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Hallowe'en outing for Second Brownie pack The 2nd Orono Brownies enjoyed Golden Hand. They made a moss a hike on the property of their garden and carved pumpkins for leader. They did parts of their Ex- Hallowe'en. Mr. Heard showed plorer Badge and Golden Bar and them deer, wolf, fox, raccoon and skunk tracks. Shown here are Johanna Hawkshaw, Alecia Staples, Valerie Gray, Juliana Speziale, Tracy Schillings and Renee Mathias. Games popular event A Hallowe'en Party was enjoyed by the 2nd Orono Brownie Pack. They played games, had a Donut- on-a-String Contest, Pin-the-nose on the pumpkin and bobbed for apples. Snowy Owl brought cupcakes for them to decorate. Brown Owl gave them felt pumpkins with Hallowe'en treats inside. Girls here are Alecia Staples, Tracy Schillings, Valerie Gray, Johanna Hawkshaw, Julianna Speziale and Renee Mathias. From Around the Region (Continued from page 10) Fact Finder appointed report on teacher-board negotiations h \, • The Education Relations Commission has appointed "Helen S. Finley of Kingston to act as a Fact Finder on negotiations between the elementary teachers and the trustees of the Northumberland Northumberland and Newcastle Board of Education. Finley will meet with both parties, write a report as to the progress which may also contain recommendations for. settlement. Would allow free parking to eliminate tax A Whitby councillor has suggested that the Town of Whitby provide free parking in their municipally-owned parking lots which he states would eliminate the need to pay the new proposed proposed provincial commercial concentra- ' tion tax. » The province intends to charge municipalities as well as industry and commercial enterprises a tax on their parking lots which will vary as to the size of the lots. Whitby would be forced to pay $165,000 to the province for their parking lots within the municipality. municipality. Big Brothers of Newcastle looking for Big Brothers At the present time the Big Brothers of Newcastle 1 have eleven Little , Brothers looking for Big Brothers. The Association is asking men of 18 years and over tq volunteer three hours a week to bring happiness and friendship friendship to them. Those wishing to help are asked to contact Nancy Scott at 623-6646, "It isn't difficult to be a friend." Ajax youth arrested after High School fight Twenty to thirty Ajax youths recently descended on the Port Hope High School and started a fight in the hallway resulting the call of both the Port Hope police and the O.P.P. The O.P.P. stopped one of the many vehicles, used with the investigation continuing. Suggests Bandsheli be linked with town park It has been stated that the 43-year- old bandsheli at Port Hope should be linked with the Town park by'moving it to the park area. A road now,.separates the park from the band shell.- There is intend to spend $30,000 to repair the band Shell. McGraw-Hill moves operation to Whitby industrial area A major book publishing company is relocating its huge office and 1 'warehouse complex 'to Whitby! The move will be made às soon as the building can be built. The building is slated to be 160,000 square feet. It will employ some 400. Big increase makes happy bus drivers The threat of a'bus drivers' strike in Whitbv is over. Twenty-five full time drivers and 25 part-timers have accepted accepted a wage increase to $12.00 an hour retroactive to May 31st. The drivers had been paid $9.05 an hour. Charged with second degree murder After a joint investigation by Port Hope police ana me u.k.h. a second degree murder charge has been laid against S. P. Sunday, 23, for the alleged alleged murder of 11-month old Kerry Ryckman on May 11th. Celebrates 50th anniversary The Oshawa-Durham East-Whitby branch of the Red Cross is celebrating Power cost increase set at 5.6 percent Ontario Hydro's customers can expect the price of electricity to increase increase an average of 5.9 per cent starting January 1, 1990, Chairman and President Robert Franklin said today. "Customers' use of electricity continues to grow at an unprecedented unprecedented rate, and the increase is needed to cover the cost of. new generating and transmission facilities, being brought into service next year," Franklin said. "The new rate is also needed to meet environmental and regulatory requirements, carry out energy efficiency programs, and pay the fee to the provincial government government for its guarantee of Hydro's debt," he said. "This increase, which