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8-Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, February 15, 1989 From Around the Region Port Hope expansion 15 new jobs ABC Electro Powdercoating Ltd. has received a site-plan approval for a 15,000 square foot addition to the existing plant. . The company expects increased business will make room for an additional additional fifteen jobs. The firth expects expects to increase business by thrity percent. Want 40th anniversary held in Northumberland Both the Northumberland's Plowmen's Association and County Council are anxious to host the 40th anniversary of the International International Plowing Match in 1993. In 1953 the International was held in Northumberland bn the site of the present Golden Plough Lodge in Cobourg. The whole community , would be expected to benefit from the 40th and local plowmen say the anniversary anniversary should mark the return of the International. Service clubs losing out to larger bingos Service club bingos in Cobourg and Port Hope are losing out in the bingo war to two large bingos being held in large halls in Cobourg. Prize money in the big bingos amount to' $7,000 each night. Some sponsors are still non-nmfit organization who works with the management of the larger halls. Tax reform hits sour musical note Area music teachers operating private businesses are hopeful that • they will not be affetced by the new proposed tax reform. It is understood that music lessons will be considered a taxable service under new federal legislation which has yet to be passed. Music teachers claim the opera-. tion is an educational program not a service. Claims speculators have increased home costs Don Kirkup, past president of the . Cobourg and Port Hope Real Estates Board claims that speculators have driven up the cost of homes by 25 percent over the past couple of years, Kirkup . does not agree with a study prepared for the Ontario Ministry of Housing which claims that speculation has not increased the cost of homes. Soybeans becoming top selling crop Soybeans ranked first in farm cash receipts last year according to a preliminary provincial estimate. It, is expected that the popularity could continue into 1989. Soybeans cost about half of that of corn and thus give a higher percent percent of profit. Double coverage at Brookside Youth Centre A correctional officer at Brookside Youth Centre in Cobourg says lack of funding for group homes and detention centres contributed to the recent death of a Midland Social worker. Doug Lloyd said that at Brookside they now have double coverage staffing since an attack on a correctional officer some time ago. The correctional officer was alone on duty when three young offenders offenders attempted an escape and severely battered the officer. Chamber to purchase Dressier House The Cobourg and District -Chamber of Commerce plan to purchase purchase the Dieshlvr House in '■■Cobourg which was recently liainaved hv li:c The project is expected to cost some $400,000. Firefighters need more space The Canadian Firefighters' Museum has become crowded and seek an extra 3,000 square feet. The board is asking the Town of Port Hope for $50,000 to build the addition. addition. The museum now houses firefighting equipment, photographs and memorabilia. This is the final step before advancing advancing to a $4.5 million national firefighters' museum in the Town. Seniors may have relief from heat Residents of three Homes for the Aged located in Oshawa, Whitby and Beaverton may get relief from the heat if the Regional council approves approves a recommendation from the social services committee. The Oshawa facility may even be ready for this summer. The committee recommends an expenditure of $1.28 million for the three homes cooling systems. Nuke-planf paper sent to research agency The Durham Regional Health committee will send a paper written by David McArthur which links high infant death rates from birth defects to releases of radioactive gas from the .Pickering Nuclear Generating Station. The paper showed a higher than provincial average of infant deaths from birth defects for those living in Pickering. The report linked the higher death rate to the release of tritium into the atmosphere from the Pickering plant. Ontario Hydro disputes the finding finding of the report with the Ministry of Health and Dr. Jean Gray, Medical Officer for Durham also questioned the paper's findings. Whitby bus service needs overhaul A recent independent study outlines deficiencies in the Whitby Town bus service. It contends the need for at least five additional buses to be able to take advantage of the potential that is in the Town! The additional buses jvould allow a 20 minute time period to the GO station. Rates also need to be increased,, increased,, states the report. Inflation goes through the roof in Oshawa With Oshawa aldermen voting themselves a 45 percent increase in salary and the mayor getting a 24 percent increase it may be felt that inflation has gone through theroot. Aldermen are now to make $j 5,000 compared to $10,330 and the mayor $45,000 from $36,230. Second outdoor centre could open The Durham Board of Education may well open a second environmental environmental education centre to be operating this fall. The Northumberland and Newcastle Board ot Education operates three such centres, one in the east, a second in the central sector sector and one in the west, south of Taunton Road on the Wilmot Creek. Fishing