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10-()rono Weekly Times, Wednesday, May 25, ,1988 From Around the Region Garden House planned for park Oshawa council has voted $22,700 for a garden house in Lakeview Park's Village Green at the lakefront. The 18-foot gazebo-like garden house will feature a raised floor and built-in speakers for public events. Hamilton Twp, plan 537-acre industrial park Hamilton Township has purchased purchased 537 acres of land east of Cobourg and hopes to develop an industrial park. The Township must have approval from the Ontario Municipal Board. $16,000 in fireworks stolen from Kinsmen The Brooklin and District Kinsmen Club had some $1600 in fireworks stolen from a tractor trailer van last Tuesday which was located at Taunton Road and Highway 12. The club had purchased $5000 worth of fireworks for sale with their proceeds to go to cystic fibrosis research. The supplier said they would replace the loss fireworks at cost. Kidney F oundation Official Charity of Golfers Association The Kidney Foundation of Canada has been chosen as the official official charity of the Canadian Professional Professional Golfers Association Championship, presented by Tran- samerica Life. The Championship will take place at Emerald Hills Golf and Country Club on July 28, 29, 30 and 31st. To support The Kidney Foundation, Foundation, purchase your Championship tickets by calling the office at 445-0373. Whitby firm promises relief from arthritis pain A Whitby firm, Ancalab, a division division of Sandoz Canada Inc., has developed a medication which they claim provides relief from the pain of arthritis. The medication is known as Arthrisin and is sold in tablet form. . The company claims the medication medication is a slow-release medication giving 24-hour relief after only two daily doses. It is stated out of 7000 patients tested, 75 percent claimed relief. Robbery in Newcastle At 2:30 a.m. on the morning of May 16th two men with bags over their heads robbed a Newcastle OLCO gas station on Highway 115/35 at the 3rd Concession. OPP Newcastle detachment said, the 17 year old attendant Richard Shewchuk was found at 4:45 a.m. that morning tied up and left in the washroom. Phones were ripped out and an undetermined amount of money was taken. Police believe that one of the suspects had been carrying a handgun. Police had been responding to a call from a customer that the gas station was being unattended, Bowmanville team places third The Durham Ontario Seniors' 5-pin bowling championships were determined on'May 6th with fourteen fourteen senior teams in competition. The Oshawa team placed first, Ajax second and Bowmanville third with Bill Owens, Les Male, Kay Machand, Helen Gardener, and George MacDonald. The winners now compete in the Ontario competition. A team was also entered from Wilmot Creek. Land severance fee jumps tp $1500.00 Hamilton Township has increased increased its land severance fee from $750 to $1500 and although some applications applications are still in the works they too will face the increased charge. Development plans back Rice Lake area Although opposition to rezone some 2500 acres of land in the Rice Lake area to rural from agriculture was instrumental in turning the bid aside, the plan is not dead. Council is now considering a somewhat similar plan but with a reduced acreage of 1000 acres and that rezoning would be carried out site specific. Cold Spring woman states there is an answer Dorothy Hamden of Cold Spring at a conference at Queen's University University states that if people in a community community really work they can go a long way in helping with the. garbage garbage proble. Most of the 400 women attending the conference were from Women's Institutes and discussed the environment, environment, rural cfukacter and garbage. garbage. Four CANDUs among top 25 Four Canadian nuclear reactors made the world's top 25 for performance performance in 1987. Pickering 7, Bruce 6 and Pickering 6 placed fourth, sixth and 26th wjth a» New, Brunswick plant placing 16th; Over the long range Canada's "reactors comparés more favourably holding the first six positions with a further five in the top 25 reactors in the world. Crime Stoppers program outlined Crime Stoppers is a cooperative effort between the public, media and police in the fight against crime. Often when difficult investigations investigations grind to a halt, investigators investigators turn to Crime Stoppers. Its great success lies in keeping the identity of the caller anonymous and that extra incentive of a Cash Reward. Obviously, the public can provide ■ wealth of information to assist i-a:. i in dome i Hoir job more effi ciently. When a person calls Crime Stoppers with information regarding regarding any Criminal Offence à Code Number is assigned to the Tipster. This is the only means of identification identification the caller will have for further contact with the Program. The Coordinator's office then screens the information, matches it to outstanding files and forwards it to the Criminal Investigator for his action. action. When a case is solved through in- Bell to spend $510,000 improving Orono service Orono (416) -- Bell Canada's municipal tax contribution totalled $528,350.43 in 1987. This includes $30,193.95 in Real Estate taxes, $489,307.25 in Gross Receipts tax, and $8,849.23 in Business taxes paid to Newcastle. Bell will spend $510,000 in 1988 on