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Brooks and Vilda Cowan, Restaurant. friends and relatives at an Orono, celebrated their fif- The celebrating . couple, Open House Saturday after■ tieth wedding anniversary life-long residents of the noon held in the Orono Saturday with a family dinner Orono area also received Oddfellow's Hall, at the New Dutch Oven Orono Businessmen meet to form Improvement Association A meeting of the Orono Businessmen has been called for tonight, Wednesday for the purpose of electing or appointing a Downtown Businessmen's Businessmen's Improvement Area Association. This move follows the recent passing of a by-law establishing a Downtown Downtown Improvement Area in the Village of Orono taking in all businesses in the Main Street area. The by-law allows businessmen businessmen in this particular area to organize and have funds collected through their assessment assessment for the purpose of improvements to the area and as well promotions'. In forming the association, the businessmen are to form a committee of six to which the Town of Newcastle will appoint appoint a councillor to sit on the committee. The association will elect or appoint a chairman, vice-chairman and , a secretary-treasurer. Businessmen in the area in an unorganized manner held a number bf meetings with Town department heads last year resulting in a proposal for improvements to the curbs and sidewalks on the cast side of Main Street in the business section. It had been intimated that such work could be earned out in 1981. The Town and Region would undertake the works paying the cost of the basic works. Any window dressing that local businessmen feel should be undertaken in a beautification program would • be at the expense of the local businessmen. The meeting on Wednesday is the next step in putting life into the Town by-law in setting the main street area as an Improvement Area. Waver ley Heights back in the news Waverley Heights, a proposed proposed 26 lot Estate Subdivision, Subdivision, is back on the table for the Town of Newcastle. The development had been turned down earlier this month by the Planning and Development committee and as well by council at their last meeting. : Mr. Gleiberman, acting on behalf of the owners, addressed addressed the planning committee on Monday stating that they had not received notification that the proposal was coming before committee and council. council. He said they did not receive any mail as to this .effect. Gleiberman asked that they be allowed to address the committee again in this matter. With approval of council of a committee recommendation recommendation the proponents of the proposal will be granted the opportunity at the next meeting of the committee. committee. Mayor Rickard and Counc. • Prout supported the request while Councs. Harare and Woodyard voted against the .request. The tie was broken by chairman Cowman in favour of granting the request. request. Director of Planning, Don Smith, noted that this matter was coming before Regional council as a result of the decision by the town of Newcastle in opposing the development. He said that the Region would have tq be notified of the recent decision of this committee so that the Region would hold off on any action on their part. Smith also noted the most recent time lapse and said he would have believed the report would have been received by the proponents. Published Every Wednesday Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, January 21st, 1980 Committee approves Mobile Home Park KINSMEN LUCKY DRAW WINNERS # The planning and develop- The winners of the lucky draw held at the New Years ment committee of the Town party sponsored by the Great Pine Ridge Kinsmen Club of Newcastle on Monday night were: first, Annette Langford, R.R. 2 Orono; second, Joyce gave their stamp of approval Deremo, Napanee, Ontario and Richard Bruce of Orono. to a rezoning and develop- ATTEMPTED ROBBERY AT ORONO ARENA ment agreement applications Durham Regional Police have investigated an placed before the committee attempted robbery at the Orono Arena which was observed on behalf of Ridge Pine Park when the Arena was opened on Saturday. Two drill holes Inc. The recommendation of were found in the floor by the Safe in the office of the Arena. It approval now goes before is not known how entry was made into the building. Nqthing council this coming Monday was stolen even though there were removable articles in the evening for their consider- office. < ation. It is expected to pass -TO CONSIDER JUNIOR KINDERGARTEN council. The Peterborough-Victoria-Northumberland and New- With council's approval castle Board are to conduct a survey in the near future for Ridge Pine Park will be in a possible support for junior kindergarten within their position to proceed with their jurisdiction. The kindergarten would be, for children of four planned Mobile Home dev- years of age. The Board will under