Been around for a while And they celebrated a was the big '50' for Gord birthday Saturday night. It Lowery. To ban students as teachers fail The Northumberland and Newcastle Board of Education Education will again discuss the matter of paying* students instructing at summer schools. The issue came before the board at their last meeting with a recommendation recommendation from a special ad hoc committee which in part stated that no high school student could be hired to teach any subjects. The recommendation caus- èd considerable debate aijd was tabled until after the break period. The Board came to no resolution of the recommendation and the issue issue will come before the next meeting of the board. Orono businessmen- in a designated area in the middle of the Orono Business district fronting on a section of Main Street, Park, Centre and Church Streets have been informed that council intends to pass a by-law on Monday, January 5, 1981 designating the area an improvement area. ■ The letter to businessmen also points out that the by-law would make provisions for the appointment of a Board of Management which is a body corporate and shall consist of three to eight members appointed by council. The Board of Management will consist of at least one council member and the remainder from those qualified to be assessed within the business improvement area. Council will not take such action if at least one-third of e businessmen sign a peti- ,.<m in opposition 'to the by-law and the establishment of the improvement area. William Carman during the discussion said that it was not acceptable to him to deny a student with special skills to, teach. He said such a student should be encouraged to do so. He said the issue was how much they should be paid and said- that the whole matter was blown out of proportion by the board and the media. He said the board was overreacting overreacting to exaggerated reports reports of certain isolated cases. •Doug Galt, a member of the committee, said he agreed but it seemed the only answer the .committee could find after hours of discussion. Such a petition must be received by the clerk by at least two months following the mailing of the letters which have recently been received by the businessmen: The "'establishment of the business improvement area allows businessmen in the area to undertake certain works in downtown Orono as improvements and beautification beautification as well as promotion of the area. These works would <be in addition to any sucli works that may be undertaken as a general course of improvements by the municipality. , The by-law also allows the Board of Management to raise funds through the assessed assessed value of business property property after having agreement from the local businessmen. Projects and expenditures of money must be H approved by the association of businessmen businessmen in the area as well as the appointed Board of Management. Management. i Queen's Park report Sam Cureatz, M.P.P. for Durham East, supported Hydro's plans to continue construction of the Darlington Generating Station in the Legislature debate on the Select Committee on Hydro Affairs' Special Report on Electrical Capacity, Thursday Thursday evening. In his speech to the Legislature Legislature Cureatz criticized the Select Committee's Special Report which demanded that no additional contracts for Darlington be awarded until the Government informs the Legislature of its policy on future electrical generating capacity for Ontario, "If Ontario runs low in energy in the winter of 1981 or 1982, the millions of dollars saved by not building Darlington Darlington now would not provide the heat, light and transportation transportation people need," Cureatz said. "If we are caught in a disaster, the foes of Hydro expansion may graciously admit they were wrong. But that won't deliver the power and that argument won't wash with the public." New ski run at Oshawa club Members and nonmembers nonmembers of the Oshawa Ski Club will have a thrilling and adventurous season of skiing this year. With a peewee instruction program in which children five to thirteen can learn the basics of good skiing, everyone including children, can enjoy the fun and skiing at the Oshawa Ski Club offers every winter. Skiers of all ages can test their skill and ability bn 17 different runs with a vertical drop of over 300 feet. The Ski Club held an Open House, Sunday October 26, so that skiers could visualize some of the off-season improvements improvements that have been made. . Several trails have been widened and habitual skiers will be happy to know that a new run has been cut through the bush west of the ski jump. The new run is the first stage , of a three-phase program that will enable the club to utilize more fully the west portion of their land. The top of the run will be raised and for those skiers Who like to slide and hate to walk a lift will be installed in that area. Other improvements include include two electric compres- sor$ and the addition of a new water pump that will add to the club's snow-making capacity. capacity. Also two small buildings will be erected to accomodate the compressors and the Snowbird Ski School. Open "House, which 1 also featured a fashion show, ski movies and refreshments was well attended by area enthusiasts. Improvement area ' by-law Jan. 5/81 Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, October 29th, 1980-3 "If Hydro errs, let it be on the side of surplus, not shortage. If this Province spends money creating too much energy producing capacity, capacity, that will certainly not be a calamity in this energy 7 short world," Cureatz added. Concluding his remarks, Cureatz said that the Darling* ton project has wide-spread support throughout Durham. The Region of Durham ànd Councillors of the City of Oshawa have publicly supported supported the construction of Darlington. to addition, Councillors from the Town of Newcastle,■ including acting Mayor Keith Barr and .Councillor Jasper Holliday, who represents the area where Darlington is .being constructed, appeared , - before the Special Committee . on Hydro Affairs to argue in favour of construction of the nuclear generating station. "The construction of Darlington Darlington will mean a sa ving of millions of dollars by providing providing a cheap, reliable source of electricity. The construction of this generating station will not only benefit Durham' ' East, but reduce energy costs ■' for our Province as a whole, ' ' Cureatz said. 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