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Exchange students at Clarke Photo by Tina Bosak Eldorado .Resources Ltd. at a news conference on Friday of last week announced they would be dropping all options on lands at the Newcastle site (Starkville) due to the unsuitability of the sub-surface soil to support safely engineered burial of low-level waste. Dr. Duncan Moffet, Low Level Waste Project Manager, did further announce that the company would be submitting the Newcastle North site (Tyrone) along, with the Wesleyville site to the public environmental environmental hearings for a Panel decision as to the suitability of these sites for the permanent containment of low level radioactive wastes from Port Granby, Welcome and Port Hope.'. He said the Tyrone site would be a dual site in -which Eldorado will propose both the , possibility of engineered burial as well as limestone caverns. He said the Wesleyville site will be proposed on ly for limestone cavern containment of waste. Moffet said the announcement would set in motion the public environmental environmental review and that scoping scoping meetings were understood to start during the week of October 20th. He said the workshops will help the Panel identify the issues which must be addressed in an environmental environmental impact Statement to be submitted by Eldorado next April. Moffet said the public hearings would then be held in mid-1987. The project manager then stated . that the federal government had last April released its new policy on low- ■ level 'wastes, stating that the number-one objective of any waste disposal facility must be public and environmental safety. Moffet said this was consistant with what they had been saying for the past five years. He said the facility had to be safe whether in. the local area or (Continued page 3) Three exchange students are at- their mentors pictured across the tending Clarke High School this top. Further information page 6. semester and are pictured above in (Top) Clarke students, Ken van the lower portion of the photo with Haverbeke, Julie Green and Erin Parker, (bottom) Mathieu Thomassin from Quebec, Frederi- que Van Doreen, Switzerland and Ina Tschappàt, Switzerland. Clarke looks to 25th Anniversary in 1987 Published Every Wednesday Award $8.66 million 115 Hwy. contract By Tina Bosak Back in September of 1962, Clarke High School o'pened its doors for the enrollment of 277 students. ' ' The school consisted Of three grade nine classes, three grade ten classes, two gradé eleven classes and one class each in grades twelve and thirteen. X < The staff numberecj sixteen teachers. Mr. Lyn Lowery, Mr. Ronald Wells, and John, Amesbury experienced the first day, ancj are . teaching at Clarke today in 1986. Next year will be Clarke High School's 25th anniversary. The Clarke High School Parents Association are preparing for the occasion and are holding a meeting for persons interested in helping with a steering committee. The meeting takes place on Wednesday, October 8th at 7 p.m. in the Clarke High School gym. More information information is available by contacting Willis Barraball at 983-5736 or Clarke High School at 987-4771. Wilmot and Orono Creeks get attention Ontario Transportation, and Communications Minister ■ Ed ■ Fulton has announced the award of a contract for Highway 35/115 in Port Hope district. The contract is for grâding, drainage, granular base, hot mix paving and construction of three structures on Highway 35/115 from Durhgm Regional Road No. 4, Orono northerly to Enterprise Hill, for 8.7 km. r This project is undertaken to reconstruct Highway 3,5/115 to a four-lane divided facility from . north of Orono to Enterprise Hill. The contract will include new structures structures at Seventh Line, Eighth Line and at Highway 35/115 inter,- change. The work will result in improved driving conditions , and traffic operations as well as reduced maintenance requirements through the area. Work on the project is scheduled to begin in September, 1986 with completion set for mid-fall,' 1987. The contract is awarded to Arm- bro , Materials ' and Construction Limited of Bramptqn, Ontario at a cost of $8,666,464. Happenings ® e HELATH CLINIC FOR SENIORS IN ORONO A Health Clinic will be held in the Orono Senior Citizens complex, Station Street, on Tuesday, September 30th from 1:30 to 4:00 p.m. The clfnic is open to all seniors in the Town of Newcastle. Blood pressure and sugar count will be taken. Fee $1.00. DURHAM FARMERS' CO-OP DRAW WINNER Sheila Wannan of Corbyville was the winner of Patio Set at the Durham Farmçm' Co-op Draw held at the Orono Fair. Sheila is the daughter-in-law of Doris Wannait of Orono. LET'S DANCE Learn to Rhumba, Fox Trot, Jive, Cha-Cha, Waltz etc. on Sunday nights at 7 p.m. Classes begin on Sunday, September 28th at the Orono Town Hall for 10 weeks. Cost $40.00 per couple. For more details call Dpt Guy at 983-5707. $50.00 REWARD FOR RETURN OF STOLEN BICYCLE A Mountain bike was stolen from the garage of an Orono resident this past weekend, The bike had a dark red frame with black seat, grips and water bottle, in particular it's rear wheel was crushed and twisted such that it had to be transported away by the thieves. Anyone able to offer information leading to the return of a salvagable bike shbuld call 434-5500 and ask for Peter. Tim Buttonshaw, R.R. 1 Orono, (left) discusses stream bank stabilization undertaken on the Wilmot as it passes through his property property with Bill Newell, co-orindator of the Ganaraska Region Conservation Conservation Authority's Conservation Services Services program and John Frost. Buttonshaw has had improvements improvements made to the stream bank over the past couple of years and rip rap installation is shown in the background. The owner is well, pleased with the program and is interested interested in a natural spawning area in the stream. The Conservation Services Program Program established- in 1978 by the Ganaraska Region Conservation Authority has been met with acceptance acceptance by area lândowners and throughout the past eight years has- been booked to the full extent of the authority's financial appropriation appropriation for the program. The Authority, through the program, program, undertakes certain works in conjunction with the land v wner. These works are categorized in three areas; tree plantings, stream bank stabilization and wildlife habit improvement. During the past eight years, the program has been funded to a limit of $20,000 to $25,000 through funds from the' authority, funds frqm the province and a twerity-five percent portion of costs by the in- vqlved property owners. , ' The • Conservation Services '.Program '.Program is under, the direction-of Bill Newell who-recently Outlined projects projects ' undertaken in the* Wilmot- Orono Creek area this year through visits to specific sites along the two streams. The Authority in 1985 working jointly with property owners has completed one stream bank stabilization project on the Qrono Crebk and two on the Wilmot Creek., These three projects were completed completed at a cost of $3500.00 with labour costs being borne through the Experience 86 program. Labour costs are not charged to the stream stabilization program due to the use of the experience program which is funded totally by the province. Newell, also said that this fall six wildlife habitat improvement programs programs will be completed in the Orono-Wilmot Cheeks areas. Over the past few years a further twelve projects have been undertaken and completed in the Jocal area. Newell outlines the procedure of stream bank stabilization using, in - severe cases gabipn baskets and stone while-in other areas he'prefers the use Of stone in what he calls rip , • 1 (Continued page z)