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Orono Weekly Tipi es, Wednesday, July 22, 1987-$ New franchise appoin tmen t Franchise owner Francis Tennant and two technicians, Norma Wood- cox and Donna Dennis. Mr. P. Coulter P. Eng., President President of San-A-Vac Corporation Ltd., Bridgenorth, Ontario is pleased pleased to announce the establishment of the east central Ontario franchise purchased by Mr. Francis Tennant of Tennant Burner Service, Orono, Ont. San : A-Vac Corporation have developed a special method of cleaning and sanitizing residential and commercial forced air heating systems to reduce airborne dirt and cut heating costs. A boon to allergy sufferers and clean air conscious householders. East central Ontario Franchise area covers all the Region of Durham plus 45 mile radius of the City of Peterborough. Inquiries are welcomed at 1-416-983-5515. From Around the Region Accommodation for Durham students Help can be sought from the Housing Centre at Durham College for out-of-town students who are searching for such accommodation. The Centre is located on the second second floor of the Main Campus and is assessable to students from 7:00 a.m. to 12 midnight, Monday through Friday. Blue boxes for Cobourg recycling Northumberland Recycling, a private venture, in Cobourg, in cooperation cooperation with the province, municipalities and the Ontario Multi Material Recycling are about to provide blue boxes to a possible five municipalities in Northumberland Northumberland County. - . Cobourg has already put its money upfront and'will be the first to receive the boxes. They are being distributed free of charge to residents agreeing to participate in separating glass, tin cans and paper from their garbage. Sports Centre host to Ball Hockey tournament The Darlington Sports Centre is to be the site of thé 1987 Ontario "A" division Ball Hockey championships championships to be held August 28-30. Twelve teams are to compete from all across Ontario. The Darlington Ball Hockey league plays on Tuesday and sun- day nights' at the Sports Centre. Twti Olympic Torch runners from Port Hope Ten-year-old Mikal Hiscock and 29-year T old Anne Floyd have been chosen to" take part in the Olympic Torch carry which passes through Port Hope as the torch moves from Colborne to Omemee. Thirteen residents front Cobourg have also been, drawn to carry the Torch which will end up in Calgary f or the 1988 Winter Olympics. Would like Port Hope harbour dredged of silt A number of areas in the Port Hope harbour have silted to the point that water depth is not more than three to four teet. n discouraging boaters to make dock. There is no immediate solution with a probable cost of $200,000 and with no money available and , the need for numerous approvals is also another obstacle to hurdle. A step closer but still years to go Six municipalities within Northumberland Northumberland County have signed an agreement which brings them a step closer to the" construction of a garbage incinerator. • The step will provide thq opportunity opportunity for a private company to study further the possibility of the proposal which has been sought for the «past eight years by Roger ■ Wilson, Reeve of Hope Township. The deal commits the five municipalities to supply garbage to Enercan for a period of 20 years with the municipalities payirig à ' minimum of $35 a ton. -Port Hope has yet to sign the deal. • There is still room for escape by both parties and still if everything ' was to move along as might be expected expected it would be another three and a half years before such a system could be operative. ' Mill demolition, to cost $25,000 Central Lake Ontario Conservation Conservation Authority wants to demolish the old Hampton Mill before further further disrepair occurs. The Authority is asking the Town of Newcastle to split in the ■estimated cost of $25,000. Able to provide cheaper industrial rent Eastglen Properties is renovating the old Firestone plant in south Whitby ps part of a 20 acre in dustrial park. By refurbishing the 30 year old building the company is able to offer offer reasonable rents of $3.25 per square foot. $1 million to relocate Port Perry fair Scugog Township has stepped aside of any further attempt to relocate the Port Perry Fair grounds across the road so that the present location could be used for a needed new public school. Negotiations have been ongoing for the past 18 months with the fair board that holds a lease for $1 a year up to 1995. With a $1 million price tag in relocating the fair to a new premise the Township council has stepped ' out of any further negotiations. The Durham School Board has begun expropriation proceedings to obtain the present fair property for school purposes. Dog's throat slashed A-dog owned by a rural Bowman- ville resident, John Dejager, was found dead recently still chained to its kennel. Its throat was slashed in two places. A second dog was unharmed. Police are investigating. Male volunteers wanted Durham Region Multiple Sclerosis Society is looking for male volunteers 18 years and older for its programs throughout the Region. Males are particularly wanted to work with male victims' of the disease. Other volunteers are also wanted such as for office typing. Small surplus may exist for Durham Region Predictions by the finance cbm- missioner for the Region of Durham now feels that the Region could end the year at a tireak-even point or with a small sufplus. Water is expected to show' a surplus of $300,000 while sewers could show a surplus of $500,000. Other departments are expecting to run as according to their budgets. Union to go ahead with charges against police Union leaders at the strike-bound Tarxien Co. Ltd. plant in Ajax have said they have identified six Durham Regional Police officers involved in picket-line clashes and - will file charges against the six with a justice of the peace. 12 applications for new vehicle licence office The Ministry of Transportation and Communication has received 12 applications from persons seeking seeking to operate a vehicle licence office office in Port Hope, The Ministry closed such an office office in the Town in June but consideration consideration is being made to re-open the office. * No final decision as to operator or location has been made. Wants to develop 120 trailer home in Hope Bill Oates, " Hope Township, plans to develop 120 trailer homes , on a 35 acre parcel of land on the Boundary road with the Town of Newcastle just south of 401 Highway in Hope. Although he met with opposition from council the procedure is to be continued. Oates was told that what he faced at council would be repeated from the general public. Roger Wilson, Reeve, said it was a major change for the area. Shakeup at Eldorado Faced with world-wide" competition competition Eldorado Resources has fired .nine managers at the Port, Hope refinery and has cut, managerial staff to four. Three replacements come from the Crown Corporation's Ottawa office while one from the Port Hope plant. The shakeup originated in Ot- ■ tawa. Alderville woman chief of Ojihway band V Because of her leadership role in the community Nora Bothwell was chosen last week chief of the Alder- ville' Ojibway band. The band is celebrating its sesquicentennial this year. Bothwell has been instrumental in setting up the Alderville Trading Post through which the band has learned a lot about its cultural crafts. The 36-year-old single mother of two children is a graduate of Trent University with a BA degree in native studies. Bothwell said she has a wonderful wonderful council with Penny Crow and Glen Marsden. Bothwell said housing and communication communication needs attention. Golden Plough difficulties continue Northumberland County Warden Rosemarie Robins was within her rights to accept the resignation of Golden Plough Lodge Administrator, Administrator, Helen Chalmers, says Rick Baldwin a lawyer brought in by Robins to handle questions about the resignation. Now an outside consultant is being being employed by council to select a replacement for Helen Chalmers at a cost of $10,000. Some members of council are upset by the move, "surely to goodness we can pick out a new administrator administrator for the Golden Plough Lodge without going to a consultant," consultant," said Haldtmand Reeve Bill Fmlay. "We're basically saying we have no expertise to hire somebody." But it was maintained another mistake by counciî would really hurt the already low credibility level of council that exists in the town. Census in for Canadians Of Canada's 25.3 million 'Canadians 'Canadians it was found that lifestyles and attitudes changed among them a great deal in the 1986 census. Marriage çates are up and divorces are down. The number of citizens 65 years and over has doubled in the last 20 years. Four out of five families àre hus- , band and wife while 13 per cent are single parent homes. The median age of the population is 31.6 years old. .. (Continued page 6) ' , -V- sïïJîKïp: ^ I REFLECTIONS DOWNTOWN ORONO Rhone 98.2-9757 t.