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10 - Orono Weekly Times Wednesday, April 15, 2009 Mike Lynch to perform at Orono Cafe this Saturday Country Music's Mike Lynch has included Orono in the tour promoting his latest recording MJL Was Here. Lynch embarked on his first Canadian tour a few years ago, travelling from Ontario all the way to Dawson City, Yukon. He returned home to Niagara and recorded his brand new album called MJL Was Here featuring some of his songs from his cross-Canada adventure. Lynch's love and appreciation for traditional country singers like Hank Williams, Johnny Cash and Conway Twitty have helped him in evolving his own unique style. His singing and songwriting have found their own special flavour blended from contemporary favourites of today like Blue Rodeo, Steve Earle and Stompin' Tom Connors. This latest album features new songs from the road - My Life is a Big Vacation, Highway of Dreams, She Called My Lover, and the title song MJL Was Here - a song about a guy who carves his name in a park bench in Winnipeg. Raised in the town of Beamsville, Ontario, into a hockey family, Mike's love for singing and country music steered him away from the rink to music theatre school. At the age of 24, Mike wrote and recorded his first album which received a heavy buzz on the college radio circuit, and Mike was signed to Page Music, the Barenaked Ladies label. In 2001, two of Mike's songs from his Shindigg album became top-50 hits on Canadian Country Music radio: I Remember Everything, and Round Here (Everybody Knows My Name). Mike has shared the stage with a variety of acts such as Moxy Fruvous, Skydiggers, Great Big Sea, Fred Eaglesmith, Jason McCoy, Ron Sexsmith, Jason McCoy and Ronnie Hawkins. Seating is limited at the Orono Country Cafe for Mike's concert Saturday night, which begins at 8 p.m. Tickets can be reserved by calling 905-9839009. The show is $12 which includes an appetizer. Paid Advertisement Newcastle Recycling 4349 Conc. 4, Orono, Ontario L0B 1M0 To fellow business owners and taxpayers: Newcastle Recycling wants taxpayers and businesses to recognize that Clarington Council has an anti-business agenda. As business people, we expected, particularly in the middle of a significant recession, that town council's objective would be to encourage and assist economic development, not to attempt to close down a local business that employs dozens of people not to mention all of the `spin off' economic activity that our business generates. Town Council and the Planning Department have decided that our scrap yard is not a legal use in our present location, in spite of the fact we have been operating there for more than 50 years. A legal proceeding was undertaken by the Town and as a result of a court decision released last week, we are now being told that we can only operate what the Town calls an "automobile wrecking yard" and not a "scrap yard." If someone delivers us an old car or an old washer or dryer, is it not all just scrap metal that is going to get recycled? Why is Clarington being so anti-green? In today's green society, one would think a town council would want to encourage recycling. Apparently that is not the case here in Clarington, where council's actions are going to result in a local recycler going out of business, or significantly downsizing. Newcastle Recycling has been a good corporate citizen. In fact the municipal fire department come and train their rescue techniques with the jaws of life on our property. This dispute with the municipality did not arise as a result of a complaint from any citizens. There were no complaints about our business. We are in good standing with the Ministry of the Environment. Why would Clarington want to shut us down? At this stage we simply want citizens and businesses to consider the following consequences that are going to rest from the actions of your local Council: 1. Employees will be laid off and there will be economic pain. 2. Equipment will have to be returned. 3. The Town will collect less tax money which could have been used for soccer fields, baseball diamonds, parks etc. 4. The Town has spent thousands of tax dollars to shut down a long standing business that contributes significantly to the local economy. How does any of this make sense? Especially in theses economic times. Is this a good way to spend taxpayers money? Be forewarned local business owners, Clarington is a difficult place to conduct business. Jim Hale