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Wednesday, March 3, 1999 IRONO WEEKLY TIMES Orono Town Hall 650 GST Included Volume 63, Number 9 a. * , - Countrv estate gutted by fire A case lo sewers Crews from all five of Clarington's Fire Stations responded1 Lakeshore Rd. Newtonville home Wednesday morning. Mr. Panta told police he was -ken by what he thought was ding from the door bell. He and his wife Nancy had fallen asleep in the TV room on the west side of the house. The room was full of smoke when the Panta's woke up. A teenage son sleeping on the second floor was woken, and ail three escaped the house. Mr. Panta also told police that when he looked in the base- ment he saw flames. Mr. and Mrs. Panta were treated for smoke inhalation. It is believed the fire began in the basement of the 130 year old estate home. It took the efforts of approx- imately 30 firefighters most of the day to clear the fire which started at 4:41 that morning. Two firefighters were injured on the job, brought to Bowmanville Hospital and later released. One firefighter suffered from smoke inhala- tion, the other received a back injury when he fell through a floor. to an early morning blaze at a The fire is still under inves- tigation by the Fire Marshal's office, Clarington Fire Department and the owner's insurance company. Bill Hesson, Divisional Chief reported the damage to the house is estimated at $600,000 and the estimated value of the contents lost is $200,000. The wiring in the house had been updated, and a new oil burner had been installed last fall. H APPENINGS )RONO FIREFIGHTERS' ASSOCIATION Annual Spring Dance, March 13, 1999. Light lunch, door prizes, bar. Tickets $20 per couple. For tickets please call 983-1164 or 983-9452. Tickets Going Fast!! BLOOD DONOR CLINIC Clarington Beech Centre (formerly the Lions Centre), 26 Beech Avenue, Wednesday, March 17, 1:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. LIVING WITHOUT A WILL OR A POWER OF ATTORNEY Living without a will or a power of attorney can be a hardship for everyone. Presenting the facts is Mr. Mark F. Seetner, B.A.(Hon.), LL.B., Barrister, Solicitor & Notary Public. This is being presented by Epilepsy Durham Regon, Tuesday, March 9, 1999 at 7:30 p.m., The Kinsmen Community Centre, 109 Cobome Street, West, Oshawa. For further details call 666-9926 or 1-800-350-9069. ROAD WATCH MEETING A Road Watch meeting is being held at Blue Circle Cernent on Tuesday, March 9, 1999 at 7:00 p.m. Please attend as we could use a few more volunteers. Orono sewage is surfacing again. Councillor John Mutton put forward a motion at Monday's General Purpose and Administration Meeting requesting the Region of Durham to revisit the possible health and environmental prob- lems the current sewage system is causing. A report on communal sewage systems has just been completed, and a Regional Tri- Committee of Finance & Administration, Planning and Works will be looking at this report on Wednesday. Mutton's motion refers to the 1990 study commissioned by the Municipality of Clarington. That report con- cluded that many of the sewer systems in downtown Orono and surrounding area are over- loaded, and discharge raw sewage to the surface during periods of heavy use. Contaminated runoff water from the downtown core, says the report, likely contaminated Wilmot Creek. Also it is apparent that a health risk exists through the commercial core of Orono due to inade- quate private sewage systems. , . Councillor Mary Novak was not pleased with the timing of Mutton's motion since nobody had a chance to read the com- munal sewer report. In 1990 when the consul- tants performed the sewer sur- vey, there were only two solu- tions to getting sewage treat- ment in Orono. One was to take it down to Newcastle Village, a solution that was priced at $11 million, years ago. The second solution was a communal system. Since communal systems were new at the time, the report was tabled so the Region could look at this option. "We want them [the Region] to come back and re-examine the issue now that they have the report on communal sewage systems," said Mayor Hamre at Monday's meeting. A communal sewage sys- tem, is a large system situated several miles away, where effluent is treated. There are as yet no communal systems in Durham Region, however York Region has one such system. Tony Wong, Manager of Environmental Health for the (continued page 2) Steering committee - Orono district association meets A steering committee of Isabel Challice, Linda Gasser, Dan Hooper, Glen Legault, Kay Lycett, Jennifer Robertson, Mervyn Russell, Bill Tonilinson and Bill Woods met on Monday, March lst in the Fellowship Room of Orono United Church. Mervyn Russell chaired the meeting. The main item of business was reviewing the by-laws of the Newcastle Ratepayers Association in order to adapt their by-laws and prepare them for recommendation at the constituting meeting of the association. The name recommended for the group is the Orono District Community Association. This name was decided upon because it is inclusive of all residents and property owners and of those who live in the country sur- rounding the village as well as those living in the village itself. The recommended area to be served by the organiza- tion will be that served by the '983' telephone exchange. In this way also both those living in the country and the built- up area are eligible for mem- bership. The reconmended purpose of the group was stated as being, "To research and address the concerns of the citizens of the Orono area with a view to maintaining and improving the area's quality of life." It was considered impor- tant that the work of the group be based upon research of the views of the community and that the directors be a group servicing those who stated interest. Any resident or property owner within the area ser- viced by the association would be eligible for a mem- bership at $5.00 a head. Membership would allow per- sons to attend, speak, and vote at general public meet- ings of the association and to (continued page 2)