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Front Around the Region Durham Recycling Centre Inc. Leslie McFarlane Public School in Whitby is the first school in the Region of Durham to take "blue box" recycling into the classrooms. Each classroom will use a "We Recycle" box to collect classroom waste paper. These blue plastic recycling boxes are identical to those currently in use in Ajax for curbside collection of newspaper, glass and cans. Whitby, Oshawa, Pickering and Newcastle residents will all be receiving blue boxes this fall. Children attending Leslie McFarlane Public School can now recycle using their "We Recycle" box both at school and at HoAie. ! Seeks input for t , waste disposal plan Metro Toronto is looking to its neighbours and citizens for input into a plan to devise a garbage waste plan for the next couple od decades. Input is expected from haulers, recyclers, politicans and producers of garbage to help with a master plan. Metro is Currently looking for a new site to replace the present Pickering site which is used extensively extensively by the Region of Durham. The site is expected to be closed in 1989 or 1990. The site has been accepting accepting almost 1.5 million tonnes of garbage annually. Church basement student classrooms Two hundred and fifty kindergarten to grade eight students are attending school in the basement basement of the St. Theresa Roman Catholic Church in Courtjce this year. It has been said thëy are learning learning the art of 'make do'. The school has been organized by the Peterborough-Victoria- Northumberland Newcastle Separate Board of Education. The school is known as Leo > Cleary Catholic School. The board now rents space from St. Theresa and is close to signing an agreement for the purchase of seven acres of land from the Church for a new school building, Nancy MacLeod heads OPST Federation Kancy MacLeod has been elected president of the Ontario Public School Teachers Federation, a federation dominated by a membership of 17,000 men and 1600 women volunteer members. Under the Education Act women must first join the Womens' Federation when then they can take out voluntary membership in the OPSTF. The Federation o.f Women Teachers Association on Ontario has a membership of 32,000; There is an Ontario Supreme Court case over a bid of a woman principal to withdraw her membership from the FWTAO. ' ' MacLeod has said that men and women teachers concerns for public education are the same. She said she sees no matter of concern that she has been elected president of OPSTF. Town Chose New Sign Of TUfe Times The road sign department in Port Hope is proving to be an innovator. Council's Personnel and Property Committee agreed to put two new :ypes of signs in use. The one new sign for handicapped parking & District spaces will be different from the universal handicaped logo. The sign will have the usual no parking logo on top and a green circle with a wheelchair below. The other new sign designed by a Port Hope resident will read "Kids zone-enter with care and.love." Councillors remarked that if the signs go over well the signs could spring up all around the town. City Spends Extra $20 To Get Salt Contract An extra $20. will be spent by Oshawa to keep a $250,000 salt contract contract in the city. Aldermen voted to over turn a recommendation which would have sent a contract to Bowmanville for 100,000 tonnes of road salt this winter. Canadian Salt of Bowmanville submitted a bid for the contract $20. lower than Iroquis Salt of Oshawa. The works committee recommended that the contract go to Canadian Salt despite the loss of two jobs and $5,000. in revenue for the Oshawa Harbor Commission. Alderman voted to keep the jobs in Oshawa, ignoring a policy that requires requires council to accept the lowest bid. Builder Proposes 333 Condo's For West Courtice Wayne Bolahood of Quantum Home's proposed to build four, 11 storey condo apartments on 19 acres of land, on Highway 2 just east of Darlington Blvd. Consultant, Kevin Tunney, appearing appearing on the behalf of Bolahood, before Newcastle Council, said 'Quantum Homes will develop a large park on the remaining 11 acres and then donate it to Newcastle for upkeep. One objector to the project wanted to know how the condominiums condominiums were going to affect the troubled water table already in Courtice. A Quantum engineer assured the concerned citizen that jthe development would have little impact on the existing residential units. Councillor Frank Stapleton wapted to know if the town's part- time Fire Department would be expected expected to deal with any fire in the high rises. Quantrum engineer told him that the buildings design would contain a fire to one unit. Council has referred the rezoning application back to its staff for further further study and a report. » . Teens and Sex - What ^|1 should know Sexuality can be an area of constant constant worry and conflict in some families with teenagers. Tlie Durham Family Education Resource Centre is holding a public meeting on Wednesday, October 28th from 7 to 9 in the Durham House on this issue. Dr. T. Rosen, a family physician, Oshawa,. will ad- * dress the meeting and lead an jnfor- mative discussion for both parents and teenagers. Registration fee $6.00. Further information by calling 579-2021 or 686-4353. Region delays cash for Fairview facelift The finance committee for the Region of Durham has postponed for at least two weeks a decision to provide $2? million for renovations of the 35 years old Fairview Lodge. The province will provide a similar amount for the renovations. The .social services committee would hope that the renovations could start in the spring of 1988. The project is the second ,phase of renovations at the lodge, Oshawa committee wants airport plan approved Oshawa's planning committee have given their approval to a $12.4 million plan for expansion of the city's city's airport. The existance and possible expansion expansion of the airport has been a controversial controversial issue within Oshawa council and area residents. The report would have the role of the airport change to cater to commercial commercial and industrial users and establish a new administrative complex complex off Taunton Road. Case co-ordination program- has new home The case co-ordination program part of the Durham Region's social services department, officially opened its new office at 1650 Dun- das Street, Whitby, last week. The Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, October 14, 1987 5 Clarke High School News Report As this fund raising drive has drawn to an end the sale of chocolate covered almonds the student's student's council would like to thank the community in its support of the schools fund raising venture. Also a reminder the school would like all outstanding money and chocolate bars to be returned as soon as possible, possible, or else! Other activities up-coming and others that have occurred in the building also houses Cherney's Furniture. Furniture. The case co-ordination program provides families with special needs, children with the help they need to meet areas' of concern and problems. problems. The program works with the families of about 300 children . at any given time. The office, for âssistance, can be reached by phoning 433-4100 or 683-4089. past week were our First sock hop of the year to my knowledge. Also during the week the Art Club has been selling wreaths for Thanksgiving Thanksgiving ,at a low price of $19.95. Upcoming Upcoming activity in October for the school will be its Halloween Dance on the 30th, for those who come dressed up for the dance there will be a $1.00 discount. Reminder to all Co-op students of thé in school seminar on Wednesday, October 14th in the library. In sports the schools noteable achievement was the boys senior volley team, which won 9 out of 10 games this week at Crestwood College. College. Don't miss it next week, an interview interview with our principal and leader Mr. Hubbs! by Jeff Atlaway Questions about Government of Canada Programs and Services. Reference Canada helps-" Canadians find out what they need to know about the Government of Canada's programs and services. 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