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From Around the Region Court lifts 'Blue y,; ^ox' injunction An Ontario Supreme Court justice has ordered an injunction lifted against an Agincourt company company where the Region had approved approved the purchase of 80,000 such boxes to be used by residents taking. ■ part in a recycling program in the major centres of the Region. The Region has taken no further action since the lifting of the injunction. injunction. The blue boxes are to be used for bottles, tin cans and paper. The sod has yet to be turned for a new recycling facility in north Whitby Whitby costing $600,000. Oshawa-Whitby Fair ready to go The Oshawa-Whitby fair opens its doors this Thursday and runs through to and including Sunday. The fair grounds is located at Conlin's Road and Garrod Road in Whitby. "Spouse in the House" Rule Reformed Ontario's Minister of Community Community and Social Services, John McS- weeny, has announced that he has revised the "Spouse in the House" rule for social assistance recipients. No single person will lose their sole source of income (social assistance) because they reside with someone else, which has been the case in the past. Under the new criteria, assole support parent is eligible forjpetal assistance unless he or she resides with someone who has legal obligation obligation to support the parent or dependent dependent children, or this person provides provides a significant economic contribution contribution to the parent or dependent children. Former D'Arcy Place Administrator Sentenced William Grozelle stole $29,711 from D'Arcy Place, where he was administrator. Grozelle was sentenced to two months in jail for writing cheques to himself during his term as administrator. administrator. The judge said the sentence was much shorter than normal, but the offence was reported as completely out of character, stress-related and Grozelle was genuinely remorseful. The money has been paid back. Shortage of Handicapped Parking Spots a Problem Port Hope has discovered its handicapped handicapped parking spots are too few and often filled with cars not used by the handicapped. Council has been asked to provide provide more spaces and have better policing of the ones that exist. The problem is compounded by cars having handicapped stickers when a handicapped person is not involved. Council is setting up a committee to look into the problem. Oshawa Asks For Welfare Aid Oshawa Council wants the province province the relieve municipalities of their 20 per cent share of welfare costs. The 5 million dollar cost for Durham is far too high. By shifting the 5 million to the province members of council feel residents will see more of their hard earned money in other projects. Courtice Water Service Shelved Courtice water and sewer services for both sides of a stretch of Hwy. 2 were refused by Council when a group of residents requested their construction. In 1983 the region held a survey to see if residents wanted the services, services, and there was 110 support. The cost to construct now is about a third more an( t the region does not want to undertake the work. Jails Overcrowded Overcrowding in Ontario's jails is a constant problem and is approaching approaching an alarming state. The Whitby Jail is in a particularly particularly bad situation with three prisoners often in a one-man cell. Criticism is strong for improvements improvements in the prison services in Ontario. The minister of Correctional Correctional Services had not spoken about the recent report On prison conditions. Pilkey Has No Go on GO The decision by Ontario Cabinet to extend the GO Transit rail service into Oshawa will not be made until the spring. Apparently Cabinet must wait until the results of technical studies and public input from hearings comes in. But Minister Ed Fulton said the Oshawa extension "Looks good", Pilkey, Mayor of Oshawa said he was unhappy with the situation. Farmers Assured Won't Get a Raw Deal Robert Nixon, Ontario Treasurer, while campaigning in the Warkworth area with Liberal candidate candidate for Northumberland, Joan Fawcett, stated that the province Would make sure that farmers would not get a raw deal under any form of free trade. He said there were many aspects of the farm economy that the province province does not want opened up to free trade. "We will not jump into free trade with some sort of leap of faith", he said. Ministry told to plant brown trout in lake At a public meeting held by the Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, July 15, 1987-7 Ministry of Natural Resources, Lindsay District, in Port. Hope recently they were told that they were stocking too much lake trout and not enough brown trout. Fishermen fear that the quantity of lake trout being introduced could throw the ecology off balance in the lake. Anglers also prefer the sport of landing the 'fighting' brown rather than the tame lake trout. Court officers welcome family support move Carolyn Campbell, director of the Northumberland County's Department of Social_ Services welcomes the move by the Ontario Attorney General, Ian Scott, for moving to crack down on parents Who default on family support payments. The province has provided $10 million a year to support a program to enforce support and child custody orders. All creeks declared unsafe for swimming Durham Region Health officials have declared all creeks in the Region as unsafe for swimming. They have also signed beaches in Pickering, Port Perry and Beaverton Beaverton as unfit Last week all beaches on Lake Ontario were safe for swimming. Independent study on Regional headauarters The Région of Durham expects to have an independent report on the future of the regional headquarters building by October 7th. A consulting firm is to review and recommend one of five proposals. The study is costing $25,000. House values drop some up to $10,000 A representative of Royal LePage states that houses in the $70,000 to $150,000 bracket in the Oshawa area have dropped up to $10,000 compared to prices three months ago. It was said that the market has quickly returned to normal and listing rather than being snapped up in thirty days are now taking from 60 to 90 days to sell. Developing Mast Plan for Whitby harbour A master plan for Whitby harbour harbour is expected this fall which will consider some residential development development along with many proposals for recreational uses. < Birthing for boats is to be expanded expanded to a possible 450. 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