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2-Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, September' 12th, 1979 Orono Weekly Times A GREAT FAIR ■ .' It all came together last Fhrusday, Fridaÿ, Saturday and Sunday and as a result the Orono Fair was, as we stated on page one, an absolute success. Other than.the increase in attendance, to which the fair was entitled, the events, competitions, displays and various activities appeared to run smoothly for the lull three and a half days. At limes it was impossible to be part of the evenly that . were taking place. All in all it was a terrific fair. Of course the success of any event, organization or the Orono Fair depends on the efforts of individuals. This certainly was the case at. thé fair this year and one would be safe in saving that hundreds of people as individuals with their own interests brought their respective projects together in a mix to bring about success. It is this concerted effort with a vastness of interest that has made the fair great in 1979. It certainly runs from the interest in cattle, horses, poultry, rabbits to horses, baking, flowers, vegetables and on and on. One could make a good case of interest in the Orono Arena and the hundreds of hours of volunteer time in promoting the dining hall through the full extent of the fair. One could almost say there was a tireless drive for individual interest and causes. This interest in the fair speaks well of the activeness of the community and as apparent at the fair it does reach all age groups. This is what makes a community tick and let us not overlook the fact that the element of interest is a catching one. It makes one feel good to live in a community with a . drive, an interest and the'willingness to tackle a job. Yes, Orono still is a good place to live. ■ To the fair and the community of individuals, congratulations. COUNCIL SHOULD NOT ACT AS INVESTMENT BROKER The purchase of the property west of the Bowmanville Town Hall by the municipality has come to light through the adoption of a recommendation from an incarnera session. It appears that the purchase was made with the possibility of including it for use with the municipal offices. If this was not to be the case it was felt that it would be a good investment for the Town and would add to.the value of their existing property if it were to be sold. If the Town intends to refurbish the Town Hall and Use it as theiç municipal offices the purchase of the land has a bonifide purpose and the purchase can be justified. If on the other hand the purchase was an investment venture on the part of the municipality council is dead wrong. Council was elected to provide services throughout the Town and investing the taxpayer's money is not one of those services. Thank you, but we will invest our own money Happenings . HIGHWAY INFORMATION CENTRE Notice has been sent to owners of property along highway 115 from No. 2 Highway to Enterprise that an information centre will be opeh in the Orono Town Hall on September 27th from 10 to 8 p.m. regarding the Ministry of Transportation and Communication plans for widening the highway. It is expected that within five years the highway will be developed into a four-lane thoroughfare. WIN HORSEMEN'S TELEVISION Ivan Johnson'and Garth Burt, Fraservilld, were joint wmners of the coloured television drawn under t^e sponsorship of the Orono Harness Horsemen. The draw was made by Mayor Rickard at the races on Sunday. The Orono Horsemen will use the revenue from the ,'draw to assist in the cost of upgrading the local track this summer at the fairgrounds. Stuff's Pharmacy ORONO, ONT. 983-5009 J. K, 5tut: ^ • E J sruTT pursued by our government in order to ensure the well-being of all Ontarians. As your member, may I assure you of my continuing efforts to keep citizens of, Durham East riding informed of developments developments in the many areas that both cohcern and affect the people of our province. I SAM AT QUEEN'S PARK Report from Queen's Park Sam Cureatz, M.P.P., Durham East The doors of Quéens Park remained open this summer as the Select Committee on Ontario Hydro Affairs launch ed its full scale inquiry into the safety of Ontario Hydro's nuclear operations. This intense intense public review, the first of its kind in Canada, has generated widespread interest, interest, due in part to extensive coverage received from the media. The ensuing days of hearings, hearings, aimed at drawing both a balanced and valid perspective perspective of Ontario's nuclear generating system, witnessed the arrival of representatives from a broad spectrum of areas. In attendance were both critics and proponents of- nuclear energy, experts from the government and private sector as well as other interested groups. The list of participants is both extensive and impressive. impressive. Presentations were received received from James Auld, Minister of Energy for Ontario, Ontario, Hugh Macaulay, Chain man the Board of Ontario Hydro as well as Jon Jenni- kens, President of the Atomic Energy Control Board, a government agency which acts as a regulatory body over its licensee, Ontario Hydro. In addition, the committee committee heard submissions from nuclear critics Ralph Torrie and Dr. Gordon Edwards. Edwards. From the nonmanagement nonmanagement sector of Ontario Hydro came William Taves (alias Mr. Schultz), a former First Operator at the Bruce Nuclear Nuclear Generating Station. The committee was also privileged privileged to listen to Dr. Arthur Porter, Chairman of the Royal Commission on Electric Electric Power and Planning and a well respected academic authority on the issue of nuclear energy. The oral testimony and documentary evidence reviewed