'll*teli you why... Blue Boxes can be purchased for just $4.0O each. Contact: Miller Waste Systems ai (905) 72à-8588 or 1-800-461-1582 Keep on Santa's "Good List"this year! Recycle Right... Use two Blue Boxes A mesae ro te* *în f uram ors eprten Ïe