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Orono Town Hall RONO Volume 64, Number 23 GST Included WEDNESDAY June 7, 2000 Serving Kendal, Kirby, Leskard, Newcastle, Newtonville, Orono, Starkville and Tyrone since 1937 Riding high on Main Street The Orono Lumber Leafs are still riding high after their OMHA Midget 'D' provincial championship win March 31 st. The Leafs where honoured in an Orono Amateur Athletic Association awards ceremony Sunday evening, at the Orono Arena, after which they piled onto the village's fire trucks for a victory parade through town. r. Happenings • • DIABETES INFORMATION DAY Wednesday, June 7th from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Stutt's Pharmacy Ltd., 5344 Main Street, Orono. 983-5009. GRAND OPENING OF TWO NEW BUSINESSES IN ORONO - EVERYONE WELCOME... TERRYNS WELLNESS CENTRE 5324 Main Street, Thursday, June 8th at 2 p.m. and... DR. ERNIE SCHROEDER'S ORONO CHIROPRACTIC AND EXERCISE CENTRE 5331 Main Street, Thursday, June 8th at 2 p.m. CLARINGTON OLDER ADULTS MUSIÇAL VARIETY SHOW Friday) June 9th, 8 p.m. at Clarington Beech Centre, 26 Beech Ave., Bowmanville with live 'Big Band' music featuring "Swing Time Melody Band". Tickets $10 each available at the door. Call 697-2856 for more information. Fundraiser for Clarington Older Adults. O.A.A.A. NIGHT AT MOSPORT Saturday, June 10th at Mosport International Speedway. Tickets $6 ($12 Value); All proceeds to Orono Arena Expansion Fund; For more information call Blain Moffat 983- ^9561 or Ray Bester 983-5584. Residents speak against exotic animal rezoning Thirty-six Tamblyn Road residents signed a petition stating they did not want another exotic animal property property in their area. They feel Scott Creed's r'ezoning application application has just brought fear, anger and stress into their neighbourhood. This was in response to an application from Creed, to rezone his 1.86 acre property at 150 Tamblyn Rd., to allow for the housing of exotic ani- ■ mais. Creed runs the animal education program for the the Jungle Cat World, on the 6th Concession, and discovered he was in contrav ention of the Municipal Exotic Animal Bylaw Bylaw when he kept zoo animals on his property overnight. Creed's plan, if he gets the proper zoning, is to purchase some of his own animals to domesticate, and take oh the road to be used in his educational educational programs. Creed wishes to build two enclosures on his property to house these animals. Peter Klose, of Jungle Cat World stated at Monday's Public Meeting that while in support of Mr Creed's ende- vour to follow a career in wildlife education, they were in opposition to thé location in which he is pursuing it. Area residents had many concerns with the rezoning application, not the least being water quality. The ani- Continued on page 8 Fixed weir to replace Mill Pond Dam Without full time staff available on site, Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) feel a maintenance free fixed weir structure would be the best option for the Orono Mill Pond Dam. Current configuration of the Dam requires that stop logs be removed to accommodate accommodate the flow from a major storm event. This worked well while the Nursfery was in operation, since MNR had staff on site at all times. Due to the closure of the Nursery, MNR staff are no longer available on the property property to remove the stop logs in the event of a major storm. The fixed weir structure, proposed by the Gartner Lee (consultants hired to study the dam) would maintain the water level in the pond at current current levels during baseflow periods, (between storms). During high flow periods, the fixed weir will be designed to pass as much , flow as the existing contrpl structure with the stop logs removed. Gartner Lee's report will be filed for public review, a requirement under the Environmental Assessment Act. MNR is working towards having a final design ready by the end of July. When MNR held their first public meeting dealing with the Mill Pond Dam, on March 23rd, 2000, over 200 surveys were handed out, seeking the public's input in this issue and the crown land with their six water management structures. Of the 58 responses, 63% wanted the existing dam repaired. In addition to constructing the fixed weir, the current proposal also includes repair and resurface the dam's concrete concrete deck, install guide rails and railings on top of the dam, and install appropriate signage. signage. Crown land The MNR's interests in Orono are threefold at this time. Besides the making the • Continued on page 7