holds strong even during winter With some 70 fish huts located on Lake Scugog it can hardly be said that fishing comes to a halt in the winter. , In general the fishermen have been pleased with the sport this winter even though a few huts went through thin ice during some of the warm spells. Free house could still cost $100,000 The non-profit Sunrise Seniors Place board has tW9 homes to remove off their property to make way for a seniors apartment complex. complex. They are willing to give the homes away for th@>r removal to some young deserving couples. The moving is expected to be at least $8,000 and with a total cost of $100,000 for the cost of a lot and cellar foundation. New program devised to stem school drop out Don't want to share new Catholic school The possible September 1990 opening of a new $20 million Catholic School in Whitby could be delayed because French trustees have voted to pull out french students from the project. The French Language Education committee voted not to take part in one divided complex into a separate English and French school. The committee feels that sharing the one school would not be to the benefit of their students. One more time and perhaps again It was expected that the annual Town of Newcastle pheasant hunt was all but over last year. But it's one more time at least. An innovative program which will assist students who are likely to drop out of high school received approval approval from trustees last night at the regular meeting Northumberland Northumberland and Newcastle Board meeting. Eva Nichols, Co-operative and Alternative Education Officer for the Board, who developed the program, program, said it is aimed, at students "who are capable, but who have trouble facing school. Their drift away from school begins in the midelementary midelementary years. " Because these students have difficulty difficulty facing the classroom, they would be schooled in an off-site location and would receive a com- The Game Commission has ordered 400 birds for the fall hunt again this year. These birds are released in the Kendal conservation area which has good pheasant cover and feed. It is suggested the hunt could continue if licence fees were increased. increased. ' bination of school and direct work experience, she said. The idea for the progarm started when Nichols met with Bowman- ville High School Principal, Jack Taylor, a Vice-principal, Gerald Russell, in December and they discussed possible programs for high risk students in the jurisdiction. jurisdiction. Nichols »will now seek federal assistance fbr the program from the Department of Manpower. The group is looking at September 1989 as t the starting date for the Bowmanville program with four other programs in the Board's jurisdiction to follow. Through Co-operative Education courses, students would be able to catch up on their high school credits more easily, said Nichols who added added that the program's aim is to see the student gain a job appren- 1 ticeship or receive their high school diploma. These are better options than entering the job market as drop outs with limited skills, she said. The Corporation of the TOWN OF NEWCASTLE PUBLIC NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF NEWCASTLE PUBLIC NOTICE TO ITS CITIZENS AMENDMENTS TO THE TOWN OF NEWCASTLE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING BY-LAW 84-63 DATE: MONDAY, MARCH 20, 1989 TIME: 9:30 A.M.' PLACE: Council Chambers Town Hall 40 Temperance Street Bowmanville, Ontario Pursuant to Section 34(12) of the Planning Act and in accordance with Ontario Regulation 404/83 notice is hereby given of a Public Meeting in respect of the following proposed amendments to the Town of Newcastle Comprehensive Zoning By-law 8463. The proposed amendments would have the following effect: 1 Amend the definition of "Family" by revising the reference of the number of persons who need not be related by blood, marriage or legal adoption from "ten (10)" to "three (3)". " * 2. Clarify the definition of "Dwelling" thereby noting only one kitchen facility is permitted permitted in a "dwelling". 3 Clarify the definition of "Dwelling - Semi Detached" to mean two separate dwellings located side by side, which may be connected by a common wall above ground or connected underground by footing and foundation, with each dwelling to be located on a separate lot. Notwithstanding the above, the proposed definition will prohibit the erection of a second dwelling unit to be added on to an existing single family dwelling within the Urban Residential Type One (R1) zone. 4. Amend the side yard requirements within the Urban Residential Type One (R1) Zone noting that, where a semi-detached dwelling is only connected by the footing and foundation, the horizontal distance between the interior walls of the two dwelling units above finished grade shall be between 1.20 metres and 1.5 metres. Any person may inspect additional information related to the proposed amendments during normal office hours, from the offices of the Planning and Development Department, 2nd Floor, 40 Temperance Street, Bowmanville, Ontario or may qontact the Development Review Branch at 6233379. The purpose of this public meeting is to permit the interested persons the opportunity to. make representation with respect to the proposed amendments before }he Town's General Purpose and Administration Committee Meeting. Frank|jn Wu M C | p Director of Planning and Development , .' Town of Newcastle ■ P.O. A2332