a separate survey also elopment on the shores of consider possible implementation of a french immersion Lake Ontario in the Town of program. It has been pointed out that the Separate Board is Newcastle on the west side of losing some students to the Public Sqhool Board however it is the Wilmot Creek, very minimal. * » V In speaking briefly with SITE APPROVAL OF BUND RIVER URANIUM Max Rice on Monday he said REFINERY WITHHELD they would be starting this The Atomic Energy Control Board has withheld for one year on the development and month a decision on approval of a site in Blind River for a said there would be at least proposed uranium refinery. Eldorado has already spent $3 'another three months in final million on the site. The holdover is to give the board time to planning and engineering for study submissions in opposition to the site. The refinery was the development, to have been built in Hope Township but following the return The town by-laws, when of the liberal government it was moved to Blind River. passed, will allow for 860 FULL DAY KINDERGARTEN COULD BE mobile home units on the 123.9 . CONSIDERED AGAIN hectare site which, spreads A cost of $230,000 to transport kindergiyten students to along the lake front for one Jialf day kindergarten may re-open discussion of full-day and a half miles. The develop- kindergarten within the jurisdiction of the Northumberland ment is a low density develop- S Newcastle Board of Education. The cost of transportation me nt of 2.8 units uer acre'of was revealed at a recent meeting of the finance committee. which Don Smith, director-of planning said was much less than the ordinary residential development. The by-law states a maximum population of 1500 persons. Each mobile home is to have a minimum floor space of 645 square feet. The private lot will be a minimum of 3498 square feet. Smith explained however that there is common common ground area around all lots and the mobile home development will be in a park setting. Access to the mobile home park will be by a grade- separation at the C.N.R. line in the vicinity of Bennett Road with an emergency entrance over , Cobbledick Road. Signals are also to be installed at the rail crossing on Cobbledick Road. Don Smith told the meeting that with the passing of the two agreements the Ontarid Municipal Board hearing which* had been asked for by Ridge Pine Park would only be a formality. He stated that Ridgp Pine Park had initialled initialled both agreements. . . Smith also informed rpem- bers that their legal counsel had input i'fito the agreement and that estimated costs of outside development needs (Continued page 2) Fatal accident kills one on 115 A fatal'accident two kilometers kilometers north of Kirby on Highway 35-115 took the life of a Peterborough resident, Reginald Stanley Wilson, 42. The accident happened at 12:30 a.m. on Friday, January January 16th involving two automobiles. automobiles. Wilson was pronounced pronounced dead at the scene of the accident. According to the O.P.P. Wilson was travelling north at the time of the accident and came into collision with a south-bound automobile driven by Heather McGill, 26, also of Peterborough. Heather Heather McGill was taken to Memorial Hospital in Bow- manville suffering minor cuts and bruises. Both vehicles were totally destroyed in the accident. The Orono fire department was called to the scene and as well the Bowmanville department department responded for the use of the Jaws of Life equipment. Town Mahager leaving position In a press release Monday afternoon council stated that by mutual agreement and mutual regret Mr. A.C. Grnler would be leaving his position, as Town Manager of the Town of Newcastle as of January 22nd. , It has been agreed that . Guiler will receive a sum of $20,000 in full settlement of all accrued salary, employee benefits and claims. 1 The news release also stated that the Town Manager's Manager's position ' would be redesignated ' as" Administrator Administrator and ttot immediate steps would be taken to post and advertise for applicants. Mr. Sims., legal advisor for the Town, has been requested to assume 'the- position of Chairman of the Management Committee.of staff which is to, be composed of the clerk ançl all department, heads. Sims is to give direction to the carrying out of Town Manager Manager duties. Sims will also co-ordinate the activities related to finding finding a successor to Mr. J. Mcllroy, who will retire from his position in the next few months. Application! for the positions positions of Administrator and Clerk shall be received in the first instance by the Mayor and a committee shall be appointed to take whatever advice and interview such applicants and recommend to council appointments. Council has also asked Sims together with the Treasurer and all department heads to give priority to the development development of the 1981 budget for early consideration by council.:- council.:-