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2 - Orono Weekly Times 1937 - 2012 · Celebrating 75 Year Subscriptions $42.86 + $2.14 GST = $45.00 per year. No Refunds. Publishing 48 issues annually at the office of publication. "We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Canada Periodical Fund for our publishing activities." Wednesday, November 7, 2012 ORONO WEEKLY TIMES - 5310 Main St., P.O. Box 209, Orono, ON L0B 1M0 E-mail: oronotimes@rogers.com or Phone/Fax: 905-983-5301 www.oronoweeklytimes.com Publisher/Editor Margaret Zwart Production and Display Advertising - Roxanne Johnston Classified/Sports - Christopher W. Brown The Orono Weekly Times welcomes letters to the editor on subjects of interest to our readers. Opinions expressed to the editor and articles are those of the writers and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Orono Weekly Times. Letters must be signed and contain the address and phone number of the writer. Any letter considered unsuitable will not be acknowledged or returned. We reserve the right to edit for length, libel and slander. If your retail or classified ad appears for the first time, please check carefully. Notice of an error must be given before the next issue goes to print. The Orono Weekly Times will not be responsible for the loss or damage of such items. Time for Remembrance The Village of Orono took a few moments on Sunday, (like they do every year on the Sunday before Remembrance day) to pause and reflect on what it means to honour those who sacrificed their lives in battle. The Sunday observance works well for the Village, we don't have to compete with the large centers in the Municipality for the Legion Pipe Band, the ever dwindling number of veterans and Legion members to make up the Colour Guard. Mayor Adrian Foster commented at Monday's municipal council meeting that there are no less than eight public Remembrance Day ceremonies being held across the municipality this year. There is always a good turn-out to the Orono service which is led by local Veteran Stirling Mather, and the Bowmanville Salvation Army. Mather traditionally leads the Newcastle Ceremony which is held on the 11th of November. Last year he collapsed during the Newcastle Ceremony, so it was nice to see him back this year in fine form leading the Orono service on Sunday. In the absence of a Federal elected representative for the Riding, there were no greetings from the Government of Canada at this year's service. John O'Toole brought greetings from the Province, and Local Councillor Wendy Partner brought greeting from the Municipality on behalf of the Mayor. Partner took it upon herself this year to replace the Canadian flags flying from the light standards along Main Street before Sunday's Parade. The flags were "ratty looking" (Partner's words) before last Tuesday's storm and the winds and rain only made them worse. As Local Councillor for the Ward, and a Legion member, she didn't want the veterans parading under the disgusting looking flags in downtown Orono, and rightly so. Along with the her greeting from the Municipality. Understandably Partner wanted to thank the parties involved in getting new flags flying in time for Sunday's parade, however, we question whether the Remembrance Day Service was the appropriate place to be handing out the accolades, especially since one of the contributors is a candidate in the by-election. (Members of Orono's `Keep Choppin' Firefighters Association climbed the ladders and actually installed the new flags). We have to make sure our Remembrance Day services are about the those Canadian men and women who sacrificed, far too many paying with their lives, to restore and maintain freedom in the world. While political creep is all around us, there really is no place for it at the cenotaph. Unfortunately far too often you can tell who is running an election campaign by who shows up at the Remembrance Day service. Would be politicians show up at the Remembrance Day Service during an election campaign and then you don't see them again for four years. In the past Municipal greeting included identifying each of the councillors in attendance. While there is a place and time for that type of recognition, the Remembrance Day service is not it. Especially when the attending veterans are not identified. There are so few veterans now that it would be appropriate to identify them by name during the service. The day will come when there are no more veterans alive from World War II so as long as the vets are among us, they should be acknowledged. One would have thought more young people would be attending Remembrance Day services. Last year a number of Clarke High School students joined with 4,000 students from other Canadian high schools and travelled to Europe to participate in the 95th anniversary of the battle of Vimy Ridge. They also visited Juno Beach and the concentration camp at Dachau, Germany. By all accounts the trip was exacted an emotional toll on those who participated, as they stood on the soil where so many fellow Canadians, many not much older than themselves, lost their lives. Not counted in the eight public Remembrance Day ceremonies held across the municipality, are the ceremonies held in the schools. As Canadians' stop and take a moment to remember those men and women of the CanadianArmed Forces who served at home and abroad, we at the OronoWeekly Times would like to honour those veterans who have made the ultimate sacrifice. We as journalist, know that we would not be able to do what we do without the courage that you have shown in our past. We will always remember your work and we will never forget what you have given for our freedom. To The Editor: Durham deserves better of old. Or we can choose a self made man, Grant Humes, who retired as the Chief Executive Officer of the Toronto Board of Trade comprised of over ten thousand members. of whom are big and small business, education institutions, hospital corporations, professionals, agriculture business, banks while In our election we can change and reform how we conduct business away from the secrecy and backroom deals. Erin O'Toole was selected as a candidate by simply having the old boys club eliminate his competition. Durham has nothing to lose by rejecting the politics working with all levels of government to foster economic welfare and promote trade and commerce. What a boon for Durham Riding businesses, what a boon for jobs for Durham Riding, what a boon for our young peoples future. Best wishes to all Carol Berney Bowmanville Mr. Mayor and Councillors, Covanta's sleazy tactics cer-causing contaminants in the materials dumped by Covanta. Covanta claims the two months worth of poison was not normal (???) and the fact they did not report it to the government was an oversight. Really? What a coincidence. The consultants for the waste facility have now determined that Covanta has been dumping contaminated materials for an even longer period. The provincial (B.C.) Ministry of the Environment I'm sure by now that all of you are well aware of the travesty taking place in B.C., with the garbage incinerator in Vancouver. The incinerator, owned by Vancouver and operated by none other than our friends at Covanta, has been dumping contaminated fly ash in a landfill in Cache Creek! What a surprise!! Contractors for the Cache Creek landfill identified can- seems to think this was not a serious event! Are we in Clarington to believe that a sleazy company like Covanta, with a long history of environmental infractions wherever they operate will not pull the same sham on us? Are we to trust the Region of Durham to report (or not report, as in the case of Vancouver) these infractions? Are we to trust that the Ont. Ministry of the Environment will monitor the crap being INCINERATOR see page 5