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V , ;• . : - y V: . ; From Around the Region Out Ahead In Auto Sales Donald ', Hackman, presi- ' dent of-GM Canada, hailed • 1983 as the year the American automakers learned how to ; beat foreign car manufacturers. manufacturers. He said 1983 was a successful successful year for GM in sales, earnings and employment. Hackworth looks to 1984 as a healthy year for the industry industry but warns that they, must keep in mind quality products in an effort to keep ■ every customer satisfied at all , times. He supported the mid-size front wheel production which . will take over in Oshawa for the new model year of 1985. Million Dollar Blaze In Oshawa Fire last Friday destroyed Cambrian Business Products Ltd., Globe Restaurant, Midland Doherty Ltd. and Marks and Valcourt law firm in downtown Oshawa in an estimated fire loss of $1 million. The businesses were located on the south side of King Street just east of the Simcoe-King Street four corners. corners. The fire started in the Business Products firm and firemen were still on scene Saturday morning. Two firefighters were injured injured when an explosion at the . Business Product firm drove a drafting table through the front window. Deedee Has A New Home Deedee Bedard who spent five days in a tent in front of Voctoria Hall in Cobourg over the fact accommodation could not be found in Cobourg for herself and children has now moved into a three-bedroom farm house. A Toronto firm noted Deedeeîs plight and offered the home tp her, her daughter and two sons. Durham Fares Well with Other Regions As ' to welfare costs Durham Region has escaped- the worst of Ontario's welfare woes. As of July provincial stats show 2.1 percent in Durham receiving benefits which cqm- pare with 3.4 percent in Hamilton-Wentworth, 3.7 in Cornwall and 2.4 in Metro. Herrema Comes Under Attack Gary Herrema, regional chairman, who a couple of » weeks ago visited welfare offices offices incognito and then comments comments that some were really not looking for work, has been under attack for his sortie. sortie. It has been reported that the Ministry of Community and Soaial Services has promised promised to investigate the claims that Herrema breach'd breach'd the General Welfare \ ' Assistance Act when the visited the offices. The investiagtion has been requested by the Canadian Union of Public employees. Herrema states many people people have told him his remarks were proper and had to be said. Wants To Donate Land To Whitby 'First City' who were to bring bring a development of some 10,000 people to Brooklin now want to donate 16 acres of land south of the Brooklin Fair gfounds to Whitby. In the meantime the developer and the Region are negotiating over the fate of the letter., of credit in the amount of $2.2 million which was provided to the Region to be used for services to the existing existing Village of Brooklin. It has been reported that the development is dead but the Region is hanging onto the Letter of Credit. Grade 9 Catholic School For Cobourg The Peterborough, Victoria, Victoria, Northumberland and Newcastle Separate School Board has decided to set-up a grade 9 school in Cobourg this coming school term. There must be 20 student- enrolled in the school before it will open. If successful the board intends intends to expand the school to grade 10 in 1985. New A-P Super Market for Port Hope It is expected that a new $3.5 million A-P Supermarket Supermarket will be constructed in the east end of Port Hope last in 1984 or early 1985 for shoppers in Port Hope and Cobourg. Port Hope has received an application for a rezoning to allow the new 30,000 square foot supermarket. » The store would include a bake shop, a delicatessen and a cheese shop. Delays In Court Cases Up to Ten Months Criminal cases are facing delays of up to ten months before going to trial in Whitby's Whitby's county courts. Some appearing in court last week were assigned trial dates. into late October of 1984. Compared to other centres the ten month delay is not unusual.- Metro courts have cases assigned a year ahead. 25 percent Are Non-Residents Twepty-five percent of those admitted to nursing homes in Durham Region are from outside the region, a fact the District Health Council finds disturbing. .The council expects some- of the approximate 1200 beds in nursing homes and homes for the aged will be used used by some non-residents. It does however find the 25 percent percent figure rather high. During the past year from 400 to 500 have added their names to waiting lists to get .into regional homes. Only 14 percent of this number were admitted. The council is to keep an eye on the situation. Await OntaflB Cabinet Decision Six Hope Township residents await a hearing by the Ontario Cabinet as to their appeal of a Municipal Board decision which allows David and Nancy Hadden to proceed with an 85 person guest, house on their property for Baha'i followers. The Haddens now own the Batterwood Estate, the former home of Vincent Massey* Canada's first native-born governor-general. The property property is located north of Welcome. The Hope Township- residents have not been informed informed when cabinet will consider their appeal of the Municipal Board decision. Social Services Plans Drop In Welfare Last week the Regional Social Services Committee meet to consider their preliminary 1984 budget. According to chairman, Diane Hamre, , General Welfare Assistance costs are expected to b,e down by $1 million dollars in 1984. She said this was the first good news since taking over chairmanship chairmanship of the committee. The preliminary budget has set a target of $19,575,000 for Welfare assistance in 1984 compared to $20,594,000 in 1983 which is a gross reducation reducation of 4.8 percent. In 1983 welfare costs rose by 30 percent percent due to the recession. Chairman Hamre expects the department will be able to hold the line in the Family Services Division due to an increase in employment in the area. The cost of Home for the Aged operations are expected to be no more than a five percent percent increase, she said. Council urges police to build downtown Newcastle Council will formally formally ask the Durham Regional Police to reconsider its intention to build a new police station on the west side of Bowmanville. Council voted 5 to 2 to urge the police .commissioners to change their minds about building a new police station at the corner, corner, of Martin Road. Councillor Councillor Diane Hamre spoke in favour of the local resolution. resolution. She said there are people people at the region who are reconsidering the value of a store-front station in the downtown core area. Bowmanville residents also prefer a store-front operation to'that of a toupie of cruisers patrolling downtown area. Hamre said there is a lot of information available from other areas where a downtown location proves successful. Retarded students may soon integrate Students at Glenholme, School may be attending classes in regular schools. Glenholme is a school for the . mentally retarded. The school's principal, Jim Kohls, says he is pushing for integration of his students. Integration is already happening happening in other boards in other areas of the province. Kohls says regular schools have something students can't get at Glenholme - proper proper social behaviour and peers as better social and speech models.. The regular students would also benefit from the dajly contact with retarded students. Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, December 21, 1983-7 STUTT'S PHARMACY ORONO MEDICAL CENTRE AND STAFF DR. A.F. MCKENZIE DR. P.I. MAARTENSE KAY l.YCETT H.H. BARLOW MOM'S KITCHEN RAY'S BARBERSHOP OXFORD BRICKLAYERS ORVILLE CHATTERTON HAMILTON'S INSURANCE JAMES ARD ORONO BUILDING CONTRACTOR * ' 4 f * i BOB STEWART HEATING • !.. * ■ r * ' ' . . " . ' ' ' ' . FLOYD NICHOLSON $