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10-Orono Weekly Times; Wednesday, May 11, 1988 Orono Horticulture beautifies fire hall lawn The Orono Horticultural Society received a request from the Town of , Newcastle Fire Chief if they would help draw up a plan for some landscaping landscaping at the Orono Fire Hall. As a result several rhembers of the local organization assisted in Pictured above are: Jessica planting trees, evergreens and Mostert, Terry Hardy, local chief, shrubs. Ricky Denhollender, firefighter, Mugho Pines and geraniums to Mr. and Mrs. Mostert and son, Ar- be planted in the near future are be- nold. ing donated by the Orono Society Picks a winner Stephanie Nemis picks the Winning Winning ticket for the Not Just Fashions dinner for two at the Atria Restaurant ($40.00 value). The winner was Stephanie Szumczak, Peter's Pike, Orono, Big Sisters plan May 28th house tours On May 28th, 1988 Big Sisters N.O.W. will be offering the public the opportunity to view ten of the most spectacular homes in the Oshawa and Bowmanvjlle area. The « homes on view include a 1876 Georgian home, a 100 year. ild Victorian Victorian home as well as Castiehilf which was build around 1830 and has been beautifully decorated by its owners, Mr. & Mrs. Cox (who own Brenda's Artistic Interiors of Bowman ville). Ticket price $10.00 includes entrance to the homes at your leisure between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. as well as door prizes. For more information and tickets contact Big Sisters N.O.W., 387 Simcoe St. S., Oshawa, 436-0951 or Judy's Flowers, 113 Brock St. S., Whitby, Jane's Face Fashion,-49 Division St., Oshawa; Brenda's Artistic Artistic Interiors, 129 King St. E., Bowmanville. Come out and see the beautiful homes of Durham and support Big Sisters. Ministry releases landfill update list The Ministry of the Environment has identified seven waste disposal sites which require detailed investigation investigation to find if they pose a hazard to human health and the en closed landfill sites in Trenton, Picton, Emsdale, Cambridge, Norwich, Norwich, Coboconk and Caledonia will undergo detailed hyudrogeological testing to check for methane gas build-up and to see if nearby water sources are threatened. The studies will cost between $35,000 and $50,000 each. "We are prepared to require the owners to take remedial action at any of these landfills where we find a problem," said Environment Minister Jim Bradley. The seven were identified by thé ministry during its scrutiny of 156 high priority sites. A further 186 sites are currently undergoing evaluation of site inspections and historical records searches to pin T point those which merit more detailed environmental investigations. investigations. The ministry today released a list of 3,850 Ontario waste disposal sites. Today's list updates a July 1986 inventory, and it includes 521 sites not accounted for in the earlier document. "The inventory is part of our program to identify waste disposal sites with the potential to affect human health or damage the environment, environment, so we may act promptly", promptly", said Mr. Bradley. "We are continually revising and expanding the inventory to ensure Ontario residents are kept inforihed of the locations, status arid possible impacts of both closed and operating disposal sites," Mr. Bradley said. The inventory divides waste sites into two basic classes--Class A sites which have the potential to affect human health and Class B sites which have the potential to affect the environment in general. Each class is subdivided according to criteria which consider type of waste (domestic/municipal or industrial/hazardous industrial/hazardous waste), proximity proximity to wells and waterways, location (urban or rural) and, in the case of closed sites, the date of closure. A-l and A-2 sites, for example, are thought to have received liquid industrial or hazardous waste in the past, are located less than 1,000 metres from a well or stream, and are areas proposed for, future land development. While the classification of a site describes its potential impacts, it does not imply that a pollution problem problem exists. The ministry is conducting conducting detailed field investigations, on a priority basis, to determine which sites are polluting the environment now or are likely to do so in the future. Many of the closed' sites listed in the inventory were shut down before the enactment in 1971 of legislation which required a Certificate Certificate of Approval for operation. Information is more limited for these uncertified pre t I971 sites. * Slight Regional tax hike for Newcastle taxpayers The Region of Durham council last week set their 1988 budget with an average increase of 7.3 percent to raise from local taxpayers $48.9 million plus a portion of the $9.5 million for garbage disposal. However when broken down for the individual eight municipalities in the Region the increase for taxpayers taxpayers in the Town of Newcastle amounts to 2.2 percent. Oshawa residents are hit with the largest increase by a percentage amount of 11.8 percent. Newcastle total tax bill for the Region amounts to $4.6 million with Ajax set at $5.1 million and Oshawa a total of $17.8 million. The total budget supported by federal provincial monies rests at $146 million. Oshawa councillors with the ex-. ception of pnë voted against approval approval of the budget and the increase increase and had wanted to delete a sum of $1 million to be set aside for garbage disposal. The Region still awaits a decision from Metro Toronto over a rebate or royalty of $28.00 a tonne for garbage disposal provided the Region uses a Metro dump for disposal. The Region now pays $50.00 a tonne. Oshawa, Whitby, Ajax and Pickering would benefit from the . rebate if still using a Metro dump. Newcastle and other centres would not benefit as they have not been using Metro dump in west Brock for disposal. Garbage from Newcastle is disposed of in the Laidlaw dump in Newcastle. Competition for High School business students Recently, Durham College hosted a competition for Durham Board of Education High School students to test their proficiency in keyboarding, keyboarding, shorthand and accounting. The*competition was sponsored by the Ontario Business Educators Association, District 17. Susan Bell from Dunbarton High School, coordinated coordinated the project i * Students from 12 Durham Region High Schools, participated. Trophies were presented to the winners winners of the various categories. For the Keyboarding competition, competition, the Novie winner was Christina Velasco of McLaughlin Collegiate; The Junior winner was Sherry Williams of Central Collegiate; Collegiate; and the Senior winner was Sharon Greig of_G.L. Roberts Collegiate. Collegiate. (Continued page 11) TER-RICK CONTRACTING REPLACEMENT WINDOWS and DOORS SOLID VINYL SIDING ORONO 983-5724 MOBILE 434-0493 The Corporation of the TOWN OF NEWCASTLE TENDER . SEALED TENDERS, clearly marked as tti contents, for the following requirements listed below, addressed to the Corporation of the Town of Newcastle, Office of the Clerk, 40 Temperance Street, Bowmanville, Ontario, L1C 3A6, will "be received on the forms and in the envelope provided until the specified closing time and date. Tender Documents can be obtained from the Purchasing Purchasing Office at 68 King Street East, (Trie Veltri Complex), Bowmanville, Ontario. Tender T88-8 - HOT MIX ASPHALT - WALKWAY COURTICE WEST PARK Closing Time & Date: 12:00 Noon (Local Time) Wednesday, May 25,1988 V The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. Mrs. Lou Ann Birkëtt; Purchasing and Supply Agent. Telephone: (416) 623-3379 ex. 267 Date of Publication: May'11, 1988 P.O. A2097