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From Around the Region Firefighters must take stress-physical tests Both full-time and part-time firefighters with the Town of Newcastle must now take tests for stress and for physical fitness. The tests are undertaken at York University. Acting fire chief Creighton expects expects to be able to fill the positions out of 670 applicants for the new Enniskillen fire department. Bans buttons which support charged officers On-duty Durham Police Officers will not be wearing buttons supporting supporting two Peel officers charged in the fatal shooting of a black man, Wade Lawson in Mississauga. Some Durham officers had been wearing the buttons that say, "We support officers 1191 and 11376, referring to the two Peel officers. Bassin resigns as GM of the Oshawa Generals After 13 years with the Oshawa Generals Junior 1 Hockey Club, Sherry Bassin, announced last week that he was resigning as general manager. It came as a shock for most supporters supporters of the organization and hockey club. Withholds result of vote allowing women to join Rotary Club The Oshawa Rotary Club is withholding the result of a recent vote on whether or not to allow women to join the service club. Clubs across Canada are holding similar votes which has resulted from a motion made at à meeting of Rotary International. Women are allowed membership in Rotary Clubs in the U.S. following following a court order in 1987. Kinsmen and Kinette clubs have now joined forces. ' Will never give up the fight against the dump. Residents of thé small community community of Whitevale in north Pickering states they will never give up thejr fight against a Metro-Regional dump next door to their communi- ty. Lloyd _Thompson, a. leader in the fight, we're used to Indian warfare and if'«the Region gives their approval approval on May 17th and the dump opens we are ready to lay down in front of the trucks'*. CAW plan rally to support CEment workers The Canadian Auto Workers are planning a picket with up to 5Ô00 people to support an eight-week strike by 85 workers at the St. jdary's Cement plant in Bowman- ville. A date has not been set for the * rally as yet* Jim Nimigon, an executive member of the Local 222 of the CAW states it will be a peaceful rally. rally. Taxes to rise in Port Hope Taxpayers in Port Hope can expect expect an all-inclusive tax hike of 17 percent for education, the county and for the municipality. Municipal taxes are to rise some 25 percent while educational taxes are to rise near 15 percent. The fact that Eldorado merged with Saskatchewan Mining to form Cameco has an effect on the municipal tax rise. Cameco is a private firm and although it pays similar tax as did Eldorado the tax take is now to be shred by the town, the board of education and the county. Eldorado's grant in-lieu of taxes, as a Crown Corporation went directly to the town. Hope considers prestige industrial complex Hope Township is considering a prestigious industrial/commercial zone in the Wesleyville Road- Highway 401 area. All permitted usés will be conducted conducted wholly within enclosed buildings. The new park would involve involve some 120 acres of land. Three months in Quebec three months in Paraquay Being sponsored by the Port Hope Rotary Club, Graeme Lawson, son of Tom and Pat Lawson spent three months in Quebec where he worked along with six other Canadians and seven Paraquainians. The group then spent three months in Paraguay where they worked in a community of 25,000. Home show attracts 5000 spectators The annual Port Hope Home Show attracted a crowd of 5000 recently. The event was stated to be a huge success. County reform comes in for criticism The forty-one recommendations for sweeping changes to the county system of government has already come under fire especially the area of amalgation of former smaller municipalities. It is suggested that no municipality municipality be less than that of 4000 people. Many of the fifteen centres in Northumberland Northumberland County have a population less than the 4000. The County leaders are to formulate formulate a response by the end of the month. Expects turn- , over of management At a recent meeting of some 30 women teâchers at a Leaders in Learning seminar in Port Hope it was stated that within the next eight years there will be a turn-oVér of 44 percent of senior administrators in the Northumberland and Newcastle Board of Education system. A forty perçent turnovbr in the elementary level of administrators and some 19 percent in the secondary level. Those speaking at the seminar included included Mary Ellen Beamish who, .was the first secondary principal, within the board system and is now superintendent for instruction. Others were three principals, Carol Dewey of Dale school, Cheryl Sum- merside of Ontario Street, Bowmanville, Trudy Lum of the Welcome school and Linda Greenwood, Greenwood, vice-principal of the Bowmanville High School. , Residents may take issue to the courts If some Walton Street residents in Port Hope had their way the Town would not be moving the police office out of the Town Hall to a new location on Walton Street. Council has given the green light to the move. Wilf Day in speaking ' for the residents said he had more to do than fight the issue in the courst, but that it may come to that in the end. Letter to the Editor: Would you please ask members of the Stutt family and friends to mark their calendar for a family picnic this summer. July 9th is the date, between 10:00 and 5:00, at Area A in Orono Park. We are the children of Audrey Jane, granddaughter of Ralph and Mary Stutt who arrived in Newcastle Newcastle from County Fermanagh, Ireland in 1833 and subsequently farmed on Lot 19, Concession 4 in Clarke Township, We look forward to meeting other members of the Stutt family. There will be a further reminder later on. Eunice Streeter Fleetwood Park (705) 277-1054 Asks if GO would provide, the service Sam Cureatz in a letter to the Minister of Transportation has asked asked if VIA suspends service on the Toronto to Havelock rail would GO consider providing a similar service , over the same tracks. Cureatz states he has had many enquiries of the line closing and what could be done by the province. province. 