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Orono Weekly Times, Wednesdays March 12th, 1980-5 Council balks on planning committee decision On Monday a full-scale ■debate was again undertaken as to a rezoning application by M. Veltri for a Senior Citizens complex south of the business section near the arena in the Town of Bow- manville. The matter was fully discussed at the Planning Planning Committee level where the application was turned down due to the fact that pipe capacity for sewage was not adequate for any type of development. It was also pointed out that the availability availability of capacity may not come on stream until 1984 or even 1990. Veltri had asked the Town for the rezoning to allow a 53 unit senior citizen complex and understood that it may be a number of years before sewage capacity was available. available. Don Smith, director of planning said sewage capacity capacity was not available and that there was no advantage for the Town to prezone the property at this time. He said he wanted to close the file and Said that in four of ten years the use of the land by the owner may well change. Smith also said the application application should in any event wait until the Municipal Housing statement is completed completed by the Town and the Urban plan for Bowmanvillë. Counc. Barr said he was opposed to the recommendation recommendation from the Planning, Comm|ttee and felt the rezoning rezoning application should be approved. Counc. Holliday asked if all the sewage capacity had been allocated and if the allocated capacity was being used. Don Smith replied that sewage capacity was reviewed reviewed on a yearly basis during ■ the month of July. The issue was referred back to the committee for a further discussion of the sewage capacity of the pipe in the particular area. Elgin to host International Plowing Match The Ontario Plowmen's Association selected Elgin County as host of the 1985 International Plowing Match and Farm Machinery Show, at the association's annual convention held recently in ^.Toronto. Elgin County, located in southwestern Ontario along the shores of Lake Erie, boasts a diverse agricultural base. Eighty-four percent of the county is devoted to the production of a wide range of cash crops, fruits and vegetables vegetables and livestock. Elgin hosted previous plowing matches matches in 1940 and 1960. "Each year, the match is held in a different part of the province,", says Art Peppin, secretary-manager of the Ontario Plowmen's Association. Association. "The board of directors, directors, representing every county in Ontario, chooses the site five jrears in advance to allow time to' ' plan the massive event." Selecting the host county is a colorful highlight of the plowmen's convention. Bands and parades are all part of the pageantry as each county vying for, the site tries to impress the directors. Hosting the plowing match is a large undertaking. The International Plowing Match and Farm Machinery Show is the largest outdoor exhibition of farm machinery in North America.. The Tented City, which houses the 600 exhibits and displays, sprawls over a 53-hectare (130-acre) area. The event is one of the ■ highlights of the agricultural year. Last year's match, hosted by Kent County, attracted attracted more than 200,000 people from Ontario, Capada, and the United States. The 1980 International Plowing Match and Farm Machinery Show is being held on a site northwest of Woodstock in Oxford County, from September 30 to October 4. Future matches are scheduled scheduled in Simcoe County near Barrie in 1981, in Middlesex County near Lucan in 1982, in the Ottawa-Carleton Region in 1983, and in Wellington Countv in 1984. Wallpaper Sale 25% Discount on all wallpaper sales of $25.00 and over (15 selections to choose from) Rolphoominion Hard ware Orono, Ontario Phone 983-5207 3 photographers at Samuel gallery 3 PHOTOGRAPHERS exhibition exhibition continues until April 5th at the Margot Samuel Gallery, 899 Nelson Street, Oshawa. This show features the works of David Lewis, James McNight and Neil Newton. Newton, who lives on a farm in Enniskillen, is well-known nationally and locally. He was director of the Photography . Gallery in Bowmanvillë, and has been an active participant participant in the Artist-in-the- School programs in this areà. Newton has exhibited widely in North America nad Eurj ope. The "Neil Newton Retro-' spective" exhibition, which originated at the Robert McLaughlin Gallery in 1978 was on view at Canada House in "London, England this past June through July, A present exhibition at Harbourfront, Toronto, "Art Rental from the Canadian Art. Bank" features four of Newtons' nhotographs. McNight is a native of Oshawa, who also has been involved in the production of several films. His photographs photographs have previously shown at the Robert McLaughlin McLaughlin Gallery in Oshawa, and at the Photography Gallery in Bowmanvillë. Lewis was born in Toronto, and now resides on a farm near North Keppel, Ontario. He became interested in the pigment control processes of photography in 1974, and went on to exhibit his work using the Carbro process. Lewis has studied in England, the United United States, and Wales. The Margot' Samuel Gallery invites the public to attend, this 3 PHOTOGRAPHERS, exhibition which continues ■ until April 5th, Tuesday ' through Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. at 899 Nelson Street, Oshawa. / V . Ganaraskà to sponsor Junior ; conservationist The Ganaraska Region Conservation Authority will be sponsoring one participant to the Junior Conservationist Award Program in 1980. The award program is a combined working and learning learning experience in conservation conservation and resource management management for adolescents who have reached their sixteenth birthday but not have turned nineteen by June 30th of'the year of application. Its purpose purpose is to stimulate, through an active summer program, a continued interest in wise management of our natural environment. Program activities activities include studies in watershed management, pol lution, soil erosion,, forestry, wildlife ■ management and environmental education. The winner of the award will spend one week orientation orientation developing their skills at the Leslie Frost Resource Centre in Dorset, Ontario. This will be followed by a five week field study and end with a one week canoe or hiking trip in Northern Ontario. Applicants for the award must have demonstrated an interest in conservation by active membership in a club, organization or group with continuing nature or conservation conservation skills. Successful applicants applicants usually have a keen interest in resource education possessing a wide range of skills and interests. Thé • award program is sponsored by the Conservation Conservation Authorities Branch of the Ministry of Natural Resources. Resources. Applicants are available available from the Ganaraska Regidn Conservation Authority, Authority, 56 Queen Street, Port Hope. * Reports of chM abuse. have more than doubled over the past five years. The new Ontario Child Welfare Act requires that professional persons who work with or who treat children must report suspected cases of child abuse to a Children's Aid Society. That's the law. ' Reporting suspicions of child abuse is one of the best ways to help prevent child abuse happening again. , , . Child abuse is everyone's concern. Teachers, doctors, nurses, social workers-all persons who Work with, or who treat children-need your active support if they are to keep children from being abused. * The professionals need yeur assistance. , You're part of the solution. , To find out more about child.abuse write for our free booklet, "YOU AND THE ABUSED CHILD". ' Write to: Child Abuse Information , Ministry of Community and Social Services ■ 7th Floor, Hepburn Building Queen's Park,Toronto, Ontario M7A1E9 ' - Ignoring it won't make it go away- Keith Norton, Minister of Community and Social Services ■ / William DâVis, Premier. Ontario