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Orono Weekly Times, 25 May 1988, p. 3

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Trillium Fascination, a six-day, old filly, is the current pride of Trillium Farms on O'Chonski Road just west of Orono. The young filly is the daughter of Riverway Aldine, a champion in hand and its sire is Trillium Samson, Samson, a Park horse champion as well as in hand champion, Mr. and Mrs. Samson look after a stable of eighteen Morgan horses at the farm and compete in numerous Morgan horse competitions competitions both in Canada and in the United States. Laidlan applies Ch jjj Cook-Off to provincial body Saturday and Sunday (Continued from page 1 ) tion for official plan amendment which would allow the firm to expand expand the 25 acre site to about 120 acres. Laidlaw purchased the landfill site from Hales and as well purchased purchased land around the site on which they intend to develop a landfill site to service the Region of Durham for at least a twenty-five year period. Nigel Guildford, vice-president of environmental management for Laidlaw has said it was not surprising surprising that Durham council had turned down the application due to local resident opposition to, do so. Guildford States the company will conduct further water and soil tests over the next couple of months and then make application to the hearings board which acts similar to the Ontario Municipal Board. Guildford said the site was a mess when they took it over and a lot of improvements have been made. He said the company has taken steps to prevent any degradation of water quality in the creek. They have installed installed a leachate collection system. The vice-president said the site wasn't perfect but that nowhere in Durham was there suitable clay for such an operation Doug Moffat seeks liberal nomination (Continued from page 1) punitive taxation and deceptive legislation. Moffat states, "The current debates around Free Trade and Meech Lake Accord is but another turning point." He says Canada must move into the 1990s as a strong, free, united and independent independent nation ready to cooperate and trade with others, Canada's interests interests must be paramount in all treaties and agreements, both internal internal and external. Moffat was born and raised in Pickering and as an elementary school teacher was pririciapl at Salem, Hampton and Orono Public Schools. He was elected lo the fegislaiuic ill: 1975 in the Durham l ast riding where he served lor a two yeai period. Since leaving p.'lilies he ha, been a manager in ai ; ms -.imkvS „of a parcel post The Newcastle Lions Club in sponsoring ; the Pine Ridge Chili Cook-Off at the Orono Fair Grounds this Saturday and Sunday come armed with at least 500 pounds of chili and a host of events for the whole family. The Cook-Off features events from early morning on Saturday through to the end of the dance at night and again on Sunday from "early morning until 5:00 p.m. As of a news conference on Thursday evening close to forty teams had registered for the cookoff. cookoff. More are expected before the dosing date. The activities on both Saturday delivery company, He states that this business experience, while hard work and long, hours has been rewarding and has added another dimension to'his experience. Doug Moffat also plates he was convinced that he would not return to political life but that several issues,, to his mind, have been • mishandled. "Someone has to speak out," he said. In speaking of issues he refers to the nuclear waste disposal and that there has been virtually no leadership leadership shown by elected members over the Port Granjty site. He calls for" federal leadership "in waste disposal saying that it is a nation-wide problem. As to free trade Moffat states the leap into a badly handled pact is a poor way to deal with our need for expanded trade. He states giving away Canada is not the solution. "The Wilson tax reforms are a backward steps," states Moffat. He said the incentives to invest in Canada by Canadians are being eroded every step of the way and this cost us dearly in the future. He calls the Tories arrogant in their manner of implementing the: Meech Lake Accord with no chance to amend and no way of discussing, the Charter of Rights implications. Last week Ivan Gross of Courtice declared he would be seeking the liberal nomination to represent the liberal in Durham riding for the next federal election. It is understood that the Furham Riding Association is calling its nomination meeting to be held on Thursday, June 16th in Port Perry. and Sunday starts with a pancake and sausage breakfast served by the Orono D.B.I.A, Musical entertainment opens in the lounge at 11:00 on Saturday and continues till one o'clock. Cook showmanship for Texas chili also runs (outdoors) from 11 to 1 p.m. Children games and adult activities activities are included for both afternoons afternoons and include the GM Dunk Tank, birthday game, car draw, children's games by the Àjax- Pickering Board of Trade, games of chance and lucky draws by both the Lions and Lionettes. Czechgrass, first prize winners at the Renfrew and Totenham Blue Grass 1987 festivals provide musical entertainment from noon to 3:00 p.m. on Saturday amd from noon to one on Sunday afternoon. Czechgrass also plays for a Bluegrass Gospel Hour Sunday from 11 to 12 noon. Starting at five o'clock on Saturday Saturday a country band from Ottawa entertains until eight which is to be followed by an hours program by ' the 4 Ontario Rhythm Cloggers. The Cloggers are regulars on the Tommy Hunter Show. At nine in the evening "Miss Behavin", an all girls band from Nashville and known as Buck Owens backup band, will provide the music for dancing. A $5.00 ticket on Saturday includes includes the dance at night. Sunday afternoon entertainment continues throughout in the arena until 5:00 p.m. This program includes includes the Ontario Rhythm Cloggers Cloggers and country music by Mountain Mountain Country including guest stars Bill Woodward and step dancer Morris Montgomery. The -Canadian Chili awards are presented at 5:00 p.m., the close of the two-day event. Throughout the two days the Newcastle Lions will be serving home-made chili, a taste to last. Recycling is Smart: 9o Your Parti ^ Durham Recycling Centre (416) 579-5264 Orono Weekly l imes, Wednesday, May 25, 1988-3 Lake Ontario Steel charged under Environment Protection Act The Ontario Environment' Ministry has charged Lake Ontario Steel Company Ltd. and its presi- ' dent and vice-president with discharging dust and odor from the company's steel products manufacturing manufacturing plant in Whitby. The charges follow a ministry investigation investigation of events between June 27 and 30, 1987, and on October 26, 1987. Co-Steel Inc., known as Lake Ontario Steel Company Ltd., of 1801 Hopkins St. S., Whitby, company company president Louis 'C. Hutchinson Hutchinson and C. Douglas Holtby, vice- president of steelmaking, jointly face one charge under section 13(1) (a) of the Environmental Protection Act (EPA), which relates to impairing impairing the natural environment, and one charge under section 8 (1) (b), which relates to causing a visible emission. 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