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The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, Wednesday, August 26,1992 3 Week in Review Lucky Winner in Wilson's Furniture Draw This $100 gift certificate from Wilson Furniture in Oshawa was presented to Corrie Nyenhuis (right), last Thursday, August 20th. The Courtice resident was the lucky winner in the store's recent President's President's Sale Contest. Making the presentation is company president, Bob Sherman. PORT PERRY -- While the Town of Newcastle goes through the process of changing its name, a battle is brewing over the name of a little street in Caesarea. Scugog Township council has decided to change the name of the street from Caesar Lane to Washago Bay Lane. But, the decision has drawn the ire of a long-time resident in the area. A letter written to the council from Allan Edwards expresses his opposition. He feels the change is an unnecessary expense which the township and residents should not have to pay at this time. Twenty-two members of the Washago Bay Community Club signed a petition to have the street name changed to reflect the area's history. The members want to see that Pete Washago, a native Indian who ; settled in the area in the 1920s, is honored with a street bearing his name. The name change was approved at a meeting of town council. However, the issue has since sparked enough opposition to force a public hearing on the matter. UXBRIDGE -- Talks that stalled in mid-July 1992, have picked up momentum again for 120 workers at the St. John's School for Boys in Uxbridge. The two sides now have a provincial conciliator to help with the talks. The clerical, maintenance, cleaning, kitchen staff and counsellors are seeking their first contract as a part of the Local 361 : of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union. St. John's School is a correctional facility for young offenders that's funded by the provincial government and operated by the Christian Brothers. The workers received about $3 less per hour than their counterparts at ■facilities run directly : by the government, said the union's ! spokesperson, Pat Rooney. "We're taking the position they should get equal pay for equal work," Mr. Rooney said. The next meeting is set for early September. V ' - J Taxpayers React to Cost of Changing Name From Page One erator of the Shell gas station and garage in Orono, is not looking forward forward to what the name will cost the taxpayer. "It's going to cost too much money to change everything and we're the poor guys who'll have to pay for it," Mr. Mercer said. "All the old timers were against the change to the name in the first place," he continued. Mr. Mercer said he is thankful that his documents, bills and re ceipts do not have the Town of Newcastle on them. "I have Orono printed on them," he said. "If they must change the name of the town, then change it to Pine- ridge. It will be a reminder of this territory to people," Mr. Mercer added. Ken Choi, owner of Foodsworth in Courtice, said, the name change isn't needed. But, if the town goes ahead with the change, then Darlington Darlington is his choice, However, altering the name will mean that "everything will have to be changed from bills to receipts," Mr. Choi said. Lyn Couch, a Newcastle Village resident working in Orono, didn't think that her employer would be facing a great number of difficulties with the name change. Of the six names, Ms Couch thought that Applewood sounded the best, since the choice of Darlington Darlington had other affiliations.with it. "When I hear Darlington, all I can think of is the nuclear station," Ms Couch said. Karen Hofkirchncr, of Bowman- villc, would rather that the town not change its name since it "took me so long to get it straight." Another Bowmanville resident who doesn't want to see a change is Howard Bromell. For him, the total cost is prohibitive "Don't change it," Mr. Bromell said. "Leave it the way it is. It will cost too much money to change it. " Maureen Mumford "Huge waste of money" Think Green Day' 1 Carole Caruana Doesn't approve of name change From Page One you and your company can become "green." Businesses in the area are encouraged encouraged to organize similar Think Green Day activities for their staffs. "We think it would be wonderful if this type of thing would be going on in other corporations across the municipality," said Ms Birkett. Part of-the Green Committee's action plan involves a "greening of the office" campaign. The idea is to encourage people to reduce paper consumption wherever possible. This can be achieved by increased use of computers, making computer reports into scratch pads, or cancelling cancelling duplicated subscriptions, Ms Birkett suggests. Other internal initiatives put in place by the Town's Green Committee Committee include: • a policy to purchase and use recycled recycled paper wherever possible • the provision of blue boxes at the Town Hall, fire stations, and public libraries • recycling cleaning supply con-' tainers •' increased use of energy- efficient products; K'Z',-:: L ' conducting -^an. -internal $agjl|L audit • distribution of The Green Gazette Gazette newsletter • the setting up of composters Howard Bromell "Leave it the way it is." Ed Vanhaverbeke "I can't see any benefit" Lynn Couch Prefers not to use Darlington name Dr. Simon Tam will be commencing practice of family medicine at Scugog Professional Building ,98 King St. W., Bowmanville on September 15,1992 Office Hours: By appointment Telephone 623-2533 WILSON FURNITURE 32 HOUR SPECIAL EVENT THURSDAY AUG. 27 FRIDAY AUG. 28 SATURDAY AUG. 29 UPTo 1 UAkkl -- Advertisement--' Pontvpool Firm Established in 1963 Roka Lumber has Building Supplies And Firewood Too Roka Lumber's roots go back to 1963 when Rudy Roka decided to sell fire- : wood on a part-time basis from his property in Courtice. Courtice. Today, the business has j grown into a busy firewood, firewood, lumber and building supply venture located one mile south of Pontypool, on Highway 35. . Face cords, bush cords and log lengths are currently currently delivered to customers in : Oshawa, Whitby, Ajax, Pickering, and even Toronto. Toronto. Although Rudy Roka died in 1983, the family, including including sons John, Tony and David, daughter Kathryn Kathryn and Mrs. Roka, continue continue his dream. They are all involved in the day-to-day operation of Roka Lumber which is the i largest supplier of firewood in the Oshawa area. "In 1985 we installed an automatic firewood processor," processor," explains John. This machine allows the operator operator to feed any size log up to three feet in diameter into the machine where it is automatically cut and split. Firewood is also available available for customer pickup at • the Roka Lumber yard. The firewood is mainly hardwood which is ready to be burned. John Roka points out that all of , their wood is dried out for one year.- This means wood being being received today will not be sold until one year from now. Much of the wood comes from the Quebec border. Custom cutting of lumber lumber is another service offered offered at Roka Lumber. The automatic sawmill purchased by the firm two years ago has increased its capacity. Oak, maple, white pine, red pine, and cedar are all examples of the kinds of logs that can be processed. Area residents often bring in their logs for custom cutting of lumber which is then air-dried or. sent out for kiln drying. , Roka Lumber will also custom-cut logs for the homes many people are constructing on their country country properties. A full line of beams and specialty cut logs is available. The firm also has a large supply of tongue and groove logs for sale. Property owners wishing to harvest wood from their land can cdunt on Roka Lumber to remove selected trees without damaging other growth. In fact, John Roka notes that the company's company's experience in this field has resulted in referrals from the Ministry of Natural Natural Resources. Also available at Roka Lumber is the information and supplies needed to construct construct homes on wooden foundations. This trend started in western Canada and is beginning to catch on in Ontario. The company always has on hand a full selection of pressure treated wood for decks, verandas, fencing and other projects. Naturally, Naturally, a complete line of spruce (2x4", 2x6" and 2x10") is ready for household household construction. A hardware and building supply centre further serves the customer's needs. It carries a complete line of supplies and materials, including including the Heritage wood burning stove. Kiln dried shavings are also for sale at Roka Lumber. Affordable pricing is offered offered on all their products and services. Roka Lumber is located one mile south of Pontypool Pontypool on the west side of highway #35. 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