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Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, May 31, 1989-9 A community quilting bee Another stitch has been add- the collectors' fair in the Town right and Dorothy Barnett were ed to the community quilt which Hall. always rteady to give a helping was part of a demonstration at Donna Scott, second to the hand. ' Launching out into business Gwen Ard and Evelyn viding an interesting display of during. Rozario were a new feature in children's clothing which they The beginning of another the downtown on Saturdày pro- have been designing and pro- .business? It was a good crowd with an interest A walking tour of the Village on Saturday viewing heritage features and homes proved to be a popular event at 2:00 in the afternoon. The four was lead by Phyllis Charges laid after checks in the Ganaraska Over the long-holiday week-end off duty officers from the Ontario Provincial Police and the Durham Regional Police patrolled the Ganaraska Forest area interviewing users of the forest and checking all- terrain and other motorized vehicles for insurance and licence plates. The Durham Regional Police covered the area in the former Township of Clarke while the OPP covered the area in Hope Township. The Durham police interviewed 46 people in the forest, walkers, horse riders and all-terrain vehicle and two motor vehicles. They laid-three charges related to the lack of a licence and the lack of carrying insurance on their vehicles. Six charges were laid in the Ganaraksa Forests in the Hope' Township area all related to no licence and no insurance. A total of 14 were interviewed the Hope Council briefs (Continued from page 6) * Robert Partington and another resident pf the ABSEC development development in. Newcastle Village addressed addressed council on Monday stating they were well pleased with their purchases purchases in the sub-division. Partington said he was distraught with the petition being circulated amongst a few in the development. He said ABSEC had been most cooperative. cooperative. He said there were some minor problems but these were corrected corrected when pointed out- Fie also said ABSEC had done a wonderful job with their grading. Council had also received two letters letters which along with the verbal reports by the two residents were to be considered in camera at the end of the meeting. j Counc. Stapleton spoke out as to the handling of the trip to HongKong when the matter came before council on Monday night in the form of a resolution authorizing the trip. , Stapleton said he had not known that the issue had come before council and was glad to see the resolution now before council. He said he learned of the trip from a developer. Mayor Hubbard said the item Township area. Twenty-six of the 46 users in the Clarke section were either motor bike or all-terrain operators. It is a provincial requirement that off-road vehicles must have a licence plate and insurance under the Off-Road Vehicle act. Police have reported that a good positive reaction was received from all interviewed. According to Brian Hancock, chief administrative officer of the Ganaraska, there is a likelihood that further patrols will be held on a regular basis. He said charge could bring fines of $500 for no licence and up to $100 for the lack of insurance. insurance. One of the major problems in the forest at the present time, he said, is the dumping of all kinds of garbage. garbage. He said it was due, possibly, , by the fact that it is getting costly to disnose garbage at landfill sites. had been discussed at a special meeting some weeks ago. Stapleton stated that it was impossible impossible to attend all meetings and that he had not been made aware of the trip on an official basis. Mayor Hubbard said the information information was available in the Mayor's office and has been for sometime. She also stated that considerable press and TV coverage had been given the trip at the time the HongKong delegation visited Newcastle. Stapleton said he was not opposed opposed to the trip but rather to the number attending, the cost and the handling of the item. We should all be part of the decision, he said. Cbunc, Hamre said industrial development was a matter of discussion during the budget debate. Mayor Hubbard, Counc. Hamre, and three members of staff leave this week for HongKong to seek possible leads for industry that could be persuaded to locate in the Town of Newcastle. ;thei Let's Talk. Call the Ontario Ministry of • Health AIDS Hotline 1 -800-668-AIDS Dewell who commented on the many fetures which exists in the downtown area. Give us a call at the ORONO WEEKLY TIMES for your wedding stationery, thank-you and reply cards 983-5301.