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From Around Orono Weekly limes, Wednesday, April 26, 1989-5 the Region 'Ire destroys Bowmanville landmark A fire Saturday evening totally destroyed a landmark building in Bowmanville, the old Brookdale Kings way building near the 401. Estimated loss $500,000. The fire is under investigation by the fire marshall's office. Maybe you remember Many will remember the sculptured metal pig at the Orono outdoor art show last year which was exhibited by the talented and renowned Blackstock sculpture William Lishman. Lishman is adding another credit to his career in that some of his sculptures along with himself are to be shown on the largest movie screen in the world, eight storeys high, at Expo 90 in Japan in 1990. A crew of 16 are now busy filming filming at the Lishman farm using the most advanced equipment for filming. filming. If your a DeGrassi junior High fan If you are a DeGrassi Junior High fan, that famous TV serial, then you may want to trip off to the Bowmanville Library Wednesday, to-day, for a showing of a clip of the most ^popular Canadian show, and to meet Amanda Steptoe who plays the character, Spike. the clip showing takes place at 4:30 p.m. with Amanda arriving at 5:00 County flips once more on County dump If Northumberland County's waste management committee has flipped once more and now presents a third choice as the number one candidate for the future landfill site. It's a 20 acre site known as the Eagleson dump in Cobourg. If they strike out on this, the' third pitch, the game is over or at least hopeless. * The Region of Durham is up to the same count in their ball game with landfill sites. Five percent pay hike for regional councillors Regional councillors have approved approved a five percent pay increase over each of the next three years. Councillors now received $19,000 for 1989, $20,000. for 1990 and $21,000 for 1991. Committee chairmen get an additional $2500 for 1989 and to $3000 for 1991. The Regional chairman gets a salary of $63,495 for 1989 and increasing increasing to $75,000 for 1991. Gearing up to save VIA rail route Its back to the battle stations for the Toronto-Peterborough- Havelock Passenger Association to endeavour to save the VIA run between between Toronto and Havelock. Currently there are some 200 passengers using the service on a daily basis. The group was first formed in 1982 when the federal government announced the closing out of the service. It was reinstated in 1985. The government, is again considering considering cutting back VIA service across the nation. Fire destroys Hastings Town Hall Fire, last week, destroyed the historic Hasting's town hall. The century building had just recently been renovated at a cost of $200,000. An estimate of the damage was set at $500,000. The building was insured for $230,000. Ganaraska likely to join with Otonabee According to the chairman of the Ganaraska Region Conservation Authority the choice for amalgamation amalgamation now seems to be that the Ganaraska would like to join force with the Otonabee Authority. . It has been recommended by a provincial study that the Central Lake Ontario and the Ganaraska Authorities should amalgamate. Gerry Houston has been reported to state that CLOCA does not seem to want to join with the Ganaraska but would rather join with the Greater Metro Authority. Otonab.ee has sugÊ ested lhal 1,10 headquarters of the ri ew amalgamation amalgamation be in Peterh orou 8h- The Ganaraska has its headquarters in Port Hope. Expected to make bid for Tory leadership Ton Long, president of the Ontario Ontario Progressive Conservative Association, in speaking at a Tory meeting in Cobourg, laid some ground for a possible leadership bid for the party. Long spoke of the rebuilding of the party over the past eighteen months. Multiple Sclerosis carnation campaign The Durham Chapter of Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada, will hold their annual Carnation Campaign Campaign for funds from May 11th to May 13th throughout the Region. May 13ih is Carnation Day in Orono and Ron Johnson, Multiple Sclerosis person of the year, Orono, heads up the local campaign. Extra funds needed fight drug battle ' Port Hope police call for further funds in order to deal with the drug problem in the Town. Police expect that crack will soon appear on the local scene as it has in other' communities. An officer of the Peterborough RCMP, state crack, a form of cocaine, cocaine, has already appeared in Peterborough. Hope Township drops law suit Hope Township has dropped its law suit over a regulation of the Ganaraska Region Conservation Authority which gives the authority over fill, construction and altera- lion's within the flood plain of any water course. Hope states the regulations were improperly passed by the authority and as of now do not exist. The Township is willing to assist any property owner who is charged under the regulations but at this time are not about to contest the regulations that they claim do not exist. Cobourg continues to push for merger Cobourg Mayor, Angus Read, states that Cobourg is ready to push ahead wéth amalgamation of Cobourg ànd Hamilton Township and that will proceed with the Impact Impact Study report. At the present time the Town is awaiting word from Hamilton (Continued page 7) Keeping our commitment in rural Canada One of the most important parts of our commitment tp rural. Canadians is making postal products and services more accessible. , To help us do this, we draw on the resources and the expertise of local business. business. Where practical, we are approaching business people in communities across the country and offering them the opportunity to provide you with postal products and services. As a result, you can now buy postal products or services in more locations at convenient hours, often including evenings and weekends. More outlets. The objective is to increase the number of rural locations where you can access postal products or services from 5,000 to 7,000. More convenience. Retail postal outlets are conveniently located in businesses close to other services in communities across Canada. Longer business hours give you even more accessibility to postal products. More business for local merchants. * Local merchants are being given an opportunity to provide postal products or services. This strengthens * their business through increased customer traffic, and maintains the business base of the community. More efficient service. With local merchants > ■ retailing postal products and services, Canada Post Corporation is able to concentrate on reliable pick-up, processing and delivery of mail to Canadians. Canada Post Corporation is delivering on its promise. 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