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6-Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, August 13, 1986 From around the Region and area Eldorado workers out on strike Workers at Eldorado went out on strike the end of July which was the first strike for the Crown corporation corporation in Port Hope since 1979. A pay increase of 40 cents was acceptable acceptable to the workers but they opposed opposed giving up a cost of living precision precision in their existing contract. It was stated the loss of the cost of living provision was a matter of paying for their own pay increase. 66 bed addition at Golden Plough Lodge Northumberland County has given approval for the construction of a 66 bed addition to the Golden Plough Lodge for seniors in Cobourg. The construction has been awarded awarded to Partak Construction Ltd. of Cobourg in the amount of $3,023 million. GM truck plant being reconstructed Demoliton workers are busy dismantling the GM south Oshawa truck plant machinery and over the next four months modernization and expansion for the plant will be undertaken and completed. The'plant is to produce a new line of truck for the company. The cost of modernization and expansion is estimated at $500 million resuiting in 120 robots, hundreds hundreds of automatic guided vehicles and 526 automated welders, the new plant will produce 60 trucks an hour compared to the former 45. Offer extensions on property options The Rosewood Group Ltd., the company proposing a $30 million resort in.Bewdley, has requested a 90 day extension on options to purchase purchase " twelve village properties which would make way for the proposal. proposal. A large portion of Bewdley is slated for demolition to make way for a hotel, shopping plaza, retirement retirement home and various recreational facilities. Cliff Pilkey retires from Ontario Federation of Labor Cliff Pilkey who has held the position of president of the Ontario Federation of Labour has called it quits after ten years in the position. He retires at the end of November. Pilkey during past years served on Oshawa council as well as being a MPP in the Provincial legislature representing Oshawa. Wins This Week fish derby , Mark Thornton of Oshawa was the big winner of the Oshawa- Whitby Salmon Derby with his catch of a 39.28 pound Chinook salmon eaûght in Lake Ontario. He wins a 17-foot boat, 75 horsepower outboard motor and a trailer. No GO for Oshawa until early 1990s It is now considered it "will be sometime between 1990 and 1992 before the GO system of transit reaches the City of Oshawa. The province has set forth a study for the extension between Whitby arid Oshawa which will take at least a year to complete. The study will consider costs and the route to be taken for the short distance between the two centres. Corn crop looking great The abundance of warm rain during during July and on into August has brough most field crops in a week to ten days ahead of the norm of former years. Although haying has been hard pressed by the increased rains, almost on a daily happening, corn is expected to be one of the best crops in years. The wet weather has hampered the cropping-of hay in prime condition condition even though it was a lush crop. John Fjnlay, Durham East's agricultural representative states there has been great growth in grain crops with grain corn already tossed out and holding its green colouring. Sweet corn is already at the market place a week ahead of its usual appearance. appearance. Wheat harvest is coming along rapidly and there is a race to get the crop off before its begins to sprout, Continuing education growing in popularity Continuing education, whether out of general interest or with the aim of completing credit courses, continues to increase in popularity each year. Last year 11,000 Durham Region residents signed up for program program with the Durham Board of Education. This year the board is offering 146 general interest courses of which 56 are new. , As well credit subjects are offered from grades nine to eleven. Confident Port Hope plan will go ahead Developers of the Penryn Park plan are now confident their proposal proposal to construct condominiums at Penryn Park in the south-west corner corner of Port Hope wilhgo ahead. Penryn Park is the, former property property of the Port Hope Golf course. The picturesque property is slated for development with a trend to senior accommodation. LASCO expands in south Whitby Lake Ontario Steei Co. Ltd. (LASCO) has announced a $3.7 million extension to its warehousing complex in south Whitby. The expansion adds 40,000 square feet to the present 270,000 square feet. Most of the cost is associated with a 25-tonne crane. The plant hires 1100 workers and came to Whitby in 1963. $5 million to Durham for youth