reviewed by committee members members was further consolidated by their visit to the Nuclear Power Development at Rolphton near the town of ' Deep River where they participated participated in a guided tour of the station and received submissions submissions from various local citiziens. The wealth of material compiled by the committee since its opening in the spring ■ shall provide invaluable assistance assistance in future inquiries into nuclear affairs, whether on a provincial, national of international scale. Suffice it to say the committee has proven itself an important vehicle to increased public awareness. For the first time, internal Ontario Hydro documents documents have been laid open to the committee's scrutiny. " After a short break, the select committee plans to reconvene in, mid-September. Therefore, any prediction of the committee's conclusions, and recommendations at this point would be premature. It should be pointed out however, however, that questions concerning concerning the safety of nuclear energy in terms of its effect upon human health and the environment have been and will continue to be asked and No decision on use Pine Ridge property Your chuckle for today Barclay Crozier, north-east of Orono and an area feather : fancier, recently purchased twelve geese to add to his., collection of chickens, • pigs and what have you. Upon, returning from work the following day he found the geese had found a hole in their enclosure and were happily paddling around in his swimming swimming pool. "1 had my work cut out for me getting these geese out of the pool", he said. "Why didn't you dive in and take them by surprise from underwater by grabbing their legs", asked Len Pears. COUNCIL LETTING CONTRACT FOR ICE PAD (Continued from page 1) « have an inspector on the floor at all times so that the work is being done properly. He said we don't Want the pipes rubbing dp against the steel again. : Counc. Hobbs suggested that the company post a bond and that a written statement of the final tests of the system be provided to council. Counc. Barr agreed with Counc. Hobbs stating it was valid that a bond should be posted and that a qualified person should be on the job at all times. The works are expected to be completed within eight to ten weeks. UNITED CHURCH Orono Pastoral Charge Minister Rev. B.E. Long B.Th. Organist and Choir Director David Gray 1 ■ The Town of Newcastle have as yet to come to any ' decision as to their interest in obtaining the Pine Ridge School in Bowmanville. The, Town had considered the possible use of the school buildings for Municipal offices offices and other, municipal Uses. Interest has also been shown by other groups in the , Town. - As a result of this interest council has held a couple of ' meetings and had also met with the Ministry in this connection. It was felt after the meeting with the Ministry that there was a possibility of getting the property at a cost less than market value. However upon receiving a letter from the Ministry following the meeting there appeared to be some doubt as the letter did mention market value price for the property. According to councillor Hobbs the south one hundred âcres has been estimated to have a market value of $3 million and the buildings an . additional $2,5 million. Hobbs said that if the property is valued at this price he doubted the Town could afford the property. Counc. Hobbs thought the Town had to have their request in by the first of October. . Ip speaking with Mayor Garnet Rickard he said that the'figures quoted by Hobbs could have come from the feasibility study that the Town had completed. The fusibility study has yet to be discussed by council and Mayor Rickard said they would-have to get at this right away às their request had to be in either by the first or last of October., He said a decision l has been dragging on. ' In airing the Mayor if the feasibility study made any recommendations he said the report left this decision Up to council. He said the report did give details as to the cost of ■ renovations and other aspects of development. Mayor Rickard said initially initially there were a number of groups interested in the obtaining of the school prop- 'erty and this included a Service Club, a Day Care Centre, Participation House, the Ministerial Association in Bowmanville and private citizens citizens felt that the Town should obtain the property for community use. The Mayor did admit that there was some concern expressed on taking the municipal offices out of the Bowmanville downtown area. He did question how much business the offices brought to the downtown area. The Singing Edwards at Orono United Church Sept. 16th only, 11:15 a.m. Everyone Welcome. St. Saviours ANGLICAN CHURCH Orono, Ontario Regular Sunday Worship Service -10:00 a.m. Rev. Allan Haldenby B.A. L.Th. Salem Christian i Fellowship - Durham Npn-Denominational Full Gospel SUNDAY 11: a.m. 6:00p.m. WED.: BIBLE STUDY 7:30P.M. Formerly Salem School Sunday, September 16,1979 ORONO UNITED CHURCH Sunday Church School 10 a.m. Morning Worship 11:15 a.m., Service will be conducted by THE SINGING EDWARDS' FAMILY KIRBY UNITED ÇHURGH Sunday Church School 9:45 'Morning Worship 9:45 Dial-A-Thought 983-9151 St. George's and St. Saviour's Anglican Churches THE CHURCH ARMY IN CANADA FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY 1929 -1979 Saturday, Sept. 15,1979 6:00 p.m * Pot Luck Büp, per, , St. George's Parish Hall 7:00 p.m. Rally led by the Mission Team. Sunday, Sept. 16th 8:30 a.m. Holy Communion 10:00 a m. St. Saviour's.Orono 11:15 a.m. St. George's Newcastle , Chuj-ch Army Team will conduct services. ' 7:00 p.m. Anniversary Rally, • ' St. John's, Bowmanville ALL ARE WELCOME.