911 in the Region within two years Regional council has given final approval of the 911 emergency call number, 911, to be operational within two years. 911 will do away with the number of fire, police and ambulance numbers throughout the Region. Computers will provide operators with the telephone numbers and addresses addresses of all callers. It is estimated to cost $1 million to set-up and a further $1 million to operate annually. annually. Counc. Hooper of Newcastle was the only descending vote at Regional council. He claims Newcastle has an adequate system at the present time and that the Region was taking over responsibilities responsibilities of the province in ambulance ambulance calls and municipal responsibilities responsibilities of municipalities in fire, calls. Orono Weekly limes, Wednesday, May 10, 1989-7 Kinette Katch-Up May is a month of celebration for the Great Pine Ridge Kinettes. We were formed 15 years ago and have been serving our community ever since. A reunion of all former and present members of the Great Pine Ridge Kinsmen and Kinettes is set for May 13, 1989. We are looking forward to a big turnout and a great time. May is also the month of our last Youth Dance of this season. It will be held on Friday, May 26th at St. Francis of Assisi School from 7:00 until 10:00. We hosted 150 students in grades 6, 7 and 8 at our'last dance and hope this one will be equally as successful. We thank the concerned' parents Who contacted us about helping to chaperone. We cannot provide this entertainment for your children without this help. Wé Kinettes have worked very hard this year and so most of our fundraising is completed, We can now turn our efforts to planning our year-end activitiés and building the foundation for next year's success. success. Our nominations and elections for next year's executive will be over by the time this is printed. I wish my successor as President a year as busy, exciting and rewarding as mine 1 : I know that we will continue continue our efforts to gain new members next year. As our community community grows, more needs arise. If we are to meet those needs, we will need more (wo)manpower. In addition to "serving our community's community's greatest need", we donate annually to our Association's national national service project which is the Canadian ' Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Foundation. As you may or may not know, research being dope at Sick Kid's in Toronto is funded by Kinsmen and Kinettes. A cure or at least a control for. this dreaded, fatal disease is very close, but we can't let up in our fight. Each dollar we raise helps buy equipment and manpower so vital to the research needed to save these children's lives. With more members, new possibilities open up to us to raise more funds; to save more children. Each CF child I meet, boosts my determination to fund the fight, to buy more time for these kids. This is the reason we are looking so hard for new members. A little work from us can buy lifetime.for them. Since 1 plan to ask next year's president to introduce herself to you by writing June's message, this will be my last information update as GPR president. This year has been hectic, frustrating, confusing and absolutely wonderful for me. I have grown as a person. I have met many terrific people, some involved with Kin and others not. I have learned a bit about our community and a lot about Cystic Fibrosis. I have had the pleasure of working with 5 great Kinettes and 12 great Kinsmen. I have .no qualms about telling you that the Association of Kin is improving the quality of life across this great nStion and I am very proud to have been a small part of this workforce. Yours in Kinettes Anne Arsenault President NOTICE OF A PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE LAIDLAW WASTE SYSTEMS PROPOSED LANDFILL EXPANSION STAPLETON ROAD, NORTHWEST OF , NEWTONVILLE, ONTARIO You are invited to attend an open house session to revievv information about the proposed landfill expansion of Laidlaw Wasie Systems' landfill on Stapleton Road northwest of Newtonville, Ontario. The proposal is being being evaluated under the Environmental Assessment Act, which provides for the protection, conservation and management of the environment in Ontario. Ontario. This open house session will provide an update on the studies being carried out to evaluate the potential impacts of the proposed expansion including including preliminary results of some of the studies. This session will be an opportunity for residents to talk to representatives from. Laidlaw Waste Systems and the consultants working on this study, and express their comments comments and concerns. This open house is part of the public consultation program suggested under the environmental assessment process. y OPEN HOUSE SESSION Date: Tuesday, May 16, 1989 Tirnd: 1:30 .p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Place: Newcastle Community Centre • (the Old Town Hajl) Village of Newcastle For More Information Please Call The Landfill Site: (416) 786-2070