employment . Durham Region will receive over $5 million in provincial government monies under the Futures program to train unemployed young people. The money is part of the province's Skills Development program for employing disadvantaged youths. Futures provides counselling, on- the-job training and work experience experience for up to one year for young people who agree to upgrade their education to grade 12 equivalency. For those not requiring requiring educational upgrading the plan provides counselling, and up to 16 weeks of on-the-job training and work experience. Further details by calling Futures, PHI Building, 40 King St. W., Oshawa. * Port Perry mops up after weekend stortn A' Friday night rain and windstorm windstorm 'ripped through Port Perry causing thousands of dollars damage through flooding and wind damage. Electrical power was disrupted for a period of six hours. dtie to the wet weather. The raspberry crop held up for a number of weeks at the pick-your own operations. ■ • The apple growers do expect a reduction in in their yields this year due to a late frost earlier this year but it is expected that prices will help to offset this set-back. The tobacco farmer has also benefits from the weather with re- x quirements, in general, to have only to make use of irrigation once during during the month of July. ORONO NURSERY SCHOOL . 7 7 "The Quality Option For parents who demand-only the very best for their preschoolers we offer; 4 Licensed Vi day programme for 2-5 yr. olds. * Staff-specialists in eafly childhood education 4 Small groups (never more than 8 children/adult) 14 YEARS EXPERIENCE WITP THIS AGE GROUP AM combined to provide your child with activities to suit their indtvidial developmental needs. Call 983-9800 to' register for the fall Time's Up We're Back With Great Prices to go with our new surroundings Thurs. Fri., Sat. 9-6 V2 Price OR LESS ON SUMMER FASHIONS not just Fashions s Main St., Orono LANDSCAPE CONTRACTING ALL PHASES OF LANDSCAPING Free Estimates - Work Guaranteed Call 983-9876 after 6 p.m. FOR RENT Private stable has four large box stalls for rent. Large paddocks, plenty of pasture. Call 983-9876 after 6 p.m. LIVESTOCK 16 One-hand quarter horse hunter/jumper has shown and placed. $4,000.00 or best offer. Half-Arab/Half-Pinto, green broke $800.00. Call 983-9876 after 6 p.m. PUBLIC NOTICE Notice of Passing Of A Zoning By-Law by, the Corporation of the Town of Newdastle TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Town of Newcastle Newcastle 'passed By-laws 86-103, 86-104, 86-107 and 86-109 on the 28th day of July, 1986. AND TAKE NOTICE that any perion or agency may appeal appeal to the Ontario Mumcipal Board in respect of the aforementioned by-laws by filing, with the Clerk of the ;• Corporation of the Town of Newcastle, not later than the 2nd day of September, 1986, a Notice of Appeal setting setting out t.he Objection to the by-laws and the reasons in , support of the.objection. Copies of the By-laws are available for inspection in the Office of the Clerk of the Corporation of the Town of i Newcastle during regular office hours. The Purpose and Effect of By-Law 86-103 is to amend Zoning By-law 84-63, as amended, of the Town of Newcastle, by amending the definitions of "SCHOOL, PUBLIC" and "SCHOOL, PRIVATE". The subject by-law would permit day nurseries as accessary uses.within elementary and secondary schools. The Purpose and Effect of By-Law 86-1Q4 is to amend Zoning By-Law 84-63, as amended,'of the Town of Newcastle, by'amending Sections 19.4.8 and 6.4.11. The subject by-law would permit bulk propane storage and dispensing tanks as accessary to Trailer Parks or trailer Camps for the use of the Trailer Park or Trailer Camp patroi^) only. . V The Purpose and Effect of 1 By-law 86-107 is to amend Zoning By-law 84-63, as amended, of the Town of Newcastle, by adding definitions f.or RECREATIONAL COMPETITION" and "SPECIAL EVENT" and by amending amending Section 3.22(c). The subject by-law would provide a definition of 'SPECIAL EVENTS"* and "RECREATIONAL "RECREATIONAL COMPETITION" and would define the zdnes within which such uses would be permitted. The Purpose and Effect of By-law 86-109 is to .amend Zoning By-law 84-63, as attended, of the Town of Newcastle!, by amending Section 3.18. The subject bylaw bylaw 'would require the approval , of the Durham Regional Health Unit for any expansion or alteration of an existing residential dwelling or proposed residential dwelling to be serviced by means of a private "sanitary waste disposal system. ' ' ft Dated at the Town of,Newcastle this 31stf day of July, 1986. First Date of Publication: August 13,1986 . D.W. Oakes, B.A., A.M.C.T. Clerk of the Town of Newcastle 4JJ Temperance Street Bowmanville, Ontario L1C 3A6 File: 60.35.6 P.O. No. A1426