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t. Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, December 14, 1988-7 From Around the Region It's back to square one for West dump site With the Oliver Road dump site, hear Côbourg, now out of the running running -Northumberland County council council is expected to turn its attention back to land near Baltimore as the preferred site for the West county waste site. The lengthy and contentious search was thrown for a loop last week when the owners of the Oliver Road site refused to extend their offer offer to sell the land to Hamilton , Township. The Township intended to donate some of the land to the county for a west dump., Separate school board faces teacher shortage Too many students and too few teachers is adding up to a real headache for the Separate School Board. While the province has agreed to fund nine teachers and portables to meet the provincial ratio rate of 1 to 22 for Grades 1 and 2 in September 1989 the board has estimated it will need 44 teachers and portables. The board is most concerned about the pending teacher shortage caused by a combination of entrance entrance requirements at Ontario Teachers' College and a wave of older teachers taking advantage of early retirement plans. Insurance hikes fair, Chamber told Outgoing Ontario Chamber of Commerce president, Peter Brophy told a dinner audience in Port Hope that increases in auto insurance rates are necessary. He said the proposed 40 percent hike in auto insurance is "a fact of life because that is what it costs to fix the car these days." Local marksman ainis high with range Until a few days ago Lindsay was the only closest place for loçal enthusiasts enthusiasts to practice target shooting. The sport has now come to port Hope. 1 ', The facility at Gif's Outdoor Shoppe now has a range which can be rented for $3.50 an hour. Senior and family memberships are also available. Homemakers threaten shut-down of services It has been stated that unless the province comes to the rescue of the Red Cross Homemaker Services, offices across the province 1 could start closing as of January 20th. The Ontario Division' of Homemakers is said to be $1.1 million in the red. A report to the Ministry of Community Community and Social Services recommended recommended last summer tha|» homemakers who have been averaging averaging $5.75 an hour be raised to a starting rate of $7 per hour. The raise has not, as yet, been paid. More'customers than expected for GO GO transit has been caught off guard with the number of cars parked parked at the new Ajax and Whitby GO stations. More than 700 to 800 cars are now being parked at Ajax, Whitby and Pickering than was expected. The three parking areas have accommodation accommodation for 2970 cars which are now filled' with the opening of the two new stations. Want to keep wooded area A group of residents in Courtice wish to keep the area behind their home wooded rather than' being taken over for a 115-house subdivision. subdivision. They claim the land is zoned environmental environmental protection and thus should not be developed. The Conservation Authority has recommended that the lands be protected. protected. Ron Brown, a member of the Courtice group opposing the proposal, proposal, said he is concerned that he may not be able to voice his objections. objections. Brown's land deed includes a clause which states he would not object to any rezoning proposal on nearby lands. Body shops to form watchdog group Some 20 body shop operators in Durham out of a total of 250 meet recently to form a group to be known as Technical Âutobody Skills Communication. The group was formed to control payments by insurance companies for autobody work. It is claimed some companies pay $29.00 an hour while others pay $35.00 an hour, hour. There is consideration ol forming a mediation boar d to settle disputes between insurant- 6 companies and autobody shoP as well for customers. The board is expected to call for better tricing programs at community colleges. GM car sales tumble truck sales soar GM trucks sales have climbed some 19.3 percent in November 1988 compared to the same month in 1987. Car sales over the same periods have dropped by 10.3 percent. percent. During the year truck sales have been up 12.3 percent with car sales down 0.8 percent. Would seek market value assessment At the inaugural meeting of the Whitby council councillor Joe Bugelli called for consideration of market value assessment for the municipality, or least to have the province provide the figures. Whitby and Oshawa are the only two remaining centres in Durham with outdated property assessment values. The two centres have shun- ed market value assessment in the past. Province impatient with Oshawa stand An official of the Ministry of Transportation and Communication Communication has been reported to say that province may have to go along with their plan for widening of 401 'highway through O i;.'wa. The province province is awaiting approval from Oshawa for a ten lane expansion. Oshawa is holding out for a twelve lane expansion plan. Herrema calls for a federal decision Gary Herrema, chairman for the Region of Durham has called upon the federal government to make a decision as to a Pickering airport.., The long-term plan for a Pickering Pickering airport is still in limbo although the federal government does hold ownership to lands suitable for such development. Herrema made his bid during reports of critical overcrowding at Pearson International Airport. Object to fee cut An Oshawa optometrist has complained complained over a fee cut proposed by the province for work covered through OHIP. He states optometrists optometrists could loss from $200 to $1000 a month due to the 4.3 percent percent cut in fees. Whitby booming faster than Oshawa Building permits in the first eleven months of 1988 and the first week of December reached over $200 million, a record. Of this amount, dver $36 million was, for commercial and industrial construction.' construction.' The $200 million mark in Whitby compares with $169 for Oshawa over eleven, months. "The Right Connection" to come into play Durham College and the Durham Boàrd of Education are to embark on a plan called "The Right Connection". Connection". Durham College will place counsellors jn Durham High Schools to work along with High School counsellors to assist students to decide on their course after graduation. The plan is to ease the transition between the levels of education. Stop-smoking courses to help with resolutions If you make a resolution to stop smoking this New Years the Durham Region Lung Association has a plan to help. A Stop Smoking five-week course has been set-up during January through April in a number of centres centres in Durham. . Further details by phoning 436-1046. Our promise to Rural Canadians - signed, sealed and delivered A recent independent study shows that 97% of our customers surveyed in rural areas, where retajlpoistal services are now provided by local businesses, are fully satisfied with their postal services. Just as we promised. ., Moreover, 92% are satisfied with their mail delivery, while 91% believe delivery to be as convenient or more convenient than before. The message comes across loud and clear: an overwhelming majority of Rural Canadians surveyed believe that the post office is > moving in the right direction. Furthermore, they consider that enlisting the help of local businesses helps to provide better services. 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