is in line with the current inflation rate, will help moderate price increases in the next few years as more new facilities are brought into service to meet Ontario's Ontario's growing demand for electricity," electricity," said Franklin. The increase in the price of electricity electricity delivered to the province's 317 municipal utilities (including two distributing companies) will range from 4.7 to 9.1 per cent. Utilities take the rates charged by Ontario Hydro and incorporate their local costs to determine the final rate charged to their customers. Electricity bills to Ontario householders served by the municipal utilities now average $61 per month. Customers currently paying this amount will pay approximately approximately $3 to $4 more per month as a result of the Ontario Hydro increase. Almost 2.3 million residential customers are served by the municipal utilities. ' Rates for industrial customers served directly by Ontario Hydro will increase 2.4 to 6.9 per cent. Customers in rural areas of the province province will see an average increase of 5.3 per cent. Actual price increases vary from customer to customer depending on electricity consumption patterns, transmission delivery costs and charges for specific facilities needed to serve different customer groups. "The average increase is higher than the rate we proposed earlier this year and higher than the rate recom- its 50th anniversary this year. With the formation of the Region of Durham the Red Cross covered the whole area. Ten page essay part ' of the fine A 18-year-old Port Hope student has been fined $800 and must write an essay' after he pleaded guilty of impaired impaired driving. The essay must be ten pages and must be written on the dangers of drinking and driving. Orono Weekly I lines, Wednesday, November 1, 1989-11 PCB contamination update mended by I he Ontario Energy .Board (OFB), hut it's lower than some recommendations made to the Board including the 7.5 per cent suggested suggested by the Municipal Electric Association," said , Franklin. The MEA represents the municipal utilities. Since the OEB review, additional costs have been identified for 1990. More revenue is required to restore . and maintain generating station performance performance and to meet increased regulatory and environmental requirements. requirements. As well, an increase in funds is required to cover Hydro's pension plan costs. Only once before, in the 15 years that the Ontario Energy Board has been reviewing electricity rates, has Hydro's final increase been higher than the original proposal and higher than the Board's recommendation. recommendation. Franklin said revenue of $6.75 billion will be needed next year. This is $536 million more than the forecast revenue for 1989. Increased electricity sales are expected to contribute contribute $160 million of the required increase, leaving the remainder to be recovered through the rate increase. Ontario Hydro's mobile PCB decontamination unit spent the entire entire month of July at the Lakehead transformer station in Thunder Bay. While there, it treated over 135,000 litres of oil to remove the PCB content. content. During late July and early August the unit decontaminated over 84,000 litres at the Fort Frances transformer station. Through August and September the mobile unit processed approximately 109.000 litres of contaminated oil at the Mississauga transformer station. Another 18,500 litres of oil were processed processed at the Martindale transformer station in Sudbury. To date, across the province, 835.000 litres of oil containing PCBs have been decontaminated by the mobile unit's process. The volume of decontaminated oil has almost doubled since July of this year when the last update on PCBs was issued. Su* sP No Retailers Allowed Saturday, November 4 ONTARIO MOTOR SALÉS OS HAW A Bring in items for sale 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. SALE IS FROM 1:00 TO 5:00 p.m. 725-8890 For Further Information FLEA MARKET Ihdoors - Formerly Wallace Auto Supply and Outdoors DOWNTOWN ORONO November 17, 18,19 Vendors Wanted Farmery' Market, Baked Goods,.Yard Sale Items Clean your Closets and Garages, Join With a Friend $37.00 per space for the week-end Bring your own table etc. Friday, Novemberl7 - 2 to 9 p.m. Saturday, November 18 • 10 to 5 p.m. Sunday, November 19 • 12 to 4 p.m. Call Immediately, Space Limited 983-9378 Evenings; 983-9466 Days ALSO THE SAME WEEK-END CHRISTMAS CRAFT SHOW THE LIGHTING OF CHRISTMAS MERCHANTS' SPECIALS