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6-Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, December 21, 1988 From Around the Region Judge stays charges against town officials Charges under the Building Code Act against Port Hope town officials officials were stayed in Port Hope Provincial Court on Friday, December 9, 1988 when Judge Bark ruled that former building inspector Brad Bradamore had not provided particulars to the charges to the defendants as ordered by the court. The stay of charges means Bradamore has one year in which he may reconstruct his case and lay charges again. In a separate legal action he is also suing the town for $1.2 million for wrongful dismissal. Suggest climate-control for Homes for Aged The social services committee for the Region of Durham has recommended recommended "oases of climate control" for their homes for the aged. The proposals, aimed at preventing preventing a reoccurence of last summer's death of five residents during an extreme extreme heat wave, also includes upgrading ventilation. The cost for the three homes is estimated to cost over $1 million. Job prospects bright for new year According to an area employment employment agency job prospects for job hunters in Durham Region are going going to be bright for the new year. According to a recent survey 20 percent of area employers are expected expected to increase staff in the first quarter while 17 percent expect to reduce numbers on the payroll. Water rates expected to increase by three percent The public works and finance committees of the Region of Durham have proposed a three percent percent increase in water rates for 1989. The proposal has yet to be approved approved by council. Those connected to sanitary sewers can expect a 10.75 percent increase with an overall increase of 7 percent for both water and Steel Mill fined $40,000 for air pollution Lake Ontario Steel Company (LASCO) has been fined $40,000 ( for air pollution to which the company company has pleaded guilty. The fine was related to the emission emission of untreated dust and gas from it's Whitby smelter operation, in mid 1987. * . Asks for structural fitness of V*AC The Town of Newcastle general purpose committee has called for a report on the structural fitness of the Visual Arts Centre in Bowman- ville. Members of VAC have noted defects at VAC which, they state should be addressed in the immediate immediate future. Consideration is also to be given to a hook-up to Regional sewers. The hook-up was approved in 1984 but has not been undertaken. ' Wanls answers on insurance hikes Joe Bugelli, a Whitby councillor, wants to know why two years have passed and council has not received a reply about massive insurance insurance increases three years ago. Bugelli said a court case involving a $6-million award over a dirt bike rider had originally been cited as one of the major reasons for the huge increase. He said thé decision has since been changed and reversed. reversed. Bugelli said the province still has not answered their request for an explanation. CPR training course December 28 and 29 Durham-Save-A-Heart is conducting conducting a Basic Rescuers Course of 12 hours scheduled for December 28 and 29 from 9 a,m. to 4 p.m. The course is being held at St. Luke's Presbyterian Church in North Oshawa. January courses are also scheduled. scheduled. Further information 571-1152. Cannons could return to Halifax Two 14-ton cannons now in front of the Regional Administrative Building in Whitby may well return to Halifax. It has been recommended recommended to Regional council that the cannons cannons be returned. The cannons would be used at the Halifax Citadel from whence they came in 1902. Bowmanville student honoured for Meech Lake research paper Cheryl Tripp, a former grade 13 student at Bowmanville, has been honoured through the publishing of her article on the Meech Lake Accord. Accord. The article has been published in the Concorde, (Mass.), a quarterly magazine which publishes the best essays by history students in the English-speaking world. Cheryl's work was submitted to the Concorde by her grade 13 teacher at Bowmanville. Wants government money to fight BF1 incinerator Sam Cureatz states the provincial government should give citizens of Newcastle funds for which they could use to fight the proposed BFI medical incineration of hospital waste. Larry Hannah, regional councillor councillor from the Coiirtice area vows to fight the proposal stating that . there is a need for. industrial developitient but not this kind of growth. The Story of the Christmas Seal One stormy December night in 1903, a postman named Einar Holboell was working late in a post office on the outskirts of Copenhagen. He was sorting piles of Christmas mail. As he moved around the mailbags, he paused to look o*it of the window, and caught sight of two ragged little waifs, a boy and a girl, before they disappeared disappeared into the swirling snow/ Einar Holboell went back to his mailbags with a sad heart. The contrast contrast between the expressions of goodwill slipping through his fingers and the foresaken looking children, troubled him. As time passed, an idea formed in the postman's mind. Suppose that every Christmas letter and parcel carried an extra stamp, and that the money from these tens of thousands- of stamps went to help unfortunate children, mafiy crippled with diseases like tuberculosis. Einar Holbodl's idea was so successful successful that the Queen of Denmark allowed her picture to appear on the very first Christmas Seal". In 1907, the Campaign began in North America, specifically to help people afflicted with TB, then so prevalent that it was popularly known as the "white plague". Due to the tremendous public support given to those first Christmas Seal appeals, tuberculosis tuberculosis is no longer a major health problem in North America. However, Christmas Seals are still part of our Christmas tradition. The money raised by local Lung Associations now goes to support research into improved treatment and detection methods for asthma, emphysema, lung cancer and occupational occupational lung diseases. Local community programs are also funded# funded# to improve public awareness of the causes of lung disease, and to help people with respiratory problems problems breathe a little easier. Over 100,000 packages of Christmas Seals and gift tags have been mailed in Durham Region, which has a 1988 fundraising target of $150,000. Local Campaign Chairman, Lor- na Braid, hopes for a good response from area residents. "Using Christmas Seals is such an easy way to say we care about others" she says. "So please give generously." Memories The merriest of ridings to you and yours on this worm and wonderful holiday! TENNANT BURNER and DUCT CLEANING staff Merry Christmas. May joy ring . through your holiday! Durham Farmers' County Co-tip Store Hours:' - Dec. 24 - 8 a.m. -12 Noon ~ - Dec. 25, 26, 27 - Closed for Christmas December 31 - 8 A.M. -12 Noon Jan. 1' and 2 - Closed for New Years , "Closed January 3 for Inventory We deliver to Oshawa, Pontypool, Newtonville, Oroho, Kirby, Bowmanville, Newcastle ... • Christmas in full bloom. Just coll or visit us today to send the FTD , ' ,> Brass 'n' * Blooms ™ Bouquet. $35, $40, $45 FTD FloVvers -- The feeling never ends. The holiday cheer 'that puts everyone ® in the spirit. 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