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^avid Crombie at Port Hope David Crombie and campaign worker, Elva Reid, off Kendal We need the urge, the will Hope Monday afternoon. and desire as Canadians ,to make Canada the number one nation in the world, stated David Crombie at a news conference in Port Crombie, seeking the leadership of the Progressive Conservative party this June was visiting ridings in the area, on Monday including Victdria-Haliburton, Peterborough, Peterborough, Durham- Northumberland, Northumberland Northumberland and Oshawa. He was addressing delegates at luncheons and wine and (Continued page 4) Taxes for both residential, commercial and industrial properly in the Town of Newcastle will increase by 9.32 percent for the tax year 1983. Council established the necessary by-law on Monday following the receipt of tax requirements by the Northumberland Northumberland and newcaslle Board of education. In total, for local, regional and educational taxes, the Town will collect an amount of $20,596,215 from taxpayers taxpayers within the inunicipali- iy. The largest percentage increase increase came through the requirements requirements of the Board of Education calling for a 13.14 pCrcenatge increase for elementary school purposes and 12.71 percentage increase for secondary education. The regional levy increases by 6.17 percent while the Town of Newcastle levy is the smallest of all at 4.47 percent. The total increase for the average home in the Town of Newcastle assessed at 2700.00 will be close to $82.00. Separate school supporters have a percentage increase of 8«09 percent, -Increases may vary slightly due to changes in area rates for such as street lights and other services billed through area rates. Denounces Ganaraska change in direction in Watershed plan S. B, Rutherford and Roy Forrester on Monday both spoke before council of the Town of Newcastle commenting commenting on a recent submission by the Ganaraska Region Conversation Authority as to their Watershed Plan to be completed prior to the end of June, 1983. S. B. Rutherford told council he was concerned due to the drastic change in direc tion by the Conservation authority as apparent in their presentation of the Watershed Watershed Plan. He also stated he was frustrated in trying to convey his concerns to the Authority and said it took almost ten weeks to receive a reply to such a concern which he had expressed at the annual annual meeting. Rutherford spoke of the •Richardson report which was a pioneer report ' as to cotiser-^ vation and the bible to the conservation movement. He slat fed that the report had recommended the establishment of a 20,000 acre forest in the north of the watershed and that that mark , had as yet to be reached with a preseht acreage of 11,000 acres'.'. ,. He said the Watershed Plan « was a" repetition of things now in place with a serious deletion of interest in the forests, a key requirement for flood control and water quality. The emphasis, he Said, has gone from action in the field to action in the office. office. Rutherford also pointed tQ a number of areas in which planting had not been carried out where clear cutting had been undertaken and where property was purchased some four or five years ago in which serious erosion was taking place. Roy Forrester supported Rutherford's views and stated he was disappointed in that which was presented to council as the Watershed Plan. He said he saw no specifics nor no direction in the (Continued page 4) Carlos Tamblyn elected head Orono Hall Board On Monday night the Orono Town Hall Board elected Cârlos Tamblyn to chair the Hall Board Committee Committee following the resignation resignation of Al. Mote who has served as Board Chairman for three years. * The Board is anticipating refurbishing of the. main hall flopr and other painting in the downstairs through the federal-provincial government government make-work program. This work is to start sometime in July. A new schedule of rentals has been established and YWCA is to make use of the building this fall for programs programs under its jurisdiction. A wall is to be removed in the downstairs area to provide provide a larger meeting room # for community use on a minimal rental bases. The Board has been holding monthly meetings in a effort to create some revenue. It was reported on Monday that the euchre parties parties had been successful and Would definitely continue in the /fall with some possibility that k few more may be held this, spring. Education tax shows biggest jump The Northumberland and Newcastle Board of Education Education last week set their budget for 1983 with an increase of 14.23 percent for a net requisition requisition from area taxpayers in the amount of $21,900,000. The total budget for 1983 has been set at $58,153,094 which includes a $723,400 deficit from 1982 representing. representing. 3:8 percent- fo the 14.34 tax increase. Last minute budgets cuts were made before presentation presentation to the board in transportation transportation costs for co-op education, education, the elimination of three music resource teacher positions positions and as well as reduction in secondary school late buses. The Board however reinstated the three resource music teachers But did support support a proposal by Hal McKnight of Bowmanville that transportation for grade 4 swimming programs be eliminated. McKnight also asked for the elimination of the outdoor outdoor education program saving saving an annual $117,000 and the elimination of the industrial industrial arts and fa duly studies program which would have cut a further $194,(XX) from I lie annual ex pen- (Continued page 4) Grant Tomkins was well prepared for the annual bike rodeo held at the Orono Public School last week. The young cyclist Was con gratulated by Constable Don Anderson of the Durham Regional Police inall the safety safety features he had assembled to his bike. Mpst of the children at the school take part in the annual event. STUDENT EMPLOYMENT CENTRE The Canada Employment Centre for students , have opened their office in Bowmanville at the Bowmanville Mall for the summer with office hours, Monday to Friday, 8:15 p.m. to 4:30 p.rn. Students may now register at the office for work and those wishing to hire students for such as lawn cutting, cutting, garden work, baby sitting etc may now call 623-9221. GAS WAR IN ORONO Regular gas in Orono and Orono area is now selling.as selling.as low as 24 cents a litre for the first time in a number of years a gas war has developed in (He area. A fill-up at the pump is almost half as cheap as it use to be and quite a shock. It* won't last forever, however.