improving and maintaining local telephone services for the 1,560 customers in the Orono exchange. In 1987, Bell spent $22,000 on service service improvements and over $18,446,400 in payroll expenses for the 694 Bell employees in the Oshawa area. The Gross Receipts tax is set at 5% of all telecommunications revenue from Bell operations in Ontario Ontario in the preceding year. The amount apportioned to each exchange exchange is based on the number of Bell telephones in use. In 1987, this was $29.20 per telephone. In 1988, the Gross Receipts tax is $578,499.30 for the Orono exchange. exchange. In 1987, Bell spent a total of $1.991 billion in capital improvements. improvements. Of this, $1.199 billion was spent in Ontario. The forecast for 1988 is $2.150 billion, with $1.325 billion of the total to be spent in Ontario. Local plans for 1988 include $510,000 to be spent on: Adding facilities to accommodate growth in the Mosport area and at Enterprise Hill. formation received and an arrest is made, the caller becomes eligible for a cash reward, which is decided upon by the Civilian Board on the recommendation of the Coordinator. Coordinator. The Civilian Board consists consists of Citizens from throughout the Region of Durham. They generally oversee the Program, including including raising the reward money. Rewards are paid in cash and not by police. The news media is a vital part of Crime Stoppers; Without it the program program simply would not work. Each week a crime is profiled by the local media and includes coverage by:-3 Cable TV stations, 9 Radio stations and 16 Newspapers. Every third week a crime is profiled profiled by CITY TV, CHEX TV in Peterborough and CKVR TV in Barrie. Many times casual witnesses who were not aware that what they saw was pertinent to a crime, will call after seeing, reading or hearing about a crime. Fading memories are jogged by the media coverage and this provides valuable information which might otherwise be forgotten. forgotten. To date, TIPS have lead to the arrest of persons for crimes which include murder, attempted murder, robbery, assaults, burglary, theft, drug trafficking and even the illegal sale of liquor. Thé NEW Crime Stoppers phone number is: 436-8477 (436-TIPS). Due to the size of our area a few people will find this number to be long distance. If so, you can call collect or through your local Durham Regional Police number and ask for Crime Stoppers. Calls are never recorded or traced. traced. No one will ever know who you are. Sergeant Sandy Ryrie, the Coordinator Coordinator of the Durham Crime Stoppers Stoppers Program, is available to answer any questions. He can be contacted through Crime Stoppers. Now is time to register YMCA summer camp If you are a parent of schoolage children, you know how hard it is to keep them stimulated all summer..that's where a YMCA camp can make a difference. Children and teenagers aged 2/2-16 from the Durham Region can spend two week sessions trying a variety of aptivities in a well supervised supervised and safe setting. The YMCA offers a variety of activities, activities, from overnights, to sports, to acquiring camp skills and leadership. leadership. Registration is now being taken for our Uxbridge and Enniskillen Day Camps. Our Counsellor-In-Training program" program" (C.I.T.) offers 15-16 year olds the chance to learn and develop leadership skills for future job opportunities. opportunities. For more information or to register your child for one of their best summers ever, call the Durham Region YMCA at 668-6868; Control jou >affion ^Lns S3~ooci Ç prepared by; Stanley & Deborah ■Johnson R.R. 1 OrOno, Ontario (416)983-9822 Enquiries warmly welcomed candependon - Weed Spraying - Crab Grass - Fertilizing - Insect Spraying - Plug Coraeratlon - Programs available See The Difference Quality Makes! or 983-5598 (Orono, Newcastle) 14-HSN Corporation of the TOWN OF NEWCASTLE TENDER SEALED TENDERS,'for the contract specified below, addressed to the Corporation of the Town of Newcastle, Office Office of the Clerk, 40 Temperance Street, Bowmanville, Ontario, Ontario, L1C 3A6, will be received, on the forms and in the envelope provided until the specified closing time and date. Tender T88-6 RECONSTRUCTION OF QUEEN STREET FROM KING STREET TO ONTARIO STREET, BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO Closing Time & Date: 12:00 Noon (Local Time) Friday, June 10,1988 The Work for the Corporation of the Town of Newcastle under the direction of the Director of Public Works, Involves the reconstruction of Queen Street to an urban standard, including including earth excavation, curb and gutter, sidewalk, storm sewers, water mains and hot mix paving for a length of approximately approximately 700 metres. Plans, specification and tender documents can be obtained obtained at the office of Totten Sims Hubieki Associates, P.O. Box 398,1A King Street East, Cobourg, Ontario, K9A 4L1, for a $30.00 non-refundable fee, payable to the Consultants. A bid deposit in the amount Specified in the tender documents must accompany each bid submitted. An Agreement to Bond must accompany each bjd submitted. « , The lowest or'any tender not' necessarily accepted. Mrs. Lou Ann Birkett, Purchasing and Supply Agent. [Telephone: (416) 623-3379 ex. 267 "Totten Sims Hubieki Associates, Cbnsultants, 1 A" Kjng Street East, P.O. Box 398, Cobourg, Ontario. K9A 4L1 Date of Publication: May 25, 1988 P)0. A2110